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Fitricts from tl,e firs: Report.of the Select COM-
Mittre on Sinecure Offices :
The ROI Hon. C EoRr:P. nlr, a Member of the Heuir,
• Examined.

Are von Clerk of t' I.:,rliatnents ? Yes ; I hold I
the office by a grant from the Crown, under a reversion
greeted to me, on the death of the late Mr. A. Cowper.
I st tcceed.d in the year 1788, in the same terms as the
grant had been made for many centuries, for two or
' v:/•,-e Tic, .;I,:t:l,.citted by myself or fieputy.
By whrm have the duties been performed sioce you
held the office ? By the Clerk Assistant of the House
of Lords, under an appointment from me.
'Would any, aisd what, inconvenience arise from the
abolition of your office of Clerk of Parliaments? I feel
• a.difficulty in expressing an opinion upon that subject.
-.Has any inconvenience in point of fact arisen from
the office being executed by deputy during the time
you have possessed it ? I believe not the slightest.
Have you ever been called upon to execute this
duty in person ? Certainly not.
Mr. Rose delivers in an account of the .net receipts
of the Clark of the Parliaments, on an average of the
last seven years, amounting to £4946.
TOOSIAS DAVIS LAMB, Esq. Law Clerk is the Secretary
of State's Ojce, called in and Examined.
What are 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,.Tonrsell.
liable to be called upon to perform ?, 11.11;tve been .1
told there are duties, but I have never been able to
*scertain what they were.
'Bow long have yoU held the office ? Since the
Tear 1806.
Mr. JAMES WILLIAM MORRISON called in and Examined.,
What are the duties performed by the Mastetof the.
Mint in persOn ? The Master of the Mint, for some
time, has not done any part of the routine business of
• the office ;he signs certain papers, but never attends
the office on the routine business. •
What are the duties performed in person by the
Warden of the Mint ? The Warden of the Mint is a
icheck-officzr upon the Master.
What duties does he perform in person ? All the
duty is done.by a deputy.
What are the duties performed by the Comptroller
of the Mint in person ? All his ditties are performed
by deputy.
What are the duties performed by the Surveyor of
the Meltings, and Clerk of the Irons ? He performs
xto duty at all personally, he has a regular deputy.
JAMES MACDONALD, Esq. et Member of the House,
examined.
You are one of the Cleric. of the Piivy Seal ? I am.
What duties do you perform in petion None ; 1
execute-the office wholly by deputy.
CHARLES BROUGHTON, Esq. from the .SecTitary of State's
(glee, called in; and aims:hied:
Is Mr. Goadard. t'ho holds thi office of Collettor
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and Transmitter-of State Papers, in town ? No, he
is at a distance from Londun. _ _ _

- What
areilie duties performed 'in .person by the
Chßettor and' Transinitter 'of Stati. Papers ? Mee
*hate**. Are thkre; mt pail:ruled by deptityl
Noae "iihateiers. •• • * • .
Were there ever any within my recollection.
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Mr.. SOHN Sriceti; celled
,iss; and";-;;eiti.irsid.
you bikini' to the AlienatiOn.osce ? I do.
What offiee'd6 you hold there ? That of Deputy.
Receiver.

Can you state the ditty of the Commissioners ? To
- ,vi-its of

What is the duty of the office of Razes ? To file
and record the proceedings of the Court, which has
never been executed by me in person.
What has your Lordship received from these offices
for the last three years ? In the year 1807-8, we re-
ceivetlin England, clear of all deductions, C 8196 15s.
.841. in the year 1808-9, R 9161 17s. 4d. in the ycar
1309-10, £9337 I Is. 4d. sterling.
HiLli FLY •LVTTR ELL, Esq. called its,-and examined.
You are Clerk of the Pipe in Ireland ? I am,
What are the duties of that office as performed by
yourself ? None.
How many years have you had that office ? Ten
years..
Have you ever been called upon ,to execute the
duties.in person ? Never.
Right Hon. the Earl of RosaYN, called in, and excvnined.
Your Lordship hold:: the office of Director of
Chancery in Scotland ? I do.
What are the duties performed by your Lordship
in person ? None.
Has your Lordship a deputy ? Yes.
The Right ~[lour. Lord ARDEN, called in, and examined.
Your Lordship is Register of the High Court of
Appeal ,for-PriM of . the High Court of Admiralty,
and otthe High C.qtirt of Delegates ? I am.
What is the nature of the duties of the office of Re-
.gister of the High Colima Admiralty, which your
Lordship executes in person ? My office is a freehold
office for life ; and therefore, before I answer any
question, I beg to know whether the Committee can
give me assurance that the existing interest of that
office is not in any respect whatever within the purview
of these resoltitions..
[The Committee read ti his Lordship the printed
resolutior.3 on which the Committee was founded.]
I hope the Committee will not attribute it to any want
of respect to them; 'or to the Honourable House of
which they form a part, it I decline answering any
question, conceiVing that I ought not to be called
upop to furnish from my'Own mouth piny, maiter of
information which may be made use of to the preju-:
dice of my freeholdfrights.' My deputies, Messrs. Jen-
net and Wheeler, can, however, explain every thing-,
tate', td the Commitice relating to my office.
in • Joust KING, gut. called in and examined..
What offiee.do you hold in-the plantations ?—Na-
that val Officer of Jimaica.•
by What is the nature of the duties of that office, as'
executed by you- in person ?—I execute no duties in
`at person.
•1 What are the emoluments that you .receive from
of that office ?—I receive £l5OO a-year, which is paid
Its, to me by the'person who executes the duties of the
•[ office, who acts under the appointment of the Gover-.
nor, being first recommended by ape..
What is the extent 'of his emoluments ?—The ave.
your • rage receipr,' should suppose, May be taken at
ilitsSOL .46002 out of whichl receive 41500 a-year.

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Mr. JOHN STEELY.* 'mum pi; aria eFellitnea..
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you belting to the Alienation Office ? I do.
What offiee'dO you hold there ? That of Deputy-
Receiver.
Can you state the duty of the Commissioners ? To
set the fines on writs of entry and 'writs of covenant.
Do they execute those duties ha person ? No, by
deputy. Do they ever attend in person ? Never.
What is the nature of the office of Master in Chan-
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eery held by Mr. Flood ? To administer oaths when
called upon so to do.
Does he execute that in person ? No, always ley
deputy, during the time I have been ha office, which
has hceu fifteen years.
Has each Gentleman a separate deputy ? Yes*
THOMAS BURTON, Esq. called in and examined.
What is your office ? *Secretary to the Board of
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Excise.
• What is the nature of the office of Comptroller:
General of Accounts in the Excise?—To centroul and
check all the accounts, both of charge and discharge,
that pass through the hands of the Commissioners
and their accouttants.
Does he execute that office in perscni ?-i-No; en-
tirely by deputy ; he holds his office by patent, to be
executed by laimseltand his sufficient Ilapitty.
Would there be any inconvenience to the. public
from the deptity altogether performing the duties of
the Office?—l can point out no inconvenience.
GEORGE. Wkriola , Esq. tailed in and examined.
You are the Deputy of Lod Camden in the EZ:.
chequer ?—/ am.
What are the duties tise Tellers perform in parson ?
—The Teller has no duty of any :description what-I
. ever ;he appoints his deputy.
There are no papers which he is obliged to sign
during the continuance of his deputy ?—No.
Are all the Tellers upon the same footing ?—I be-
lieve they are. In the Sixth ,Report in the year 1781,
it is stated as an absolute acknowledged simple sine-
cure ; there is no pretence of duty attached to it.
The Mort Noblethe Duke IMONTROSE (Ear/GRAHAM)
called in and examined.
What are the duties of the office of Lord Justice
General in Scotland ?—lt is an office the appointment ,
• to which is in the Crown ; the duties of it 'apprehend
to be to presi.le ;n the Court of Justiciary, either in
the Court at Edinburgh or upon the ircuits, if he
thinks it his duty to take his seat inthat Court.' rot(
Has your Grate ever thought it your duty to tate'
your seat in that Court ?—I have taken nay seat in
that Court.
Does your Grace often attend the sitting of that
Court ?—I have toot thought myself called upon by
my duty frequently -to take my seat in that Court.
-How often has your Grace sat there ? I have vat
once at Edinburgh.
Are those ail. the duties belonging. to the office of
Lord Justice General ? There are some appointments,
I think, which are made by the Justice Oerieral.—l
have not been called upon to execute any other hitherto.
Has any case occurred since your Grace has been
Low4,AtFlace Generul, vitierejou hate icound is, your
particular duty is attest iii. puma) Thera imissot.