The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-30 00:00:00

LIUPERI4I. PARLIAMICNI.
HOUSE OF 14ORD8, -Aram 29.
WIDOWS' *FETTEIONS.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in rising to
mr.ve that° the papers relating to the Pensions of
Widows of Officers should be printed, stated, that it
was not his intention to' take any farther steps on
the subject, itr ciinsegaeuce of what had taken place
out if the [loose: he bad learned with great salts.
faction. that* the intention of abridging those pehaloos
had beets abandoned, and that it was iniatadeil to
centilson the allesrancos free' from all "deductionv,
,whirl; if the,/ had been made, would
.have had tte
appetrariee of an unworthy •niggirdlinesal and tiny,
fi..en (Oita twitter? to their'Loinskipe strain
fetlieg. He Inv.:Ate tt_ fty
doom ter woad Okays Imola 6. put on as were
f ming se there. of the ::tridoiss of officers of the
army ; and wished to kepa *bother the widows o!
naval officers, on. the Compassionate List, were -still
obliged, on receiving their pensimis, to make an affi-
davit that they continued single, which was a great
hardship, and ought to be removed. Ile mentioned
this, because *be thought it might have escaped their
Lordships' notice ; though, if the practice were to
be altered, lie should rather the amendment came
franc the side of Government than any other quarter.
The Earl of ItJ1tJ V ERPOOL replied, that the soh-
ject would be considered with a view to further the
with expressed ny the Noble Marquis. Whatever
'lie individual opinion might be as to granting pen-
sions where 'the widow palmated other property,
there route he no possible principle under which the
nary was to he on a 413 Brent footing from the army.
The purchase of Commissions in the army ought not
to make •rty diffe.ence ; for that was u t a tat but.a
boon, and was no argument whatever for establishing
a difference h.tsseesi the pensions.
The Earl of ROSiLYN expressed his desire that
the regulations of the two services in this respect
should be alike, 4specially as the officers of the navy
made contribution. out of their pay.
Lord MELVILLE stated, that the contribution
out of the pay of the navy did not bear any pro.
portion to the valve of the Widows' Pensions ; the
contribution. was about 31. per annum, for, what at
the Ina. Lance.offices would cost.i9l. However, this did
not aft rt the merits .f the case, and ts,epensions in
the tiny ought certainly to he on the same footiog as
thole of the army. Such was already the case with
the marines.
* The Mairlail of LANSDOWNE stated, that in the
navy the s oitnarried Officers all contributed.' hie
was itaft of the agreement on the other aide, and
shoat! Kiva unnvetfor i return
,o( the aVavit made
b., widow:, if the concessions made hal not render-
ed it urinecerNary.
Earl BEA UCIIA M P presented the Report of die
Committee on the Standing Orders, 185; 186, 18,,
and 191.
Goin colv atir.

The Etrl of LAUDERDALE had • heard 'hit a
large gold coiee.go was intended for the veal IRlfi,
the espence of which would be 70,0001:*; 4,000,0001.
bad been coneysl last sear, at espent4 of 40,0001..
of which 2 500,0001. had disappeared, so that
25,0001. had heed throwie away. lb the same man-
ner the pr, posed essMenditure of 70,0(X)I. would be
thrown away also. Re therefore mowed for an esti•
awe of the espence of the Geld Coihage for the year
ISIS, end 111 h account of the loss wising out of the
.W S► ver,. sad the isle. of the,e.w.
F-11LCHANGE, OF SCOT :STATES.
.Toe Earl,-.4 LAUDER, are notice, that
.oil Friday he shpuld call lion of the lloase
to all thst*tandiset Ord • jut( the e ange of
Scotch Eshilis. b law of en rendered
the ',umber of content S-necessary to Me an ez.
chow/a very oumeroast.—lllit purpose was to dimieeisle
tt.it number.—Adjourned till Friths?.

!mu*: 0* covimoN4.
A Person from the India litosese presented sit the Bar a Re.
sorn•-et` the Ships Licensed by the J)irecturs of the Past India
I:mammy. —(trder;tl to lie on Abe table had to be printed.
i. Art. . count aAS presented iv the C aFt vh.pped f; mu the Le-,
sera! is of England.—Ordreed t. Ile on the table. •
fne r,t India Free Paot.liill, rind Vs,. Spirits Intercourse
Biit. %sera seve,ally chat ',Wed/ and ordered to be repotted t 0...
...
inner w '
Sir S. ROM ILLY presented Petition... Surat Archibald Cos-
stable and liobert (..ndetl against the existiug I. , w a it,i respect
to Copy r'ghe, and 'is f •sour of ate proposed Amendment.—
Orttored to Itr on the table.
.111" .Cmltctllter of Sepply sad Ways and Means were post-
poned until Friday. .
I lIISII (:RAND JURIES.
Mr.IIUTUEit made some observations o the natnrr of Irish
Grand Jury Preis's/talents. and . n the Toles on Pr.seotments
•afecting the occupying letutut... Ile wished that an oppor-
tunity elor.l I lie given to make applii at ionv .before the Brand
Jury a•setabled • ~Much i ',can't-citrate and itijury existed under
the pc..sten. practice. He Should, therefore, move for leave to
brine in a Bill to amend and alter the Administrstion of the
Irish Grand Jnr; Laws.
:Mr; CrtoP.E.Rupolte is sup: ore. of the prnpositio ..
- Sir JO/IN • 1:.% PORT,atil, that when the Papers already
iirdered Were produced, (bey would shots to what an extent
,
abuses had exist. d • - . • . _
Jdr• IKVls.liliscamoideted Hit the present system was klile11.•
tensire, and had beet so 1....0g• deeply (oohed, that he. compieje ,
Cur aid tiq miteritrecioftd a, Sir& succeed io remtivinetheievits:.
Amy general ,measure; lie feared, mast fail; 'the mischiefs oust '
he removed gystlually. , li was wily desirable to epapre,pub-
liciiy in c-ses regarding prewnhaents ; so ,hat, is the interval:'
of the Assizes axle should be sulleient time for the poblicatiun,
aid the.scrutiay a& whateverdenonds might be made. ..,
Sir HMI) LItICK VLO:llldef it rd ittechantet r of•llitisr
Gentlemen comp..sing the Crawl Juries in Ire and An im-
'Oise leable Bill, be said, bad herb Formerly brought in a ~
rata- anal it Wa• fa• ad nsr.essary wask for the repeal of ii.
• Would approve of ass practical improsergent in i• r ma-
ehhiery of the Irish Grand Juries; hot rt. t of aid ill ng that
Ores ,a reflection oh tive•Gra lemma on be Grand Jur,e .
• , Sir C.. hl ON LK was sorry that voice the Union the laws no
flit -oilier.* had tint been rendered more similar in both emen. •
(rift. *mud rewsi lit should be given for is .yptem of soisavar
,inghtlation. Becoold ant pretend to know much about Ilmiti
attain ; hut bg was frowiently in the habit of heating of Oman
the Rouse, and cankritut Isel,, rem..tking the dittoieuee in Ili
I laws respecting Grand Juries in the two rum.* sm.. Under the
present CIIVIIIIMMUIteS, Wilt,- solime.filepe. were faltesi,,the troll- ,
Deis coilld "kb, 041 ("0,44 eacepkby.a prorlacial Nitta-
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