alternative of giving notice at the public office, Bow-street, of his majesty's ministers not having done their duty. (Here he read a letter to the magistrates of Bow-street. The letter concluded by stating, that if he is "denied justice, he shall be reduced to the necessity of executing justice himself."] In answer, he received a note, saying "that they could not interfere."

After this, he again visited Mr Ryder, who referred him to the treasury, who gave him for a final answer, that he might take such measures as he should think proper. Mr Ryder referred him to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he refused him.

The prisoner then addressed the jury in a solemn peroration, adjuring them to consider, as between God and themselves, on whom must lay the guilt!

Ann Billinge examined.-Is recently come to town, has known Bellingham from a child; he left Liverpool at Christmas to come to London; his wife and children reside there; knew his father, he died insane; for the last three or four years, in her opinion, he has been in a state of derangement; has not seen him in London lately; he always appeared deranged when he spoke of this business. About a year and a half ago he was much deranged.

Mary Clark lives in Northamptonstreet; thought him deranged from her observations at different times.

Mrs Roberts was called, but did not appear; but a person who called herself her servant, was sworn.

Catharine Fidgin.-The prisoner lodged in her mistress's house; recollects the day he was taken into custody. On the day before, she observed him in a very confused state,

and had made that observation before. On the Monday before he went out, he was confused.

Lord Chief Justice Mansfield then recapitulated the evidence on the part of the crown, and explained to the jury the manner in which it bore upon the prisoner, respecting whose commission of the act no rational doubt could be suggested. The fact, however, remained for their consideration. Sorry indeed he was to say, that as far as he could collect from the prisoner's defence, so far from denying the fact, he even justified it, on the ground of supposititious ill treatment by his majesty's government, which he seemed to have imbibed a wrong idea was bound, if not to remedy the wrong he had sustained, at least to remunerate him for his losses. The falsity of this reasoning the learned judge illustrated by several apposite cases.

In defence of the prisoner, several witnesses had been produced to shew that the prisoner was insane, but in order to make out such defence, it was necessary to have also shewn that he was not capable of the right exercise of his understanding, or of discriminating right from wrong. But of such a state no sufficient testimony had been adduced. The learned judge then laid down, with much perspicuity, the different degrees of madness which came within the contemplation of the law. It was particularly observable, that notwithstanding the witnesses declare a perfect belief of his derangement, in no instance has he been subject to an hour's restraint he was permitted to go where he pleased to transact his own affairs, and does not appear in the common affairs of life to have in any manner misconducted himself. In fact, nothing had been adduced to warrant

the opinion, that he was not capable of knowing that murder was a crime against the laws of God and society. General Gascoyne, one of the witnessess for the crown, states, that he conversed with the prisoner at no very distant period, and he at that time betrayed no symptom of derangement, nothing by which he could draw such a conclusion, or form even a suspicion of such being the fact. The evidence of the servant at the house where he lodged went to no length in supporting the de fence set up. She says he appeared confused, but of any thing like derangement, there was not one word. He went to the Foundling chapel both morning and afternoon on Sunday, with Mrs Roberts and her daughter, and on the forenoon of the day on which the murder was committed, he took the same person and her son to see the European Museum. He had now told them the view of the case, and his opinion of the evidence. If the jury believed that he fired the pistol, and that at that time he was of sufficient understanding to know what he was about to commit, he thought they would be enabled, without much difficulty, to come to a conclusion, whether the prisoner was, or was not, guilty of the crime of murder.

18th.-EXECUTION.-The morning was hazy, thick and wet, heavy showers occasionally falling. The guards were all in motion at five, and many bodies of military were assembled by six, taking their stations in convenient places least likely to excite public attention.

At seven, about twenty gentlemen, chiefly men of rank, assembled in the Lord Mayor's parlour at the sessions house. About half-past seven, Mr Sheriff Birch, and Mr Sheriff Heygate, with Mr Poynder, their deputy, arrived in the same room. The Lord Mayor soon after followed. The sheriff's and his lordship were in full dress suits of black. Headed by these officers the company proceeded through the sessions house by subterraneous passages into Newgate, and through various yards till they came into the yard of the condemned capital convicts. Here was set out a small anvil on which to strike off Bellingham's fetters. In a few minutes Bellingham appeared, attended by the Rev. Mr Ford, the ordinary of Newgate.-Bellingham looked a little about him with a quick and sharp manner, and observed, "it is a very wet morning." He seemed as calm, collected, and firm as any of the spectators, quite attentive to what was going forward without the least confusion. He was dressed in a brown great-coat, buttoned half way up; a blue and buff striped waistcoat, clay-coloured pantaloons, white stock

SENTENCE. The Recorder then passed sentence of death on the prisoner, that he should be taken to the place from whence he came, and, on Monday next, be conveyed to a place of execution, and there hanged by the neck till he is dead.

round hat, and looked a little flushed in the face. He was desired to place his left leg on the anvil, which he did, but seemed a little afraid they would hurt him; he begged they would take care not to hurt him.

When his irons were taken off, he quickly retired into a room, attended

by Dr Ford, the sheriffs, the Lord Mayor, the executioner, some officers, and two or three gentlemen, to have his arms tied back with ropes, &c. Here he put on Hessian boots, and waited till the proper time of proceeding to the place of execution. During the time that he remained there, he talked to the sheriffs with great ease and composure, he repeated shortly what he had said at the trial, respecting the wrongs which he conceived himself to have suffered; and added, that if he could have presented his petition to the House of Commons, the event for which he was then about to die would not have happened; expressing at the same time a hope that some regulation would be made upon the subject of petitions in future, to prevent similar consequences. Mr Sheriff Heygate then addressed him, and said he hoped that at this awful moment he felt due and deep contrition for the dreadful act which had perpetrated. He replied, "I hope I feel all that a man ought to feel." The sheriff then said, as he was about to appear in the presence of God, he trusted that all feelings of resentment or revenge were eradicated from his mind; he said, Yes; that no man could feel more sin cerely for the situation of Mrs Perceval and her family than he didthat he was aware he was about to appear in the presence of God that it was vain for any human being to hope to appear in that presence free from guilt-that man was but corruption. Mr Sheriff Birch said, You hope for mercy from your repentance through the merits and intercession of your Redeemer? He said, Yes, he was conscious of the nature of the act he had committed, and added, You know it is forbidden in scripture. Mr Sheriff Heygate said

he was glad to find he was in that temper of mind, and asked if he wished to have his sentiments made known. Bellingham answered, "Yes, certainly, I wish most certainly to have them made known." Mr Sheriff Heygate then addressed him, and asked him if he still adhered to his former declaration that he had not perpetrated this act from any concert or communication with any other person, and that he was prompted to commit it merely from a mistaken sense of the wrongs which he conceived himself individually to have suf fered. He immediately answered with peculiar earnestness that he had not acted in concert or in communication with any human being, and he wished that his last words upon this subject should be made known. He then turned round to a table on which the ropes for binding his hands and arms, and the one with which he was to be executed, were lying, and said, “Gentlemen, I am quite ready." The hour being nearly arrived at which he was to suffer, one of the attendants proceeded to fasten his wrists together; he turned up the sleeves of his coat, and clasping his hands together, presented them to the man who held the cord, and said, "So?" When they were fastened, he desired his attendant to pull down his sleeves so as to cover the cord. The officer then proceeded to secure his arms by a rope. behind him; when the man had finished, he moved his hands upwards, as if to ascertain whether he could reach his neck, and asked whether they thought his arms were sufficiently fastened, saying he might possibly struggle, and that he wished to be so secured as to prevent any inconvenience arising from it, and requested that the rope might be tightened a little, which was accordingly done.

He was then conducted by the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Under Sheriffs, and Officers (Dr Ford walking with him), from the room in which he had remained from the time his irons were taken of, through the Press-yard and the prison to the fatal spot. He walked very firmly, and appeared even more composed than many of the persons who were present at this awful scene. The procession, which moved quickly along, was followed by about two dozen gentlemen, chiefly men of rank, among whom were the Lords Sefton and Deerhurst, the Hon. Mr Lygon, Mr Berkley Craven, &c.

The sheriffs and some of the officers first went out of the debtors' door upon a part of the scaffold, a little lower in situation, covered over from the rain, and situated between that door and the scaffold of execution. Here they stood with only their own officers, the Lord Mayor, and about six gentlemen, the others being excluded, and left inside the door in the prison. Bellingham ascended the scaffold accompanied by Mr Ford the ordinary, the clergyman,. the executioner, and one or two officers who kept rather back, the ordinary and executioner alone going forward with him.

He ascended the scaffold with rather a light step, a cheerful countenance, and a confident, a calm, but not an exulting air; he looked about him a little lightly and rapidly, which seems to have been his usual manner and gesture; but he had no air of triumph, nor disposition to pay attention to the mob, nor did he attempt to address the populace. On his appearance a confused noise arose among the mob, from the desire and attempts of some to huzza him, counteracted by a far greater number who called "Silence!" He took no no

tice of this, but submitted quietly, and with a disposition to accommodate, in having the rope fastened round his neck, nor did he seem to notice any thing whatever that passed in the mob, nor to be gratified by the friendly disposition which some manifested towards him.

Before the cap was put over his face, Mr Ford, the clergyman, asked if he had any last communication to make, or any thing in particular to say. He was again proceeding about Russia and his family, when Mr Ford stopped him, calling his attention to the eternity into which he was entering, and praying, Bellingham praying fervently also.

The last thing the clergyman said to him, was asking him how he felt ; to which he answered calmly and collectedly, saying, "he thanked God for having enabled him to meet his fate with so much fortitude and resignation."

When the executioner proceeded to put the cap over his face, Bellingham objected to it, and expressed a strong wish the business could be done without it; but Mr Ford said it was impossible. While the cap was putting on and fastening on, it being tied round the lower part of the face by the prisoner's neck-handkerchief, and just when he was tied up, about a score of persons in the mob set up a loud and reiterated cry of "God bless you! God save you!" This cry lasted while the cap was fastening on, and though those who set it up were loud and daring, it was joined in by but a very few. The ordinary asked Bellingham if he heard what the mob were saying? He said he heard them crying out something, but he did not understand what it was, and enquired what ?— The cry having by this time ceased,

the clergyman did not inform him. The fastening on of the cap being accomplished, the executioner retired. A perfect silence here ensued. Mr Ford continued praying with him for about a minute while the executioner went below the scaffold, and preparations were made to strike away its supporters. The clock struck eight, and while it was striking the seventh time, the clergyman and Bellingham both fervently praying, the support ers of the internal square of the scaffold were struck away, and Bellingham dropped out of sight down as far as his knees, the body being in full view, the clergyman being left standing on the outer frame of the scaffold. When Bellingham sunk, the most perfect and awful silence prevailed, not even the slightest attempt at noise of any kind was made. He did not struggle at first, and but little afterwards, the executioner below pulling his heels that he might die quickly. As Bellingham dropped, the clergyman retired from the scaffold, and in ten minutes afterwards the mob began to retire.

The body hung till nine o'clock, and as soon as it was cut down, was placed in a cart, and covered with a sack.

REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE. The Earl of Chatham died in the House of Lords, on the 11th of May, 1778; Mr Perceval, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was shot in the lobby of the House of Commons, on the 11th of May, 1812.

Mrs Perceval's situation for many

hours after she received the news of Mr Perceval's death, was such as to excite the most serious alarm in the miuds of her family. Lord Redesdale, who is married to Mr Perceval's sister, was considered as the most proper person to communicate the fatal

intelligence to her. His lordship performed the task with every possible delicacy and precaution. When she was apprised of the dreadful event, she neither wept nor spoke, nor ap peared to be sensible of any thing that was afterwards said to her; she remained in that state from six o' clock on Monday evening till 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning; during which interval her friends endeavoured to rouse her, and, if possible, to excite her to tears, by mentioning the circumstances of Mr Perceval's death to her, but in vain. At length her situation excited such serious apprehension that it was determined, as the only remaining expedient, to take her to the room where Mr Perceval lay, in hopes that the sight would produce the desired effect. The experiment succeeded-the moment she saw the body she burst into tears.

Badenoch, May 19, 1812.

On Monday the 11th instant, the remains of her Grace the Duchess of Gordon were interred at Kinrara, in compliance with her own desire, expressed at different times during life, and more earnestly on her death-bed. Twenty-three days were occupied in the journey from London to Pitmain, where the procession arrived on Saturday the 9th; and during all that time, we learn, every thing was not only, conducted with the order and decency suitable to such solemnities, but the most gratifying marks of civility were shewn to the attendants in all the places through which they passed, from respect to the memory of the

deceased.

The Marquis of Huntly, who had never left her during her last illness, and who had done all that was possible for duty and affection to do, to soothe and support nature in its most trying moment, left London with the

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