Lord Cochrane

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.... THE DELINQUENTS TO JUSTICE.'

Cochrane

Grated Chamber
King's Bench Prison
3 July 1815

....banknote with the following words:

'MY HEALTH HAVING SUFFERED BY LONG AND CLOSE CONFINEMENT, AND MY OPPRESSORS BEING RESOLVED TO DEPRIVE ME OF PROPERTY OR LIFE, I SUBMIT TO ROBBERY TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM MURDER, IN THE HOPE THAT I SHALL LIVE TO BRING....

OTD in 1815
Lord Cochrane Released from King's Bench Prison

On 3 July 1815 Lord Cochrane was finally released from prison. Out of principle he first refused to pay the £ 1,000 fine but was eventually persuaded by his friends and family to do so. He endorsed the...
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"I had already married Lady Dundonald twice and was so well satisfied with my
choice of wife that I had no objection to marry her twenty times."
- Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald -

They actually married three times!

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.... such things have been done by his countryman; and without solemn concern that such talents and genius should be lost to the land that gave them birth."
- Sir James Mackintosh -

"Lord Cochrane is such a miracle of nautical skill and courage; his cause of banishment from his country is so lamentable - his adventures have been so romantic - and his achievements so splendid, that no Englishman can read them without pride, that such....
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OTD in 1838, Lord Cochrane was promoted to Rear Admiral of the Red
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.... Dundonald that need not be proud of belonging to such a noble Man as he was."
- Lady Dundonald -

... great Man. I have stood upon the Battle Deck. I have seen the Men fall. I have raised them. I have fired a Gun to save the Life of a Man for the Honour of my Husband, and would do it again. He was a Glory to the Nation in which he was born, and there is not a Member of the Family of Lord...

"Such a God of a Man! A Man who could have ruled the World upon the Sea !....That honoured Name! That Name 'for Ages, for Ages, and for Ages, that has rung the World with his Deeds. The Hero of a Hundred Fights. I have followed the Fortunes of that ....
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OTD in 1814

'The name of Lord Cochrane to be struck out of the list of captains in the royal navy.'
MELVILLE

Portsmouth, 23rd June, 1814

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The more research I am doing on Cochrane the more he becomes an enigma. His wife, Lady Dundonald, once said he was "the hero of a hundred fights." He is not only the hero of a hundred fights but man of a thousand mysteries. Such an incredible man!
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Best wishes for a quick recovery.

..... when he left the court it was with difficulty, as if he were stupefied
A motion for his expulsion from parliament was carried, by 140 votes to 44, but he was promptly re-elected by the constituents of Westminster.
Fearing public disorder, the sentence to the pillory was remitted.

.... that you be now severally committed to the custody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea, in execution of this sentence, and be further imprisoned until your several fines be paid.
According to Crabb Robinson, who was present, Cochrane 'stood without colour in his face, his eye staring and ....

... Charles Random de Berenger, you, Sir Thomas Cochrane, otherwise known as Lord Cochrane, and you Richard Gaythorne Butt, be severally set in and upon the pillory, opposite the Royal Exchange in the City of London, for one hour, between the hours of twelve at noon and two in the afternoon; and...

.. de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte, be severally imprisoned in the custody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea of our Lord the King for twelve calendar months; and that during that period you,....

..., and you Richard Gathorne Butt, do severally pay to the King a fine of one thousand pounds each; that you, John Peter Holloway, the third person who was to be benefited by this conspiracy, do pay to the King a fine of five hundred pounds; that all you the six several defendants, Charles Random..

OTD in 1814...

Lord Cochrane sentenced

At the Court of King's Bench on Tuesday 21 June 1814, Mr Justice Le Blanc's speech in pronouncing sentence concluded with the words:
"That you, Sir Thomas Cochrane, otherwise called Lord Cochrane...
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Not related to Lord Cochrane but still a very interesting read:

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Cochrane Haven, Culross
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... later at 8:40 p.m. returned with their verdict of guilty against all of the defendants.
The verdict against Lord Cochrane was based on mere circumstantial evidence. There was no proof that he had been involved in the conspiracy.

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... listen to a score of witnesses being cross-examined. This went on well into the afternoon and in late afternoon Lord Ellenborough began his summing up of the facts, gently nudging the jury towards the verdict he wanted to hear: guilty!
The jury retired and about two and a half hours....

.... objections, Lord Ellenborough demanded that the defence should immediately present their case.
At 3 o'clock the next morning the defence concluded their presentation and Lord Ellenborough finally agreed to a break until 10 o'clock.
On 9 June a still completely exhausted jury had to.....

.... of what happened on 21 February. Numerous witnesses were called to verify details and the prosecution did not conclude this presentation of their evidence until 10 o'clock in the evening.
Although the jury had been listening to very detailed and complex evidence, and against multiple.....

.... trial sessions', packed juries and his quite biased handling of trial sessions.

Cochrane's trial started at 9 o'clock on 8 June. The courtroom was crowded with spectators due to the high public interest and the prosecution opened with a detailed account .....