The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
LONDON AND ITS BIGNESS.
now ITS SIZE AND MULTIPLICTTY
IMPRESS Az AMERICAN TIBITOR.

day Amusoments Except Church going
LONDON, Aug. Sin London ono IL con
hnually Impressed with the majesty Of the law
and The longer ono remains tho stronger thii
impression grova No city in the world IL NOR,
perfectly governed OF with moro willingness on
the part Of its Inhabitants They respect theii
0ovsrnmont and afo proud OF their institutions
There " universal love for Queen Victoria and
desiro that sho may long continue 10 reign.
Sho hiss boon In tho broadcast sense q constitu.
tonal monarch While sho Is said TO bo the
shroudest politician In Europe. she Is exceed
ingiy careful 10 show that same regard for Eng
lands iron clad, though unwrtten, constitu-
ton which sho exActs from her subjects irrespec-
tive Of rank II u safe 70 predict that no SOW
ercign ovor again will rule Great Britain in any
different spirit In no other country except the
United Statos do tho people themselves possess
such power. T'hsy freely coct their House OF
Commons Of o7o mombers to represent them.
and whom that great hereditary body, the $50
Peera, who compose tho HOUSE Of Lords decide
adversely upon any question OF wide public in
terest such. for interest Homo Rule, Parlia-
ment u at onoo dissolved and tho voters have
an opportunity to indorso or reject their decision.
whilo here. everywhere. there arc count
les wrongs which ought 70 DO ighted, yet in
many respects tho English Government Offers
an example by which all nations might profit
Imagine London with its population Of 6,oo0,-
600 and increasing al the rato OF 10 900 por annum
under such municipal government as prevails
In our largo American citcsl There 1000
miles Of strcots hero and all kept in condition
Of the most praisoworthy cleanliness The metro
politan polioo district covers an OF nearly
TOO square miles and is patrolod by 15 500 police
mon. Thoro seems TO be ono at every lamp post
and his power Il autocratic. By raising ono
finger no can stop entire limo OF traffic and not
q vehicle will move until he gives tho signal.
careful estimate made several years ago placed
the numbor Of vehicles entering simply what Ia
called the city, business district every "a hours
at 9a,5o0 With all this enormous traffic, there
In never q ollision, never a locking OF wheels
and rarely an accident
Tho laws absolute which govern this vast
array Of wagons carts. omnibusses, carriages,
hansoms, etc, that move along orderly as a
funeral procession Tho rule is 10 turn 10 tho
left and tho driver. matter how great his hurry,
who should out across the street would DO instantly
arrested Tho pedestrian has never 10 look in but
one direction no crosses each half OF tho street,
and may stop in the middle with perfect safety.
In almost every block, in the centre OF tho street.
Is raised place whore he may stand until he secs
an open space 10 cross There is no fast driving.
The hansoms and carriages may pass the bussos,
and the latter may pass a loaded wagon, If there
seems TO DO plenty OF room, but they may not
pass each other, unless one has stopped Even
in the most crowded sections there il never any
wranplnp or swearing. Tho policeman man.
Area ali with the motion If A anq,, because b.cu
OF him ia the Law. which in this matter At lsast
In no respecter OF persons A short time Arm
ono of tho great Lords of England was arrested |
and fined two pounds for fast driving in his own |
carriage both policeman and magistrate remain
ing wholly unmoved by his voluble ex planation
of who and what he WAS |
In addition TO this vast bodv Of metropolitan
police there appear to be ouite az many apu.rda.
Every public building. every mark every snot |
by sight seers swarms with them. all |
in uniform. II seems sometimes Az II this woro |
part OF an effort everywhere apparopt 10 provide
employment Tor as many people as possible One
can not move without the consciousness nj b,ine |
watched At FIRST SO much espionayo IL verv
Irritating but In time one learns In look with favor
upon Il because OF the sense OF security a aorda
In no other city Is there such a feeling |
OF safety. because OF the o1,ciM nrotect;on |
on every hani Sometimes these puayds |
are cross and ta,iturn and aomet;ncs
STUPID but occasionally on,
proves TO DO delightfully."- entertaining with A
thorough knowledge OF tho history OF ENGLAND |
her institutions customs ideas &C When Won
tell him you arc an American. which doubtless ia
UNNECESSARILY he Invariably SAVE 4Americ.
IN n yreat couptrv " and us,oI,,, ala. ,,., r., H..
q brother or cousin there who Is a policeman in |
New York or Chi, a-o But Il Is mistake 10 tbink
that he would like to DO there also Tor most OF tho
men who can mako a living In England are salts
ned 10 stay thore The LOYALTY and patriotism n, |
the people arc very marked. |
For instance, one Is constantly struck with
the number Of soldiers on the streets and realize.
that they are but a minute fraction Of the thou |
sands who comprise the army and drain the conn
try OF her men and her money. But there Is moth |
ing the English are 20 proud OF a., their army and
navy, who aro looked upon as the source If tb.,
power and the e guarantee of its permanency. When
thor interest flags thew are treated 10 . grn., |
military review as a few weeks ago 30 600 troo,a
in all the bravery of their rlitterinr repimcn,,i,
with son of tho Queen at their head. and ,hei, |
future king on the reyiewine stand A f,vn,,,,
saying in regard 10 thu sod,r. Ia. We t,k, N. |
scum Of tho country and make mon ~ ,h.r, |
This In An elastic torn psrhaps th,y ar. no ,ro,
than they would have bs,n a. civ,linna and ,h.,
have Ia. advantage of d,sciplin. Wbcn ,h.s, |
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