Star.
London, England, 1818-04-30 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 29.
Counsel were heard respecting the Scots cause of " John Peter
Grant, t.s' q. M. P. v. Campbell, Stuart and others.'" To pro-
ceed again on Friday.
The Innkeepers Rates' Bill was brought up frosts the Com-
mons by Mr. Bamanct„ and others; and read the fiat time;
as were a few 1 dram or local Bills, presented by the Ilorrin.ra..
Isle Jr. Cu.?, Sir JAI' 6RAPANI, and others.
OFFICERS WIDOWS' PiNSIOXS.

The Marquis of LANSDOWN moved that the
official documents relative to this subject, presented
on a former evening, and then on the table, be printed.
Though he nmved this, it-was not his intention to
propose any further step on the subject, in conse-
quence of what hid parsed out of that House, and to
which he could allude with much satisfaction, as the
result of it he understood to fie, that the regulation
which was to take place in consequence of die order
in Dece►nber, was now, on account of the almost
universal opinion which had been pronounced in fa-
vour of the unfortunate and meritorious individuals
to be affected by it, to be given up, and that it
was intended to continue their allowance free from
any of those threatened deductions. The measure
would have operated but a paltry saving for the
country, while it would hive worn a character of se-
verity and injustice, very averse from the inclina-
tions either of their Lordships personally, or the
country at large. He was willing to admit k was
more desirable that concessions_ of the kind should

proceed from the Crown, than from any other quar-
ter ; and it was with great satisfaction he had beard
repeated the intention of assimilating both services
together'in these respects. He would, however, tale
this opportunity of adverting to the state of Pensions
to the Widows of Naval Officers, to put a questioa
to the Noble Lord, with regard to a part of the now
existing Regulations, as applying to the Widows of
Naval Officers, and which circumstance had only
come to his knowledge since the, subject became a
matter of public discussion, a consideration which he
thought involved much of hard;bir. What he meant
was, the case of Naval Officers Widows, who de-
rived pensions from the fund, formed partly by a re-
tention of a postiou of daily pay, and that not on na-
tional principles, were called upon to make an affida-
vit of their single state to entitle them to receive their
pensioUs.; whereas'all Widows of Army Officers, nct
on the CoMpassionateList, were not so called upon.
'Phis was an unjust disparity, which be thought
°Agin not to eiist. Th4.the Widows of Officers uz
one branch of the public service should be zeasiered
liable to the lost ofd pension constituted by a-rete.
tion of part of their husbands' pay, unless they should
continue in a single state, when the Widows of Offi-
cers in the other branch enjoyed the privilege of en-
II tering into a second marnage, without being sub-
ject to such a diSadvantage. In this point or view,.
he begged leave to ask the Noble Lord, Whether it
. was intended to assimilate buds services also with rt-
• spect to this consideration ?
• The Earl of LIVERPOOL stated that the subject
generally w,is under the consideration of his