God　bless　you；　Mr。　Grant！　　For　the　sake　of　you　and　Mr。　Aspinall；　the　barrister；　I　smother　now　my　bitterness；　and　pass　over　all　that　I　suffered　on　account　of　so　many　postponements。
  Timothy　Hayes；　when　we　returned　broken…hearted　for　the　FIFTH（！）　time　to　our　gaol；　did　we　not　curse　the　lawyers！
  A　wild　turn　of　mind　now　launched　my　soul　to　the　old　beloved　spot　on　the　Eureka；　and　there　I　struck　out　the　following　anthem。
  Chapter　LXXXII。
  Victoria's　'Southern　Cross'。　TuneThe　'Standard　Bearer'
  I。
  WHEN　Ballaarat　unfurled　the　'Southern　Cross；'　Of　joy　a　shout　ascended　to　the　heavens；　The　bearer　was　Toronto's　Captain　Ross；　And　frightened　into　fits　red…taped　ravens。
  Chorus。　　　For　brave　Lalor　　　　　　　　　Was　found　'all　there；'　　　　　　　　　With　dauntless　dare：　　　　　　　　　His　men　inspiring：　　　　　　　　　To　wolf　or　bear；　　　　　　　　　Defiance　bidding；　　　　　　　　　He　made　them　swear　Be　faithful　to　the　Standard；　for　victory　or　death。　　（Bis。）
  II。
  Blood…hounds　were　soon　let　loose；　with　grog　imbued；　And　murder　stained　that　Sunday！　Sunday　morning；　The　Southern　Cross　in　digger's　gore　imbrued；　Was　torn　away；　and　left　the　diggers　mourning！
  Chorus。
  Victoria　men；　to　scare；　stifle；　or　tame；　Ye　quarter…deck　monsters　are　too　impotent；　The　Southern　Cross　will　float　again　the　same；　UNITED　Britons；　ye　are　OMNIPOTENT。
  Chorus。
  Thus　I　had　spanned　the　strings　of　my　harp；　but　the　strain　broke　them　asunder　in　the　gaol。
  Chapter　LXXXIII。
  Initium　Sapientie　Est　Timor　Domini。
  There　are　circumstances　in　life；　so　inexplicable　for　the　understanding；　so　intricate　for　the　counsel；　so　overwhelming　for　the　judgment；　so　tempting　for　the　soul；　so　clashing　with　common　sense；　so　bewildering　for　the　mind；　so　crushing　for　the　heart；　that　even　the　honest　man　cannot　help　at　moments　to　believe　in　FATE。　　Hence　the　'sic　sinuerunt　Fata；'　will　dash　the　fatalist　a…head；　and　embolden　him　to　knock　down　friend　or　foe；　so　as　to　carry　out　his　conceit。　　If　successful；　he　is　a　Caesar；　if　unsuccessful；　ignominy　and　a　violent　grave　are　the　reward　of　his　worry。
  If　this　be　true；　as　far　is　it　goes；　whilst
  Through　living　hosts　and　changing　scenes　we　rove；　The　mart；　the　court；　the　sea；　the　battle…plain；　As　passions　sway；　or　accident　may　move；
  it　holds　not　true　in　a　gaol。　　There　you　must　meet　yourself；　and　you　find　that　you　are　not　your　God。　　Hence　these　new　strings　in　my　harp。
  TO　THE　POINT。
  I。
  Gay　is　the　early　bloom　of　life's　first　dawn；　But　darker　colours　tinge　maturer　years；　Our　days　as　they　advance　grow　more　forlorn；　Hope's　brightest　dreams　dissolve　away　in　tears　Which　were　the　best；　to　be　or　not　to　have　been？　The　question　may　be　asked；　no　answer　can　be　seen。
  II。
  On　earth　we　live；　within　our　thoughtsthe　slaves；　Of　our　conceptions　in　each　varied　mood；　Gay　or　melancholy；it　is　the　waves　Of　our　imaginings；　become　the　food　The　spirit　preys　upon；　and　laughs　or　raves　With　madness　or　with　pleasure；　as　it　would　If　drunk　with　liquids。　　WE　EXIST　AND　DWELL　AS　THE　MIND　MAY　DISPOSE；　IN　HEAVEN　OR　IN　HELL。
  THEME。
  Death　which　we　dread　so　much；　is　but　a　name。
  SONNET。
  He　who　never　did　eat　his　bread　in　tears；　Who　never　passed　a　dreary　bitter　night；　And　in　his　bed　of　sorrow；　the　hard　fight　Of　pending　troubles　saw；　with　anxious　fears：　Who　never　an　exile　forlorn　for　years；　And　never　wept　with　Israel　'at　the　sight　Of　the　waters　of　Babylon'　（Psalm　137）；　the　might　Of　Heaven's　word　is　unknown　to　his　ears。　IS　THERE　A　MORTAL　EYE　THAT　NEVER　WEPT？　WITH　tears　the　child　begins　his　wants　to　show　In　tears　the　man　out　of　the　earth　is　swept。　Whether　we　bless　or　grumble　here　below；　HIM　who　ever　in　His　hand　the　world　has　kept　In　dark　affliction's　school　we　learn　to　know。
  （Of　course　my　original　is　in　Italian。）
  Chapter　LXXXIV。
  Judica　Me　Deus；　Et　Discarne　Causam　Meam　De　Gente　Non　Sancta；　Ab　Homine　Iniquo　Et　Doloso　Erue　Me。
  SUPREME　COURT　Melbourne；　Victoria；　Australia　Felix；　Wednesday；　March　21st；　1855。
  （Before　his　Honour　Mr。　Justice　Barry。）
  MY　STATE　TRIAL　His　HONOUR　took　his　seat　shortly　after　ten　o'clock。　The　prisoner；　that　is　myself；　was　placed　in　the　dock；　and　the　following　Jury　sworn　（after　the　usual　challenging）：…
  PHILLIP　BRAGG；　Gore…street；　Farmer；　ALEXANDER　BARTHOLOMEW；　Brighton…road；　Joiner；　JAMES　BLACK；　Greville…street；　Butcher；　CHARLES　BUTT；　Lennox…street；　Carpenter；　THOMAS　BELL；　Lennox…street；　Carpenter；　FREDERICK　BAINES；　Richmond…road；　Painter；　CHARLES　BELFORD；　Kew；　Gardener；　WILLIAM　BROADHURST；　Wellington…street；　Grocer；　JOSEPH　BERRY；　Hawthorne；　Farmer；　DAVID　BOYLE；　Kew；　Gardener；　WILLIAM　BARNETT；　Heidelberg；　Gardener；　JOHN　BATES；　Rowena…street；　Baker。
  'Brava　gente。　　Dio　vi　benedica。　　Mio　Fratello　desidera　veder　ciascuno　di　Voi；　nella　nostra　Bella　Itallia。'
  For　the　first　time　in　my　life　（37　years　old）；　I　was　placed　in　a　felon's　dock；　and　before　a　British　jury。
  The　first　glance　I　gave　to　the　foreman　made　me　all　serene。　　I　was　sure　that　the　right　man　was　in　the　right　place。
  JAMES　MACPHERSON　GRANT；　my　attorney　for　the　defence；　was　'all　there。'
  RICHARD　DAVIS　IRELAND；　barrister；　my　counsel；　was　heavy　with　thunder。　Thick；　sound；　robust；　round…headed　as　he　is；　the　glance　of　his　eyes　is　irresistible。　　A　pair　of　bushy　whiskers　frame　in　such　a　shrewd　forehead；　astute　nose；　thundering　mouth；　that　one　had　better　keep　at　a　respectful　distance　from　drakes。　　His　whole　head　and　strong…built　frame　tell　that　he　is　ready　to　settle　at　once　with　anybody；　either　with　the　tongue　or　with　the　fist。　　His　eloquence　savours　pretty　strongly　of　Daniel　O'Connell；　and　is　flavoured　with　colonial　pepper；　hence　Mr。　Ireland　will　always　exercise　a　potent　spell　over　a　jury。　　If　he　were　the　Attorney…General；　the　colony　would　breath　freer　from　knaves；　rogues；　and　vagabonds。　　The　'sweeps；'　especially；　could　not　possibly　prosper　with　Ireland's　pepper。
  According　to　promise；　another　lawyer；　a　man　of　flesh；　had　to　be　present：　but；　as　he　was　not　there；　so　he　is　not　here。
  Mr。　ASPINALL；　barrister；　totally　unknown　to　me　before；　volunteered　his　services　as　my　counsel　to　assist　Mr。　Ireland。
  'In　memoria　eterna　manet　amicus'　BUTLER　COLE　ASPINALL。　　The　print　of　generous　frankness　in　your　forehead；　of　benevolence　in　your　eyes；　of　having　no…two…ways　in　your　nose；　of　sincere　boldness　in　your　mouth；　your　height；　fine　complexion；　noble　deportment；　indicate　in　you　the　gentleman　and　the　scholar。　　If　now　and　then　you　fumble　among　papers；　whilst　addressing　the　jury；　that　is　perhaps　for　fear　it　should　be　observed　that　you　have　no　beard；　in　order　that　proper　attention　may　be　paid　to　your　learning；　which　is　that　of　a　grey…headed　man；　and　though　it　may　be　said；　that　the　Eureka　Stockade　was　hoggledy　enough；　yet　your　pop；　pop；　pop；　was　also　doggledy。
  You　know　a　tree　by　its　fruits；　and　so　you　may　know；　if　you　like；　the　Attorney…General　by　his　High…Treason　Indictment。　　I　have　not　the　patience　to　go　through　it　a　second　time。　　There　are　too　many　Fosters；　fostering　and　festering　in　this　Victorian　land。
  JUDGE　BARRY　presided；　a　man　of　the　old…gentleman　John　Bull's　stamp。　Nothing　in　his　face　of　the　cast　of　a　Jefferies。　　He　can　manage　his　temper；　even　among　the　vexations　of　law。
  His　Honour　addressed　me　always　with　kindness。　　If　he　shampooed　his　summing…up；　with　parson's　solemnity；　indicating　not　little　self…congratulation；　His　Honour　had　reason　to　be　proud　of　the　following　remarks；　which　I　here　record　for　that　purpose：…
  〃They　had　been　told　（said　His　Honour　to　the　jury）；　that　the　prisoner　in　the　dock　had　come　sixteen　thousand　miles　to　get　off　from　the　Austrian　rulefrom　the　land　of　tyranny　to　that　of　liberty；　and　so　he　had；　in　the　truest　sense　of　the　word；　and　that　liberty　which　he　enjoyed　imposed　upon　him　a　local　respect　for　Her　Majesty；　and　a　respect　for　her　laws。　　He　had　the　privilege　of　being　tried　by　a　jury；　who　would　form　their　verdict　solely　from　the　facts　adduced　on　the　trial。〃
  A　fair　hint；　equal　to　saying；　that　under　the　British　flag　I　was　not　going　to　be　tried　before　the　Holy　（read；　Infernal）　Inquisition。
  Chapter　LXXXV。
  Sunt　Miserie　In　Vita　Hominus；　Viro　Probo　Dolosis　Circumdari！　Nulla　Miseria　Pejor。
  MY　TRIAL　proceeded；　before　the　British　Jury　aforesaid。
  Vandemonians：　HENRY　GOODENOUGH；　Spy…Major。　ANDREW　PETERS；　Sub…Spy。
  As　an　honest　man；　I　scorn　to　say　anything　of　either　of　you；　but　address　myself　to　my　God；　the　Lord　God　of　Israel；　in　the　words　of　Solomon：…
  'If　any　man　trespass　against　his　neighbour；　and　an　oath　be　laid　upon　him　to　cause　him　to　swear；　and　the　oath　come　before　thine　altar　in　this　house：
  'Then　hear　thou　in　heaven；　and　do；　and　judge　thy　servants；　condemning　the　wicked　to　bring　his　way　upon　his　head。'（1　Kings　viii。　31；　32。）
  GEORGE　WEBSTER　examined：…　〃I　attended　the　meeting　at　Bakery…hill　on　the　afternoon　of　the　29th　November；　Mr。　Hayes　was　chairman；　and　the　prisoner　was　on　the　platform。　He　made　a　speech　to　the　effect；　that　he　had　come　16；000　miles　to　escape　tyranny；　and　they　（THE　DIGGERS）　should　put　down　the　tyrants　here　（POINTING　TO　THE　CAMP）。　　PRISONER　ALSO　TORE　UP　HIS　LICENCE　and　threw　it　towards　the　fire　recommending　the　others　to　do　as　he　did。〃
  N。B。At　the　next　state　trial　of　Jamas　Beattie；　and　Michael　Tuhey；　said　witness　George　Webster；　on　his　oath；　was　cross　examined　by　Mr。　Ireland；　and　stated