The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-10-06 00:00:00

•.~ 4 .. hufic.irk, Der. 4. ",-r -.1 . . r" 0 ~ .. .' 1 A . .. ~ I.*l ltr R tt..POItTS ATiDAtinkticoi. At the conclusiun of the Public Breakfast, Which, g,, al tenicit by 3`o persons, thu spurts commenced in the cricket -ground. The course was, clearctl lot net i d o about three u't lock, the distance three-guar. uri o r a mile. The following id a list •of .the lark' the bly te the sol e pro; rrible hi;t.bred running also , of rep h o* net! Mr. BENNETT—Pau: prize al J.ltcr cup : I.:gilt-font - -•- - Light Blue. Spider Villiuie I' O W fanny Eclire previous to the signal fur starting, the clamour in o c grand stand (three beer. barrels) exceeded all tanner example ; the colours, mare than the m im e s, „ t om a spirit of party ; betting became omen. wor d y high, and in many instances blows were barely avoided. The clerk of the course, Mr. LARENDON, and l o s su bordinates, gave ample testimony of their personal fortitude ; iu the preservation of order they disp i a) ed much spirit and strict impartiality. Bet. ring a t vile time was two to one Light-foot against the Grid ; three to one Peggy against Fanny ; and f ou r to one Spider against Venture. Oblique in. moa tions were privately circulated that Edipsc had been indifferently trained, that he was unsound, and wa4 defective at bottom ; and these reports had weight with dupe who were not in the secret. At a q uarter past three o'clock, the whole started ht petty good style with every heart elate. Light foot toak the lead, Peggy lay pretty well at him, but Eclipse, who stripped very well, and was in better on dition than expected, evidently did not kebp at mini m, which was proved by a great and command. lag stroke at the turn of the post ; be came in at alma too l eng ths end a.half. The second keat E c lip s e won by a neck at least; it wmatteniptril•to b e paned a foal onei a jostle taking place,• hat 'the judges declared it was a dead 'heat. The other noes were by moles and ponies; two only were en. tered t Mettle and Peter), they excited no interest ; t h e first won. Peter, who had lost an eye, ran over a Gentleman who had gut on the blind side of him. Mr. Bkxristr's etrestrian fame is at an end; he was beaten by a Tinker ist the pony race, the former was thrown off his steed ere he reached the teal. : . . BilIGll7'ON, (hr. 4. The Court-Martial at .the Castle, for the trial of t apatin Ellmati, of theCentre Sussex Local Militia, sou reopened it tstelveo'clock this . day. The Pri sancta:wed bib defence yesteldi.; nothing therefore remained to be heareli but the concludiug reply of Col: Gr,ham, which ho read: lie dwelt with some warmth upoa dim part of the defence wherein the prisoner stead that he had been indtheed Co tender his resig. nation, in consequence of the letter that bad been Ent to hiin on the subject of his solicited exchange into the Pevensey battalion, the language in which it vas couched having been so much disapproved ; whereas the Cul. asserted that he had finally decid ed upon what conduct to adopt, prior to his having reCeived that letter, which he said was proved by his crevious applicatiuo for a reluctant° the Earl of Cni chester. The defence genertllii the Col. observed, vas unsupported by evidences gist which therefore +mired no refutation from him, as the Court would decide front the evidence before them, though a kW contradictions between some parts of the evidence and the defence he pointed out. At the time that Captain Ellmait's tender of resignation was made, be said, several officers in the battalion had similarly addressed him; the compliance with their wishes, at a time so unseasonable as whets the regiment was about to be called mit; wotild have tended to the injury ut the strike, which he had not failed to communicate to the Lori) Lieutenant; none of these resignationsi therefore, bad been accepted, and no Officer bad a right to expect, under suck cir cumstances, that an caception %Would be made in his favour. The Colonel read a letter which he had received from the Duke of Norfolk, after he closing of the Court yesterday, approving of is (the Coluncl's) conduct throughout this affair, lid, if we heard rightly, obsertingi that the call ng out of the Commissioned Officers, when the dation received orders to be ethbodietti rested not rich thel,iir‘l Lieutenant, bat with the Command. nt of the Citro, and thereby of entitle eituttergt i I; Captain Ethan completitly MK the actin of first charge. The Cola eras ordertd to breleAred . ai soOn as olonel G,ahaw had toirlapted, that th 4 might •oceed to their decision, the remit of which will of be made known until after it has received hit I.aiesty's unction. • ' • At four o'elock thii afternoon Ats, Local Militia ere reviewed on the slope of the Dowth to the ottit of thii place, by General lloisstouts. We uu before this .otiserted, Atria this •:faattlilimi had de a singular progress in distkpline'i and oar re rk has been most amply confirtried.thia day, Go. cral llnosteun having declared to . Lieuti.Colonels ' l 'hara situ trim's, when the ceremony of review. g had closed, that he had truer bawl more grate. !Iy astonished than in what ho had that day be. ell; the men id truth appeared rather tti belong to , c regular Militia, for the good order, regularity, re&ioh, and adroitness with which their duty was dunned, than to a battalion whose knowledge of ' e the of arms had been the acquirement of a few "s only.—'The Duke of Norfolk is arrived, and 'thou; with the Olken of the Local Battalion, at .'r bleu Room ; at the Old Ship. ' Nat. —The lovers of harmooy ►ere Much gra. by a Concert given here, On Monday even. II by Mr. NATMrAN, from Loudon, under the pa. Nine of Coiollol JOMES, the 18tft Hussars, 615 4: bind affordol a great treat. The Death of • 6tlcromobie, by MT. JOMES ; and Don't be fool pray, by Mr. Ponvis, met with muck applause. Cowes's (Jdc on the Passion: l recited by a ;nog Lady, tilled down the warmest approbation Ike audience, whit all departed apparently well sa. laid . We und e r stan d another Will be given day, mid hope it oill meet with the same flat. triug curuuraaeweut. v i... ~-~aA__.l~ -. ,~ olg! -:^ SINBCGWE -PLACES. tut APOLLOWIACV ARt WAILTRACTS,FItea•iIIE Fla+ • aplOit 7 tIY TUE tIELECT C4II3IIVrrEE UN SINECURE OFFICES. . ;. The Right Honourable GEORGE ROSE, is Member of the House, esnisinsed. • 'Are you Clerk of the Padiaments? . Ycs ; I hold, the office by a grant fro* the 'Crown, under ate. eversion granted to me, on the'deatli:of the late Ur. 'A. Cooper. i'succeeded in the yea 1788, in the same terms as the grant bad been made tor many centuries, fur two or three lives, to be ekecutili by Myself or deputy. • . •,. By whom have the dittieX: been performed since you held the office ? the Clerk Assistant of the House of Lords, under .ah'fippointment from me. • Would any, and whist, inconvenience arise from the abolition of your Aced Clerk of Parliaments ? I feel a difficulty in expressing an opinion upon tliat subject. HJS any inconvenience, in point of fact, arisen from the office being executed by deputy during the time you have possessed it ? I believe nut the slightest. Have you ever been called upon to execuge this duly in person ? Certainly not. Mr. Rose delivers in an account of the net re ceipts of (he Clerk of the Parliaments, •n an aver age of the last seven years, amounting to 49461. THOMAS DAVIS LAMB, Esq. Law Clerk in tde Secre tary of State's Otfit.e, called in and examined. What arc the duties of that office as performed by you ? Since my appointment I have not been called upon to perform any. Are there any duties which you conceive your. self liable to be called upon to perform ? I hare been told there are duties, but 1 have never been to ascertain what they were. How long have you held the office ? Since the year 1806. Mr. JAMES WILLIAM MORRISON, called in and examined. What are the duties performed by the Master of the Mint in person ? The Master of the Mint, for some time, has not done any part of the routine bit. siness of the office ; he signs certain papers, but never attends the office on the routine business. What are are the duties performed in person by the Warden of the Mint ? The Warden of the Mint is a check officer upon the Master. What duties does lie perform in person ? All the duty is done by a deputy. IVhat are the duties performed by the Comp troller of the Mint in person ? All his duties are performed by deputy. 11/hat are the duties performed by the Surveyor of the Meltings, and Clerk of the Irons ? lie per. forms. no duty at all personally ) ho has a regular _ _ deputy. JAMES MACDONALD, Esq. a Member of the House, ex amined. You are one of the clerks of the Privy Seal ? I am. What duties do you perform in person ? None; I execute the office wholly by deputy. CHARLES BROUGHTON, Esq. from the Secretary of State's Office, called iu and examined. Is Mr. Goddard, who holds . the office of Collec tor and Transmitter of State Papers, in town ? Nu, he is at a distance from London. What are the duties performed in person by the Collector and Transmitter of State - Papers ? None whatever. Are there any performed . by deputy ? None Whatever. Were there ever any ? Not within my recollec., tion. Mr. JOHN STEELE, called In shd examined. Do you belong to the Alienation Office? I do. What office do you hold there ? That of Depu.: ty Receiver. . Can you state the duty of the Commissioners ? To set the fines on writs of entry and writs of cove: Mint. Do they execute those duties in person ? No, by deputy. Do they ever attend in person ? Never. • What is the nature of the office of Mater •in Chancery held by Mr. Flood ? To administer oaths when called upon so to do. Does he execute that in person ? No, always by deputy, during the time I have heath' office,. which has been fifteen years. Ilas each Gentleman a separate deputy ? Yes. THOMAS BURTON, Esq. railed in and examined. What is your office ? Secretary to the Board of Eicise. What is the nature of the office of Comptroller General of Accounts in the ExCise ? To controul and check all the accounts both of charge and dis: charge, that pass through the hands of the Cow.. missioners and their Accountants. Does he execute that office in person ? No, en. tircly by deputy ; ho holds his office by patent,. to be executed by himself and his sufficient deputy. Would there be any incunveniunce to the lic from the deputy altogether performing the duties of the office ? I can point out nti inconvenience. GEORGE WATSON, Esq. called in and examined. You are the deputy of Lord Camden, in the Ex. chequer , I am. What are the dutieS the Tellers performed in per. son ? The Teller has no duty of -any description whatever ; he appoints his deptity. There are no papers which he is obliged to sign during the continuance of his deputy ? No. Are all the Tellers upon the same foutin,g ? I believe they arc. In the Sixth Report, in the year 1781, it is stated as an absulute acknowledged simple sinecure ; there is no pretence of duty at. tacked to it. The !dog Noble the bake of MONTROgE (Ear( GRA HAM), called in and examined. • . What arc the duties of the office of Lord ihstioe . Gcueral in Scotland ? It is an office, the aPpoint: meta to which is in the Crown ; the duties of it I apprehend to be to preside fu the Court of Justi: ciary, either in the Court at Edinburgh, or Upon the Circuits, if he thinks it his duty to take his scat in that Court: ' . Ilas your Grace ever thought it jr our' duty to take your seat in that Court ? I itaie cotta' thy silt lin that Court. . • • Dues your. Grace often attend the'sitting of that Court ? I have:nut thought myself called upon by sty duty frequently to take my teat In that "Court.. H ow o ften has your Grace' .gift there ? I have sgt wilco at Edinburgh, • . _, r • • • • . • Z •• •••••••••'' t •-• • • • THE STATESMAN • . .• . . • Are those all the duties belonging to . tliepalcc of Lord Justice General ? There are some appoint.. menta l I think, ►►bich arc made by AheJggicts neraL 1 have nut beets called upon to execute any other hitherto. Has any case occurred since your Grace has been Lord Justice Gcleral, where you have Num! it your particular duty to attend in person ? There has nut. The Must Noble the Dube of GORDON (girl of NOlt- W 1 CII ). tidied iu and examined. ' Your Grace is Keeper of the Great Seal in Scot land ? I am. What are, the duties of that office ? 'They , are to put the Great Seal to various charters, and other in. struments. Dues your Graceoxeento that office personally, or by deputy T I exec isle it IS it always has 'been done, by deputy. IVhat is the salary of the deputy ? That is a matter of private arrangement .between him and Myself; he has no salAry paid bi%the There are no references made to your Grace by your deputy ? There arc not. The Right lion. the Earl of BUCK INCH-431.511111E, called in and exatained. Your Lordship is Clerk of . the Common Pleas Office In the Court of Exchequer in Ireland ? Yes. What are the duties of that office which arc exe cuted by your Lordship in persOn ? •I have execat. ed none of the duties in person. • The whole of the duties are executed by deputy ? Entirely. By whom is the deputy appointed ? By Myself. With the approbation of the Court of Common Pleas, or merely of your own accord ? I conceive entirely of my own accord. - The Right lion; Lord Viscount NiAiLON, a Member of the blouse, examined. What is the nature of the office your Lordship holds in Ireland ? Keeper of thu Records in the Birmingham Tower. What are the duties of that office as they have been executed by your Lordship in person ? The duties of that office have been wholly executed by deputy, and they consist in attending at the Bir. mingham Tower. to make searches whenever it is necessary to do so. Your Lordship is Surveyor of the Green Wax in the Court of Exchequer ? I am. What are the duties of that office as they have been executed by your Lordship in person ? The duties of the office have been wholly executed by deputy. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount MELVILLE, called in ail examined. Your Lordship is Keeper of the Privy Seal in Scotland? I am. What are the duties of that office, as executed by your Lordship in person? There are scarcely any at all executed by myself in person. Is the whole of the Attu of Privy Seal executed by deputy ? It is wholly. There has not arisen any case In *llia your Lordship's deputy hat hid occasion to'refei to yOu while you have held the office ? There has not. The Right Hon. Lord ROBERT SEVAIOUR, a Member of the Heme l examined. Your Lordship, is Prothonotary in the Court of King's Bench in Ireland: I am. • What are the duties of that oftice,.asexoeuteit by your Lordship in perion.? I have not execeted any of them; i but I presume that I ought execute them ail, they are vicious. , How liiitiy.years hax 4 your tordibip held that aide ? •About ten ytri: . • Darin* that titne Itei •yo Ld Ih * * up ever brash 4 - called upritt to digaharse.aity o 1 thc4atios pf iOns . penes ? Neier. • • .• 't• It•luts Gun executed' wficrilyl/z; 41;10 4 400o yotir ',Lordship's holtlink it? Wfiatitiipttie duties' of 400igo Mgt, as et-, ecuted b,y your Lordship in peise) irf bare nev executed any of the dude:: of that•'‘ullicea . • Yotie Lordstip also bolds, roiiitly . with Lord Henry Seymour; fire offrCe of l a llaier id tile . Ring's Bench? • I do. - • ' ' • What is the .dury of" tfie office 'of Fil4er . ? To file and iecorit the prdietdings of the Court,, whiCh has uevtr beetreceen Id by nie in pollen.' What has your Lordship received horn : theitoffil emloc the lust three years ? It the year 18(774, we : received in England, clear of all deductions l , 8,1901. 15s. 811.—in the year li3oB-9, 9,1611. 17s. 4tl.—iu the year 1809.10, 9,3E71. 1(s. 4J. sterling. HENRY 1.. UT IR ELL, Jill: oall.A la and examiard: You are Clerk of ahePipeitrindatittl. I am. What arc Ow duties of alit adieu is perforated by yourself? None. - ... •••• ' , • Idol 'allay. years have yoia had that office f Ten years. . . • Have you over been called upon to eXecuto the dotici in perion ? Never. +be Right Hun. the Eurl of ROSSL'IN, called in and exa: mined. LorOhip bolds thu tilitto of Director of Chencery in gcotlind Z. 1 do. What are the duties performed by your Lordship in perien ? None: His your Lordillip a deputy ? r_te Riau Hn0..1,: aid Alb Es, calla in and etamuwd. Your Lordship-, is Register of tha High Court of Apps!for Prlits o f the High Court of Admiralty, and of the' High court of Delegates . ? 1 am. *hat is the natUre Of the duties of the ofhcu of R gister 'of the High courtU 4thniralty, which y o ur I..ardsbip elecutai in person.? . My office is a free. hurd'ollice for littft, and therefOre, „before I answer any question, :I beg to iCisow .whether the Comm mittee.ean give Me assurtioce that the existing lute.' rest of that office it not in any respect whateier within the purvi4e,..9l ihwoo.Resolutions. [The CrimiffiU keiVi to his Lordship, the printed Resefi4tlins on'ii - ;h4lj. the Committeetw:is founded.] hop the tkirnittce, WilLout attributc.itie any oCie9oeat s . to or to the Honourable . of xthk!, , tfey. form a part, it 1 decline itts o 4liing AP L quViou,..concei flog flat [ ought Opt:to „ye .011(.;1 4 , ; .yp1it to furnish fgool A ny o wn montii any' inaNr. i 4 f w ..informati o widch miry. he 'fadeot i tu* . e,tkivi4ce. 0C nvy, foOtohold right . 44tilies,7**W 7 Ji.zuper Av i d Wheeler, can, however, thing.to.O.he Committee rew •74 Iw , , JOHN KING, I:AT: ratted in nnd examined. What office do you hold in (b. PLititations? Naval Otlicer of Jautiie.a. :tijiiii~: _ . . o •A`o , ' "%Ar . ~~s~. • ••• • 4P. a.. . - - , What is the nature of the duties of the. Wire as executed by you in person? l execute do douse it person. . 1 What are the emoluments AA you .reeeivn, tom that office? I receive 15001 t Apm.r, which is paid to me by the person who eieWes the duties of the office, who acts under the appointment of the Go.. veroor, being first recommended by me. What is the extent of his emoluments I . The ave. rage receipt, I should suppose, may be taken at 25001., out of which I receive 15001. a-year. WILLIAM MITCH Etl t . Esq. called in and examined. You are lily to *r. Germain, who holds the office of faceirer-General of Jamaica ? I am his Lessee. -.• What• arc the ditties of the Receiver-General ! The duties of the Receiver-General consist in the collection of•the revenue, and the collection, of all the taxes under the revenue laws of that country. to what manner does Mr. Germain execute his office? He executes it through me entirely. What sum does Mr. Germain receive from this office? He receives a. clear net rent from me of 1.0001. sterling, paid in England, free of every ex. ; ponce whatever. The kWh lion. CHARLES PERM:EA. a Member of the Houle, examined. You ate Constable of the Castle of Limerick ? I am. What are the duties of thit office performed by yourself? I perform no duties. Are there any duties belonging to the office? I have understood that in former times the Constable of the Castle commanded the town in tho absence of the Governor, but of late years there has been no duty dune by the Constable. You have no deputy ? No. What arc the emoluments you receive from the office? There is tome ground that belongs to the Constable, which was set by my predecessor at 4001. a year, and the salary is 11. per day. Arc the lands of which you speak out ekn lease? Yes, there is a lease for 99 years; titer*, was a King's letter enabling my predecessors to sellv lease rot that term ;, before that they had usually ilbett let by each Constahla during his incumbency, et a small rent. The Right lion. CHARLES LONG, a Member edge Cook mitiee, exawined. • You arc ono of the Joint Paymasters. General ? I am. D 3 yoi execute the duties of that office in person ? do. . Lord: Charles Somerset is the other Paymaster ? Hu is. . . What chalet i.toes he Aischarge ? He discharges some of the duties, bat nut to any considerable ex.. tent; • be frequently attends the Boards that are held at Chelsea, and I communicate with hini, upon any . subject of importance that ariset. Might not the office of PaymitsteriGeneral ba as conveniently executed . by one person ?. .1 cotAcive it might. " Has Lord Charles Shmerset a deputy ? lie. h as. The Most lidtkikable the Marquis SNELI:r4LLY (Baron Weilesky), called in and exautP4ted. I • Your Lordship hokls the Offie.,, of Chief Re. spembrancer in the Court of Ext4enuer in Ireland.' Edo. t Whit tie the duties of tat office wail" *tide lordship performs In petvsn ? None. • I • Lordship appoitttl4 deputy ? Ire itijbt , llo9. Sir EV,ey! NEPt:44, Hart: a Member of . . • • thryttolue, eallinied• ~..•Yeti;are Clerk. of the . (44.wth and • Courts in the Ind trt, Jamaica ? I are. %lilt_ is the nature of the ditties of that office .bi zeursclf in person? Nune. Are y,ow lial t o to execute any duties ? lam liable be called-11S at 'my limo to execute the dutteS in person.. .By oltprit ? • I 3y the Governor and Cc:lnnen. HO 4 . 4;14 have you held this. office ? The office was givento inn in rerersiou, I think is the year 1759 ; I hare been in possession since the year 179 1 2. During !hat time have you orer been celled upon (.4.oxecute any duties in person ? I have not. Tie Honourable THOMAS KNOIC,a Member or the House, examined. • . Yon hold, tegether Wit.h.tlie Hon. Vevey Knox, ilitiOffice of prothonotary Of the Common Pleas iti Ireland ? I do. • . What is the nature of the duties pcifOrmed by yourselves? We appoint a deptfty, as we &rein'. Well to do tinder the Patent. Mr. Knox deliieredin the follriwi4 Account of the Eintilunienti of tbs . (igen: ."P , . . Chief Pr*. Z fatal. Ch arges. Deli's 6111. tuuntitar %. 1803. CI " 6 ' 982 13,416 1,3'26 2,0J7 10,035 Credits7,o3l 180. Cash 6,103 / 13 3 si 1,386 2,001 10.005 Credit: ,286 ' . . Have you. ever been called Upon to execute any part yf the duties in person ? Neier. _ - D.) any cites seise s On which refei este you . No.; never, Has the Deputy profer to sign your newel 'fee. ILis the . Deputy his salary by private egcstetneni witityou Yen... • 7 ' ft()LIER't JEI.OtEtt; Esei, called in and exatnitit&: , You are l)eptity to Lord Arden, as Itegiiter to the High Court of Appeals, the High Court of Ad. miralty, and the Court of Delegates? tins: Does' Lord Arden execute any part of the _Maio of Hvgister of the High Court et Admire ty Never. " Dues Lord Arden. execo•leany pactof dutiej of Itegister of the High Court of Appeals? Nev(w. Does he ever execute any part of the duties of Register of the Court of Delegalts? Never;' his .1 10 0 ship has not executed any one of -those ofilives s or any fari of them, since he Was ettpointed...:.) 'thew is generally a sum :of 'money lying in tby haints.l.* .Y.es4 therethas_been getterally•in Abe Re. gistiy; he ..takes ; such part as he Attilistrditer k and I believe at this time that ttliarlireittlfdiphila ' . , r iYous-Luitl-Arden give any security , I - Du you give airy security to Lord Aadas f b 3 r,, c •• 2L1,000% each:: • Are you aware of any inconvenience that) t• gild .ariself •the . .office . uf. Register of the, High Con, tt Admiralty mere abolished, and (Inc Wh o le es} Ate,' by deputy ? No, lam aware'of none at ".- au d the same answer must apply to the Regis) ,er of the High Court of Appeals ; the Registr# of the . • •. r ~~r.~ V.' ~. . •1 . •', Itl. till Sill IC; )71 wbi ;0 1 WI to if I) Ott ot nevi Pubs :116 ,ba 7 the f I.A make i Ned 10 4 I o tcl Lik •..-.- ; ,~~ ` i .~