CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6] — Page 153

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9. The giving of security would not only afford equitable redress to persons libelled, but would operate as a great safeguard against publication of libels, for there would be at least two parties to the bond whose interest it would be to prevent the publication of libels and who would naturally interfere and remonstrate with a publisher when found systematically libelling either public functionaries or private individuals.

10. This is all that is intended to be done by the proposed Ordinance, which would inflict no hardship on respectable and responsible publishers of newspapers who would never experience the slightest difficulty in obtaining sureties; whilst it would afford a reasonable protection to the public, and to individuals, against the libellous attacks of unprincipled and probably insolvent persons.

I have the honor to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's,
Most obedient Servant,
Arentes El Rebinars

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9. The giving of security would not only afford equitable redress to persons libelled, but would operate as a great safeguard against publication of libels, for there would be at least two parties to the bond whose interest it would be to prevent the publication of libels and who would naturally interfere and remonstrate with a publisher when found systematically libelling either public functionaries or private individuals. 10. This is all that is intended to be done by the proposed Ordinance, which would inflict no hardship on respectable and responsible publishers of newspapers who would never experience the slightest difficulty in obtaining sureties; whilst it would afford a reasonable protection to the public, and to individuals, against the libellous attacks of unprincipled and probably insolvent persons. I have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, Your Grace's, Most obedient Servant, Arentes El Rebinars
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149 9. K giving of security woull the not only afford equitable redress to persons libelled, but would operate as a great exfeguard against publication of libels, for there would be at least two parties to the boud whose interest. it would be to prevent the F nce of libels and appearance who would naturally interfere and remonstrate with a publicher Key found him systernatically libelling either public functionaries, private individuals. n 10. This is all that is intended to be done by the proposed brdinance, which would inflict no hardship on respectable and responsible publishers of newspapers was would never experience the slightest rifficulty in obtaining Sureties; whilst it would afford a reasonable protection to the public, and to individuals, against this libellow attacks of unprincipled and probably insolvent persons. I have the honor to be, My Lord Juke, Your Grace's, Most obedient Servant., Anentes El Rebinars
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not only afford equitable redress to persons libelled, but would operate as a great exfeguard against publication of libels, for there would be at least two parties to the boud

whose interest. it would be to

prevent the

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appearance

who would naturally interfere and

remonstrate with a publicher

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private individuals.

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This

is all that is intended

to be done by the proposed brdinance, which would inflict no hardship

on

respectable and responsible publishers of newspapers was would never experience the slightest rifficulty in obtaining Sureties; whilst it would afford a reasonable protection to the public, and to individuals, against this libellow attacks of unprincipled and

probably insolvent

persons. I have the honor to be,

My Lord Juke,

Your Grace's,

Most obedient Servant.,

Anentes El Rebinars

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