Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . EXCKLLEST AND VKltSOy I\ TIIK KKillTlIS.{From ithotojrtijilis bij W. Siinuuuis li Jortinwuth.) 588 Coast-guard andKeserves. THE SUCCESSION OF THE DEMOCRACY. 11865 many raw landsmen on board, fight one or more successfulactions, and return to port, after a not very long cruise, with acrew which had grown entirely efficient. Yet the system was ahaphazard and dangerous one then, and it woul
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . EXCKLLEST AND VKltSOy I\ TIIK KKillTlIS.{From ithotojrtijilis bij W. Siinuuuis li Jortinwuth.) 588 Coast-guard andKeserves. THE SUCCESSION OF THE DEMOCRACY. 11865 many raw landsmen on board, fight one or more successfulactions, and return to port, after a not very long cruise, with acrew which had grown entirely efficient. Yet the system was ahaphazard and dangerous one then, and it would have been stillmore dangerous afterwards. The reserves, in addition to thebody of Naval Pensioneis, successively created to cope, to some. A IIEVKXVE CUTTER. and Albert Museicm.) extent, with the difficulty, were the Coastguard and the RoyalNaval Reserve, with—for the corps deserves mention here, thoughit did not long exist—the Royal Naval Artillery The Coastiruard g-rcw out of the establishment, necessary inthe early years of the century for the prevention of smuggling,of what was known as the Coast Blockade of Kent and was effected by means of a naval force having its head-quarters afloat in the Downs and at Newhavcn, and havingnumerous landed parties housed ashore in the martello towersor in special barracks. These parties and stations were com-manded by lieutenants. The arrangement lasted until 1881, when [A Uoyal Xavul Vohintfer Force was established in iy02.] THE NAVY. 589 1885] the naval force was supplanted by a body of preventive menwith revenue cutters, an<l by civilians, the whole beins thendenominated Coastguard. This in time was again supplantedby a body of
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