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 RiotsTrial 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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Page xxvii - ... here into the court of our said lord the king, before the king himself at Westminster, on Saturday next after the morrow of All Souls, in this same term ; and for our said lord the king gives the court here to understand and be informed that Sir F.
Page xxvii - King in this behalf prosecuteth, in his proper person cometh here into the Court of our said Lord the King, before the King himself...
Page xxx - Adams did there again beat, bruise, wound and ill-treat, to the great damage of the said Thomas Adams, to the great contempt, disturbance, and interruption of the Justices and Commissioners above-named, and others their fellows aforesaid, in contempt of our said Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Page xxxiv - Queen there inhabiting and being, and to the evil example of all others in like case offending, and against the form of the statutes in such case made and provided, and against the peace of our Lady the Queen, her Crown and dignity.
Page xxxii - KP esquires, two of the justices of our said lord the king, assigned to keep the peace of our said lord the king...
Page xxviii - AttorneyGeneral, in fact, further saith, that afterwards, to wit, on the same day and year last aforesaid, at the city...
Page xxxii - ... and bludgeons, in the said city and county, and remained and continued so unlawfully, riotously, routously, and tumultuously assembled together for a long space of time, to wit, for the space of forty-eight hours, then next following, and during that time made a great riot, rout, disturbance, and affray, and during the time aforesaid, forcibly, violently, and riotously broke open, burned, and destroyed divers, to wit, two public and common Gaols and Prisons in the said city and county...
Page xxxii - Justice of the peace as aforesaid, in contempt of our said Lord the King, and his laws; to the evil example of all others in like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his Crown, and Dignity.
Page xxix - And being so indebted, the said defendant, in consideration thereof, afterwards, to wit, on the same day and year last aforesaid, at the place aforesaid, undertook and then and there faithfully promised the said plaintiff well and truly to pay unto the said plaintiff, the said sum of money when," &c., and alleging a breach thereof.
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