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Show iii ... i . .SIUIiLED WHIPS.! . SomothliiK About tho LoDdon Cb- Tim Army of llsr.tr Mn Upon ,W)iari thn' 1'rople ot tti' Brent" CM? I)cic'nit t6t Ctf veyanro. Tlin"Cabliy known tila fare,' h triilem. At the aamri1 tlroe, admitted tlint our Txindon Johua are ptrfectty well able to look nftor thcmaelrt, will nlno bu granted that thay are art exceedingly UBOful lxxly ot pubtle vnnts, poptilnr with prince and plebeian alike, huyn nn Ilnltsh paper. A huntlred thouaand "area," by n-modernto n-modernto computation, nro dally takeii wherever they plcuso In I.ondon; lit-ileeil, lit-ileeil, wc ahottld not lm surprlacd by the ciileulntton that 850,000 a day la apodtf for tlN convenlcnco. A recent roport' of the Metropolitan commissioner Of ollca put tho numlicrof licensed "hansoms," "han-soms," two-wheclcd cabn, at 7,101), and' of "clarences," or four-wheolera, at' 4, OKI, while there was nn Increase of 1,130 mostly hnn&oma In thoycarlSSH. Tho niimlior of cab drive was li,-SI li,-SI I, Hoina of them probably doing night duty with cabs driven by other nieri In the day t(mn. It is usual, In kucIi enhes, to put In fresh horses In tho afternoon'. after-noon'. Here Is nn army of skilled whips, cverynno of whom ibuit pass nn ofllclal examination before ho gets a license nnd mostof whom previously belonged tv the clashes of persons accustomed to minngu horses; they wera coachmen, carmen, grooms, or stablemen, l'art of their examination relates to their knowledge of tho prlnclpnl street 6f London, tho railway stations and Uie public buildings; they aro'not required; wo tiellovo, to learn tho tablo of distances dis-tances mid rates of ares. DUTerencea of opinion sometlrpei -arise iipon such ' loliits as these, especially with pauen gerri who seem to' bd 'strangers' to tht locality; but Uia experienced Iihdonrr knows how to consult an ofllola'l table; nml can guess by the '-time 'and pace how far he has traveled in the cab. In the streets of London, exclusive ot the city, the it! are .about six hufidred public cab ranks besides hoto at the railway stations, with on arcragd of' nearly ten standings for cab at'eaen place, but these are fceldom entirely occupied. oc-cupied. Considering tho enforced Idlo-necsof Idlo-necsof the many long hours spent In; waiting for fares, tho behavior of the men on these ranks Is generally aa good an could reasonably be expected. A wise and kindly movement, which deserves greater public support, has; been sixteen years In progress, to or-(;iiiil7e or-(;iiiil7e tho institution of, "cabmen's sliclterti," with wholesome rcfrvttbf ineiiLs sold at & fair price, and with little supply of books and papers' U read at tlie cab ranks. Where these men are detained In sufficient' numbers 'to make It worth while, ' "Cnbincn'rl hhclttrs" are of different models nod t.lzes; but those of later construction are tleclded(yornain?ntai to the nlreeU, being elegant in design ami often prettily decorated. They, ar of light wood, yellow deal, with oaken corner pottu and oaken etirb around tho liottom, furstrength stid durability, and jiropcrly fitted In'tho Interldr1 which Is divided Into two compartments, with" shelves, tables, scuta and lockers, with n cooking stove, an iron coke bin oj coal bin, n lead lined or galvanlaed Iron sink for washing, a place for kcopluf provisions, nnd a dresser for crockery-and crockery-and utt'ii:(ll'i, wilt cost about oue lm.-, hundred mid seventy-'Qvc pounds. The st.nc, the hatdware and utensils, twenty twen-ty or twenty-five pounds more. Tim dlmeiisloiis of tho new model cabmcn'ii Mielter nro eighteen feet or clghteii)! feet clx Inches In length, Sflroa feet, or hcvcu feet six Inches lu width, ami ten feet'Elx Inches height; 'but thj. old pullcru tvas (Seventeen feut loUg by lI feit or fcix 'feet six Inches whfo(' Theru lu tol)iii for eight or ten H:raons to sit comfortably at the tabic, uhlla. the ntlendant in charge has hUsepa-, yato coiriparttuunt and klteuen at 'tho end. A - -)L None but cab drivers on the stand are' ndmltted, to the number, in some In-stnnceu, In-stnnceu, of n hundred or more la the day, fmty or fjfty bcng a common average av-erage numlier herved. TJioy havo tea pr colTcc, bread nnd butter, meal or eggsoi-lmcoil ot th best iuullty and v, til vooLcd, at priced regulated by au ofllclal tariff. Kcwstapors, popular magazlnci, nnd a filw boohs amuso their leNuro half hours; if they want, to smoku a pipo thoy can go outside to .ho cabstand. |