The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-01-30
QUEEN AND PRESIDENT.

In this country the President is not
extravagantly paid. He has the White
House for his ordinary residence, and
also a sort of rural summcr-rctreat in
the suburbs of Washington. His resi-
dence is furnished, is rent-frcc, and, we
believe, is lighted and coaled at the
public expense. The salary is $4,000
ayear. The British Sovereign is much
better off. Queen Victoria has not one
palace, but twenty Independent of
Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight,
and Balmoral Castle, in the Scottish
Highlands, she has full use of Windsor
Castle, Buckingham Palace, st. James's,
kcnsington, Kew, Hampton Court,
Whitehall, Claremont, Frogmore, what
are called the Lodges of Richmond,
Hyde, Greenwich, and other royal
parks, and Marlborough House. These
are absolutely at her disposal rent free
In some ofthem she has allowed vari-
Gus Of her relations to reside, rent and
and tax free; Richmond Lodge has
been granted, for life, to Earl Russell !;
and all are kept in repair out of the
public purse, at an annual average cost
of$500,000. The Queen and her family
receive about 100000 per annum,
besides these palaces, from the British
public. Her Majesty's own allowance
is Sl,925,0 600 ayear, out of which $685.
500 is supposed to be disbursed for the
expenses Of the Royal Household
(Which Paddy calls "thc ating and the
sup o'drink);" $4,000 is set down for
royal bounty, aims, and special SER
vices and $500, 900 for Nictoria's privy
purse, or mere personal expenditure
But, contrary to an agreement made at
the Revolution between William and
Mary ON one hand, and the House of
Commons on the other, whereby the
Sovereign's hereditary revenue was
surrendered on condition of large fixed
Civil List being settled on the Soy
ereign, at the beginning of each reign,
Queen Victoria continues to receive an
additional twenty-five thousand pounds
sterling per annum (S125, 000) from the
Duchv of Lancaster, whereby her own
personal income is swcllcd up to S491,-
900 per annum, of which, since her hus-
bands death, seven years ago, she cam
not, in any one wear, have spent one
sixth. Taking these savings at 81, $780,
600, considering that Prince Albert be-
qucathed her 50, 600, 900, which he had
saved out of about $4,000 year he
had received between his marriage in
February, 1910, and his death in De-
ccmbcr, 1851 :; and counting in 81, $780,
600 bequcathcd to her by a rich man
named Neeld, who passed over all his
own relations, Queen Nictoria's reserve
fund, against rainy day, is about 3d.
4l0,000-to say nothing of its certain
annual increase from ijudicious invest
ments. If the Revolution, which, it is
said, is perpctually in her anticipation,
should ever take place, her Majesty has
golden ncst-egg, at all events, which
will enable her to live respectfully as a
private individual. SHE may have
such an anticipation, but very few of
her subjects even think of it as proba-
bic. There Is a revolution now in pro-
gress, commenced by Mr.. Disraeli's
creating household suffrage, but it does
not contemplate the abolition of the
monarchy in England. As it stands,
the Sovereign is so tied up that he can
do little harm But, whenever, on
Nictoria's demise OF abdication, new
Civil List is to be settled on her sue
ccssor hy Parliament, it Will probably
not amount to onc-half of what is now
paid under that head Even then, there
will lie ID vast difference between ST.
100000 annual allowance to the British
Sovereign and S25, 900 to the Ameri-
can President.