Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-09


WARRINGTON, March ., 1926.
SIR: have had the honor 10 receive your let
ter OF the first instant, written on behalf of the
Committee to whom referred the claims OF
Mr.. Monroe, asking my attention o the item claim
ed on account of his detention in England for two
years and four months after he had made arrange
nenis 10 return home, = stated in his communica-
tfon made at the last session OF Congress, Reports
Of Committee , vol. No. 70, page l26, and re-
ques;ing such information my experience and
observation may enable ME 10 give in relation 10
the increase OF expense incident 10 such a Leleu-
ton.
Understanding this application to be in the right
of an appeal TO the personal experience which my
residence in London, as Minister OF the United
States, may have given upon this subject, with
great cheerfuness proceed 10 comply with the re-
quest OF the Committee.
The expenses of foreign minister in London,
enormous at all times, liable to be increased, by
the fact Of his stay being temporary Or uncertain
This is especially the as regards his house
his carriage, and his servants. 4 house for exam
pie, in the West end of the town, where alone
foreign minister live, who lives in London,
that may be hired Tor four hunde ed and tifly or five
hundred guineas year, will rent, at certain sea-
sons OF the year, for much as twe:!,y suincas
week; and even more, if taken only Ivy the week,
or from month 10 month. At all seasons of the
year, the rent will increase the time for which
prolonged. Ii taken for three years the rent will
be considerably less than for year, if taken for
FIVE seven years, perh'ps less than one half of
what it would lie for single year. The same rule
holds, within the year, in keeping carriage \
pair Of horses may be hired, (and, in London. all
strangers or nem ~ all, including foreign ministers
hire their carriage horses, without buying them
for 40 or $50 guineas, by the year. ii taken by
the month, they cost 20 guineas month, if by the
day, guinea day. So OF >ervan.s: they are hired
cheaper by the year, than by the month; and bv
the month, than by the day. The rule, indeed ey-
tends TO all the supplies and Accommodations thar
enter into the establishment and support of min
ister's household in London; and, whea carried
into all its details makes constant additions 20 his
expenditures. There are some items, besides those
mentioned, IN regard 10 which it applies with much
force; and think that it scarcely could hav f,iIed
70 do so, when, as in the case of Mr.. Monroe. the
duty OF entertaining was thrown more largely upon
him by the arrival OF special minister from the
United States in London
Although a minister may, in point OF fact, reside
one, two, or any greater number of years in Lon
don; vet If, as with Mr.. Monroe he finds hir,.elf
under circumstances 10 expect TO go away sooner
and, above all, from month TO month, or from thee
Iuons TO three months, ii Id plain that he canuo,
avail himself OF the advantage of long contracts
ont must, in every case, bear the burden of short
ones This principle of unceItanty as TO the oeriod
of residence, bears with hardship, in the article Of
house rent, upon all ministers who are sent IN
London, though not TO the extent, in this parti,
Tar, that it must have done upon Mr.. Monroe: for
minister who goes there, although in point of
fact he may stay five or seven years, expects to
STAY 40 long when he begins his residence Consa
,lucuiiy, he engages his house only for siooIe
year, sd on, from year year, after the frs,
is endelI. This is probably the general custom
with ou.' ministers; at least know of no ev
cepiion % it; for minister, though lie may be on
permanent mission, distinguished from
special orc, never ioTeknow what cjrcum-
stances may lead to its early termination Hence.
,sh!st a minister of the United States in London
has an income, ifdependins only upon his salary.
fess by five hundred per cent. as an average. than
that Of the persons surrounding the Government
and Court with whom his public station classes
him, ard TO mix with whom is necessary to the
4 roper discharge OF its duiies and less also than
q At Of full nine out OF ten OF the private indiy-
dualJ OF she country who show him inequalities.
Nc 90 y hon be would wish to show them in re-
III he has the additional drawback of paving
I, uLle rent for MS house, compared with what
. "a I by persons who belong TO the country
N Ulster, when they do not own iheir houses
,in. Vs. always take long leases a house in Lon
Ion. under lease for fourteen or tweniy-one years
viii upon terms wonderfully cheap as compal ell
with he rem, for single year. The exemption
IN h / foreign minister las from taxes i'm Enp-
anT. is extremely limited in its practical operation
md sin. Is him but very partial relief. On all the
,xcissi5s articles which enter into the consumption
II his fam IS, he pays the as the subjects Of
he countr '; aud, as regards his house, the exemp.
i'm extend cniy 10 what are called the Kings
90. az e. lE'radlsdnguishe1 from The assessed
,sxra. and the parish rates. Nor, ~ far as know
Il Tho exsmptio n from the Kings taxes ever claim
Ell ifalloyed, where the house is taken by a min
Ser for less te ~ than year. absolutely On
49, wines that he imports from abroad Tor The use
Of his table the in post duty is proper applica-
zion, taken off.
.,ate ali the TO- igons facts rom course of
observation founded on asesi'lencs Of more than
seven years At the J dglish Court, during five OF
which lived n Lon lon. BY family being large.
found il Impossible q live there all the while
and removed few nj lc' on; Dftown.
What state appears to me TO have necessary
hearing on ils case Of Mr. Monroe, ahd, in NV
epinion renders lie Gle u referred to in the letter
IN lhe Committee, NJ m,Es than just.
have the honorto retnfIn, with great respect.
your obeGient servant,
INCHARD RUSH.
Hon. SAevrI y. ISrltAsr,
CbairmUp If The COmmittcc