The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-13 00:00:00

TtiE .!in'ATOMAN:

AUTHENTIC PAILTIbULLRS
E‘PECTIIttS ■EM A "Malt dr

JOIIN BELLINGHAM4
Sint ins Cd.VIMITMENT TO NEWGATE.

MR. PERCEPAL.

CORONER'S INQUEST.
The body of Mr. Prams,At. was reeled from the
,Speaker's house during Monday night to his own in
Downing-street; and yesterday ciorning, at eleven
o'clock, a most respedtable Jury was summoned to
attend A. GELL, Esq. Coroner for Westminster, at
the house of FRANCIS Dunr_s, the sign of the Rose
and Crown, in Downing-street. After. taking a
view of the- liody, the following witnesses were ex.

HENRY BURGESS, Of Curzon-street, May-fair,
solicitor, being sworn, saith:—Yesterday afternoon,
about five, I was attending in the _lobby of the
House of Commons, near the Door-keeper's soot ; I
heard the report of a pistol apparently as if fired at
the entrance of the lobby; in less than half a mi-
nute I saw a Gentleman coming forward towards
the door of the House, staggering; and at the same
time I heard a cry of " murder, murder!" This
Gentleman had his hand on his breast, and exclaim-
ed, 64 Oh !" faintly, and fell forward on his face.—
I heard a cry, "that is the person," pointing to the
sent near the fire-place; on which I sprang forward
to the seat, and there I observed a man in extreme
agitation sitting on the seat, and one or two others
on his right. I immediately looked at his hands,
and observed a small pistol either under his left
hand Or close by it ; I immediately seized the pistol,
And asked him what could induce him to do such a
deed* act; he inupediatety replied,' "..want of re-
Ness of grievance, and a refusal by Government,"
et words to that effect. I immediately said to him,
" Have you another pistol ?" he replied, " yes."—
I asked him if it was loaded ; and he replied, "yes."
I then took several articles out of his waistcoat
pockets ; anti some one took from his person the pis-
' tol which he before told me was loaded. The pistol
which 1 took from him was v arm, at least so far as
a small pistol usually is 'recently fired otf: In the
course of the afternoon, I e, I was the first
person examined ; and when my evidence was read
to me, in the presence of the Prisoner, on his being
asked, if he had any, remarks to make, or words to
that effect? he replied, I think Mr. BcaGess's
statement is correct; only I wish to observe, that
instead of my hand being upon or near the pistol, I
thiak he took it out of my hand," or words to that
effect. When I first saw the Prisoner he was greatly
agitated ; but by the time I was examined, that agi-
tation had subsided, and lie appeared to me perfectly
calm.

IH BURGESS.

General tiAAC GAICOIGNE, Member for Liver-
: pool, of liertford-street, May-fair, sworn.—About
a quarter after tive o'clock yesterday 1 was writing a
letter in the Committee-room ; I heard the report of
a pistol shot, and jumped up, exclaiming, that it
was the report of. a pistol ; I went down stairs ; 'I
saw a Number of people standing about, and a per-
son pointed oat a man to me sitting on the bench by
the fire-sisle; the person saying that is the man who
fired the pistol: I sprung upon him, and grasped
him by the breast and neck ; I perceived him raising
his left hand with a pistol in it; I let go my hold,
and seised his wrist with both tautly...lßA titiated
It s armiteund with all sty tort!`; Ire Seemed to We
little hot.; of the pistol : I desired a person standing
by ti talc the pistol from his hand, which was done:
I took papers from his pocket, and tied, them up :
be appeared to -be dtaggieg from my hold, but I
kept him fast. I delivered the papers to Mr. Hume,
anti then told the Prisoner it was impossible he could
escape: he replied, " I am the person who shot Mr.
PkRCFVAL, end I surrender myself." I took him to
the hody of the House of Commons, and delivered
him into the custody of the Messengers. I saw hijp
lodged ht the prison-room before I ever Low Oen of
him. The ckpi.uent farther statna, that the Prisoner
!krt.' cit se called spots him iu liertfortheireet,
:\ lay -f.:ir, de:tit three weeks ago, and he had a cots•
tersatioo tsith hint of nearly an hour, though he
knew nothing of the Prisoner, nor the Prisoner of
hint. Ile Afoul that he had claims on Parliament,
and usl.ed for my parliamentary assistance, he having
heyn a merchant at Li% erpool. Ile represented has.
ing suffered at fit. Petersburgh tinder a false arrest,
fer many months ; and that lie applied to the then
rissitlent Ambassa,lor for redress, but without effect.
lie stated that he had lost many pounds, and wished
me to bring the business before Parliament ; but, I
did not think his ease required my interference in that
nay, and recommended l.im to memorinfise the Mi-
nisters. lie left Liverpool Nor years ago, and only
had been there two years. During this conversa-
tion, he was as calm and as collected as any nein
could be, and had not the least appearance of a per-
son insane. Ile was much agitated yesterday, n hen
he, the General, seized him ; but before he was ex-
amined by the Committee, he was more composed ;
and before he went to Newgate last night, he mas
quite calm again.
(signed) ' ISAAC GASCOIGIE,

the custody of tWo Servants of the flitct.'ea
by the Speaker. The Speaker having dim' I fia
prisoner to be conducted to the prisotv-ruv'yvn-;
Members who hail witnessed ary part of the tr. —I.-
lion to follow, 1 accompanied them, and tw.
the exandnation of witnesses for nbent olio vent :
the agitation under which the prisoner seemed vt
appeared to me gradually to subside; and by toe
time the first deposition nas tnLen, ho Was able td
answer, and to speak distinctly and calmly. be
Magistrate, Mr. MICHAEL ANGELO TAY Wit, told
him, it was his duty to citation him not to aviswer
any thing that might criminate himself. lie .an-
swered, that he was obliged to the Magistrate, hut
that he would use his own discretion. Oti the
evidence of -Mr. Iluaciss being read to v.itu,
he stated, that he thought there might be
a little inaccuracy in the evidence given by Mr:
litract4s, in stating that the pistol, when first sects
by him, lay near to his (the Prisoner's) laud :
whereas, if his recollection served him well, his Land
was either upon the pistol, o; that he gra•ped it.
During the time I remained there, after he Itsd hearit
the different .depositions read over to him, he eio;er
assented to their correctness, or pointed out wlt:i-c ivs
• he thought there was any difference, observing, Far-
' ticularly ou the evidence of General G %scot...sr,
that he could net positively correctlhe exact st orris,
' as the General would materially In, less agitated t!tait
he was at that time, or wt)rels to that effect. On the
whole, I do consiclyr that he was wackily .!ane,
• making a little alloovauce fur the troatlaw of this-
moment.

JoarPll liU'IE.

WILLIAM SMITH, Esq. of Park-strom, ‘Vestmia-
ste-, Member for Norwich, s.vorn.-11, dero
follows :—Yesterday afternoon, about a gw'rtrr l st
five o'clock, passing through the lobby to go the
House of Commons, I stopped to speak to a Gentle-
nas about the centre of the lobby, and while in
conversation with hint, I heard the report of a pis-
tol. I immediately turned my head, and observed
some conversation at the end of the room. Set eral
voices called out to shut the doer to present any per-
son escaping. There might have been present lit the
lobby from thirty to forty persons. In au instant I
observed a person rush from the cluster of people
who were standing about the door, and come Stag.
goring towards me ; he reached about the sv a.iere
I was first Standing, and then fell flat on his fa..e on
the floor. I walked round him, not imme(!ir: etym.
cognising his person ; and not supposing he was mor-
tally wounded, but observing he did not stir, I
stooped down to assist him, and on raising his head
I perceived him to be Mr. Pencr.vAL. ' I then re-
quested the assistance• of a Gentleman who was
standing close to the body, and we carried him be.;
tween us kith tivirilpeaker's Secretary's-room. We
set him on a table, he resting on our arms. I think
he was not only speechless but perfectly sOnseless,
and blood came from his mouth. His pulse in a few
minutes ceased, and he soon died. I think he was
quite dead whew Mr. !ANN, the surgeon, came. He
died in less than a quarter of an hour. The body
was afterwards deposited in the Set teen's Drawing.
room. lam quite Incapable of giving and evidence
of the person who committed this horrid murder.
(gigged) WILLIAM SI! !Tit

WILLI AM lirmtr, of Great Geurge-street, Wert-
• minster 9 Surgeon, sworn.—l was sent for) esterday
afternoon, soon after fire o'clock. On reaching the
! Speaker's Secretary's room, f found Mi. aro:AL
supported by two gentlemen; his body uas partly
on and partly off the table !hat was stantliag by ; his
shirt and white waistcoat were bloody : and or.-ex-
i amining the body, I found a woundistv die skin about
over the founh rib, owtti• tett side, near tile breast.
Lone. The had the appearance of a largo
.fviviettr bait hay hug entered. On examining his puke,
I found he was quite dead : I then pased a prchtt tv
ascertain the direction of the ball, and fuotid it had
passed obliquely downwards, and inwards in. the (ll-
', rection of the heart. The wound was at least three
inches deep, and I bare no doubt but it cansed his
death.

(Signed) WILLIAM LYNN.
Verdict of wilful murder against Jotix
HAM, diulS B4LLINGHAM. •

After the C ironer's Inquest, which sat on the body
of Air. aces.tr., a .Cabinet Council was held at
the :secretary of State's Office for the Hume apart;

ment.

Our Readers wilt observe from the proceedings in
the two Houses, that a provision is to be made for
the family of Mr. Pzitcevae, in consequence of their
being thui so suddenly deprived of his protection. It
is supposed that an annuity of 20001. neyear will be
settled on Slrs..Placerat., and a sum of .50;000I.
be given to the children (elevea hi number remaining
! alive out of twelve.) Several Sinecures fall in By
° his melancholy death--aud these, we presume, being
' enumerated its Mk Hastets's Bill, as fit Often to be
abolished, no Minister wiU DeWitt'e confidence to
propose to the fteenwr to filLoP till the fate of the
Bill shall be Uwe m Div gnat reversion, of course,
JOSEPII Ilume,Esq. of Gloucestemplace, Portman- . cannot be greeted to another. •
square, Member of Parliament for Weymouth, being ! The Right Hole SPENCER PaRCETAb was.second
sworn, saitli:-1 was sitting in
.the House of Coma son of the late Lord &weer, by GAT/CM:NE, third
mons 3ebterday evening, a few minutes after five, • daughter of the Hon. CIfAIII:Ed .COWPTOS. lie was
when 1 heard the report of a pistol, and an immediate born on the Ist of November, 1762, and was there-
bestle or noise 1. left the House, and went into the fore in the 50th year of his age. He was•married In
Lobby, pushed immedintely towards the fire-place, • August, 1700, tcelsec, second daughter of Sir Teo.
where the crowd was ; I satva man sitting on the sits Wir.soN, Hart. hteihoni he had 12 children.
bench, who has since in my presence daclared hes ,! Lord ELLatinsoecnina (ex effirie),as Chief- Justice
nbme to be Jone Ber.t.ixellan ; he appeared to he I of England, received the Seals yesterday from thp
forcibly pulled on every side, by the bye-slanders; PniNcy RECENT, as .Chancellor of the Exchequer
appeared to suffer considerably from the force used .pro ternpore. • • -
by such bye-standers ' • appeared considerably agita,l Mrs. Pentcyar. was.on yea way down stain; nn4.
ted, and in the act of disengaging his hand from the the Carriage at the door, to take her out to dinner,
person stbo grasped it severely: I seized his left arm when the dreadful news was communicated lo her.-a-- •
at the moment that (.'venerall Gescomee was pulling She never spoke nor wept from that moment uutil one
from the person of the prisoner a bundle of papers ;lo'clock yesterday, when •slie burst into .a flood a
one of the General's hands being occupied grasping tears: •
the prisoner, I wired hold of the papers from the -
Last week. Mr. Charlet/if:l. ni, of Alvinghain. liati one of his
neral's tight informing him that I would take ; hands so much hurt by the barging of a goo, t render arnpo.
Care of them; 1 still retained held of the pri ner, tali u, netionarv.
and saw a person in the act of puffing from abppt the . !..londayi the 2716 all. the bull of as 014 vessel, whhfi turd '
waist of Owlf pri ;Otter. -melt pocket steel pistol, 14;i2,'',1'a,,w"Led,,,eourtio.fert
h et
Qu'een's4: ship-yard Dock,
ot in
ttnetfror?lorhltT,__telnitir.t
'dila he immediately examined, and found primed ; pose of being hrcken up, nJz driven from her anchor. and Jet
I desired that persona to take rare '.f it, And, on sub- tide setting strongly out, was carried past the rock and out to NS.
There were dearly 20 nerwas on Loval cl her, consisting of stilors„
stiquenf found that same pistol to con• carpenters, riggers, &e. who seri to be ernplo.ed .in breaking
twin 1 bail and powder,—l held-the prisoner, kiwi up Hit• vetee, and who were thus carried out to sea without
assisted to conduct him to the bar of the House of mart-, Kris, or othernex,iftries. Luckily they were roan
re
turned to
operiloas situation, sail we bekeris bare all re,
Commons, where I qnitted my hold,ileasing biro. in d 1
o LrlpoL