The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-09 00:00:00

THE SALARIES OF PALACE OFFICIALS.

The Financial Reform Anexiation of Liverpool now
give a further eonttnaatiea glib& detailed Oatmeal of the
Civil List expeditors :

LOUD lITZWAIteII DEPAMIIIIXT.
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Tito salary of the 10;11K;wiri,isix;Tailler Majesty's
accession, is 2,0001. Ia the reign of Geo. 111. it was only
1,4501. ; it was afterwards augmented, up to 1831, to
2 4361. 10s. In that ear a select committee of the House of
Cowman recom ed in their report that it should be re-
duced to 2,0001. per annum, at whieh it has since continued.
The appointment is entirely a political one, being renewed on
each change of administration, and the duties of this °Moor
are to rule and govern the estate of the Queen's household
according to his discretion. All his commands in court me
to be obeyed. His authority reaches over all the °Maas and
senaats of the Queen's house, eaceptirg those of the
Queen's chamber, stable, and chapel. He has autho-
rity, also, to hold courts for admiaisteeing justice and set-
tling disputes between the servants of the area. Although
the office affords to its holders a sonsiderable patronage, in
the appointment of many of the inferior officers, clerks, and
domestic sensate, its duties seldom require his Matthews at
court, except es Mate occasions, as the details of this a
mint are chiefly left to the supervision of the Master =
Household, who resides in the palace. In doe, this dace
mar be regarded as purely an honorary one.
Pbs Treasurer Ce the Household, receiving a alma of
9041., is an allow of pretty numb the same character. • is
the Lord Steward's deputy at state ceremonfasia the absence
from court of the fanner tunotioauy; and, if the principal
has next tone duties to discharge, it is not difficult to esti-
mate the amount of services performed by his deputy.
There being, however, a celery attached to the oak*, it is
useful in enabling a minister to reward political friends.
The salary in pending reigns was 1,2001. per annum.
The Comptroller of the Household naives a eatery of
9041., for which he has simply to examine and check the ac-
counts connected with toe expenses of the household in the
Lord Steward's department, and his salary wes formerly
1,2001., bat was amskailated to that of the Treasurer when
the latter wee reduced to 9041. The appointment is strictly
a politica cao.
The Master of the Household bas a salary of 1,1681. To
this officer belongs actually thework which the Lord Steward
is paid to perform nominally. In addition to the surveying
of the accounts of the household in this department, he has
full control over the whole of the domestic establishment of
her Majesty—pays the wages, and inquires into all com-
plaints of neglect or misconduct. The salary wits formerly
only 6001, but has bees considerably increased., until at the
accession of her Majesty it was fixed at the present &meant.
The Muter sf the Household dines at the royal table.
The aloe of Secretary to the Master of the Household
was created fa 1838, sad the situation is considered worth,
including salary, board-wages, &c., about 3001. The other
°mesas in this department receive altogether, for salaries, a
sum of about 2,62 W , out of which the clerks, &e., of the
Burn of Green Chat are paid.
The whole of the accounts of the extenditure for the
household in this department are kept by the clerks of this
baud, who oomist of a secretary to the baud, three clerks,
secretary to the garden accounts, messenger, and a messenger
to the Lord Steward. There is also a pay Aloe connected
with this department, for the liquidation of the claim* of
tradesmen and others, in which there are a paymaster (whose
salary was 5001. per annum), a deputy, and an artaistant.
These situations are all in ton patronage of the Lord Steward.
The board itself, consisting of the Lord Steward, Treasurer,
Comptroller, sad Muter of the Household, has the power of
hearing and deciding on offences committed within the verge
of the palace.
In this Ake of the kitchen department there are the fol-
lowinge auto : clerk comptroller of the kitchen, first,
third, and fourth clerk., and a messenger. The pre-
sent clerk comptroller has a salary of 7001., his predecessor
having been in the ree ipt of 6001., and in George the
Third's time it was only 3001. He is considered the" working
man " for the Master of the Household, and has great power
our the members of the establishment. U. always attends
during her Mejesty's dinner', and makes himself " generally
useful " on such OCClAiaaa. Tee four clerks, whose salaries
are from 701. to 2601. per annum, keep all the aecounts,
check the we:ghts, &c., of all articles realised from kudos-
saes, and Was the orders to these parties. The nies.eoger's
wages an about 701. per annum. The appointments are a 1
in the gift of the Lord Steward. The amount expended in
this depart:neat, including the clerks of the kitchen's office,
domestic somas in the urry,eine and beer cedars, kitchens,
cenfectionam pastry, table-deekets, Its. is 9,9831.
The kitchen staff censista of a chief cook, with a salary of
about 7001. ; three master cooks, receiving about half, or
3601. each, and having thi privilege of taking apprentice.,
with a premium of 1601. to 2001. recrivable from each. Two
yeoman of the kitchen, two routing woks, two lankier,
mad storm, a storekeeper, two green-ofiloe men, three
kitchen maids, ask two nail to superintend the steam
apparatus, with wages and salaries ranging from 251.
1734. par annum. In the confectimary department there
ma first yeoman confectioner, with a aliry of 3001.; second
ditto, 2501.1 as mend man, 801. ; and Vree femate Leis-
tints. Alio a chief pastry cook, 24W., with one male and
two female assistants. A baker and his assistant, with
wages from 501. t o 631. a year.
In the wine and beer cellars' department there is a gen•
denim of the wise and beer cellars, receiving a salary of
6001 ,wham duty it is to eel. et and pillehliee all the wines
fur her." Majesty's table, to superintend the decanting and
sending up of the WIWI required, besides undertaking the
whole supervision of the department. There are, in addition,

two yeomen of the wins and beer cellars, receiving eme 1601.,
and a groom, at a salary of 8 ft. The dwy of tit table denten
is to superintend the arrangement of her Majesty's table,
gluing everything in order previous to the serving of dinner.
There are three of them, with so assistant and a vv.,' fitter.
Torii, salaries average as ; First table decker, 2005 ;
second ditto. 150/ ; third ditto, 90', ; assistant ditto, 625 •,
wax fitter, 621. Them are also in the awry, a yeoman and
first end 'frond female assistant, who have the charge of all
linen belonging to the Lord B:eward't departm mt. The
pawns filling these offices receive but small Werke. and are
geo,raliy relected from these filling more subordinate situa-
tions in the household. The three yeomen of the pantry
have the can of the whole of the Queen's plate, estimated to
be worth nearly two millions sterdog. Their siderite are:
First yeoman, 1605 ; stoma dit:o, 1505 ; third ditto, 12.11.
a year, and, is addition, board wage and lodging money. •
The first yeoman also has the greutties given by persons who
have the privilege of inspecting the Queen's late. There are
also seven assistants and a groom belonging to the gold
said silver pastries for washing and cleanaine the plate,
I with salaries of about a guinea awe k each. Tee situations
in all these departments ate in the appointment of the Lord
Steward, who enjoys thus a most intensive patronage.
In the steward's-room there are a yeoman, with a calory ail
about 1001, and fire assistegits, at about 601. a year each.
They have the charge of all the plate sad linen required f,r
the steward's-room ; they lay the t eble for all meals, wash
glasses, &.o In the servants'-hail, there is a'- usher of the
bell, with a salary of 901. a year, wens, duty it is to keep •
correct return of the number dicing doily .n the ball, to be
funnelled to the clerk of the kitchen. He pas two eag‘tants
receiving a guinea a week each, who prepare the tables fir •
servants meals, clean knives, eto. The state porters conaist
of a mejaant porter, salary 1505, five y, omen peters, 601.
each, ass d four under porters, with salaries of 601
each. Their services are only required on state
emsaalions, when they attend on the passages, and
on the staircases leading to the ante ao.,rtmems.
They have neither table nor rooms provided for
them in the tam. There are also gentlemen porters,
whose period, of attendance at the palace where the court
resides are one week on and oat week off duty. They wait
from eight in the morning grail eine o'clock at night. They
con•ist 01 a first gentleman pester, first and second yeoman
porters, three groom porters, and an assistant porer, with
salaries ranging from 1601. to 1901 a year. Besides toese
there are the toll twiog subordinate officers in the domestic,
departmeat : Five night porters, who attend from
nine o'clock at night until sight the nest moraine,
receiving a guinea a week each and their food. Four
night watchmen at the same salary, and in attend-
saes at the rme honer, in the grand hall and other
entrances of the palace. Two lamplighters and seven
assistants to attend exclusively to tholemps in the royal re-
sidence. The first lamptighter's salary is all tot 1001. a year,
besides an allowance for board wages and lodging money.
Two coal porters and ten assistant porters, whose duty it is
to see to the °meet delivery of all cords sent in by toe mer-
chants, and to keep up a supply from the cellars for all the
rooms in the royal residence. Also, to attend to the loading
and unloading of marriages belonging to the Qu• en or her
visitors. All the above eituatioue are in the gift of the
Lord Steward, but in some eases the Master of the House-
hold or clerk of the kitchen recommend,