fo llo w in g M o n d a y . H is b o d y b e in g d e liv e red to th e fu rg eon s fo r d if-
fed fion p u r fu an t to his fen ten c e , a fton e w a s fo u n d in his g a ll-blad d e r,'
o f th e fize o f a la rk ’ s e g g . T h is u n h a p p y man was remarkable fo r an
e x trem e ira fc ib ility o f tem p e r : m ig h t it n o t h a v e been occafioned b y
the to rm en t th a t fu ch a fubftance m u d p rod u c e in fo irritable a fitu -
ation ? H e h ow e v e r , th e n ig h t b e fo re h is e x e cu t io n , confe fled that th e
m u rd e r w h ic h h e com m itted w a s p remed itated . N o tw ith fta n d in g
w h ic h , h e h ad , th e d a y b e fo re h e w a s tr ied , prepared an o p en in g
th ro u g h th e b r ic k w a ll o f h is ce ll, p u rp o fin g , i f it had n o t be en d is co
v e red in tim e , to h a v e av a iled h im fe lf o f it to efcape after h is trial.
I t could fc a rc e ly be fu p p o fed , that am o n g the d e fcr iption o f p eop le o f
w h ic h the low e r clafs w a s fo rm ed in this p lac e , a n y w o u ld h a v e been
fo u n d fu ffic ien tly cu r io u s to h a v e attended the fu rg eon s on fu ch an
o c c a f io n ; b u t th e y h ad n o fo on e r fign ified th a t th e b o d y w a s re a d y
fo r in fp ed fion , than th e ho fpital w a s filled w ith p eop le , m en , w om e n ,
and ch ild ren , to the n um b e r o f fe v e ral h u n d r e d s ; none o f w h om
appeared m o v ed w i th p i ty fo r h is fate , o r in th e leaf! d egree adm o -
n ilh ed b y th e fad fp e fta c le b e fo re th e ir e yes.
O n M o n d a y th e 8th th e fn o w Sufan failed on h e r v o y a g e to Canton
. T w o w om e n , Sa rah N itch e ll and E liza b e th R o b in fo n , and a
few m en , w e r e a llow ed to q u it th e c o lo n y in th is v efiel.
H i s R o y a l H ig h n e fs the Pr inc e o f W a le s ’ s b ir th -d a y w a s d u ly d if-
tin g u ilh e d b y u s o n th e 12 th o f th is m on th . S u c h day s h ad n e v e r
been negledted b y th e co lon ifts o f N ew So u th W a le s .
A c iv il c o u r t w a s a g a in h e ld on th e d a y fo llow in g , w h e n fe v e ra l
perfons w h o h ad b e en arrefted b y w r its iflued from th e laft cou r t w e r e
b ro u g h t u p ; m a n y o f w h om , b e in g fettlers, g a v e aflignments on th e ir
com in g crops o f w h e a t fo r th e different fum s in w h ic h th e y w e r e ind ebted .
S e v e ra l o th e r debts w e r e fw o rn to , and w r its iffued. H a d tho fe defendants
w h o w e r e th u s fuffered to g iv e a flignm en ts o n th e ir crop s
th en in th e g rou n d been th row n in to p r ifo n at the fu it o f th e different
plaintiffs, th e ir ru in w o u ld h a v e been ce rtain, and the debt w o u ld h a v e
rem ain ed unfatisfied. T h is m e th od w a s tr ied , as b e in g fom e th in g
m o r e ben e fic ial to b o th p a r t ie s ; bu t th e y w e r e in g en e ra l o f fu ch a
th o u g h tle fs w o r th le fs d e fc r ip tio n , th a t e v en th is in d u lg en c e m ig h t
in d u c e th em to b e , i f p o ffib le , more w o r th le fs and th ou gh tle fs than
1 be fo re ,