Lord Ossulstonmoved as a Resolution, (after a short conversation upon the point of Order between the Speaker, lord Folkestone, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer), "That it is the opinion of the house, that the existence of Sinecure Offices, and Offices executed by deputy, is unnecessary, and inexpedient as a means of remunerating public service:—That Pensions, if granted, as on some occasions it may be proper that they should be granted, for more than one life, may in all cases supply the place of the said offices, and whether granted by parliament, or placed at the power of the crown, to grant, under limitations with 1029 respect to amount, and with regulations for bringing them under the immediate notice of this house, will provide for every object to which Sinecures can be usefully applied:—That, in pursuance of this principle, this house will, at the earliest period, take into its further most serious consideration, the means of effecting the Abolition or Regulation of all offices of the above description, and especially with respect to such of the said offices the emoluments of which have increased beyond all precedent or expectation at the time they were granted, and are capable, from their amount, of being applied with material benefit to the service of the state." The noble lord prefaced his motion, with a speech of which no part was audible in the gallery. The motion was negatived without any observation.