The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-12-17
NO. 43.
The Richest Man in England.

wel!-inforned literary editor Of the Phila-
delpha Press:
Some people may desire TO know how
the Marquis OF Westminster comes to pos.
sess tins Immense property, equal to the
fabulous wealth Of the Count de Monte
Christie. More than half Of it has accrued
within the last fifty years. The Marquisate
OF Westminster is a modern creation, da-
ting no further back than the time Of the
reform bill, when Earl Gray rewarded
many Of his political supporters with new
peerages and with advancements in degree.
Thus the Earl Of Grosvenor was chang
e.; into "the most noble the Marquis Of
Westminster" and originally Inherited,
with his fathers earldom, the esta;es-at
that time chiefly consisting of land in Ches.
shire and Dorsetshire. But he also was
owner Of large tract Of land in Wes,mn-
ster, stretching from the houses Of parlis-
ment to Chelsea-Iand which originally
belonged to the crown, and was sold to the
Grosvenor family for trifle. BY degrees,
AS London increased, particularly spreading
TO the west, AS most great cities do, this
land, swampy and barren as it was, came
into request for building purposes. George
tue Fourth, ashamed Of such residence as
St. James Palace, (Which originally was
hospital, and looks like one to this dsy,l
and tired Of Carlton House, obtained au-
thorzation from parliament to build another
PALACE on the site Of buckingham House,
in Pimlico formerly the property of his
mother. Queen Charlotte. 10 the centre of
a swamp, and only few feet above the
level Of the Thames, from which i; is not
far distant, this was, perhaps, the very
| worst site for dwelling in London.
But upon it arose the present Bucking-
ham Palace, the town residence Of Queen
| Victoria, around which, with due rapidity,
soon accumulated new squares and streets,
The habitatons OF the rich and fashionable
people Of the West End. Many of these
squares aud streets, consisting Of palatial
houses, were built on the Grosvenor ground,
but not with Grosvenor money. The Lon
don practice is TO lease out the building
lots at so much annual ground rent; for the
tenant TO build the houses according to GER
tain architectural plans supplied by the
landlord, so Rs 10 secure uniformity Of ap.
pearance and construction. The ground ia
generally leased ninety nine years, at the
expiration of which period il reverls to the
landlord, together with whatever edifics has
| been constructed on II.
| OF course, rs each of ,hese houses comes
back to the landlord. the grandson OF ,he
presen, Marquis of Westminster, who NAV
be living when these reversions come into
operation, will find his London income
marvellously augmenteJ-for il the rent fov
the bare ground of fashionable dwelling
in "Begravia" $50 called because the Mar
qus is also Baron Belgrave) he estimated
at f3O0 year, the dwelling itself, when
it falls back, literally for nothing, as part Of
the Grosvenor estate. will be worth ten times
as much. Whoever shall be Marquis Of
Westminster in the year 1900, may esli-
mate his London property at not less than
9l,0o0,00o 10 fl 100000 per anuum. "A
comfortable income for one man, unless in
deed by that time the artificial distinction OF
rank shall have become things Of the past,
TO be philosophically contemplated by Mr..
Macauay's Australian citizen, as he Sits on
the ruins Of ST. Paurs calmly smoking his
pipe, and musing on the decay, of great en-.
pires.
With all his wealth, the present Marqui.
OF Westminster was not above accepting
service in the household of Queen Victoria,
and wearing her livery, as lord high stew
ard--a sort of upper funkey, whose duty 10
is 10 play the part Of fist class footman to
his mistress. carry white wand in his
hand before her, and invariably walk back
ward ont of her presence, ut the risk of fall
ing, which has happened more than oncs.
y marquis with 100000 per annum, who
would thus act rs upper lackey for f2.Ooe
year, is precisely the man 10 give no more
than tloO TO national charitable purpose,
while Mr.. lhackeray (whom. no doubt, he
looks down upon) gives ten times as much.
DEMocRArIC PRoGnEss.-Th way the
Democraiic party progresses towards uni
verSaI slavery may be learned from the
suhjoined paragraph from The Washington
Cnion, The central organ Of the party:
Washington Aln) Era. e
The Constitution declares that .the citi.
zens OF each State shall be entitled 10 All
) the privileges and immunities OF citizens in
the several States Every citizen OF one
State coming into another State has, there.
fore, right TO the protection Of his person,
and that property which is recognised rs
such by the Constitution of the United
: States, any law OF a State to the contrary
notwithstanding. So far from any State
having righ, TO deprive him OF this prom.
erty. 1t is It's bounden duty to protect hiiu
{, in It's possession.
"lf fthese views are correct--and we believe
1t would he difficult TO invalidate them;
JoIto'os that al Siqte laws. wbether organ
: &c or ofher0iSe, whieh prohibit citizen Of
one STATE from settling an another, ana
! bringing bts staV' property wiM ham, ana
most especially declaring Il forfeited. are di
rect V'olohons q He original intentions O
a Q Government which, As before stated, is tn,
}, protection ofperson and property, and Of ,h
! Constitution OF The United States. which 70
y coSnises property in slaves. and declare
) that The citizens Of each State shall be on
Gt'ed TO all The privileges and inmuni,ie
J. OF citizens in the several States among In
J, most essential of which Is iha nraieci;.,a q