Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-22
From the Philadelphia Press

| Until lately, il was very difficult, almost i'm
possible. to obtain complete official statement
OF the various disbursements TO individuals OF ths
British revenue, on account of salaries, allow
snces and pensions. AZ far back as the yesi
l547, the late Joseph Hume succeeded in car
rying motion. in the House OF Commons, tha
| such statement should be published, as 3
blue book" ny the Government Ii did DO
appear in lo47. or vet in 1913; but as Parlia
ment was near being prorogued in July of ia,
latter year, Mr. Hume was informed, in reply Il
an inquiry, that 10 was considered too troublesome
| 10 comply with the order of Parliament. Sine,
Mr. Gladstone has had the financial administra
uon, the report list in question has rsgularI,
appeared The volume Tor 1876 gives II,
some facts whish may sstonish some Of oui
readers.
While the President OF the United States i,
paid $25 OUO year, TO which is added rssideuc,
| placed on . not very healthy Site Queen Vic
toriss annual allowance, payable in hard cash
| Is 81 ,925 ,0OO add to which SIS. 900, from the
surplus revenue of the Duchy OF L,ncaster Tota
So $50 900. She also has q variety Of FIRST class
palstisl residences, such as Buckingham Palace
KensiDgton Palace, st. james Park Kew and
Windsor Csstles-all Of which are kept in re-
pair. decorated. and frequently furnished, at the
expense of the nation. Besides this, the Prince
OF Wales has Marlborough House to live in, and
With the annuities TO the King of the Belgians
(f5O 900 year, out OF which be returns about
ESQ .OOO) and to the Dake of Cambridge his
moi her aud sisters, the immense snm of So, 900,
OOU IS annually payable In specie. il demanded
to royalty in England The Queens cousin
Lady Truro, widow OF a deceased chancellor.
and daueht of the late Duke OF Sussex draws
So 900 year out OF the same fund allowed 10
pension deserving authors and scientific writer's.
Besides having over two million collars a year
tor herself, Zone half Of which she cannot and
does not eIpend, while ndulgng in "the luxury
of woe Queen Victoria further has the inter est
Of the S. O0O.O 900 which Prince Albert had at
the time of his decease.
The members OF the Govern ment are hand
somely paid. LORD Palmerston's salary is sos.
900 year-snd ave Secretaries of State Home.
Colonial, Foreign. War and India. respectively
receive the same. So does Mr. Gladstone, Chan
cellor of the Exchequer. The Irish Viceroy has
1900. and the Irish Secretary So, 500 a wear
The first Lord of the Admiralty has S22 600 a
year: the Lord Chancellor, s5c, 900; the Irish
Chancellor. $4,000; the Attorney General.
about $50 .OOO; the Solicitor General. s25. OOO:
the LORD Advocate of Scotland. $50, UvU: the
Irish Attorney General, $50 00O. When a change
OF Ministry takes place about seventy persons
all holding high office, have to retre-snd the
gross amount OF all their salaries is $3.50 900 a
year
All the working staff remain in Office for life,
their salaries gradually rising. and after thirty
years service. each man may retire on a pension
equal to his full salary at the time clerk in
the Treasury in England commences with $500
year, and cannot obtain the nomination until
IN strict competitive examinations. he has sho "
himself 10 possess q certain quantity aud variety
Of Information. When he re,ires, after thirty
years service. his Income may be. and often IT,
between $4,000 and $l2 QUO wear.
These are few OF the items OF national IL.
pendture in England In some instances. sucb
as the enormous payments of royalty, salaries
may appear high Yet, most English statesmen
having extensive hereditary estates the amount
Of the salary is noiof much consequence to them.
Zach, in his way, has TO make a large annual
exoenditnre, and Office increases the necessity OF
making IT,