The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-12 00:00:00

PENSION

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I have been highly amused at the moral strain ea-
sumed by the Tories, particularly Lord Stanley, in the debate
on the Pension List Committee. It is quite a farce to bear
such people talk of justice !—such a word was never known,
or even heard of, during the Tory mis-Government. ad;
mire Lord Stanley talking so loudly about questioning naval
,
and military officers or their widows concerning their pensions
or circumstances, and that Lord Grey, or his Government.
would have sooner (tile Premier cut off his own right hand)
retire from office, than suffer such an indignity 0
be offered to those who had fought and bled for their
country. Now, Sir, will the country believe that this
self-same gentleman assisted as one of Lord Grey's
Government, in doing the very act he now holds 1113
as being so unjust and dishonourable; for Sir James Gra-
ham, during the time he was First Lord of the Admiralty!
caused a regulation to be made to this effect :—ou the death
of a naval officer, the widow must make oath her husband has
not left her in independent circumstances ; if otherwise, she
would not be entitled to a pension, although the said officer,
had, during the whole of his naval life, paid a proportion this
his pay, or rather had it taken from him, to support thi
Pension Fund. I know an instance of a Captain's widow,
whose husband had left her in comfy rtable circumstances, being
refused a pension on that account, although he had been tie-.
wards of thirty years a Post Captain, and had lost his rig in
arm in his country's battle.
An Admiral's widow, who has been sixty years at see,
fighting in his country's cause, must go before a Magistrate,
and make oath that her husband had not left her 2,0001. Magi
she can receive a pension, and what is worse than all, this
same gentleman, with Sir James Graham, deprived that bard,
working class of sailori, the warrant-officers, of their widows
pensions, who died after that period. Captain Wood talkedie.l
very high tone about justice, and a relation of his, who ha
been appointed Vendue Master at Malta—that is, in plain -Eng-
l‘iyshhe,
whether
epru
thhliicsawuocrttiho
worthy relation
H e didd dn oatn tellh otubre,s Hdouutyse, of Coins
anCsutino°n?:,
dn°
on a cask in the public market-place, and sold the merchen''''
goods by crying, Going, going, gone l" No, no, this be
left out; he only stated his relation took a cruise out to MaltAg'
and not liking the knockdown business, returned to Engiell
and being a near connexion of the immortal Castlereaiih, re:
signed his appointment for the trifling pension of 1,0001. Pe'e'
annum, while the Admiral on the same station had to r
tire, after fifty years' fighting and buffetting the ocean'
on about 4001. Trusting this will open the eyes of e
Honourable Committee appointed to enquire into the Penehl
List, and that they will not be too nice in their enquiries, "II
mete out the same justice to the high as the low, and that ut
a
unworthy subjects may be struck off, is the hope of r
constant reader,
Dtc. 11, 1837.

BEN BOWLINE•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin —My attention has been directed to an error in Y°ll.r
Parliamentary report on Friday last, in which I am stated
have presented a petition complaining of the Clergy of N%
verhatnpton ; the petition I presented was against a ClergYlll 1
residing in Northamptonshire, and who is in no way connecte!
with that town. Will you do me the favour to notice thls
error. I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Monday, Dec. 11, 1837. C. P. VILLIERS._
[The mistake originated in consequence of the confusion 1111
the House at the time the petition was presented.—ED: Sus'i