Recorder's Report.
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Yesterdlay, at Carlton Palace, the Recordler rnade his re- port to the King in Coutncil of the prisoners under sentence of death in Ncwgate, wvho were ceoivicted at the Oled Bailey October Sessions, namely:-John Cook, alias Cookson, allas Jackson, 17; HenryFerris, 18, of burglary. William Oliver, 16; William Moore, 25, of highway robbery. Win, Dalton, 17, of houisebreaking. fHenry Jobn WaUs, 1 8; Evan Williams,48; JamesAdams,] 9; Aan Williamson,17; Brid- get Polley, 52; Henry Lee, 16; John Passenger, 12, of larceny in a dwelling-house; and Henry Fanitluroy, 40, of forgery. 'iis Mdajcsty *vas graciously pleased to respite, (luring his royal pleasure, all of the abave-named convicts, excepting Henry Fauutleroy, upon wvhom the law was left to take its course, sad he is ordered for execution on Tues- day next. COINIUNICATION TO lR. FAUNMTIEROY OF THE ORDER FOR HIS EXECUTION. (From a Correspondent.) At half-past six o'clock ycsterday evening, the Recorder's Report reached Newgate- and the Rev. Mr. Cotton, lUr. Baker (who has been long the comforter of unfortunate culprits), and the Recorder's clerk, immediately proceeded to the room in which Air. Fauntleroy ig confined, for the purpose of commtnicatiBg to him the intelligence that he is to die on Tuesday morning. The Ordinary was in his black gown, andheld the Recorder's Report in hishand. b1r.Faunt- leroy was reading a prayer-book the moment they entered. Ile had been waiting in a most anxious state for the report, having up to the Is t moment, as he now ackmowledges, enternained some faint hope of reprieve. The Ordinary, whose attentions to him have been unremitting, had considered it his dutv to caution hir. against theabsurdlityof expectation; and heseemesd to acquiesce, biat stiU the fondness fbr life betrayed himn into hope, and he had just seize4d a prayer-book to relieve his mind from the horrorof suspense. The Ordinary was deeply aiected at the appearance of the unfortunate mian, who sat with his head upon his hand intently rending a prayer- the very prayer wshich invokc grace and strength to endure tbedreatd ful change from life to eternity. The faee ol the culprit was as pale as ashes: he looked up when the Ordinary approached him, andsaid, " Al! Mr. Cotton, you are cone: I sec how it is" and he rose and walked towards the Ordinary, who was unable to speak for some moments, but who Ield out the Recorder's Eeport, anti pointed to the black scal-a mark intelligible to the condemned. I expected nothing less thtan deatlh," said hlr. Fauntleroy, and thanks be to God, I am resigxed to rmy fate." *' Yes," said AIr. Cotton, " the report is fatal to you, and I trust and be- lieve that you are prepared." " it is very extraordinar.y," said :lr. Fauntleroy with a smile, *that 1 should have opened the prayer-book at the very spot ir. which the culprit prays to God for power to bear the last extremityl. I looked into it for comfort, and the comfort it gave me was in tuming my thoughts to the grave." .llr. Cotton said he was rejoiced to see him in so tranquil and re- signed a state of mind. " Yes," said he, " I have gained by your ex- cellent advice, and I learn those tidings without fear ortrembling. When amt I tosuffer ?" Air. Cotton told himn that Tuesday wastheday appointed fir his execution. " Very well," said he, " I shall be ready. It is odd, that when I opened that book of pmrayers which you gave to me, no cloubt for the purpose of keeping my thougllth upon a separation from this life, I exactly hit upon the words " Almiglhty God, give me grace and strength to spend the short time I have to live as it is meet, and make me acceptable to thee, ibr Christ's sake." He then beggedl that the Ordinarr and Mfr. Baker would call upon him after they should have visited thle other prisoners. They told him they would return to him ia half an hour, and tumned towasds the door. " I iAope," Saf, ile, " that I am to suffer alone-tlat no otherpoor creature is to go out of thewotld at the sane time. [Jow is my fellow sufferer Liarwood --" The Ordinasy replied that ?larwood was perfeed prepared-that he was resigned and happy. " I -feel," said Jr. Fauntleroy, - that there is happi- ness even in resiLning this life." lie then resumed his book, and was left alone. 'The Ordinary went roLnd to infornm the other pri- sonets whose names were inclutded in the report. of the favourable consideration which their cases hlad received. When he called upon Harris, wvhose case was supposed to be despierate, and told him of the postponement of the decision, the unfortunate mau was quiteoverpowered. After the several visits round the prison, the Or. dinary and Ir. Bnker retursed to M.r. Fauntleroy, wh o.it appeared, when left to himself, began to pai'-t deatlh in lhis ima2gination in all its usuai terrors. He pressed his hand upon his forehead and sighed deeply. He tmuttered a few words, and' looked at lr. Cotton and Dlr. Baiter as if for comibft, and then he dropped his eyes upon the groumd, and scemed to retire witlun the awful circle of his own rnt- ditations and to find nothing there but despair. Mlr. Cotton teok hin byttine hand, and Alr. Baker told him to becomforted He suddenly recovered from his agony, and said-he. wisbed to pray. Mr. Baker then read a prayer.and M tr. Fauntleroy said, in rather-a checrfrul tone-" It is better,my dearsirs,that I should die, than tbat, I should have esraped to another country. Had J gone to Arneri- ca, as I intended to have done, every bit of bread I sbould, have swallowed would have been aS poison to me. Another happy hour I never should haveen.oyed ard yet, Mr. Cottna I had, I win acknovledge to you, seme }uttering hope-it was merely a fluttering hope-but still it tees hope." Mr. Cotton, said, " Aly dear Sir, I cautioned you against giving way to host -I told you there was ro chance." "Yes," said Mr. Fauntleroy, " you prevented me froas encouraging that dangerous hope, the dis appointm ent of which wouldbave beenintolerable; hut still it brec in upon rme in some shape or qther from the irst. But it is irell: that Iam todie. Itiswellformychildren that laXt to die. Oh, lr. Cotton, I have onegTeat consolation inleaving the worl,,tf have gotthe assurance of a mostvirtuoous :d inestitnnble frien' tAatmy poor boy and toy two other children Shall be taken care of. rgo out of lifet without any fears aboutthem Indeed my sen-has now beforr- him the prospect of aprosperous course. He wilifare betterthan he mvould if I had been merelyan exile. Oh. my calamity ofitself will operate in making him virtuous." hir. Cotton 'then con- versed with Mr. Fauntleroy, who more rationally spoke of his. sentence, upon the necessity of shutting himself up frotnvisiters,. and devoting the remainder of his days to coamnunications with the Almighty. MIr. Fauntleroy aamitted the propriety of keeping himself apart, but .he suddenly returned to the subject -of his condemnation. Mr. Cotton said he sw tbat alr. Fauntleroy occasionally aband9ned the very correct opirnion he had expresiec ever since his trial of the event. Mr. Fauntleroy 7answered, "I did; and yet Alr. Forbes assurel me (and, indeed, n2d a direct commu- nication from the Bankof England tQthe same eftect before my trial), that if I got rid of the first case by any aeciden4 the zest shoold po sitively be brought against me-tthatif any error crept in and favoured my escape upon oeie occasion, the Bank would ddc their 4ty,and prosecute me *until I shoutd be . found giulty." Mr. Cotton told him he had repeatedly made the same assurance to him, in the hope that aU thoughts of pardon, commutotiori Or any other wav of escaping with life, would: be baaiuiltleL " it s true," said ir. P aunderoy, "yoa told me. that the Rank hUd a duty to perfortn and t at it would be a conpromnhe of that tluty to let me escape. T beleve that to -be the-case, 2td I tltinlc the Bank woulb have actev ght in- putting m life as far: as the law could go, had I been ac9uitted oathe firsttindietmettt" Mvr. Cotton then asked him whether he intended to interdlct the visits of his friends before Sunday. Thie Ordinaty thought it would- be mos.li Fauntleroy' I hope to-be able to-dn. riost rtidelt to do c-o. Mr Frid tler T think I'shall-bi&tmdieus, bfor ~Friday night.. of allmy tiends, nwo havc, oe kn(ows, 1ec vo.kind in the extreme.' Oh, it is a greatconsolation to -me that theN hwaverememnbered mein the days of my afaic on:. -ut aborcall, 1 feel comfortin the promsse so solenly nmade. by snjXriiend, foz.-the preservation of mny ehildren.7'- RECORDER'S REPORT.