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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 17, 1817
Page
4
Testimony from the Watson and Cassels gathering at Spitalfields recounts a dinner where threats and improprieties surface. Cassels pushes violent language, discussions of freeing French prisoners, and attempts to influence soldiers, with witnesses describing the room dynamics and confrontations.
An eloquent address appeals to jurors to weigh evidence and convict if designs against government and public safety are proven. The learned legal speaker urges that public peace and law integrity depend on a verdict aligning with the facts, despite sympathies for the accused.
After long trial proceedings Lord Ellenborough directs jury on treason law as Cassels testimony is weighed. The jury returns Not Guilty for Watson, causing cheers in Palace Yard and a triumphant exit as crowds gather along Tower Hill to see the acquitted prisoner.
A riot at the Power Gate ends with the guards dispersing the mob and two prisoners being acquitted after a trial at Bow Street. The scene grew heated as a second cardage Showel was fired and the crowd shouted for several minutes before breaking up.veral groups remained to discuss the case as July reached its verdict on Watson.
A fragmented OCR snippet shows stock prices and bids with three percent consols and various bond quotes. It mentions 4 per cent and 3 per cent figures, along with footnotes like 9 to 13 and references to bills.
The Courter reports the Watson trial ending in a Not Guilty verdict. The speaker laments despotic charges against Britain’s government and urges restraint to avoid inflaming unrest at Spa Fields or elsewhere. The note praises fair legal process and cautions leaders to uphold liberty without provoking further plots against the Constitution.
Fragmentary coastal notices describe storms and wrecks with boats swamped and seven fishermen lost, orphaning seven children. Shipping movements include arrivals at Plymouth and quarantine for the Crisis, with several vessels sailing for Ceylon, Bengal, Cork, and the South Seas.
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