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London, England, 1821-09-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDING&

HOUSE OF LORDS. SEPTEMBER O.
At two o'clock the Earls of Haaaowar, Warrxisara.mus, and
SEATTESIMOST, took their seats as his MAJESTY'S COMEASsiEIfrES
for further proroguing Parliament. The Deputy 'Ara of the
Black Rod was sent to require the attendance of the Commons.
Shortly afterwards Mr. RICEMAN, and some of the Officers of
the House, came to the Bar. The ('omoussion was then read
for further proroguing Parliament, and the Earl of Haaitoway
declared the Parliament to be further prorogued accordingly to
Thursday, the 29th day of November.

RETRENCHMENT.

EXTRACT OF TREASURY MINUTE, DATED AU0.10,1821.

REDUCTION AND ALTERATION IN THE
ESTABLISHMENT.
My Lords, in calling upon the Heads of the other
Departments of his Majesty's Civil Government to
enter upon a revision of their respective Establish-
ments, with a view to such economical reductions as
may fulfil the intentions of his Majesty, expressed
in his Answers to the Addresses of both Houses of
Parliament, think it right to state the principles upon
which they have proceeded, and the course they have
followed in the revision of the Establishment of the
Treasury under their immediate direction.
They have thought that they should best carry
into execution the intentions expressed in the Ad-
dresses of Parliament, by keeping in view the follow-
ing general rules :
Ist. That every office was to be restored to the situation, in
respect to the number of persons employed, and of their respec•
tive emoluments, in which it stood in 1797, unless same ade-
quate cause continued to exist which rendered some alteration

necessary.
2d. That where increase of business, or the more correct and
efficient execution of the public service rendered it necessary to
preserve establishments either created or enlarged since 1797,
the emoluments of the officers composing those establishments
should be assimilated, as nearly as the change of circumstanc, s
would admit, to those received by persons in similar situations
in 1797. •
3d. That if any office existing in 1797 was found to be no
longer necessary to the public service, or that its emoluments
might be properly reduced, such office should be abolished or
reduced in value, as the case might admit.
Proceeding upon the foregoing rules, my Lords
began by a careful comparison of the establishment
of the Treasury in 1797 and as it now exists; and
finding that a very large increase had taken place
both in respect of the number of persons employed,
and the amount of their emoluments in some parts
of the office, they directed a plan to be prepared of
a new establishment, in which no greater number of
officers should be retained than was necessary for
the execution of the business of the Treasury in its
present state, enlarged as it has been by the incorpo-
ration of the whole business of the Irish Treasury,
as well as greatly increased in other respects, and in
which the emoluments of each class of officers should
be as nearly assimilated to those of corresponding
situations in 1797, as the alteration of the circum-
stances of the office would fairly admit.
Such a plan having been prepared accordingly,
and approved by their Lordships, they have directed
that the new establishment shall be considered as
taking effect from the sth of January next, and that
every new appointment or proniotion which may,
take place from that day shall be considered subject
to the new regulations.
In order to introduce this new system as early as
may be practicable, yet with as little inconvenience
as possible to the individual.; whose interests may be
affected, they have directed that every person whose
situation is not to be abolished shall retain his pre-
sent emoluments (subject to such payment to the
superannuated fund as may be due therefrom) until
by promotion, or allowance for length of service, he
shall be entitled, under the new regulations, to a sa-
lary at least equal to that which he now possesses..

THE EVENING STAR.