New-York tribune., 1876-02-05

got some attention even from him, you see.
STREET BRAwL.
They have an Obligng way here OF volunteering to
punch head that rather astonishes arrived In
London on the night after Christmas =" boxing night
they call IT, which perhaps accounts for the accompany
ing pugilism great many were drunk, not rev were
dsorderly. Two VI the Codstream Guards-one @ cor
poral and the other a privae-gOt into dispute with
str ct sweeper, who was insisting that the corporal
should the private for either striking or pushing
him. don't remember which. Tie corporal, stiappng
fellow tried to make peace but the was beliger-
ent, declaring he would lick both II his request
were not complied with. Now, then, you do any
thing I" said Corporal Coldstream removing his belt and
handing it to his companion. "Comc on then, I'm only
dutr at it myself you know, but here's for you ana
he stepped to the curb-stone and squared off, The
sweep ran out into the middle OF the street aud there
stood brandlshng mis- broom, singing mud and vtuper
alton around on all sides, while he alternately shouted,
'Polce; police! 'Ere's Codsream taken OH Is Deit 10
fight me; harrest i'm. harrest i'm"
Ave" said the corporal who seemed TO have got his
mind made up to have bout with somebody, cal the
whole Of your st. Martins police and III polish OH
dozen of them one after the other Then he upbraded
the sweep dgnied and welchosen language FOR being
~ poor a specimen Of Engishnan as to refuse the
fair standup fight which he himself had challenged IL
struck very strange this encounter the iiihlooh-
ing ora in his dandy uniform aid the dirty sweep,
up the I'm mud. brandishing his flby broom! III
republican America game OF nsIlcus oetNttH coh''
ants so dissimiar could occurthe well dressed
stands on his dignity when the agressor s bigger ana
rageed-but here crowd nothing ncongruous In
It, What dsgllsted them, evidently, the unwilling
OF the sweep TO have q brush-except with his
broom they jeered and called him "gas-Dag, ana o
policeman who had been standing unconcernediy near
all the WHILE as he there was no hgt In the
fellow, up and hauled him away-to answer against
Fighting in the streets" suppose.
THE TPOIICE-DEUNKENNFss.
The policemen let me remark, are rather heavy set
fellows slow If not stupid but Ike Them Ihey are
civil To you and to understand that they are put on
duty 10 be service the public, fact OF which no
smmering has entered the heads OF our own
metropolitan force. They less ready with their
clubs too, than policemen. aud carry them most
the time of sight, instead OF swinging conven-
lontly at the wrist ready to crack skull with For
London policeman to draw his club Ia dangerous anu 10
use IL to the injury Of a citizen were still more serious
matter; he would have to prove that the provocatoh
was sufficient. Not here cop" allowed To ada the
office Judge, ny and executi0ncr to the single func-
ton with which law invests him. Were London police
man To club drunken man, I have repeatedly seen
done in New-York his head would be knocked In by
the bystanders Indeed there seems TO be good deal OF
sympathy for drunkenne ss-perhaps fellow iec-
ing lies at the bottom OF the wondrous ndness in city
where the water bad that all have TO drink beer
Wedressod passeTsby will stop to pick up coaeariler
II he fall because of being swipey."
or druukcnnrss never saw quite much in my lifc
Some OF may be owing tn the Christmas season. when
kept up In London with spirit passing anything OF
which our people dream. On Christmas day friends OF
mine stopping hotels inform me that they were uDe
10 get Christmas dinner being compelled to lunch only
instead cold fowl the planest OF JOINTS De-
cause that day given to walters and cooks for
liberty out And certain IL is that Oh boxngnight sat
down chops burned to cinders and the next morning
on a steak fearful and fatcu than that
at which John Rogers red, because as was explained
to me- the regular cooks, both man and maid were sui
of duty.
London ia well paved Even the side-streets,
the byways, and crooked alleys are smooth, ana
the relief TO one whose bones before have been
ratified over the Jagged cobble-stones and afro
c0usly ragged patent pavements OF the New World
is unspeakable. As for cleanliness, can but compare
the streets with those Of other great ci df may be
pardoned for counting Boston OUT, that OF New-fork'
and To me they are by contrast though Londoners
compain and foreigners say, Wait till you SEQ Paris,
the only swept city in the world" And one would
.y that after cleaning ou IL had at the hands OF
the Commune there ought be very LITTLE dirt or any
thing else remaining in the streets OF Paris.
THE LONDON TINES.
cannot close this OF First Impressions without
saying that thing which mprcssos about as much
AS ANYTHING else London is The LoHdon lncs. have
Engllshman TO that extent that II must DO
brought To me with breakfast should imagine that
was only taking the night before though as yet
have been able restrain myself from writing TO the
editor on all the topics which attract nv alton
ton and this what Engshman could do. He writes
TO The Times when a in Africa appropriation
by Parliament ocnds his OF Justice and then sits
down In calm confidence tnat the WRONG s rghted All
the articles are such able essyson ventilation phlloso-
ply sewerage, theology drainage or what not-that
find myself still reading them when should be mprOv
ing my mind at the British Museum or in communlng
g,l, ~ fla "A Madame
Tussauds But do wish that in arranging its adver-
tiscmeuts The London would borrow an idea from
THE TRIBUNE, and classify them that one could hnd
the department he wanted without reading the whole
outside sheet through!
may be thought that have dwelt too much on de-
tail given overnuch OF my personal experience as
II were Let me explain that In the phOsphorescence OF
my own wake simply aim to show light for the
guidance OF others about embark. These individual
footprints OF travel exhibit but as footnoes-
Footnotes which perhaps another
IIallug from the state oi Maine,
some iollorn aud Yankee brother,
Reading, may read oeI again,
10 hi. great advantage, II he coniempates travel.
In nrtherance Of this intention, may not now dis
abuse the minds OF my countrymen at home of an inn
preston which know many Of the untrayeled enter
taini The journey TO England is not really over when
Queenstown is reached. though nominaly 1t s and the
time board is hung up both shores You are still
II or Is hours from Liverpool That England
ia in London. and that you @e within
few minutes tho great metropolis when landed IN v-
erpoo is another popular faaey The distance TO Lon
don is over 200 miles, AMI the ride is from five hours and
forty minutes to eight hours duration or the :" com
partment system on English railways will not speak.
more than suggest that though there Is certain com
pensating comfort in occasionally having whole car
rage TO yourself system which shuts you of from the
conductor" guard they call illuminating IL inpos-
sbe to necessary questions without deal oil trouble
aud estOps you from getting water, If lndeienslDe'
wAYsIDE FEES
.ninoo o. infnn IN fnrN NHhch coming