'Places, Pensions, Grants, Sinecures, and Emoluments. Brown, Robert, deputy teller of the exchequer, one of the gentlemen ushers quarterly waiters to his Majesty, captain of the royal Bucks militia, suppressed deputy commissary in southBritain Considering the multifarious duties of Mr. Brown, it must be admitted he is not over-paid. -Henrietta, Helen Agnes, Ann, and Eliza Dal- and Joseph Hankin, custos brevium in com- Only think of two ladies, one an honourable, clerks of the treasury, and keepers of the records in a court of law. The custos brevium has the nomination to several saleable offices in the common pleas. Bruce, Thomas, esq. com. of customs in Scotland ·(s) 100 0 0 •(8) 100 0 0 John, keeper of state papers ... ...... 280 Stewart, gentleman usher attending the lord 237 0 .... Brudnell, Robert Augusta Brudenell, Thomas Bruce, earl of Aylesbury - James, earl of Cardigan, governor of Augusta, maid of honour to the queen Brumnell, B. esq. gen. com. lottery office.. Brydone, Pat. comptroller in the stamp office.. 400 O Bryson, John, sheriff-depute for Hamilton......(8) 500 0 000 Buchan, solicitor to the exchequer, and for ex pense of prosecutions 1140 1 Buckner, John, bishop of Chichester, value of see 3600 0 Bude, major D. 500 0 Bulkeley, Ann... Bull, John, gentleman pensioner Buller, James, commissioner of bankrupts... John, commissioner of the custom-house Brother of James Buller, proprietor of the borough of Saltash. 4000000 Places, Pensions, Grants, Sinecures, and Emoluments. Bulmer, William, gentleman pensioner Fenwick, ditto Bunbury, Henry, July 9, 1795 Burdett, dame Sarah, May 9, 1804. Burgess, Charles Montolieu, knight-marshal lord prebendary of Durham 2000 sir James Bland, knight-marshal of the Burghersh, lord, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Tuscany... Burghell, George, March 13, 1793. Burgoyne, Charlotte, April 19, 1787 ... Burgh, Ann, wife of Thomas Burgh, esq.. ·(i) £500 1112 16 Burke, Edmund, executors of the late, Oct. 24, 1795 .... Mrs. widow of the late Edmund Burke, When it is remembered that Mr. Burke, during his life, had a pension of £3000 a year; when we observe here that his executors had a grant of £2500, and his wife a pension of £1200 a year; and when it is known that but for the prema ture death of his son, he would have been elevated to the peerage, to form a part of that "Corinthian column," whose privileges he had so zealously defended; when all these things are taken into consideration, it must be admitted, that his zeal against the French revolution was not so insane, as one might have inferred from the outrageous tenor of his writings. Burke was a highly favoured pensioner. In the Longs, the Grenvilles, and the Huskissons, we have instances of pensions being granted to their wives after their death; but a pension to the executor, after the death of the grantee, was a thing quite unprecedented. Such a new and singular mode of squandering the public money induces us to transcribe the original grant :"Grant to the executors of the late Edmund Burke, annual amount, £2500. By authority of two patents, dated 24th October, 1795, that is to say, 1160 during the life of Lord Royston and the Hon. and Rev. Archibald Grey; and £1340 during the life of the Princess Amelia, Lord Althorpe, and William Cavendish, Esq." Burnet, John, sheriff-depute for Haddington(s) Burney, Charles, June 11, 1806. Burn, Thomas • (s.m) ....(8) Burrard, Harry, esq. riding forester of New Forest Places, Pensions, Grants, Sinecures, and Emoluments. Burrell, Mrs. E. widow of the late Peter Burrell, cashier of half pay•••• Burroughs, sir James, judge common pleas Burton, John, Peebles Burstall, William, ditto ... Butt, William .... Burton, rev. James, canon of Christ Church Bush, sir Wadsworth, late attorney-general Isle of Butler, col. James, lieut.-gov. royal military college, Berks Butts, Thomas, assistant commissary of musters and chief clerk Byng, hon. Bridget Byron,J.M.C.in trust for the childrenof captain Byron ..... 200 0 0 1098 0.0° 373 1 7 500 0 0 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 C Cabell, Mary Turner, Ann Eliza, Thomas Scutt, His royal highness is viceroy of Hanover, which also yields a considerable revenue; and like the rest of his royal brothers, he has had £20,000 out of the Droits of the Admiralty. In 1806, his income, as well as the incomes of four other of the royal dukes, was only £12,000; but in that year it was raised to £18,000 by the courtly, economical, and retrenching Whigs. On his marriage with the Princess of Hesse, £6000 more was added. All the royal dukes have gardens, lodges, parks, and palaces, not only rent-free, but tax-free, and, in general, they are exempt from every kind of impost. Camden, marquis, teller of the exchequer ...... The great sinecures being about to be attacked in 1817, the marquis suddenly resigned all the fees and emoluments of his office, retaining only the regulated salary of £2500. An expectation was entertained, which is not yet realized, that this example would have been followed by the Grenvilles, the Erskines, the Ardens, the Bathursts, the Huskissons, and other great sinecurists. Cameron, Charles, esq. governor of the Bahama Islands Calvert, John, M.P. for Huntingdon, secretary to Cousin to lieutenant-general sir Harry Calvert, adjutantgeneral of the forces; and brother to Charles Calvert, member.. for Southwark. Places, Pensions, Grants, Sinecures, and Emoluments. Campbell, Dugall, esq. and Catherine, his wife and survivor (i) £500 0 0 Campbell, Dugald, accountant to board of general officers for life.. •(i) Campbell, William, joint clerk in admiralty, reversion to his son. Campbell, sir Henry, comptroller of the late queen's household Campbell, T. esq. deputy accountant-general (post 0 Ο lord Frederick, lord clerk register,£1200 Campbell, Archibald, esq. lord of session the register-office commissary of Edin Mary, Agnes, Jeau, and Grace, and sur vivors Janet, Mary, John, and Amelia, and survivors Thomas Eliza Maria, September 16, 1805 (s.m) No fewer than twenty-two Campbells, and there are three or four more down for pensions under £50, which we have not inserted. They are all Scotch, of course. Canning, Stratford Canning, minister plenipotentiary at Switzerland Canning, right hon. George, president of the board of trade and controul roar. Alien-Office receiver-general of the This is the notorious George Canning; famous for his brilliant oration over the bowels of Ogden, which set St. Stephen's in a His character is so well known, that, to say any thing in its illustration, would be burning candles in day-light. His eloquence is never so animated, his wit so tranchent, his jokes so numerous and happy, as in his attacks upon misfortune, infirmity, and old age. The mission of this right hon. gentleman to Lisbon, where he held the sinecure situation of ambassador, cost the country £18,000. For birth and parentage, see Hunn. Capel, hon. J. J. secretary,' register, and receiver of Berbice... 500 0 4276 0 0 6000 0 448 7 0 1000 0 0 Places, Pensions, Grants, Sinecures, and Emoluments. Cardigan, countess of, lady of the bed-chamber to the late queen .... • (i) Carleton, Francis, clerk of the ship entries Carey, Nicholas, M.A. preacher of French Chapel Cassamajor, Louis Duncan, secretary of embassy at Castlereagh, viscount, principal secretary of ..... 1500 affairs of India It is impossible to give a correct estimate of the total income of Castlereagh. Besides the two offices we have mentioned, he is lord of trade and foreign plantations, a privy councillor, governor of the county of Londonderry, and trustee for the British Museum. The emoluments derived from his missions on the continent are enormous. In the two years ended 5th January, 1816, his lordship received eighteen presents from foreign sovereigns, value one thousand pounds each; the expense of his two special missions is estimated at £40,000; so that, including his salary, as secretary of state, and deducting the property tax, his income, during that period, amounted to £68,000. His brother, Lord Stewart, ambassador to the Court of Vienna, receives annually £15,000 of the public money. His father, the earl of Londonderry, is brother-in-law to earl Camden. Cathcart, viscount, ambassador and ple nipotentiary at St. Petersburgh.. £ 13,000 for acting minister.. 364 27,364 0 Cathcart, baroness Eliza, October 6, 1798••(s.m) William, deputy naval officer in Jamaica Cathcart, David, and others, in trust, for John Wylde Cathcart and others, in trust for lord Napier's children Chad, George William, secretary to the embassy to the Netherlands Chalk, John, sheriff depute for Edinburgh |