Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
PERPETUAL PENSIONS.
People Who Have Drawn Big Money
From the British Government

! Since the cutlery which was raised a
few years ago against the system of
perpetual pensions most of the exist
ing holders have disposed of their in
terests for lump sums.
The duke of Marlborough for in
stance, recently committed his for
$685., 900; not bad bargain, consider
ing that the family has been in re-
ceipt of $4,000 year since 1906
total payments, 56O,OOO-when the
nation. in addition to palace, bought
the hero of Blenheim 23,571 acres of
land-now yielding S1S2, 7S5 a year
ait a cost of 81 ,272, 10.
The duke of Richmond also sold the
perpetual pension of $4,000 conferred
on his ancestor by Charles II. to the
nation for $2454. 1871
The duke of Grafton disposed of his
pension of S7O,3O3 for S1,646, 1872 95.
Naval and military pensions cost the
country S14S600 a year. political and
civil $4,000, judicial S22O4O422, dip
lomatic S13, 33O75, miscellaneous $15,-
1898, and house of commons 49,
1920.
The last of King George ILLS pen
siOners died last year. The final pay
ment ITO this venerable gentleman,
whose name was James Clark, was
S5.77.
There are still fifteen persons alive
drawing pensions granted by George
Nv. amounting ITO $3.50. Seven more
draw between them $4,S5O. These
were granted by William ".
The Lords Rodney enjoy a perpetual
pension of O,O0O-granted for the
victories their ancestor achieves over
the French in 17S2-till the title ex-
pires.
A grateful nation rewarded Lord
Nelson for the victories of the Nile in
1893 and Copenhagen with a perpetual
! pension of $4,000 a year and an es-
tate-With mansion-of 7,196 acres,
yielding a rental of $4,000 more.
Should the title become extinct, both
pension and estate revert to the
crown.
The : $4,000 a year granted to
the duke of Wellington terminates
with the present holder The next
duke will be allowed the rents of
Strathfieldsaye, the estate which the
nation presented to the hero of Water
loo, as long as he forwards to the
reigning monarch tricolor every year
on the 18th of June. AS the estate
comprises 19,116 acres, worth S116,S1O
a year the conditions are not likely
TO be broken.
The pension of $4,000 granted to
Lord Combermere for his services in
the peninsular war expires with the
present holder.
Last year Lord EXmouth committed
his pension of $4,000, which he inner
! tied from his ancestor, the Lord Ex-
mouth, who bombarded Algiers in
1916.
For his mana cement of the Indian
campaign in 1910 Lord Seaton was
presented With a pension of $4,000
which ceases with the present Lord
Seaton.
Lord Keanes pension Of $4,000 be-
slowed ON an ancestor for his victories
over the Afghans, also terminates
with it's present possessor.
Viscount Hardinge received $4,000
for the capture of Lahore i'll 1916.
The next viscount will be the last co
enjoy this snug little sum. The same
applies ito Viscount Coughs pension,
which was granted for the conquest Of
the Punjaub in 1916.
The next Lord Raglan will have to
do without the $4,000 a year granted
to the first lord for the victories in the
Crimea in 1855.
The late Lord Napier, Of Magdal,
persuaded the government to allow his
pension of $4,000 to descend to his
son.
The heirs of the duke of Schom-
berg receive $4,000 a year. The Rt.
Hon. Hugh Childers has $4,000 for
life; as have Viscount Cross and Lord
George Hamilton. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach and the Rt Hon. G. P. Viulers
have $4,000; Lord Chancel1ors Sell
borne. Halsbury, and Hersahcll, S10,-
600 each.