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Analysis of Crown and judicial office conflicts; account of grain import riot and court assault

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A critical commentary on the incompatibility of holding dual offices (Acting Attorney-General and Agent to the Duke), with particular concern about conflicts of interest. The document includes a detailed account of October 1821 riots over foreign grain exclusion, during which Thomas Shimmin assaulted court officials including the Deemster.

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  • Page numbered 30. Margin contains illegible annotation with partial names: jury, Bench, Collard(?), Shimmin(?). Text otherwise legible.

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  • English