National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-02


Dear, very dear to British taxpayers are
Queen Victoria and her family. On the un.
Outstanding that she surrendered her heredi.
tary possessions as sovereign, she was granted
f3s5, 900 a year, with a great many castles,
palaces, mansions, &c.,-not merely reut
free, but kept In admirable repair and sumpt-
uously refuruished every two or three years.
By some trick on one side or culpable care
lessness on tho other, the revenues OF the
Duchy OF Lancaster, a portion Of the above
named hereditary estates, were allowed to
DO retained by the Queen. These amount to
E5O, 600 per annum, and added to the allow
ance voted by Parliament the whole amount
paid to the Queen, In hard cash, Is E4S5, 900
per annum. This is nice income, and ought
to be large enough for widow with nine
children: These, however, (or rather two
thirds OF them, at present. arc also on the
public payroll and 10 are the Cambridge fam
lily, the Queens aunt, and three cousins, to the
tuno OF F26,OOO . year. The Queens own
children are quartered on the public In the
manner following: Prince Of Wales, Gao, 900
and rcnt-frec palace, marlborough House, }
In addition to ESQ, 100 from the duchy Of
Cornwall; Princess Of Wales, 5000; Prin-
cess Imperial OF Prussia, fS,0O0; Princess OF
Hcsse, f6.oO0; Duke of Edinburgh and Prirfcc
Arthur, fl5,000 each; Princess Helena,
f8,OO; Princess Louisa Of LOrnc, 10000.
All these are annual grants for life. There
remain the Princes Arthur and Leopold and
the Princess Beatrice, who In very short
time will also become stipendlaries on the
public. Al present the patient British public,
and "loyal," pays E576,00O to Victoria and
her children, besides rcntfrco palaces, &C.;
or, the Cambridge pensions included, the
hard cash paid to British royalty Is f6OO, Ola
year after year, and they arc O terribly long
lived family. At the same time Queen Vie
toria's private hoard, well invested, "a good
deal OF It here, to provide for possible
''rainy day. Ia estimated at IE3, boz, 900.
Here an income Of over $4,000, 900 per annum
Is paid to q royal lady whose personal wealth
exceeds $4,000, 900, Yet, like Oliver Twist,
there Is call for more" The Duke OF
Edinburgh Is about to marry the Grand
Duchess Maria Acxandrovitch, only daughter
Of the Emperor Of Russia, a suitable match,
as far as age Is concerned, the gentleman
being almost twenty nine years old, and the
lady wanting only few months Of twenty,
As Queen Victoria feels unable out Of her
sl5,OO0,O00 to contribute anything towards
the augmentation of her dear sons income
on this happy occasion, she has sent most
gracious message" to Parliament, asking
that august body TO do 1t. Mr.. Gladstone
proposed accordingly, that the Royal
Duke Dukes Income sh od be Pslrmansnnenty
annum, with jointnre Of ESQ, 600 to the lady
In the event Of her becoming widow. The
head Of the opposition party In the
Commons who knows better than to make
an enemy OF the Queen by opposing such
money vote as this) seconded the motion,
which was carried, with the slightest oppo-
sition, one member denouncing 1t as q waste
OF public money, and two or three others
raising the question whether, under the act
OF settlement which established the Ger
man dynasty In England In 17l4, any
prince or princess could legally marry a
member Of the Greek, which very much
resembles the Roman church In doctrine and
ceremonals. This opposition passed for
nothing, and rs the Lords, most obsequious,
voted without any controversy for this
bestowal of money not their own, the bin
authorizing the appropriation will he hurried
through all Its stages so as to pass Into the
statute-book In day or two.