Trial of Charles Pinney, Esq. in the Court of King's Bench: On an Information, Filed by His Majesty's Attorney-general, Charging Him with Neglect of Duty, in His Office as Mayor of Bristol, During the Riots. Accurately Transcribed from the Short-hand Report of Mr. GurneyTrial of Charles Pinney, mayor of Britol, England. He was charged with neglecting his duty during the riots of 1831. The riots began when the tory-dominated House of Lords refused to ratify an act which would have given greater number of the population the right to vote. Major Pinney was pro-reform and sympathetic to the cause and anger brought on by the protestors. |
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| Title | Trial of Charles Pinney, Esq. in the Court of King's Bench: On an Information, Filed by His Majesty's Attorney-general, Charging Him with Neglect of Duty, in His Office as Mayor of Bristol, During the Riots. Accurately Transcribed from the Short-hand Report of Mr. Gurney |
| Contributor | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench |
| Publisher | Gutch and Martin, 1833 |
| Length | 432 pages |
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