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Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane
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and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy, by William Brodie Gurney

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Title: The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane,
commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone,
Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway,
and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy
In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the
8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814

Author: William Brodie Gurney

Release Date: April 10, 2007 [EBook #21027]

Language: English

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THE

TRIAL

OF

CHARLES RANDOM DE BERENGER,
SIR THOMAS COCHRANE, COMMONLY CALLED LORD COCHRANE,
THE HON. ANDREW COCHRANE JOHNSTONE,
RICHARD GATHORNE BUTT, RALPH SANDOM, ALEXANDER M'RAE,
JOHN PETER HOLLOWAY, AND HENRY LYTE;

_FOR_

A CONSPIRACY,

IN THE

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL,

ON

_Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814_:

WITH THE

SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH:

TAKEN IN SHORT HAND BY
WILLIAM BRODIE GURNEY,
_Short Hand Writer to both Houses of Parliament_.

London:
SOLD BY J. BUTTERWORTH AND SON, FLEET-STREET, AND
GALE, CURTIS AND FENNER, PATERNOSTER ROW.

1814.

[Entered at Stationer's Hall.]

H. TEAPE, PRINTER, TOWER-HILL, LONDON.

THE

TRIAL

OF

CHARLES RANDOM DE BERENGER,

AND OTHERS.

On the 20th of April, 1814, the Grand Jury for the City of London, at
the Sessions-House, in the Old Bailey, returned a True Bill, which set
forth:

[_First Count._]--That at the times of committing the several offences
in this Indictment mentioned, there was, and for a long time before, to
wit, two years and upwards, had been an open and public war between our
Lord the King and