When some of the accused persons were now to be seen, much at their ease, in public places, Whigs wondered and Jacobites frowned. The latter asked what service Lord Scarsdale, Lord Dupplin, Captain Halstead, and others, had rendered to the Government, which had admitted them to bail, and thus allowed them to figure in the parks? In Newgate there were both joy and sorrow. News reached the prisoners that the old Brigadier Mackintosh had got safely to France. Extra drink was consumed in honour of the occasion. Some sorrow was felt at the demise of Charles Radcliffe’s servant, a good fellow whom the sentence of death could not rob of his cheerfulness. Spotted Fever killed him and others. Extra drink was again taken in order to defy Spotted Fever. When intelligence came down that of a batch of prisoners, capitally convicted, only one or two would be executed, the king’s clemency was honoured in good liquor. Several rebels, as they walked up and down the yard, discussed the expediency of pleading guilty, and throwing themselves on the king’s mercy. Such among them as resolved to take this course, ordered a bowl of punch, whereby to fortify them in their resolution. [Sidenote: _CHIEF JUSTICE PARKER._] The trial of another great Lancashire Squire, Mr. Dalton, was followed with immense interest. There were, as usual, numerous groups of sympathising ladies. There was no new feature in the case. Squire Dalton pleaded that he was forced into the rebel army, and his friends swore roundly, to sustain the plea. The clergyman of the parish deposed to Dalton’s loyalty, inasmuch as the Squire had once uttered some scruples against the Romish religion. ‘Why,’ bawled Chief Justice Parker, ‘did you not improve the occasion, and confirm him in his tendency towards the better faith?’ ‘I did make an Essay that way,’ replied the clergyman, ‘but Mr. Dalton had by that time recovered himself, and nothing could be done with him.’ Found guilty, he threw himself on the king’s mercy. Whereupon, Parker assailed the unfortunate gentleman with reproaches, The judge accused the prisoner of having ‘stuck out’ to the last, and of having given them all the trouble he possibly could. Mercy was for those who acknowledged guilt, not for those who denied being guilty, and who were afterwards proved to be so! This hint moved the next gentleman put to the bar, William Tunstal. He was anxious to save his lordship all trouble; and therefore he pleaded _guilty_, and asked for mercy in return. Parker made some joke upon Tunstal’s king running away, a disgrace to which King George would never stoop; he then left Tunstal some ray of hope that his life might be saved. [Sidenote: _THE SWINBURNES._]