| Description | Commends the bearer, Captain Michael Kearney for his zealous services in the Royal Navy, his loyalty shown in recent riots has excited such a spirit of resentment and defiance against him that he has been compelled to leave the country, "in truth we are in a bad way", will endeavour to fulfill his judicial duties with as much punctuality and resolution as possible, and hitherto the authority of the Courts of Justice there has been pretty well supported, but owing to the unhappy and dangerous spirit among the people cannot promise that the authority of Government or laws will long prevail |