A record of the extraordinary proceedings of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : in the arrest and imprisonment of Edward Kielley . and subsequent arrest of the Honorable Judge Lilly and the High-Sherriff (B.G.) Garrett, Esq.) for, (as the House has it!) "breach of privilege!!"
This is a record of events which were of immense importance to the British Empire, as they clearly defined the limitation of the power held by British colonial Assemblies. In 1838, Newfoundland House of Assembly member John Kent accused Dr. Edward Kielley of violating Kent's rights as a member...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns/116668 2023-12-31T10:13:50+01:00 A record of the extraordinary proceedings of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : in the arrest and imprisonment of Edward Kielley . and subsequent arrest of the Honorable Judge Lilly and the High-Sherriff (B.G.) Garrett, Esq.) for, (as the House has it!) "breach of privilege!!" 1838 73 p. image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/116668 eng eng J.W. McCoubrey St. John's, Nfld. (11.32MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/ArrestofKielley1838.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books JL 554 P7 R4 1838 Rare http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/116668 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies Newfoundland and Labrador--Politics and government--1763-1855 Newfoundland. House of Assembly Denial of justice--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Book 1838 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z This is a record of events which were of immense importance to the British Empire, as they clearly defined the limitation of the power held by British colonial Assemblies. In 1838, Newfoundland House of Assembly member John Kent accused Dr. Edward Kielley of violating Kent's rights as a member of the House of Assembly by threatening him and calling him a liar during an argument between the two. Kielley was brought before the House, and having used language offensive to the House and Kent in trying to explain his actions, was illegally jailed without trial. Keilley was released from jail several days later, and upon hearing of this, the House then had both the judge and high sheriff responsible for his release arrested. Governor Henry Prescott stepped in to diffuse the situation by temporarily proroguing the House, with the final result being that in 1843, the Privy Council in Great Britain denied colonial Assemblies the right to commit citizens for contempt of House privileges. Includes bibliographical references. Book Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Newfoundland and Labrador--Politics and government--1763-1855 Newfoundland. House of Assembly Denial of justice--Newfoundland and Labrador A record of the extraordinary proceedings of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : in the arrest and imprisonment of Edward Kielley . and subsequent arrest of the Honorable Judge Lilly and the High-Sherriff (B.G.) Garrett, Esq.) for, (as the House has it!) "breach of privilege!!" |
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This is a record of events which were of immense importance to the British Empire, as they clearly defined the limitation of the power held by British colonial Assemblies. In 1838, Newfoundland House of Assembly member John Kent accused Dr. Edward Kielley of violating Kent's rights as a member of the House of Assembly by threatening him and calling him a liar during an argument between the two. Kielley was brought before the House, and having used language offensive to the House and Kent in trying to explain his actions, was illegally jailed without trial. Keilley was released from jail several days later, and upon hearing of this, the House then had both the judge and high sheriff responsible for his release arrested. Governor Henry Prescott stepped in to diffuse the situation by temporarily proroguing the House, with the final result being that in 1843, the Privy Council in Great Britain denied colonial Assemblies the right to commit citizens for contempt of House privileges. Includes bibliographical references. |
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A record of the extraordinary proceedings of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : in the arrest and imprisonment of Edward Kielley . and subsequent arrest of the Honorable Judge Lilly and the High-Sherriff (B.G.) Garrett, Esq.) for, (as the House has it!) "breach of privilege!!" |
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A record of the extraordinary proceedings of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : in the arrest and imprisonment of Edward Kielley . and subsequent arrest of the Honorable Judge Lilly and the High-Sherriff (B.G.) Garrett, Esq.) for, (as the House has it!) "breach of privilege!!" |
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A record of the extraordinary proceedings of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : in the arrest and imprisonment of Edward Kielley . and subsequent arrest of the Honorable Judge Lilly and the High-Sherriff (B.G.) Garrett, Esq.) for, (as the House has it!) "breach of privilege!!" |
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A record of the extraordinary proceedings of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : in the arrest and imprisonment of Edward Kielley . and subsequent arrest of the Honorable Judge Lilly and the High-Sherriff (B.G.) Garrett, Esq.) for, (as the House has it!) "breach of privilege!!" |
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A record of the extraordinary proceedings of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : in the arrest and imprisonment of Edward Kielley . and subsequent arrest of the Honorable Judge Lilly and the High-Sherriff (B.G.) Garrett, Esq.) for, (as the House has it!) "breach of privilege!!" |
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record of the extraordinary proceedings of the house of assembly of newfoundland : in the arrest and imprisonment of edward kielley . and subsequent arrest of the honorable judge lilly and the high-sherriff (b.g.) garrett, esq.) for, (as the house has it!) "breach of privilege!!" |
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