L30/11/238/51

Letter from Katherine Gertrude Robinson, Durnford, to Lady Lucas, Putney Heath. Arrangements for opera box.

10 Dec 1809

From: 1809 To: 1809

Shocked at the decision in favour of Mr [Henry] Clifford. According to the writer's sources, parts of Mr Sergeant Best's speech were seditious. 'Mr Shepherd's reply was excellent and so clever and convincing that nothing but a partial jury could have decided against his statement of facts, especially after Sir J Mansfield had also given his opinion in so clever a manner. It is one of the most disgraceful verdicts ever given by an English jury.' [Relates to court case regarding the 'Old Price Riots' at Covent Garden Theatre]. Reference to A.J.J. Deshayes [a French ballet dancer], who will most likely dand again at the Haymarket theatre..

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Robinson, Katherine Gertrude,
Lucas, Amabel, Baroness,
Clifford, Henry,
Best,
Shepherd,
Mansfield, J

family correspondence, theatre, opera, legal process, ballet