Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-06-17
NO. xxx.
The Salaries of Royalty.

The Liverpool Times gives some items of tho
expense royalty is 70 England. After stating
that 1856, 900 is the Queens salary, Of which
100000 is absolutely pin money. it says:
Tito this we add some 100000 year enjoy.
ed by Prince Albert e38000 q year for the
.evenues of the Ducby of Cornwall and f12,-
600 ditto for the Duchy of Lancaster. We liavea
total of about 9I50,000, which accrues yearly
70 the royal family, over and above the 1926
900 to the civil list. which is spent in maintnn-
ing the royal establishments. With these facts
before MS nobody can justly complain of the par
.imony of the British nation But what be-
comes of the immense sum last mentioned 1885,
900, over which rhe Queen has no immediate
control, but which is spent in maintaining her
vast household Salaries play an important
part here. The figures are terrific; but we viii
venture upon brief summary.
First there is the Lord Stewart with G2.000
a year. Under him are the Treasurer, salary
9904; the Comptroller of the Household 1904;
the Master of the Household, 9l, ,l58: the Clerk
of the Kitchen, 9700; the Gentlemen of the
Wine and Beer Cellars $500; and the Ranger
of the Windsor Home Park prince Alhert) 9500.
Besides these sums, the Lord Stewards DEPART
ment absorbs some 925, 900 in subordinate sala
ries and allowances Stepping into another de-
partment we encounter the Lord Chamberlain,
with 92 900 a year; the Vice Chamberlain,
1924; tine Keeper of the Privy Purse, whose
business it chiefly is to sign cheques, f2.000;
rhe Mistress of the Robes. $500; Groom Of the
Robe s,9sOO; eight Ladies' Of the Bedchamber,
e5OO each eight Maids of Honor, G30O each;
eight Bed Chamber Women, f3OO each; eight
Lords in Waiting, f702 each; eight Grooms in
Waiting, 1856 each; four Gentlemen Ushers
of the Priyy Chamber, e200 each: four Gentle
men Ushers, daily walters, 4l5O each; four
Grooms of the Privy Chamber. fS8 each; eight
Quarterly waters, fl00 each; ten Grooins Of
the Great Chamber, 940 each: Master ot the
Ceremonies. 930O; five Pages of the Back Stairs.
940O each six Pages of the Presence. ESQ
each eight Sergeants-at-Arms, EGO each
Then follows the Ecclesiastical Staff of tie
Household. 9l236; the Sanitnry establish menf,
f27OO: the State Band of Music, 9l9lG; The
Examiner of Plays. 94O0; Bargelnaster and Wa
terman, e400: the Honorable Corps of Gentle
men. alarms. 5l39 pounds; the Captain and
Gold Stick, 1000 pounds; Lieutenant aud Silver
Stick. 500 pounds Standard Bearer and Silver
Stick $50 pounds the Body Guard Of Yeoinen,
7100 pounds; the Governor and Constable OF
Windsor Castle, 1920 pounds. In the depart
ment of the Master of the Horse we find, the
Master himself $500 pounds; Chief Equerry,
1000 pounds; four Equerries in Ordinary, 760
pounds each Crown Equerry, 300 pounds; Mas
ter of he Buckhounds 100 pounds; the He
rediary Grand Falconer, 1900 pounds. The por.
tentous list does not exhaust all the details Of
expenditure in the department. of salaries, and
excluding the cost of what is in the homcly
phrase, called 'living." Most of the offices a.
bove enumerated, are filed by members of the
aristocracy and the duties attached to them,
are, to great extent, merely nominal.