...loathe, because of the existence of naval volunteers, to give up his share in the British Navy, " whereon under the good Providence of God the wealth, safety, and strength of the kingdom chiefly depend" (29 & 30 Viet. cap. 109), so also is the Australian. If, however, the colonies are to be taxed for...

...c. 39.)] WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the government of the navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety, and strength of the kingdom chiefly depend : Be it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords...

...STUDIES IN NAVAL HISTORY. CHAPTER I. JEAN DE VIENNE. A CHAPTER FROM THE NAVAL HISTORY OF THE EVEBYONB knows that, according to the Act of Parliament, it...realised the full meaning of that grave sentence. Our fathers and grandfathers asserted our supremacy at sea with such vigour, and bequeathed to us such...

...HISTOKY. CHAPTER I. JEAN DE VIENNE. A CHAPTER FROM THE NAVAL HISTORY OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY. EVERYONE knows that, according to the Act of Parliament, it...strength of the kingdom chiefly depend ; ' but there are prohably few who have realised the full meaning of that grave sentence. Our fathers and grandfathers...

...ought to have special duties towards what an old Aci of Parliament calls "the sea-forces, whereon, under the good providence of God, the wealth, safety, and strength of this kingdom chiefly depend." What the Church has done for sailors in the Diocese of Durham, under...

...performance of the duties devolving on the Naval Service as the first line of defence of our country. For it is on the Navy, that " under the good providence...safety, and strength of the kingdom chiefly depend."* This book is now submitted in the hope that it will, to some extent, and in a humble way, contribute...

...preamble of which commences with the statement, now more than 500 years old, " It is the Navy whereon, under the good providence of God, the wealth, safety, and strength of the kingdom chiefly depend." unquestioning obedience is essential, into conformity with the more humane standard of modern legislation....

...approbation they ever received. The statement in the " Articles of War," that—" on the British Navy, under the good providence of God, the wealth, safety, and strength of the Kingdom chiefly depend," is no more than the truth. England is what she is, mainly through the skill and heroism of her seamen,...

...education during the Victorian Era. TJ MACNAMARA. V. THE NAVY AND THE ARMY. THE Navy of England, ' whereon, under the good providence of God, the wealth, safety, and strength of the kingdom chiefly depends,' as the old Act of Parliament runs, was, like the Army, in a bad way when the Queen came to...

...ancient 500 years old phrase, which is characteristic of England: "Whereas it is the NAVY, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety, and strength of the Kingdom chiefly depend, &c.'' This law, which has undergone repeated modifications together with the "Queen's Regulations and...