, 1874-10-10
thot.annd md hsa sroa1t l,y tito hundred tlio1t-
sands. All tl,o result Of hard labor honesty, and
economy. All In forty yosrs.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH IN EN-.
GLAND.

THE POSTAL 'TELEGRAr1t IN EN-.
GLAND.
The EsMpfoytnc1st Of Women.
| london Ltshp frop. co, Evrmfy.
Wo woro Budaonly introduced III tho great hall
on tho Inst or tlfth story of tho GDnoral pont-
Office ,DopartInont ut st. hIart!n's.1e-d Grand.
wlero tho chief work un1or tho ayatom which
has produced thoae results is porforlnod, It waa
. magic sccnc.. Tllia wan tho " Provincial Gal
| lory," gpactoua u,ld lofty apartment, vol
lighted aud ventilated. At irat IL lookol like 4
yant concourao OF sowing-mactiues, oil ut work
cnpcd by tho Instruments aud stan is 10000
aqslaro foot. wlilo tl,o space occupied by tLo
dnsls ,oztonde, nonrly 'thrca-quartera Of 4
mllo' ta From thoso data you, can in,ng'no
ta, tio o51e,lt SHa Of thin vast md ineopnrablo
this one gallery Ia about 100, at
Toast ehroo-fonrtLs Of tl,om fosnalos. Tho nn,,l-
yer OF persons employed IN tho whole station on
oil tho tloors Is nearly LOCO Of all clauaos. and
icalt with iii s,ng1o day. or these 1900 o,n.
ploycs 200 nro nule tolegfaphsts, 70D feinlo trl-
ograapnists, 600 messengers, md tho ron'audor
onEineorat mcchanfca, otc. Tho great feature la
aoo fe'nelo corha woro employed in tho central
oiiico uisdor tho companies, but HOW tho number
has incroaaoa to- 700. A moro pleasing sight
than t'icao 700 Young porsons b,is'ly employed
VII tA1 HoIA VI Luu fAklON Gull llHTuly Da CoH~
ceisod. Tho occupation acons to be thoroughly
oongonfal to thou,. md from: tho dignihod lady
snpcrIntGndents down to tho ftswoot gr1 gradll-
atoH with golden hair. who can scarce do moro
thHn Lisp their to!egrapl,ic alphabcss, al acom
to hayo inbbcd larsc Bf,are Of that enthusiasm
which ol,aracterizos Tho prosii!ing genius Of tho
department.
We have hcro' foma!e tolegraphiats in every
8tago Of development, from the coy little
maiden. who Hits no'He1cssly about among the
"swoot girl operator with golden hair, !" about to
take her" degree In the =" hrs" OF performing,
to tic fuIl-blown Whoatstone operator, and tho
clovcr and accomplished Indy clorks-in. .clargc,
fled mir which peryados tho whole fomalo star is
evidently duo to tho superior consideration which
has boon shown by tho department for their
comfort md accommodation. Dining, retiring.
aud cloak rooms nro provided; while privacy anl
deoosurn are amply sea.ired BY separate ontrancca
aud exits boiug provided for tho male and female
stalls. It Is not little amusing to watol at s H.
M. whom tho duties chango, tho constant stream
Of females out OF the galleries by QUE door, aud
the opposite etreams Of malea inward by an
othor, for 1t is considered nliHdomoanor for tho
members Of tho different atatTa ia exchange con-
ycrsation with each other within tho building.
Tho male clerka arc employed ohie1'y OH night
duty, which u workod BY different relaya, co,n-
female clerss do tho duty during the corro-
spending hours of the day, in sotH, working
oight hours day, or longer, il necessary, on
ovnr-tino pnymo't. Tho pay ct RI average
about $3.50, and That OF n fonala lis to 10s
week, and the rato per honr for ' ovcr-tlme'r
varioa from 4d'to a, according to tho acato Of
weekly my. It uoed scarcely be stated tl,at thu
cmp1oyos Of. both scxes-in Telegraph stroot
since 1t acquired control Of tho telographio sys-
tom. Tho totnalo additions hayo 6oon iiyo to
ono, aud for TINT Mr.. scudamoro deserves we'll
Of hs country for tho very liboral encourage
n.cnt which It is we'll known ho is disposed to
give to tho Increased employment of fo1nalo
labor in' tolegrnphy. It III said the number OF
females employed by tie Post Onioe Dopast.
mont. in nil its o!licos under tho new systom,
amonnts 70 5000. Fow Of my readers will havo
known that the American example in this respect
has been 90 generously followed by Groas Brit
min. and oil will bo impressed by tho dlfrereuco
In tho compensation pnid by the two countries;
think tho lowest aa1ary paid in Washington to
as 81. 600 year, while thu average is 500. 1t
will ,lo soeu that tho hours orc also aloFter iu
Amorica. A Indy Department. clerk in Washing
ton rarely worlts longer t''sn from to 4, whiIo
shown from 8 to s. But 1t cannot be dot,iol
TINT tho lattor hns certain advantages of lor
own. Bho buys What slla eats: mud wearH at
overwhelmingly low rates, and She iB rarely dis
turhoa by the cry OF economy, or, 30 far rs can
learn by the fonl brcnth OF calu.nny. 1t seon1s
to be tho general verdict confirmed by my own
brief observation, that the women at tha rail
rond restaurants. at the best hotels, at tho
theatres. and i'll tho sops or atoros aro unssu-
aly well-behaycl and intelligent. Tho subject
Of female employment is ono Of groat and growing
Importance aud difficulty, hnd it is tho duly of
government to grapplo with it boldly England
III III advance OF us IN mahy respects outside OF
government, where America may bo aaid to have
taLen tho lcad. But here YOU 200 fomn!os filling
many stations occupied BY men in our country.
They nro clerks md bootkeeperB n nil Tho hotels
mud inns, iti shopgt aud III stores. They hair-
dresso1s in tho sumo establishments with men,
They nro often guides In tho show-pa!aces Of tho
nobility; thousands arc artists aud aa school,
teachers they fiud occupation at pricea almost
equal to those paid in the United States, As
Lave said, they aro bnrkoepors everywhere, aud.
OF course, servants III private houses. Tho char
works for herself with Brain Or hand, is obcdi-
enco to her Hnporiore. The growing evil with
.ss, the utter characterization oi tiesorvant cass
i'll tic gfoat citios is felt hero, but only in
mid 1orm.: and THIS is tho moro surprising cou-
sidoring again stho very marked difference be- |
tween tho wages paid to servants in the United
States and in England. In London there aro
tlousands who got no pay at oil from their en-
ployors. They live by what tho guests In many
to giyo them. This is no at tho Criterion tho
now massive restaurant at tho foot Of Regont !
street, Which is crowded day md nght, and is |
ono Of tho rrosh curioBitlea of London, md ut |
1hhny otnef eFoAt fesor1s. II 10 bad systom,
admit, it necegHitatos deal Of disgusting bog
ging, aud have often said I was huppy It was
not yet practice with us but thoro ii no inso-
lcnce, no coarBeness, no profanity. Perhaps |
there is too mucl1 Difference 10 rAnIs md money,
as ia tho caao with many-inloed, with s!-in the
middle clasB, and we know that nothing Ia 10 !
contagious ~ had example; but 1t il n disa-
grccabo contrast to tile r,,loneaa too common in
tho corresponding class in America
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N10nator CssttlpfisIl.
Land and 1!ater publishes tho following cor
rospon1enue, Which las been received by 1Ir.
Frank Duc|land
DOWNING STREET.-I anu directed by the |
Earl of Kimberley to trnnsmit to you copy Of
Il dispatch from tho Governor or Newfovnl-
land, incloslng, with otllor papers, Photographic
Of the arm OF a gigantic ct1tt1ofleh, recently |
brought to shoro By aone tallern,o1, Of that
island. Lord kimberley ia quito willing Tint
YOU Bhpntd mako such uue of these Dauors in