The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-15 00:00:00

tice.

ell, then. according to the
rras not injustice—bet he
e to oay thator the 999 in-
lot one whb lasi the victim
to the other eases alloded

what! been Apprized of the
prove thew a. 4 rAtisfActorily
100. Gentleman introduced

hick he had the courtesy
slat it forward. There was
ith the laws of the country
Dot the right of dismissal
Court Martial. He main-

the Crown was held to pro
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prerogative of dismissing
"here were many cases is
,wer would prevent the most
tppose, for iavtance, an °tn.
soh the soldiers, and that he
, all of whom, which was not
he infliction of the injury.—
Ln acquittal of the accused
dress would the injured party
to the Crown through the
It might be refused. The re.
be,ttrat the army, left with-
to mutiny. la such a case,
the King should possess the
a at once afford redress? Sup-
each of the eivillaw,in case of
r brought to puoishrnent ?
armed with a staff he ruf-e •
against an officer surrounded
lie could also suppose cases
•nizable by law, toe deepest
in the feelings of the
iudivi-
al, participating in the feel-
might be unwilling to afford
pn. In that ease, what pea.
see? Their persons and their
without redress, if the Kin;
of dismissal ; and vet such
by the Champions of liberty.
d put another possible case.—
,all received secret information
ime °dicers; would it be rue
cation, iation, and ahead these officers
hints might be leagued in the
course would be likely to de.
iew. In all therse else) he ton-
g of the Crown was the best
of the people. If the vote of
s carried, it would erect the
, and reader it the most fon:ill-
-ties of the nation. It would
Manplukes, who would **ors •
se tioveramsnt of the country,
state than themselves.
N said that no dismissal could
Napoleon without a Court Mar-
i army more obrdiem or less dis-
pirit.. Even note the King of
an officer without a Court Mar.
• distinguished officers in the
had been tried fur treason and
once in possession of rank, the
to strip them of it. No Govern-
ed such a power. lie agreed
at this as well as all other pri-
i fur the benefit of the people,
most cases they were generally
r. He could not however bet ex-
Feieud the Member for Smirk.
ter, so distinguished and covered
lon is Foreign service, that one
ith shams for his native country,
he honours he won in her service ;
sad no doubt, even putting aside
great services, would have been
is of his case, if he had been t6e,l
le was convinced that no Court
Om, and he believed that if Minis.
state of the case before they had
smissal would have never taken
satisfied his interference on that
el saved the ctfusion of much blood,
miniotions in Loudon as Guyer.
een able to suppress. Such was
d by the able and ingenious state-
lend, that he was certain if he
3, the House would have acquitted
ter that statement, those who were
ist him, would have acquitted, if
try him. •When the moment of
, he was satisfied tbst ample justice
Gallant Friend, that he n ould be
rank, and that the army would
stage of the services of so expe-
-1 distinguished, and so talented an

well as we could catch his Ames-
. tone in whict: he spoke, main-
ad a right to dismiss auy of his
had a right to dismiss any Officer

hat the Hon. Gentleman who had
mined that his Majesty had a right
of his ;truly, but tie denied that the
Majesty. 'f be army belonged to
King, acting as the Chief Magi*.
administer impartial justice. 'I he
utility as the foundation of the pre-
not produce a single argnmert to
,n. In 11,e reign ot Charles she Se-
oble Lord alluded, the great ground
rerogatiye. That prerogative bad
, and none now existed but that
the Mutiny ; for if the presogative
et occasion was there to pass an sn-
it? This led him to the conclusion
Dgetive existed only by this Act, for
th►s prerogative was exercised exist-
, which, if it were not passed. the
cessarily cease with it. fee Noble
the Articles of War confirmed this
was clear that the Articles of War
per. which were against the spirit of
t authority was given to these Arti-
bat all Article, of War should helm-
ve Muse. If this were dune, he was
,em would be founvl inconsistent with
irit of the Mutiny Act. It was stated
Ministers, that all the Military Go-
ope, Austria, Russia, Prussia, and