The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-08-10 00:00:00

Seeietory of the Island of Tobago, Chu. Gre-
s_ vine - 400

Total Sinecures. 6te. in Eag-
hod. exclu4i%c of °Races to
be reformed 4.r aholirlied,
nod including those in me
Law Courts, tttttt inning to
62.4621. of which a part
only appears to he in tue
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gift of the Crown 129,A52

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Ctme Nat
Recpt. itecpt.
derives his emoluments from the revenues
of Jamaica.—They are independent of a
sum of £l.lOO, received at the time of
granting the deputation.
Proton Marshal. Lord Braybrook (date of
patent 6th October, 1762) 2103 2100
Clerk of the Crown and Courts—Right Iron.
Sir Evan Nepean, Hart. 2330 2500
Clerk of the ‘larketi—George Sackville Su-
Clerland, 16th January, 17'4 207 207
BARRADOF.S :
Secretary and Clerk of the Court—Hos.
Percy Chas. Wyndham, 4th May, 1763,
Barhadoes currency 13001. 313
Provoo Marshal—T. Carter, Ith May, 1763
(=opposed to Ise about 500/. a year, but no-
thing hag been received) 500
Naval Olticer---W. 11. E. Rentinck - 200
• Lry,w ARE) ISLANDS:
Secretary and Clerk of the Crown. Jac. Towns-
end Oswald, Esq. 21th October, 1757 - 210
Provost Marshal, John Lillington rownall,
Esq. and for the life of his brother, Sir Geo.
Pownall, 4th May, 1771 500
N. B. The salaries. or foes belonging to the
above Offices are payable in the Colonies
to which they belong. Thee Office= in
the Islands devolved upon their present
possessori, under Reverai4nary Grants
Naval Officer of St. Lucia, Wm. Bulge 570 570
Naval Officer of Curacoa, Robt. Lukin Unknown.
Natal Officer of Newfoundland, Richard
!HO' Noble - 597 298
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'Naval Officer of Demerara - - 1150
The net profits of this Office hue fallen to
2001. per annum, since the embargo in Ame-
rica.
Naval Officer at Trinidad, Adam Gordon 42! 422
seeerrtar ,Regi.ter. and Clerk of the Council
at Trinidad, .Inutes Chapman - 483 465
Seeretiry and Register at' St. Lucia, Hugh
Stuart - - 23 25
Clerk of the Crown in Lower Canada, Win.
Pollock - - SO3 ilt)
Secretary and Register of Records in Lower - •
Canada Thomas Atnyot - . Unkcsawa.
Naval (Nicer at Grenada, R. R. Wood 105 105
Twelve Registers it) Vice-Admiralty Courts
abroad, mostly acting by Deputy.—No re-•
turn has been made of their salary and •
emoluments. See 2.2 d Geo. 111. c. 75. -+-+
. £19,464 ..17,086
Total, viz. •-.--7 el -•••••-r-- -
.
In Law Cottits - 5t62,162
Siaecurrs.dtc. not in the Law Courts - - 434/4
Ditto, required by law to he reformed or al*: - • ..
fished, after the live, of the present possessor,' 71,985
Sinecures. &c. in-Foreign SettlNlnents - 17,086
Total Sinecure Ofacsouul Offices execut-
ed wholly or rhieffy by Deputy, is; hog- . • •. - .
laid and the Colos,ies - . ,_ • senthlYl
Deduct from X 03,137
A future Faring. from Offices . . .
to be refocused or abolished
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of - - 0,565

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By au edict of the King of Saxony,. Shaves
are exempted from the tax whiels•they. formerly
paid upon attending the fairs of Leipsic and Nam.
berg.
A Russian Lund-holler, in the government of
Wilna, has, by his last will, emancipated all his
peasants, to the number of seven thno.and. The
Emperor Alexander has confirmed this act of be.
neficence. .
The Grand Duke of Frankfort has abolished
the immunities formerly enjoyed by the merchants
and cloth and linen manufacturers of the Imperial
free cities, on taking up their residence there, oe
attending the fair.
In eoinpliment to the immortal Net.sost, who
some years ago honoured Milford with a visit, the
Anniversary of his glorious victory of the Nlle (the
Ist of August) has since been observed as a day of
rejoicing by the inhabitants of that town and
neighbourhood. It was celebtated yesterday mon.,
night by a sailing match for aSilver Cup, followed
by variouLeustic spode, which afforded much en.
tertainment.
A Clerk, who has absconded. with a consider.
able sum of money, has been advertised by his prin.:
cilia's, who describe him as having a very sty look.
The box of one of those eracrvelticles called
hackney coaches, on Wednesday gave way, from
age and rottenness, in Fleet-street, by which the
coachman was precipitated over the horses' heads,
and considerably hijnred. The horses taking
fright, plunged with much violence, and forced'
the pule of the coach into the.shop window of Mr.-
Parker, the glass.man, the greater part of . which•
was demolished, together with a loge quantify ot
expensive cut glass, of greater value4han the coaebr;
and horses together, fur which the owner df the:
coach will, of course, have to•pay.
Saturday lasts between two and three eceloek,
the lightning broke upon the thrasliing-Milt al'
Syritsgfiqld, .near Mid Caller, Edinburghi .which
communicating to the officub, the whole were taxi.'
tirely burnt to the ground.
:St. Bernard's Well, near Edinburgh, ItlikeelO.
rented at 251. a year, was let, a few days ago, -ad;
a five yeai's lease, at the increased rate of 1101.
On Woduesday, Aaron 41e.tander, the Jew,
who was.eonvicted at the lastAliddlcsex Sessions.
of setting fire to his -house in Little Queen-street,
Lineoln,s.lnn-fields, stood iolhe•pillory from two
to three o'clock,- aim Migk ,Molborn, opposite
Sonthampton-street.
.A most singular and mirasuleumescape from im.';
tninent danger took place oa - Monday the letit'"
Ult. A boy, whose age, .to aptrarauce, maybe.
from 15 to 18 yeast, whit ia aloe.* little deficient.
in intellects, on the sabbath night preceding,
owing to some threats from parenta",- who re:
side near Brodick.bay, :is *trait, ran:off to the
shore, got into a.smairboal, and pushed out to
sea, without-either said, oar, or rudder; and as
he went off uttobservA no tepon:knew•where to
follow him. The windbeineM?
war ratutaugain, sittl.wes drifsed.about all night.
On Monday morning, a brisk gale sprung up from
the west, carried him completely out from 'the
land, and exposed •hite,to thelosting waves- of ,a
sea, so heavy that soincof the wherries returned
beck again to thelarbeer.dnit mottling, lint der..
ing to venture out: However, he had the
caution, .as heitiniselVrelates, yf /eying holderith
his hands, and remaining steady in the boat. In
this periless state, he continued till about elegem
or twelve o'clock in the forenoon, when gfic was
driven on shore near Ardrassan, alaast.speechisisi.
Thetheit-idistance that he was driven, is cam-
• puted to be from 20 to 24 miles.