The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-10-03

NeXL we nave el8ilI LOTUS III w diJIlS
the Grooms in Waiting, the Gentlemef
Ushers of the Privy Chamber, Daily
Walters, Grooms Of the Privy Chambers
Quarterly Walters, Grooms of the Great
Chamber, and thirty-two Gentlemen of the
Privy Chamber. These last named receive
no pay whatever, except the honor of the
thing, while the first mentioned cost TIE
exchequer 500, 9G5 year.
A difficult position to fill is that of
Marshal Of the Ceremonies. He attends ON
all state occasions, and conducts foreign
ambassadors, etc, to the Queens presence.
A thorough knowledge of the details of ct
quette, and above all, of precedence is alb
solutely necessary IN this post. The salary
is only 81. 800 year.
There are five Pages Of the Back Stairs,
who receive 50, 600 year each Their du-
ties are TO wait on the sovereign. Two
State Pages and Page of the Chambers
assist the five.
The Lords. Ladies' and Maids of Honor
have six Pages of the Presence to attend
them at breakfast and luncheon. These
pages are also required to wait on her
Majesty's visitors They each receive 5000
a year, and have pages-men to wait on
them.
Eight sergeants- alarms draw 500
yaar piece. Their duties are now NOM
inal though in the days of the joust and
tourney they were to .'hold watch outside
the royal tent in complete armor, with
bow, arrows, sword, and mace of office;
and to capture any traitors about the
the court or other great offenders.
Other relics of past ages are three kings
of-arms and six heralds.
Last in the Lord Chamberlain's depart
ment are messengers innumerable. palace
inspectors, nine housekeepers, sixty house
maids. three lined room women. and two
attendants to show the public through
Windsor Castle, with salaries ranging from
a nominal sum to 81 800.
The ecclesiastics, with their necessary
following, attached to the household are
many in number, and cost a large sum
yearly in salaries. The list is as follows:
Dean and subDean of the Chapel Royal,
St James: the clerk of the closet. three
deputy clerks. resident chaplain, closet
keeper, forty-eight chaplains in ordinary.
and ten priests in ordinary, with four chap
lains. three preachers, and three readers
for the chapels at Whitehall Hall, Hampton
and Kensington; also a choir of boys, four
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gent of the yestry, and master of boys
For doctors, &c, Sc, 800 year is paid.
The State Band, although it is seldom
heard, costs 50, $50 year.
We next come to the Poet Laureate, who
draws inspiration from the State at the rate
of 500 year.
The Master of the Tennis Court does
nothing, for which he receives $500
year. After him, with nominal duties
come the Burgomaster and two watermen
whose united salaries amount to 50. 600
year; the keeper of the swans, a keeper of
the jewels in the Tower, an exhibitor of
the jewels, a principal librarian, libra
rian in ordinary, painter, and surveyor
of pictures.
During the reign of Henry VIII he in
stituted the Corps of Gentlemen Pension
ers, composed of members of the highest
families, selected by himself. They bore
this title until the accession of William ~,
when it was changed to that of Gentlemen
alarms. The corps now consists princi-
pally of half-pay officers, but it still MANI
tains its highest tone, and under no consid-
Grafton is a tradesman allowed to enter.
The appointments in it now are regularly
bought and sold, aud bring good prices,
the office of Lieutenant and Silver Stick
having been known TO bring $50 600 The
cost of running the corps is s25, 900 year.
The Captain and Gold Stick has salary of
$1,000 the Lieutenant and Silver Stick
50 500 and each of the forty Gentlemen-at-
arms 500 and SIS day for travelling OK
penses when ordered ON country service.
The Beef Eaters, or Body Guard of Yeo-
men, will be remembered by all who have
visited the Tower by their peculiar garb OF
the Tudor period. Their Captain always
peer, receives S., 900 year, and the men
$3.50 a year each.
The Master of the Horse spends s62, SIS
year. Under him are different equerries
and Pages of Honor, sergeant footman,
fifteen footman twelve coachmen, twenty
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