The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-26

Ger Ferecrai, one OF his majesty most honoraLie
privy council, ana praying that his roval hieLne.s
would be graciousy pleased TO direct such sisps 10
be taken as he should deem expedieut for the aI.
prehension Of the offender or offenders
Earl Grey said, he merely rose to state, that La
entirely agreed, Ur 1T he could SO, that he more
Than entirely agreed, i'll the proposition noye,, by
The noble carl, which had his most cordial concur
renee.
The motoni Was agreed to, neanine diss.,si-
II was then ordered, that the address he prcsen.
ted forthwith by lords specially appointed for the
PURPOSE, and the carl of Ratnor,, carl Grey, lord
Holland, lord Mugra'e, and other lords, were APP
pointed for that purpose.
The house then adjourned till tomorrow (this
! day. at two o'clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. .
hr. BTorShGDl then moved the order Of tba
day Tor going into committee the orders in coun-
The house tienwent into committee, Mr.. Bah.
ington in the clair.-The first witness called w.s
ROBERT Hamilton, manufacturer OF eaitlicni,are in
Staaoi1s!lire.
MIR BroughGm had closed his examination snd
Mr.. Stephen was ia the of his cross-exsmi-
nation oil the witness, when at about quarter
past i've O'Clock the report OF pistol shot was heard
III the house and gallery it did not at frs, inter
rupt The business Of the house a rusl, was heard
between the door and tie bar, and cries of order,
whisper ran round that somebody was sot. Tho
assassin was seized rear the FIRE in the lobby lie
made not the 3ightes, resistance hut ayowed him
fself the pcrpetrator said that his name VAS ReI
lnston, ship-broker, of Liverpool That he ha1
been travelling in Russia, in The service of eoyern
ment and that Mr. perceyal stood in the way of his
remuneration, and that thus he had avenged him.
self.
LONDON, May 12.-Yesterday afternoon
at about quarter past 5, as Mr.. Pcrcerei
was entering the LOBBY of the house at COM
mons, he was shot by (. person Of the name
OF BeiiiHgham, who had placed himself Tor
that purpose at the side of the door leading
from the stone staircase. Mr. Perceval was
in company with lord i. Osborne, and in-
mcdiately on receiving the ball, which en-
tered the left breast, he staggered and fel
at the feet or Mr.. Smith, who was stand
ing near the second pillar. The only words
he uttered were, "Oh ! / am murdered,'
and the latter was inarticulate, the sound dy-
ing between his lips. He was instantly ia
ken up by Mr.. Smith, who did not recognize
him until he had looked in his face. The
report OF the pistol Immediately drew great
numbers to the spot, who assisted Mr. Smith
In conveying the body CT Mr. Perceval into
the speakers apartments, but before he
reached them, all Signs oflifc had departed.
Mr.. fercevaps corpse vas placed upon g.
bed, and Mr. Lynn, of Great George street.
VINO had been sent for, arrived, but too late
even to witness the last symptoms of cxpir.
ing existence. He found that the ball.
winch was OF an unusually large Size, had
penetrated the heart near its centre and
had passed completely through il. From
thence the body was removed ~ the sneak
er,s drawing room, by Mr.. Lynn and seye-
raj members, and it was laid on sofa.
The horror and dsmay occasioned by the
assassination of Mr.PerCeval prevented anv
attention from being paid to other persons.
ana II was no. until the right hon. gentleman
was raised from the floor, that n person be-
longing 10 tne vote oihce exclaimed, "Whero
Is tie rascal that fred - when person az
the name of Bellingham, who had been t,n-
observed, stepped up C. him and coNlly ol-
served " am the unfortunate man - He
ana not make any attempt to ESCAPE, tl1tolen
he had thrown away the pistol bv whichhe,
had perpetratcdth the hoYrid deed but resipn-
ed himself quietly into the hands Of some
OF the bye ISLANDERS. They placed him up
On bench near The fire place, where they
sept him' ana all the doors were Closed, and
the egreSs o. any persons prevented. When
the assassin was inJerrogated as TO his mo-
tive tor this dreadful act, he replied, NV
haNe IS Birmingham it was a Ijriyateinu-
ry---l know what have done--It was a de-
MIA! OF justice on lhe part of government
At this time the prisoner was in no legal
custody, but wac surrounded by many mem
oerS' VINO insisted that he should be taken
INTO the body or the Eouse.--Fhe criminal
was however, previously searched, to which,
ne made no resistance, and upon his person
were found steel pistol, loaded, about
inches in length (the fellow to that with
which he had effected his fatal purpose.
which had been securely with short screw
barrel, and bundle of papers folded like
letters. Two messengers, Wright & Skel-
tor, ,then conveyed the prisoner to the bar
OF the house OF commons, where the utmost
confusion and anxiety prevailed. The speak
er mad Quilted the CHR, the house havingrc re-
solved itself into the committee on the Or
dcrs in council, but on hearing the affecting
he returned and resumed his
seat Order having been restored, general
Gascoigne said in an audible voice, al thinF-
! know the villain" ard walking up to The
assassin, and looking in his face endured.
" Is not your name Belingham 20 lie re-
turned no answer, but by shaking his head
and stood afterwards notonless, and anna
renty composed, resting his hands upon the
bar. and looking directly forwards to the.
chair.
The speaker then proposed in a firm
voice, that the criminal should be conveyed
to the prison-room, and that magistrate
should be sent for to,rcceiye the cxanjpati-
on OF the witnesses Of the SHOCKING transact
ton Hear, Hear y He also stated. that
IN order That the prisoner might be less a.
PIE 90 attempt to escape, or a lfsque be ef-
Iected by accompliccs, il would be fit that
he should be conducted to the place of con-
hnement, not through the lobby where the
murder had been perpetrated, but through,