New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08
THEPR!NCE of WALES'S DEBTS
MIG prc1rNJARY POSITION CRITICAL.

uIs pECJTNIARY POSITION CRITICAL.
r,,r pp.r1su NATION LIKELY TO BE sADDLED WITH
THE PRINCES IIABILITIEs-AN ANGRY coNino-
vyRsy ON THE SUBJECT IMPEsDING-THE VOTING
or PRINCE IEoPoLD's ANNUITY LIBERAL IN
COMES OF THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY
frRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE ih'oo'N
LONDON, July pa report has suddenly eaineu
currency that the longexpected Crisis mas occ"'iou
in the financial affairs of the Prince of Wales and
that the Ministry have made up their minds 10 pro-
pose to the House of Commons next session 10 pay
his debts The sum named is Six Hundred and Forty
Thousand Pounds Sterling, nearly Three MiiiionS
and Half of our money, and four times tue sum
voted in 1887 to appease the creditors of that
of ROYALTY who afterward became George w. ~
greatly exceeds any estimate before hearu vi
what was likely to be wanted, and Is 30 large as W
be almost incredible. do not vOuch for the s'oiS'
can only say that it comes from seVerai oo
and that they all agree as to the proposal anu W
the amount 1t is difficult to suppose that 'lo '''
istrv would give any hint OF such an intentioh' II
they really entertain it, Their best cnahce y,
carving the vote would lie in surprise. lhey h,iS"'
possibly bury it through the House as they nave
lust done the grant of f15,OOO year to ffincc Hoo
pold without notice. But if they give the county
six months to talk about it, they are certain 70 Nc
met with a strong opposition. And whether IN
a thing through must depend, after an
ON the state of feeling outside. NO"
there are certain to be two powerful and coh'ra,
dictorv sentiments about it one that the hohor VI
the nation is concerned in providing for the Deus Va
its future King the other that these debts are VI
character which ought to be paid out Oh ."o
accumulated fortune of the Queen. Inc lat'ei VIC"
rests ON the well-known fact that the queen h"o
been receiving ever since the death OF Prince
the whole of the income calculated at her accession
TO support the expenses OF the Court Ill ITO u9N
degree of splendor; that Her Majesty has, ho"o.oi
lived during this period for the most part III re'ic
ment and that the cost of dHawing-rooms' ie'co'
and other royal pageantries has, III 1act iao" up"
the Prince and Princess of Wales, whose ihcolo n''
been UNEQUAL to such burden. The existing uoo'''
or a considerable part of them, have, ac"oruins W
bs theory been incurred in the discharge OF these
duties; hence it is urged that the Queen' VIM n''
had and kept the money gwen her by the State Tor
such purposes, ought to pay them. 10 come " 'no
State is in fact to ask the State TO pay twice over
for tbe same thing. However need not anticipate
the discussion If this report be well founded OF
even be widely circulated, the discussion VIII coiie
soon enouQb. and will be violent on both sides.
The vote for Prince Leopold passed without a
division but not without a protest Mr Dsraeh
proposed it in his most stted manner MI ulau
stone seconded it in bis most solemn MANNER anu
neither of them used any words less than hVe sSiia
bles long in doing it, which was TO insure every.
body's understanding it thoroughly 10 90 po'h vi
them Justice do not believe that tins business OF
asking the House to give more money to the Princes
of the Royal Family is thing they heartily IKE
They have. in present circumstances, no choice.
Custom and precedent and the positive interest the
ruling classes have i'll keeping things as they are
make these votes an obligation on party leaders
People with fewer reasons for SWIMMING Win the
stream have been heard to remark that II they en-
loved a private fortune of two or three millions
sterling. they would not send begging letters 10
Parliament in behalf of their boys and girls. Two
or three millions are much less than the Queen Is
supposed by many persons to possess. Prince Leo
pold is by common consent, cultivated aud agree
able Young man. of delicate constitution who likes
BOOKS and pictures. That Is the way in which Mr.
Disracli would describe him on ordinary occasions;
but ~ that might not SEEM when stated 50 simply, a
sufficient reason for paying him Gl50OO year for
life out of the taxes. he says Il in this way
The deicate state OF health OF Prince Leopold has
prevented him from adopting profession which Ia the
Instance of his royal brothers has been followed, may
say, 10y them with energy ana success lChecrsI rdruS
from mat state of health and In greater degree,
urohabIy from difference OF temprramcu ms pursuits
are Of different character from those ol fLInSeS WHO
Hear hear Prince Leopold IS a student ana OF no
common order lie is TO pursuit OF seems ar
which adorn life and lend uster to nation lCheersl
That is one example of the grand style and here Is
another which think on the whole beats 1t. Mr.
Gladstone wished TO say that he thought the sum
asked for was moderate and the royal message
properly worded, which he thus phrases
Asregards tue matter OF it, the proposal l. one within
those limits OF moderation which nave marked an ms
rn0Tcsts addressed by the Queen to her fathfu Com
mons: and as regards the manner OF IL We cannot IAN 10
sac s the princes and priucesses have att lined sue
ccssively certain periods OF me tue heen WHICH as
appeared To arse their behaf l. the manner most
agreeable to the spirit Of our institutions most cdlcu
lated to maintain The authority OF lne sovereign over
the jun6f 6m6 OF the royal family ana NOS sa tni,
lated to maintain the constitutional conliSi OF ' t
House in any aud IN every question eOhhec'o1 Win '
disposal Of the puDlle FUNDS
Mr.. 2. A. Taylor spoke briefly in opposition say
ing he believed the grounds of objection to such
gifts were unanswerable, and could be made much
stronger if Government did not refuse to let the
country know what was done with the Civil List
funds. He reminded the House that the 2! members
who voted with him last yoir. represented con-
stituencles numbering 100000. Yet, tue majority
in the House being overwhelming. he would not put
it to the trouble OF dividing. So the resolution was
unanimously agreed to.
Prince Leopold is the eighth child of the Queen,
to whom Parliament has granted an income for life
The Prince of Wales has 10000 year, plus INC
revenues of the Duchy OF Cornwall, when now
amount to over elOJOJO per aunum. The Duke Oh
Edinburgh had $4,000 yearly granted him Oh
reaching his majority which was made up last year
to G25 0OO on his marriage with the Grand Duchess
Marie of Russia. Prince Arthur now Duke OF Con-
naught has f1j,OOO year. The Princess victoria
was granted annuity of GSOt0 year on her
marriage with the Crown Prince of Prussia, plus
dover of 10000 cash down The Princess Ailce,
the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louise had
each grant of $4,000 year. and bowers OF E5J'oOo