Victorian Politics in 19th Century Britain and America
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Early British and American Politics
The source information is from a large collection of Victorian Era newspapers saved by my great-great-grandfather, George Burgess (1829-1905) during his life. He spent over 12 years in America from the age of 15 and on his return to England in 1857 he bought back with him a selection of early American newspaper cuttings which formed the beginnings of his Victorian Scrapbook.
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The Cost of Royalty prior to 1861
Articles published in British and American newspapers
Quoting from the American Newspaper:-
The statute which granted $2,000,000 pre annum to the Queen, with $50,000 per annum additional "for home secret service," provided for the particular application of the money as follows:-
1. For Her Majesty's privy purse $300,000;
2. For salaries of her household, $626,000;
3. Expenses of the household - that is what Paddy would call "the best eating and drinking," - $862,500;
4. Royal bounty alms, and special services, $16,000;
5. Pensions to the extend of $6,000;
6. Unappropriated moneys, $40,200.
And an article from the British Victorian newspaper entitled 'The Privy Purse of Queen Victoria prior to 1861, costs given below are per annum':-
The Privy Purse of the Queen is £60,000
Revenues of the Duchy of Cornwal l 88,000
Revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster 12,000
Neeld Legacy of 500,000 l. equivalent to Prince Albert. 25,000
Parliamentary Annuity 30,000
Pay as Field-Marshal 6,000
Pay as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards 2,695
Pay as Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifle Brigade 238
Grand Ranger of Windsor Great Park (amount of emoluments unknown) say 1,000
Grand Ranger of Home Park (amount of emoluments unknown) say 500
Governor of Constable of Windsor Castle 1,120
Total £176,553
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This early American newspaper article uses a lot of colloquial language which seems to be quite common for American newspapers published during the early part of the Victorian Era. If you have difficulty in reading it here a full transcript is available for free viewing on Nathanville, link below.
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