San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-07
THE EXPENSE OF ROYALTY.
What II Costa the Britishsrs 70 Support
Queen Vic. and Her Numerous ProEsny

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What II Costa the Britishsrs 70 Support
Queen Vic. and Her Numerous Progeny.
From the New York World, July as.l
Sir Charles Dixie yesterday made his
promised motion concerning the pro-
posal for grant to Prince Arthur on
the occasion Of his betrothal. Sir
Charles is not exploiting this subject
for the first time, as many years ago he
made very interesting IL one-sided on
slaught on the cost of the Crown. On
that occasion, II we remember rightly,
he was about as alone as Athanasius In
the minority, and beaten even more dis
astrously than by the overwhelming
vote OF 800 to 80, which he encountered
yesterday. The subject, however, is
an interesting one, II only on account
OF the amount of money involved. As
the Court Circular Just received saws:
"The total amount paid by the nation
as allowances to the Queens children
amounts to f131,000 year. Since
their Royal Highnesses happily came Of
age the natioh has contributed upwards
of FL ,500,000 for their maintenance"
Beginning with the Queen-the late
Prince Consort, by the way, had an in
come of 100000 year granted by
England-we find that her Majesty has
an annual allowance "for the support
of her household and the honor and dig
nifty of the Crown" Of 1856, 900, appfi-
cation of which allowance is, however,
limited in prescribed form. Sixty
thousand pounds are paid into the privy
purse, E231, 200 are applied to the pay
ment of salaries of the Royal household,
4,S40 for retiring allowances and
pensions to servants, Els, 200 for "Roy.
al bounty, aims, and special services"
the unappropriated surplus of ES6,3OO
being applied, if necessary, in aid of
the general expenditure of the Court.
In addition to this the Queen receives
the revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster,
which have averaged, after all deduc-
tions, f35, 78S year for the last decade,
amounting now to f43,O00 per annum,
the sum increasing steadily. Her
Majesty's private means are very large,
but her income therefrom is not known,
and if it were would not figure in this
estimate. fut
1l The Prince of Wales has f40,0OO q
year, exclusive of the revenue Of the
Duchy of Cornwall. In 1910 these av-
eraged about Els, 1000 u year, but under
his fathers prudent management they
have increased vastly. In 1876 the
Princes net income from this source
was f70,375, or rather more than E15,-
600 in increase Of the net revenue for
1867. 1t is no secret that the heir to the
throne is seriously troubled with debts
too, which he has been COM
PEELED to incur through the duty of en-
tertaining devolved upon him during the
Queens seclusion. The Princess of
Wales has an allowance of 100000 q
year, to be trebled in the event of her
widowhood.
Since he attained his majority, in 1866,
the Duke of Edinburgh has had an al
lowance of $4,000, a further allowance
of 100000 a year being made in 1874 ct
his marriage. Should she survive him,
the Duchess will have an income of Co.
600 The Duke Of Connaught has had
f15,0O0 year since he came of age, in
1871; this allowance it is now proposed
to increase by 10000. When in due
course he succeeds the Duke of Cam
bridge as Commander-in-C Chief, an office
for which he is in training, he will have
a largely augmented income, especially
if he holds an equal plurality of Colonel
cies. Prince Leopold, who came of age
in 1874, has $4,000 year-so the
50 Peerage " asserts, though the States
mans Yearbook makes the charge for
him upon the Consolidated Fund only
$4,000 a year. His unmarried sister,
the frequently reported. to be engaged
Princess Beatrice, has as yet no allow
ance, though in due course she will re-
ceive her marriage portion. The Prin-
cess Royal, the future Empress of Ger
many, has $4,000 year for life in ad-
1ition to the dover of 100000 granted
her at her marriage; the Princess Alice
Of Hesse, the Princess Helena (wife Of
Prince Christian), and the Princess
Louise, each received 100000 dover
md an annual allowance Of $4,000 for
life on the occasion of their espousals.
Besides the Queens children there are
other members of the Royal family in
receipt of direct allowances from the
people. The Duke of Cambridge has
IN annuity of f12,000 year; his moth
,r, the Dowager Duchess, has $4,000
year, and his two sisters, the Princess
Mary of Teck and the Grand Duchess of
Strelitz, are allowed re-
pectively 900 and e. year.
Such is the cost to England of her
Royal family, excluding the salaries and
allowances to which such of its MEM
'ers as hold positions in public services
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