Star.
London, England, 1824-11-29 00:00:00

CONDEMNED SERMON.

Yesterday, nearly two hours before the commence-
ment of service in the Chapel of Newgate, numbers of
persons assembled at the entrance. The Sheriffs had
issued tickets, but we believe that in their anxiety to
give as much accommodation as possible on the occa-
sion to the multitudes who wished to be present, they
were rather too liberal. Whether this was the case or
not, there were, when the Chapel was quite full, great
numbers of respectable persons on the outside. A very
general report was in circulation during the last two
or three days, that Mr. Fauntleroy had mad! up his
mind to absent himself from the Chapel; but although
he certainly, soon after the Recorder's report was com-
municated to him, expressed an objection to appear in
the Chapel, he soon yielded to the Ordinary's request
that he would attend Divine Service. At a quarter
after ten o'clock, the public were admitted to the gal-
lery of the Chapel (the whole of the lower part being
now appropriated to the prisoners). There were no
more than three or four L 'dies present. Immediately
afterwards, the turnkeys and other officers of the prison
entered the body of the Chapel, with the crowds of pri-
soners, tried and untried. Those who were condemned
to die, and were respited, sat immediately opposite to
the public gallery ; those who have not been tried, sat
under the gallery to the left of the pulpit. Harris, the
convict whose case was not reported, and who of
course still remains under sentence of death, entered the
large pew in the middle of the Chapel, called the con-
demned pew, and opposite to him sat the convict who
was the great object of the public curiosity and asto-
nishment. Mr. Fauntleroy was accompanied by the
Rev. Mr. Springett, who sat on his right, and Mr.
Baker, who sat on his left hand.
There were also in the same pew, Mr. Forbes, one of
his solicitors ; Mr. Wadd, his medical attendant; and a
Gentleman who has testified his friendship for Mr. Faun-
tleroy in the most unequivocal manner in the whole
progress of his case. Mr. Fauntleroy betrayed no emo.
tion upon entering the chapel. He sat without raising
his eyes to those around him. In fact, he presented the
same appearance which he maintained in the Old Bai-
ley Dock upon his trial, and upon the day on which sen-
tence of death was passed upon him. When the morn-
ing prayers commenced, he put on his spectacles, and
seemed to 61 his attention upon the book which he held
in his hand in conjunction with Mr. Springett. He was
dressed in a new suit of black. The whole of the ar-
rangements were calculated to strike those who had
never witnessed such a scene before most awfully. In
the psalms, lessons, and prayers, these were passages
which were applicable to the case, and those he seemed
,to mark by a solemn motion of the head. He joined in
the responses with great apparent fervour, and when
the Ordinary came to the words, I Oh! LORD, make
haste to help us I" he raised up his eyes, and repeated
the supplication in a most earnest manner. He leaned
his head upon his hands, which were clasped together,
when the prayers of the congregation were requested
" for him who awaited the awful execution of the law ;"
and when the collect in the Communion service, im-
ploring the favour of the DIVINE Barrio to be shed upon
the King was read, he manifested an extraordinary de-
gree of earnestuess.
The Ordinary having finished the Liturgy, which he
read impressively, be proceeded to the pulpit, where,
after a prayer in which there was no peculiarity, he
I delivered a sermon from the first Epistle of Paul to the
Corinthians, chap. 10, verse 12, in which are the words
_..“ Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed
lest he fall."
The Ordinary, in his opening, said, that it sometimes
happened that offences were brought to light so pecu-
liar in their nature, and so alarming in their extent, as
to require the most severe chastisement which the law
could inflict. Discoveries of such a nature had been
recently made in reference to the unhappy person
whom he should more immediately address himself,
and upon whom, after the strictest investigation, and
the most impartial trial, and, after an unbiassed and
conscientious Jury had returned a verdict of Gaiity.
the legal conseitiences were so speedily to take effect.
It had been long since any case had occurred which
was comparable in magnitude) or which created such
intense interest in the public mind. It often happened!
that dime resulted from the numerous temptations to'
which youth was constantly exposed, from ignorance,'
or from poventy ; but in the present instance the
unhappy object of his• charge had always maintained
the character of a Gentleman, and some of the
most respectable and honourable men in the land
came forward on the day of trial to depose to the
excellent qualities which had appeared ever to adorn it.
Every effort which ability, and ingenuity, and Christian.
.hatity could make, had been celled into action, in..

order to avert the dreadful sentence of the law, and
petition had followed petition with the same object;
abut the magnitude of the crime proved to be such as
to present an insurmountable impediment to the miti-
gation of the extreme penalty. In making these obser-
vations the preacher did not mean to undervalue the
voice of the public. He did not mean to set at nought
the sympathies of the people, which ever corresponded
with the best feelings of our nature. The opinion of
the people of England was entitled to the highest re-
spect. They were generally right when they pronounced
their opinions calmly, and were not artfully excited ;
but it was to be recollected that the public voice was
not in the present case unanimous : a few only had ex-
pressed their wishes,—the great majority, acting with
prudence, and according to their duty, relying confi-
dently on the well-known mercy of the Crown in cases
where lite and death were the questions at is-ue; but
as upon the one part feelings of a triune too favourable
were attempted to be excited, so there were others too
eager to press upon a fallen brother, as if they were
exempt from that to which he was liable—as if it was
impossible for them to fall, if they were placed in
similar citcumstances. Tho e had not scrupled, with
their unfounded statements, and unthinking asser-
tions, to aggravate the severity of his sorrows, and
sharpen the bitterness of death. In referring to the
offence of the convict in his eye, the preacher observed,
that it was his painful, but necessary duty to use obser-
vations and allusions which would ill become him in
any other pulpit. The offence was of no ordinary mag-
nitude, and the utter ruin of numbers of innocent vic-
tims of their own credulity would hive been consequent
upon it, were it not for the exercise of the wonted hu-
manity of the most wealthy establishment in the world,
who had reimbursed,• or promised to reimburse, the
money of which they would have been
,defrauded
While on the one hand we ought to detest the crime, it
was our duty to put Christian charity into exercise, and
commiserate the offender, instead of censoring and con-
demning him. The great AUTHOR of our salvation had
set an example upon earth ; for while he censured the
vices and follies of the age, mercy even flawed from his
lips. He persuaded, entreated, and expostulated with
mankind : he forgave their errors, but never condemned
those who bad fallen into them. It had fallen to the lot of
numbers to stiffer the punishment of death for a similar
offence, distinguished only by the disparity of the sums.
—He therefore hoped, that while his erring brother ex-
piated his offence by his death, an indelible impression
would be made upon all present, th it in whatever sphere
they moved, it was certain that " the wages of sin is
death." Addressing himself immediately to the object
of his address, the preacher observed, that he had beets
often admonished in private, and on that occasion.
he was admonished in public, to testify the since-
rity of his repentance by an acknowledgment and
developement of any transactions connected with his
past life wherein the public were in any manner con-
cerned. He hoped, that when he withdrew from the
solemn service in which he was engaged, he would
devote:himself to self-examination, and look to that
merciful Burro who had promised to administer help
and succour in the hour of need ; that he would de-
rive consolation from the Gospel of CHRIST, and be sup-
ported by him when 46 passing through the dark valley
of the shadow of death;" and that he would be finally
conducted to the haven of eternal blessedness, and reign -
with the SAVIOUR for ever and ever.

This address was concluded with a prayer, and Mr.
Fauntleroy, after the other convicts left the chard, re-
turned to his chamber, accompanied by the Gentlemen
who had entered with him.

Mr. C. GREY ILLIC and Mr. T. 8. DuNciatas dined ott
Friday with his Royal niglllness the Oldie of You.
Mr. GAsuoteNz has sold Jerry, the winner of the St.
Leger to Lord Kauttount, for 2000 guineas. .
Mr. R. C. FERGUSSON and Mr. E. C. MACNAGHTENt
left Calcutta in March last, to proceed to the Persian Gulf, and
from thence overland to England.
Thursday se'nnight the Bishop of LIMBIL/CIC arrived
at the See House, from Dublin.
MARRIAGE iN HIGH Li —Saturday, was married,
at St. James's Church, by the Rev. Lord Hamar Prratiev, the Ho.
nosrabk Gamine Rate Tampa, son of Lord DYMIVOIIi to the Hon.
Miss Frrtaor, daughter of Lord Commas FIIZIPAY.
Friday, his Majesty's yacht Hama a), Captain Hatay J. Lem,
sailed from Portsmouth for the West Indies, with the following
passengers: The Bishop of Jamaica (Rev. CHIMITOPIIIM Liftman,
D.D.), Mrs. Cuaersornes. Larscoaaas,the, Hon. Mrs. Costume (her
mother), the Rev. Archdeacon Pore, Rev. W. Pas reason, Rev. C.
M. BOLTON, Rev. S. GODDARD, and HILIIIIT Jimmies, Esq. Seem.
tary to the Bishop, for Jamaica; the Rev. Archdeacon PAIIIIT, for
Antigua ; Rev. J. G. Moms, ad the Rae. S. Loess, for Berber
does. The HZIPALD will call at Plymouth, to embark the Bishop
of Barbadoes (the Rev. WILLIAM HARI Commas, D. D.) and his