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Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin: Comprising the Celebrated Political and Satirical Poems, of the Rt. Hons. G. Canning, John Hookham Frere, W. Pitt, the Marquis Wellesley, G. Ellis, W. Gifford, the Earl of Carlisle, and Others.

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Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin: Comprising the Celebrated Political and Satirical Poems, of the Rt. Hons. G. Canning, John Hookham Frere, W. Pitt, the Marquis Wellesley, G. Ellis, W. Gifford, the Earl of Carlisle, and Others.

English poetry; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Poetry; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820

A Portrait of “Arthur O’Connor, late Member in the Irish Parliament
  for Borough of Philipstown, painted by J. Dowling, engraved by W.
  Ward,” was published in London, 18th April, 1798. Another Portrait
  in military uniform is to be found in Barrington’s _Memoirs of the
  Union_. He figures also in several of GILLRAY’S _Caricatures_.

  In the _Birmingham Daily Post_ of April 2, 1888, it is stated that
  THE HON. R. E. O’CONNOR, M.A., barrister-at-law, the latest addition
  to the Legislative Council of New South Wales, is a grandson of
  ARTHUR O’CONNOR, one of the leaders of the United Irishmen, who died
  a General in the service of France.

  When O’CONNOR was acquitted by the Jury, on the above-named
  occasion, but before the Judge had given orders for his release, a
  strange scene occurred in court, an attempt being made, as it was
  alleged, by SACKVILLE, EARL OF THANET, ROBERT FERGUSSON (in after
  years known as CUTLAR FERGUSSON, Judge-Advocate-General), and others
  to facilitate his escape in order to avoid further charges about to
  be preferred against him, Binns also being implicated for this
  exploit, which was unsuccessful, but attended with violence. These
  confederates were tried at the Bar of the Court of King’s Bench,
  25th April, 1799. The Counsel for the Crown were Sir John Scott
  [Lord Eldon], Law [Lord Ellenborough], Sir W. Garrow, Sir C. Abbot,
  &c., while the defendants had the powerful advocacy of Erskine and
  others. His Lordship and Mr. Fergusson were found guilty after a
  long and ingenious defence by the latter, which presaged his future
  eminence as a Counsel. LORD THANET was ordered to pay a fine of
  £1000; to be imprisoned in the Tower for a year; and to give
  security for good behaviour for seven years on the expiration of the
  sentence; himself in £10,000, and two sureties in £5000 each.
  FERGUSSON was ordered to pay a fine of £100; to be imprisoned in the
  King’s Bench prison for one year; to give security for good
  behaviour for seven years from the expiration of the sentence;
  himself in £500, and two sureties in £250 each.—See _State Trials_,
  vols. 26 and 27.—ED.]


                          JAMES NAPPER TANDY.

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Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin: Comprising the Celebrated Political and Satirical Poems, of the Rt. Hons. G. Canning, John Hookham Frere, W. Pitt, the Marquis Wellesley, G. Ellis, W. Gifford, the Earl of Carlisle, and Others.

English poetry; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Poetry; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820

A Portrait of “Arthur O’Connor, late Member in the Irish Parliament
  for Borough of Philipstown, painted by J. Dowling, engraved by W.
  Ward,” was published in London, 18th April, 1798. Another Portrait
  in military uniform is to be found in Barrington’s _Memoirs of the
  Union_. He figures also in several of GILLRAY’S _Caricatures_.

  In the _Birmingham Daily Post_ of April 2, 1888, it is stated that
  THE HON. R. E. O’CONNOR, M.A., barrister-at-law, the latest addition
  to the Legislative Council of New South Wales, is a grandson of
  ARTHUR O’CONNOR, one of the leaders of the United Irishmen, who died
  a General in the service of France.

  When O’CONNOR was acquitted by the Jury, on the above-named
  occasion, but before the Judge had given orders for his release, a
  strange scene occurred in court, an attempt being made, as it was
  alleged, by SACKVILLE, EARL OF THANET, ROBERT FERGUSSON (in after
  years known as CUTLAR FERGUSSON, Judge-Advocate-General), and others
  to facilitate his escape in order to avoid further charges about to
  be preferred against him, Binns also being implicated for this
  exploit, which was unsuccessful, but attended with violence. These
  confederates were tried at the Bar of the Court of King’s Bench,
  25th April, 1799. The Counsel for the Crown were Sir John Scott
  [Lord Eldon], Law [Lord Ellenborough], Sir W. Garrow, Sir C. Abbot,
  &c., while the defendants had the powerful advocacy of Erskine and
  others. His Lordship and Mr. Fergusson were found guilty after a
  long and ingenious defence by the latter, which presaged his future
  eminence as a Counsel. LORD THANET was ordered to pay a fine of
  £1000; to be imprisoned in the Tower for a year; and to give
  security for good behaviour for seven years on the expiration of the
  sentence; himself in £10,000, and two sureties in £5000 each.
  FERGUSSON was ordered to pay a fine of £100; to be imprisoned in the
  King’s Bench prison for one year; to give security for good
  behaviour for seven years from the expiration of the sentence;
  himself in £500, and two sureties in £250 each.—See _State Trials_,
  vols. 26 and 27.—ED.]


                          JAMES NAPPER TANDY.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin: Comprising the Celebrated Political and Satirical Poems, of the Rt. Hons. G. Canning, John Hookham Frere, W. Pitt, the Marquis Wellesley, G. Ellis, W. Gifford, the Earl of Carlisle, and Others.

Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin: Comprising the Celebrated Political and Satirical Poems, of the Rt. Hons. G. Canning, John Hookham Frere, W. Pitt, the Marquis Wellesley, G. Ellis, W. Gifford, the Earl of Carlisle, and Others.

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