Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-09-08
The Heat OF Ike World.

There are some sights in London,
"real live sights" ut that, which. though
they escape the attention Of the gen
irv, cannot fail 70 impress an observer
OF ordinary hecnncss and intelligence.
And among the most important Ot these
objects OF interest are certainly to b9
claSsed the Mansion House. the Royal
Exchange, the Bank of England. and
their surroundings. They are all in
the heart of what is known rs 1.-The
CITY" London. i; must he remembered,
j, divided. for the purpose Of govern
mon;, into what may be called London
proper. with twenty-s;x wards and 4
number of CELEBRITIES and the ''out
Parishes the city of Northumberland
the seven Parliamentary b0rOu%hS of
Chelsea. the tower hamlrtS, Marvlc-
bone, Lambeth. FnSbury. Hackney.
and Southwark. Each of The bnroughs
are Represented by two members in the
House of Commons. We, minister is
also entitled 10 two and the city of Lon
don to four. Hut this is a depression.
As has been said the Mansion House,
the R0val Exchange. and the Bank of
England. three of the most noteworthy
buildings in the world, are situated in
what is known as 1.-The City," and sur
rounded hy the richest and most extern
sive banking houses. commercial firms,
and Insurance offices in the kingdom.
II has been said. perhaps not inaptly,
that the site in front of the Exchange
anon winch s;a:.Is the famous statue of
Wellington is the heart Of the world.
II certainly is ST. to the extent of being
the heart OF London. No other square
OF the SIZE in the world can boast of
such traffic. From it radiate no less
than eight of the most important thor
oughfarcS in great London. King VIII
liam Street, Lombard street, Thread
needle street. COrnhll, WallbrOok. Can
non street. Princes street, and Cheap
side. all through the day and night,
"mpty living streams into it. From
DAY break until long after dark great
| crowds are coming and going. But few
women ar" seen. This is almost cx-
cluSivcly Il :man's region-a region 10
make money in-and To loose it. There
goes. pulling. fat man. fat and short,
with Il white wai>tcOat. q sallOw. tai
lowy sort of aface, and Il long hooked
nose. which plainly reveals his Jewish
origin. That mans name is known to
every banker in the world. At the bot
tom of Il check it is good for millions.
not of dollars. but of English pounds;
yet he hurries along with tar more trou-
bic and anxiety stamped upon his face
than is ever likely to be experienced by
that staggering young officer who
Strolls carelessly into Lombard street to
negotiate Il loan of few hundreds.
There near him. walking as though his
life depended upon the race, comes a
familiar figure in this quartcr-a stock
broker. He does not dress SO well rs
do his brethren in New York, but he
has the same keen. restless eyes. He
wears Il flower in the buttonhole of his
close fitting. GETAWAY coat. Types, al
most identical, of the same figure. and
every one decorated with u buttonhOie
| flower, are all about. Bank messen-
gers in uniform and with black bags
moves here and there in the throng;
tall policemen-thcy are numerous
herc-watch them protectingly, and
they carry their treasure safely.-Lon-
don Cor. n. y. Times.