The Sun. — London, England, 1824-11-30 00:00:00

N PRUSSIAN NATIONAL BANK. BERLIN, Nov. 12.—1 t has been known for some months in the mercantile world that the Pro,ident of the Committee of the Sinking Fund, ho has for many years directed all the financial o ! erations of the State with the greatest ability, had entered into a negociation f +vith a well-known house in London for the establishment .of a Na tional Bank. That this was more than a mere project appeared from an article in the Statutesof the Pomeranian Provincial House, in which it is especially stated that, in case a National flank should be established, the Pomeranian Land owners should never be obliged to accede to it against their will. Yesterday, however, a report was spread that this establishment, which is highly desirable not only to merchants but to all other persons, has really been brought about., The Prussian National Bank is to consist of 50,000 shares or 1,000 dollars each, or a capital ' , of 50 millions of dollars •(about eight millions sterling). Any person can take part in it by paying 500 dollars in money, and 500 dollars in State Bonds (called Staals-Schuldscheine), for which he 'twill receive a share of 1000 dol lars. The 25 millions of State Bonds are to be withdrawn from circulation, and deposited in the 'Bank. The other details, as well as the commencement of its future operations, will be made known to us by statutes ; but it seems cer tain that it will issue a considerable amount in Bank notes not bearing interest, and thus remedy the scarcity of ready money which is more and more felt. There will certainly be no want of persons ready to take shares in the now este. blishment, is not only foreign commercial houses, but 1110 "Society for Maritime Commerce," which has very large funds, are likely to sub • seribe for a great number of shares. This news ha. already produced the good effect of causing the stale bonds, which bear 4 per cent. interest, to rise from BSA to 994. This is the more remarkable, as, for this year past, our funds have always fol lowed the French, rising or falling as they did. But as the French funds have risen very little for some time past, the sudden rise of our State Bonds can be ascribed only to the hope that the Prussian National Bank will shortly begin its operations. Every merchant is curious to see in hatiituation the Maritime Society will stand et. the National Bank, as that Society has latterly not confined itsolf to th'e sale of salt, .hut, aides, other , commercial hu%htess, has even under.' taken to send goods to Mexico and other parts • i f A• write, and has even established factories for this particular purpose. Neither are we yet informed u }tether the Royal Banks, io which the tribunals are said to place the funds of minors at tf per cent. and private persons their money pt 2 per cent., will lie authorised to take a part in the new Bank.— I t probable that the new Rank will cause the rate of discount to be more steady, for it has hitherto been subject to great fluctuations, and especially before the wool fairs used to rise to the incredible rate of lli to 18 per cent.—(4ll. gemeinc Zeitung, Nov. ,9:20 :,,-14.011D' BYRON-AND 111R.'•M URRA*Y. TO THE Eurrou OF THE SUN. Sttr--Allhough.l. doubt not your !tenders con sider the statement 'made by Mr. MunnAlt, 4 4 that nothing bud occurred to subvert Lord tillION'S friendly sentiments towards him," com pletely refuted by the. late exposure in the Ex. amino., and that the bard) language used by his Lordship, as related by Captain MEnwtx, Is, therefore, no longer a matter of surprise; yet, as a further proof of the . euthenticity of the Con ; end until a more formal document arrives, I beg you will give. place .to the loi n:vim; F. KTRACT OF A I.FTTVIL FflOM CAPTAIN BlEDwry TO 4. E NT), _ Vevey, 18th Nov. lli4. " I have just got your letter, and ant most anxious to see Murtay's statement, to which y ou allude, but haVe no chance of it in this out of the world p lace, unless you send it to me. A% to replying to it, I must, (before making up my mind) see what he says. On the subject of Mr. Murray I have been most cautious not to say one word more than my Journal war rants ; 1 have been examining it to day. My notes about the copyright of Cain, Sarcitwapalus, and the Two Poscari,. are : . . . " 2iitli Nov.—Witnessed to-day a deed which 1 understood to he for the copyright of Cain, Two Poscari, and Sardanapalus. Lord Byron observed, that all the four witnesses to it had written books. I remarked that the wonder was to find a per soy who had not been guilty of so doing. • • it (L__Speakillg of his Plays, Lord Byron said : Murray acid I are likely to have a serious . quarrel. •Ile sent me a deed, which you may remember witnessing : I did not examine it be fore I signal it. Well, after its return to England it was dis. covered (I think he said by Douglas Kiunaird) that it contained - a clause., by Width had .engaged myselfto Wier to My. Murray • all my future compositions.' " These two extracts I wish to be made public. I hare no longer any desire that the latter part of the second should be suppressed. I will stand the consequences. They may appear in it mite, or in any way Mr. Colburn may think most advisable.' AS to answering all the people who ma3t take it into their heads to be angry with me, it would be endless. But I shall never shrink from responsibility, personal or otherwise." It must 'thus be obvious to the impartial .lender, that the a ppm reti t inaccuracy respecting 'the deed eau only arise from:. Lord Byron's sup prAing that the deed or witich he (Lord Byron) was then speaking, WAS the same which Captain. Medwin had witnessed on : the 28th November, and to which Captain Nedwites . name does actually appear 4, a witroess, am, Sir, • Your very obedient.snrvant, -,lltc EDI TOR of Lord UVftON'S CON VE MATIONS., EXECUTION OF MR. FA.UNTLEROY. This morning, almost before day-light, the great leading thoroughfares of Holborn, the Strand, Fleet-street, St. Paul's Church-yard, and Smithfield, were thronged by persons of every class of society, hurrying forward in one general body to catch a glimpse of the final conclusion of the existence of this unfortunate criminal. Many hundreds of the mass that assembled could not even obtain a sighs of the scaffold, and those who did succeed in getting near the platform evident ly suffered much from the tremendous pressure occasioned b y the crowd. THE OLD BAILEY. At four o'clock, immense barriers of wood were erected across the streets leading into the Old Bailey, in addition to the usual chains ; this precaution was suggested by the City Mar shals, to whom the arrangements at the ex terior of the prison were entrusted. They, it will be remembered, on the morning of the exe cution of Thistlewood and others, on the Ist of May, 1810, adopted similar precautionary mea sures, and, indeed, the preparations were nearly the same, with the exception of the immense military force which it was thought necessary to have in the vicinity of Newgate on that occa sion. The Marshals also, foreseeing the con 'sequences of a violent pressure, stationed bodies of Police, at various possessions, to regulate, if possible, the crowd which continued arriving from an exceeding early hour. Some persons took up their stations at the barrier within which the Marshal's and officers stand, and in the centre of what is termed the Debtors'-Door" of the gaol is erected the scaffold. In order to prevent any in truders into this circle, which on this occasion ex. tended nearly 00 yards from the scaffold in each direction, constables were stationed the whole of the night; but by a gratuity well applied many who , did not like the pressure got within the barrier.— The windows commanding views of the scaffold, ac cording to the contract of those who had paid sums, varying from 31. to 7s. 6d. were occupied by six o'clock, and those who had engaged and paid the mollify, and who were not able to get through the crowd lost their view, which it is needless to say was eagerly occupied by another ; all those windows, extending from the St. Sepulchre's Church end of the Old Bailey, as far as the Sessions.house Court-yard, were crowded by seven o'clock. At this moment the scene was indeed one which could call forth animadversion, as in the midst of the crowd opposite the jail no less than three pugilistic rencontres took place—whether set on foot by ruffians for the pur poses of plunder, or caused by the angry feeling for situations in individuals, it is diffi It LU to say— but certainly the dreadful uproar they occasioned displayed that the awful example to public justice, in the person of a man who had once shone in a sphere of great respectability, and of practised commercial talents and knowledge, had hut little if any effect on the minds of the crowd. We have stated that the windows in the Old Bailey were thronged, and we will now proceed to describe the EXTERIOR OF TIIE PRISOM. The walls were literally covered, and wherever a bold or footing could be obtained, persons of respectable appearance were seen clinging; from the slender state of the holding, many of them fell and experienced severe contusions; however, the places were quickly occupied by others, and a dis graceful scene of contention was going forward, which, from the density of the crowd, could not be checked. Ai far as the eye could reach, looking from the scaffold towards Ludgate-hill, nothing was visible but one immense forest of heads ; and . such was the greatness of the assembled thou. sands, that they frequently appeared to wave in every direction. Such was the uproar at seven o'clock, that it was thought some dreadful acci-' dents would have occurred ; however ) the mob became. more:composed 115 the hour of eight ap proached. The scaffold was erected in the course of the night, and at five o'clock hi the morning the exe.,, cutionetascended the platform and fastened the chain-link and rope to the cross beam, and then retired. The remainder of the morning was oc. cupied, as we have stated, and in addition ,to which-we can add, that some desperate robberies were committed•; but whether the offenders were secured or not, did not come to our knowledge. At seven o'clock last evening, Mr. Fauntleroy was waited upon by the Rev. Mr. Springett, who was received by him with evident marks of composure. After some conversation on trifling matters, the subject was changed to religion, and the question of the transition from life to eternity was discussed. The Reverend Clergyman po7nt ed out the sacred maxims of religion from the Re velations, and the unfortunate Gentleman answer ed in a manner that displayed his 'Judea con viction and hope in the sacred truths of Chris-1 tianity, mid reliance that the awful transition which he was about to make, would be one which, as he said," displaying the mercy of GOD, even in the last hour, to the guilty penitent." Ito was assisted, until eleven o'clock at night, in his de votions, by the Rev. Ordi nar y, M r . Biker,Airs Springett, and another individual : at that honr he took some refreshment, and paced his apart ment for a short time ; lie then sat down, and for a considerable time occupied himself in prayer, reading occasionally from the Bible and a Prayer Book : he was then asked if he would take any rest ? he asked permission to retire for an hour, and having composed himself on a bed, fell into a doze, which did not last long ; he awoke in some alarm, and again fell asleep, and by five o'clock was up at prayer, having had but very trifling and most uneasy sleep. He was joined by the Rev. Gentlemen whom we have before named, and quitted his apartment with them for the ‘Tard-room, user the Press-yard,' where tea was provided. Ile drank a cup of tea, and again entered into prayer, not in the least abstracted ; but as the chimes struck the hours, a languor evi (kitty gained over his spirits, and his manner be came depressed—he did not, however, lose that steady serenity and calmness of demeanour which he preserved tothe last moment. In speaking of himself and his hopes of eternity, he expressed his full conlidene in the mercy of Gun, and ob served upon the unfortunate state of mind in which lie had lubouftd for so long a period, compared to his present ha witless. In answer to a question put to hint, he spcke of his doo i n as very just, ob serving, he sow plainly perceived that he fully merited his fete. In this manner, and in similar declarations, did he employ himself with his Re verend Attendants for three hours, and at seven o'clock appeared to be sinking into a deep state of inanimation. lie received the last offices of religion composedly and quietly, but still his manlier bespoke the deepest depression. The applicants for admission were as numerous as they appeared to be highly respectable. But the Sheriffs, Messrs. Aldermen Brown and Key, h a d given conclusive directions not to permit any persons whatsoever, but a Reporter from each Morning and Evening Newspaper, to h ave access to the interior of the prison ; and in order to act strictly up to the letter of their decision, they determined upon not allowing any of their own private friends to accompany them ; this rt solu tiun was strictly a dhered to. At half-past six o'clock th e R eporters were admitted into the, vestibule of th e pr i son ; t h ey we number about t wenty f or t h e different Newspapers. Mr. Wontner, the worthy and high ly r espectable Governor of the prison, addressed them, and stated his orders to be that only one from eac h Paper could be admitted, but if there were more than one from any Newspaper, as a matter of convenience, he would allow the Gentlemen to pass through hii house, to a convenient place outside, within the railing, st here he could note down any circumstance that occurred. The Gen tlemen thanked him, and four of them availed themselves of this kind offer. After remaining in the lobby until ten minutes to eight o'clock, Mr. Alderman Brown, attended by his officers, bearing wands, came through the passages, and being informed that the group of persons assembled attended for the Press, direct ed them to be allowed to pass on to the cells. Mr. Alderman Key and his Under-Sheriff followed almost immediately, and instead, as was the usual practice, of going Into the Press Room, the Sheriffs proceeded past the condemned cells up a flight of stairs into the Ward-room, where the unfortunate Gentleman was sitting near the fire, engaged in deep meditation. On the room door being opened by the turnkey, he raised his eyes and stood up, leaning on Mr. Baker and Mr. Springer, who administered to him spiritual conso lation,while the Rev. Ordinary, in a very feeling and affecting manner, read the prayers for the dead. The Sheriffs, Mr. Wontner, &c., having entered, Mr. Fauntleroy advanced a few paces and bowed to them, and returned to his attendants ; here a very great change in his manner was apparent : he shook off the.stupor which had come over and stood calmly erect and composed, but immediately closed his eyes, and relapsed into his forme r stat e . lie was neatly dressed in black, with shoes and silk stockings, and had u. Very gentlemanly appearance. Some few minutes being Occupied in prayer, he was led to the fire. place, and the officers of the Sheriff pinioned his arms and hands. This ceremony being com pleted, Mr. Baker and Mr. Springett each took his arm, and the Sheriffs quitted the room, fol lowed by the Rev. Mr. Cotton, and next by Mr. Fauntleroy,who still kept his eyes closed,and was led forward scarcely conscious of the passin g scene. On walkin g through the passages, the heavy and deep sound of the funeral bell dd au en y struck on his ear, and appeared to arouse him; he exclaimed, 4 C Oh ! my GOD, have mercy ! Heaven have mercy on me !" and then seemed to make an endeavour to pray, but his lips failed to produce utterance ; Ilia step was, however, still firm, and his manner co osed. Ile did not \ appear in the least ruffled. The Rev. Ordinary read a o or. the sublime prayer of the Apostle Paul, beginning cc I am the Resurrection and the Life," and continued reading the Burial Service until he assisted Mr. Fanutleroy on to the scaffold. At eight o'clock, the hangman and his assist ant ascended the scaffold. Immediately a con fusion and cry of " Rats off!" arose from the multitude ; and this wish appeared to be very generally complied with. Shortly after, the St. Sepulchre's Church funeral-bell tolled, as did also that in the Chapel of Newgate, and for a few minutes, as it were, the bells mournfully re sponded to each other. At five minutes past 8 o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Springett ascended the fatal scaffold. The She riffs' officers, with white wands, next appeared on the steps, and retired on (tee tide, to make way for the Rev. Mr. Cotton, t he Ordinary, who led up, assisted by Mr. Baker, the unfortunate cul prit, who stepped on the platform scarcely ani mated ; indeed his manner evinced more of the mechanical march, evidently scarcely conscious of the passing scene ;—his eyes were closed, and his countenance was deadly pale. On being placed on the scaffold he opened his eyes fora moment, and seized Mr. Baker's hand with a convulsive grasp; but evidently somewhat revived by the freshness of the air, after a moment's hesitation he ad vanced firmly and quickly to the middle of the platform, and from the movement of his lips seemed to be engaged in earnest prayer; he raised his pinioned arms and hands once or twice, as if in supplication. The executioner proceeded to cover his head with the cap, and tied his white neck-handkerchief over his eyes, and then ad justed the rope. The Rev. Mr. Cotton du ring this time was occupied in reading the conclusion of the burial-service. The unfortunate sufferer stood firmly, and seemed to he praying with great fervour; the executioner soon concluded his preparations, and descended from the platform. The Rev. Mr, Baker and Mr. Cottou retired from the criminal a few paces, and, after an agonizing moment, oc- cupied in prayer, a signal appeared to he given, the drop fell, and the world closed on him for ever. He struggled, in great agony, for a few seconds, and for some minutes► was convulsed. The Sheriffs did not enter the lobby leading to the scaffold, but having seen the unfortunate cul prit.placed on the platform, immediately retired into Mr.Wontner's house, evidently .mach affect ed. Mr. Springett left the scaffold almost imme diately ou Mr. Fauntleroy's ascending. On the drop falling, the Rev. Mr. Cotton and Mr. Baker returned into the jail. After the body had hung for an hour, it was cut down, and carried into a room adjoining the lobby. The immense multitude, during the awful co. remony, conducted themselves orderly, and dis persed quietly. We did not hear of any accident having occurred, but the offences were nume rous; and several persons were stripped of their watches, money, &c. by the pickpocket., who were extremely active. A steam-mill for gripding corn has lately been erected at Marseilles, which, says a letter from that city, has been productive of the greatest be nefit to the inhabitants.' •At the cotton m a n u f ac t or y o f t h e late C. STANTON, Esq.,at Mansfi e ld, on S a t ur d ay last, a Dilreryeenairpslooyf employment young lhreirt ioa wom a n, ny oinutiei younger intention f ns s t o h tre e r, procuring nam e abo at the same place, when about n i ne o ' c l oc k t h e uotr Knight, took with guilt was thrown into the utmost consternation and alarm, on discovering that the child, by ap proaching too near one of the shafts, and her clothes getting entangled therein, 'was carried round with the utmost rapidity, every round her head dashing against the wall, and her legs against a pair of steps which stood near, with such force as to break the steps. The works were stopped with the utmost promptitude, hut it was found that the skull was fractured, the, thigh bones broken, and the bowels protruded through the skin. In this dreadful situation she lingered till four o'clock the following morning, in the greatest agony, when death put an end to her sufferings. A NOTED THlEL—Henry Roberts, who stated himself without residence or occupation, was broUght up to Queen-square Office this day, by Handley, an Otlicer, charged with breaking open his brother-in-law's box on Friday week, in Bar rett-street, Lambeth, and stealing from thence a caddy, containing 19s. Ga. in silver, some memo- Atudums, &c. his property. It appeared that the prisoner lodged with his brother-in-law at the time of the robbery, and decamped immediately after he committed it. Handley, the Otlicer, proved, on apprehending the prisoner, he asked him if it was for his brother's robbery, and ob served, he hoped he should be sent out of the country, for his life was a very uncomfortabl e one. The prisoner was committed. WEST INDIA DOCKS. STOCK ACCOUNT for the Week ending Saturday, the 27th of November, 1824. Articiea. Delivered. 111 4, : : :ne , n. ENpo!ta. 4;77 - { !ho---,--- , ds • West India Trs llis Sagar Brazil . 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LONDON , . gn TUESDAY EVENING , Though we received the Sorraiugo' LONDON GAZET T E at a late hoaryeSterti"ll at yeptosassesswioenst:kteo awsltiriceintgwigielePr;ti:ull:jlllll direct our irect our attention, and as the presen t ` var lot it, the BURMESE is an object of peculiar 5011ne We thought it our duty to subunit tile bal e it ur Readers in a Second Edition. We rePr t ior t. this day (see our fourth page) for the g ril l( o ur _ton II di " connections throughout tho l‘i"P l°111. of our Country Readers, particular' t l ' le a copious •Pi M't• FAusTrAttoy.—We have giv e " 0 t bs preceded and those that accompanied th e° o d account of all the circtintst9ll-e odor tul event which has terminated the once° the cares of this unfortunate man. .Fll°