Trial of John Ambrose Williams, for a libel on the clergy
Subtitle: contained in the Durham Chronicle of August 18, 1821 : tried at the summer assizes at Durham, on Tuesday, August 6th, 1822, before Mr. Baron Wood and a special jury : including a report of the preliminary and subsequent proceedings in the Court of King's Bench, London
Contributors: Great Britain. Assizes (Durham); Great Britain. Court of King's Bench
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: British trials, 1660-1900 -- no. 402; Making of modern law
Publisher: Ridgway
Published: 1823
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
Subjects: Trials, litigation; Trials (Libel); Clergy; Church of England
Other titles: Williams, John Ambrose, trial, 1821-2 (2nd ed.); Durham chronicle (Durham, England)
Description: Williams, publisher of the Durham chronicle, was charged with criminal libel for attempting to bring the Church of England into contempt and vilifying the clergy of Durham.
Notes: Includes manuscript notes (16 p.) on proceedings from May 1823.