▁of ▁Dr . ▁L ush ington , ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁by ▁Mr ▁Bar ret ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁J ama ica , ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁lib el ▁case ▁against ▁John ▁Murray , ▁not ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁author , ▁but ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁publish er ▁of ▁a ▁book ▁that ▁lib elled ▁L ec es ne ▁and ▁Esc of fer y . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁book ▁recorded ▁that ▁the ▁polit icians ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁considered ▁L ec es ne ▁and ▁Esc of fer y ▁guilty ▁of ▁a ▁criminal ▁consp i racy . ▁This ▁case ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Britain ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁bi ased . ▁If ▁they ▁were ▁guilty ▁of ▁a ▁consp i racy , ▁then ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁Ali en ▁Act ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁transport ed ▁for ▁life ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁born ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁concerned ▁was ▁" The ▁ann als ▁of ▁J ama ica , ▁Volume ▁ 2 " ▁by ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁George ▁Wilson ▁Br id ges . ▁Br id ges ▁combined ▁leading ▁worship ▁at ▁St ▁An nes ▁and ▁speaking ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁sla very . ▁ ▁The ▁lib el ▁case ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁L ec es ne ▁was ▁therefore ▁innoc ent . ▁Parliament ▁ruled ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁both ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁and ▁be ▁given ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁L ec es ne ▁believed ▁in ▁the ▁law . ▁In ▁ 1 8