Crimes.
Convicts.
Burglary4
Grand larceny8
Petit larceny11
Felony3
Stealing in a dwelling house6
Stealing furniture2
Stealing from the person7
Stealing a watch3
Stealing linen1
Stealing cheese1
Stealing sheets1
Stealing earthenware1
Stealing wheat1
Stealing two pieces of carpet1
Stealing a purse and money1
Sheep stealing3
Shop-lifting10
Forged notes41
Receiving stolen goods10
Highway robbery5
Robbing her employers1
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Total121
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Characters.
Good6
Bad61
Not known17
Old offenders9
Three times in custody on charges of felony1
Common utterers of forged notes6
Disorderly characters7
Fifth conviction2
Kept houses of bad fame5
Second offence1
Fifth offence1
Confirmed thieves5
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Total121
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Several of those ill-fated creatures had been capitally respited; twenty-three were sentenced to transportation for life; fifty for fourteen, and forty eight for seven years.


“1820. March 24th.—This day I joined the Morley at Deptford, where she was taking in stores; and carpenters from the Dock-yard were employed in fitting her for the voyage[[7]].

April 12th.—Cast off the moorings and dropped down to Galleons Reach.

18th.—About noon four female prisoners from Devon Gaol were brought on board, and to them were immediately given that day’s allowance of provisions, and beds, with other necessary articles.

21st.—Seven convicts were brought, at 5 P. M., from Horsemonger-lane, who were disposed of in messes along with the former, and the proper attention in every other respect paid them.

22nd.—Two prisoners arrived from the county gaol of Kent.

23rd.—At noon a lighter came alongside with forty female convicts from Newgate; and shortly afterwards three more from Exeter were brought on board, and one also from the Justitia Hulk at Woolwich, all of whom were classed and victualled.

24th.—At 11 A. M. assembled the convicts in the prison, and distributed among them some religious tracts; after which I read to them a moral discourse which I had prepared for the occasion; when the orderly and respectful conduct they evinced gave me strong hopes of success in future. I distributed printed copies of the Address, one to each, in order that, by considering the subject more at leisure in private, they might better understand its tendency, and avail themselves of its design.”