He was one of the commissioners for the settlement of certain Danish claims which dated as far back as the siege of Copenhagen; but with the fall of the Melbourne administration (1841) his official experience closed for a period of nearly twenty years.
He was one of the commissioners for the settlement of various claims relating to the Gunboat War dating as far back as 1807. However, with the fall of the Melbourne administration (1841) Helps' official experience closed for a period of nearly twenty years.