48 results filtered with: Libel and slander - Great Britain
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A digest of the law concerning libels: containing all the resolutions in the books on the subject, and many manuscript cases. The whole illustrated with occasional observations. There is not a more certain Mark of an ill-designing or impotent Administration, than Attempts to restrain the Liberty of Speaking or Writing. By a Gentleman of the Inner-Temple.
Rayner, John, of the Inner Temple.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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The trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, printer: who was charged with having printed and published a libel against the government; and acquitted. ... To which is now added, ... the trial of Mr. William Owen, bookseller, ...
Zenger, John Peter, 1697-1746.Date: 1765- Books
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A letter to the Right Hon. Charles James Fox; occasioned by his late motion in the House of Commons respecting libels: and suggesting the alarming consequences likely to ensue, if the bill now before the legislature upon that subject should pass into a law. By J. Bowles, Esq. of the Inner Temple, Barrister at Law.
Bowles, John, 1751-1819.Date: M,DCC,XCI. [1791]- Books
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Reflections on the distinction usually adopted in criminal prosecutions for libel; and on the method, lately introduced, of pronouncing verdicts in consequence of such distinction. By A. Highmore, Jun. Attorney at Law.
Highmore, A. (Anthony), Jr., 1758-1829.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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A letter to John Dunning, Esq. barrister at law, on the trial of The Rev. Henry Bate, Clerk, upon the Information of his Grace the Duke of Richmond, for a libel. With an apologetic dedication to His Grace of Richmond. By a student of the Middle Temple.
Student of the Middle Temple.Date: [1780]- Books
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Another letter to Mr. Almon, in matter of libel: with a postscript upon Contempt of Court and Attachment.
Date: 1771- Books
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An enquiry into the doctrine, lately propagated, concerning libels, warrants, and the seizure of papers; with a view to some late proceedings, and the defence of them by the majority; upon the principles of law and the constitution. In a letter to Mr. Almon from the father of candor.
Father of candor.Date: [1764]- Books
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Debates in both Houses of Parliament on the bill introduced by the Rt. Hon. Charles James Fox, for removing doubts respecting the functions of juries in cases of libel: with the Questions Addressed by the House of Lords to the Judges thereon, and their Answers. To which is subjoined, the statute.
Great Britain. Parliament.Date: M.DCC.XCII. [1792]- Books
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An enquiry into the extent of the power of juries, on trials of indictments or informations, for publishing seditious, or other criminal writings, or libels, extracted from a miscellaneous collection of papers that were published in 1776, intituled, Additional papers concerning the province of Quebec. To which is added, An enquiry into the question whether juries are, or are not, judges of law, as well as of fact; with particular reference to the case of libels.
Maseres, Francis, 1731-1824.Date: 1785- Books
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Considerations on the legality of general warrants, and the propriety of a Parliamentary regulation of the same. To which is added, A postscript on a late pamphlet concerning juries, libels, &c.
Date: [1765]- Books
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A letter concerning libels, warrants, the seizure of papers, and sureties for the peace or behaviour; with a view to some late proceedings, and the defence of them by the majority.
Father of candor.Date: 1765- Books
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A letter to Sir Richard Aston, Knt. one of the judges of his Majesty's Court of King's Bench, and late Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland; containing a reply to his scandalour [sic] abuse, and some thoughts on the modern doctrine of libels: by Robert Morris of Lincolns Inn Esq. barrister at law, and late secretary to the supporters of the bill of rights.
Morris, Robert, 1743 or 1744-1793.Date: [1770]- Books
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An enquiry into the question, whether juries are, or are not, judges of law, as well as of fact; with a particular reference to the case of libels.
Towers, Joseph, 1737-1799.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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Observations on the rights and duty of juries, in trials for libels: together with remarks on the origin and nature of the law of libels. By Joseph Towers, L.L.D.
Towers, Joseph, 1737-1799.Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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A letter concerning libels, warrants, the seisure of papers, and sureties for the peace of behaviour; with a view to some late proceedings, and the defence of them by the majority. with the postscript and an appendix.
Date: 1771- Books
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A Dialogue between a country farmer and a juryman, on the subject of libels.
Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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Another letter to Mr. Almon, in matter of libel.
Date: 1770- Books
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A letter to Sir Richard Aston, Knt. one of the judges of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench, and late Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland; containing a reply to his scandalous abuse, and some thoughts on the modern doctrine of libels: by Robert Morris of Lincolns Inn Esq. Barrister at Law, and late Secretary to the Supporters of the Bill of Rights.
Morris, Robert, 1743 or 1744-1793.Date: [1770]- Books
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Discussions of the law of libels as at present received, in which its authenticity is examined; with incidental observations on the legal effect of precedent and authority.
Adair, James, 1743?-1798.Date: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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A state of the case, between the managers of the Royal Family Privateers, and James Goddard. Particularly in relation to a libel by him lately published, and sent to several Members of Parliament, in January, 1756, highly reflecting on the Conduct and Characters of Israel Jalabert, and William Belchier, Esquires, and the rest of the Managers, and many other worthy Persons therein named or described.
Jalabert, Israel, -1768.Date: 1756- Books
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A letter concerning libels, warrants, and the seizure of papers; with a view to some late proceedings, and the defence of Them by the Majority.
Father of candor.Date: 1764- Books
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An essay on the liberty of the press chiefly as it respects personal slander.
Hayter, Thomas, 1702-1762.Date: [1755]- Books
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Copies taken from the records of the Court of King's-Bench, at Westminster; The original Office-Books of the Secretaries of State, remaining in the Paper, and Secretaries of State's Offices, or from the Originals under Seal. Of Warrants issued by Secretaries of State, for seizing Persons suspected of being guilty of various Crimes, particularly, of being the Authors, Printers and Publishers of Libels, from the Restoration to the present Time. And also, copies of several commitments, by Secretaries of State, of Persons charged with various Crimes, during that Period.
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]- Books
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State law: or, the Doctrine of Libels, Discussed and Examined. Shewing, I. Every species of defamatory-writing, what shall be deemed and taken for such; and how far the same are Punishable by the Laws of the Land. II. The Sense of both Civil and Canon Lawyers in this Points with great Variety of Precedents, and Adjudged Cases. Faithfully cited from all our Reports. III. Particular Instances of Printed Libels; with the Proceedings against, 1. H. Carr, for writing The Weekly Packet of Advices from Rome, 31 Car. II. 2. Of S. Johnson and R. Baxter for Libelling King James II. 3. Of Hurt, for printing The Flying Post, 12 Anne. 4. Of Curll, for printing Ker of Kersland's Memoirs, &c. 10 Geo. ... With two remarkable cases: 1. Temp. Hen. 70. of Several Persons executed for a Libel against his Ministry, which was deemed High-Treason. 2. The Case of Sir William Williams, (speaker of the House of Commons) fined 10000l. for a Libel. Also, the opinions of Lord Chief Justice Hale, Holt, and Parker, concerning state-libels.
Date: [1730?]- Books
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A second letter to the Right Honourable Charles James Fox, upon the matter of libel: suggesting the dangerous tendency of the bill now before the legislature upon the above subject, both with respect to the constitution itself and the whole system of English law. By John Bowles, Esq. of the Inner-Temple, Barrister at Law.
Bowles, John, 1751-1819.Date: M,DCC,XCII. [1792]