| Henry Humphreys - Criminal law - 1867 - 448 pages
...Party Processions and Emblems," Summary Index. Common Law. Fine and imprisonment, or either. terror as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies among the King's subjects, seems properly to be called an unlawful assembly. — 1 Hawk, c. 65, s. 9. Any meeting under such circumstances... | |
| John H. Colby - Criminal law - 1868 - 480 pages
...is said at common law that any'meeting of great numbers of people, with such circumstances of terror as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies among the King's subjects, seems properly to be called an unlawful assembly, as where great numbers complaining of a common grievance... | |
| Alexander Mansfield Burrill - Dictionaries, Law - 1870 - 674 pages
...criminal law. Any meeting whatsoever of great numbers of people, with such circumstances of terror as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies among the subjects of the realm. 4 Steph. Com. 278. An unlawful assembly is when three or more do assemble themselves... | |
| Alexander James Johnston - Justices of the peace - 1870 - 620 pages
...of the intention, but also any meeting of great numbers of people, with such circumstances of terror as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies among the subjects of the realm. Punishment of § 226. Riots not coming within the Riot Act are punishConmionLaw.... | |
| George Lathom Browne - 1882 - 510 pages
...sufficient." Of Bamford, the judge spoke most kindly, giving him full credit for his own good inten• "That a great number of people meeting under such...raise fears and jealousies among the king's subjects, is an unlawful assembly, as no one can foresee what may be the event of such an assembly."— Hawkins1... | |
| George Lathom Browne - Great Britain - 1882 - 522 pages
...sufficient." Of Bamford, the judge spoke most kindly, giving him full credit for his own good inten• " That a great number of people meeting under such circumstances...raise fears and jealousies among the king's subjects, is an unlawful assembly, as no one can foresee what may be the event of such an assembly."—Hawkins'... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 862 pages
...breach of the peace. There were here circumstances of terror in this meeting of great numbers, such as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies among the Queen's subjects — Russell on Crimes (3) and The King v. Vincent (4). FIELD, J. — In my judgment... | |
| Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1886 - 918 pages
...Hawkins to the effect that any meeting of great numbers of people, with such circumstances of terror as cannot but endanger the public peace and raise fears and jealousies among the King's subjects, is an unlawful assembly, and suggests that, for this purpose, the " circumstances of terror " must... | |
| Henry Roscoe - Evidence, Criminal - 1888 - 732 pages
...unlawful assembly. Any meeting whatsoever of great numbers of people, with such circumstances of terror as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies amongst the king's subjects, seems properly to be called an unlawful assembly, although the meeting... | |
| Great Britain. State Trials Committee - Trials - 1888 - 752 pages
...constitute the assembly an unlawful assembly. If, taking all the circumstances into consideration, t is such as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies imong the King's subjects, it is an un. awful assemblage. Of that position there can be no doubt. Therefore,... | |
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