The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-03 00:00:00

INTERMENT OF MR. FMIXTLLIIOI

The remains of this unhappy individual, whoee
excited so much interest, were, early yegerdßy ir,ortents„
consigned to the crave. Every thing had bt en rrcri,,,7,
arranged, with great prudence, with a view to his internn't
being as private as porsible. A considerable crowd had
been in waiting during the day, to witness the expected,.
moval of the body front the prison to the opposite how,/
the undertakers, Messrs. Cale and Barnard, of the 0,,
Bailey, it being known that his coffin was preperiag
there
and that it was from thence he was to be buried. An e,
portunity, however, was taken to convey the betty ae,rei
the way during a heavy shower of rain, which bad obliged
the multitude for a short time to retire, and its removal
was, by this means, unnoticed. Owing to thesejudicact
precautions, every thing was conducted with the ante
privacy, and not more than about two dorm ptaa,,,
' and a few children were on the ground during
solemnity. The family vault in Ilunhill-6eMs, in whi4
the body of Mr. Fauntlerow was deposited, coma%
the remains of his father, his elder brother, and tap
infant children of another branch of the family. The Ihn.
Mr. Springett, whose religious consolations to him while*
prison had brightened hie hopes of futurity, by paaryki
his views of eternal truth, and strengthening his reliantea,
the Divine mercy, was present with him, as be bad kindly
promised to be, to the last ; he had attended him on tke
scaffbld, and he officiated at the grave. The whole wa
over by nine o'clock.

That Mr. Fauntlcroy suffered justly no one will derv,
however earnestly they might wish that his sentenct hid
been commuted to a punishment which might have spatrd
his life. Let that man who may have deetntd hits sp.
deserving of mercy, examine what would he his own con.
ditinu it the present hour were to call him into judgment.
The sincerity with which he endeavoured to peupititte
the Throne of Grace by his repentance, may he collected
from a short prayer which he composed on Sunday mom
ing, previous to entering the ( lapel to hear the cons
donned Sermon. It was first writttn with a pencil, and is
the evening was copied in ink with his own handled
given to a much-esteemed friend then present with him,
in whose postession it remains. 'flue following is
exact transcript; the words in italics were sada.
lined:—

" Almighty and most merciful God, grant me a potties
of thy holy spirit to enable me, repentant +dotter, wind
strength in all my distresses, and through faith in the blsod
of our blessed Saviour, to look with delight to that blow.
place where SW MU' is no more.

H. FAVNTLEIOT.
Nov. 2i,

" Used by me upon
" entering the Chapel this awful day."

We understand from good authority that the mode
and demeanour of the young and intereatingfranale, 11:1
whom Mr. Fauntleroy lives' at Lambeth, have n &ad
the greatest credit upon her. Towards the close of ha
week, after the doom of Mr. Fauntleroy was decided, de
was in the moat distressed state of mind conceivable. Os
Friday, after her last interview with him, she was (heal-
fully convulsed with hysterical fits, and seemed to he
almost incapable of receiving any sort of c msolation. Oa
the following day, however, the kind and soothing atten-
tions of the Rev. Mr. Walsworth, the clergyman of Sant'
Lambeth, who benevolently bestowed upon her afflictions
nearly all his time and care. succeeded in restoring her a
some degree of calmness and empesure. The Reverent
Gentleman and Mrs. Walsworth spent the whole after.
noon of that day in prayer end exhortation with AIR
Forbes, and when they left her she was comparatively
tranquil and relieved by the assurance that Mr. W. mall
communicate between her and Mr. F. in Newgate mato the
state of her feelings. Agreeably to Mr. Faunderoy's request,
while he was taking the sacrament with his sister in New.
gate, Mts. Forbes, at her own house, joined with thee is
prayer. During the succeeding el dye she was node the
spiritual advice of the Rev. Mr. Walsworth, preparing to
receive the sacrament herself. the Tuesday morning ale
rose very early, and soon after six was devoutly at rare,
in which she continued fervently employed till the bowel
execution.. Wises *he kiensinoton chick strack,dasA
her own' witch was at the moment lying beforeldia
notify the fatal moment, and sir.• seemed firnily pre*.
fur the shock, she started convulsively ; but a mire'
afterwards she requested the Rev. Mr. Walsworth d
repeat the prayer he had composed for the future happiness
of the departed father of her children. She remainal
intently engaged in devotion for another hour, at the end
of which her, infants were introduced into the rear,
and she seemed resigned to her condition, and caprearl
the happiness she felt in having discharged her religious
duties, and that she was able, without repining, to bow to
the will of Providence. On the next morning, ()Feeney.
day), she was particularly anxicus to obtain a sight
of the corpse, and she wrote to Mr. Mayhew, re-
queating that her wish, in that respect, might be gni.
heal. A friend who had promised to aecomnany her for
that purpose, was with her when her guardian, Mr. Balk
arrived at her house. Ile brought her the farewell kw
of Mr. Famitleroy, the very last art of his life. It was
written at three o'clock on the Morning of his execution.
and was couched in the most aTectionate turns. Ile in-
voked the blessings of Ileaven upon her fur her faithful
adherence to him in his calamitici, and painted oat a
her one of Pr. Watts's Hymns, which he earnestly ro
quested her, for his sake, to teach their children. He
subscribed himself in death, as in liCe, her most attached
and affectionate friend. l'his letter also inclosed his Mat
which he sent her as his dying bequest. It was delivered
to Mrs. Harris, the turnkey's wife, only in trust for Mrs.
Forbes, to whom it was conveyed by Mr. Build. An at-
tempt was made, we regret to state, to intercept the Obit*
the ground that it beloneed to the Slierifilr but we believe
that neither of those worthy gentlemen 'knew of time tae
thus made of their names. The ring is a plain gold one.
rendered remarkable by an indentation, supposed to hayr
resulted from the violent pressure of Mr. Fauntlerey
hands during some moment of extreme agitation. AI rp
the wish of Mrs. Forbes to see the corp e, Mr. Budd
informed her it was impossible, as the coffin br'e'd
almost immediately soldered down. %hi the terininatiott
of this interview, the unhappy woman was upwards or
two hours in hysterics. hut site has since recovered her
firmness, and she now bears her misfortunes with nreellt-
tion and tranquillity. A provision i • made fey her forte
subsisteres. SJell after Mr. Faanderoy's apptelunsioa,
she thanked Heaven, that if she was left destitute, file
education she had received would enable ter to mdesilt
herself and her children. from whom she deelarsl her
tlr
termisation' under no circumstances, to be pietist Stt
daily prepared Mr. Fauntleroy's food while he rar
is
prison, and it was remarked that he s..arcAy tasted any
but that which came from her. The last dinner letole
was from a pigeon pie which she sent hies on Moab)
morning.
The Rev. Mr. IVoilsn crib knew M: s. Forbes as I rem-
be; of his congregation at Saudi Lambeth. .Ir.
had a pew for their use, and she was always regular at',
attentive in Ler d.votion. Forbes, it is known, wash"'
her real name ; she ass.; int:ll it, at .Mr. Fanntlero
.
request, u rho first we .et to reside at a.arnb e..b •
own name is Maria Fox.
Mr. Fauntlerov, etp to the last mornert cf his
manifested no felteriag or alarm : Le died with
signed fortitude of a plums and sinerre Christian. tr.
following letter, he wrote to a frit not late on ..U,11:!-t
evening, to thank him for his attentions to Mrs. Fort.'
shows the composure and firmness of his mind:— ,
Nenrite. Noeauhtr 21.11.
7.
My Sir—l cannot help r riting a for nets :o ywi. rl7,:j
ape grateful6.r rur kind attcntins,s ta d,r1"I'el:o
suffering and afflict frieLd. I ant sore y.ni will robrirtie tr(
tthatamat'iation and comfort whit at this ttire she set , t.,

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anal trlltch, by hrr c9rte.uct towards r 1.1,0 led „,
nu Ceding and sincere fricas. 31. v cverT b:c,ting attc:.d • (sr
the last with of your ever sincere and nhl.ged
I ::Nit FAI-NTV.:StIV

Early on Thursday week, the holy of a your: rl7;
was found in a small reservoir of watt r, at the 1...71'"
I/las-ow, by vaine o: the workmen. 11,1 'sr
was Eiizalialt Thottivin, and site had Irisn rnarriol
j
longer ago than the previous limulay. What led to so ist'vt
consequence is not known. No %it). I.ence had been
towards her; and from what can learnt, she rro-34.;
drowned herself under the iniim.mcc of a teturrilY
rancrncnt of mind.