Admiralty. 
Royal pre- 
in many more cases; thou origina’ 
with the commander in chief, much of the execu’ 
rests with the war office. 
considerable branches of 
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now entrusted to a lord high admiral ; 
admiralty is appointed, consisting of a 
, is not a naval officer,) and si i 
among whom are admirals of known skill and 
which was instituted in 1794, has the charge of the 
ee aes of sick and wounded seamen, and of 
war. 
. ws and customs of 
See penenrien aed petite , to be 
in all his judgments ; and to maintain the Pro- 
testant reformed on. 
The constitution of this country ascribes to the Sove- 
reign the political attribute of absolute ection. It 
is an ancient and maxim, « the king 
i deriving their power and 
authority from him ; he has also the exclusive power of 
the ki ie considered the prosecutor in all cri- 
proces he.is invested, by the constitution, 
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nal 
ive of pardoning offences. Another 
branch of the prerogative, is yo wer of issuing pro- 
clamations, by which laws already made are enforced. 
The other te sang of the king, are the power of 
conferring and dignities, either by ‘writ and 
letters patent, as in the creation of peers and baronets ; 
or by corporeal investiture, as in the creation of a knight, 
ENGLAND. 
the ist of George III. ; £100,000 aeim 
of George III, ; £60,000 by the of TIL; 
ee the oro yea III. ; and £35,000 the 
a 23d of George 
11, tt which Auctantes ite cened 
the king’s 
illness, they were increased 
£390,000. 
In the second class, 
ing’s Bench 
uer, and justices of the 
: in all about £25,000. 
salaries to foreign mi- 
oo 
In the third class, are compri 
nisters: these of course vary to the extent 
our relations with other powers. Under the fourth 
class, are compri ec the epee nee gc ge 
class, salaries in the above departments about £75,000. 
The sixth class, ds pensions and compensa- 
tions to old servants, and late ministers at foreign courts: 
about £120,000. The seventh class com small 
fees and salaries to the amount of about And 
has already béen mentioned, that the king is the Different 
chief magistrate in the country. The principal subor- magistrates. 
tices of the peace, constables, sury of highways, 
and overseers of the The hi, ee, High she 
ty, 
parece ge . 
peers) to atten: , on 
pam for disobedience. in'his judicial capacity, he 
may hear and determine all causes of 40s. value. In 
intl daues, fhe late serve the writ, to arrest, and take 
bail; to summon the jury in all cases, and to see jud 
ment executed. - He under him, the under cheriff, 
bailiffs, and gaolers. 
In every count there are usually four coroners, and Coroners, 
sometimes six. . are chosen by the freeholders. 
Their duty is to inquire into the manner and cause of 
the death of every person who ig supposed to have died 
by violence, suddenly, or in prison. The inquiry is 
to be made, on view of the body of the deceased, by 
a jury, over whom the coroner presides. If, by the 
coroner’s inquest, any one is found guilty of murder 
or manslaughter, he is to commit the offender for fur- 
ther trial. The next denomination of i 
justices of the peace, the principal 
are Justices of 
of whom is the cus- the peace. 
tos rotulorum, or keeper of the records of the county. 
