Newfoundland Civil Jurisdiction Bill Introduced
The Attorney General moved to establish a Court of Civil Jurisdiction in Newfoundland to limit sessions overreach. After brief debate, leave was granted to introduce the bill, read first time, and ordered for a second reading tomorrow. Seamen wages and related bills discussed, with Dundas proposing reforms to payment certificates for sailors and extending protections to Ireland and the Marines. The Bank Loan Bill and Clarke's Hydrometer spirits regulation were set for tomorrow.
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Newfoundland
Tayi
Court of Common Pleas
Court of Sessions
Taylor
Dundas
Hatfel
Ireland
Scotland
Customs
Land Revenue
Feamen
Exchequer
Clarke
Royal Drawing Room and political debate at St James
Yesterday marked the queen's birthday with a grand drawing room at St James's and a royal ball at Buckingham House. The Court of Directors met at the East India House, while overseas concerns included debates on the slave trade, colonial climates, and the rights of men. The Duke of York arrived in Hanover as the press reported on Pitt, Fox, and Libel doctrines.
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St. James’s
Queen
Puckingham House
D’albany
Lasly
Countess of
Aylesbury
Speen
Viscount Hinchingbrook
Schakerley
Lord Bagot
Shaftsbury
Miss Tarsot
Lady Dinevor
Misses Mipptetons
Rushout
East India House
Duke of York
Hanover
Lord Courtney
House of Peers
House of Lords
Great Britain
Pitt
Crown
Fox
Payne
Cain
Wessels
Africa
West Indies
Jamaica
Libel Laws Debate At London Court Addresses Jury Roles
The Court of Common Pleas at Guitonatu hears complaints about impressments by the Lords of the Admiralty and proceeds to appoint a committee to seek relief. A memorial from John Walter argues against using criminal libel prosecutions, urging that juries determine defamation cases and that press liberty be defended. The document calls for restoring civil process and limiting Crown power, lamenting prior harsh penalties for libels and urging reform aligning with constitutional rights.
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Guitonatu
Bishop
Court of Requests
Holmes
Bristow
Powell
Alderman Curtis
Water
Newgate
Thor Fuch
Temple of Justice
Iid
House of Lords
Court of King’s Bench
House of Commons
Afajor Scott
Major Scott
King’s Bench
London
Lilbels
Abbe Raynal Returns. Essex Assizes Plea. Hunting and Mental Tragedy
Abbe Raynal returns to Paris in good health after exile. Essex plans a new county building for next assizes as the Loughborough fine case proceeds. Lord Petre expands his estate to 24000 per year from leases. Sir William Lowther buys Lord Gainsboroughs fox-hounds. The Hon Robert Conway is South Wales' largest farmer. A suspect is committed for arson at Mansion House after a long inquiry. A Westminster Bridge incident saves a delirious woman from falling into the river. Deptford records a brutal murder by a maniac with two decapitations, stopped by neighbors' cries.
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Raynal
Paris
Chelmsford
William Lowther
Lord
Westminster Bridge
Deptford
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St. Thomas
Portugal
Chalmers
South Carolina
Avignon
France
Europe
City of London
John Walter
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