The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-22
MUCH MONEY IN GREAT SOLDERING.
immense Cash Reward, to EngIand's Success
full Generals.
From London Tn-Bhs.

From London Tt-Bas.
While the army IL slngularly lacking in the
rich prizss which the church and the law hold
out az bats TO their Jealous and capable follow
ers, 1t has brought to some Of Its most skilful
Generals a crop of.dignities. wealth and gloryf for
which no other profession has any parallel.
In actual money the Duke OF Wellington's
brilliant Generalshlp yielded considerably over
e.. 90. 900 sterling for himself and his descend
ants. in addition TO dignities and ~princely pres
ents almost beyond number.
After the great vicory Of Assaye. in which he
crushed the Mahratta power. gifts poured on
him in lavish profusion. including a sword
Of honor valued at 1000 %guineas. tho gift Of
the inhabitants Of Calcutta; and a 2~.0oO-guinea
service Of plate, the tribute Of hi army. After
the greater battle OF Tlavera he received u
peerage and a pension OF $4,000 a year for two
generations.
y Salamanca brought him the thanks Of Parlia-
ment. a marquisate and a sum Of fioO. 900; and
q little later the Commons voted him q further
sum Of $500, 900 to maintain his dignity as a
peer. The browning victory Of Waterloo was
rewarded by an additional grant OF c20O. 900:
and among countless other rewards were Coo
600 In prize money. a silver plateau. worth TO-
900 guineas, from the King of Portugal, a statue
in Hyde Park which cost another flO, 600, and u
magnificent sword from the city Of London. In
addition to these substantial rewards Yelling
ton won within the short space OF five years n
viscounty. an earldom. a marquisate and n
dukedom. in addition TO seven foreign titles.
including one OF Prince.
The great Duke OF Marlborough, the victor Of
Blenheim and Families. reaped a rich harvest
from his soldering. OF dlGnities he won with
his sword a barony. earldom. m~arouisate and
dukedom, in addition to two titles OF Prince, all
within the space of seventeen years. A pension
Of "a. oC a year was conierIea on MN and his
sented to him by Parliament, and the Palace Of
Blenheim was built for HIM. by the Queens di-
~rection at a cost OF nearly f250.000. As tho
Dukes pension was continledto his descendants
for III wears, his skill and valor. like that Of the
Duke OF Wellington. yielded more than a million
pounds sterling.
But these two Generals, the military ~geni,ises
Of this and the last century, stand absolutely
alone in the wealth OF money their swords won
for them. To md a rival we must look to the
navy and Lord Nelson. who. In addition to
large parliamentary grants. won for his de-
scendants a perpetual pension OF Is. 900 a year.
Viscount Cough, the yictorof the Sikhs, thrice
ment, was made Baron and yiscount, knight Of
St Patrick. u. C.. y. J., and Privy Councillor:
and received, In addition 10 these honors, a PEN
sion OF f2.OOO a year from the Government and
q similar pension from the East India Company.
Few soldiers, however, OF any country or CEN
fury, have reaIed a richer crop Of rewards
than our present Commander-in-Chief, Lord
Wolseley, or have crowded 50 many honors
into "a smaller Compass of time. In 1870 he was
a plain Colonel of infantry. with a distinguished
record, II i true, but with little TO show for IL
beyond a fairly rapid promotion in army rank.
Within eight years he had become n General.
n Grand Cross Of ST, Michael and st. George.
and a X. G b.; he had been thanked by Parlia-
ment for hts courage. energy. and persever-
ance" in the conduct Of the Ashanti war, and
had received a grant of ESQ and a sword of
honor.
Since then he has twics received the thanks
of both houses OF Parliament. was created q
Viscount in 1855 and has since blossomed into
a Knight OF st Patrick, a Privy Councillor. a,
c. Is, and Commander-in-Cbief. In addition 10
receiving several honorary degrees from our
leading universities,
Even this astonishing record OF distinctions
has been rlvalled. II not collapsed, by Lord Rob
erts. The hero OF Candahar has been mentioned
twcnty-three ines In dispatches. and has
twice been thanked by both houses Of Parlis-
meut, and on many occasions by the Govern
ment OF India. He has won the grand GROSS OF
three orders OF knighthood, the Bath, the Star
Of India and the Indian Empire; is a Priv
Baron. has receive doctors degrees from the
four leading universities in tho United King
dom, and the freedom OF a dozen cities and
royTl boroughs.
n IL quite possible that Lord Kitchener NAV
y ct rival even such marvellous records as IN e.e.
Tor q man who ut " has won q peerags- n q e.
r., X. {. NJ O.. the thanks OF Parliament and a
grant OF go, 0OO, may rodsonnbly be etpccted
TO renp a very rich crop OF laurels.