The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-21

horace HhNs IN ne london t0rfnt0huD Reufs'o.
England has given to America language
the Protestant religion, Nagna Charia and Afr-
can slavery. She endowed MS with whatever
'ehe had at the time. and We took the good and
the bad together. when we came to constrict
our government we borrowed the form Of King
lords and commons without their titles and
hereditary succession. The new country re-
mains, IN this respect where II was ne.ry a
hundred years ago, while the old has greatly
changed. King and lords. though retaining
Aheir TITLES and 81 ccssion, nave been WtTgeu
President and Senate remain indcrendc co
ordinate powers on our side Of the wntsr' and
abe executive power has sensiblN gained upon
the legisl tive IN recording some on the nm
prcssions which nrst visit to England mikes
upon an American, mention TINS as tie most
striking in its eject upon my own nun :. .nS
new republic has " an,thing Nee't CO. 'v mani
festlv drif ed to republicanisn II seems rather
asterllng thing &C. say tha, tng'an D' i havaven-
cured to sly II in an American pubncatlohi anu
repeat II here. ,,,
j. governed bv public opinion. A. between two
countries which are ~ governed the one IN
and enectively is the more republican. aud that
country Is ENGLAND since England Il not letter
ed with specified terms of onice during which
public opinion Is powerless to eject rs ends.
The spectacle Of proud and able Ministry
hrought To it, knees and compelled To change
IT. course within a weeks time, upon question
whether hill. deemed 10y the Premier TO be OF
secondary Importance should he PISSED III thls
session or the next II altogether without par
tci In our iegslaiion. l. was clearly Nr, Dis.
tho late executing scene ~ the HcuIe 9i ,nun-
pon.; II may he argued that specined terms
SECOND thought Of the peoue rather than the
brst irrpulsve expression. That may be true,
but does not rect the question whether the one
OF the other kind Of government Ii tue more re-
publican.
INFERIOR RAILWAY ACCOMMODATIONS.
English railwsys come In for large share ~
attention and comment from every American
visitor. In iho way Of comfort to the passenger
they are inferior TO the Transatlantic roilw9vs
-, a. rhafgpr T. "a al Fa
passenger trains. however. are run at higher
rate Of speed than American. and the condi-
Nons OF safety for an equal number OF trains
are certainly greater. The Arrangements for
crossing each Others trucks cnd the ordinary
carriage roads at different grades remove 2 large
percentage of the absence of accident. Bui on
the o her hand the frequency Of trains on the
same tracks appears to make travelling by rail
about as hazardous In the one country as the
other The Arrangements Of Enelish RAILWAYS
for receiving and delivering luggage. and relIev-
tng the traveller from anxiety respecting II, are
tneNcusihly bad, Will, the system ~ carriage
construction seems to- I've deliberate prpyoca-
ton 20 RACES These difficulties, suppose.
are to he attributed IN part n British conserva-
tsm. and IN prt TO the reluctance ~ rlilwaV
dir ctors to incur some slight additional eN-
pcnse. recent case has naturally drawn opt
from the public press all the reasons that are
supposed to Justify mode Of travel which
makes such outrases possible. aud he's elected
nom Grand jury the startling suggestion that
there ought 10 he some means 81 communlca-
ton between the eu'rd and the passenger.
The reasons Tor making tiain of railw ear
seem to be- Two In number. w arst' il has al
Mays been sn second. Englishmel are exclusive
and like TO have oomuartments to themselves
That it has always been 50 We may readily ad
nut since the modern railway commitment Is
orb the Old stage coach mounted on rails.
minus the post boys. As to the exclusiyenes-
however, II appears that YOU do not obtain II
eNcept In ca'es where only n few passengers
hlppen 20 be travelling. OF where the guard ia
hribed 20 incOmmode Others In order to accom-
oIodate you, and when IT Is obtained 1t is
THE RISK or HAVING yorR THROAT cur,
pr an indecent assault committed upon your
sister. When the magic number OF eight hap
haF han nd gnIy
then Is It possible to obtain exclusiveness with
out bribery and without danger Of personal
advantages IN the way OF exclusiveness LOCI
cally. then. the English railway carriage, with
IT. positive dscomfOris and potential dangers.
1, cOntrived for parties ~ eight. II there are
only seven In the party, the danger il ever
present that somebody whose pedigree Is I'M
known NAV be thrust In among them. whereas
II there are nine, one Of them is quite sure TO
get mixed m with a miscellaneous lot - two
legged. unfeathered animals unless ho is so
fortunate a. T. Ind carr re occupied only 10y
burglar or q lunatic. | would mention that
r rites Of eight find no difficulty in being as ex-
~u-ive as the like In American railway ear
riasrs. where there j. commonly room fui hftv
~ sixty, whore ventilation is much moro per
Tcct, where there is entire freedom II moving
81 NJ and relieving the tedium Of jnurneyIur.
and where certain contcniences necessary f0r
comfort and favorable To- our health always
a. hand. I happened To be IN a Railway carriage
H. itIiy not tong since. which wa adorned with
81 - case FIRMLY nnedded N the compart-
~ M close - ihe roof, TO which wa attached a
printed notice, SAVING that IN case ~ extreme
dancer the "a -enscr sirhorz-d 10 br,aA
~ commn mic ting with ihc ruard los elcOtric-
~ after whl ch he should thrust his rm ont Of
tn window aud hgiiht" 10 tin somebody came
= h' relies, hui That u the danger was moi SUI
h'ient 70 Jut 'ifi him he would he prosecuted to
the fuil extent ~ the law. Ihis, believe. Ia an
En-l-n invention. had read description OF
n many Ses's ago. bur the ocular Tre seutation VI
ttc thing VIA irresistiolv funny II this T. the
ssti'c t. which young l.. looks for salvation
~ Ter hour 90 need. 1t L no wonder that sue l.
discovered heuginr hOdil, ont Of a train moving
al tho rate Of thirty or fort, miles an hour In
Teid} TO the objection that If Il cord were passed
~ Frf "a .ft ttfH ~.
euHfd orthc engine driver nervous people would
bc confirm ly rullius at II and stopping me
train, ! ones the experience Of one who has
trateilg q some hundreds Of thousands of miles
by rail- IN the niied state, where the bell-cord
- ALWAYS present. and whu has peyer seen u
touched by auNbodv. except the conductor or
some employee q the IRAN.
higher 10 England than IL America must he oa
account OF the greater original cost Of the roads.
CANT pIofis On their share capital. or course
II neome have the luSuN ~ RIDING thirty miles
of arches more magnificent than those Of the
Old Roman aoueduc'., they must pay something
era. aud probably nothing gives one a more DIS
iinct IMPRESSION OF the high material civila-
and unequalicd facilities enlo,ed 10y London for
interconmunication by means Of her elevated
ers constitute one Of the factors whose con
Junction arp, r. to make 1t impossible for any
other city To overtahe her in population aud
importance.
The quantity and specific gravity 81 tho fluids
thar john Bun sends Il 'wn bis throat have heen
~ f1rcinly commented IN ami so tngenioi-ly nr-
counted for by NJ. lame that it is hardly worth
while for anybody else t. travel upon that
ground. Hut excessive moisture ana Guild
climate are more convenient than philosophical,
"a reasons to explain why the EngishnIan l.
addicted to sherry, brandy, ana stout. while the
Frenchman German, and Italian are content
with sweei"ned water, light vines, ana thin
beer have seen more alcoholic liquor con-
sumed IN New Orleans and san Francisco, where
Neither excessive moisture nor cold weather
prevails, than In any other American cities The
drinking m these places however, seem. 10 be
rather pertunctory ~ n enjoyable rather in the
sway Of boistcrous politoness and good fellow
clip than a. means II ssuagug thirst. with
~ EnEishmAn, drinking seems TO be a matter
Of true luwardnesF' lie drinks because he
likes the liquor aud IT, effects. II a man must
burn MA stomach and poison his blood with
nj ohrl. 4 SEEM more a. enable thai he shOuld
DO so because he Ike NJ than because he
ducfnt Tue W"Nittnlr penalty so forctbly set
cut hy br. = uuoutrr so id seem 10 have a sort
pi romuen- ff'n I'm thc one case which would
hc wanting In tine other, The difference In as
pect between Pans cafr and a London tan.
room II wen calculated % make y Frcncnm u