Bills，weretoreceivecompensation；buttherewasnotalkofcompensation
forthestolenlivelihoodofapinderorachimneypeeper，astherehadbeen
forthelostpickingsoftheofficialsofParliament，orastherewaswhenever
anunhappyaristocratwasmadetosurrenderoneofhissinecures。George
Selwyn，whohadbeenPaymasteroftheWorksfortwenty-sevenyearsatthe