The sun., 1881-01-30
WHAT Is GOING ON IN EUROPE


Our Street Cleaning Department has the
satisfaction OF knowing that tho recent snow
storm in London left the streets OF that city in
pretty much the snme condition as our own.
There the duty OF keeping the roadways free
from dust and mud in summer. and from
snow and leo in winter. Is in tho
hands Of tho authorities OF tho various
parishes in which tho streets are situated.
The result Is that in the smaller dis
tricts in which tho parish authorities are alive
to their responsibilities. some attempt has been
made to clear away tho obstruction; but In the
larger West End parishes. the area OF which is
as large as the whole OF New York city. little has
bcen done even toward cleaning the main thor
oughfares. The recent fall of snow was a very
heavy one; some accounts place II at as much as
five fee: deep. 1t is not to be wondered nt that.
in n city where tho average fall OF few inches
OF snow throws them on their beam ends. this
recent visitation has completely nonplussed the
vcstres. OF course such an opportunity for q
good grumble would no. be lost by the British
er, and his heart Is wrung by the police edct
which forces him to keep the pavement in front
of his own house free from snow and ice. He
argues that he pays rates to have the roads kept
free by contractors from dust and mud. and
cannot understand why the same men cannot
are racking their rather obtuse brains for
means Of overcoming the inconvenience. and an
ingenious person writes to one OF tho London
dailies. suggesting that machine be construct
ed something after the model OF an ordinary
street Watering cart. with Jets OF flame instead
OF jets OF water. These Jets are to be produced
by burning some cheap mineral oil. and power
full reflcctors are 10 bio used to intensity their
heat. which is TO be directed upon the snow and
ice until the streets resume their wonted ap-
pearance. Should such a scheme prove feasi-
BILE. II would doubtless be OF immense advan-
tage to our petroleum districts. Il would be as
well. however. to have q Goodly number OF fire
engines in the neighborhood OF the fire carts, as
In case OF an explosion the last state Of that city
would be worse than the first.
Mr.. Glndstones Government Is not likely to
| get rusty from want Of practice in dealing with
| inBurrections and conspiracies. At present 1t
| has three on its hands. namely. the Land
| League and the Irish obstructionists in tho
| House OF Commons-these may for all practical
purposes be classed together-the Boer insur-
| rection. and the conspiracy at Kolapore in
| India. The obstructionist movement was. OF
| course .foreseen. and Cabinet councils have been
| held al which the measures TO be taken to cir
| cumvent it were eagerly discussed The Gov
| ernment seems. however. to have found no So
Iubou ioi 'ho uiiNu''S' 90 'o s"oi9 i4'"i NO US
that recently few Home Rulers. in the teeth oil
| both Liberals and Conservatives. kept the House
| in session for whole night and half the next
| day. The only practical course which Mr..
| Gladstone has taken is to collect information
| from tho foreign embassies rs to how things
| are managed in other countries. From the
reports sent in II appears that In all countries
| ruled by representative form OF government
! with tho exception Of tho lower branch OF the
| Hungarian Diet-in one form or another the
| principle OF the c'Gture is adopted This means
| that either tho President or q majority OF the
| Assembly has the power TO close q debate.
From these reports it is gathered that the
| hours for transac,ing tho business OF the chiel
! European legislatures arc MS follows: The Aus.
| cran EGichsra,h usually s..s from IL A. NJ. TO Z
| 7. NJ. ; tho French Chamber from 2 10 6 p. vi.
tho German Reichstu.: ass embles ut IL and ad.
| burns at 4; the Italian Parliament occupie.
about Gyn hours in tho afternoon in gettina
| through It's work. Thc English hnya for 81
| long considered the methods OF their House o.
Commons 10 b. as near urr'ec,ion as possible
THAI tho bare idea OF introducing any improve
| ment borrowed from the Legislative assemble.
| Of foreign powers must uiyc their clt-cOnccit {
rude shoti. But the fact is evident that. in or
dor TO snyo themselves from tho rldlculo of civ
| !liani nations something must ho done IN,
difficulty ia that my course which may b,
| nlup,ol 10 surrrass tho irish members ma,
como tlmo or other bc used Cs a precedent fol
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