William Godwin's Diary

Events -- Trials

Diary DateEvent
10  April  1788Hastings's trial. 12th day. resumede
3  June  1788Hear Sheridane
3  June  1788See miss Williams, who goes every day To the trial Sheridan's speech introduced by Geo. Harding[e?]e
13  June  1788 Hastings's trial adjournede
4  November  1791Birmingham Trialse
5  November  1791Birmingham Trialse
6  November  1791Birmingham Trialse
8  November  1791Birmingham Trialse
24  March  1792Trial: present H. & D.: convicted of obscenity, gossipping & sinister argumentatione
7  July  1792Horne Tooke's triale
18  December  1792Paine's trial
2  April  1794Walker triede
3  June  1794Hastings's trial, Burke
1  November  1794Hardy's triale
5  November  1794Hardy's acquittale
22  November  1794Tooke's triale
22  November  1794Tooke's acquittale
1  December  1794Holcrofts, &c. dischargede
6  December  1794Thelwal's trial: see mrs Knowles & Montague: Lawrence drawsee
15  December  1794Old Bailey; Richter & Baxter dischargede
20  July  1796trials; Nichols v. Beckhame
21  July  1796Trial; Brown, v. A: March'se
22  May  1798O'Connor acquittede
5  August  1800Wallace's triale
5  August  1800hear Barringtone
6  August  1800 hear Duquerry & Currane
7  February  1803Trial of Desparde
29  April  1806Melville’s Trial: ends May 17: acquitted, June 12e
5  May  1806Melville’s Trial, w. M J; adv. Manninge
12  June  1806Melville acquittede
12  June  1807subpoenae
27  June  1807Westminster-Hall, Knight v. Wolcot; adv. T T & Dawee
15  February  1813Guildhall, Grand Jury: trial, rescue, Leekey, v. Edwardse
5  June  1817Trial of Woolere
9  June  1817Trial of Watson, senior, 7 dayse
16  June  1817Watson acquittede
5  August  1817Roger O’Connor acquittede
18  December  1817Hone, three trials, Dec. 18, 19, 20e
5  December  1818Acquittals for one pound notese
2  February  1819Trial for Damagese
1  March  1819 Briefs deliverede
2  March  1819Speciale
18  October  1819Trial in ejectmente
16  March  1820Trial of H Hunt, &c, at York, ten dayse
19  June  1821Jo G, Triale
24  July  1821Trial, M A Carlisle, without a verdicte
24  October  1821Nonsuit in Ejectmente
8  December  1821Hawkins, nonsuite
16  April  1822Trial in Ejectmente
30  April  1822Judgment signede
23  December  1822Trial for Damagese
22  February  1825Trial for Use & Occupatione
4  February  1831Affidavit, L Munningse
6  May  1833Trial of Pixe