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 . rved their severe punishment. A curiousepisode which occurred during the trial of Yice-Admiral RichardLestock, Mathewss quarrelsome second in command, who Avasacquitted, deserves notice, since it is often justly cited as anillustration of the supremacy of civil power even where the 278 AX ERA OF XEW DEPARTURES. [1742 services are concerned. While the court-martial was sitting, itspresident, Rear-Admiral Perr
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 . rved their severe punishment. A curiousepisode which occurred during the trial of Yice-Admiral RichardLestock, Mathewss quarrelsome second in command, who Avasacquitted, deserves notice, since it is often justly cited as anillustration of the supremacy of civil power even where the 278 AX ERA OF XEW DEPARTURES. [1742 services are concerned. While the court-martial was sitting, itspresident, Rear-Admiral Perry Mayne, was arrested in virtue ofa writ of capias issued by the Court of Common Pleas. Themembers, very indignant, passed severe and disrespectful resolu-tions directed against Lord Chief Justice Willes, and forwardedthem, with a remonstrance, to the Admiralty. The king wasill advised, and directed the Duke of Newcastle to write to theLords of the Admiralty that his Majesty expressed great dis-pleasure at the insult offered to the court-martial, etc. ; but theLord Chief Justice, a lawyer of sound learning and a man ofdetermined Avill. iimnediately caused the arrest of every member. PREXCH MEDAL COJDIEMORATIXG THE EXGLISII FAILURE ATTOULOX, ] 743-4. of the court-martial, and was about to take legal proceedings to maintain the dignity and authority of his office, when the officers submitted and tendered in writing a most humble and yet a most honourable and manly apolog3^ Manning It may be interesting, while dealinq- with the subject of naval the Navy. / . ^ • i r- i „ • • i personnel, to give here some idea ot the tiuctuations in tlie number of men annually voted for the service of the Royal Navy from the year of the Revolution to that of the accession of George IIL The number in 1689 was only 7,000. Then it gradually increased to 40,000, at which it remained from 1094 to 1697, failing in 1698 to , risiivj: again in 1699 to 15,000, and once more falling in 1700 to
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