The Shasta courier., 1863-06-27
SHASTA COURIER.
Eortionisg tho Prince Of Wales and His
Wifi.


When farmer gives his daughter in wed
lcck. her dowrv comes out of the hard earn
ings and careful savings of the old maa and
CID woman, and they give according 10 their
means, having dHe regard for the remaining
portion of the family. lie does not call upon
the father in law of his daughter TO pay the
fortune and make provisions for the future.
4 royal marriage is a different thing, as the
sequel will show. Her Majesty eldest son,
called the Prince of Wales-erst Baron Rem
frew-is about TO take unto himself royal
dame for wife, who, it would seem, had no
fortune OF her own it would also appear
that his royal highness was not, financially
speaking, in fit condition to enter into the
bonds of matrimony and entail upon himself
all the little incidental family expenses which
are naturally presumed to follow such a rash
step, if we were to Judge of the ample proyi-
sion which the nation is called upon to make
for the new bride and bridegroom but when
we find that he is the richest bachelor in Eu-
rope, it is most astonishing that upon peo-
pie so impoverished an impost so intolera-
BILE would be sought to be levied. From the
statement of Lord Palmerston, in the House
of Commons, graphically described by Dub
lin paper, it seems that the accumulations Of
the reyenuesof the Duchy Of Cornwall during
the Princes minority, were very considera-
bic, and that portion of them. amounting q
TO 922O. 600, had been invested for his ROYAL
Highness in the purchase of an estate and
other matters pertaining to his position.-
Making allowances for all deductions, the
income OF his Royal Highness out of the Duchy
was stated to be EGO 900 year. The gov
ernment proposes in addition to grant f4O..
900 year out Of the consolidated fund. and
10000 a year to the Princess'fo her sepa-
rate use-makiDg total of ESQ. 900 a year.
In case the Princess survived her royal hus.
band, 1t was proposed to increase her income
to t30, ,00J year, being f20, 600 less than
was agreed in the case Of George ". After
some conversation the proposals of the gov
ernment were unanimously agreed to- We
may here mention that the provisions made
for the Prince of Wales, in 1875, was Gl3S,-
0O0 . year. besides paying off his heavy ac-
cumulations of debt. Our cotemporary. we
suppose, lugs in the provision made in 1875,
for the royal brute, 8 the fourth of the fools
called George" as an instance of the very
great indulgence which is bestowed upon the
people OF the present generation bv the Min
istry not saddling US also with the el3S, 600
year. Although there is starvation in eve.
ry portion Of these realms, ESQ, 900 wear is
voted for the royal pair, whilst his fathers
legacy and the accumulated revenues of the
Duchy OF Cornwall leaves young Renfrew in
possession OF more than half a million in hard
cash. What text to put upon Lancashire
begging box what a label to place upon
the hat that is annually sent round the world
for the relief of Irish destitntion The ma
ton that not only endures, but courts and APP
plauds such system of royal robbery, is not
70 be envied, and certainly should not be
pitied. VIII not the Congress of the United
States add something to this royal rate in aid ?
A few thousand dollars thankfully accepted
= Gal,gay Ireland 4merican.