The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-23
A ROYAL HOUSEHOLD.


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On the 9th of November Sir Charles
W. Dixie, NJ. P, addressed q public
meeting at Newcastle on-Tyne on Rep
resentation and Royalty" Sir Charles
Dixie, as a welLknown author and the
editor OF the Athenaam, is representa-.
tive Of the intelligent and thoughtful
classes OF British society. and BY no
means of the merely literary class. In
speaking Of the cost Of the court he
encountered the functionaries compos-
ing the Queens household. The list is
calculated to make q well.regulated
housekeeper tremble:
Under the lord stewards depart
ment, (said Sir Charles Dixie, and the
department Of the master Of the horse,
we have such officers as the coroner Of
the household, and the chief query
and clerk marshal, and various others
whose duties are not of very burden
some description. Laughter Moth
ing is more singular than the constitu.
ton of the medical department You
would hardly credit the number Of med
ical gentlemen who are required for the
service OF the household, but am
aware that some OF them are unpaid.
There are three physicians in ordinary,
three physicians extraordinary, one
sergeant,surgeon extraordinary, one
physician OF the household, one sur
geon of the household, one surgeon
apothecary, two chemists OF the estab-
lishment in ordinary, one surgeon
oculist, one dentist in ordinary, one
other physician-or twentyone in all,
laughter; while the Prince Of Wales
has for his special benefit three honor
arv physicians, two physicians in
ordinary, two surgeons in ordinary.
one surgeon extraordlnary-ll laugh
ter -one chemist in ordinary,
or eleven more loud laughter II
making thirty-two doctors in one fam
lily. Laughter and applause. l
should be almost afraid OF tlrlng any
body who listened to me while | went
over the list Of strange offices OF which
the household is made up. Lord high
almoner, sub-almoner hereditary grand
almonor, master Of the buckhounds,
clerk of the check, clerk OF the closet,
exons in waiting, and last, but not
least, the hereditary grand falconer, the
Duke OF St. Albans- laughter who
might perhaps with advantage, if he is
to retain his salary Of El500 year, be
hereditary grand pigeon.shooter in or
binary. Loud laughter. II we turn
to the lord stewards department We
come at once upon mysterious board
of green cloth, as it is called, at the
head Of which are the lord steward, the
treasurer, the comptroller OF the house.
hold, and the master OF the household,
with a perfect army of secretaries and
clerks, and with special secretaries,
with special offices, and with special
salaries in each OF those sections Of the
Laughter.
"In the kitchen department we have
a chief cook and four master cooks, re.
ceiving salaries OF between $4,000 and
$4,000 year between the five; and
host OF confederates, some OF whom
have duties that | cannot even guess
at--such, for instance, as the two
Green Office" men. Roars OF laugh
ter There are whole departments,
the duties OF which cannot be very con-
one would think, or, at all
events, not considerable enough TO war
rant their being made into departments
OF the household; for instance, the con-
fectionery department and the ever
while the duty Of table
decking employs no less than five persons
# laughter who have salaries be.
tween $500 and f600 year to all.
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