The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28
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The First Gentleman .. England.

The First Gentleman o. England.
| The Prince of Wales, with an in
come of only half million dollars
a year, is again in financial trouble.
The amiable princess enjoys lib
eral and independent income veted
as marriage settlement, and their
children are we'll cared for. The
prince has the bad habit of running
into debt, and he has given minis
ters no little annoyance, for they
dislike to ask Barliament to pay
his tradesnen's bills. i-f1o -a
The present deficit in his exehe-
quer has been. growing for years,
and has finally taken large proper
tions. Beaconsfeld9 had q tender
place in his heart for the indiscre
tions of royal youth. He5had once
lived luxuriouslY himself, without
much care about pay day, and he
could sympathize with others of
Expensive tastes and habits, who in
dulged them regardless 9f scostdor
consequences, -, Had Beaconsfeld
lived, he would have .shouldered
the princes burden and have, car
ried him through without much diff
fculty.
Gladstone is q far less managea-
bic premier. He condemns reck-
less living in prince or peasant.
With passionate. cultivated love
for one branch of art, he did not
hesitate to sell his beautiful and
rare collection of porcelain when
the passion became burdensome
1t may be assumed that he will re-
quire the prince to make full ex-
hibit of his debts, and TO enter into
stipulations for the future, as a
condition precedent to any move in
parliament for az additional grant
of money 4a.3 mo-
The Prince of Wales seems to
have adopted George ". for mod
ell. George aspired to be "the first
gentleman of Europe" but he really
was a mean and detestsble eharac-
ter, destitute of honor and of prin-
ciple. Loving coarse display, prod
igaI in expenditure, and willing to
make disgraceful sacrifices TO pro-
cure ready money, he was always
in debt, and he frequently sought
to leave the kingdom in order to es
cape from suffering and clsmorous
debtors. His father came to his re-
lief several times, but he discovered
that the prince would spend the
whole revenues of the crown if they
were at his disposal, and be no bet
ter off at the end of the year. These
demands upon the privy purse were
one of the many causes of estrange-
ment between father and son.
The present Prince of Wales was
reared with great strictDess and
rigid discipline. He sought relief
in evasion and in excess. An esca'
pade of the prince, it is said,
brought on the cold which led to
Prince Albert's death. That belief
became rooted in the Queens mind,
and has served to ALLEVIATE her from
her son.
Prince Albert and the Queen were
both gwen 10 a careful economy,
unusual in peraons OF their rank.
The stories told of the household
expenses, and of the personal su-
pervision OF her majesty over them,
would do credit to German mat
ron of the old school, of limited for
tune. Since the death of Prince
Albert the Queen has practically re-
tired. and the social functions of
her station have almost entirely
devolved g upon the prince Of
Wales. The princes friends base
an appeal to parliament on this
fact. laiOC
The Queen, with her great civil
list and immense private fortune,
has not, like George III, whose pc
nuriousness was well known, aided
her eldest born, nor paid any part
of the expense incurred on her &C
count. She has found pleasure in
the accumulation of wealth, and, not
being self-induIgent, the task has
been easy and agreeable.
We have among US many rich and
liberal citizens who rejoice in their
British connections, whose noble
ambition it is to cement a close
union between the two countries by
ties of marriage, and who have the
greatest admiration for the English
Government as the perfection of
human wisdom. They have pecu-
liar sympathy with potentates and
princes and dukes and marquesses
and lords of all degrees. Possibly
they will start fund for the imme
diate relief of the prince. The
necessary amount might be secured
in less time than was required for
the Grant gfatuity. When the
Prince of Wales, hundred years
ago, contracted a large secret loan
through FreAchmen acting under
his personal authority, he basely al
lowed some of them to be guillo-
tined for having striven to assist
him. If Mr.. Field or Mr., Childs
should undertake this friendly of
fee, they would be fully assured
against any such peril, and have the
comfort of relieving a prince des
tined to be the king of England AID
emperor of India.
Able-Bodie Liars.