Mr. FAUNTLEROY.-Scarcely ...
The Times, 1824-09-25T00:00:00

Tr. F.A; t I.Fr.() .-SCarC1y a (lay passes that somic ap- mi r:.,t n,ade at Alarlboroug-istecet-office to thc Mlagistratcs -;.,r t t leman, orthe banking-house to which liebeong F4- T,O , p)C who had dcealiigzs with the house, and hail ruffer- tl. r atilure. hare taken Lup the ridiculous an(d absurd itica that !-~,trarcsof ;his office. bebausc Alr. Fauntlcroy was examined at ran afford them some redres; and this erroneous notiotn has tLe Mo%t rr`c-steroTs apnlieations-" for thc assistance of t. t0ke- pnst i'ion of property depositcl for safet in the ktc &c The anplicat.Ls havc all nf coursc becn reterred ,- e, edijrgs udei tlh e isasiln. The sooner this error is Vrz7:-. i rhe telter. It should tsc knowit that thc iMagistrates have "v;n- authnrisyto intrfecre in the transactions of thc banking. Z i>N -th the nfplicunta themselves, nor half so miuch. A ntmbcr t t%--a,irsa h.ve also been imiatie to Mr. Conatit for orders tt visit Fr tsUrtl]r. bhst none lta'e been aceedetl to, except from gentic- -rmr=nxie ness hsis been represented and madic known to bh of nti m- re: of thlis number ate the llon, and Rev. C. Stewart t^dMr ( h rch, of ;SL .(amnc's.tplace, both of wlhom reccived orders rml r Ia inlery ycs,erday. t.r kl. ~i ntheyi veatnsnerstda tli 5Magistrate (whiose visit t. 3 Y-nr,:1 rnv was renreventcd at I larlborough.strcet oflHc as ions~on),gves the fo!osringstatem ent antI explanation of his xn I t* e Of thlc Vislting MaOistrates to the House of n-tia-., and in ther dischargeofiny dut3y I frequenSlygs over to ,- ermsn. to hm.r any coniplaints that may be made; to see that rennor and t-rnkeys nbser-e the rules and regulations laid F fm.r thtir conduci ; to ex:tnine all the wards and cells; and, io to 1 that the whole ccononiY of the prilson is carried on W~hlFo 1thc orders?f tbc Committee of the Visiting Justices. rTs ersdV, Ihe 11th instant, after I had been to tile iNew Prison 1r I went to thtc House of Correction. I found thc lr" -r ehfine b hy ilness, and thc clerk, I undnerstood, wasi in at- znre a ti.e Scions. On zoing irto the offire, I saw M r. th' storc-keeper; of hliin I made the usual itlquirics, *n I was informed that a gentleman of lhe name of cw;fy<; hed bc n onncitted for forery. I iookedt an the com- rnd, knowing eome of that unfortunate grentlemnan's con- &5. 1 ..as thtndersitruk at the intelligence, and expTeslet my ee!- re;,e.;theb infomiation. with an earinest hope that lie wotthil t '; ji t rnsccrat After has ing gone through a part of the prison, ? mR mv ire'grms at the state apartments. I desired hlke. t1o informri Air. Fauntleroy, that as one of the Visitii,l bo~uwwra prcsentime wisheid to lknckw whletber ;)r. Fauntlerov had 5 phint to alte. is'On rentering the room, I said, ' I liope, th- r- -- .enon is paicl to you.' illr. Fauntleroy replied, vt~~~~~c z-S(b)e ZllC ,CIntich so Pus lie could wlsh.' I Kaid I Su r e hgintlenSnmi fr)m IBernerssmrect ?' flie replied ' Yes.' 75 eF wpremasng my deep commiseration for lhis situation, Alr. ?aur'ri, 1$t ok rne by tic hand, end avpmected so completely over. > 7d kis feelings as to be unable to express himseli: Observ- aC Ot 5It5stion, I then said in the tenderett manner possible, ) [1v r bir, let me p.rsuaie yotm to read the sacred Scriptures, C s t- He islmmeiately p7ointed to a shelf, stating that ie had ~e. Aftrsh3lulcg ins by the hand, and expressing mny ardent < tsoxt he .aould fi,sd t onsolation from its s I7erotgX lretired, with 2'4 7';SJ G/ mind not ts bc esilL