Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-07-12
Victoria as Law-BreaI1er.

Queen Victoria, who was greatly in debt
when she assembled the British throne in
1887. is believed now to be one Of the rich
est sovereigns in Europe, the King Of
Wurtemburg and the Emperor of Austria
probably having more "real estate" but
less cash IN hand. The Duchess of Kent,
who never spent more than a third Of the
$l50,000 a year settled on her by Parlia-
ment, saved up large sum, which, by in
vestments and re-investments, made q
handsome amount, and every shilling of
this she bequeathed to Victoria, her daugh
ter The late Mr.. Joseph Neeld, millions
aire who had more money than brains, was
30 "loyar that, passing over his blood
relations, most of whom were poor, he
bequeathed 81 500, 600 in hard cash to Queen
Victoria, which Ito use the usual can't OF the
court), . Her Majesty was most graciousy
pleased TO accept" Prince Albert, who was
voted $4,000 year by an obsequious
Parliament, had that income doubled by
salaries from various lucrative sinecures
which his wife heaped into his lap, and, on
his death in December, 1861, bequeathed
his savings 10 her, being only $4,000, 600.
Ever since her accession, nearly thirty
years ago, Queen Victoria has made large
savings out of her income, the gross amount
of which, from the parliamentary grant
called 'the civil list" and from the net
revenue of the Droby of Lancaster, ex-
oeeded S2,000,O00 year. During the four
years that have elapsed since her husbands
death, Victoria's expenditure was so small
that she probably saved three -fourths of
her income, and lived upon only $500, 900 a
year. In addition to all this cash, making
IA pretty little capital Of over $l0,OOO,0O0
Victoria also succeeded to large tract Of
leligable building ground at Kensington.
which Prince Albert bought for song
/. (who would presume to cutbid the Queens
husbandD some years ago, upon part Of
which he built some handsome houses, the
rent of which he fixed so high that.none but
7 the /" upp n ten" can lease them. However,
that propart is looking up, and "eligible
building lots" thereon are frequently sold
for about twenty times the amount paid for
them by Prince Albert.
In aid ,tion to the allowance of two MIL
lion dollars per annum to 81 Her Most
Gracious Majesty" she has not one cent of
rent to pa, no insurance, no taxes, no re-
pairs-and any alterations are paid out of
. the public money. Her late husband, who
knew low to "turn an honest penny" con-
yertei eight hundred acres of Windsor Park
into model farm, for which he paid no rent,
and actually refused TO pay any poor rates,
until the overseers of the parish seized
some of his stock and implements, and were
about selling them under the authority OF
the law, when, very ungraciously, he paid
the amount claimed, with costs, and grum-
bled at the laws which, having no respect
for persons, had compelled him, pauper
German Prince, to contribute his proper
share to the maintenance of the poor. On
that model farm he reared a great number
of stock, and-in the happy condition OF
sitting rent free-competed, tn no small
success, at various cattle shows, frequently
gaining the best premiums in competition
With breeders of stock who, less fortunate,
had to pay rent for their land.
Queen Victoria succeeded to her husband s
five million dollars, his model farm, and his
building property at Kensington, by virtue
OF his - last will and testament which left
her sole executrix. Oddly enough, that
will has never been proved at Doctors Com
mons; nor has the probate or succession
duty been paid upon it; nor have he
documents been deposited. as the law enscts,
IN the usual public repository in London
where any will can be read on payment of a
shilling. This curious case is not without
parallel. George T., the first British
monarch of German birth, d;ed in Germany
June, 1927, and was succeeded by his