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100 1 _aGurney, William Brodie,
_d1777-1855
245 1 4 _aThe 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 :
_bIn the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-04-10
508 _aProduced by Ted Garvin, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, and Others" is a historical account written in the early 19th century. It details the legal proceedings surrounding the defendants who are accused of conspiring to disseminate false information regarding Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat in order to manipulate government fund prices for profit. The central figures include Charles Random de Berenger, who crafted false reports, and Sir Thomas Cochrane, a prominent naval officer and member of parliament. At the start of the trial, the prosecution lays out the case against the defendants, detailing how they conspired to spread false rumors about a decisive battle victory over Bonaparte to generate a fraudulent rise in the prices of government funds. The legal arguments focus on the methods used to circulate this misinformation and the direct financial benefits the conspirators aimed to achieve from such deceit. The opening proceedings establish a serious tone, presenting evidence of the defendants' intent and actions while demonstrating the potential repercussions of their alleged conspiracy on the public trust and financial stability. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
653 _aBeaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aDundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aJohnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aButt, Richard Gathorne -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aSandom, Richard -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aMcRae, Alexander -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aHolloway, John Peter -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aLyte, Henry -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aTrials (Fraud) -- England -- London
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21027
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