TRIALS

[Radicals] Trial of Daniel Whittle Harvey and John Chapman for a Libel on George 4th, before Abbott, C.J., and a Special Jury at Guildhall, on October 30, 1823. Proceedings in the Court of King's Bench on Motion for a New Trial on November 28, 1823. An original article from the Reports of State Trials.

London: Reports of State Trials, New Series, HMSO, 1889. Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good. Item #258128

Criminal information filed by the Attorney General against the publisher and proprietor of a newspaper in which a statement to the effect that George 4th was insane, had been published from authority. The defendants' counsel admitted that the statement was untrue, but alleged that it was founded on rumours generally believed, and that it was a statement made in respectful language, and without malicious intention as to a matter of the highest public concern. The defendants were convicted. 34 pages, printed in double columns. An original article from the Reports of State Trials, New Series, 1889. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: 15 x 23 cms. Category: State Trials; State Trials::New Series;.

Keywords: BZDB395 Radicals State Trials; State Trials::New Series; TRIALS [Radicals] Trial of Daniel Whittle Harvey and John Chapman for a Libel on George 4th, before Abbott, C.J., and a Special Jury at Guildhall, on October 30, 1823. Proceedings in the Court

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