(1746.) Colonel Towneley――King’s Evidence――Towneley’s Trial――Conviction―― Captain Fletcher――The Manchester Officers――‘Jemmy Dawson’―― The Jacobite Press――The Condemned Jacobites――Painful Partings――Within Prison Walls――The Last Morning――Via Dolorosa――At Kennington Common――Behaviour――Execution――Heads and Bodies――Other Trials――A Mad Jacobite――Sir John Wedderburn ‘Bishop’ Coppock 166 CHAPTER IX. (1746.) At the Whipping Posts――In Westminster Hall――Preparations for the new Trials――The Lord High Steward――The Spectators’ Gallery――Kilmarnock and Cromartie――Balmerino――The Prosecution――Balmerino and Murray――‘Guilty, upon my Honour!’――Kilmarnock’s Apology――Cromartie’s Plea―― Balmerino’s Defence――Balmerino’s Conduct――George Selwyn―― Kilmarnock’s Principles――The Principles of Balmerino―― Leniency of the Government 188 CHAPTER X. (1746.) The Duke at Vauxhall――Opinion in the City――In the Tower――Lord Cromartie――Lord Kilmarnock――On Tower Hill――The Executions―― Charles Radcliffe――The Trial――Mr. Justice Foster――Conduct of Radcliffe――To Kennington Common――Cibber’s ‘Refusal’―― Execution of Radcliffe――Lovat’s Progress――Hogarth’s Portrait of Lovat――Arrival at the Tower――Rebels and Witnesses――Tilbury Fort――French Idea――A London Elector’s Wit――Trial of Lovat――Scene in Westminster Hall――Father and Son――The Frasers――Murray of Boughton――Murray’s Evidence――Cross Examination――The Verdict――Gentleman Harry――The Death Warrant――Execution――George Selwyn――Lovat’s Body――The White Horse, Piccadilly――Jacobite Toasts――The Earl of Traquair――Plotting and Pardoning――Æneas Macdonald―― The Countess of Derwentwater――Sergeant Smith――The Jacobite’s Journal――Carte’s History of England――Hume’s ‘History’――Jacobite Johnson――Johnson’s Sympathies――Flora Macdonald――Flora’s Sons 207 CHAPTER XI. (1748 to 1750.) Depreciation of the Stuarts――The Government and the Jacobites―― Enlargement of Prisoners――In the Park and on the Mall――The Statue in Leicester Square――An Eccentric Jacobite――Gloomy Reports――The Haymarket Theatre――Treasonable Pamphlets―― Murray and Lord Traquair――Political Meeting――Dr. King’s Oration――The Earl of Bath――The Laureate’s Ode――The Jacobite Muse――Prisons and Prisoners――‘Defender of the Faith’――News for London 256 CHAPTER XII. (1751 to 1761.)