A problem arose when he enquired of the Secretary of the Admiralty what pension he could expect, at that time MPs got no pension, and the Secretary erroneously gave him a figure that was far too high.
Der opstod et problem da han forhørte sig ved admiralitetet om hvilken pension han kunne påregne – dengang fik parlamentsmedlemmer ikke pension – og han fejlagtigt fik opgivet et alt for højt beløb.