The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-11-04
ECONOMY OF MONARCHs.

Mef avordertmto tell! William Goblet has
itept forward the fearlefs opponent of pen
Gons, i1necures, and the prGdieality of the
Engi'ih government. In his POLITICAL.
REGISTER of July 10Th, he has delivered
lett OF obfervaticns on this fubiet4. under
the head OF PenfonS 10 TIE Royal Fan,iA,
from which the following picture of ROYAL
economy IS extraGed. The 4v6oIr fate
meht is divided into two parts: IT. As far
as relates to the object of the kings Iah mef-
fage (reipeeting the proviiion of the ROYAL f..
mily,) as connected with the act of 1878 m
the lame fubjed And 2nd. " flowing that
IT any addition to the pcnGons Of the youuper
branebe5 Of The royai family had been want
lng' they might ba7e been made by lis maief
ty and his royal conlort.'' The reader viii
at once perceive, that the following obferva
tons conftitute the cd part of this ftatemsnt.
now Propole to fhow, that if any fuch addition
hao neen neceiiary, 1t might have been made bv his
ana his royal comfort, without any new bur
then upon the people. before adverted to the cir
enmiiance of his msjey poGelng property irte pnb
nc JE""' zee page 42 y a:;d, i: she following page.
iPoke Of the funis, which,, notwithstanding tie eYc
tence OF this property, had in the wears 1909 and
1904, been voted by parliament for the purpofe Of
clearing OFT the arrearS OF the eVYha that is 70 fay
'e oencency IN the appropriations for defrayng the
priy
pure oi ms maJeisy and the sueen.-But. in order
to euabh the petition before me, to wiz. thu, r. =
ny ADDITION to the incomes of the younger branches
OF the roya! family had been neceGarv. II r,;,bt
nave been made by his majey and his royal confer,
IN order to ettabliih this poftiou | nulf befeech
the readers patience, while enter fomeubat IN d.
70" INTO an enquiry OF 7pbaf the civil liz IT, Th.
neau OF inmenie public charge has, like many other
thhgs retained its Aame, after having alrnon sn,;rsi
changed its nature 1t was formerly called ,bs
W, oecauie 1t contaised a In of all the animal
naoai expenles, except the expenf.s apperta1ino t
'he army andth navy, the whole of the pat;o,,ar
expenditure being divided into two parts. ,tyI and
mhHfsry But ao7c the cafe is far indeed otber,y;Cs
mere are twenty or fifty, as far as know NIL,
arc vn@nnelS OF paying Tor civil fervices and the ri;
VII hit, though it is, as we lba fec. a iun,bI. ael
Eatements and accounts is principally. an acro,,,
what Is annually paid to- for the ufe Of tbe;r r,a
lerle' and Their houiehoId The total animal charge
10, 'he eiVh III was, previous to the year 1865
"he, Fitt came back again power, s9s oooI IN
WORDS eebf bnad,d and ninety sig5t fJopfnJ boorJ,
a good round iun But, we have been frsouer,lg
'ou, WIN great truth, that all this money is NOT ex
Pe"ded upon the royal family; but, that a conG1er,
bic part Of il goes to the payment Of .,oc,.. aaJ
u1at OF other ierviees uuconneSled with the f,ppor,
o. their maJcitIes and their Children Thisis r. ,J
we're II not TO- the FUN would be euoro,ou. i,iI'
eireclaly when we coniider the a1nepfe do,,i,s IS
"hlen the ki1g and queen and royal family have the
poileihon and the enjoyment; when we eon6dcr
tna' they inherit all that the human mind can con.
osiVc OF uleiul and agreeable in the 49,, - e
dcnee m town and country; when we conGder ,ta.
they toiieis palaces and other buildings Of an Cor, i;
ineh abundance that they poaes yards and gardens
ana iarn's and manors beyond, one would t1,onore
the compass ofhnman wifies and that all ,beCr d.
poneis and enjoy without tax or duty, or fervice. or
!" ba .ios % any end whatfoever. In 1904, iua
az ,'s elole OF ieien of Parliament, Ptt, whom
iord Srenve fill takes every opportunity Of renrs
,'hthg as The /aVjopr Of Eag!aaa, procured yo,e
ny which pohtive addition of6o cool. vear go,
n'ads to The civil liz. But, at preent, we viii
me our sxPlausoo ofthe evil lin to the wear 1908
,h b pesE' py end by, of this addition, as alto of
Ine lus which have been voted FOR til. pavn,ent If
arrears during the administration Of Mr.. add;na.a,
ala tie lace a4niiniRra'iOn Of Mr.. Pitt,The total