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Calcutta Charge on Fire Attacks and Sea Service Policy
The Chief Justice East speaks to the Grand Jury on modern ship burnings and the law’s evolution. He traces statutes from Queen Anne to George III and 1803 reforms, urging action against incendiaries and praising maritime protections for seamen and underwriters amid Bengal port tensions.
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Ferien
J. A. James
Richard Whitton
Jamies Street
Bedford-row
T. Mitchell
Holborn-hill
Fetter-lane
Japan
Demerary
Essequilbo
Francis Brittlebank
Berbice
Evan Fraser
Evan
Angus Fraser
Michael Taylor
Honourable Court of Criminal and Civil Justice
Essequibo
George Town
Stabrock
Belmont
Marilsis
Demérary
J.D. Haly
Millard
East India
Mer
Slirded
Russia
India
Calcutta
Oyer and Terminer
Court House
Epdward H. East
Grand Jury
High Seas
King’s Commission
Admiralty Commission
Geo. I
Old Bailey
London
Dover
Geo. L
Honourable East India Company
England
Admiralty Court
Sea Service
Bengal