peared perfectly composed and collected, bis voice never faultered, but just before he left the room to proceed to the place of execution, be stooped down bis head and appeared to wipe off a tear. He was then conducted by the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Uude -Sheriff's and Offcers (Dr. Ford walking with him), from the room in which he had remained from the time his irons were taken off, through the Pressyard and the Prison, to the fatal spot. He walked very firmly, and appeared more composed than many of the persons who were present at this awful scene. He proceeded through a long variety of narrow, well guarded passages to the debtor's door, out of which he ascended on the scaffold. In the rooms looking into the yards through which he passed, the prisoners were all locked up; but they crowded to the windows to look at bin. The procession, which moved quickly along, was followed by about two dozen Gentlemen, chiefly men of rank, among whom were Lords Sefton and Deerhurst, the Hon, Mr. Lygou, Mr. Berkley Craven, &c. He asce ded the scaffold with rather a light step, a cheerful countenance, and a confident, a calm, but not at all 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 notice 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 was be in any way gratified by the friendly disposition which some manifested towards him. 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 P.isoner's neck handkerchief, and just when he was tied up, about a score persons in the mob set up a loud and reiterated cry of "God bless you! God save you!" The cry lasted while the cap was fastening on, and though those who set it up were loud and daring, it was joined in but by a very few. The Ordinary asked Bellingham if he heard what the mob was saying? He said he heard them crying out something, but did not understand what it was, and enquired what? The cry having by this time ceased, the Cler gyman did not inform him what it was. The fastening en of the cap being acoomplished, the executioner retired. A perfect silence ensued, preparatory, as we expected, to an attempt at a huzza when he was turned off. The mob evidently expected he would be turned off instantly, but in this they were disappointed, as 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 supporters of the internal square of the scaffold were struck away and Bellingham dropped out of sight down as far as the knees, his 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 at tempt at a huzza or nose of any kind was made. He did not struggle at first, and but very little afterwards, the executioners being below pulling his heels that he might die quickly; they were concealed in the enclosure from the sight of the populace. As Belling ham dropped, the Clergyman retired from the scaffold, and in ten minutes afterwards the mob, which was not great, began to retire. It appeared to us that some of the mob in tended to cheer Bellingham in some way, when he was turned off; but that their previous disappoint ment after he had been ined up, and the sudden unexpected, noiseless, scarcely apparent manner in which he sunk or was turaed off, took them so by surprise, they were thrown off their guard, and having allowed the opportunity of the precise moment to escape, they could not resume it. 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. The assistant of the executioner, and a boy, got into the cart, and preceded by the City Marshal, the body was conveyed up the Old Bailey, and along Newgate-street. The populace followed the cart close, and as the windows were thronged with spectators, the executioner two or three times removed the sack from the body, that it might be seen. The cart turned down St. Martiu's-le-Grand, up Little-Britain, and the body was delivered at St. Bartholomew's Hos pital, in Bell-yard. The populace then dispersed. London: Printed by and for J. BELL, sole Proprietor of this MAGAZINE, and Proprietor of the WEEKLY MESSENGER, Southampton-street, Strand. June 1, 1812. 1 BEING Well's COURT AND FASHIONABLE MAGAZINE, FOR JUNE, 1812. A New and Improved Series. EMBELLISHMENTS. 1. An ORIGINAL PORTRAIT of MRS. DICKONS, Engraven by Mr. CARDON, from an admirable likeness in Crayons. 2. 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In deference and respect to the numerous requests which the Publisher has received from his present Subscribers, in consequence of the very interesting and highly finished Farewell Portrait Print of Mrs. SIDDONS, given in the 29th Number of this Work, he will present the Public, in the succeeding Numbers, with a short series of PORTRAITS OF FEMALE PERFORMERS of the greatest Celebrity of the present times; accompanied with characteristic Memoirs and Criticisms on their professional merits. All to be taken from original Pictures of great estimation, and engraven and finished in a style of excellence not inferior to the highly admired Print of Mrs. Siddons above referred to. The Dramatic Portraits in succession are, April 1.-MISS SMITH, engraven by CARDON, after an original Miniature. May 1.-MRS. BILLINGTON, in the character of ST. CECILIA, after the celebrated Picture by Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS, engraven by CARDON, in a most beautiful manner. June 1.-MRS. 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