He  was  so  little  read  in  the  sinecure  list,
that  he  was  not  very  perfectly  aware  of
the  characters  of  many  who  were  placed
upon  it.  But  it  was  sufficient  for  his
case  if  it  could  be  shown,  that  during  the
last  ten  jrears  one  improper  person  had
been  admitted  upon  it.  The  present  was
the  most  proper  period  for  wiping  out  all
sinecures,  if  possible.  £very  gallant  officer
might  be  sure  of  being  rewarded  for  the
future  for  his  merits.  But  the  hon*  gen-
tleman said,  that  this  was  the  most  ho-
nourable, the  most  proper,  the  most  gra-
tifying mode  of  reward— that  it  form^  a
bond  of  union  among  all  who  experienced
its  eflBscts.  Perhaps,  therefore,  a  pension
of  1,500^  a  ^ear,  granted  to  an  admiral
who  never  mmgled  with  his  corps,  as  he
mipht  call  this  service,  was  the  bond  of
union  which  bound  him  to  it  notwith-
standing [A  laugh  Q.  Again  he  in-
treated  the  House  not  to  vote  away  the
public  money  without  some  knowledge  of
Its  destination.  They  had  been  too  long
in  the  habit  of  granting  such  votes  in  con-
fidence; and  the  effects  of  their  confi-
dence should  teach  them  to  withhold  it  for
the  future.  They  were  now  called  upon  to
vote  in  this  way  200,000/.  more  this  year
than  they  had  voted  last  year ;  whereas
the  low  prices  of  provisions,  and  other
causes,  required  that  the  vote  should  be
very  considerably  less.  He  should  now
move,  by  way  of  amendment,  **  That
there  be  laid  befoi-e  the  House,  a  return
of  the  price  of  provisions  of  each  kind
supplied  to  the  navy  m  the  years,  181S,
1817,  and  1821,  and  the  value  of  one
day's  ration,  stating  the  several  articles  io
each  of  these  years :  also,  a  statement  of
the  manner  in  which  532,850^  estimated
for  the  victualsfor  the  navy/or  1822,  is  to
be  expended."

Mr.  Croker,  reminded  the  House,  that
he  had  commenced  bis  former  speech  by
sayfaig  that  the  ordinary  vote  was  about
1,900,000/.,  but  in  the  course  of  thai
speech  he  had  added,  that  if  hon.  gentle-
men would  refer  to  the  estimates,  they
would  find  that  a  further  sum  of  1,000,0001.
