▁was ▁short ▁lived ▁as ▁H ast ings ▁and ▁K ier n ander ▁su ed ▁him ▁for ▁lib el . ▁After ▁four ▁dram atic ▁tri als ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁found ▁H icky ▁guilty ▁and ▁sent enced ▁him ▁to ▁j ail . ▁ ▁H icky ▁continued ▁to ▁print ▁his ▁newspaper ▁from ▁j ail , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁acc use ▁H ast ings ▁and ▁others ▁of ▁cor ruption . ▁He ▁was ▁finally ▁suppress ed ▁when ▁H ast ings ▁instit uted ▁fresh ▁law su its ▁against ▁him . ▁H icky ' s ▁Beng al ▁Gazette ▁ceased ▁publication ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁when ▁its ▁types ▁were ▁seized ▁by ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁The ▁next ▁week , ▁its ▁types ▁and ▁printing ▁press ▁were ▁public ly ▁au ction ed ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁India ▁Gazette . ▁ ▁Editor ial ▁policy ▁H icky ' s ▁Beng al ▁Gazette ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁sar cast ic ▁and ▁provoc ative ▁writing ▁style . ▁Un like ▁many ▁newsp apers ▁of ▁its ▁time , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁discussed ▁tab oo ▁topics ▁like ▁female ▁m ast urb ation , ▁and ▁proto - class ▁conscious ness , ▁arg uing ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁tax ation ▁with ▁representation . ▁It ▁was ▁strongly ▁anti - war ▁and ▁anti - colon ial ▁and ▁rout in ely ▁rid ic u led ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁leadership ▁for ▁their ▁expansion ist ▁and ▁imperial ist ▁object ives . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁views