A cou r t o f c iv il ju d ic a tu re w a s h e ld on the 2 7 th and 28th, w h en
fe v e ra l debts w e re fw o rn to , and w r its ta k en out.
In th e n ig h t o f th e 2 9 th , th e F ranc is fc h o o n e r returned from N o r fo
lk Ifland , h a v in g be en ab fent fiv e w e e k s and th re e d a y s . F rom h e r
w e le a rn ed , th a t the cr im in al cou r t o f ju d ic a tu re had be en affembled,
and one man , a co n v id t, had fuffered d e a th , b e in g eonvidted o f a m oft
d a r in g b u rg la r y , w h ic h h e and tw o others his ac com plice s effected*
w i th fome c ircum ftan ce s o f c ru e lty . T h e a c com plice s w e r e fentenced
to hard labou r on P h illip Ifland fo r a ce rta in term o f yearsa
It w a s o b ferv ed th a t th e gang s at th is place em p lo y ed in d ifferent
p u b lic w o rk s w e r e feld om to be feen in the a fternoon. O n in q u ir y , it
appeared th a t, n o tw ith fta n d in g th e orders w h ic h had been g iv en fo r
th e re gu la tion o f th e p u b lic la bou r , the fup erintend ants had tak en it
u p o n th em fe lv e s to ta lk th e w o r k in g p eo p le in fu ch m an n e r as th e y
th o u g h t p ro p e r , and u p on n o o th e r a u th o r ity than th e ir ow n w ilL
B y th is abufe th e w o rk o f g o v e rnm en t w a s alm o ft w h o l ly negledted,
and th e tim e o f th e labourers ap p lied to th e ufe o f p r iv a te in d iv
id u als .
T o r em e d y th is e v il, th e g o v e rn o r repeated th e ord er in which* the
h o u r s o f p u b lic labou r w e r e p o in ted o u t, and in fo rm ed th e fuperintend
ants and o ve r fe e r s , that i f th e y Ihould be k n o w n to take th e
lib e r ty o f a p p ly in g to a n y o th e r ufe o r p u rp o fe th e tim e defigned
to b e em p lo y ed fo r the p u b lic , th e y w o u ld be in ftan tly d ifmiffed from
th e ir em p lo ym en ts , as perfons w h o cou ld not be depended u p o n ; and
th e y m ig h t reft affured, th a t a n y o n e , w h o h ad been p ro v ed u n w o r th y
th e tru ft h e h ad placed in h im , w o u ld n e v e r be re ftored to a fitu a tio a
o f w h ic h h e w a s fo little tenacious.
D u r in g this m on th died M r . H e n r y B r ew e r , th e p rov o ft-m a r fh a l o f
the te r r ito ry , at th e a g e o f fif ty - fe v e n y e a r s . H e came ou t w i th G o v
e rn o r P h illip as his c le rk , and on o u r lan d in g w a s appointed to a£t
as p rov o ft-m a r fh a l in th e ro om o f th e pe rfon appointed b y th e c row n ,
M r . A le x a n d e r , w h o n e v e r came out. M r . B r ew e r afterw ard s rec
e iv ed his M a je f ty ’ s com m iflio n ap p o in tin g h im to thé v a c an c y .
T h e r e alfo died A n d r ew F ifh b u rn , a p riva te in th e N ew Sou th W a le s
co rp s , b u t fo rm e r ly b e lo n g in g to th e m arin e d eta chment fe rv in g in
th is c o u n t r y , w h o had been v e r y u fe fu l as a carpenter in the fettlem
e n t ;
m e n t ; a fo ld ie r , w h o came out in th e C o rn w a lli s ; one male c o n v id l,
who- died fu d d e n ly ; one unfortuna te man , J o h n W illiam s , w h o w a s
c rufhed to death b y th e w h e e l o f a tim b e r -ca r r ia g e g o in g o v e r his
h e a d ; and th eT e ttle r ’s fe rv an t w h o w a s k illed at th e H aw k e fb u r y ;
befide the feaman b e lo n g in g to the In d ifpen fab le w h o w a s fhot.
A u g u f t .] A cou r t o f cr iminal ju d ic a tu r e w a s affembled e a r ly in the
mon th fo r th e trial o f feveral offenders w h o w e re a t th a t time in 'c o n finement
und er different charges.
F o u r prifoners w e r e tr ied fo r a b u rg la ry in th e h o u fe o f W il liam
M il le r , b u t acquitted th ro u g h a d e fe S in e v id en ce . D a v id L lo y d w a s
tr ied fo r th e w i lfu l m u rd e r o f J o h n Sm ith , th e feaman b e lo n g in g .to
the fh ip Ind ifpenfable. I t appeared, th a t th e feaman had repaired in
a ftate o f in to x ic a tio n to th e h o u fe o f M r . P a y n e , fo r th e e xp re fs p u r p
o fe o f ta k in g from a fem ale conv id t (then liv in g as a fe rv an t at
M r . P a y n e ’ s, and w i th w h om h e , the feaman, had cohab ited d u r in g the
p affage) fome clothes w h ic h h e had g iv e n her. A r io t, the natural
con fequ en ce o f fu ch a p roce ed ing,, e n fu e d ; and th e p r ifo n e r endeav
ou red to make it appear that h e had b e en com pe lled in h is o w n
defence to fire the p ifto l w h ic h cau led th e death o f th e feaman. T h e
court' admitted that th e p r ifone r had n o t a n y o f th a t m a lice in his
heart ag ainft the deceafed w h ic h is neceffa ry to con ftitute the c r im e o f
m urd e r, and the re fo re acquitted h im o f th a t ch a rg e ; b u t fo u n d h im
g u i l ty o f m anflaughter, and fentenced h im to re c e iv e f ix hu n d red lafhes.
J o h n F e n low w a s tr ied fo r th e w i lfu l m urd er o f h is fe rv an t, D a v id
L a n e , T h is ch a rg e w a s fu l ly made o u t, and th e p r ifo n e r re c e iv ed
fentence to die. M a t th ew F ar re l, w h o (w ith R ic h a rd S u t to n , the
N ew g a te B u l ly ) affaulted th e w a tch on th e n ig h t o f th e 1 7 th o f M a r ch
la ft, h a v in g in th e cou rfe o f that con te ft re c e iv ed a w o u n d o n th e
tem p le w h ic h p ro v ed in cu rable , and o ccafion ed his death fom e time
after, th e w a tchm en w e r e n ow b ro u g h t fo rw a rd to ac co u n t fo r the
death o f th e deceafed. T h is th e y did v e r y fa t is fa fto r ily , and w e re
d ifeharged. F ou r v ag a b ond s , w h o h ad r ep e a ted ly b ro k en o u t o f p r i-
fo n , and ru n aw a y from th e ja il-g a n g , w e r e tr ied as -incorrigib le
ro gu e s , and b e in g fo u n d g u il ty , w e r e fentenced to th re e y ea rs hard
labou r at N o r fo lk Ifland ; and one man w a s tr ied fo r a rape, bu t. acquitted.
F en low , b e in g tr ied on the S a tu rd a y , w a s ex e cu ted o n th e
3 r 2 fo llo w in g