Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT
II M ~ LoNpoN, SEPrEBER 26, 1850.
y We gave you last week some extracts nom Mr.
PAKENHAM's examination before the special COM
mittee of the House of Commons upon official sa-
laries. We have since then read Lord PALnER-
sroN's evidence before the same committee, and we
extract such parts of il as have bearing upon the
United States. 81 egass
II was observed by member Of the committee, We pay
ga 500 wear to our Minister at Rios the Americans pay
f2 600 10 theirs Il the political relationship between
the United States and Brazil quite important that be-
tween ourselves and Brazil p Lord PALMERsros replied
I should imagine our commercial intercourse with Brazil
was much greater than that Of the United States with Brazil
Mr.. CoBDxs, one OF the committee, said "At Washing
ton our Minister receives f6 600 year. which is the salary
OF the President of the United States The American Min
lister in London who exposed only greater of
living but the Inconvenience Of being surrounded here
by people living much higher standard of expense, gets
Gs000 year. Now there any necessity why there should
be such disparity between the pay and emoument which
Minister at Washington receives and that which the
American Government pays to its Minister in London !"
Lord PALxERsros replied 81 think that the public inter-
es would suffer very much representative st Washing
ton compelled to live in the in which the American
representative lives here. For instance have always been
told that n the of Sir CHARLEs VAUsHAs his success
in making himself acceptable, only to the Government
but to the people of the United States depended greatly
on the means which his SALARY afforded him of receiving hos
gress being there, and by other circumstances"
Il was then asked, ssWould Mr. BAscRoTr or Mr. An
sorr LAwREscE enter the Foreign Office here with par
tice less Of weight in ansactng any affair OF State with
you from not giving costly dinner parties, than he would
possess if he enabled to spend elO year,
ambassador does n Paris J" ts taa I al 3 lat
The was, /" Of course in transactions with the
Minister Of the United States with any foreign Minister
here regard would be had to the power and influence Of the
country which he represented absactsd from personal con-
sideration." 1e a9 n
svIr...t -.
ply to Minister at w Washinston I" sg
The reply was, 81 think not. think there is great
advantage in that so intercourse which places our Minister
there upon easy footing, not only with the Ministers Of
the country, but with public msn Of the country generally
and that Ii Is more impsrtant consideration proportion
to the democratic form Of The Government, because public
men general hare to say, proportion, IN the dec
siOns Of Ms Government IN q repu6Hean than N mo-
sBu In point Of fact" asked the committee, ARE mat
tiers Of business talked over between ministers and statesmen
after dinner \" s . .so,s n ss-rg
Consian.y replied bis lordshp s.I can only say for
myself that have perpeusly conversation with foreign
Ministers In my house, when receive them, upon
matters Of political moment I" aE 5t ss n
Mr.. BRisHr, also member Of the committee, said, "It
appears from the list that the consul at Beyrou has 95O0
year the consul at Boston, 94O0; Philadelphia, Bal
more, Charleston, New Orleans, each E500 Do these
salaries form any index whatever Of the relative Of
duties which the consus have to perform at those various
places +" @ rua aas
The answer was, "The csnsuIs in Of the American
ports have very large of fees which take into
count in regulating their salaries"
The report the committee does any great
reduction in the salaries Of the principal officers Of Govern
The chief saving will be produced by the amagama
fon of the offices Of Paymaser General and Vice President
Of the Board Of Trade, and the abolition Of those Of Lord
Prvy Seal and Master Of the Mint These alterations will
save about $1,000 per annum.
Public business has very much increased since 1880,
~cJ IL. nna :cr,c hoap
the augmentation Of the general business Of the country,
the necessary cognz,nce supervision aud control Of the
country increasing with II. There is also greater in
reference Of Parliament with the public Offices calling
for information, returns, &c, since the Reform Bill, than
there before. Sir CHARLEs WooD says the letters
received in the Colonial Office have increased from
273l in 1906 l20lS in ls4s. In the Home Office the
letters received during the which ended April, 1885,
1868 In the Admiralty the letters received increased
from 973 in 1925, to $50 in ls49 In the Treasury,
from 22,ass, in $780, to s,276 in ls4s In the India
Board the dispatches received in 1880 600 in ls4s
they 2445 Perhaps the Board Of Trade has increased
more in its business than any other department. Railways
and their various amfcaons have added much TO lis abors
The letters the Board Of Trade have increased .hreeod
in fourteen years. The reduction in salaries since the time
Of Lord North has been very great His ordshp as Pre-
mier. received flO4O annually Mr.. Pitt 400, Mr.
Addington, e7,40O; Lord Liverpool and Mr. Canning
$4,000; Mr. Perceval, Es,7O0. Lord John Russell re-
ceives 000 In lSl0 the number Of snecures 242
and their emolumen G279 4s6 year in 1884 they we're
f97, 800; they only El7,00O. In the time of
George I'LL the pension list exceeded f2OO 900 year n
1919 it about e140000. II is now limited to e75 900,
and than 81 200 Of this can be granted any
year. asf staE
At present the abors Of public servants far from being
eTorbitanty paid. generation two ago medical
would have been considered extremely fortunate and famous
if be had earned than f2, 900 year. Now, many
eminent physicians make their Gl8,0O0 to Rl6O00, and
even 920 600 year. Bsres at the head Of their
profession realize equal nearly equal Lord JoHS
RUssELL in his testimony before the committee, observed
81 should say that if had any profession, he would
have better prospect of providing for his family by pursuing
il than by taking Office. Mr. Perceval is an instance"
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer gives similar opinion.
Mr. Macaulay says: There is little envy those
who are engaged In pursuit from which, most they
only expect that by renquishng liberal studies and social
pleasures, BY passing nights without sleep and summers
without one glimpse Of the beauties Of nature they may at
tain that laboriou that inydous thst closely watched
slavery which is mocked with the name Of power"
We are far from being the advocates Of lavish expenditure
feeling assured tbsths people Of England have an unmecu
weight Of taxation to bear up against yet we do not think
that any State be we'll adequately governed where
is not sufficiently good paymsser 10 induce the wise and
able to accept employment under it,
Emigration is becoming fashionable Even the puriieus Of
May Fair feeling M operation. Lords and ladies have
itofn n,;0rst;n~ fr,rr to,r