Francis Forbes - petitions and reports, ca. 1819, 1833-1837, 1874

A 745

series

1819, 1833-1837, 1874

201967

Microfilm : CY 3968, frames 27-172 (A 745)

1 volume - 0.03 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)

Extract from a petition to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent in Council from the gentlemen clergy, settlers, merchants, land holders & other inhabitants of N.S.W. for amendments to the Court of Criminal Judicature and that Trial by Jury be established, 1919; a review of the petition for enhancement of the courts and regulation of the jury that divided two parties adverted to by Sir Richard Bourke (draft form, 52 pages); list of abstract of legislation 1833-1836; and "Opinions of Sir F. Forbes on the two petitions sent home in 1836 - written at Cambridge 1837 and giving some account of the Jury Bills" [copy of report made by Lady Forbes, 35 pages]
Printed Material
[Counter petition or the people's petition, ca. 1835-1836] / John Jamison
[Immigrant's petition focusing on the increase in crime, 2 copies]
[Immigrant's petition, "on the expiration of the existing Act of Parliament, and the enactment of a new law for the government of N.S.W", and be disapproving of the general state of affairs in the colony"]
The Views of Earl Grey on the Question of an Upper Chamber by Henry Parkes, 1874 [newspaper cutting]

The newspaper article by Henry Parkes was not collected by Francis Forbes as it postdates his death and was most likely added to the volume by a Library Officer, or David Scott Mitchell, at an unknown date.
Paper includes the following watermarks, "Bagnor Mill / 1819" ; "Gilling / & / Allford / 1831" ; "J. Whatman / Turkey Mill / 1834" ; "Weatherley / 1835"
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover.

Forbes papers Petitions and Reports embossed on spine.