Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-12-06
OBJ frrtman.
MONTPELIER. VT,
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 6. 1871.
The Republican Tendency in Eng
land


in earnest in discuss ny the advantage, fol
"a It realm, Of republican form Of govern
ment l.: and the discussion has gone so far a!
to alarm the . conservatives, =" who are show
ing their apIrshensions by the furious at
tacks they are making upon any person OF
prominence who openly and squarcly urges
considerations fayoring a republic Sir
Charles Dixie. an able Young man rot yet
thirty years old, and member Of Parliament
i- JEST now the target Of the sharpcst kid
ot criticism in the London Tunes and o-' -
court journals, on account Of a recent spe b
in which he tells tao people &c Newcastle
now much royalty costs them annually. The
figures are not moderate. 10 begin WITH, the
annual sum allotted 70 the royal privy purse
and royal household in Sl,-j0000, plu,
$685. for the royal aims. making frs
total Of 1926 900 There is an idea that
this repres nJa the total expenditure lyi
royalty Sir Charles proceeds to Slow
how far short tbs is Of the whole truth. I.
it must be added SG5j 900 for annuities u
the royal family. like those Of the Princes,
''O''i71 anu 'HS0 al 'siI1 i'---it ''--- 1''
incomes of the Duchy Of lancaster. 500 .0OC
II nd Of Cornwall. S3Ij. 900: the interest or
Jump sums given T. members Of the family
still living, about $4,000. in all, 3.l05
700. Then comes steam-T packets, mot ylcat7
but those specially chartered when Primo.
crosses the channeD InstsHil; presents
those given By Prince Alfred IN Australia
.or instance pensions 70 royal servants
park-rangershIps $4,000; military and nava
pay 10 various members # the family, 500,
900; palaces, in which the Queen viii no
hVe' and OF which the annual expenses AT'
SZ59'ooo' -" Indsor Park ior g'me-keePsr7
SoOU0o; swelling the total thus iir tp -
j35, 900. Next, the guards. show troops, D
which the cavalry rc,inen-- AZ Toast ar
-
~
cost over anu ABOVE tltt oi tae same nnIn'e
Of useful Inc regiments is est.mtrei a.
$500 O0O. and they are exemp,ei from tIr
-; - 49,. - --..-,... .,. i,
queen pages oI h1AJf III ~ SUM '-iii t"'A
missions without examination. The mex
great item Is the cost Of the ROYAL vteh. 5
Pa +ho ,-o,.I-- o--,,i....-. - -. IT,.
,,.l.,
Vessels 0ioi07 ''i0 sum - ",'''' '-''
probably large y exceeds IT, Inc roy
yachts are perhaps too ornamental for use
IF we NAV iui,s from the fact that one alb q
b,dia5 ga.r,.- i ,,,,ir+a;r.{ +r.-,.,..t....- -
-
year % pant the ION anu unicorn ou the HFt
yachts Adding all these the able-bodie,
seaman included. we have $3.50 .Ou0a wear
~. ..-4
anu an" '"7 ''' ~ Pun
sion SIT Charles puts the positive and direct
cost Of royalty at the sum first named. ab3u
&. 900 900 a wear.
The way some OF Ems money goes 81
Charles showed. as thus reported
TIC salaries ~ rho ro,e1 L..,-..s ia
,,L;,b .r,,l,,-~+ =. So Ur0 e, 80 .-.r....I
q 800 nur,ber of r,t,Ilv u-.-la.- otfs..,,.l-
Uaugbter1- CbamberIains. Controllers Mas
tors III Cerenonie- AI+r-baf- of +te TI.u-a-
I,Id Cro,r,e of The Rot,es T.,-E- I'll {Vs.rir,
- 49, -. r-i. p
a fe,v rer-oo. MI a,,re,r ii rcrcrr, -a-yce-
- n, ,,.,bt r, rr md or +b,-e. -.,-,--..
az thew rerro,n them and nor ~. r4a+e
rart ,fiiciaIs win .,r,t rItrcs ~ .,.o
1911 for in-tsnos the fi-,,-i,-,
Painter IN the Omen P,rrr,i- r[lrr.r !.
tho Oueen and tho Ti+b,.,r,rber IN or.li,a-
Hinder the Lord Srey,ard-. Darartn,..l,f
a1d tIe derartrner- ~ The lf.--c- IF H..
Horse. we have sucb officers as the Cor.ne,
az M Household. and TIE Cbief Foucrr,
apd CIcrk Marshal and vsria,l5 l-f,.-. ,.r..--
Jrtie. .ro r,t M i, v,,.z l,rl.,....... .....,-.,
- TI,ngbter [,+air..- + mr.. -.-,.,i.
Isr tban IT, ..or..tit,,+s..., = -Es ,,-I-..I
9er,rtr,ent ~, ,go,,Ii ba-flg .-e..
r,,n.ls- IF ,oedic,I ,,..,,-i,,..r, ,y.... .....
1 am agy..re that some Of them are al. .,.l-
There are three Pu1-lritns In Ordinary.
three Physicians Extra rdlaary. I'M. Serge.f.f-
Surgeon Extraordinary. two Sergeant Sur
geons. three Surgeons Extraordinary. oa,
Physician Of the Household, one Surgeon o..
the HOuschO d, one Surgeon s putls cary
two chemist Of the Establishment ID Ord
nary one SurgcOn-Ocuiisr. ono Surgeon
Dentist, one Dentist in Ordinary. and ono
other physician-Or y In all laughter
while the Prince Of Wales has for ms -pecial
bench three honorary Physicians. tive
Physicians IN ordinary, Two surgeons ~
Ordinary, one Surgeon Extraordinary au-b
ter one Chemist Ordinary, OF u more
loud laughter J., making 3 doctors iu one
family. Laughter and applause J l should
be almost afraid Of firing anybody who hs-
tened 70 me while / went over the list oil
strange .thces OF winch the Household q
made up-LJId High AmOuer Sub Alm5ner.
- Aibars rIanr5tcri wbn n., ."r - [ns
with advantage, if be i to retain lie salary
OF $500 year, be created Hereditary
Tranu ri2Ton Shooter IN O'IIn'ry. Lo1o
,u. - ,,,' ~ y ~, " ol
GUS Board Of Green cloth, as il is called. at
the head Of which are the Lord Steward the
Treasurer. tie Controller ct the Uou.eb,Il
and the Master of the Household with .
perfect army of secretaries and clerks. and
with srccisI secretaries. with .ueciaI u flies
and with sn-cial salaries in Zach I'd rhosl
sections or the deDartmeut rTluobtc- II
the kitchen denarfucnt We nv q .f.-o, cool,