, 1869-04-18
PENSIONS AND SALARIES IN
ENGLAND.
How rho People are H,c<,.

A London letter sayt. "The Duke of cau,h-1r1c,>
Tssslses Ts,s NE 10000 year In one item OF pension
amount The Prtnce anu Princess ot Ws,es nars ;u.s
sn a. allowance Of taan |0ao year, and a. much pors
- a., income Prince A1tred b.. syAooo md hia psy.
and 70 on But the ROYAL pensions ass almost
matter Of course-thcrs are Others more surpT1sns.
nss ever heen. e1sn 'nHae ior lew man mon,ss mno
Lord Chancellor or Judge has \ very nice Income
;, 1et Nc ~ a. need 70 make hay While the sun
GERS down to policemen and letter casrierA
Thus Viseount Avonnore tas pension, paid out
q ts pf,ss OF I1 po9r men, peer aad tobacco Of
~: Lord Chelmsford, Seau00: Lord Colonsay,
4EocO: Lorl Westpu5, $4,000. Thcsa are 4
fsw esses ltisa curious fnct that while Ionl
NJ: NJ: Disrael, the Prime Minister WHO appointed
hn1;aagg hlm; gets 5. only 10000. There arc other
'n he "a ass oes pae es ss
Ss'I Ss',a,s yssr sas inlans ReSsaae psas!oas ass
hss 800, O,oal The heir Of Nelson has BENSON % ~
tlAoee: Of Wellington. taAo''o: Duke Of Naribor-
99agh o.. sso 10; heirs Of William Penn 80 00o One
nnes io.5 OF $4,000 year. should Ike to know what
us, "ss,a1!ss are not 80 high in proportion as pen
able einecnres arc sort Of pension OF reward 70.
political services These change with lie changers
u Cabinets Her Na>esty,s Steward, an Ell
fet bills, or his e1crk for him, Sl5oo1; Mister Of
the Household, Major Demo Ss,6N; keeper Of
ne Psvy Purse, mythical matter, eAtoo;
Queens Private Secretary, who could not be
trusted with the mythical pune, OF other fuuc-
t1ou5, 1900; Master Of the Horse, Jl9uoJ:
Master Of the Northumberland realty
are some Of these, though the Earl Of Cork may
never see themzFs,s 800. Groom Of the Robes-
Major General Seymour, who personally OF by
deputy attends to Ter Majesty Royal pettieoatsE
A,U00. These are only few Of them, for. there
are peo5ly thousand persons attached 10 the
Royal household, and paid for rendering some
real but mostly Imaginary, services to Her Majesty
AB usual, thos9 Who do most get least pay.
The members Of the Cabinet, for the most part
the largest plum In the pudding 900 year aud
the psnttons 70 follow. Nj. Gla1stone, Nj. Lowe,
Mr. Bruce, Ar. Cardweu, Earis Clarendon and
Granville and the Duke Of Argyle get the s4rne ns
the President OF the United 6tates-$21 900 yeaf:
NJ. Chtlders 522,5o0; Mr. Fortescue, 1000 Mnr.
4nls Of HartinRton, tt4 800: Ea1 de Grey. Earl
Kimberly, MI. Bright and Ar. GoscAen 500, ,1Qt
What seems 70 me the hardest thing Ia Eng
land fs the email pay given to mxuy Who work
very ha1t1, and thE great sums squanderctf On
ttleEA There arc scorea OF persons IN the pay Of
The Foreign onco n high salartes, *ho have moi
done day 3 service IN twenty yearz- Opa map
who has received $50 900, has not been Consulted
since 1854; another who has Nve>f In absolute
id!eneaa for fofty-four yeass, has received over
al50.ooo, There arc numerous ca1es Of fuis kind.
4 mac, ever 20 clever and useful, Is set aside BY
some Foreign Secretary, ptrhapa for 4 FeIatire or
IaFoHte al his own, and goes upon the retired LET
when 30 years DID, md lives TIL 20, receiving
Ifotn H. 000 10 80 40 year 70 live Whefc he ltkea
-dfty years enjoying hla otiuua ean GiJnita1s at
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