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we have in his own hand-writing : ••:- . 4: Imo with Goo, slid tat by ray repeal:oh ybu
-I lostortait solely through the improper tenduct
'lNi*lve OVID& we'll meet the Asauctiltir with a pig soill' _
Bata.uscast..." ND Oblit can presume to db dear,
of my-Attornef ind Counsel, Mr. Atter, in not bring- Sir.. No mortal caa be pure in Ms sight, Only our
log iny witnesses forward, (of which there were more SAVIOUR went from thit world into his pretence Whh
than 20) in consequence, the Jttdge took advantage . a pare spirit." Here be seemed desirous of quitting
of the circumstance, and I Wept of [on] ihe :defence the room to meet his fate, and turning to thedheriffs,,
without having-brought forward -a. single friend— with a Mild but firm tone. said 4, .Gemlemen, tam
otherwise I must inevitably have been acquitted. quite ready i" npon which the Ordinary of Newgate
t• le."131311Am•". looked it his watch, and said awe have ten minutes
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THE. EXECUTION. 1 mote." The Executioners then proceeded to bind
About. sir o'clacit this meriting BELLINGHAM' rote 1 his hands and pinion his armlt, during which he turn
.Ad to one of them and said 4, do everything properly)
"dad dressed himself wiah.great composure, and read that I
for half an hour in the Prayer-Ist& Dr. FORD, the may not suffer more than necessart." To
which the man answered, he would talc care to do roc
Ordinary of Newgate, being then announced, the 114-+After his hands and arias had been fastened alkali
Pris Oner shook him most cordially by the hand, and : a minute or two, BELLINOHAM observed that he tats
left his cell for the room allotted for the condemned not fastened tight enough, "and begged the Breen-
triminals. He repeated the 'declaration which he 1 boner to draw the cords tighter, observing, 4, I wish
had frequently before made, that his mind was per, i not to have the power of offering any resistance."--
fectly.cahn and composed, and that he was perfectly -expedite
The Executioner then loosened his cravat a little, to
prepared to meet his fax with resignation. After a expedite die final removal of it when lie should reach
few minutes spent in prayer, the sacrament was ad- the scaffold, the cause of which being explained, he
ministered to him': during the whole of which cere- I said, 46 Certainly do so, it is perfectly right." 1
moray he seemed to be deeply impressed with the t „ Throughout
this awful and most impressive scene,
great truths •of the Christian Religion, and repeat. flit deportment was calm, manly, mad even at times
edly uttered some pious ejaculations. After this reli- ' dignified ; and had he perished for almost any other
gious ceremony was ended, and both be and Dr. i mime than that of the assassination of en virtuous and
FORD bid prayed fervently, the Prisoner was inform- eminent a man, he Would have •jvistly excited the 1
ed that the Sheriffs were ready. • Lie answered in a i pity and respect, if not the admiration; of every one
firm tone—" lam perfectly ready also." The. She- __w .1
i o beheld this extraordinaryclose:of his wretched
riffs and Under-Sheriffs, and the Gentlemen who f.career. The dreadful infatuation which firstjed to
had. been admitted as their friends into the prison, !.the conception and execution of the itoirible • crime,
then proceeded to whAt is called the Press-yard, and -seemed with iitm if any diminntion, to maintain .
immediately afterwards the. Prisoner was brought
irresistible dominion over his-mind to the last ; and
out. He descended into the yard with a firm and he appitently perished in' the full persuasion of having ,
intrepid pace, and looking up,Siobserved with great , committed a deed; which; contemplated through the
coolness--" Ah ! it rains heavily !"
.He then, by
fearful inversion of 'his mind, seemed to Lassie lost all
desire of one of the Turnkeys, placed his foot firmly
the- real and frightful colours of thetpecoliar guilt sad
upon an anvil, in ord6r to have his irons struck off, abomination, which sa strongly characterize a clime
which were u.icommonly heavy. While the man which, as the RECORDER observed, in his eloquent
was striking the bolts out, -he repe.itedly said—
and Impressive address to the wretched man, on pas-
" Mind, mind—take care, take care," as if feeling sing the sentence of the law* 44 renders valour una- I
11, pain from the blows of the hanimer. Frequently he 'railing and coward:ce predominant."
1-looked up to the sky. .
Tne following are the puitienlars of the awful ce-
-1 In knocking off his irons, the man who pet formed remony, as witnessed from the street: . .
that office, .at one time experienced much diffizulty About four o'clock in the morning the crowd
in driving ale deemed bolts through one of the rings began to assemble in front of Newgate, and Infore
which encircled his -feet, upon which Bellingham, with seven the area of the Old Bailey, and all the adjoin-
the greatest composure, said to him—" strike in the
ing streets within the view of the place of execution,
centre, and more firmly, and then you will accom.
were crowded to excess. Precautions had been taken,
plash it." While this was doing, he several times
by strong barriers at *proper intervals, to break the
eyed the Noblemen and Gentlemen who were standing i •
pressure of the crowd:
round, with 'great steadhiess, and something like a
Large posting-bills of the following tenor were pre-
dignified air. His face possessed the same character
pared- last night, for placarding the avenues to the
aad colour as on Friday during his trial—No emo-
,pia Bailey ;
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Lions of fear or compunction use visible- kru! drew le • treuip,netraf• entering *the • teowd ! iteyneinber,
was altogether iioi SO near:. 011.*. !tyrfuteiccasioh. 'he I"..eilh' cap,: .:%
s were crashed to death by the crowd
wore a coat which' vary much' retentbled. 'that .ocr-
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duced in 'Court as thb one in which he assassinated
The rain from six o'clock until eight VMS heavy
Mr. PERCEVAL, and most liltefy it was the same.
and incessant, and probably prevented an aectrmula-
--: Afterhe was liberated from his fetters, he returned
Lion of spectators, which might have produced das-1
quickly, but not at all hurriedly into the room, when
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coasequences.
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most of the spectators in the press-yard retired into 6
nutes before eight e clock, theaunin al
another adjoining, at the request of the LORD MAYOR' At four minutes
preceded ply the Executioner, stepped upcn the pLt-
who with the Sheriffs and sor 6 other persons, went form, ant appeared to be rather harried in his ;pan-
with the prisoner took place, upon the perfect acct- into the room, when the following communication
nom' as if impatient. A great Wiz, ! accompanied by
some partial cries of GOD bless yeti Grin bless you I
racy of Which the public may tell:
ran through the populace. The prisoner placed
• . HIS DYING DiSCLA,ItATIOII.
.himself steadily in the centre of the drop, Under :.he
Mr. Sheriff BIRCH addressed Bellingham in a very large troverse beam. The executioner then put a i
appropriate manner upon his awful Siteation, and af- thin gauze night-cap on his head, and immediately!
ter some previous remarks~ applicable to it, said,— ascended the steps and Made fast the rope to the
" The public mind, Mr. Bellingham, requires to be beam. During this time, Dr..,Foan; with great hu.
satisfied upon a most important point,. whether any manity, took off his ueckcloth, adjusted thajop*,
other person was in an? degree coiinecte d with you around his neck, and then pulled the nightcap over
in this dreadful deeds and whether it was perpetrated the criminal's face, and next tied the hatidlseschiet
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oh any public gronnil3'o --.- , over his eyes, but he indicated dissatisfaction at the.
Bellingham, who stood Very irtily, and who with mode, and the Ordinary took it off, and unfolding it,
-at unaltered countenance attentively arid respect- covered his face with it as well as his eyes. He then I
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fidly iistened to what was said, replied in a firm tone appeared to pray most fervently with the Ordinarb
Oittoice, " Certainly not." and after taking an affectionate farewell, the bolt was
Shetlff.Hareart.-4, Then k was your own affair tindrawn, the platform droppedrand the Cr;lninali
.1... it was frim personal resentment.''—Bellingham was launched into eternity while the clock was strik.
-appeared hurt at the latter expression ; and after re-, ing eight..--He did not
.struggle a single moment,
notating .the liverds" (enema! resernmest," With an 'nor moved a musette of his
thecountenance. The rope
inslignints or rather dignifiedM
trade unusually long for purpose. . •
resentment to Mr. Percival as a inan—and as a Man , . ,
lam sorry for his fate.. 1 *at referred from Itioi=" .in all the conwitations he has had since Friday
stet- to Minisieti from Office to Office, and at WO with Dr. Font), the Oidirlary, (who was incessant in
' redress for • It - 4 his endeavouri , awaken 'the miserable

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riCiellediedi tit ASO itigi Plideolod IFI4.
Pa. &firma* Ryer, tat notlbeation from' Mr. Pevedes I.• and
td tog-thee whit the inted appa
The 11111i'hepliol NS halter remark, than. that I
ill.l-derThe 'Majesty's Goes=lis to have completely-shies-
Ildaired tse ti close thl deed, , in dectiiihig eb have, nr oven
se pers ray Brievaasette be Mom* before Parliament for re.
*Hs, Midi privilege is Noe birthright of every , .
porpolt.dlithe protest i• therefore% once more to solicit
Vs Majesty's Midis Sr., thseugh your tnedlem,.tu let what is
right ant/proper be. done in my instance, Which is ail I -require; .
fiboilkithis reasonable stillest be 6pm4 denied, I shall then feel
justified m keratin justice snyelli Which gas I shah be
reedy to *pee she med•S if le reluctant I atea-ure with his Ma- ,
jsr y's wbesevee sod viliaseverl may be called
upon so do. In the of aratlisi so ebtscrrast bat tent-
puha,e an alternatise.—l have the hedbar to be, Sirs.
" Vefar. wiry humble and obediait Servant',
P eattivonAge
No. 9, New At , Moroi 99, ride • a •
To the above letter he htitiuently siuded in his
convesprions with Dr. FOan-i-be had annousiced that
he would 61144 jfaiified in efet;tufiair josdka Auer
shOuld his claims tbittiitue to-blb disivorded. Could
ally letter present, a more direct threat thah
We have on many occasions seen revrif4O Offered la
the iintion Gazette to discover the author or authors
of letters of this de•criptionl mite yet this man -was
suffered to go at large, withotat any 111911111 being
adortest to prevent him froin .peitetrittng a plainly
Citeatened crime I . But to return--BaLLIXOIIAat
shewed no disiespect to Di. FORD, and listened to
his exhort:l- ions with setruirg attention, but could
not brought to seetFat The murder of Mr:-Pkit•
CiVAL was a crime.that.neeaedekpiation.

In his whole conduct he held ass an awful lesson
to men or t dirg.fr of l•stcning to tie suggestions
of I revenotta !Kart ; fcr he had wor!:ed himself
.up to a complete conviction that the crime he had
cottimitted was a meritorious act; and so sweet did'
his vengeance feel to his te.,r9etl mind, that the tety
thought consoled him even ii the view of dell,th
tad yet he could talk of feeling fix the widoWeititrs.
Cher of twelve ciphths.—{s another
in the l.lriLlsit dominions so Lott to every Tvli.o.ties ivt
passion, so void of humanity, soeqmpletslytfnch.
the influence 91 c'f who Witilimardtreiirititslhe
beginning," as not to ice the bortll4 natiiiii!lat this
man's clime ? Alas ! alas i to whir* live basin&
lic morals come where indlyidtelll 'tills bq fvullila •
sensible io the guilt of sheddinghurourblooL, ; .

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RETIREMENT 011P-.lnpo CASTLEffEAtif
FRO* OFTME.
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Hll. itOyai4iishtteis thalfitiat Itattiki* hair &e:
cepted of Lord CArruntiitsien
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staid); decided-upon aceepting
It iiieported at the west 'sad of the town tfillt
Lead astitetriait'.ehiriss into 'MEee 'as Premier, stick
drat fiis Lbrdshipls new emploYed fn itoraPating
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,hls'Coileagnes:\ , : •
'This JAY arrived a Mail fresistaludrolr, by Which
we have received recounts frolii:.Cotterthagers that
retinas disturbances have taken place. there nn ac.
count of the high price of bread
.: the scarcity is vesy
great bOth in Denrnerleind itiorweip By the diffe-
rent printed Journals,. it appears that several British
men of war have related the Baltic.
Satulday the Loin enasmctuta and the Earl
Litilarom, had antlitocei the.Paselr Ramer,. at
Carlton lrioesei The Dukes of Yost; Cusasar..aino
tdd CAIIIIItIOCht visited his Royal Highness.
lap 2.9 pal Highness the Duke of Customs, on
0011,467""Nt trll .6*..R*14.1Y1 - - • '
.*r tiiksOr.Vserrti• terstrlAky,eatertne4 .st email
di( firltaisince ht inJiposition. .
The tabihet kid meetings every
night ince the assiss•in.A!(in- of Mr. PestcEvAsy and,
have not parted tili _about ono in the morning.- Ano
they meet.sig took place last night, et ten o'clock,- at
the Poisign Office.
. Tbe coffin, which .incltised the 'corpse of the late •
red CIIANCYLLOit c.f.tne Excmptemt iwas very .
aperb. • The insciirri. n was as f¢il tea ~
might tits. AbENeER PF.RCLVAL, .f.`,
thenedlor of the heaAtqu.r, firer Lord of, Oa Tgliogen • ,
PgitneKnieter of Ensien • 1
ihr Hand 'of ASS4I4.SfNI in SW OE
eit;Mot tI. A. 1J justoil.o6. 84;
• Nsf. I, A. D. 1765. •'/{ Wo. 14r te
The Vestry of St- •llittytlabOsM. we itilarSaa
Frdis Frien4, has preseiptlits..4l,?:tihr
Riotsir, through thp • -nristaaae
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refused _ ,my grievance,.. It was shy own ).. s to , ~... . _ man to a -
*melons murder of J• Rink
sufferings that caused the inelentholy event, and I scare of the enormity of his crime), BULDIGHAII, SO p.ncry ana ,ii t__l. ... . t AL, C ocikyr it As to the hope it will be a Warning to little Ministers to at- fir froth exhibiting any thing like contrition, coup- fit% 'is -. • ..-.•:
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tend to the applications and prayers of those who need to glory in the act
.for which he was about to sil,iijanyiitliatnippee piimid:w. • -
et ea
suffer by oppressioni • Had my .petition been brought suffer. In fact: thi man's conscience seemed ~ seared . Tiltifeil ittin tata:r.:
theellsses A
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into Parliament, Alif'citiOtrophe would not hire.' as with a hot iron." He talked incessantly of &S Biro ireeeryous 0 ;:streat
.i,appened. lam sorry for-the ,sufferings I hare noinkedrets of his alledged grievAhres, nor wooldlie il:We •• • ~:;-, • '4. 41.: . -.. • •
caused to Mr. Perceval's family and frieods." Itston to any off' the suggestions of Dr. FORD oh the ;pimr4.% 4. • . .....„„....,„„ 4,...-404; 61=l:ha
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Mr. Shcriff.HAvairs.-:-64 ,It would 1* right they/ impossibility of any government interfering tie pre- Ztrasoa
at .
us ict traMl4 with ftrerse_._ .
_spa eitTftwo
should know-you-feel so much regret." • , went the regular course ofthe laws ih'snother'coun- ,04, of the west Honourable ise"i perseed="6l, meguiPZl
BkLuNonAti.--gt You may communicate it.... 4 try; He constantly wound up his atikettrt by ex-. I.3:stEzbiltusti private aitueirto,bet leave, with- geope elk Aiwa,
• pressing a hope that the fate of Mr. Pancsvey would! oar fnclieletsoo se., heartfelt nreletTata "Ili "al. Higilagsa
with them to know it." -
Sheriff HciOATR.—•-44 I hope ybu feel deep ton". prove a warning to men'in power MX toieglec.'l, the i v'f' Inul tilse 'be Sum._ ee,kilellt" wits *bill We aril gol-
mated,
_will riche r:e
trition for the deed.". , I claims-of
Upon Which the Prisoner (assuming an attitugeot keit to exalt
considerable dignity) said--t' I hope, Sir, I feel-at a' his own
min ought toclo:'.t• - . I notice, the
SheriffEcruirr..—fg You know; that to take awsty iil his
.the life of a man unlawfully is a heinobs crime." 14, TO
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ns-of injured individuals, and he continued tothe_ foist babicus throusl2o4c . • ty. db. fram..
to extilt in the success of his efforts to revenme Istall"°. 'l46- r ay, 4.401. oust lamer lih.ck
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