, 1877-06-16
4 HlYAL PAupEB.

VfcTon EMANuEt has Agafn appeared IN his
nov famous rod Of the Paupcr King. His nc
ccssittcs have been freshly exposed to tho lta.
ian Parliament, and IN appeal has been made On
bis behalf to the sympathIcs Of tho people. Tho
Ministry has drafted biil TO raise tho Kings
income from 12 600 600 francs to II 900 900 francs
annunlly, allowing 5000, 600 francs for tho per-
sonal expenses Of tho sovereign. American read-
ers accustomed to the simplicity Of Republican
Institutions and the severe economy Of our own
Government wilt not at lrss appreciate the sad
state Of the Italian King. For their benefit II
may DO we'll to explain that V1croA EHAN-
uEL, Notwithstanding the straitencd condition Of
his finances, Is a generous as well ~ d merry
soul, and, in his expenses il not ia luis revenues,
every inch King. His gifts and charities are
magnificent. On ono OCCASION 1lc presented 100
watches to objects Of Ills farcr. nud ordinary
marks Of his approbat!on arc mosaic tables, oil
portratts Of himself, Arnb horses. and Costly
Jewels. Ills largcss Ia "a wtdo and spontaneous
In tho direction Of benevolent Institutions. Ho
has lately made an allowance OF 81, 200 annually
from his private purse for Madame scuwAna's
charity schools in Nipples. His priYuto cxpcnses
arc enormous. Forty or fifty horses feed IN
the ltoynl stables; 843 palaces arc main-
: talnctl for tho Kings personal use, at an
expense OF 100000 annually; md this
expenditures Of hls household arc such ns be-
come mighty potcntatc. There secms to be
but ono conceivable remedy Tor tho deficit In
tho RoYal revenues known to the 1talian parlia-
mcut, namely, m incrcaso In tho appropriations.
Tho palaces must bo maintained; not one horse
can be spared, nor II mosaic table Of m oil
painting. The Republican remedy would prob
ably be very different; 1t would consist In cut.
Ting down expenses until they should conc
within tue appropriations. This remedy would
be especially convenient ID Italy at tho pseacnt
time, aInco tho finances OF that Kingdom are
now In deptorably bad condition, and tho prob.
lem Of raising taxes sufficient to pay interest on
tho debt aul keep the Government running Cit
gagcs the attention Of Sio best ntnda in Parlta-
mcnt. But tho Government has majority In
Parliament too large to enforce Upon It the les
sou Of economy. Tho bill Increasing Tho Kings
Income passed its preliminary stages by an
overwhelming majority. Thcro was much said
Of tho antiquity and poverty Of tho House Of
Savoy, and comparatively llttis Of tho public
debt. Members reminded each osher that tho
loyal house had existed thousand
years, and, With every opportunity Of en-
rlching itself, hnl never donu 30. But
noboly remarked that thcto had been for
ycars deficit annually. reported in tho
budget. There wcso only thirty.ans members
independent enough to raise Aoy voco sgaiust
tho Increase, and their objection took the shape
Of a monument against the form Of tho bin.
Thoy proposed mobilization Of tho existing
laws In such d mannor that all tho RoJal e1pend.
iturcs, except those for personal uses, should
be supervised BY Parliament. No doubt such \
change would bc beneficial, and, no doubt also,
1t will not hc made, unless the Government re-
cclvcs many moro reminders Of tho necessity Of
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