Download or read book Trial of Charles Pinney, Esq. in the Court of King's Bench written by Charles Pinney and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trial of Charles Pinney, mayor of Britol, England. He was charged with neglecting his duty during the riots of 1831. The riots began when the tory-dominated House of Lords refused to ratify an act which would have given greater number of the population the right to vote. Major Pinney was pro-reform and sympathetic to the cause and anger brought on by the protestors.