Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-06
The Pensioners of Great Britain.


 Not only doss Great Britain pay good sala- ries to public servants while they arc iR of fee she also takes very good care of them in their old age or upon their retirement, as wit ness the formidable ''pension ist.' It has often been asked, Do English pensioners
 ever die?" and no wonder: The second name on the list is that of William Abbott. Entering the stationery office at 20, he served 31 years and had attained to salary of $95O when he was retired on a pension of $524 for ill-health. This was in 1841, but William Abbott still lives at the age of 90, having
 drawn SIS, ,950 from the pension fund. Will liam Belt, an attache of a law court, has been drawing a pension of g., ,680 for 42 years; 1t is 48 years since D. Brandon's office was abolish cd and he was retired on half-pay; William Cooper has been on the rolls for 37 years, and so on down page after page. glance at the column of total amounts paid" reveals some interesting figures. Honry B. Bicknsll
 of the court of chancsry, rstiriag at 73 on full pay of $l1, 250 has received $225, ,O00, and | ''still lives" The late Lord Ohelmsford drow | $R5. .000 year for 16 years since 1873 the
 heirs of Sir Thomas Charges have been draw ing $4, 900 year, pension granted in per | petuity by Charles H., and amounting to $S6O, GOO in all; since 1874 there has been | paid $65O, 900 to the first Lord Combermere | and his heirs; Henry Darley, of the Irish court of chancery, since he was retired on the Lord chancellor's order 39 years ago, has re- ceivsd nearly $46O,O0 Lord Bsaconsisld | $10, ,0O0 8 year for 13 years, allowance for \ political services Viscount Eversleys pension | of $2O, ,0e0 year for life has been enjoyed for | 22 years Viscount Exmouth and his heirs | have $1O, 900 year since 1874; the heirs of | Lord Geugh have enjoyed a similar grant | since 1846; Lord Hardings and his next heir have had during the same period $15, ,O00 . | year, but their total is $1, 900 less than the \ sum paid since 1847 to D. D. Heath, a county | court clerk the Hon. J. H. Knox, ex-weiRh- master of butter, has been consoIed for the | abolition of his office by payments amounting | to nearly $264 ,OOO; since 171O the dukes of l Marlborough have been drawing $20, 900 Q year Richard Mills of the court of chancery, an ex.taxinR master, has received since his re- tirement over $860, 900; the heirs of Lord Amherst have had $15, 900 year since 1903, and the name of Nelson figures twice, pen | sion of $17, 800 having been enjoyed by the heirs of the title since 1906, while the late countess nameis set against another pension | of $7, 800 held for 72 years. How sarcastic | does the item read, ''Heirs of William Penn, \ since 1790-e4, GOO year forever-total, $1, | 7SO, ,O0O," it being reflected that Pennsylvania | is not British possession Since Lord Rag | Ian's death in the Crimea, in 1855. his widow \ has had 8 life pension of $5, 900 and $10,000
 a year have been paid to his heir. The pen \ sion of .e1, 900 year to Rodnsy's heirs has been running since l793; another pension of Il the same amount seems to have lapsed with the death of the Dowager. Lady Rodney in 1878. The allowance for the members of the royalafannily are totaled at $8S0, 900 for the I C OFT princess of Prussia, $3, 200, 900 for the priuce and $sOo,oOo for the princess oi