The trial of James Creassy was met with indignation by many British residents in Bengal; who published this commentary on the case to accompany the petition to the House of Commons in 1779. Ignoring Creassy's crime; the authors of the commentary criticised the Supreme Court of Judicature for denying trial by jury to British subjects. In support of Creassy'srequest for a jury; the commentary argued that the 鈥榠ndubitable and unalienable Privilege' of British law extended to Britons living in India; this privilege; it claimed; had been rejected by Sir Elijah Impey (d. 1809); the Chief Justice; who argued that 鈥榯he Bill of Rights and Magna Charta' had 鈥榤erely a local Influence' confined to Britain; and that Creassy 鈥榳as running his Head against a Wall; and would dash his Brains out' if he persisted in the appeal. The petition and its accompanying commentary eventually forced Parliament to reform the Bengal Supreme Court in 1781.London; 1779.From: Observations on the Foregoing Petition of the British Subjects residing in Bengal; &c. to the Parliament of Great Britain; and on the Situation of the Inhabitants of the Country at large.ORB 30/655 p. 36London; British Library.