On the day before they were due to be executed, 29 January, the Cabinet under Lord Melbourne took the advice of Lord Chief Justice Tindal, and asked Queen Victoria to reduce all the sentences to transportation.
Am 29. Januar, einen Tag vor der geplanten Hinrichtung, folgte das britische Kabinett unter Lord Melbourne dem Rat von Lord Chief Justice Tindal, und bat Queen Victoria alle Urteile in Verbannung zu mildern.