CITY GOVERNMENT. The authorities charged with city government are constituted upon one or other of the following principles : free local election of indigenous growth, as in Great Britain and as transmitted to her dominions overseas; a more or less complex mixture of free local election with central government appointment, as in most European countries; a somewhat intri cate mixture of free local election with bureaucratic administrative method, exemplified practically throughout the United States. These principles are, however, alive throughout the ages and pre sent in detailed application all the phenomena of change and development associated with the living organism. The history and form of municipal administration will be found under the titles of the various countries, and such special articles as BABY