Salaries In England And The United States

An investigation into the compon - sations paid l'or clerical labor in England was rccently instituted by the British governmont, show ing aucli to bo oonsidc rabio lower. than in this country. A clerk on the lowest rouml of the ladder, insuriuico or railway oompany, was fonnd to receive about L80 a ycar, equal to] $115 of our currency. This, on the average, is all a boy of 20 or so, "with tho world all before him where to choose," has to expect, if he chooses to " clerk it" in any of the above mentioned classes of institutions. TJufortunatcly, howevor, increase of years does not bring ytoportionate incro'ase of pay. After tweuty or twciity-iive yeftrs of faithfiil service, few clerkK riwivo over L350 or $1,984 iu paper. The London and Nortlnvcstcni í-iúhvíiy, [indeed, out of its 4,647 employés only gives 95 over L00. These I woúld be ' starvation ligures, cerüiinly, did uot the low reats and cheapness of i living generally in London, as compared with New York and other largo cities in this country, eomponsate in part. In the matter af vaeations, too, the English custom is, porhaps, moro liberal U.;m the Amerioan, toro weeks for ! the jroonger oletka and a month for vrterans being allottad,