Star.
London, England, 1828-07-14 00:00:00

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The Third Itepott of the Fiiialice Committee ha%
been pointed. It ielatrb t• Sop.-LanttuAtion,, bliht.try
N4vAl flail Pgy, Meidoiks. Pealsl,gll!. 1.)C111510111* to
S IJICIS and SAliurb for ieit“ of Serlicts. Civil
All.)14.411CO, A1)1.1 Pelibign% to kuteige -
tetb. Upou the letter bubjeLL the Committee feCOM-
mend—

• Ist. 'That no persim whatever shall be entitled In receive a Di.
p 1 m tic Puttai..it, until the expiration of bfteen rises flan) the date
of brat stinuniaatuu, nor unless he shall have actually served ten

ye4rs:

•• 2d. That no person shall be entitled to a Paulo. of tjkit lit
Clio& (2,01,01. year). uhle,s he shall hive aetuOly iweved, amt.
years as Anitissbadt r.at some 6otegu Court;
** Tatl. That I*.tiatolla to Ki,v‘le and .liiiisrers Plenipotentiary at
the greater Courts shall not exceed I „SOU. 4 year. and shall matte
gral.tea until after five years' residence in that capacity at a Foreign
Court :

" 4th. Thu Pensions to F.ravoysi and Ministers Plenipotentiary
at other Courts, sod to Ministers. shall not exceed 1,0001. a year,
-after a similar period of residence:
" .sth. That Pensions in .the remaining class Phan not exceed
goof, a year, under the same conditions as to time of residence."
It will be proper further to provide, that all Diplomatic Pensions
Well be held subject to the cundftions of forfeiture in case of re
rusal to proceed to any mission of equal or bipser rank; and of
*spelt:km or abatement in any card to which- the-luny receiving
the Pension niay be appointed to any other office of profit under
the *Crown.
In addition to these restrictions, the Committee were desirous of
checking, by some positive rules, a practice which has prevailed to
a considerate extent, of giving Retired Pensions to diplomatic sec-.
rants having suffle.ent private fortunes ; but finding on, mature
conaititration, great difficulty in laying down general regu-
lations applicable to all cases, they think it better to content them-
selves with expressing their marked disapprobation of this practice.
h could never, under pay circumstances, be justifiable; but it the
Whole, fund be limited, as above recommended, to 40,0001. the
committee trust that this abuse will be presttnted by a consider-
ation of the evident injustice of burthening the fund with impro-
per charges of this description, to the prejudice of those who have
equal elaims with respect to their service, and better claims with
respect to their pecuniary circumstances.
°A depot:Awn from the West India Merchants and
Plantirs;smong whotit were S r A. Gaiter, Dlr. Pattstaa,
and Mr. J. Cotuomovn, had a long conference on Saturday with
the Cita:mm.l.oz of the Ezenittwaa and the Vice President of the
Hoard of tirade, at the Treasury.

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• This CtilaCKLimit or die EXCIAEQUER entertained a
seleoparty to dinner on Saturday, at his residence in Downing.
street ; among those present were—the Archbishop of Canterbury,
Laid and Lady Manners, Lurd Levason Gower, Sir John Inglis,
Colonel 11ere.tord, Ea.

It *us appointed for the Lords of the Piivy Council
to sham Saturday morning, at the Council-once, to hoar appeal,
from the C 044101,11.; but in consequence 0 the sudden illness vt tbt
blAvraa 401,the IteLid, their Lordships did not meet.
Prince LIKVEN give is gland cutest iiiinent on P:1.
day to the Duke of &maims, and a distinguished pasty, at Ash
burnham House, Dower.street. •

_
plineeks PoLI(INAC heti a grand 4•betubly Gil Satin,
day evening, at her house in Portlaial place.
The (Nunes.. f AntrictoaN 1544 an elegant a•senibl!
oa Friday eveinits, at bet boost in Stanhope-mutt, May Eat.