Queen Victoria is the richest widow in tho world. She has an income that is large enough to render any man happy at her domestic fireside. Her allowance from the British Government is £385,000, to which must be added £25,000 from the Duchy of Lancaster, making a total of £410,000 per annum, besides at least a dozen rent-free castles, palaces, and mansions. As she accepted a legacy from Mr. Neold (who passod over his own relations to enrich her), as she inherited £1,000,000 from Prince Albert in 1861, and she has not spent a third of her allow-, anqe since his death,; it is, estimated that her Majestys's cash capital, well invested, is at least £2,000,000.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 14, Issue 1164, 24 June 1870, Page 2
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116Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 14, Issue 1164, 24 June 1870, Page 2
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