Liberty of the Press Abstract of Mr O Connell Bill
Abstract of a proposed act to secure liberty of the press. It limits prosecutions for libel to cases where the publisher’s published words were intended to aid or abet crimes, requires proof of publication for crime, restricts who may prosecute, and details costs, retractions, and defenses. It omits blasphemy and obscenity, preserves parliamentary privilege, and caps punishments. It notes protections for authors and publishers and cross references prior statutes.
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O’connell
Court of King’s c
Aether
Scotland
George III
Fish
Horrific Discovery of Archer Body in Local Brook
Hereford Times reports the gruesome discovery of the decomposed body of elderly widow Archer, once housekeeper to Thomas Rogers, found in the watercourse by the Blue-coat School Brook. The corpse shows severe mauling, likely by rats, with authorities planning a coroner's inquest and full details to follow next week.
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Archer
Thomas Rogers
Bowell-street
Jane
Bodenham
Hereford
Supposed Infanticide Inquisition At Farnham St Martin
A twenty-year-old girl Harriet Ashman from Cockfield is taken into custody on suspicion of infanticide after a baby’s body is found in Farnham St Martin. Investigators trace her movements from Bury to Lavenham fair and West Stow, noting pregnancy and concealment. Evidence includes blood near the head and inconsistent timelines. she is committed for murder at the Assizes. Local witnesses recall eerie remarks about bones and the tragedy.
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Inquisition
Farnham St. Martin
Harriet Ashman
Cockfield
Sue
Mr. Merest
Caney
Lavenham Fair
West Stow
Mildenhall
Sicklesmere
Bury
Cockfeld
Farnham
Abe
Cotchester
Parishioners praise Mr Divett for Pension List attack
Fifty parishioners of Heavitree write a thank you and congratulations to Mr Divett for his intrepid conduct in attacking the Pension List on Mr Harvey's motion. Early on the 16th ul. a smuggling tub boat carrying 141 tuba of spirits was seized off Furze Common, followed by a 36 ton sloop. four Frenchmen and two Englishmen were detained and jailed after magistrates examined them at Exmouth. This marks a major contraband seizure in the district.
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Heavitree
Divett
Harvey
Western Times
SmuceLine
Furze Common
Salterton
Exmouth
Bon
Mr. C
Mr. Spree
Poor Law Commissioners
Baronet
Entleman
England
Mr. Cobbett
Robert Wilson
Methuen
Oldham
Mr. M
London
Lon
His Majesty
Poor Laws
Woolwich
Lord Althorp
Poor Law Commission
Davies
H. Rardinge
British Soldiers. In Proof of Which the Right Hon. Baronet
Cobbett
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Mr. Ellice
Mr. Guest
Petition and debate on church establishment and patronage in Parliament
Lord Kenyon presents a Shropshire petition against church establishment changes while ministers move to advance Sabbath observance. Dissenters petition for relief from disabilities, with broader church and patronage debates. Military and civil service spending, Irish education, and public notices fill a long session with votes on proxies, impressment, and public reforms.
House of Commons Evening Sitting Reports and Committee Notices
The House of Commons adjourned after a five o clock session with accounts from the metropolitan police laid before the bar. Returns on fish imports into London port were presented. Standing orders were debated for several bills including London Bridge Approaches and Durham, Clarence, Welland and Boston Navigation, with others allowed to proceed. Various committee items included St James's Westminster paying bill, county and church rates inquiries, and motions on offices created by last session. The Poor in Ireland and Municipal Corporations inquiries were also discussed alongside commissions and related expenses.
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Lord Althorp
Halcombe
Warwick
Leamington
F. Burdett
Dundas
Lord Autuorr
O’connell
Ireland
Yeomanry
West Indies
Peutiessey
Mr. O'Connell
Stanley
Dundas Or
Dunas
North of
Devdas
O'Connell
Robert Inglis
Eproperty Record Commission
Hume
Littleton
Mr. Littleton
Ellice
Cobbeit
Attwood
Colonel Evans
T. Attwood
Turkey
Birmingham
Duke of Wellington
Mess
Ceylon
Middlesex
Caladel Wood
St. James’s, &c
H. Hardinge
Guards
Guest
Muember
Baronet
Hawkins
Windsor Castle
Tower of London
Davies
Lower Canada
Col. Davies
Barbadoes
Erkdenes
House OF Commons
Maron
Metropolitan Police
Golding
London
John Wrottesley
London Bridge
Durham
Clarence
Welland and Boston
ST. James's
Westminster
Byng
St. James’s
England and
Wales
England
Goulburn
Trish
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Liberty OF the Press
Imperial Parliament
House OF Lords
Lord Kenyon
Michael's
Shropshire
Lord Wynford
Lord Dacre
Haytonbridge
Northumberland
Shepton Mallet
East Barning
St. Leonard’s
Shoreditch
Lord Mansfield
Tillicoultry
Yorkshire
Cardross
Dumbarton
Eastbourne
Sussex
Marquis of Westminster
Lord Ellenborough
Lord Bexley
Marquis
Earl of Shaftesbury
Earl of Durham
Exeter
Dorsetshire
Lord Durham
Hull
Earl Grey
Rd Durham
Earl of Rosebery
Stirling
Glasgow
Peebles-shire
Apothecaries
Bangor
Carnarvon
Duke Oprichmond
Shipley
Cavendish
Hartest
Irish Municipal Corporation Commission
Aot
Hughes Hughes
Mr. H
Old Arlington
City of
Dublin
Lynch
George Murray
Lord Munster
Peninsular
India
Hear
Lord Epgindton
R. Onkix
Henry Parnell
Lord Errington
Sitt H. Pagnety
J. Byne
Ea Neeewe
Corbett
Althorp
C. Fergusson
Great Britain and Ireland
O'Connor
Aglioney
Treasury
John Russell
R. Ellice
Royal Military Asylum
Dwler
Hibernian School
SHELL
Hibernian
Sheil
D. M. Stewart
de Ure
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