Expulsion power in the House debated by Cato Junior
Cato Junior argues against the right of the House of Commons to expel a legally elected member before trial. He calls the power an assumed prerogative outside reasonable bounds and warns it could lead to prejudice and dangerous abuse. He cites precedents and urges lawmakers to protect the rights of the people and avoid temporary violations of constitutional principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
House of Commons
Lawa
Court of Justice
Matthew
Kennedy
Heshae
Lord Chatham
George A Grenville
Wilkes
Mar. Wilkes
Public notice on European affairs and executions
Postscript reports on Danube, Bayram, and Constantinople events with details of Janissaries, Mufti, and royal displeasures. Letters from Madrid Copenhagen and Hamburgh discuss wars, trade bans, and Persian moves. Kennedy faces repeated execution, sparing delays provoke critique of ministry. Diverse dispatches describe Mediterranean plans and colonial tea resistance.
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Constantinople
Samos
France
Madrid
West-India
Italy
Duchy of
Milan
Appenine
Scanderoon
Rufsian
Copenhagen
Mediterranean
London fragment hints at oathless trial phrase
Fragment from a London text cites a phrase about executing with meo and mentions a king’s oath not required, suggesting a historical or legal quotation. The readable portion is incomplete and lacks clear event, person, or place details for fuller context.
Letter from a Correspondent on The Toven Stone
The note thanks a contributor for an untitled piece and promises a future place for it. It mentions delays due to parliamentary dissolution and notes Montesquieu not applicable to a late event. Gratitude is expressed to a French account of Geneva disturbances, deemed not timely for English readers.
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Effy
Feelnoy
Py J
Darlington
Montesquieu
Geneva
Young Man Seeks Gentleman Service Abroad
A 27 year old youth born in Broffels Flanders offers discreet service to a single gentleman in or out of livery. He speaks Dutch Hollands Gayman French and English, knows towns in Flanders and the Calais to Spa route. Carries an undeniable character and awaits a line at the Red Lion Cockspur free Charing Cross.
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Broffels
Flanders
London Street Proclamation Forewarns Liberty Sons
Fragmentary note from a London street scene teases a forthcoming release of John Wilkes and plans to weaponize fear with Whittebread’s beer and stingo as temptations. The obscured text hints at a campaign of intimidation at Cannon Street and Dyer’s Arms, urging readiness for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London-stone
Cannon-street
Sons of Liberty
John-Wilkes
Ashomas Messer
Dyer’s-Arms
Stith
Middlesex Journal
Shoe-Lane
Mes Rint
Salisbury-Count
Fleets Street
Bondon
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Cato
Danube
Bayram
Ottoman Empire
Leghorn
Soho Square
City
America
Joseph Yorke
States General
Sanin Te Co
Crim
A. Millener
Ain Wesitys
Ferprilet
London
Fustice
Feos
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