Washington telegraph., 1849-03-14

York Courier and Enquirer, we make
synopsis of an article upon the English
government and its abuses. 1t may be
instructive, with moral attached, to us
simpleminded and neutrality-suspicious.,
to know, in the matter of dollars and
cents, what it costs to maintain the
/" dignity that hedges in Queen"
By act of Parliament, the Queens civil
list as her regular allowance, is nearly
two millions of dollars. Of this sum, she
has three hrn n1red thousand for her own
use. The balance is expended IN the
departments of the Lord Chamberlain,
the Lord Stewart and the Masters of the
the Horses, in royal bounties, charities,
pensions and special services.
The functions of the Lord Chamber
lain, are to exercise a supervision over
the Queens apartments. His pay is
nearly $4,000. Under him, he has the
following functionaries, all OF noble birth:
A master of the robes--a merely honorary
station, with an annual salary of So, 500 /;
eight ladies of the bedchamber, who are
to visit and dine with her Majesty oc-
casionally, receive $1,000 each. per year J;
eight maids of honor and eight bedcham-
Der women, whose duty is to give the
Queen their company ID few weeks in the
year. have each an annual salary of
$1,500; eight lords in waiting ard eight
grooms in waiting, with like duties, re-
ceive, the former $500, the latter ST.
500 EACH master of ceremonies, with
81 500 a year; sixteen gentlemen ushers,
with no duties, with from 5000 to 81 900
each; fourteen grooms of the chambers
and eight sergeants at arms, with salaries
ranging from $500 to 500; tour officers of
the robes, three king of arms six heralds,
two state pages, FIVE pages of the back
stairs, six pages of the presence, four
Queens messengers, all receiving (some
of them large) salaries, with mostly nom
inal duties to perform. The poet laureate
receiving $500 annually; the examiner of
plays, $4,000; the keeper of the swans.
So 1000; the surveyor of pictures, and the
master of the tennis court, each high
salaries. There are sixty chaplains and
twenty physicians, many of them receiv-
ing fixed salaries one hundred and forty
yeomen of the guard, and attendants Of
the Queen on state occasions, with sal
aries, IN the aggregate, of 100000. The
expenses of the Lord Chamberlain's de-
partinent amount to $350,O00.
The Lord Stewart's duty, which is per-
formed by proxy. is to superintend the
Queens household, and to provide for the
culinary department. His salary is $10,-
600. lie has under him large number
of officials. The expenditures of his de-
partment amount to 100000.
The Master of the Horse has the charge
of her Majesty's horses and stables, with
a salary of $4,000. The total expenses
of his department are $325,O00.
The Royal Family draw heavily upon
the public purse. Prince Albert, as royal
consort, receives annually $3.50, ,O00.-
From other Offices and appointments he
receives $4,000 more. The Queen dow
ager has an annual allowance Of 91O0, COO
The Queens mother receives E36, 200 !;
the Duke of Cambridge Ell, 900; the
Duke of Cumberland 100000; Leopold,
King of the Belgiums, 950,o00; the
Duchess of Gloucester G16 900. The
annual grants made by Parliament for
the royal accommodations, pensions and
salaries are not less than three millions
and half of dollars. Besides these ap-
propriatlons,' large revenues are received
by the crown from other sources,
A very large sum is sunk liz plate,
jewels, etc.. The Queens plate at St.
James, is vaued at two millions of
pounds. The crown jewels are estimated
at three millions of pounds; the crown
used on state occasions is worth one
hundred and fifteen thousand pounds, and
that used at the coronation is priced at
one million pounds. Beyond doubt,
royalty is costly.
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