19 February – Radical
John Gale Jones is called before the House of Commons for a breach of privilege, for which he is committed to
Newgate Prison until 21 June.[1]
April – Rioting in London after the imprisonment in the
Tower of London of Sir
Francis Burdett,
MP, charged with libel against Parliament after calling for reform of the
House of Commons;[2] he is released in June.
8 July –
Vere Street Coterie: Police raid a "
molly house" in
London and arrest 27 men for
sodomy or attempted sodomy; a man and a boy are eventually hanged on conviction.