§ SIR C. NAPIERbegged to observe, that more than twelve months ago, a proposal had been circulated by the Board of Admiralty to the effect, that a retiring allowance would be given to those naval officers who thought proper to send in their resignations. A number of officers, in accordance with this proposal, had sent in their resignations, but had as yet received no intimation whether they had been accepted. He wished the Government would urge upon the Admiralty the propriety of stating what were their intentions relative to these applications, or, if they were not to be acceded to, to return the letters of the applicants, that they might not stand in judgment against them.
§ SIR R. PEELMy impression was, that the Admiralty made a certain proposal with this reserve, that unless a certain number of officers accepted that proposal, the Admiralty had the entire power to set it aside. The number required not having accepted the proposal, it has accordingly fallen. My impression was, that the Admiralty had publicly notified that it was not to take effect, and that they had under their consideration some other plan.