On Places, Sinecures, Pensions, and Reversions. already referred. The sums we have put down are the net amount, the gross sums would be nearly one-fourth more. --¡ A Summary Statement of Sinecure Offices, Pensions, and Reversions, exclusive of Allowances to Naval and Military Officers and their Relatives, on account of Naval or Military Service: When the reader has reflected on this enormous, sum, which excludes all salaries, properly so called, and allowances for naval and military services, let him turn to the extract from Mr. Preston, where it is asserted, that every eighteen pounds abstracted in this manner from the people, deprives 5 persons of sustenance; whence it follows, that 381,525 persons are deprived of sustenance by Persioners and Sinecurists alone!!! Since concluding the above article, we have seen a paper by Mr. Knight, intituled, "An Analysis of the Red Book," from which we are tempted to make a curious extract. See page 7. Names marked p are patent pensions; s. m pensions by sign manual; e contingent pensions; pl during pleasure; l for life; w pensions paid by warrant; ; Irish, and s Scotch pensions... A ABBOT, sir Charles, lord chief justice, court of King's Bench.. £4000 0 0 John Henry, esq. marshal and, associate to.. the chief justice Thomas, deputy ditto' was The two latter are the sons of the chief justice. The patronage and emoluments of the chief justiceship are enormous. In a Report on Saleable Offices in the Courts of Law, made in 1810, fifteen offices are enumerated as saleable in the King's Bench, and the disposal of which is vested either in the chief justice, or in persons appointed by him. The duties of seven « of these offices, of which the fees and emoluments, on an average of three years, amounted to £15,022: 19: 3, were discharged wholly by deputies; to whom were paid. £1356 13: 0, or one-eleventh part of the total receipt. The duties of the remaining eight saleable offices, of which the · average annual value, during the same period, £6941: 1: 1, were executed in person. Thus we see, that the lord 'chief justice has offices to sell of the annual value of £21,964:1:10, and that for two-thirds of that sum, no duties whatever are to perform by the purchasers. After this' statement, it will not appear surprising, that 70,000 guineas have been offered for situations in the gift of the chief justices, and refused. The statute of the 5th and 6th of Edward VI.. prohibits the sale of any office, which in anywise concerns the administration of justice; but this law, we suppose, like many others, inconvenient in practice, has been suffered to grow, obsolete by those by whom it ought to have been administered. We have not yet stated the whole of the good things f of persons in the Our intention at first was to give separate alphabetical that the reader, church, government, and law; but it afterwards occurred to according to that plan, would frequently be at a loss with a particular name under what head to look for it, therefore we determined to give a general list of all places, and treat of each subject separately afterwards. Places, Pensions, Grants, Sinecures, and Emoluments. appertaining to this situation. The place of marshal to the King's-Bench prison, from the enormous profits on the sale of ale and porter to the prisoners, and the granting of the rules, cannot be estimated at much less than £5000 per annum ; and among the cheese-parings of office, the chief justice receives annually at Christmas, four yards of broad cloth from Blackwell-ball, and thirty-six loaves of sugar, presented to him by particular officers the plea side of the court. Perhaps the annual emoluments of the chief justice are nearly equal to those of the lord chancellor, and may be estimated at £25,000 a year. Abercrombie, sir George, bart. sheriff-depute for Elgin and Nairn on Abercrombie, sir George, bart. clerk to the admission of notaries in court of sessions, paid by fees.. Abercrombie, general sir Robert, governor of Edinburgh-castle Abercrombie, hon. James, M.P. for Calne, commis 1 sioner of bankrupts.... Abercrombie, baroness, for her life, and afterwards to the two next succeeding male heirs of sir Widow of the gallant sir Ralph Abercombie, and mother of lieut.-general sir John Abercrombie. Aberdeen, Earl of Acheson, hon. Edward, customer and collector, £ 500 0 .473 0 0 300 0 0 350 0 0 2000 0 0 600 0 0 4000 0 0 2000 200 0 Adam, William, right hon. baron of the exchequer lord chief commissioner of the jury court in Scotland Adams, W. Esq. gen. com. lott. office There are no fewer than 20 general commissioners of the lottery office, besides 5 certificate commissioners, comptrollers, &c. Notwithstanding the vicious principle of these establishments, the profit and patronage resulting from them still continue more than a match for the morality and piety of the chancellor of the exchequer Adderly, George, provost-marshal at Trinidad .... hon. Henry, clerk of the pells right hon. John Hiley Addington, high steward of Harwich, under secretary of state for the home department Henry Unwin is a nephew, the hon. Henry a son, and John 1 Hiley a brother, of the pioils and humane secretary of state, viscount Sidmouth. Agar, hon, C. clerk of the paper office. 211 0 0 590 0 0 3000 0 0 2135 0 0 500 0.0 Places, Pensions, Grants, Sinecures, and Emoluments. Ainge, Edward, gentleman pensioner.... Ainslie, sir Robt, September 8, 1716... Ainslie, C. governor of Dominica Allen, Richard, esq. consul at Gallicia Alban's, St. duke of, grand falconer, here`ditary) registrar of the court of chancery (hereditary) 640 This duke is one of the many illegitimate descendants, of Charles II. and is the fruit of that amorous monarch's connexion with Nell Gwynn, the celebrated actress. There are three more noble Dukes in the English Peerage-Grafton, Richmond, and Queensberry, who can boast a similar origin, and in whose veins flows the glorious blood of prostitutes and kings! Aldborough, lord, agent to the forces on the Irish establishment, serving abroad (i) Alexander, Henry, chairman of the committee of supply and ways and means.. Allen, Thomas, superan. lieut. in the navy 981 3 6. (i) 500 0 0 400 0 0 109 0 0. Allen, John, Esq. clerk of the cheque, king's yeo Alves, Henry Scot, master of the mint in Scotland (sinecure) (s) 200 0 of the chamber ... Amherst, William Pitt, baron Aniherst •• £3000 Amiland, lady d', formerly Lady Augusta Murray This lady is the daughter of the earl of Dunmore. She was married to the duke of Sussex at Rome; but the marriage being contrary to the 12 Geo. III, it was declared null and void; and, we suppose, as a compensation for her disappointment, for we know no other pretext, the public has been bur dened with this enormous pension. Amyot, Thomas, secretary and register of records Anguish, rev. George, prebendary of Norwich. Anstey, John, esq. commissioner for auditing the public accounts" Anstruther, John, sheriff-depute for Fife ... (8) Anstruther, right hon. sir John, receiver-general of bishops' rents in Scotland. |