The Irish standard., 1894-01-20


by the principles Of true government"
HIGH SALARIES IN ENGLAND.
What the Queen. Gladstone and Lord
Houghton Are Paid by the Year
The salaries of the members Of the
English cabinet are so large as to startle
an American, says the Washington Post.
The secretary for foreign affairs and
prime minister, Mr. Gladstone,get $5O,-
0o0 year; the chancellor of the exche-
quer, s25.Oo0; the lord high chancellor,
$50, 600; the lord lieutenant Of Ireland
(not member of the cabinet, but vicroy)
100000; the lord president of the privy
council, S20,O00; the secretary of state
for war, $50, 90; the secretary for colon
les, $23, COO; home secretary, $4,000; the
secretary for India, $4,000; first lord Of
the admiralty, $4,000; the lord chancel-
lor of IRELAND, 100000, and the president
OF the board of trade, $4,000.
| In their military and naval establish
ments the English pay salaries that
would make our higher officers feel like
millionaires could they get them. 1t is
true that up to the grade Of major. or
even colonel, our army is better paid
| than any in continental Europe, but
there the advantage stops. 1T is very
rare to find an English officer, unless he
is promotion from the ranks, who has
not some income outside of his salary.
The major-general commanding the
United States army receives S., 800 per
annum. The Duke of Cambridge, the
commander in-chief of the British army.
is compensated with $;33,160 for that SER
vice alone His pay as honorary colonel
of various regiments is almost one-half
as much more, while his annuity from
the nation is $4,000. His private score.
tary, Col. A. G. T.. Fltz-George-who is
his son, by the way-gets $4,000 per an
mum, besides his regimental pay, for this
agreeable service. General Ruggles, ad
jutant general, q. s, A., receives $5, 500
yearly. His British friend, who holds
the same position now, General Sir Red
vers Butler, one OF England's ablest
fighting men, gets the handsome sum Of
$13,50O, besides extra pay amounting to
more than $4,000. The quartermaster
general OF the English army receives
$10,500, while the pay of the American
officer at the head of this department is
So, 800, and no allowance
Her Majesty Victoria, Empress and
Queen, gets from the nation $l,970,00O,
and her income from property belonging
to her and inherited is as much more.
The Prince of Wales gets $500, 600 per
year Marlborough house, q splendid
palace, is fitted up for him by the nation,
which also paid for his superb estate OF
Sandringham in Norfolk. The Duke of
Edingburgh, the second son, until lately
has had to wag along on Sl25,O00 and
his pay as full admiral. He has re-
Gently become German Prince, where
his pay is higher. The pay Of an English
lieutenant-general is $3.50 per day.
lAll officers over the water are paid by
day, instead Of monthly A major-geu-
eral S15, brigadisr-general $3.50, a
colonel sometimes receives as much as
$3.50, lieutenant colonel Sc, staff
major 1915, captain So, lieutenant $3.50
and second lieutenant $1.871a per diem.
In the English navy the high officers are
we'll paid. A full admiraps annual pay
is $l9,1OO, including allowances. A vice.
admiral receives $12.500 to $16, 900 each
year. A commander from $500 to $3,-
GOO, and full captain the same.
The Lord Mayor Of London receives
$4,000 per year. His official term is
twelve calendar. months, although the
same person can be reelected as often as
his constituents choose to do SO. He is
always knighted, but his title, unless he
be made q baronet, dies with him.
The English Judiciary is well paid, as
judges should be everywhere. The gu
preme court Of jndicature is the equiya-
lent, as tar as it can be, Of our supreme
court of the United States. It is COM
posed Of the Lord High Chancellor Of
England, the Lord Chief Justice Of Eng
land, the Master Of the Rolls and the
President Of the probate, admiralty and
divorce courts. Besides these, there are
five lord Justices. Each of these receives
e25OM per annum. The Master of The
Rolls salary is 10000. The high court
of Justice g the NEXT in rank ID the su-
preme court OF judicat turs Ths Iordl