The New York herald., 1878-08-18

asking :or money to make a reasonable allowance
which would render II unnecessary ior me person M 70
the dihsrence IN the world.
THE PRivY PURSE.
Sir c. Dixie, who was tho originator OF the OPPOSE
ton the grant, reused to make another speech,
powerful one. oy that oil the Chancellor OF the Ex-
exceeded tnat OF her predecessor. William w.. and
that there were revenues IN the present reign wncn
did IN the late reign n ADDITION 10 the Orowh
lands The Duchy OF Lancaster. when was hardly
worth anything ut the commencsment OF her ma,
S;s 600 TWO wears ago That one fact alone disposed
OF all the argument which had been founded oy tne
Chancellor OF the Exchequer ana 'no me nosr 70.
Greenwich upon the doctrine that Inc present clvi'
less than that oil The late reign. IL was I'm,
possible TO 60 int the matter Of savings inc civ
list without being misunderstood, and he should,
therefore, only say Lord Brougham called atten
ton the matter 1850 in the House OF Lords and
ho would recommend honorable members 10 READ Inc
protest winch noble lord then placed on record
you MUSTN'T WANT TO KNOW.
Every request for Information with regard 10 tnose
savings had been refused and whatever might be tho
proper Interpretation OF the civil List act as 70 tnose
savings going to the public the Grown, seemed
10 be provided by that acl that they should 60
the Crown without the knowledge OF Parliament
What he asked was that not only should the house
have placed account Of lhe increase Of Tho
Duchy Of Lancaster revenues but that II should have
year by year OF tho savings oy which the privy
purse Was increased. Not only had the Crown thus
largely increased Income but by acts passed IN the
present reign was empowered to invest iss savings
landed property, and mere again secrecy hau peen
maIntained ana Parliament was not enabled TO OBJ
tain any account OF the amount OF these estates
these subjects. Tho contract which II was said was
made at tho beginning Of the present reign was not
very much the words used In tho Civii List
act the surrender Of The Crown lands had been
constantly used from tho time oil Queen Anne down.
ward. Every knew that the Crown lands wore
state lands. They had been conhscated over ana
over again, and II the Crown resumed possession
Of them tomorrow could not deal with Them as II
could with its private estates NJ osborne or BAL
moral they were practically parliamentary and ma
tionsi estates II the Civil List act were looked upon
contract " would seem 10 exclude tnese applica-
for grants but he thought IL was tar 10 assume
that the minds OF those who made the arrangement
there the ton Of coming to Parliament at
future for further grants But there was no iu
there being precedent Tor IT, II such an intention
had existed II would have been stated; and upon That
ground he telt bound 10 oppose this grant, There
certain TO be opposition to any future grant
which might be prOposed because the House had been
and again refused aud was Sun denied tho
TO enable IL to form its opinion upon the character Of
tho grant
Finally the House divided the question, and the
members Tor the third reading, 15l against II,
l3; majority 1888 and the bill was thsr eore read
third time and passed.
Thus ended an incident which has caused consid
erable stir, owing to tho ability and tcnacity with
which the opposition 10 tho grant, led by Sir Charles
Dixie, was conducted and the powerful arguments
used. There has been enough ventilation OF The
subject TO set many peopie-those republican con-
stuents IN Derby for Misunderstanding, and b" the
time the next application for money comes, pre-
sumably on the marriage OF Prince Leopold or The
and probably increased means OF hostility against the
vote But in any case the majority IN favor Of II
must always be overwhelming. That goes without
saying as long as there Is a monarchy IN EaRand.