Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-06-07


II society Of merchants called the Finan-
ciaI Reform Association, who make it
their business 10 watch the expenditures
for the realm Of Great Britain, and to
note and expose extravaganza or corrup-
ton in the use Of public revenues. The
Association has from time to time pub
lished tracts in which the layished waste
of money by government has been shown
up. and relrench'nent and reform loudly
called for. The society has recently is
stssd pamphlet with the ironical title
of'"7he Royal Household, a Model to
Parliament and the Nation," in which
the enormous expenses Of the royal fam =
lily Of England are set down for the
thoughtful to ponder on. From this
tract it appears that upon her accession
to the throne, the Queen had the pleas
ure Of giving her official sanction to an
act Of parliament settling f3s5,OOO a
yer ("ear]y s2,ooo,0oo) upon herself
for life. This was 100000 mo=e than
was allowed her predecessor, William
". At the same time the allowance Of
tile Queens mother WAS increased from
f22,OOo to 100000 year. Although
the people grumbled at this extravaganza
few members of Parliament dared lift
their voices against it. In the House OF
Lords, Lord BrougLam boldly opposed
the grant as excessive. All who spoke
against the measure were roundly abused.
The statute which granted f3s5,000
per annu'n to the Queen, with 10000
per annum additional for ''home secret
service" provided for the particular ap>
piicalion Of the money rs follows: /.
For her Majesty's privy purse 100000;
2. For salaries for her household, fl3l,-
26o; 3. Expenses of the household Il.
e., what Paddy would call ''the best Of
atng and drinkipg,'} fl72:4O0; 4.
Royal bounty, aims and special services
fl3,2OO; 5. Pensions to the extent of
4l2oo; 6. Unappropriated moneys,
fsO4o. Although it was stipulated i'll
the act that the Queen should surrender
for her lifetime, the hereditary revenues
which her immediate predecessors had
been possessed OF: yet, except the duties
on beer, ale and cider, there was no re-
linquishment of any Of these hereditary
revenues, and she now draws from the
civil list of Ireland and Scotland, the
Duchy of Lancaster, ETC., the modes,
sum of 900 in addition to the sum
Of s3s5.00O voted her BY Parliament,
making an annual income Of 8668 900,
(about s3,34o,ooo Besides this the
Queen is heir to all persons without le-
gal heirs who die intestate in any part
Of her empire.
Another necessary expense for keep
ing up the ''honor and dignity" Of the
crown is the income bestowed upon
Prince Albert, the Queens husband.
This was fixed by Parliament at ESQ,
900 yearly, and her Majesty has beaped
lucrative appointments upon him, which
nearly double the amount. And there
is the further sum Of fll0,000 for Ger
tain Dukes, Duchesses, etc. !!
The Queen also has the free use Of
various palaces, which are keptin repair
at public expense. The cost is by no
means small, the appropriations for 1864
for palaces, parks, gardens, etc, being
e49,693. Add this to the actual income
of the Queen and Prince Albert, and they
will be found to have as much as f997,-
693 every year, simply for personal and
domestic expenditure and bosrdings.-
Whenever the Queen travels y land,
the tolls at the turnpikes are RENTED,
and the Admiralty keep steam yacht
and provide her table when she takes an
excursion upon the water.
In 1912 Sir Robert Peel announced
that Victoria had "most gracio.'sly" de-
to submit her income to the
''income tax" but there is no record Of
her ever having done so; but when the
Secretary Of the Liverpool Association
wrote to the Treasure Department max,
ing inquiries upon the subject, the reply
was short and si,arp-tbat they did not
answer such question. and that such in
formation was to be obtained only !
the Parliament. The sum which
the Queen would have had to pay dur
ing the recent war would have been
&4O,O00.
We should think that such facts as
these would make the English people
rather nervous, and that they would
soon be led to inquire whether they are
not paying little too dear for the royal
whistle. 1t is said to be the last feather
that breaks the comel's back. There is
a rumor current in England that the
Queen is about to apply to Parllment
for marriage dowry Of f70,00O for the