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Showing posts with label special commission. Show all posts
Showing posts with label special commission. Show all posts
Sunday, 5 February 2017

5th February 1817: The Town Clerk of Leicester suggests a Special Commission to try the 'Loughborough Job' Luddites

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Leicester February 5. 1817 Sir I beg to acquaint you that the Report as to the Hampden Club proceedings of last Monday night contains n...
Saturday, 25 June 2016

25th June 1816: The Chief Bailiff of Ely complains about the overcrowded Gaol

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Ely June 25th 1816 Sir You will excuse my troubling you with this Letter, merely to say, how necessary it is, that an application should...
Wednesday, 22 June 2016

22nd June 1816: The Ely Chief Justice, Edward Christian, delivers a monologue at the end of the Special Commission

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The Bury and Norwich Post of 3rd July 1816 carried the full text of the Ely Chief Justice, Edward Christian's long, self-aggrandizing mo...

22nd June 1816: Prisoners receive their sentences at the final day of the Ely Special Commission

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The Bury & Norwich Post's concluded their coverage of the Ely Special Commission (from the 26th June edition of the newspaper): S...
Tuesday, 21 June 2016

21st June 1816: Henry Hobhouse writes his final letter from Ely Special Commission

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Shire Hall Ely June 21.1816. Dear Beckett We have brought the Session to a most satisfactory Conclusion. Being of opinion that Justi...

21st June 1816: William Bolland writes his final letter from Ely Special Commission

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Dear Beckett. Since I wrote yesterday James Camell & Wm: Beamiss the Elder have been convicted of Robbery, & John Easy, Robert B...

21st June: Day 5 of the Ely Special Commission

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The Bury & Norwich Post's coverage of the Ely Special Commission continued (from the 26th June edition of the newspaper): FRIDAY,...
Monday, 20 June 2016

20th June 1816: Henry Hobhouse summarises day 4 of the Ely Special Commission

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Shire Hall Ely June 20. 1816. Dear Sir, After I dispatched my Letter yesterday, we convicted of a Robbery the Prisoner, who has been p...

20th June 1816: William Bolland writes from the trials at Ely Special Commission

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William Atkin} Aaron Layton} a second time John Dennis} Sarah Hobbs} John Prieke} John Cooper} a second time Richard Jessop} ...

20th June: Day 4 of the Ely Special Commission

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The Bury & Norwich Post's coverage of the Ely Special Commission continued (from the 26th June edition of the newspaper): THURSDA...
Sunday, 19 June 2016

19th June 1816: Henry Hobhouse summarises Day 3 of the Ely Special Commission

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Shire Hall Ely June 19. 1816. Dear Sir, After I wrote yesterday, four Prisoners were tried for a Robbery on Mr. Vachell, all four were...

19th June 1816: WIlliam Bolland sends an update from the Ely Special Commission

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John Jefferson} John Dennis} Richard Rutter} Robbery on Edwards of the Ely Bank.— Dear Beckett. The Case of the above named Prisoners ...

19th June 1816: Day 3 of the Ely Special Commission

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The Bury & Norwich Post continued their coverage of the Ely Special Commission: WEDNESDAY, June 19. John Dennis, F. Hopkins, James ...

19th June 1816: Henry Hobhouse writes an early letter from the Special Commission

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Ely Wednesday morng Dear Beckett, I wrote you a short Letter yesterday in Court , stating merely our Progress, & had not time for m...
Saturday, 18 June 2016

18th June 1816: The Treasury Solicitor, Henry Hobhouse, writes from Ely Special Commission

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Shire Hall Ely June 18. 1816 Dear Sir, I send you the Shorthand writers Note of Mr. Justice Abbott’s Charge the Grand Jury yesterday. ...

18th June 1816: The prosecution solicitor, William Bolland, writes a hasty letter from Ely Special Commission

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Thomas South}  Robbery William Dann}  Robbery Robert Crabb.} Robbery Aaron Chevell } Richard Jessop} Joseph Easey} Mark Benton} 2d: [...

18th June 1816: Day 2 of the Ely Special Commission

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The Bury & Norwich Post's coverage of the Ely Special Commission continued (from the 26th June edition of the newspaper): TUESDAY,...
Friday, 17 June 2016

17th June 1816: The prosecution solicitor, William Bolland, sends his first report from Ely Special Commission

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Ely June 17. 1816. Dear Becket We got to Cambridge about 4; the Judges arrived at 2. At 7 this Morning we started for this place. The Ju...

17th June 1816: The Ely Special Commission commences

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The Bury & Norwich Post of 26th June 1816 carried a full report of the Ely Special Commission, which commenced on Monday 17th June 1816:...
Monday, 6 June 2016

6th June 1816: The Treasury Solicitor reports the mood of Ely to the Home Office

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[Lincoln's] Inn 6th June 1816 My dr Sir. Hobhouse has desired me to send you the inclosed Extract from a Letter received this morni...