The Press.
London, England, 1855-09-01 00:00:00

SEPT. 1, 1855.

CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION.
TIM following document, prepared by the
Treasury for applicants for a superannuation
allowance, is referred to in one of our leading
articles :

PARTICULARS required by the Act of 4 and 5 Wm. IV.,
0.'24, and the Treasury Minute, dated 21st June, 1831,
to be furnished in reference to each Person recom-
mended fur a Superannuation Allowance.

Name of Applicant, and Official Station, Note. when a
recommended for Temporary Allowance Temporary Al-
Superannuation. lowance Is in-
tended, the ap-
plicant should
draw a line
through the word
" Superaunua•
tion," or vice
versa.

Age
Service, in Years and Months
Actual Salary, if Three Years have i
elapsed since last promotion ;
but if not, then average Salary)
for the last Three Years
riths according to old ornew Scale
—i.e., if appointed subsequent
or prior to 4th August, 1829
i Deduction

" My Lords consider themselves warranted in ordinary
" cases to grant an allowance equal to about lths of the
" sum authorised by the Act, but they will consider it their
" duty to award a lower rate in cases where the services of
" the parties or circumstances lead them to consider a less
" sum will be proper: and my Lords will grant an allow-
" ante either at the highest amount, or at a rate between
" fths and the whole amount authorised by the Act, act-
" cording to the merits of each case, whenever they appear
" to entitle the party to more than the ordinary allowance."
—Retract from Treasury Minute, dated 21st June, 1831.

Cause of Retirement [with annexed Medical Certificate, if
from infirmity of mind or body, and under sixty-five].
Dates of Commencement and Termination of the several
Appointments held by Applicant, with their Emoluments,
distinguishing Salary from other Allowances, and speci-
fying such Allowances.
Whether holding any other Public Appointment, or receiv-
ing any Public Money, by Compensation, Half-pay, or
otherwise.

Absences during each of
the last Ten Years ....

Date of Cestuitiou cf Duty.

Date of Caseation of Salary.

Date of First Contribution
to the Superannuation
Fund.

NUMBER OF DAYIi.
YEAR.I
11lneqs. 'Othercauses
18 ,
13 ,
:8 ,
13 ,
18 ,
18 ,
18 ,
18 ,
18 ,
18 ,

Statement, according to the Superannuation Act, that
the Applicant " has discharked his duties with diligence
and fidelity, to the satisfaction of the Head Officer or
Officers of his Department," to be signed by any two of such
Head Officers, if there shall be more than one, or by such
Head Officer, if there should be but one, together with
such a statement as will exhibit the merit, and value, and
labour of the services of the Person recommended, em-
bracing as long a period of his public service as can be
authentically stated," together with observations as to
Special Services, Suspension, Reprimand, &c., with full
particulars of any injuries received on duty, or other claims
or matters for consideration.

THE MARKED INSULT indirectly inflicted through
the Prince of Satriano upon Mr. Fagan, of the
British Embassy, has excited much attention, espe-
cially in diplomatic circles. Mr. Fagan, the First
Attache to the Embassy, was commissioned by his
Minister to request the interest of the Prince of
Satriano, the Superintendent of Theatres, to procure
a benefit for Signora Paressa, an English singer, at
Naples. Mr. Fagan appears to have visited the
prince in his box at the Teatro del Fondo, when the
Minister of Police, who was in an opposite box at
the time, commenced making the mcst menacing
gesticulations to the prince, and on the following
morning, sending for one of the prince's employes,
peremptorily forbid the prince from holding com-
munication with Mr. Fagan, who was denominated a
" birbanto assassin° ! " It will be impossible for our
Government to overlook this circumstance, supposing
that it has best correctly stated'