The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-22

house keepers apartment, where the family ID MOI
large and when 1t 10 not esusdsred neeeeearv - in
clr exlenss y what y unasrsssod ~ The tern syA-
!Is .,Isn oufs' not e sxsssa two hundred
Tho item necessary for servants would, %
course be Influenced By the ct, le or manner Of y.
ing however, prssuniBg the sstahAsAnsat to bo
nee from anything bordering ON ostsntssious ais
play, sheuld place the amount for domestic ser-
vaats at six hundred dollars
The expense of maintaining q carriage, (which In
almost indifpensa Bile. and persaps more soononsas
than hiring an equipage,) would at low estinste-
be seven hundred dollars per annum.
The amount necessary 20 be expended on articles
Of dress must In ssso where ladies a1s concerned.
be considerable, because fashion is rather axbitrary
particularly when lady has to appear 1t court az
the wife daughter Of the representative Of another
nstisn; but still keeping 10 view . medium course
or rate Of expenditure, should mention Ne SUM Of
81 goo per anpum which would be increased accord.
ing to the number Of ladies IN the family. It must
also be borne In mind that gentleman residine
here IN diplomatic capacity 10 laid under csntribu-
tos, If may use the expression, for charitable and
other purposes, and it would not be sasy to avoid
expendiDg in this way as least five hundred asllaua
per aAAum
fern . gum total Of IS 800 pr annun; and in ssti-
mating the gross expenditures Ut that amount, I
have had due regard to economy. and have eensi-
dsrsd that the gentleman Whose case have iAvesti-
gated would be living, little moro or lsn, with the
exception Of having to appear 1t court, in the same
unostentatsous manner ~ he would live were he in
his swn country; but in Any case whore the govern
neAt he represented expected him to entertain his
parties, or to maintain similar style of living or
expenditure to that Of the higher cass Of society il
this capital, much larger yearly sua than $500
weald be required to defray he expenses.
have the homer to b, with great respect, sir
ysur very obedisnt servant, J. =. MARTIN
Hon. CHARLES HADD0CK.
LITTER FROM WILLIAM KINNEY.
TURIN, Dec. 6, 1851.
u. AZ.
ton of your despssoh No IL. communicating rsso.
luton Of the Senate Of the United 6tates, ''touch-
ng the expediency of grsdasted scale Of diploma.
to salaries" asd requesting "a statement of the
expensss incidental 70 10y sfical residence ut Tu-
rim.
Az II is said to be desirable that the istormatior
should be specific end accurate, in order that the de-
partmout may form sorress opinion on the subisst
an led to infer chat II ~ il desire 10 have such
computation VS. will spsbs it to form Just judg-
nsnt Of what may be fairly regarded ~ shs average
Of the ssce ary expenses Of ordinary families living
here In diplomatic relations, rather than these
which any Individual sssto or experience might show
to be Incident TO suca ofh,,ai residence. ! beg
leave, therefore, to subni the following statement
No the lowest estm thlt have bsnn sSls W make
after careful ioquhy. and aene psrso4L oassrvs-
tion and experisn,e in official sAd araysfs inter-
ceBrre
Rent of furnished spartmens.. ~, 200 90
CarYisge hire by the MISREPRESENTATION. 720 90
Ordinary hon ehold ext enses, food, fuel,
servants wages, &c...... 2,4S0 90
Total. .:.$4, 400 90
This estimate includes nothing beyond what must
b generally regarded tae noss Necessary and In
dispeAssbls expenses Of ali family NO allowance
being made for olOthing medical altendaaee, the
services ofaaecstary, snnss ssirsss, tho opera or
entertain % opts of any Saioh are usually reck-
oned - incidents to the diplomatic service in Eu-
rape. 1t IL, in truth, nu-h below anything that
I have found TO DO con is;ent with any system Of
living that has seemed co 10 be prAsticeb!o, and
-, have reason TO believe, not more than ono half
Of the amount expsnded by either Of the full Euro
lean nissisns here Yet it is, perhaps, possible
that an American family. preserving rgialy its swn
domestic economy misns brng it's expsAsss within
the estinato without dIssreait.
The rate Of living here, is may be remarked in
general lie probably n sen. higher than in Paris
or in either Of the osisf Atlantic cities Of the Uatsd
States, ewing to an ove-f.v Of populations COCA
stoned by constant ,mmig rsisn from the oppressed
Italian States, and tbs sugmen. Ation Of prices
which increased demand. prevailing prosperity and
the renewal Of court tersaip snts afser season
OF war, have introduced int every sphere Of life.
Then the representatives. of the United States are
subject to higher rents than permanent DENTS or
even than the mini listers OF most Other DO Wsrs in
Consequence Of tho brief sad uncertain terms Of
their tojosrn.
| have tho honor to be, sir. very respectfully,
your obedient servant, WV. B. KE~ssY.---
Hon DANIEL WEBSTER, SEQ. Of state.