and Thomas Quinn were initially charged with treason felony, although this was later dropped in favour of lesser charges of seditious utterances. Parliamentary debates Hansard (House of Commons), 10 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 20 - 59 (first reading) Hansard (House of Commons), 10 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 74 - 135 (second reading) Hansard (House of Commons), 11 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 153 - 175 (motion to go into committee) Hansard (House of Commons), 12 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 223 - 259 (motion to go into committee) Hansard (House of Commons), 14 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 341 - 379 (committee) Hansard (House of Commons), 17 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 417 - 431 (report) Hansard (House of Commons), 18 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 453 - 479 (third reading) Hansard (House of Lords), 18 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 447 (first reading) Hansard (House of Lords), 19 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 486 - 507 (second reading) Hansard (House of Lords), 20 April 1848, vol. 98, col. 534 - 537 (third reading) Hansard (House of Lords), 22 April 1848, vol. 98 (royal assent) See also John Mitchel, the first person convicted of treason felony Michael Davitt and the Sydney Twelve, people convicted of treason felony John Jervis (judge), attorney-general who drafted the Act Capital punishment in the United Kingdom High treason in the United Kingdom Treason Act Republicanism in the United Kingdom References Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th Edition, 2006 reissue, Volume 11(1), Paragraph 367 External links Lords halt challenge to treason law - The Guardian, Thursday 26 June 2003 House of Lords judgement - UK Parliament website 1848 in British law United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1848 Republicanism in the United Kingdom English criminal law Treason in the United Kingdom Lèse-majesté