Legislation, colonial {Continued) 
habitual' repugnancy to laws of England 
charged, 147 
interfering with judicial proceedings, 639- 
4i 
interpretation of, 295-96, 465, 503-14 
judicial review of, 524, 577, 587-88, 626, 
656-57 
advantages, 635 
by colonial courts, 577-78, 586-92 
legal basis for, 524, 525-26, 527-28, 652 
opinion in colonies, 591, 652, 653 
opinion of Abercromby, 579 
opinion of Jackson, 636 
legislative divorces, validity of, 582-85 
legislative review of, 128, 248, 523-24, 605- 
7, 626, 656 
advice of Paris, 571-72, 573 [278] 
Delaware laws never subject to, 251 
evaded, 609 [444], 622 
legal basis for, 524, 526-29, 549 
opinion in colonies, 652 
opinion of Board of Trade, 609 [445] 
opinion of Fane, 561 [208] 
procedure, 633 [563] 
reform proposed by House of Lords, 561 
[208] 
volume of business, 524 [2] 
limitations on proposed by Abercromby, 579- 
82 
limitations on unclear, 577-79 
limiting effect of acts of Parliament, 524, 
526-29, 596-97 
limiting effect of governors' commissions, 
466, 469, 524, 525, 526 
limiting effect of governors' instructions, 
251, 528, 598, 605, 626-27, 663 
argument of Camm, 618-19, 621 
argument of Hansford and Moss, 618- 
19 
inquiry of Whitaker, 577, 605 
opinion of Council, 625 
opinion of Fauquier, 619 
opinion of Michie, 605 
opinion of Northey, 251-52 
opinion of Rawlin, 598 
opinion of Raymond, 599 
opinion of Va. General Court, 619 
opinion of Walpole, 624 
opinion of Wedderburn, 613 
limiting effect of natural justice, 614, 625, 
629, 635 [569] 
limiting effect of royal charters, 465-66, 468- 
69, 524, 525, 548 [119], 549, 550, 553- 
55, 556, 558, 564 
limiting effect of royal prerogative, 582 
limiting effect of treaties, 531 
nullification of 
avoided, 533, 633 
by act of Parliament, 599-600 
by Chancery, 630-31 
by English courts, 524, 628-29, 631 
by Privy Council on judicial review, 537- 
si. 577. 585> 613 [466], 651, 652-53 
by Privy Council on legislative review, 
SM, 531-37. 582-85, 592-97. 613-14, 
6 T 5 [47°]. 616-17, 626, 633 
by proclamation, 633, 634 
distinguished from disallowance, 524, 
534-35. 572, 577. 585. 623 [522], 626 
methods, 523-24 
opinion of Abercromby, 612, 614 
opinion of House of Lords, 625, 632, 634 
opinion of Jackson, 653 
opinion of Pratt, 613-14, 628 
opinion of Wedderburn, 613 
opinion of Yorke, 628, 629 
policy of committee, 635, 663 
precedents sought by House of Lords, 633 
proof of required, 296 
relationship to English law, 523 
"repugnancy to laws of England 
defined, 529-31, 550, 552, 555, 565, 566, 
568, 578, 589-91 
legal effect of, 577-78 
opinion of Coleman, 529 [26] 
opinion of Dummer, 530-31 
opinion of Hopkins, 531 
opinion of Michie, 529 [30], 589-91 
opinion of Pa. Assembly, 529 [26] 
opinion of Talcott, 550 [131] 
review of, methods, 523-24 
right of appeal defeated by, 175-76 
suspending clause required, 599, 605 
vice-admiralty appeals regulation by, 265 
see also acts of particular colonies 
Legislative bodies, colonial, see Assemblies, colonial; 
Councils, colonial; and under names 
of particular colonies 
Legislative divorces, see Divorces, legislative 
Legislative review, see Legislation, colonial, 
legislative review of 
Leigh, Egerton, 386 
Leighton, Sir Thomas, Governor of Guernsey, 
12 [68], 24 [138] 
Leighton, William, 329, 330, 331, 332 
Leisler, Jacob, 297 
Le Maistre, Elias, 283 [71] 
Le Manquais, Hugh, 29 [181] 
Le Marchant, Eleazar, 287 [100] 
Le Marchant, Josue, 287 [100] 
Le Messurier, Abraham, 287 [100] 
Leverett, John, Massachusetts agent, 54 
Levi, Isaac, 345 [453]