Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-25

Bank Of England had fl 400 year. with residence tie
assistant cashier FL O00 The 200 and the
assistant accountant Gs00. In the India House salaries
in similar position. No doubt these clerks rendered
service for their moneys he could say the same Of those in
the employment of Government. In the Bank of England
the total amount of salaries Ell 9O3 annually being
only less than the aggregate amount Of salaries paid
by the Treasury, the Home Office, the Foreign Office, the
Colonial Office the Pvy Council and the Boards of Trade
and Education which amounted 10 f23s, 900.
Sir ResERr PEEL strongly against the motion,
and in favor of Ministers. He said:
"The lowest salary in the Government offices was GOO
per annum, young remained two three years at
that salary which perfectly insufficient after certain
length OF service he received f200. the amount
of labor but the eposed in all those cases. which
ought to be considered Secretary of State First Lord
of the Treasury could do his duty without entrustng
secrets OF state TO who the receipt of f400
E5OO year, and could instance be adduced in which
the confidence reposed had been betrayed [ear hear
1t not the Of labor but the of honorable
confidence and nothing could be mschevous for the
public service than reduce the emoumens of these subor
dnafe oices SO as to make them unenabe by men who,
they had not the fortune, had least the feelings of gentle
men, 1t forty years since he Sr R. Pee entered Of
ce and he happy have this occasion Of bearing his
testimony TO the scrupuous fidelity which marked the con-
duct OF the subordinate officers to the ability which many OF
them possessed and the proofs they had given that they
worthy OF great confidence He had heard OF instances
in foreign countries where important documents and secrets
were stated to have ransped but he heard OF In
stance in which just mpuaon could be made against tho
honor OF the humbet employed in the establishments
of this country When he appointed First Lord of the
Treasury he allowed two secretaries the salary being
e3O0 for one, and EaO for the other f300 and ESQ for
cognzant of what there to be done in pub
lie office he himself He had alternative but to
select young in the Treasury. He had 20 leave
them there without the Of marking the opinion he
eraned of their services except by the gratitude he had to
express. But two young could havo more faithfully
fulfilled their duties The he giving of them
be the account given Of those who occupied similar
offices in the departments Of the public service He should
against the motion, which calculated to infct
wrong upon to many of whom the public were under
| the greatest obligations"
Sir RoBERT PEEL added that the total expenditure Of
lS49 94S 600 000 But it would be i'm
preston il the public thought the whole admitted Of reduc
ton because first there the public debt be provided
for then the civil list and the naval and military halfpay
and that deducting from the 94s, ,0O0 900 e35 900
which could be reduced by the Executive Government
the Of Els 000 900 left the for educ
ton Of expenditure He certainly did say il would counte
expectations if from reductions Of salaries
the public were led to anticipate any great relief"
II stated during this debate that the number of persons
employed under the French Government 235, 00O while
in England the total number below $4,000; and that
there country in which the public service
nomcaly performed in England The debate terminated
with 173 members voting for the motion, and 26s against
it. being majority Of 96 for the Ministers.