Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-21
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What working man at a late meeting, more
probably from paucity of language than diSre-
spect, called the Queens pay" or the sum fixed
by statute l, 1887, "fOr the maintenance of the
queens household and the honor and the digniry
Of the crown" amounts in gross to f3S5 900 a
year. Besides being sovereign the queen is also
duchess of Lancaster, and derives from her well
managed ducal possession further varying an
nual income, averaging, say, E26 900. tits how
ever, the former amount only that comes out of
the consolidated fund-that is out of the reve-
nues of the kingdom; and from the e3S5, 900 so
derived must first be fairly deducted, before est-
mating the royal national income, the charge
thrown on the civil list for PENSIONS at the rate of
S1200 a year, for with those pensions the
sovereign personally has really nothing to do.
What their amount now reaches does not APP
pear. The civil list OF E3S5 900 is also charged
with 61S,000 year for royal bounty, aims and
special services" which fall on the queen as
representing the nation, and diminish the in
come personally enjoyed by her majesty.
Whatever the net income OF the queen under
the act Of 1887 may be, it is notolious-1. That
it is less in amount than that of her maesty's
predecessors for the last one hundred and seven
ty years, and in purchasing power than during
by fur the greater part Of that period; 2. That it
does not reach the income possessed by the other
great sovereigns of Europe; g. That Queen Vic
tOria has not exceeded in her expenditure las most
OF her predecessors in that time did, her civil
list; and 4, has not had the other pecuniary re-
FOuICcS WHICH Ilcy one ana all lau,
Anne down to William ".
| These civil lists have been granted to the four
last sovereigns on their surrender to the nation
OF the royal hereditary revenues, the casual rev.
enues and droits Of the crown excepted. This
arrangement, originally pecunarily adYan-
| tageous to the sovereign, has, by improved care
| and management Of the royal property so sur
| rendered, now become profitable to the nation.
| Thus, in the accounts of the receipts and ex-
pendlture OF the commissioners of her majesty's
woods, forests and land revenues for the year
| ending 8lst March, 1869, there will be found two
items paid into the consolidated fund-that is
to the nation-amountihg 10 G45S, 206, or f73,.
FOG in excess of the civil list of the queen paid
| out OF the consolidated fund; and already in the
| course OF the present financial year the crown
lands have contributed TO the revenue of the
kingdom the sum OF G331 900. This considera.
| bic pecuniaIy balance in favor of the nation on
the arrangement of 1887 for the maintenance Of
the sovereign and the honor and dignity of the
crown IS, moreover, irrespective of the Other
substantial advantages the country derives from
the arrangement, to the great pecuniary detri
ment of the sovereign were no such arrange
ment in existence; Tor the hereditary posses
sions OF the crown include the ancient parks il
and around Lon on, which, devoted in con
sequence OF their transfer against tin
civil list, to the nation, are applieC
towards the health, the recreation, and enjoy
ment of the population of the metropolis
Without a civil list charged on the consolidate
iuHu, ana thrown on the hereditary possession
of the crown for the maintenance of her house
hold, and to support the honor and dignity o
the throne, the sovereign would be free to utlliz
all royal property after the manner in which th
marquis of Westminster, the duke of Portland
the duke Of Bedford, and other great metropoli
tan proprietors have utilized Their estates in AM
about London; and the result would be, tina
while London would be deprived of its ancien
parks, Queen Victoria would be in possession O
a much larger income than fSS5,00O, and be il
a position to amply provide, without the assist
ance Of Parliament, for her family.
4 The civil list arrangement puts the public il
i full possession of these metropolitan amenities
and large annual profit out Of the hereditar
possessions of the crown after payment of civ
list Of 93s5,OO0 year. But it throws on tn
nation the obligation of providing for he
lnajesty's children on their majority or marriage
and that obligation parliament has unhesita
ingly performed in reference to the prince c
Wales, the duke OF Edinburgh, the crow
princess Of Prussia, Princess Louis of Hesst
Princess Christian of Schleswig- Holstein; an
viii shortly be called on TO perform towards th
Princess Louise and Prince Arthur.-Londo
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