Mr. Fauntleroy has been r...
The Times, 1824-10-25T00:00:00

Mir. Fauntleroy has been represented as baving sprung at no very remote dlegree from fbreign extraction; this is a mistake-his amily isboth ancient ant highly respectable, and his ancestors are aseertained to liave been in England in the tiine of Richard Il.; his pedigree, which is to be found in the Herald's College, is said to be clearly traced hack iOO Years. Mfr. Fauntlersoy's mother, who is between S0 aol 90 years of age, is still living, but is unacquainted with the unfortunate situation of her son. It is not ye' finally determined that he shall take his trial at the next approaching Old Bailey Scssions. The Commissioners of Bankrupts consider, it is saidl, the evidence of Mr. Faunt- Ihroy as indispensably necessary to the full development of the affairs of the banking-bouse with which he was cennected, and( that an absence of such evidence intist most likely be detrimental to the interests of thc nimerous claimants. Reference having of late been frequently made to the .ase of Aslett, .ho was convicted of stealing from the Banik (in which he filled the situation of secontd cashier) Exchequer hills to an eaormous amount. and his case being reserved for the opinion of the tw-elve Judges, be was left a prisoner in Newgate for ten years, awaiting their decision, it may not be unintere.ting to notice the great revolution, andl refornation too, whieh liappily have since taken place in that abodle of crime and miserv. knvgate, until within thie Lst ten or twelve years, vwas a prison for debtors as well as felons, and sometimes its massy wvalls enclosed above a thousaind inhabitants ; the tursnkeys were slsfiered to sell to prisoners and visiters winc and( beer to an unlinmited ex- telit; abominable dlebauchery and excess prevailed of course to a degree almost incredibl. The Governor's ceuolinelits were largely augmented by his letting out beds arad aL)art- ments to those w.ho 'wverc abie to pay for them. 4Mett rcited a vhole floor, consisting of four or five rooms, two of whlicii were of about the same dimen.s:iens as the one whiich is now occupied by MNsr. Fauntleroy. In these he lived wit'n his housekeeper and a female servant, enjoying all the comnforts of liit, cxcept liberty ; he was accustonmea to give hanidsome dinners to his friewids, and the theim chap- lain of the prison was very frequently one of his guests. Far different is thc Newgate of the present day; the regtl- lationis now in force preclude the Governor from deriving tlhc smallest advantiage fromn any extra accommodatioln whiich may be afforded to prisoners; and such accwnmo- (lation is never granted, excepting when peculiar circuin- stances appear to warrant a deviation from the usual course. The officers of the prison are strictly forbidden cating or drihking with the prisoners, or taking an2y fee from their; there arc many other salutary rules, which, as well its those mentioned, the present Oovertnor, it is knorvi, does rot saffer to remnain a dead lettei. GjwnOGE HALE.-Ve have received a sheet of four small pagcs, with the iollowing intimation:-, The enclosed is the tract for the publication) of which I was conmmitted to MLaidstonie vaol. I nm now distributing ttietm aain through the army in deficnce of *Anti.Christian power.'-GEORCE HA,LE." W'e have read the harmless trash, whict is certainly beneath any legal notiee: the n,an is uiinple-ittedw aned somue friend should sFe that his bead is shaved, &c., as is usual in shimilar cases. We learn from Manchester, thiat atlI the persons mention. ed in our last paper as woundrd by the fall of tbe floors in 51r. tough's niAnufactory, amounting to about 20 in number, still sur vive. tbough one of the womnen, in the infirmary, is said to be in a siEtuation of iuminent danger. A. sobstription has been set onl foot tor the sufferers, which amounts to about 2001., aqd it is expected that collections wili be made at various rhapela in the town ttamor. row; in aid of this benevolent object.-Ledk Mfercury.