Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-07-24
Qneen VictOria's Income.

Queen Victoria either is, or ought TO
be, very wealthy woman. Her income
was at the beginning of her reign fixed
at 1900, 0O0 a year. This sum, it was
understood, would, with the exception
OF Ego, OOO year, be divided between
the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamber
lam, and the master of the horse, the
three great functionaries of the roval
household. Of the residue. eco. 900
were to be paid over to the Queen for
nef personal expenses, and the remain
ing t36, 600 were for CONTINGENCIES 2
1t is probable, however, that the above
arrangements have been modified. as
time has worked changes. But. besides
the previous mentioned ESQ, 900 a wear.
and what residue may be unspent from
the rest of the civil list" as the e3S5-
600 is called, Queen Victoria has two.
other sources of considerable income
She IS III her own right Duchess of Lam
caster. Her revenue from this source.
has been steadily increasing. Thus. in
1865 it was e26, 900; in 1867, e29. 900.
IN 1869, Ell 900 in 1872, e40, GOO. The
other source is still more strictly per
senal income. On the Both of August,
1872, there died gentleman, aged y,
OF the name OF John Camden Neild. He
was the son of James Neild, who ac-
CURED large fortune as a gold and
slversmtth. He received every advan-
tage IN the way of education, graduated
NJ. A. at Trinity College, Cambridge.
and was subsequently called to the bar,
He proved, however, the very reverse of
his benevolent father. He was a miser
born. and hid all his talents in a napkin.
making no use of his wealth beyond al
lowing it to accumulate. From the date
of the death of his father, who left him
ESQ, 900, besides real estate. he had
spent but a small portion of his income.
and allowed himself scarcely the neces-
saries of life. He usually dressed in a
blue coat with metal buttons. This he
did not allow to be brushed, inasmuch
as that process would have Worn out the
nap. He was never known to wear an
overcoat. He gladly accepted invita-
lions from his tenantry, and would re-
main on long visits, because he TINS
saved board. A few days before mis-
death he told one of his executors that
he had made most singular will. but
that he had right to do what he liked
with his own. When the document was
opened, it was found that, with the ex-
ceptiOn of a few small legacies. he had
left all g to Her Most Gracious Majesty
Queen Victoria, begging Her Maiesty's
most gracious acceptance of the same,
for her sole use and benefit, and that of
her heirs" Probably vanity dictated
this bequest. To poor housekeeper.
who had served him twenty-six years. he
left nothing; to each of his executors,
e1OO. But the Queen made handsome
provision for the former, and presented
81, 900 to each of the latter and further
raised a memorial to the miser's mem
DRY. The property bequeathed to her
amounted to upwards Of $500, 900; so
that, supposing Her Majesty to have
spent every penny of her public and
duchy of Lancaster incomes, and to
have only laid by ibis legacy and the in
terest on it, she would from this source
alone now be worth at least 81, 900. 900.
Be this as it may, even that portion of
the public which survives her will prob
ably never know the amount of her
wealth, for the wills of Kings and
Queens are not proved so that there
will be no enlightenment on this head
in the pages of the Illustrated London
Means