Jamaica Assembly addresses the Crown on constitutional rights
The Jamaica Assembly petitions the Crown asking for directions to claim equal constitutional rights with other British subjects. It argues against abolitionist measures and defends chartered rights, asserting the assembly's right to present representations to Parliament and urging redress for perceived injustices in the empire.
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Jamaica
House of Commons
Great Britain
Mjesty
Parliament
Lords
Commons
Council
Great Council
Parliament of
Legal Reasoning on Libel Trials and Precedents
A commentator cites Judge Blackstone to argue no series of determinations may sanction a precedent contradicting reason. It is hoped Mr Fox's motion will direct libel trials to civil actions unless treason, allow evidence of truth as innocence, and leave fines to juries.
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Blackstone
Fox
Tate
NEW PARLIAMENT PROMISES A BRITISH REPORTING REVOLUTION
A detailed promotional notice outlines a new parliamentary record called PARLIA Containing a Wrexry BroisTee Recording. It highlights impartial, full reports of Lords and Commons debates with portraits, printed on French paper, cheap prices, and early publication. It promotes accuracy, order of the day formatting, and superior typography, urging subscriptions and sales through London bookshops and newsmen.
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Houses of Lords and Commons
Oxry
House of Lords
London
C. Cooke
Paternoflerrow
Liberty and Libel in Parliament The Jury and Trial by Jury
The author argues liberty requires protection from libel prosecutions seen as private injuries. It condemns turning private wrongs into public crimes, warns against Star Chamber echoes, and supports Trial by Jury as essential to justice. It cites Lord Camden and calls Parliament to curb vexatious libel indictments.
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Star Chamber
Great Britain
Lord Camden
Court of
Continental Intelligence from March Ig reports Morocco gifts and fleet plans
A summary notes M de Laudrezel returning with a lion and eight horses for the Queen from the Moroccan mission. It mentions a 74 gunship and multiple frigates to cruise the Mediterranean, some detachments planned for Angola, and a royal visit plan as Mesdames the King’s aunts prepare to stay near Cardinal de Bernis. The King of Sardinia orders French emigrants to quit, with some exceptions, and a Brussels note updates French fleet readiness and a Hainault memorial on imperial council reforms.
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Mesdames
Cardinal de Berniss
France
Sardinia
Princess de Canti
Ka-Shimingwe
Paris
Debated French Navy Reorganization and Treasury Draft
On April 16 a decree ordered the Bank Extraordinary to supply ten million livres to the Treasury, underscoring prior needs of ninety million, with only fifty million voted and ten million more added yet still insufficient for a week. The discussion covered military and mercantile marine incorporation, adopting Article 1: the French Marine shall include all citizens on the Marine Roll, with eight other articles passed without debate.
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Beccaforum
Turmoil Over Marine Organization Delays Assembly Action
Debates on regimental expansion and the marine system sparked renewed tumult as the Committee’s plan faced opposition from Malouet Fermond de St Mery and Noailles. The assembly adjourned amid calls for wisdom, Mirabeau absent to sustain the fragile edifice.
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Marine
AI. Moreau
M. Moreau
M. Malouet
M. Fermond
M. de St. Mery
Mr. de Noailles
M. de Noailles
Apelier
Mirabeau
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Assembly of
Famaica
Mr. Pitt
Burke
Lord Hawkesbury
Earl of Hertford
Lord Loughborough
Henry Clinton
Bristol
Malmesbury
George Yonge
Lord Rawdon
Lansdown
Licgoln
Thomas Erskine
British Senate
Continental Intelligence
Rome
Cuamsert
Brussels
Hainault
National Assembly
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