, 1876-11-12
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
Gold-Stick-in-Waiting at the Brit
ish Court.
The Car Of Russia and His White
Elephant.
4 Conyict-Guide in SerVla---Noble
Women as Workers.
GOLD STICK

circles fsays tho Pau--Hdu budget, London) rs
to tue selection of q successor to the late
MARQUIS Of Twceddalc in the command OF the
Scrond Life Guards. We use the word 'com-
rnandn adyiscdly, for the Colonels Of house
nuld rceiucpts exercise a certain amount OF
control over their corps besides enjoying the
privilege Of appointing their officers from the
s,b-licutenants' list. These Colonelcies may
therefore bc esteemed the plums Of the pro-
tcssion, and, ;ikc Bzutus' staff Of cornet sooo'
contain wand OF still more prescious substances
for they hold the office of Gold Stick, and the
three officers perform its duties in sue
ccssiou, 1t the time Of the Kestoratlon
the two troops Of Horse Guards for, as they
wcrc commonly called, Life Guards) 1urmed part
of the Royal household, and thelr eap'a'ns'
Lord Gerard OF Brandon and s1r fhulp nowau'
performed alternately the duties OF uo'o eLeA
III Waiting, whose business 1t Was W po'lae
sufficient guard or escort Tor the sale'y o. tae
Kings person, and to attend hls ala1esty
wherever be went. The emblem o. ro'n pi1'cs snad
ebony staff or truncheon with gola nead,
turraycd with the Royal crown ana c'pncr-
w.. ,h. name to the holder, who was assisted
r. hjs Iieutcpant, called the Silver Stick, and
IL Two Brgadicrs who earned eoonJ ana l'ory
slaves Tie gentlemen pr1vates unacI ,, lug Gonl,
Tif1nu Ol lutS0 14A~SAo
1rtops. who then, IS now, we're tAe only
soldiers entitled TO form guatu MlInn .he
prcciIcts Of the Royal paiaeess 1nciud1ng tae
palacc at Westminster. where 1t Is ncld TO oc
unconstitutional that any armed troops snouuo
penetrate, with the exception nai4ed- Nhcn
our Kings went forth to battle, the Lie Guards
OF course escorted Them, and on many occasions
suffered severely in the conflicts; but IN tunes
.,f n.are, or when soyereigns ceased to light IN
person, the gentlemen troopers aesencsa1eo 10
:. SC uas1ron OF Instruction. in which I'll candi-
dates for commissions should be com
uclIcd to serve This scheme came 10
lsst % Century the two troops OF Horse
Guards and the Horse Grcnadier Guards were
lis.mndcd, and the two present regiments OF
Life Guards took their places. Party spirit Was
a, tlls time running high on the Regency bill,
and among the ''rat Peers - who voted i asa,nst
If tho second troop Of Horse Guards and Gold
S;i;k. Tn. practice Of dismssng officers from
tlrir c1npioy ylncuts for political reasons pau
luYu rerrutiy discontinued and condemned by
t;vcrge Ill, but al opportunity such Us now
1,rcsentcd itself was not to he lost, aud when
liz. sc,uud troop Of Horse Guards became the
S;1,n,l Ter;mcrt Of Life Guards Lord Lothian
y,as mi ,la,,,cl lis Colonel This lcdto re-
noustrancc in Parliament, and the Government
iustilicd themselves By explaining that he was
aErrc ornt],rr cavalry regiment, but refused it.
,rh,.v ,}so 1uajntoirci that. US tic Colonel held
1,.,,,t l,f';ro thr Kjptr was entirely within lis
ricL1 in making any change he pleased a1nong
III household officers if even solely because he
Lit. list OCCASION on which the tenure Of the Gold
St;cI; vas made subscryirnt to political consid-
,rafIons. The Office has always, with two cx-
crnt,ons in early times, been ned by Peer;
and the necessity for preserving this sysem was
80 strongly felt at the beginning OF
1lns century that when tho two Gold
Harrington rs Comma1tlcr-in-CEicfi in Ireland,
la.l Ct.cart as Minister in Kussia), It was con-
si4ic:cl proper to summon !ord Heathncld' the
c"cl n1 Tue iNen!!etn tni t- s,,.s' ~
isi!" ~ ,srs %I ~ 1tr Houscnnld 1ronns After
,l,. l,cnrs,;lar War. when the ROYAL Horse
G,larus {Dluc} were formed into household
Regiments and rs toionci took n's tuen oi uuts
Is u.le ot'eh tnls oateast :rN - G,n,oriau5
Ien.en' i',s :h.. ts,,,cs nct;topci his hrothcr
tl.::, n. ,.;is1t be appointed permanent Gold
Stick BIZ: 1nis was refused, anu on The ac-
cees1"1l VI M'sllai.i aa pIue1 "as .ss1Iu iI a.
!:.. a. tne t o .i,er r.,,nrts thrnu@ the Cam
u.,,,.l'.r-n-Chiei as well as to the Sovereign iu
person. THIS, in effect, transferred the COM
1;:anI Of these corps to the military chist ol the
at'"y: on WHEEL tnG DnhI - - +hn 3,lrn. ,r1;'E
a.,s i,t ~" f;n1d Slick. 1,cng now d.
vested Of military command, had become a
1..crc Court office, which, as Prince of thc
Blt"1a nc could NJ longer noiu. az, ,aGoou!'a 4! "
Inc REGULATIONS no" ~ tne uotu s1sn ~
TENDS 1nc so'efcin o.l ~ ottc a:.1, u 80
supposed 20 fetclys lnG I,afolc aut ',sr
verbally from thc hoIl llps 1tt ~. aI 1.ii ~ .on
exercises cxclusl'e eousui usei IT, ~ at
Ityaliy WHICH, 1oSctlcl VIII .e ~ nls ~
.si.d II! "sie' s.ooi5 20 ~, .a,or, ,t,;rar co,n.
uh"ci tne se'o1t.saaA in ~ .a 6~A~A ~SA ~oNA
1ia''uluS ene 1io'uo Oiet'4ee'
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TuE CA1AA AND HIS WHILE E14E-
PlLANI.
i letter from ST. Petersburg to the San Fran
cist,throuicle says: uThc palace Of Pctcrl,otr is
:,.,.1 ~, ,,, o,,,;ro,,co f,c;ru +}o Inv ond tho
s'1uel.o w 49, . 49,. ae
space oet"een e"e e1Iene"e uut 4atnc4 p.:nn
building has been converted into beautiful
purk. Frou, the central portico Of tile palace
,r,,d .lo,;ne avenue leads down to the beach.
..,..@ .;sa ~ ,r,tor n +ho ,,;d5,o ~
with "aue s'4 4ea4. ~ "@'e4 - sIe 's1tuUe, ttp
tliuEs over bed OF marble, anu q hne OF splash-
i,,.. fountains on each side for distance of
md. ,,,l :, half At the head of this avenue
-. 1.roa ,sr,,,,.r ,osi,, with orr,,,,, rf
ltete l. 4a4 as''A '"%''.' "-~A4 3 wy y.
marble Serclus IN the ecn1re' from "nich several
immense columns ofwatcr ascend to height Of
sixty tn seventy feet Around the basin there arc
.,.,.,,,.r ~ ,1,,,,,ine drarons ond ponf7escr;nt
. ao1lloe' - W. -, -. ..ats.s ..Fs
:aonste1s' "noali ocn4ous 81 oe4Aa4s " "aoet' an0
the whole surrounded W Very pretty lence,
formed bv diagonal s1cnacr Jets of sparkling
lio,,id. cruising each Other. The waters had