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1892

Reference A/C2/31
Keywords Correspondence | Militia | defence | lieutenant governors
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A/C2/31/1 Copy letter from C B Ewart Lieutenant-Governor to the Law Officers of the Crown regarding recalling the Reserve of the Militia for drill training 26 March 1892
A/C2/31/2 Copy letter from C B Ewart, Lieutenant-Governor to the Law Officers of the Crown requesting their opinion regarding the necessity for legal assistance for the presentation of Militiamen for the recovery of fines before the Petty Debts Court 28 March 1892
A/C2/31/3 Letter from A Hilgrove Turner, Solicitor General's Chambers to C B Ewart, Lieutenant-Governor acknowledging receipt of the L-G's 2 letters addressed to the Law Officers of the Crown see A/C2/31/2-3 due to the absence of the Attorney General from the Island the reply will be deferred until his return 29 March 1892
A/C2/31/4 Copy letter from the Lieutenant-Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] to A Hilgrove Turner Solicitor General requesting his opinion on the subject of 'the prosecution of defaulting Militiamen' 30 March 1892
A/C2/31/5 Letter from A Hilgrove Turner, Solicitor General to the Lieutenant- Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] outlining his opinion relating to the Militia law for the prosecution of Militiamen 4 April 1892
A/C2/31/6 Letter from Captain Herbert Plumer? to the General Officer Commanding at Jersey regarding the defence of the Island in case it should be threatened by any foreign power on the outbreak of war 5 April 1892
A/C2/31/7 Draft letter from the Lieutenant-Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] to the Law Officers of the Crown regarding defence of the Island in case it is threatened by any foreign power 7 April 1892
A/C2/31/8 Letter from A Hilgrove Turner Solicitor General to the Lieutenant- Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] regarding calling out the Reserve of the Militia for drill in reply to the L-G's letter of 26 March 1892 see A/C2/31/1 9 April 1892
A/C2/31/9 Letter from W Venables Vernon, Attorney General's Chambers to the Lieutenant-Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] regarding calling out the Militia Reserve for drill training 20 April 1892
A/C2/31/10 Letter from W Venables Vernon & A Hilgrove Turner, Attorney General's Chambers to the Lieutenant-Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] regarding calling out the Militia Reserve with relation to the Militia Law 22 April 1892
A/C2/31/11 Copy letter from C B Ewart Lieutenant-Governor to W H Venables Vernon, Attorney General in reply to the letter of 22 April 1892 requesting clarification on 2 points, how a proclamation of martial law would be made in the Island if there was an outbreak of war and if communication with England was interrupted who would resume control to ensure the safety of the Island, the Lieutenant-Governor or the Officer Commanding the Troops 23 April 1892
A/C2/31/12 Letter from W Venables Vernon, Lincoln's Inn, London to the Lieutenant-Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] regarding the subject of martial law with reference to Orders in Council of 1603 and 1845 and the situation in Guernsey in 1781 14 May 1892
A/C2/31/13 Copy letter from C B Ewart Lieutenant-Governor to the Secretary of State for the Home Office regarding the 1881 Militia Law although the enactments are deemed sufficient to deal with the force in peace there is no provision made for mobilisation in time of war, recommends additions to the existing law 3 June 1892
A/C2/31/14 Letter from Godfrey Lushington, Whitehall to the Lieutenant- Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] acknowledging the receipt of his letter of 3 June 1892 re. Militia Law 7 June 1892
A/C2/31/15 Letter from Godfrey Lushington, Whitehall to the Lieutenant- Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] regarding the Jersey Militia in time of war being brought under the Army Act 1881, H M Government in favour, would want an indication of the reaction of the States of Jersey 11 July 1892
A/C2/31/16 Draft letter from C B Ewart, Lieutenant-Governor to the Under Secretary of State in reply to the letter of 11 July 1892 A/C2/31/15 informing him the Bailiff had just left for his summer vacation and proposing that no steps are taken prior to his return 12 July 1892
A/C2/31/17 Letter from Godfrey Lushington, Whitehall to the Lieutenant- Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] informing him the Secretary of State had no objection to waiting for the return of the Bailiff before an answer was given regarding the Jersey Militia being brought under the Army Act 1881 14 July 1892
A/C2/31/18 Letter from the Secretary of State Home Department to the Lieutenant-Governor [Lieutenant General Charles Ewart] informing him the L-G could show the correspondence re. the Jersey Militia in time of war to the Bailiff 27 September 1892
A/C2/31/19 Letter from C B Ewart, Lieutenant-Governor to the Under Secretary of State Home Office informing him of the meeting between the L-G, the Bailiff and Solicitor General, the Bailiff will consider if there are any means by which he can 'sound' the States over the question of bringing the Jersey Militia in time of war under the Army Act 1881 24 October 1892
A/C2/31/20 Letter from the Secretary of State Home Department to the Lieutenant-Governor [Major General Edwin Markham] requesting information about the matter of bringing the Jersey Militia in time of war under the Army Act 1881 18 November 1892
A/C2/31/21 Letter from E Markham, Lieutenant-Governor to the Under Secretary of State Home Office reply to letter of 18 Nov 1892 A/C2/31/20 the Bailiff not informed the L-G of any steps that had been taken to sound the States with regard to the Jersey Militia in time of war being brought under the Army Act 1881 21 November 1892
A/C2/31/22 Letter from E Markham, Lieutenant-Governor to Sir G C Bertram, Bailiff, requesting if the Bailiff had taken any further steps regarding sounding out the States to bring the Jersey Militia in time of war under the Army Act 1881 3 December 1892
A/C2/31/23 Letter from George Bertram, Bailiff to E Markham Lieutenant Governor reply to the letter of 3 December 1892 A/C2/31/22 'I have but an indistinct recollection of the precise point upon which it was desired that the State should be sounded' request for more information 5 December 1892
A/C2/31/24 Letter from E Markham, Lieutenant-Governor to the Bailiff in reply to his letter A/C2/31/24 informing him the point on which the States should be sounded was 'a view to bring the Jersey Militia in time of war under the operation of the Army Act 1881' 6 December 1892
A/C2/31/25 Letter from George Bertram, Bailiff to E Markham Lieutenant Governor informing him that he considers it impossible to consult sufficient members of the States confidentially to enable for the Secretary of State to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion as to the official application made to the States 10 December 1892
A/C2/31/26 Draft letter from E Markham Lieutenant-Governor to the Under Secretary of State Home Office informing him of the content of Bailiff's letter regarding sounding out the States over the matter of the Jersey Militia being brought under the operation of the Army Act 1881 see A/C2/31/25 12 December 1892