Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-06-18

the country where such ideas prevail. NO
wonder we hear of famine and bankrupt
ces every day in the week. The proba-
bilitv is that we shall continue to hear of
thcm-that the 'wol' will thrust his nose
into our very doors, unless labor is honor
ed as it should be, and respected as the
only true and legitimate basis of Weaifh.
THE EXPENSES OF ROYALTY.
(From the Liverpool Times)
When the Paesent sovereign ascended
the throne the allowance which should be
made for ber maintenance was fixed by
committee of the House of Commons, on
the basis of the actual expenditure during
the last year of the previous reign. The
sum finally agreed upon was 1855 900,
out of which 100000 is set apart for the
privy purse, and the rest is expended in
keeping up the royal establishments, in
which is included every imag aginable species
of expenditure which can be deemed nee
essary to the comfort of the Sovereign,
and great deal more, so that the eco, 900
allotted TO the prvy purse is absolutely in
the Queens hands, free from all apparent
claims, for any purpose whatever. If to
this we add some 100000 a year enjoyed
by Prince Albert, e38, 700 a year for the
revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall, and
$4,000 ditto for the Duchy of Lancaster,
we have a total of 5gl50,00O, which ac
crues yearly to the royal family, over and
above the 4325,00O of the civil list, which
is spent in maintaining the royal establish
ments. With these facts before us nobody
can justly complain of the parsimony of
the British nation. But what becomes of
the immense sum last mentioned, 4325,-
600 over which the Queen has no imme,
diate control, but which is spent in main
tanning her vast household? Salaries play
an important part here. The figures are
terrific; but we will venture upon brief
summary.
First there is the Lord Steward with
$4,000 a year. Under him are the Trea-
surer, salary 1904; the Comptroller Of the
Household 904; the Master Of the House
hold, l,I58; the Clerk Of the Kitchen, 700;
the Gentlemen of the Wine and Beer
Cellars, 800; and the Ranger of Windsor
Home Park prince AlberL, 500. Be-
sides these sums, the Lord Stewards de-
partment abserbs some 425, 900 in subor
dinate salaries and allowances. Stepping
into another department, we encounter the
Lord Chamberlain with $4,000 a year;
the Vice Chamberlin, 924; the Keeper of
the priyy Purse, whose business is chiefly
to sign cheques, 1900; the Mistress of
the Robes, 500; Groom of the Robes, 500:
eight Ladies of the Bedchamber, 500 EACH;
eight Maids of Honor, 300 each; eight
Bedchamber Women, 300 each; eight
Lords in Waiting, 752 each; eight Grooms
in Waiting, 335 each; four Gentlemen
Ushers of the Privy Chamber, 200 each;
four Gentlemen Ushers, daily walters, $50
each; four Grooms of the Privy Chamber,
SO each; eight Quarterly Walters, 100
each; ten Grooms of the Great Chamber,
10 each; Master of the Ceremonies, 300;
five Pages of the Back Stairs, 400 each;
six Pages of the Presence, 1S0 each; eight
Sergeants- farms, 100 each. Then fol-
lows the Ecclesiastical Staff of the House
hold, 4I236; the Sanitary Establishment,
27O0; the State Band Of Music, 1916; the
Examiner of Plays, 400; Bargemaster and
Waterman. 400; the Hon. Corps of Gen
tlemen alarms, 5l29; the Captain and
Gold Stick, 1000; Lieutenant and Silver
Slick, 500; Standard Bearer and Silver
Slick, $50; the Body Guard of Yeomen,
7lOO; the Governor and Constable of
Windsor Castle, 100. In the Depart
ment of the Master Of the Horse we find
the Master himself, yg25OO; Chief Equer-
ry, 500; Master of the Buckhounds, 1900;
and Hereditary Grand Falconer, 1900
The portentous list does not exhaust all
the details of expenditure in the depart
ment of salaries, and excluding the cost Of
what is in the homely phrase, called ''liv,
| ing" Most of the offices above enumer'
ated are filled by members of the aristoc'
/ racy: and the duties attached to them are
to great extent, merely nominal.
Jake" said an old farmer one day
to his mower, "do you know how many
horns there are to dilemma!" "Well
no, not 'zactly," replied Jake, "but know