The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-03

amounts Ia I2UtO or u3Hrly HlunUu uiinnhl-
". W. his department Hre a vast nuUhrr Of
iiinclioGRricr, ruihor dignHmrifs since Ncrt
mnny dl' the offices nre nIurg alnccurrB, 4
Master Of Robes, whose stnllOnis merely
honorary, receive, annually $500 i reduce
Il 90 Federal tnunty for the rnuyeuinuce OF
our readers, cipiH Lndios 0ilhG liodchhmbor
whose uuly duty $50 yisil aud dino with her
Majesty llroe ioUuighls in the ycHr, mad who
invariably use the wives or daughters Of
VrrT, hrvu s1iuty OF -25eH eaelii eiRlli
Maids OF Honor. und eight liedohrmher No-
mon, who are also lndirs ct l1gh hirb, and
duty u merely ca give the Queen the "plchs-
ursyf their company for Few WEEKS ~ the
yCff, have cnrh ma annual salary ot $1,000
eight Lords IN Waiting aud eight Groomr u
Waiting whose business II supply 10 Nirt
aud duo with lue Cuoen ilrre iurluiglhs Ia
tho year, hive, tho former 5000 each, and
/ the latter $500 oucl;u master or turrfhe'-
nics, win Introduces ambassadors 10 1he
Sovereign gp- slate aGGnslnMs. hne Al5Ou,slN-
lo6n Gentlemen Usirurs, with no 'Itties, huyr
from 5000 TO $1,000 each; fourteen Gfooms
olihe Chamberlain eight ScrgcRnls nj. Arms
whose offices are complete sinscurcH receive
salaries ranging from 5000 TO $500. -Four
Ulcers of thH llohss three kipg III Arms, hN
3 tfrrutriH two -tutr rurr-,-trva PugrH Of lhU
BackhiuirH, six pHgis ut tho Prcr'ucc, tour
Queens hcEBcngcIs, all receive fulurlcr ~
/ large ns most OF our STATE Governors
+..--+ ...-.I ls4GGel Lnillal lulrs-
The Poet Laureate, at present NORps wohrH,
receives 500 dollars pur uiuuni, the Exatn'
nor at Plays 1000 dollars, and ttu Surveyor
of Pictures aud the Master of tho Tennis
Cuuri, each high salaries. Sixty cluplnins,
aud twenty different physicians are nugchcd
to the court, sourn performing services aud
I receiving phy, aud others not Que hundred
aud iurly yOcineu OF tie guard Whose ouiy
duty is to attend Oh her majesty on state oc-
= eaa,onA, in the Kings Gunrd costume OF The
siXteenth century, ENJOY snlarics, amounting
. "a the aggregate 90 10000 dulnrr The en-
tire sum cNpcUtvt irtitt--irord Chamber
lain's department, Including household shlf
rics aud lrudesinen's bills, Is 100000 dollars.
Tho Lord High Steward, always of uOb!u
birth, hns salary oflQOOO dollar his dutv,
which i always performed by proxy, b, TO
rs.rso nc tSuccu's household, mud 10 pro
vide Tor the culinary department. lie has
uudrr him quito u li'llN army ot iralsurcr',
compirollrr., sccruturus, cIurks, bIOrrAeepuIF,
"ycomnn OF Tho puIlry' bnkcrs, conicciiQH-
ere, cupks, table dctkcrs, putIotr, &c. lie 10
also chiclJudgo Of he Court of MnrshHlsrn,
which consists OF uluo utnrslnluiru, whose
business % the administration orlusIce be-
tween ~ Queens sUryagis,, Tie tul-S CA
i pendiurSp The Lord Stewards department
amounts a\eusll "a about 100000 dollars.
Tho Mo'eE1 tie llor-g who VT, has charge
AIRY ur .Ip,6CO, und h"s uudsr him II large
lumber Of cquerrlcs, pages, post Hons, coach
men, grooms, iOotmcp, &c, all paid with
liberal salaries. III uis department, as ia rl-
cry other ~ iio Blush gdvornmtrt, there !,
no want ofsiugcurCs 4 Niusicf ui'hu Buck
hounds who hns uo duties whatever, receives
s,OOO'dolurs uunualiynud q Grand falcuucr,
although her Majesty possesses mot single
hawk, has nu nunuai salary OF $4,000. u"
I total EXPENSES of the Master Of thc llursA
department. rs $4,000 annually.
tiryiJiuE tire rtfurr'rtttt- -i''.-++1.-I above
large upprpwiA ions nre constantly nUdc-ior
tie maintenance ofthe Royal Palaces, cuss
ties, pavilious, news, parks, gardens, plea
sure grounds, stables, Sc. The Royal FUm.N
ny also draw heavy upon the public purse
Prince Albert, ns Royul Cousort, the duties
rof which station are preliy much l'uied to
The registration nj Somursct-llOusc "l The al.
ditions To his fumiiy, receives annual 3u,ch
pounds, or nearly SlJD,OOU Aud rs FIELD
Marshal ia tie Army, II Colonel IN tic Foot
Guards. Constable ot Windsor Castle. Ran
ger of Windsor Park, ubd Lord Warden of
ihp-%+atuurlCs; most oiN Iicli posts rr--'b-
snuIc siuccurcs, hu obuns every year, az
tcast Sstt0 e6o rrurr, 'tyrir'tl-, ti+e- naecu-
Duwngcr, rclict Of dlc late William ~, has
au unHual allowance OF 10000 pounds. The
Duchess OF kcut, the 0rrcus mother re-
cciyos 10000 pounds. ono ut-the QHeen'a
iunrlc~,,hc Duke OF Cambridge, receives ~
600 pouttd, another, the Duke of Cuhiber-
lnud, now hng OF iapovcr 10000 pounds.
Another mcmher of the Royal Family. Leo
poid, King OF the l|cgians, receives $4,000
bounds: and the Duchess OF Gloucester lhe
Queens aunt, lGOo0 pounds.
Tha grants made W PaIiiamon, iront yont
la Nrnr FIR the Ro\uI accommodations, ana
for ruyal snlutios aud pensions, du not Nv
cTAgC tess tira,t three +tttiers aud a hhll oil
dollars. For the unln,cunncG OF tho Royal
dignity. very large sum which does MOI mp
pear ia this calculation, Is sunk ~ plate, Jew
els. sc. The Queens plate, NJ -. JnmeS's
pnlnco alone, is estimated 20 he ~@rlh Two
millions of pounds The Crown Jewels kFtt
NJ the Tower ol London arc valued Mt three
luilluus of pounds. The crown worn hy
llor Majesty on state OCCASIONS - worm u
bout els. 600. and that used 10y her AT her
coronation, MS was told by its Snowman, is
prizrd at one million pounds. For the con-
sidcralion ofn single siXpcucc,my republican
visoi. has been daZzled 10y the sight OF IIlls
latter magnificent dudcm. Its groun'pwOrh
is red velvet, aud It's covered wan one MAJ
ing mass ofepals, snpphires and diamonds.
Around this imperial crown, were rnneed Vac
rious dindcms secures, orhS, swords OF JUS
ice, aud mercy golden spurs, golden VINE
f,i;f;a; !lr.e iar high aud Of The sauld Cur J
cnmttrcncc. golden baptsT,ui iout,ciuuiicrs,- !
tnukcrd.. salt cellars spoons, and many 9TH |
or ryfiTszvr rrtrrrsti- of geld NJ the coro-
milton of the sovereign, ur n, tie christening
of children of the royal family
NJ A Yankee has jus invented meth. |
oil To catch rats. lie SAYS Locate your bed
in n rootu nuttIt iutcstud liy these animals, +