A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1783, Volume 33Thomas Bayly Howell T. C. Hansard for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1826 - Trials |
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... Jury the nature of the concern which he had in the transactions now brought before this Court . At the same time , it is proper I should state , that we who are his counsel hold it to be the undoubted law - and law which has never been ...
... Jury the nature of the concern which he had in the transactions now brought before this Court . At the same time , it is proper I should state , that we who are his counsel hold it to be the undoubted law - and law which has never been ...
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... jury , that the language , even as stated in the indict- ment , does not amount to sedition . and distinct statement . Lord Justice Clerk . - It is a perfectly fair Mr. Jeffrey . - I appear here in behalf of Thomas Baird . I suppose we ...
... jury , that the language , even as stated in the indict- ment , does not amount to sedition . and distinct statement . Lord Justice Clerk . - It is a perfectly fair Mr. Jeffrey . - I appear here in behalf of Thomas Baird . I suppose we ...
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... jury , but that it is their bounden duty to say upon their oaths , whether the matter charged is sedition or not . In that I concur with my learned friends , and therefore I need say nothing more . Lord Justice Clerk . - Your lordships ...
... jury , but that it is their bounden duty to say upon their oaths , whether the matter charged is sedition or not . In that I concur with my learned friends , and therefore I need say nothing more . Lord Justice Clerk . - Your lordships ...
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... jury ulti- mately to determine , not only as to the facts of the utterance and the publication of the ex- pressions mentioned in the libel , but also with regard to the law , whether the expressions are to be held seditious or not . On ...
... jury ulti- mately to determine , not only as to the facts of the utterance and the publication of the ex- pressions mentioned in the libel , but also with regard to the law , whether the expressions are to be held seditious or not . On ...
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... jury - I think about 4,000 . will judge both of the law and the facts of the case . If they think neither of the panels used these expressions , or circulated them , or if they are of opinion that they are not inflammatory and seditious ...
... jury - I think about 4,000 . will judge both of the law and the facts of the case . If they think neither of the panels used these expressions , or circulated them , or if they are of opinion that they are not inflammatory and seditious ...
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act of parliament administered alleged annual parliaments Arthur Thistlewood Baird bind the person bind to commit Brunt called Cato-street charge circumstances clause commit treason counsel Court crime criminal Crown declarant diet doubt duty endeavours evidence expressions fact felony Glasgow guilty heard high treason indictment Ings intending to bind James John judge jury Kilmarnock learned friend legislature levying libel lord advocate Lord Chief Justice Lord Justice Lord Justice Clerk lordships M'Laren means meeting ment mentioned ministers minor proposition murder oath or engagement objection obligation offence opinion overt act panel particular party persons taking petit treason physical strength pleaded present prince regent prisoner proved public prosecutor punishment purporting or intending purpose question recollect relevancy remember Scotland sedition speech statute suppose taken thing Thistlewood Tidd tion told traitors trial tried universal suffrage verdict William William Davidson witness words