Chartist Interest : The Queen against Feargus O'Connor and Others. Trial of Feargus O'Connor, and Fifty Eight other Chartists, for Seditious Conspiracy, at Lancaster, Wednesday, March 1, 1843, and the following days, before Rolfe, B., and a Special Jury. A 1982 facsimile reproduction, preserving the original text and layout.
London: Reports of State Trials, New Series, HMSO, 1892. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). Very Good. Item #350679
An interesting account of the 'monster indictment'. In August 1842 a widespread strike took place in the Lancashire manufacturing districts. Bands of strikers went about forcing the hands to turn out, and on August 9 all the mills in Manchester were stopped. At numerous meetings held during the strike Chartist speakers urged the people to remain out until the Charter became law, and similar advice was given by a Chartist conference which met at Manchester on August 17. Feargus O?Connor, the Chartist leader, and fifty eight others were indicted subsequently for a seditious conspiracy and other misdemeanours. This is not the same publication or exact content as the account published by O'Connor in 1843. 156 pages, printed in double columns. A trial from the Reports of State Trials, New Series, 1892, published in facsimile, 1982. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Macdonell & Wallis's State Trials and is now preserved in a modern card cover for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable rebinding that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 23 cms. Category: State Trials; Chartism; State Trials::New Series;.
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