The Military Forces of the Crown: Their Administration and Government, Volume 1

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J. Murray, 1869 - History - 868 pages
 

Contents

No leave of absence needed
310
Military not a separate caste
311
As to the officers
314
Controversy between the Crown
319
165
321
Policy towards the Volunteers
325
99
330
Reformation of the Militia
336
Main features of these tribunals
339
Militia of each county placed
343
First Statute for Relief
354
FTHE GUARD TO THE SOVEREIGN
363
Raised by Order in Council
369
Independence heretofore shown
371
127
377
H ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION
384
Acceptance of first commission
392
A TABLE SHEWING THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS AND MEN EMPLOYED
398
CommanderinChief can order
403
Militia Act of 1852 and of later
408
Commissions to execute Martial
422
LAWES AND ORDINANCES OF WARRE FOR THE BETTER GOVERNMENT
429
Articles of War to define offences
435
EXTRACTS FROM LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF LAW ESTABLISHED
442
Trophy Money
449
EXTRACT FROM THE RULES ORDERS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR
456
138
464
WARRANT AS TO SALE OF OFFICERS COMMISSIONS AND THE DEDUC
470
ACCOUNT OF OFFICE DISBURSEMENTS OF SECRETARY AT WAR IN 1673
472
CIRCULAR LETTER TO OFFICERS THAT ARE PARLIAMENT
479
9 Order to the PaymasterGeneral of the Forces to issue Sub
485
TREASURY REGULATIONS AS TO MILITARY EXPENDITURE
491
MARCHING ORDER TO THE TROOPS TO PROCEED TO THE SEA COAST
497
Articles of War before and after
502
Debate on Articles of War 1718 147
508
4 Reports from the Law Officers on the Articles of War and
509
Chelsea Hospital as provision
511
10 Report of the AttorneyGeneral 1737 as to giving the Presi
515
Letter FROM SECRETARY AT WAR TO JudgeAdvocateGeneral
519
LETTER TO GENERAL CARPENTER FROM THE SECRETARY AT War
525
The Ordnance Corps raised
528
REPORT OF SIR D RYDER AND SIR W MURRAY UPON THE TRIAL
534
REPORT OF THE LAW OFFICERS AS TO HOLDING COURTS OF ENQUIRY
541
COURTMARTIAL
565
177
582
COMMISSION OF A LORDLIEUTENANT
586
REPORT AS TO THE POWER OF VOLUNTEER OFFICERS TO RESIGN
592

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Page 20 - And whereas of late great companies of soldiers and mariners have been dispersed into divers counties of the realm, and the inhabitants against their wills have been compelled to receive them into their houses, and there to suffer them to sojourn, against the laws and customs of this realm, and to the great grievance and vexation of the people.
Page 424 - And whereas no offender of what kind soever is exempted from the proceedings to be used, and punishments to be inflicted by the laws and statutes of this your realm ; nevertheless of late time divers commissions under your majesty's great seal have issued forth, by which certain persons have been assigned and appointed commissioners with power and authority to proceed within the land, according to the justice of martial law...
Page 133 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Page 425 - Majesty would be pleased to remove the said soldiers and mariners and that your people may not be so burdened in time to come. And that the aforesaid commissions for proceeding by martial law may be revoked and annulled. And that hereafter no commissions of like nature may issue forth to any person or persons whatsoever to be executed as aforesaid, lest by color of them any of your Majesty's subjects be destroyed or put to death contrary to the laws and franchise of the land.
Page 424 - ... of justice have unjustly refused or forborne to proceed against such offenders according to the same laws and statutes, upon pretence that the said offenders were punishable only by martial law...
Page 471 - Canada for the time being and all other persons whom it may concern are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.
Page 2 - ... for the commonwealth, a man shall suffer damage; as, for saving of a city or town, a house shall be plucked down if the next be on fire: and the suburbs of a city in time of war for the common safety shall be plucked down; and a thing for the commonwealth every man may do without being liable to an action, as it is said in 3 H.
Page 34 - Car. 2, c. 6, to be in the king alone; for that "within all his majesty's realms and dominions the sole supreme government, command, and disposition of the militia, and of all forces by sea and land, and of all forts and places of strength...
Page 424 - By pretext whereof some of your Majesty's subjects have been by some of the said commissioners put to death, when and where, if by the laws and statutes of the land they had deserved death, by the same laws and statutes also they might, and by no other ought to have been judged and executed.
Page 189 - It appears to us, therefore, that the question, whether the production of the document would be injurious to the public service, must be determined, not by the Judge, but by the head of the department having the custody of the paper...

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