Priestleys House Burned Rhetoric At Jury Trial
In a heated trial over the destruction of Dr. Priestley’s house, Crown counsel urged the jury to convict for the defense of dissenters and religious liberty. The jury, led by foreman, heard witnesses describe a mob of about three hundred who pulled down the house, with Green and Fisher found guilty and Clifton acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Dr. Priestley
Birmingham
Church of England
England
Clarke
Coke
Guef
Coée
Fisher
Clifton
Indicted Man Cleared Over Meeting House Riot Argument
John Stokes later called Yohn Payne of Afton Warwick was charged with riotous assembly on July 1. The case noted a variance between the Old Meeting-house Street address in the indictment and the certificate dated July 16 1689 placing the building in Philip Street, leading to acquittal without reaching the merits.
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John Stokes
Yohn Payne
Afton
Warwick
Thomas Laurence
Wim, Moore
Philip Street
Indictment over mob attack on Ryland house in Birmingham
William Shuker faced charges for leading and taking part in a mob that attacked and set fire to John Ryland's dwelling in Birmingham. Key witnesses testified to destruction and incendiary acts while others questioned their credibility. The jury acquitted the prisoner after the judge noted unreliable testimony from two main witnesses.
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William Shuker
John Ryland
Birminghaw
Felepa Elwell
Mr. Ryland
Cryer
Birmingham
John Hipkers
Tom Liffwore
Kenrickwore
John Luff
Indicted man cleared in Birminham riot case at Ryland house
Joseph Careleft faced charges for starting to demolish John Ryland's dwelling at Easy Hill. Witnesses described mobs, cries of Church and King, and bricks hurled at bay windows. The jury, guided by the court, found him not guilty after reviewing evidence.
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Joseph Careleft
John Ryland
Easy Hill
Birmingham
Thomas Cooper
Thomas Parker
Ryland
William Hands Indicted in Demolition Case at Easy Hill
William Hands alias Hammond indicted for beginning to demolish John Ryland’s dwelling at Easy Hill. James Treuman saw him removing window frames. Fob Harvey testified to sighting Hands between three and four in the afternoon. Fires damaged parts of the house while Hands helped pull up floorboards to burn. Jury found Hands guilty and sentenced to death. James Watkins charged with same crime but found not guilty.
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William Hands
Hammond
John Ryland
Easy Hill
James Treuman
Fob
Harvey
Ryland
James Watkins
Not Guilty Verdict Ends Riots Trial At the Assizes
Daniel Rose was acquitted after Mr Newman announced no further evidence would be offered. Seven condemned rioters faced dreadful examples with death sentences pronounced. the four rioters received no pardon. Other verdicts included guilty for Edward Brown and Wm Millington with a death sentence for the latter, plus various thefts and burglaries with transportation, branding, or acquittals among the outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Rose
Newman
Edward Brown
John Vale
Afton
Birmingham
Wm. Millington
Wm. Taylor
Wm. Cath
Robert Owen
Ben Palmer
Jean Sierman
George Yardley
Wm. Aylesbury
Mary Smith
James Hope
Benjamin Phillips
George Harris
Joshua Woodall
Henry Rice
Job Sparkes
London News Roundup on Theatre, War News, and Commerce
Fragments report a hectic day with a Windsor to St Jamess levee, Navy matters at Charing Cross, theatre competition between Haymarket and Covent Garden, and speculation on Tippoo Sahib’s fate and possible peace. Also noted are moves of the Foreign Office to Dorset House, a prize for ecclesiastical celibacy essays, and American attitudes to the slave trade. Margate bathing fashions and seaside amusements conclude the piece.
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Windsor
St. Jamies’s
Recorder of London
Newgate
Lord Hoop
Admiralty
Portsmouth
Board of Admiralty
Charing Cross
Haymarket
Covent Garden
Harris
Shendan
Harris Mull
India
Seringapatam
Tippoo
Secretary of State
Office For Foreign Affairs
Duke of Dorset
Treasury
Board of Trade
Mayencr
Botton
Long Wharf
Rhode Island
Guinea
Margate
Illness of the Receiver-General and Havre de Grace Lighthouse
The article notes the serious illness of Mr. Gascoyne, Receiver-General of the Customs, with physicians given up on recovery. It also reports a new lighthouse at Havre-de-Grace, 22 feet high, visible three leagues at sea, to be lit September 1. Additional items include a Privy Council trade letter on corn duties, a bishop’s widow buried in Sussex, Home Circuit sentences at Croydon, and various local theft and assault cases.
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Gascoyne
Customs
Havre-de-Grace
Robert Norris
Tfg
Liverpool
Office of Committee of Privy Council For Trade
Whitehall
Lord Hawkespury
Lord Hawkesbury
London Gazette
St Brysn Courgey
Four Coldstream Guardsmen to stand trial for robbery
Henry Coxe Fol Robson Richard Jones and Francis Cope of the Coldstream Guards were committed for trial by Mr Justice Bown after allegedly robbing a man on TautRing night in Five Field Lane Chelsea. They face charges of taking a ten pound note nine guineas and a watch and Cope for receiving the watch. Rebecca Rose was charged with pawning linen entrusted to her watch.
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Duxham
Wanttead
Sussex
Thurlow
Croydon
Richard Farrington
Green
Peckham
St. Thomas’s Hospital
Henry Coxe
Fol Robson
Richard Jones
Francis Cope
Coldstream Regiment of Guards
Justice Bown
Wi. Dawson
Five Field Lane
Chelsea
Cope
Rebecca Rose
Fu Fivé Addington
Thunderstorm Ruins Bristol Area Leaves Casualties
Monday’s severe storm darkened skies and roared with thunder and vivid lightning. A man riding a cart on Coalpit Heath Shaft was struck by lightning and died after the wheel ran him over. Another man on the Brislington road was knocked senseless but recovered. A bed curtain in Temple Cloud caught fire but was controlled with minor damage.
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Bristol
Lreath
Brislington
Temple Cloud
Wells-road
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