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 >pB for conduct which ^'liad endeared them to every well-disposed inhabitant/' and superseded Atkins as Judge- Advocate, appointing Edward Abbott in his room. I Abbott dech'ned to act, Messrs. A. F. Kemp, J, HamSj T, I Jamison, C. Grimes, AV. Minchin. G. Blaxceh, J. Blaxland, [and A. Bell, were appointed magistrates, '* and those per- Bons who heretofore performed the duties of that office, are to consider themselves dismissed." Lieut, Lawson was made aide-de-camp ; Nicholas Bayley, Secretary and Pro- vost-Marshal (Gore being suspended from the latter office). Palmer, the Commissary, was suspended, and Campbell (the Treasurer, naval officer, and collector of taxes) was dismissed, and ''tlirected to balance his accomits and deliver them to His Honour the Lt.'Governor/' The Eev. Mr, Fulton was suspended from the office of chaplain ; the officers, civil and military, were ordered to attend Divine Service on the following Sunday, and every well-disposed inhabitant was *' requested to be present to join in thanks to Almightj^ God for His merciful interposition in theii* favour by relieving them without Idoodshed from the awful situation in which they stood before the memorable 26th inst/' Johnston knew the dangerous ground on wliicb lie stood, and his friends strove to support him. On the '17th. Jan. another paper was prepared. He was thanked for his manly and honourable interposition in rescuing the sub- scribers from " an order of things that threatened the destruction of all which men can hold dear/' He was entreated not to lay down his power to any superior officer who might arrive, before His Majesty's pleasure as to Bhgh's supersossiun might l>e known, without obtainmg ' from such officer a stipulation to confirm Johnston's wise measures. This address, unlike the former, was headed by names of officers of the New South Wales Corps. Major Abbott, on wdiom Bligh had partly relied, was the first to sign. The last name was that of the overseer of labour who had so significantly threatened Macarthur at his lease* hold a fortnight before, but who now^ ranged himself with the stronger battaUona. Grimes, Macarthur, Macarthur'a eldest son, Gregory Blaxland, and D'Arcy Wentworth were amongst the eighty-three signers.