The Case of the Queen, Against Serva and Others: Inclusive of the Trial, and the Argument Before the JudgesW. Benning, 1846 - 160 páginas |
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act of Parliament Admiralty African African slave trade ALDERSON allegiance Alves Alvez Antonio argument board the Echo board the Felicidade board the Star board the Wasp boat Brazilian subjects Brazilian vessel brigantine British Captain Usher cargo carrying Collier command committed condemnation convention convicted Court crew crime cruiser Cuqueira Cuquiera death deck Emperor of Brazil engaged England Englishmen evidence fact foreign Gentlemen handspike hatchway heard high seas illegal indictment instructions Joaquim jolly-boat jurisdiction Jury Justice kill lawful custody lawfully captured learned friend learned Judge Lieutenant Stupart Lord Lord DENMAN Lordship Majaval Majesty Majesty's midshipman Mixed Commission nations offence officer overboard Palmer parties persons piracy pirates Portugal Portuguese possession prisoners punished purpose quartermaster Queen Queen's peace Ribeiro Rosaigre sailed schooner Serjeant Serva ship Sierra Leone slave trade slaves on board statute taken took transaction treaty trial unlawful verdict witness wounded wrongfully
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Página 9 - In every charge of murder, the fact of killing being first proved, all the circumstances of accident, necessity, or infirmity are to be satisfactorily proved by the prisoner, unless they arise out of the evidence produced against him; for the law presumeth the fact to have been founded in malice, until the contrary appeareth.
Página 98 - ... carried away, conveyed, or removed as a Slave or Slaves, or for the purpose of his, her, or their being imported or brought as a Slave or Slaves into any Island, Colony, Country, Territory, or Place whatsoever, or for the purpose of his, her, or their being sold, transferred, used, or dealt with as a Slave or Slaves, then and in every such Case the Person or Persons so offending 'shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of Piracy, Felony, and Robbery, and being convicted thereof shall suffer Death...
Página 98 - That if any Subject or Subjects of His Majesty, or any Person or Persons residing or being within any of the Dominions, Forts, Settlements, Factories or Territories, now or hereafter belonging to His Majesty, or being in His Majesty's Occupation or Possession, or under the Government of the United Company of Merchants of England trading...
Página 142 - London, the 28th of July last ; but in default of such alterations, the Additional Convention of that date shall remain in force until the expiration of fifteen years from the day on which the general abolition of the Slave Trade shall so take place, on the part of the Portuguese Government.
Página 117 - In regard to foreigners resident in a country, although some jurists deny the right of a nation generally to legislate over them, it would seem clear, upon general principles of international law, that such a right does exist, and the extent to which it should be exercised is a matter purely of municipal arrangement and policy.
Página 127 - Upon this subject the rule, as deduced from the authorities, is that the implication of malice arises in every case of intentional homicide; and, the fact of killing being first proved, all the circumstances of accident, necessity, or infirmity, are to be satisfactorily established by the party charged, unless they arise out of the evidence produced against him to prove the homicide and the circumstances attending it.
Página 106 - The two high contracting parties, for the more complete attainment of the object of preventing all illicit traffic in slaves, on the part of their respective subjects, mutually consent, that the ships of war of their royal navies, which shall be provided with special instructions for this purpose, as hereinafter mentioned, may visit such merchant vessels of the two nations as may be suspected, upon reasonable grounds, of having slaves on board, acquired by an illicit traffic...
Página 115 - Kingdom, whether within the King's Dominions or without, it shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace of the...
Página 142 - As soon as the total abolition of the slave trade for the subjects of the Crown of Portugal shall have taken place, the two high contracting parties...
Página 97 - ... as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves ; or to ship, tranship, embark, receive, detain, or confine on board, or to contract for the shipping, transhipping, embarking, receiving...