National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-04

the sum IN the bill. This was called SstrEkingn
or .'levying tally" The tally was then cleft
from the head to the shan through the notehes,
and OF the two parts retained by the Chamber-j
laIns Of the Excheque-, while the other, called
the COMMERCIALLY, was given to the party paying
in the money. and was his discharge in the ex-
chequer account. The tallies were not abolished
and ndented cheques substituted as receipts until
lISS, up to which time tho accounts OF the ex-
chequor were kept in Latin and In Roman nu-
merals. -
Formerly there was . mighty functionary called
the Lord High Treasurer, but for long time his
duties have been put into commission and ex-
ecuted BY the Lords Commissioners Of the Treas
ury. The last Lord Treasurer vas the Duke OF
Shrewsbury, who was appointed under remarkn-
BILE circumstances on Friday, July 30, liza, two
days before the death OF Queen Anne. Inc Dukes
Of Somerset and Argyll presented themselves IN.
the council chamber at Kensington, where Queen
Anne lay on her dsathbed IN sn adjoining room,
and af,er they had taken their seats Tindal re-
lates that q member Of the council represented
how necessary It was that In case the Qnsen died
the most of Lord Treasurer from which the famous
Harley, Earl Of Oxford, had been suddenly re-
moved three days beforel should be filed; ato
which, /" he adds, "the whole board asserting, the
Duke Of Shrewsbury was unanimously chosen"
The physicians attending the Queen having been
examined, and assured the council that she was
sensible several members we're ordered to attend
her and lay before her Its unanimous opinion re-
gsrding the treasureship; upon which she warmly
Endorsed their selection. The Duke was subse-
qusntly confirmed In his once BY George /, but
soon afterwsrd, on October u, ma, patent was
issued for appointing Charles, Earl Of Halifax,
and other commissioners, In his stead, and ever.
since the ofioe has been In commission.
This ofioe commands all the fiscal arrangements
Of the country, and no money can be got unless
'my lords" give permission TO draw Brittannia's
pursestrings. The FIRST lord receives hve thou.
sand pounds year, 'the financial lord" two
thousand year, and the Junior lords one thou
sand, The junior lords are usually rising n. P.'s
and one q almost invariables q sSeotchman and
another an 1rishmau. The Treasury employs o
large stan OF clerks, who rank as high socially as
those In the ofaces Of the Secretaries Of State;
The admiralty, toe, Is managed BY lords oou-
missioners. The first lord receives I'VE thousand
pounds 9 year, and, Ike the Secretary Of State
for War, ts almost alwaysa civilian. The junior
lords are, like their colleagues OF the Treasury,
parliamentary supporters Of the Government, and
one is always q naval officer OF experience, who Is
commonly called 'the sea lord" There is politi-
cal secretary, with . seat IN the House Of Com
mons
The immense department Of the Postmaster
General Is In sthe city, far away from the classic
ground Of Whitehall and Pail Mall, where the
Departments which we have been describing are
situated. It Is not regarded aristocratic de-
partment, and except in its Secretary's ONCE the
VI nc =. sOeiai
si"uo u YIN s.oee y. nA.N.. ~ Psstossse
rI ~ sue h,n.s =. sue au9 ING
treasury, put mnny VI ING appoiutinenss arg no"
oPou " PuonV oO uues, eer.aiu
~ - 80, ~ y,
~ ". ms 49,, GU su- H,A neou
InI That a.n,Ismsn,. n.nnv-no,,a,. sch.-n.
n,ovad AZ The ou,set a heavy Ioss to ths ,evenu.
nd h.z nava, frorr an.nriaI no,nt N visv 80,
mncb az n snccoss III. t,ue that IN the rsv.nn.
returns n has made a decent f1xure. but this bs,
,oftcn baan ,cconnIisb.d nv nIsc,ng coDtr,,t, for
mIrsIty. Anxious 10 mako nj, net sohsme anoear
not univ tncomnarahIv convenient--.s eysry one
rasaiIv admit, 4, IN be-bnt also IuetatIye, Sir
Rnvlcrd resorted "a evs-v nossIbls device with
thIs and and h.,,des Tim. .ttroJtfy saddiinr the
Idn,J-eI,v vitb The cxnense Of che Post once. he
screwed and nIncbsd and cheesepared In his
osscs "a tbe LAST dagr,o. The resuIt has been
thnt the employees. ysry scautiIy paid and hardly
vortaJ never cea,s from prumbiinR. and indeed
are ADMIRED To have yery GOOD reasons for their
murmurs. On the other hand. II fs urged that
sand applicants for them the next day.
has been greatly augmented IN Consequence of
the Post once Savings Bank act and the transfer
of the telegraphs to the department. and Il Is now
on o colossal scale. The machinery and general
efficiency Of the once Is admitted to be unsur-
yassed BY any postal department In the world.
The Customs is another immense department OF
the same sort Of standing as the Post Once, and
the majority Of the employees are drawn from
similar classes. -
Ayery large Office which came into sxistsnce rs
a Government department in 1855 is the Registry
Of the Court Of Probate. In that year the
old courts for proving wills. which had
hitherto been attached to the archbisboprtcs and
bishoprics were all abolished. and IN their place
was created the Court of Probate. with pripci-
nal registry I'm London and various smaller regis
tries attached To the London ofice I'm the country
The London ONCE, at Doctors Commons, had pre-
yIously bean the registry of the Prerorative
court OF Canterbury, and its former employees
were brought into the new department, and many
were added until 1t Is now one of the largest
ofices under the crown. The whole of its appoint-
ments are vested In the Judge Of the court, and,
his once not being political he Is free to appolnt
lust as he pleasos without the slightest pressure
being put upon him, and thus has the most agree
able patronage Of any man In ENGLAND.
Residss tha ofBce, -. haze rr.,t,or.a
tbere are the Roard Of Trads 81. nrchy
Of I,ancaster the WOODS and Forasts os,os tbs
Odice Of works. the Prtvv CounciI Of,cs-vbo.s
education denartmant ts vsrv Irnrort.,. 80
allied opIy by Uniysrsitv men Who have oradn-
ated I'm high honors-and host of minor Ssnart-
ments: the humber Of parsons smnlovsd IN
he sunerior pradss on the servJca bs,n ain
Altogether At about twenty Thousand