Star.
London, England, 1830-12-03 00:00:00

CALVE ELECTION.

Mr. SPRING RICE moved fora new writ, to elect a member for
Caine, in the room of Sir James 111‘Dotald, who had accepted an ap-
pointment u &Commissioner of the Board of Trade. The writ was
then ordered.

Mr. HUME asked the hon. gentleman if it was the intention of mi.
nisters to make any reduction in that description of places ?
Mr. S. RICE replied in the affirmative, and cited several reductions
which had already been announced. He would take that opportunity of
answering a question which had been put to bim on a previous evening
relating to the Postmaster-General of Ireland ; it now appeared that the
situation had been held conjointly between Lord O'Neil and Lord Ross
.....The former had resigned some time ago, but the latter noble lord had
retained the place and salary. The present government had, however,
a few days back received the resignation of Lord Ross, and ministers
bad determined not to appoint another in his plate.
Mr. HUME was not a little surprised to hear on a previous evening,
that the late Ministers had received the resignation of that office ; but
he was happy that the merit of the abolition rested with the present
Government. He moved for a printed list of the pensions that were
paid out of the revenue up to the latest period, that it might be seen
how the late Government stood, and enable them to begin a new score
with the present Government.
Colonel SIBTUORPE asked the 1 tntler.Seastary if it was the in.
notion of the Government to reduce the salaries of places ; for if not,
be would bring forward a motion to that erect.
Mr. SPRING RICE replied, that it was the intention of Ministers
to reduce the rate of salaries.
Mr. HUME was of opinion that the half of all salaries above 5001.
per annum ought to be curtailed. The hen. member produced a return

that had been made on a former occasion of military pensions, but It was
Imperfect, inasmuch as there was nothing in it relating to the Howe of
Lords ; but there were upwards of two millions, in that report, divided
among 993 persons, at the average rate of 2.0811. a piece—some, how-
ever, had more, and some less—several had 10,0001. a year ; and even
that did not include the whole expense, for it was impossible to have
inserted in any such report the expense that attended the collection of
, such taxes as went to pay the pensioners. This could only be done by a
' Select Committee, and on an early day he would move for a Committee
for that purpose, similar to what had been obtained in 1810, by the hon.
member for Dorset.
Mr. EVANS presented several petitions for the abolition of Colonial
Slavery, from Derby and York ; and for Parliamentary Reform and
Vote by Ballot, from Anstead, in Leicestershire.
Mr. SCHONSW AR presented a petition from Kingston on-Hull,
praying for the abolition of duty on stamp receipts for small sums.
Mr. HUME ptoposed that the petition should be printed; be
hoped that there would son be no duty on receipts for sums
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below 501.
Petition ordered to be printed.
ADULTERATION OV BEER.
Colonel SIBTHORPE moved for a return of all the persons who
had been convicted, and the amount of the penalties, for adulterating
beer. The law was ample, and the penalties were sufficiently large, but
he had observed with regret, that only penalties of 101. had, in many
cases been inflicted. He hoped that the most rigorous measures would
be adopted to preserve this beverage wholesome for the benefit of the
people who must drink it.
Mr. SPRING RICE begged that the honourable member would
withdraw his motion till Monday, to give time for notice, to which he
acceded.