, 1866-01-15
CoAtlSneA8 Of Monarchy
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A few days ago We stated the main expenses
Of governing Frnucc, under various hcads-so
much for the Imperial family. so much for the
Senators, 80 much 70. The Corps Logislatif, 50
for the Council Of Ministers. The sum paid
TO tho Bonapazte family, though the separate
items are few, makes respectable total. The
Emperor besides lue-use Of all the palaces,
which are kept In the highest state Of repair
at the public cost) receives 95, ,oo0, ,Oo0 per an
mum: Tbs Empress - allowed sl,m ,ooo 2
year; Prince Napo1eon Commonly called
the Princess Mathilde, vito of Prince Anat-
ote Demidoa, receiving like allowance. The
whole amounts to *8, GOO 900 year. The SIX
million dollars which the Emperor and Em-
press annually receive from France rather
ovsszhsd9ws t% y IN the IN msspitpds Of Of tie
the President Of the United states-preclsely
the salary Of q puisne judge In England, who
also has large retiring pension when he
quits work aud precisely, too, the amount
which British Lord Chancellor IL paid for
life, even II he has held that Office only for an
hour Nobody can charge us with paying
our high officials too much,
We have had the curiosity and taken The
trouble to make . general estimate Of the
cost oi British royalty. 1t Is not quite as ex-
penEiye as imperialism In France, but comes
TO pretty sum at the years end. The allow
ance to Qneen Vietoria is f3s5 900 from the
public treasury, and an extra 435, 600 as net
revenue Of the Ducny Of Laneaster-total,
G410, GOO per annnm to the Queen. The Prince
of Wales, from the public treasury and the
net revenues Of the buchy Of Cornwall, has
E1o0, ,00o year, with some $500 more as a
general in the army and colonel OF regi.
mcnt. Ills wife has 10000 for drcss
and pocket money, and they have
Marlborough House to I've u, not
feet repair. The rent Of that palace, built
by the hero Of Blenheim, would at least be
another e10, ,0OLtotal paid to The Prince aud
Princess Of Wales, s1a3, 900 year. Prince
Alfred is about receiving 5000 year, and
his two younger brothers will have the same,
cess Royal, wife ofthe Grown Prince Of Prussia,
has e, ,l00 year; the Princess Alice, wife Of
the Prince Of Hesse-Darmstadt, has EB, coo
the Princess Helena, about to be married to
Prince Christian Of Augustenburg, will hare
e6, 900 year, and Earl Russell will try
to obtain large additional allowance for
the bridegroom-because he is almost u
Victoria, by-nnd-by, will each have e8, 900 q
yenr. The whole allowance to Queen Vlcto-
ria and her children amount to G625 900
per annum, and the Princes, in due season,
will have Offices conferred upon them {sine-
cures, Of course), which will double their res
peELlFt llE0Mes- Ill AluILlQu. Inf DuCueS5 u
Cambridge, aunt to the Queen, has Gb, 900 a
year, md each Of her daughters has +, 900.
The Duke Of Cambridge, the Queens arst
cousin, has 4 parliamentary allowance Of
G1a, 900 per annum 5000 year as Field
MaTshal, co1nDaudtng the army, and E., 600
more Ms Colonelof the Scotch Fusileer Guards,
Thus, the Cambridge branch Of Queen
Victoria's family receive &.ss2, 600 per nnnum.
We have not taken into account that the
Queen has free use of Windsor Castle, Buck
ingham Palace and other national mansions,
In maintaining which she u not called upon
10 pay q cent. Her own carriage, and ojl car
riagcs driven by persons wearing the royal
livery, are toll free upon all public roads, and
the custom is to CLAIM, this exemption on the
diguiaca plea that, were It not exercised,
future royalty might thereby be deprived
Of the privilege Neither do We include
from three several sources, viz. :
her OWL Savings during reign Of
nearly thirty years the million sterling
which Prince Albert laid by, improving II BY
great Investments, ont Of his large allowance,
and hall 3 million sterling which one alE-
Neeld, who had more money than brains,
loyalty be4ueathed to the Qneent and which,
though he had niece married to country
clergyman With many children and 8. small
incomc, her Majesty, as the Court Circular
would say, 'was graclonsly pleased to accept"
The total money which the royal family Of
England receive from the Britlsh taxpayers
amounts to &857. 600 year, equal to $685.
0o0 In gold, which, after all, Is much less than
the a6,G00,000 which the Bonsparte family
condescend to accept from France. Certain
it is that Imperialism In France and royalty
In EDFlau& 1rc rather prnena1vn 1uvuriHa.