The sun., 1910-06-26
KINGS PVRQUISTTVS
ClRI8CS ANCIENT RE0HTS
GEORGE Y. GIVES UP.

ms' Include An GSld and snver MINE,
and an WAlIs and stFays-PoFtuSnir
KlnE Cast Flnd a bride n
children ~ . Dlleass-Fhe Aer,a
waiter Here-storhs Late Tnh Yea
aupaiAn GrNSt-Klag GeorEsS oui,
Club-nritiSh Lady n . Gypuy Vau
NS Leather nSOls for Trus ve~e.
ISrians-SlHVls Weddings N LSnaou.
LONDON, June i6-The Kings mea.aas
n Parliament asking thai renewed nro-
vision be made for The civil Rst announo,s
that his Majesty plAOSa unreaarvedly
a. the disposal Of the HOUSE thoss hvrsdi.
tAry revenues of the Crown which were
70 placed BY his predsceSsoFs ThS AZ.
ing Of the civil llst is almost wholly q com
msroih transaction. In Consideration az
The sum voted By Parliament the King
iorgoes many peTquisitss.
The ancient privileges Of the Crown win
bs surrendered during the Kings rsiGn.
or rather win Be allowed 70 remain IN
ibeyGnoe 20 long 20 tho eivIl lisa a sane
toned; but while they ArO merged IN the
national income IN Accordanca with a
mutual Arrangement BY which the SOW
ereign receives a definite amount nom
The State annually, Il b beyond diuputs
that tho statute BY which tho compact
IL arranged confines the surrender Of
rights 70 thu lifetime Of the monarch.
Hence 4 the King preferred the casual
and uncertain process of rupleniahinR
the Grown Golfers by means of his royal
rerquiaitss instead of troubling Parlia-
nent be could constitutionaIly command
the exercise Of numerous ancient customs
for the purpose Of supplying his financial
needs
There h. for instance. tho ancient rlQht
II the King 10 all gold and oliver mines. /
not only on his own land but also upon
any lands belonging 70 HE sub bjscts within
his dominioos. A the British Empire
last year produced about stoo. 90. zoo in
gold and silver. the exercise of this one
Sncient right alone would perhaps suf-
Ace.
Another night which a sovereign IN
T'lest Of funds might make operative 4 i
that which applies 20 the appropriation
n -waifs and strays.' waif. In strictly
hgal definition, msana -such stolen goods
a. are thrown away by the thief in his I
fight for fear Of hsing apprOhsnded.'
These ARE due 20 the King AZ a pun
ishment upon the holder Tor n0t himself |
the feiOn and taking the Goods 4,
away from him. Wherefore u a person,
being robbed. b diieont and imms- I
diately follows and hrings the thief !
(which b called fresh suit. or do pross- !
z1te him % conviction. he shall have hls Z
gOods again. Also if the person robbed
an retake the goods before they are asiusd q
'oF the CrOga. Il Al a distance Of twsnty
years, the Grown shah have not thein.'
The eals Of estraya h said % have been J
J pFodiahls parquisite at one time. "a Q
faya mean Rll kinds of animals exoept n
l0Es, cats. hears and wolves. which NAV
y found wandering on the Kings high
'sy. Hach eatrays must be proclaimed n
4 . oAurch and In two markot towns n
lose adjoining the place whore they N
'eTs found. and then II they have no q
latmants they beoorts the property Of m
he King Or his grantee at the end Of IA
ear and a day n
Originally the Queen consoris of ing o,
md derived their revenue from certain n
'nts exclusively appropriated 20 them a.
u of dsmeaDe lands Of the Crown and h,
10 contributors were required TO pay for vl
'scihc royal needs. Thus Il was the Il
ny Of Ons taxpayer 10 pay for the
.pesn's wool. another purchased oil for N
y lamp. a third bought attire FOR her hs
I'D and feet. and 90 on through ths hi
hole list Of queenly requisites. IN
Queen gold Wus smother form Of tribute IN
ha Maiestys consoTt and was de- Ne
Eed from q percentage of al moniss Ga
id 10 ths King IN respect Of any privi- vi
ye. uant, license. pardon ~ other on
val iavor- On,