, 1873-11-16

men; Is only a milo long, bly two:;
thiraa Of, Of milo broad, containing 45o
deepoavs ddts teoan sn&1 m oa ,
$1,000 in population. This Old L!o2nndaoana,, q
couple OF centuries -ago, contained 250, 600 in
hsbtanfg. But tho family population l,nvo
nearly all moved ont Of 1t, md 1t IL NOW given
,ap to bankH, innarancc-otlieoB, wholcaalo nioroa
fees, lawyers Offices, md anc '''siness ~ o,'e
hp Brondway and tho crosB-stroctp.
!, But WHAT THE wonLD CALLS LONDON,
othora beng much larger than London proper,
viz: Chelscn. Finsbury Greenwich, IIaolroy.
Lambeth, Marylobono, Southwark, Tower Ham
1otH; Westminster, and London. Three or four
oftheso diHtriots oontain ench moro thnn 5Oo, 900
ropoitan District. Old London ia tic ouly
Of Aldermen Flo othor Z astricl have aa boardu araa
Of Vcstrymon, whose duties nre an fow and ai,n-
rlo a. those Of tue Town Board Of An Ilnon
township. They hayo worry 1itllo to do except to
look aftor tho paupors in tlloir diBtriots. =
Tho powers OF tito Mayor and Aldermen OF Old
London aIo very peculiar and difficult to UNDER
stand or describe, 'as they bear no resemblance
to tho municipal government Of an American
city. ;. .,0.'.. 49,.
THE CHARTER oF LONDON
Is not from parlismont. bccnuao 1t is older thnn
Parliament. It dates bnolt to JulinH Cmsar, and
consists Of varlour urocial privileges. rights,
md 1nonopolIes, granted and conferred BY yati-
queror, King john, Henry I'LL. ElizaDoth, and
others. Whenever tho Kings woro hard rim for
money to carry on their wars. tho Corporation Of
London would give or loan tlcin au,n in con-
ilegeB, monopolies in trade. tolls, and duties.
Tho Aldermen nro elected for life, but havo
no salaries. In addition to A1lormanio duties,
they arc Nagistrates. having certain Justice OF
tho Pcaco powers. Tho two sharilfs Of London
are elected by the Aldermen from their body,
and alao two Under-sherina, each for ono yoar.
From these alerilfs
Is solectol By Tho rule of rotation. Ho occupies
the oil1co only ono yoar, and is rarely over re-.
eloctod, though eligible. His salary j. s25, 600
and hyoriod servants provided ut tho oity''s OK
pensc. lie ia atvaya knightod, and haa
"Sir" as handle to hia nau,e. Ho ID OK
pectod to spend tWico his salary in giving
falls to do it. Tho hoi,or OF tic place is con-
etdored M equivalent for tho $4,000 Of which
ho ia out Of pocket at tho ond of hla yanr. His
dutiea, aside from entertaining distinguished
peoplo and giving ban1uota, oonBsBt Of presiding
Court, where he Gun punish by emo mud impriaon-
mont, tho Rnmo as Police Justico Danyon. He
has no .voto-powor, no pnrdonlng power, no
povor Of appointment Or removal, no Heat III any
otHer boalut onQ no autnoElty 10 sond IneBBaRes,
general Or special. Recommending any thing or
measure to tho Aldormnnio body.
Tho preocnt Mayor has tho sanlo powers. and
dutioa and ceremonies to perform that ali tho
preceding
j.. EIGHTEEN HUNDRED LoRp-3fAYons
hnd.-noithor more nor less. could not learn
that tho functions of his Office had boon on
Urged or diminished since the Norman, Saxon,
Or Roman conauests. 1t would be esteemed
worse than saerilege to change anything con-
neotod with tho otlico an iota. Such is the in
Vtncble forco Of habit and love of anciont usage
in tho English mind.
Aside from thcso curious old customs, the
Metropolitan District Of Great London is gov
erucd by Parliament, which is really tho Com
mon Council Of London. Metropolitan London
po1np OF ruDn1o woaxs,-
seloetod in some way BY tho Aliniatry,-whoos
dutioH aro very extonsi7o and important. They
have charge Of the river, it's bridges and en-
bankment-walls of stone; tho sewerage, water,
gas; also street opouiings and impro,Tenents.
add, tho alseets arc botter paved, cleaned, anI
kept in repair, by all comparison, than those OF
any city in America.
Ne1t'i 'is the
With force OF 10000 men under their charge,
who are controlled and worked On military priu-
cpleB AND by military ol1icers. It Is splendid
body of men, under tho highest ssate Of disoi-
Iifo. Limb, and pronerty. and 4 eonse OF security
littla known or felt in any American city, unleHs It
bo Boston, After The moi, and otlcora have served
accoptably q certain nuu,bor OF wears. thoy arc
rotlred Oh peneiong. aud, If tloy 1rs cripplcd or
maimed in tho seryico. thov recoiyo poneious.
Thoy aro ali annointod for life ar Good Eehayior.
wish tho Chicago Board Of Police could see
discipiInc as = model for thoir own forco.
NeIt comos tic
A'0~' 'N''''" 80. ,,,rr-no,o,,r
,ars,,+,, -, .,o,,. m ,san1 ana az s.o,ro,r,
WI, st9H q. ~ n4a na aMT
~ tio,. !. tan 49,, w 4a-r;t gv
uencod. and not often hoyond tho room or iloor.
r. ix hardly. necneanrv tn add thnt thn Fira.
Brigade aro in tho highest atato Of discipline
and efficiency, Tho bost class OF mon aro select
cd to iii vacancies, as ie the case in tho nolice
force "a and tho same r,.1oa exist as to TERMS Of