The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
ROYIL INCOMES.
The Prince OF Wales and the Queen OF Eng
land -yIctortn'. " eaith.

About ten years ago the London press
was almost unanimous IN admitting the ncccs-
sity OF an addition to the income OF the Prince
of Wales and 1t WAS generally expected that an
application for some ego 900 n year more would
be made to- the House of Commons The Spec
tdtr. an advanced liberal journal. indeed. went
90 FAR us to observe that "GlOU OOOa year WIS no
longer nrst-cass fortune" and that there
wcro many commOncrs as VOL as mobiles
far richer than the heir 10 the throne. How
ever. the Government took no steps in the mat
ter and it WAS presently rumorcd that IT re-
Trained from So dong because there was reason
to approhend that such II proposal would arousc,
unpleasant comments ~ To the expenditure oi
her MAJESTY. and provoke suggest ons mat 'ls
size had III 80 large degree abandoned repre-
sentative FUN tons. shr should contribute hAni-
sor'cly To- th rNp'us. = of the Prince. on whom
turir mulnt 'nHn e. tel.
Snce then tue Princes revenue from his
Ducuy OF Cornwall has risen hpiuc l.J.OUu "a
year, and NOW amounts To fI2uO0 year.
hut he rsnnv'i the sane parliamentary nj
lOwancc tfiOum n year. and fiuOuO year Tor
tue Irin tiHt hc dld al his inAir'a-,' Mr"h.
whiir. be has had severed "hldrcn. And ne ost
81 living s.n"c he m.tri"d has " A-"i ~ least
ton per cont 50 that uls means arr really less
than eyer Ii the lrin e had merely the eN-
pms $ Of q great uNNivmuu. ms 20 ono, al
though less than that ot many peers and som"
cOmmOnrrS. would amply suii'e; tut lie mas
many exp. uSUS which tradition. tuuUtlt, ana
ruyu sham compel him 20 IN ar. nom WA u
t'rtain protuscly, to give spicndid presents, ana
tO sulis rlbc to every rOiuciNahlu Oue' l. but
81 ilt the SON ls often in stta - Wltr' 20 turn
for a thousand pounds. the mother IL Nt'rdly
rolling IN rcnrs. =,
What Queen Victoria leaves hehinl her will
never be- known. hreuu~r thr wills oi suN'rrigns
are not proved. hut Those who nave carriuiy
considered the SUBJECT are Oi OPINION That she
must p ne the lrln'e tpusuts death nav"
saved at the very least ClOO 900 year Not only
has shc lived 80 quietly that large proportion
at urr fJNJu year pu'lir III uur must h'
saved. but 4 = To- 10" remembers tua MT NJ .t!
left her $500 uin. whirh AZ four per cent wou q
give her GO uuu a year. and she rc'"lN, = tlANW
year IRON hrl nu 'hy Oi Lancaster. lhccroWn
lanes. even up 90 tlr country lh luu ~ par
htmruury annual grant. have ct lat years
been So ably ana q. unpmrHNy managed INA.
tuolr revenue covers Too royal NuuNuu r, 'nd
t'is frruWn 'Uul- w r.'ne fIu 10 iI' iruI'tiN nj
tho sovereign ass tur luu. i~ ul tine huNro "
nnshir'. or any other lau .inuldrr are MS II
tlc country chose TO make tir most ot a. g.
lunds by cutting vi. suN. tn" New For II, and
selling II IA lots. aud Hioib n a similar pan
with other ouu yin-, posS 'Sstuu- OF ia" crown. II
would make mon nut oi tue royal .ufIiIy. iut
! revenue oil fIe Du 'iIy of Cornwall hHS rt~ Il
from c22.OOu u ts2i 60 f72 0lu and IN T gs =
annually about CO uun. 10 tuAt tiH nest ran =
OF Wal - Will probably nc Ina dependent ui par
| llnmtu.ary grant uuHfn Victoria lS probably
s.vin. Wttn the view OF g nj r,n.. her igmiis st
| independent Us tn W,'t GA ct ~" IluNc 81,
! IcutnleNr, nj red tic huas oi OIL ans. and
made lnus luhpp'l ia cons Iur n'e TIE cheap
est OF French klu-H.