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The King V Bunt and O Brien Libel Trial Chronicle
Law intelligence from the King’s Bench details two trials. The first, The King v. Bunt, concerns a libel against the House of Commons published in The Examiner Weekly Newspaper with the defendant defending a public motive. The second, The King v. O’Brien, covers a conspiracy case with seditious placards and testimony linking Oliver Fletcher and Forbes to printing and distributing inflammatory bills. after witness accounts and cross examinations, the jury returned not guilty for O’Brien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attornex-Genevitor
House of Commons
King V. O'Brien
Forbes
Fletcher
Franklin
Pearson
Scarlett
Gurney
Arthur Seale
Tottenham-court-read
Oliver
Westminster
Sir Francis Burdett
Witness
Hackney
O’brien
St. Giles’s
Hockley
Leicester
Netcher
Scaarett
Hackney Chariot
Mr. O’brien
Mr. O'Brien
Mr. Pearson
Mr. O’ Brien
O’ Brien
Mr. Hockley
Cravenstreet
Strand
O'Brien
John Jones
No. 1
Gardiner’s-lane
King-street
Lord Sidmouth
Anne Jones
Craven-street
John Hockley
Francis Burdett
F. Burdett
Tottenham Court-road
Smithfield
Mr. Seale
Seale
Seale’s
Charing-cross
Charingcross
Parliament-street
Parliament Coffee-house
Charles-street
Downing Street
Downing-street
Northumberland-street
Northumberland-court
Betsy
Northumberlans Street
Mr. Forbes
Mr. Franklin
Brien
Scanierr
Queen’s Plate
Row-street
Maida-hill
Vickery
O' Brien
Scanterr
Duke of Bedford
Lord Holland
Fox
Lord Erskine