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!piped their influence and persuasions to' hose of Miss
Yaong's friendi; and he ultimately agreed so far to
redeem the lady's character as to biome her husband
by the tie of the latN ; butadeclaredllfi* be would never
live with liar ;lay after ths'day of Their onion. Ile.
accordingly led her to the altar,-the ceremony was
performed, and they left the church together; bius when
they got outside, he ss era one a ay, and she went another;
and from that time to the present they have never again
met. He, however, settled a very handsome annual
allowance upon her for her own and het child's support;
which they still continue to receive.
Mr. Fauntleroy now began to indulge in the society
of women about town, who are well qualified, in no
great length of time, to accomplish 'the ruin of any
These were several of these destructive engines
in motion about London at that time, and the machi-
nery of their construction and system, which perhaps
may not he generally known at this peiird,, was this:
—A female, of as much personal attractibn as poSsible,
was selected by a set of men then about town,. who
being themselves ruined by the same means, both in,
fortune and in fame, were ready to become the willing
instruments of ruin to others. This gang all pulled
one way, and having got hold of a handsome and inte-
resting woman, they established her in art elegant and
splendidly fnrnished mansion in some fashionable street
at the west end of the town. This woman, nominally
the owner of the mansion, was hawked about, dressed
in the most fascinating and gay attire, to the Italian
Opera, the theatres, and. all other places of public
fashionable resort, where she had her male accomplices
scattered about, offering their friendly services to all
their young and inexperienced acquaintances, often men
of fortune and of family, to introduce them to the great
object of general admiration—Mrs. Such-a-one. The
introduction took place—the Lady put forth all her
powers of attraction—a fascinating invitation was given
to the new aspirant for her favours, to join a supper-
party at her house that night ; after the entertainment,
the invitation was eagerly snatched at and accepted, and
the anhappy pigeon to be plucked was thus completely
got within the trap.
An elegant and sumptuous supper was supplied, in
the first style of costly extravagance. Wines of the
finest order, and of every description, were circulated
in abundance—champagne always the most predomi-
nant ; and after this scene of hospitality, a little game
of something was introduced to entertain the ladies, for
these female basilisks always attended each other's par-
ties, to witness the sacrifice of a victim. Cards were
introduced—something trifling was commenced with—
the wine went round ; the ladies soon dropped off one
by one from the table—a proposal was made to play
for a few dozen of champagne, to make a present to the
lovely and hospitable hostess—the pigeon was most
generally suffered to win this first and some following
trifling stakes, to give him confidence. Dice (false ones)
now took the place of cards : play became deeper and
deeper as the wine vanished, until the poor dupe of all
this villainy was fleeced of every shilling he had about
him, and then entered into securities, his own bills, for
large sums, which, in the morning, if he recollected
. them, convinced him that he was ruined. If he pro-
tested against the payment of these demands, he was
threatened, bullied, told that he would be posted about

town ; and, at length, nothing was left him but either
to pay the demands as far as his means went, and then
become an initiated member of the gang, or, in the other
alternative, to blow his brains out.
The Hecate of these infernal courts, for several years,
was a woman beFt known by the domestic name of
" Mother Bang," because she was " bang up" to all
the arts and intrigues of her calling. At this woman's
house, near Manchester-square, it was that a simple but
opulent sugar-baker in the City, a few years ago, lost
such a sum, under the above sy'tem, to a set of persons,
at the head of whom were two, named Wallace and
Andrews, that the unfortunate man, rather than meet
the disclosure of his imprudence to his. partners and
friend., took a razor and cut his throat. It was also a

practice with these women, whenever they found a man
of Health strongly attached to their persons, to have
themselves, by some sham process, arrested for a large
sum; or else there was some dear friend in durance;
and what mans gallantry could, who had the Means,
refuse to release the captive?
Mr. Fauntleroy unfuitunately fell in with sone of
the destructive women above described, and amongst
the rest, this said Mother Bang. He was a man of a
generous disposition, and humane feelings, and could
not bear to site any one about him in distress, while he
had, or could obtain the means of relieving them. All
she above schemes and tricks were often put in prac-
tice to ensnare him, and the bait usually told. In this
way. we understand, he has dissipated enormous sums,
besides loans of large amount, to fellows about town,
whom he met at those places, and whose words he took
to pay him when they would, and that was never.
Mr. Eiunderny is perfectly conversant with all the
Continental languages, and fiequently visited those
countries, particularly France, to the society of which
he was very partial.
Some time ago, while in that country, he became
enamoured of a handsome young English Lady, then
pursuing her education at a convent, and succeeded in
gaining her affections to the degree that she eloped with
him. This Lady, who is extremely beaetiful, by whom
he has two lovely children, he has never parted from,
and at this moment she occupies an elegant house, with
a complete establishment, in Siirtey ; she is only now
twenty years of age. This establishment is, it seems,
settled entirely upon the young female and her children.
Mr. Fauntleroy nominally resided at the banking.
house in Berness.street, but he scarcely ever stopped
these after banking hours; he always retired to pass the
remainder of the day and night with his favourite fe-
male, giving directions that the general answer to be
given to all persons inquiring for him in Berners-street
after business, should be that he dined out—we say his
favoulite female, because Mr. Fauntleroy kept ano-
ther mistress at the west end of the town, we under.:
stand ; but where he comparatively passed but little of
bis time. • Mr. Fauntleroy, independent of the great ex-
penses to which these establishments must have sub-
jected him, laid out a large sum of money in building
an elegant house on the West Cliff, at Brighton, which,
we understand, is superbly fitted up; but where bf dis-
pised of vet y little of his leisure time. Besides these.
•rrinus extensive channels for the dissipation of Mr.,.
nuntleroy's pecuniary funds, it will be recollected thin.
he had regularly to pay the dividends on all those enor-
mous sums of stock sold out, which, we are well as-
sured, was an annual draught upon him of about
16.0001. Added to this, it is amertained that on some
s isiden occasions during the war, and afterwards, when
called upon to produce stock to which lie was trustee,
I* was often compelled to purchase at an enormous loss,

to prevent the disclosures which have now taken place.
But considering, thee, all these circumstances, it is still
sorprising that Mr. Fauatleroy exhausted, in the course
of IS years, the vast sums of money spoken of, and of
. •
which, we believe, there is very little left.
The wretched man having now in some degree re-,
covered from the shock which a public examination
and exposure must have given him, is perfectly calm,
and, considering his situation, is in very good spirits : he
is chiefly occupied in the prison in reading or writing;
hut when visited by any friend, be converses cheerfully.
His partners have permission to visit him at all proper
hours. without the form of an order, and not a thy
elapses that one'of their► does not pass a considerable
titre with him ; but no other person is permitted to see
him, without a special order from Mr. Conant, the
committing Magistrate. He is, we understand, fully
comniunicative to his partners, as to the nature of their
affairs. He has had a number of private papers brought,
to him to the prison, after being looked over by a'
proper person : and he has requested that a writing.
de,k, which he had at his house in Sum rey, might be ad•;
milted to him for the purpose of keeping his papers in ;,
and the unfortunate young female, who resides there,
has sent it to bum through the proper channel. She has,
only within six weeks lain in of her second child.
One of the two persons who have hitherto constantly
remained in the room with the prisoner in his apartment
in the jail, has been withdrawn during the day, and only
one left in attendance: at night, however, they both re-
sume their station, and remain until the morning. The
prisoner sleeps soundly and composedly, and by no
means betrays any of those involuntary symptoms that
often denote a disturbed aonscience.
None of Mr. Fauntleroy's immediate relations have
been to see him since his confinement, except his brother,
we believe, once. He has, we understand, only one
brother and one sister; the former is a highly respect-
able and respected professional Gentleman. The anguish
of the family at the dreadful situation of their relative is
beyond description.
The trial will not take place until the next Sessions at
the Old Bailey, which, we believe, commence somewhere
about the 20th of October.

The most extensive forgery of this description charged
upon any person next to the present, to which, however,
it bears but a slight comparison in point of amount, that
we can recollect in this country, was that committed
about SO years ago by a gentleman named Weston, s+ ho,
at that time, moved in the very first society. This man
forded the signature of General Toning to a document
which enabled him to gilt possession of 25,0001. and for
the forgery he was tried and executed. Weston was
extremely intimate with one of the then head clerks in
the Bank. of England, by whose assistance, it was after-
wards discovered, he was enabled for a long time to
keep the forgery concealed.
The night before Weston's execution, the Bank clerk
passed the night with him, and they supped together
very heartily in the prison upon cold lamb and cucum-
bers. In a few weeks afterwards, the clerk himself was
discovered to have committed other forgeries, and on
his being apprehended, he contrived to find means of,
putting an end to his existence by cutting his throat.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1824.
THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Coniols opened this morning at 941, g 3, for the Ancona, *lib
little doing, as most of the Jews are gill absent.-thnir holiday will
not be over till this evening.