The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-01
COSTLY BUSINESS.
The Expense Of Supporting q
.hn Roynl Family.


Sir Charles Dixie yesterday made his
promised motion concerning the proposal
far grant TO Prince Arthur on the occas-
ion Of his betro,hal. Sir Charles Is not
exploring this subject for the first time, aa
many years ago he made very interest
ing il one-sided onslaught on the cost Of
the Crown. On that occasion, IL We re-
member rightly, he was about as alone as
Athanasius in the minority, and beaten
even more dissstrously than by the over
whelming vote Of 800 to SO which he eu-
counted yesterday. The subject, how
ever, Ia an interesting one, II only on
account OF the amount Of money involved.
As the Court Circular Just received says,
"The total amount paid BY the nation Is
allowances 10 the Queens children
amounts to elSl 900 a year. Since their
Royal Hlghnesses happily came Of age the
nation has contributed upwards Of El,.
500 900 for their maintenance" ..
q Beginning with the Queen-the late
Prince Consort, by the way, had an in
come, Of CSC, 900 a year granted by Eng.
land--we find that her Majesty has an
annual allowance "for the supported her
household and the honor and dignity Of
the Crown OF s3s5,000, application Of
which allowance Is, however, limited in .
prescribed form. Sixty thousand pounds
are paid into 4 priyy purse, 1881 ,260 are
applied TO The, Royal household, En-, 2iO
for retiring allowance and pensions 10
servants, el8,200i for "Royll bounty,
aims, special Services the unappropriat.
ed surplus Of ESQ, 800 being applied, II
necessary, In aid Of the general expeudi-
ture of the Court. In addition TO this
the Queen receives the revenues OF the
Duchy Of Lancaster, which have ayerag-
ed, after all deductions, f35. 7SS a year
for the last decade. amounting now TO
cas-. 900 per annum. the sum increasing
steadily. Her Majestys private means
are very large, but her income therelrom
Is not known, and II IL were would not
figure in this estimate. la pr
The Prince ofIWalea has 100000 4
year, exclusive OF the. revenues Of the
Duchy Of Cornwall In 1910 these ayerag.
ed about El3,000 year, but under his
fathers prudent management they have
increased vastly. In 1875 the Princes
net income from this sourse was go S75,
or rather more than els, 900 in increase
Of that net revenue for 1867. It is no
secret that the heir TO the throne is
serioualy troubled with debts-debts, too,
which be has been compelled to incur
through the duty OF ntertaining devolyed
upon him during the Queens seelusion.
The Princess Of Wales has an allowance
Of 10000 a year, to be rebled in the
event Of her widoWhood.
Since he attained his majority, 10 1865,
the Duke Of Edinburg hAs had an allow.
ance Of El5,000 further allowance Of
10000 year being made in 1874 at his
marriage. Should she survive him, the
Duchess will have Income Of $4,000.
The Duke Of Connaught has had Gl5, 900
year since be came Of age, in 1871 this
allowance il Is now proposed to increase
by El0,000. When In due course he sue
ceeds the Duke Of Cambridge rs Com
mander in, Chief, an Office for which he is
In training, he will have q largely aug
m. nted income, especially II he holds an
equal plurality Of Colonelcies. Prince
Leopold, who came Of age in 1874. has
El5O00 q year,-so the "PeerAge" as.
serts, though the StaieEmaat Ysor. Book
makes the charge for him upon tho Con-
solidated Fund only ESI000 ayear. His
unmarried sister, the frequenlly.reported.
to,bei engaged Princess Beatrice, has as yet
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