▁jud icial ▁capacity ▁was ▁the ▁action ▁for ▁lib el ▁brought ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁by ▁the ▁att orney - general ▁against ▁Richard ▁Carl ile ▁for ▁the ▁republic ation ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Pa ine ' s ▁The ▁Age ▁of ▁Re ason ▁and ▁Eli hu ▁Pal mer ' s ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁Nature . ▁▁ ▁Bay ley ▁joint ly ▁owned ▁three ▁sugar ▁plant ations ▁in ▁British ▁Gu iana ▁and ▁Domin ica , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁em an cip ated ▁the ▁slaves ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁partners ▁were ▁compens ated ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁over ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁each ▁for ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁slaves ▁in ▁their ▁possession . ▁ ▁He ▁died , ▁aged ▁ 7 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁V ine ▁House ▁near ▁Seven o aks , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁ ▁Family ▁By ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁Mark ett ▁of ▁Me oph am ▁Court ▁L odge , ▁co . ▁Kent , ▁ ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁sons ▁and ▁three ▁daughters . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Sir ▁John ▁Bay ley , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron et , ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁cr ick eter . ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁baron et , ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Sir ▁John ▁Laur ie ▁Emil ius ▁Bay ley , ▁was ▁his ▁grand son . ▁ ▁Works ▁A ▁Short ▁Tre at ise ▁on ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁B ills ▁of ▁Exchange , ▁C ash ▁B