Seditious Meetings Act 1795
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The Seditious Meetings Act 1795, approved by the British Parliament in November 1795, was the second of the well known "Two Acts" (also known as the "Gagging Acts" or the "Grenville and Pitt Bills"), the other being the Treason Act 1795. Its purpose was to restrict the size of public meetings to fifty persons. It also required a magistrate's licence for lecturing and debating halls where admission was charged and policies discussed. This legislation was reasonably effective. However, provided that Jacobin alehouse clubs were restricted to fifty persons and avoided corresponding, they were able to dodge the Seditious Meetings Act.…mehr

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The Seditious Meetings Act 1795, approved by the British Parliament in November 1795, was the second of the well known "Two Acts" (also known as the "Gagging Acts" or the "Grenville and Pitt Bills"), the other being the Treason Act 1795. Its purpose was to restrict the size of public meetings to fifty persons. It also required a magistrate's licence for lecturing and debating halls where admission was charged and policies discussed. This legislation was reasonably effective. However, provided that Jacobin alehouse clubs were restricted to fifty persons and avoided corresponding, they were able to dodge the Seditious Meetings Act.