of prisoners--their
identification--curious practice--law of assignment--transfer of
servants.

SECTION XII. p. 194.

Escapes from Macquarie Harbor--Brady--executions--state of
colony--causes of bushranging.

SECTION XIII. p. 214.

Macquarie Harbor--visit of Backhouse and Walker--seizure of the
_Cyprus_--_Frederic_--_Badger_.

SECTION XIV. p. 222.

Escape of prisoners--seek for China--curious narrative--the
_Young Lachlan_ seized--penalty of escape.

SECTION XV. p. 228.

Arthur's principles of penal government--number reclaimable--Arthur's
system--view of the real state of prisoners--representation of
society--of transportation--idea of New South Wales at home--writings of
Archbishop Whately--Mr. Secretary Stanley's "certain and severe"
system--tickets-of-leave.

SECTION XVI. p. 240.

Disposal of mechanics and specials--convict clerks--wives of
prisoners--Savary--Port Arthur--Boothe's system--Point Puer--young
convicts.

SECTION XVII. p. 248.

Views of ministers--certain severe system--conduct of
overseers--retaliation--executions--effects of immigration--colonial
protests--curious contrast.

SECTION XVIII. p. 255.

Convict system of New South Wales--Governor Bourke--corporal
punishment--Major Mudie--Watt--abuses--Burton's charge--its
effect--Molesworth's motion.

SECTION XIX. p. 263.

Franklin's appointment--Maconochie's commission--his reports--his
opinions--his system--board refute him--different sources of his
system--Dr. Henderson's scheme.

SECTION XX. p. 274.

Remarks on Maconochie's system--partly erroneous--useful results of
assignment--Franklin's opinions.

SECTION XXI. p. 278.

Sir Wm. Molesworth's committee--stoppage of transportation to New South
Wales--Archbishop Wheately's opinions--Bourke's
views--exaggerations--Captain Wood--remonstrance--new plan for Norfolk
Island--Maconochie appointed commandant--his mark system--the
birthday--the _Governor Phillip_ seized--failure of his system--opinions
of Sir G. Gipps--of Captain Forster.

SECTION XXII. p. 291.

Lord John Russell's plan--Sir Wm. Molesworth's proposal to anticipate
the land fund--Mr. Innes's pamphlet--resolutions of the Commons--Captain
Montagu's visit to England--assignment stopped--gangs
formed--evils--Franklin's representations.

SECTION XXIII. p. 294.

Lord Stanley's probation system--effects at Norfolk
Island--insurrection--murders--Major Childs--cruelties--Earl Grey's
orders.

SECTION XXIV. p. 305.