Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-06
VICTORlA'S WEALTH.
The Income of the Queen Of England
The Story OF a Strange Gift to Her
Majesty. -T.

Majesty.
A writer ia the May number of Lippin-
colts believes the Queen either Is, OF ought
to be, very wealthy woman, and in sup
port of his belief presents some in
teresting facts and the story OF
peculiar bequest. In addition to the pro-
perty mentioned in the extract given below,
the crown property includes large
strip of the best part OF London. All the |
clubs in Pail Mall, which pay the highest |
rents in the city, stand on crown iand. But |
this property suffers much from the fact |
that It can not be sold. The whole Of the |
New Forest is crown land, and it is esti- |
mated that if it could be sold it would fetch |
millions, whereas it is now nearly valueless.
Ofthe Queens income from various sources
the writer says:
Her income was at the beginning of her
reign E3S5, 600 year. This sum, 1t was
understood, would, with the exception of
f96,000 year, be divided between the
lord steward, the lord chamberlain and the
master of the horse, the three great func-
tionaries of the royal household. OF the
residue 100000 were to be paid over to
the Queen for her personal expenses, and
the remaining f35,000 were for "contin-
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above arrangements have been much mod
flied, as time has worked changes.
Fhe Prince Consort had an allowance of
$4,000 a year. The Queen originally
wished him to have 100000, and Lord
Melbourne, then Prime Minister, who had
immense Influence over her, had much diff
Guilty in persusding her that this sum was
out of the question, and gaining her consent
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year to the House of Commons, which, to
Her Majesty's infinite chagrin, cut the sum
down nearly one half
During the happy days Of her married
life the expenditure of the court was very
much greater than it has been since the
Princes death. Emperors and kings
were entertained with utmost splendor at
Windsor. During the Emperor of
Russia's visit, for instance, and that OF
Louis Philippe, one or two hundred extra
mouths were in one way and another fed
at her Msjesty's expense. The stables,
too, were formerly filed with horses-and
vsry fine ones they were-whereas now
the number is greatly reduced, and many
+ of those in the royal news is '.jobbed, VI. e..
hired Oy the week or month, as occasion
requires. from livery stables. This poverty
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excited much angry comment on the occa
sion of the Princess Alexandras state entry
f into London.
f But besides the previously mentioneC
s 100000 year, and what residue may b.
Y unspent from the est of the ''ciyil list" a
= the f3S5, 600 is called, Queen Victori
Il has two other sour es of considerable IN
come. She is in her own right Duches
of Lancaster. Her revenue from thi
source has been steadily increasing
Thus, in 1865, it was $4,000; i
1867, f29 600; in 1869, f31, 600; in 1o7i
$4,000. The largest of these figures doe
q not probably represent nth OF the receipt
l. of John of Gaunt, but the Duehy OF Lancai
l. ter, like that of Cornwall, suffered for Ion
# time from tbe fraud and rapscity OF thos
e who were supposed to be its custodian
D. Man rged as it now is, it will probably haV
d donbled its present revenue before the clio:
d of the century.
is The other source is still more strict
Is personal income. On the 30th of Angus
D. 1852, there died gentleman, sged ",
ne the name of John Camden Neild. 1
ne was son of Mr.. James Neild, who a
he ouired large fortune as gold and silve
smith. He received every advantage
the way Of education, graduated NJ.
ed at Trinity College, Cambridge, al
o. was subsequently called to the ba
rd He proved, however, the very reVer
u of his benevolent fathe-. He was mis-
u born, and had ali his talents in napki
making no use of his wealth beyond alloI
ing it to accumulate. From the date of Il
death of his father, who left him t25O,OC
besides real estate, he had spent bus sm
nd m
sn Scarcely the necessaries of life. He usual
dressed in a blue coat with metal buttoI
No. This he did not allow TO be,brushed, ,inasmu
ne az thSt process would have worn the na
of He was never known TO wear an overcol
nj He gladly accepted invitations from his te
er. antry, and would remain on long visits, B
on cause he thus saved board. A few days
est fore his death he told one of his execute
nd that be had made most singular will, b
lis that he had right TO do what he liked WI
Dg. his own, Wlsen the document wss opened
sed was found that, with the exception OF 8 Il
small legacies, he had left all ''te Her Mt
ol- Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, beggi
the Her Msiesty's most gracious acceptance
ear the same, for her sole use and benefit, a
cut that of her heirs" Probably vanity dict
ed. ed this bequest. To poor old hou;
keeper. who had served him twenty
wears, be lett nothing; 10 each of his I
NO ecutors, f100. But the Queen made
IN handsome provision for the form
.ha and presented $1,000 to each of
~ latter: and she further raised memol
.;nG, to the miser's memory. The property
,s o 0ueathed to her amounted to upward
a5o aSc f5OO, 900; so that supposiny Her Maze
onS o TO have spent every penny OF her public a
Duchy of Lancaster income, and to hi
.;nr only laid by this legacy and the interest
= it, she would from this source alone
10 be worth at least Fl, 100000. Be this q
NAV, even that portion of the public wh
,.-. survive her viii probably never know
"ho amount of her wealth, for the will OF XII
'"0 aud queens are not proved; so that To
"a will be no enlightenment on this head
18th the pages of the Illustrated London Ne
|. Both Osborne house, in the Isle OfWi:
aud Balmoral were bought prior to
Neild's beqnest. These places are the
In sonal property of Her Majesty, and v
,ood 90, valuable; probably the two may, with u
fo rSot contents, be valued at 100000 at thesl'
.ooS s est. The building and repairs at th
,U r, palaces are paid for by the Queen hers
- in but those of all the palaces OF the Gro
- - : are at the expense of the country,
LII about S1,OO0,000 has been expended
Iii Buckingham palace and Windsor ga
the during the present reign.
y a ANOTHER JOKE BY sOTHERN