The Sun.
London, England, 1819-02-10 00:00:00

OFFICES IN REVERSION.

The Earl GRosviitgoit rose to bring forward
the motion which lie mentioned 'yesterday evening,
respecting Offices in Reversion. His Lordship
made a few introductory remarks Upon the im-
propriety of granting offices in reversiem, without
however meaning to intimate that any had been
so granted by the Crown since the last Return
was laid upon the Table ; but publicity in butts
Houses of Parliament was the hest security against
abuses on the part of the Administration, and
therefore he Wished to cave a Return of any
Office granted by the•Crokn in Rever,..ion since
theist January, 1818, the (Lite to which the list
Return had been made tip. He-was also desirous
of having a Return of Offices,granted iii Rever•-
siOn by other Pnblic Authorities, it being proper,
in his opinion, that the [louse should be put in.
possession of a starement of all such grants, in
Order mit they might obtain that information
which wa's requisite to purposes of legislation ;
he had,. however,- no intention at present' of
bringing in any Bill upon the subject. l-e had
hoped from what was.formerlv said by the Noble
Earl (Liverpool), that the Noble Earl'won.t. 1 have
introduced Bill, it. the last Session, for the. pur-
pose of regulating !the Offices' of Clerk of the
Parliaments, of Clerk of.-the Pleas in the Irish
Court of Exchequer (in which Office great abuses.
had prevailed), and of Lord Justice General of
Scotland, but whether the attention of the Nrible
Earl was absorbed by the then approaching disso-
lution of Parliament,,, or from whatever' other
cause, no such measures were introduced. His
Lordship concluded by moving ati Address to his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent, praying for
a Return of all Offices granted in Reversion since
the' Ist January, 1818. This was agreed to. His
Lordship' next moved for 'a Return of all Offices
granted in •Reversion by any Public An; horities.
The LORD Cl-lANbEtion said, he did hot under-
stand the motion, as he did not comprehend to
whom it was intended specifically to apply. 'As
at present worded it would include the Bishops,
the Judges, Corporations, and a variety of other
authorities. •

'The Earl GROSVENOR said he meant the motion
to he as general as possible.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL Observed, that the term
publie authorities was trot recognised in'anyof
their proceedings, and that it would be impossible
for the Officers of the House to know upon whom,
an order so worded was to be served. He must,
therefore, oppose a motion so drawn up.
Lord HOLLAND thought the term public anther-
rifles had been recognised in Acs of Parliament,
but if there was any ambiguity in the term the
Noble Earl could inform-his Noble Friend in what
way the motion could be properly worried. ,
Tire Earl of Livearoot, said, it Was for the
Noble Earl (Grosvenor) to frame his own motion
according to his own view of- it. As at present
worded it would certainly be impossible for the
Officers of the House to know upon whom to
serve the Order, so as to obtain a Return. The
Noble Earl, indeed, did not seem to Understand
the effect of his own motion.

The Earl GROVENOR, adverting to the charge
of not understanding his own motion, observed,
that he had left it as general as possible, in order
to obtain all the requisite information. He did
not mean by the term. Public Authorities to in-
chide any Authorities that were not appointed
and removable by the Crown. This definition,
however, upon consideration,' lie did not deem
sufficiently applicable, and at length he withdrew
the motion for the purpose of wording it in a dif-
ferent shape.—Adjourued till to-morrow (this
day).