The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-18 00:00:00

MR. FAUVTLEROY.
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It his been stated that Mr. Faunderoy underwent a private era-
mination, in the house of Mr. Conant, previous to his cotumittal.—
W e now can add that the extent of the forgeries of which Mr. F.
vs accused amount to above two hundred thousand pounds. The I
accused has been the active and managing partner in the banking-
house of Messrs. Marsh and Co., for a number of years. Above
ten years ago he was appointed joint trustee with J. D. flume, Esq.
(of the Customs), and another Gentleman, to the estate of a family
of eight children, deprived at an early age of their parents. The
first forgery committed by the accused took place more thin ten
years ago, when the names of the other trustees were forged to dif-
&tent instruments, and ultimately to a power of attorney, by which
30,0001. stock was sold out by file. Famitleroy. To conceal this
fraud, he was compelled some time afterimage *twine* the stock
when at had greatly risen. The discovery me phis Irmo one of the
mint trustees accidentally investigating the seamiest die Bank of
ngland, which he was induced to do in ceamseses of the ap-
proach of November, when the money held in time woe, Ryan order
of the Court of Chancery, to be paid into the had. of the Ac.
comptant-Genertil. The trustee was panic-strnek dm discovery,
and communicated the fact to the other parttime the to* when
those gentlemen expressed their surprise eat pat 1111111M1 at the
I conduct of their partner. An application was mobs hi the middle
' of the last week, to Mr. Conant, at Marlbormillsalisell AM sal
the whole of the facts then disclosed having Der leid before him,
he employed Mr. Plank, the chief _ sadism isspasshald lit. Vaunt-
' leroy,havii g previously taken the depeeitios moo& of Mr. Hume,
by which he felt authorised to issue& warrant, for the alleged felony.
When Mr. Fauntleroy appeared before the ifftimate, on Friday
last, he fully acquitted his partners of any plapotion or know-
ledge of his delinquency.
Mr. Iluine was swprn and examined, to prove one act of forgery
for 10,0001. on the part of the accused, and at the termination of
the investigation, which lasted several hours, the prisoner was com-
mitted to the house of Correction.
On the prisoner arriving at the House of Correction on Friday
night last, orders were given that two persons should sit up with
him night and day, to prevent his attempting his life, which grder
has been strictly complied with. The prisoner's partners have DOS
been admitted to hint without special orders from the Magistrate,
and then in the presence of an officer. No paper is allowed togo tow
front him without its being first submitted to the CommittinitJuatiat,
Mr. Conant. The prisoner is above 40 years of age, a little bald,
and his hair rather grey. He is said to bear a resemblance to the
late Napoleon Bonaparte. 'a ester we understand, the Bank
Directors made most important discuveries.
On Thursday evening, Sir Peter Laurie and several other gentle.
men sent to the House of Correction to inquire if the account was
true, that the prisoner had committed suicide, which was currently
reported in the city. Time answer given was, that no such circum.
stance had taken place. At times the accused is in the most deject- I
ed state of mind, in short, in a state nearly approachiug todespair • I
and at other times he appears rather cheerful, and expresses to the'
iluvemor, Mr. Vickery, his gratitude for his kind and hutment It-
tendons whim in his unfortunate situation.
In addition to the above, we have heard it stated by a high autho-
rity at the Bank of England, that the discoveries already made are
of a nature to astonish the public, and that there is no instance on
record so calculated to excite interest in the mercantile world.

DISTRESSING AND EXTRAORDINARY CASE OI
CRILD

On Thursday last a !mot women, named Margaret Craven, fa.
siding in Ali'ford-place, Tottenham-court.road, who had just re-
covered from her lying.in, accompanied by some friends, west to
the Pancras Nsw Church to bare the &unite infant christened.'
After the christening the .party adjour;:cil to a public.house in the
vicinity, and partook of mine ale, which, from the weak state of
the poor woman, operated mwm her, and she became rather ea.,: ;
she lwwever recovered, and *as accompanied by her friends as far
as the end of llowland.street,Tottenbam-court-road, when she was
accosted by a woman, extremely will dressed, and of genteel ap-
pearance, ski, observed, •• 3ly dear woman, the child's shoe will
tall °tr.* The strings, she then discovered, were loose. and she
asked the lady to tie them. The lady took the infant into bee
arms, and at the 1110111CIII a friend of Niro. Craven's passed, to wham
she turned round to speak, and looking fur her infant to receive it ;
into her arms, the agonized mother was Mirror -struck at finding the
woman had disappeared with the infant. tier loud cries and shrieks
attracted the attention of the passengers, who, on learning the par.
' titular of her story, went in every direction, but could obtain no
trace of the unnatural monster or the infant. The poor woman was
carried have in a state of distraction, and yesterday, although
every possible inquiry had been mode, the child had not been re-
covered. The parish officers have hail the circumstance proclaimed
througkoet the •iatisli, but as yez., we lament to find, the inquiries
set oa foot by diem have proved iruidess.

At the Chester Assiz,-s, a poor man, named Moreton, has
recovered Wu/. damages from the proprietors of a coach
running front Manchester to Macclesfield. 'The plaintiff;
it appears. was on tho road, when the coach was driving at
a furious rate, by which he was thrown down, and had his
kg fractured.
We mentioned in our last, that William Telfair and
Mary Ann Quin had hew taken in Kendal with a great
quantity of forged notes on ditrerent Scotish Banks, and
we have just now been informed that Mary Ann WWI
father, John Q , and his wife, and their son, an engrav-
er. have been taken into custody in Belfast, charged with'
making; and uttering forgo des on a number of the Scot-
ish Banks.—Glavgoir Paper.
On Sunday night, at eleven o'clock, a fire broke out in
the workshop of Messrs. C. and J. Brown, hardware mer-
chants. in Gallowgate, Glasgow. The engines were im-
mediately on the spot, and the fire was won extinguidhcd,
without (lotus much damage.