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to Bedford gaol, under a military 
escort sent on purpose from Bed- 
ford, and numerous constables 
from Biggleswade; just as the de- 
linquents were marched off to 
prison, the bell commenced toll- 
ing for the funeral of poor Dines, 
who was a respectable character 
and faithful servant, and shortly 
afterwards they met the hearse 
(on their way to gaol) conveying 
the body of the deceased for in- 
terment. 
16.—A vessel is arrived in the 
Thames from New South Wales, 
after an extraordinary short pas- 
sage of less than five months. A 
dispute is said to have arisen be- 
tween the governor and the gen- 
tleman at the head of the judi- 
cial department, which has occa- 
sioned a suspension of the judi- 
cial business, till the matter in 
question shall be decided by fresh 
instructions from home. The 
point at issue is, whether or not 
convict attornies, transported to 
the settlement by virtue of legal 
sentences passed for crimes proved 
to have been committed by them 
at home, shall be allowed to prac- 
tise proiessionally in the Colo- 
nial Courts. The Governor, it is 
said, insists upon this professional 
practice, on behalf of several at- 
tornies so circumstanced, amon 
whom is Crossley. The head of 
the judicial department, it is said, 
refuses the privilege, on the 
ground, that the dignity and pu- 
rity of British Justice would not 
be likely to be duly sustained in 
such hands; and that, moreover, 
there were in the settlement at- 
tornies, regularly appointed from 
home by his Majesty’s govern- 
ment, fully competent to the bu- 
siness, with whose offices the as- 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1815. 
sociation of the convict’ attornies 
in the practice would be an im- 
proper interference. . 
Account of the escape of M. La- 
valette, who was capitally con- 
demned at Paris for High Trea- 
SOni— 
21.—‘I transmit to you, from 
the highest authority, the follow- 
ing details concerning the evasion 
of Lavalette. 
«¢ Madame de Lavalette’s health 
has been, as you know, very se~ 
riously impaired by all her late 
sufferings. |For several weeks 
past, in order to avoid the move- 
ment of her carriage, she has used 
her sedan-chair ; she has been ac- 
customed to be carried in this ve- 
hicle into the prison, when it is 
constantly deposited in the pas- 
sage of the under turnkey’s room; 
thence passing through a door, 
the yard and corridor lead to the 
prisoner’s apartment. At four 
yesterday afternoon, madame de 
Lavalette arrived as usual, witha 
bonnet 4 la Francaise and a large 
veil, accompanied by her daugh- 
ter, a young lady 11 years old. 
She was assisted up stairs and 
dined with her husband. About 
half-past five M. de Lavalette, ar- 
rayed in her clothes, taking his 
daughter by the arm, and sup- 
ported by one of the turnkeys, 
slowly descended to the chair. 
No uncommon circumstances oc- 
curring to excite suspicion, he 
passed before all the Inspectors 
and Guardians of that horrible 
abode, and at the unbarring of 
the last gate was restored to the 
fresh air, to his friends and liber- 
ty. In the mean time mad. de 
Lavalette, who had thrown over 
her the large cloak of her hus- 
band, was seated, breathless, in 
