Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-08

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Not only does Great Britain pay good salaries
to public servants While they are In office she
also takes very good care OF them in their old
formidable pension list IL has often been
asked, do English pensioners ever die?" and
nOWOnder. The second name on the list is that
OF William Abbott. Entering the stationery
offee at 20, he served 81 years and had attained
to salary OF $3.50 when he was retired on pen.
sion OF 1925 for il-health. This was in 1s4l, but
William Abbott still lives at the age OF 80, hav-
liam Belt. an attachG OF law court, has been
drawing pension of 50 $50 for 42 years: it is IS
years since D.. Brandon's Office was abolished
ana ana ne was retired on half-pay; William Cooper
mas been on the rolls for 81 years, and SO on
down page after page. A glance at the column
or total amounts paid" reveals some interest
Ing figures Henry E. Bicknell OF the court OF
ehancery, retiring at 10 on full pay of sli, $50
has received s225 600, and ''sttll lives" The late
Lord Chelmsford drew SIS 900 year for Is years:
since 1913 the heirs OF Sir Thomas Charges have
In perpetuity by Charles H., and amounfi... to
Ss60,00 In all; since 1914 there has been paid
5000 600 to the first Lord COmbermere and his
heirs; Henry Darley OF the Irish court of chan
order 50 years ago, has received nearly 1850 900:
Lord Beaconsfleld $40 900 year for Is years. al.
lowance for political services; Viscount Ever
sey's pension OF s20, GOO year for life has been
enjoyed for 20 years; Viscount Exmouth and
bis heirs nave $4,000 year since 1914
the heirs OF Lord Cough have enjoyed a
next heir have had during the same period
$4,000 year, but their total is 81 900 less than
The sum paid since 1Si1 to d. D. Heath, q county
court clerk; the pension on account ct Lord
keaHes services in 1s41 foots up $3.50, 600 by this
time; the Hon. j. II. Knox, eX-Weigh master of
butter. has been cOnSoled for the abolition of
his Office by payments amounting to nearly
1854 900; since 1I10 the Dukes of MARLBOROUGH
have been drawing $4,000 year, Richard
Mills, OF the court of chancery, an ex-taXing
master, has received since his retirement over
ar. no hEfr of Yn,I
sl5600 year since 1903, and the name of Mel
son figures twice, a pension OF Sl7 800 having
been enjoyed by the heirs OF the title since
1876, while the late countess name is set
against another pension OF $500 held for y
years. How sarcastic does the item read:
Heirs OF VIM Penn, since 1904 0tD a year
forever-total 1,lso,0Oo," it being reflected that
Pennsylvania is not a British possession! Since
Lord Raglan's death in the Crimea. in 1855. his
widow has had a life pension of Is Ot}j and
$4,000 year have been paid to his heir. The
pension OF 81 goo year to Rodney's heirs has
been running since 1898; another pension OF the
same amount seems 10 have lapsed with the
death OF the Dowager Lady Rodney In 1878. The
allowance for the members OF the royal family
are tOtaled at $3.50 900 for the Crown Princess of
Prussia. g. 200.0 900 for the Prince and sS0D 600
for the Princess OF Wales 81 225 900 for the Dixie
ana Duchess OF Edinburgh, 5000 900 for Prince
aGthuI, $4,000 for the late Princess Alice
s3?0,0o0 Tor the Princess Helena, s2fO, 900 for
Ine Marchi0neSS OF LOrne, 500 900 for
the Princess Mary of Teck. 1876. 900 for Prince
Leopold, s5i0,oo0 each for the Princess Augusta
and the Duchess or Cambridge, and 81. 40. 0oo
exclusive OF pay and allowances for the Duke
OF Cambridge. Viscount st. Vincent's services
were rewarded with $4,000 year In 1906 a
sum increased TO Sl5, Oo0 in 1924; on account of
Lord Seaton's, $4,000 year has been paid since
!s4o. The heirs OF William, Duke OF Schom-
berg, tyrant and humbug," Ito quote Thack-
erays Dailad,l had s2O, 600 year from 1895 It'll
1854, since which time the pension has been
$1,000; V1scount StratfOrd de Radcliffe is down
as receiving elise year since 1913 ~: one
pension OF $1,000 year has been paid since
1910 and another OF like sum since 1912 on the
Duke or WeningtOn'S account; and so on
through formidable list which, though doubt
less 1t contained some errors, may be taken as
being In the main accurate. The conclusion
derived from hasty perusal OF it is that for the
purpose OF pensions the next best thing to
being clerk In the court OF chancery is to be
commanders OF England.