▁Commons ▁wonder ed ▁what ▁public ▁reason ▁could ▁be ▁given ▁for ▁keeping ▁him ▁in ▁post . ▁Pel ham , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁fellow ▁member ▁of ▁White ' s , ▁replied ▁that ▁Jeff re ys ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁retired ▁in off ensive ▁creature , ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁had ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁his ▁appointment , ▁so ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁react ▁to ▁the ▁res ent ment ▁of ▁others . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 6 ▁Pel ham ▁wanted ▁to ▁ensure ▁a ▁compet ent ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁oct ogen arian ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Tre as ury , ▁and ▁Jeff re ys ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 4 6 , ▁taking ▁an ▁an u ual ▁payment ▁of ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁p . a . ▁in ▁compens ation . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁British ▁general ▁election ▁Jeff re ys ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁D art mouth . ▁In ▁due ▁course ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 2 ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁post ▁until ▁ 1 7 5 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁ ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 4 ▁British ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁M int ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁deput y ▁r anger ▁of ▁St ▁James ' s ▁and ▁Hy de ▁Park s .