The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-12 00:00:00

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ILINKES'S RESOLUTIONa.

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the followlbj ic a' Copy et the Resolutions. of
the Rouse of Commons, pa the Third Report •
from thC COmutittee On Public Ex peatlitOrtrl•-•
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limb. 31° die Meg; 1i316. •
1. Resolved, That the utmost adeutiou to egolonty..is all.
the branches of public ex penlihket which, .is coosildeat with
the interests of the public. service; is at all hates n great sod
important duty... . • . .
2. Resolved, That fiir this pnrorrie. In additioif to the use,ii
fel and effective measures already.th ken by' Parllameht; foe.
the abolition and regulation of vamps sinecure office's', and
tares execated by depitty, it is espedient. after peovidint.
other and sufficieut means_ foss. ennhlitig bis htolestv‘luly ps tr.
compence thefaithfal discharge of high sad eflectibe.ciull BS-
en to abolish all after. Or hith have iivenite.withraisesajsioy.
went, and to regulate all ,Ofhees *bleb have revei4e.es•
tremely disproportionate to cusp meat; exieripilht uhli •
such as are . connected with tlf pc anal liervice of b Ma•
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Aesty; or of ids Royal Filthily ;,r Revd helot bad to ,tho
eitthiltgeisitritttlteallitnalt)Yit9.itcapti-tee; il°rtOlitti: gl?(Lces o
-.Melt; 0. ' ve duties are entitirely4reigizti ipalli dia-
qged by dtv, to the salary elm
calved for eics; ties the badness o me Officeki re
Alir
bat. had to any increase which May f4;stiear neceslary:Oo ac•
coasit of udditlinud respotoi hints i dent security be.
_lug taken for doe performance of t e. Midi-44 if
trust connected with public money ; irtgardbeiug also bad to
the existing interests to such °lice.
4. Rholeed, That it is sixp_edient,a after the expinitron Or
any existing isiterest in ens 6ffiCe..wlitch is entitled to theses
,oto
of any appointment in any of the Courts of Law. to Make
provision to ;nevem Mende of such offices, tinier surh rip-
!mime as may be conducive to the public interest. h,detiyit
rioting a part of the einuluments'of such offices inwards ek•
fraying she salariesof ihe Jadges (winker 61See' rs cm theina-
blishment of such courts, or towards he hehulit aid.dignity
of She offices its which suca right of sale Is Miss vested.
5.. WSW veil, That a Select Comtninde beappiinted toe*:
eider what sakes in the United Kingthint, and in the foreici
dominions of his Majesty, came within the puede* qf the St-
ead, third, :sod foods of the said Resolutioull t gad that. they
de repots their opinion thereupon to this Hotee. . •
6. Resolved. That for the purpose of briiiging tinder the
immediate usmize of Parliamelit, all increase or dsmiuutioo id
the salaries, emoluments, and expences incurred for Oficial
services in all public offices, an account, shewhigth,e Increase
or diminution which may have taken place during the piece.
ding. year -in the souse, shall he laid' before thii Home oft or
. Whore the 23tls dity of March in enels.year, if Parlielneat
should he then sitting, or within forty days of the commence-
nent of every session of Parliament ; distinguishii in such
Recount any increase or diminution in the number and intim*
of. Sispentuouatlems belonging to such offices, sand distinguish-
ing alimony compensation for (aces abolished, or special al-
lowatice or resnuneratiotrgranied.to any person in such official
fur good serving,, charged upon the inrideots orother firth
of the saute, front any increase or d tulitotilln in the permanent
establistimeut of .urn offices; :fad specifyieg, in case of super-
animation, compensatioa, or special allowance, the mestere
of the parties, the length of those services and the grimed,
upoo which the same has beeli grunted, and the propottiod
whirl. such superatuntation bears to the salary which Mid ht. '
bulged to the person to whom the same has been allovted
i. Resoked, That it is expedient that allowasies; in the
nature of superainivations,lu persons who have been emplos -
ed in the civil departments of the navy, ordnauce, or army 4
should nu itiukcr be included in the geoeraleetimateti for those
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services; but that they should be annually presented to list.
Hansen', is estimates, separate and distinct from ma general
1 estimate:4;lnd be separately voted by this House.
H. lionised, That all pension, add allowances in the nature
.or stoperionmatitios or compensations, hi re:-.ter to be grunted
to any persons employe.: in any of Ike public iihlces, oe hold-
ingitny civil employments in any other Watch of the public
torvice, tinntirt ma be comprised within the skinflint of pas"
sinus grimed; or pgralaahle eat ofalie Cffil List, tout shall be
provided lasi be follow ineg immuer :
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1. In those officrs w here the establishment of the once is
paid out of u fund created by the fees received in such bilk
or out of the revenues collected under the management i.f ills
sante, :ill such allowancei in the nature it tinpeeartabotibit,
and all such coos pe mations aod special allowances or iemarieri•
tions as aforesaid, should be charged, in the first instauce, uPort
such fond or foods : tad in cascoof such fund or funds tieing
found den, lent for the payment of the establishments steal
above-mentioned charges, such deOrietky shall, in the Offices
of the Secretary of State, the Treasuly, and the Privt COun-
cil, be defrayed out of the Civil List I and Mail Other depart-
ments, shall he presented to this fluase animalll, when suck
deli:nary shall occur, by way of estimate, and shall upod
men estimate be voted by Ibis - House.
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it. Where there is uniuch fund or funds, the whole of Math
superanimations and other allowances as aforesaid, except is
such departineuts av are charged and chargeable wholly u
the Civil List, shall be presented minually tit Prirliat&aif by
way of estimate, and stiall upon such estimate be toted 'by
this House. - , .
111. The regoliitions contained in the Treasury Minute;
dated loth August, latn, reverting Orticerrrof the Gotham',
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and the rules cif the Board of Citstoms titer upon (1111
in 3,1 Rep. Comm. on Fatale Ex pcnilltdre,' .171.) s ul
be applied to all cases, in which pensions am allowancqs in
the want,: of superannuat mils or conga:wait ions are granted io
other office*, of whatever discriptiau t. And farther), itit•eX-
peiliNit that na inhere having served less than 35 yeamsteciefid
iie entitled to more than oae half of his former emohiments.
It is also expedient,.t hat no such iletbilla or :11141w/face stupid
either be granted in any °dice, or presented ay wary of eta-
mate to this House, until it shall have been aiMmitted to the
Commissiniwrs of his Majesty's Tteaviiry, and altar/wed by
them; whose ditty it a 111 he; to take into their consideration,
the circumstances and fortune of each individual applviqg to
be placed upon the supermuniatioa fund ; that the public mo-
sey may in no ca-e be paid for duty not perforined; except
where the paeans of the officer retiring are inailegtrate to
maintain him according to his station in life.
9. Resilved, Thai It is expiatieut that the total embuni
produced by the sale of Old Naval Stores, should be paid '
over 10 the Treasurer of the Navy, and be credited by
hint in his account with the I'wblic, and he applied to the or-
dinary services of the Navy; and an account tnetrof aatmally
laid before this Mouse, together with the Navy Estimate/2'
Id. Resolved, That It is expedient that all Naval Pen4ons
and Allowances, new existing, or hereafter to be granted by
the Admiralty, under the autitority of any_Order au Council
or otherwise, should not be assigued upon the uriiiiiivided foe
dowl
Old Stares, bat should be produced to raiiiament by way of
Id trent Superaii-
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ei:y thistiiita house;teilnd udpiisitilsitiguchiiheitit4catiinatsielchh,eae vsointittedietaal
•fituattous Granted w ulna. t lie preceding year, from lime Oki!
had been included in any farmer estimates; and that sack pen.
!AMU arm Allownstaes ae ism at present charged swim ettemaid
fund of Old .Stores, shall remain chargeable upon the saint,
till some other provbion shall be Made by Parlianreat 1.01- ibe
payment thereof.
11. Resolved, That the Pensions granted to Fersosa who
have served the Crown ite Foreign Courts, having greatly ,in-
creased in nuinher sold aimouia since the Act of the '22d year
of his present alajefkx , rb. as Although lba fame bas in part
arisen from the site of littrope, it is erpeilimit to check
their further increinse ; mid that the remuneration ,grauted
should hear Is due proportion to the service performed, and
POlll.lO Should
esometheeedietTlir rpil'lrlaattirarimvietat;o unlit tiebilittasrlicll person sbotild be
appointed to any situation under. she Grown of equal ar
greater anaruni, and be subject Loa proportionate abstemect,
if the value of such situation shonid be less thad the ankintut
of the peasion. __.
I'2. Resolved, That a Bill or Will be bunted in', to carry
into effect such °flit(' amid Itestilutioos as may require to ha
provided fur,by Parliament :1r
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Saturday afternoon, abort three-oEl6c'; et t
hackiicpcodcliman Was driving 'his teach down '
St. Aaktrew's gill, Blackfriars, he Was tuaetk.e.owlisr
taken ill,' and fell (ruin his box, ivheit one a the
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a heels of his coach went over Isis head ; he,
immediately carried to Si. 13artholomevt's Ifospis.
tali without any hopes of tccovcry. . .

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