Whenthewarwasover，eventhegovernmentbegantofeelthatsomethingmustbedone，in1817someactswerepassed32abolishingavarietyofsinecureofficesand’regulatingcertainofficesintheCourtofExchequer。’
TheRadicalsconsideredthisasameredelusion，becauseitwasprovidedatthesametimethatpensionsmightbegiventopersonswhohadheldcertaingreatoffices，thechange，however，wasapparentlyofimportanceasremovingthechiefapologyforsinecures，andthesystemwithmodificationsstillremains。ThemarquisofCamden，oneofthetellersoftheExchequer，voluntarilyresignedthefeesandacceptedonlytheregularsalaryof£；2500。
HisactioniscommendedintheBlackBook，33whichexpressesaregretthattheexamplehadnotbeenfollowedbyothergreatsinecurists。
Publicopinionwasbeginningtobefelt。Duringthesubsequentperiodthecryagainstsinecuresbecamemoreemphatic，theBlackBook，publishedoriginallyin1820and1823，andafterwardsreissued，gavealist，sofarasitcouldbeascertained，ofallpensions，andsuppliedamassofinformationforRadicalorators。Theamountofpensionsisstatedatover£；1，000，000，includingsinecureofficeswithover£；350，000annually；34andthelistofofficesprobablyveryinaccurateindetailgivesasingularimpressionofthestrangeramificationsofthesystem。Besidesthedirectpensions，everynewdepartmentofadministrationseemstohavesuggestedthefoundationofofficeswhichtendedtobecomesinecures。Thecryfor’retrenchment’wasjoinedtothecryforreform。35JosephHume，whofirstenteredparliamentin1818，becamearepresentativeoftheUtilitarianRadicalism，andbeganalongcareerofminutecriticismwhichwonforhimthereputationofastupendousbore，buthelpedtokeepasteadypressureuponministers。36SirJamesGraham1792-1861wasatthistimeofRadicaltendencies，andfirstmadehimselfconspicuousbydemandingreturnsofpensions。37ThesettlementsofthecivillistsofGeorgeIV，WilliamIV，andVictoria，gaveopportunitiesforimposingnewrestrictionsuponthepensionsystem。Althoughnosinglesweepingmeasurewaspassed，thewholepositionwaschanged。BythetimeoftheReformBill，asinecurehadbecomeananachronism。Thepresumptionwasthatwheneveranopportunityoffered，itwouldbesuppressed。SomeofthesinecureofficesintheCourtofChancery，the’KeeperoftheHanaper，’the’Chaffwax，’
andsoforth，wereabolishedbyanactpassedbytheparliamentwhichhadjustcarriedtheReformBill，38in1833areformofthesystemofnavaladministrationbySirJamesGrahamgotridofsomecumbrousmachinery；