The Rev. Thomas Thurlow may he called the Prince of Sinecurists. As Patentee of Bankrupts he enjoys an allowance of £7,352 Is. 6.1. for abolition of fees, and as compensation for the loss of office as Clerk of the Hanaper he has £4,028 per annum. Besides this, the reverend gentleman receives the bagatelle of £335 12s. 3d. as compensation for loss of office as Prothonotary of the Court of Pleas, Durham. All these offices were abolished in 1832. In all, therefore, Mr. Thurlow has been in the receipt of an annual sum of £11,716 6s. 9d. per annum for thirty-seven years, and has been compensated to the total amount of £432,503 2s. 9d. out of the pocket of the nation. The lucky clergyman is a nephew of the first and brother of the second Lord Thurlow. Tiie Americans are a “ look a head ” as well as a go-a-head people, for the Philadelphians are preparing to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, on the 2th July, 1879, nine years hence, by a gigantic musical festival with one hundred thousand spectators, and twelve thousand performers.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 412, 11 March 1870, Page 3
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