The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-29 00:00:00

dential policy was necessary to keel 1. the wheels of
popular enthusiasm from running . into mischief;
yet the yoke has been as hard to bear, and the
riddle of the policy was hard to read.-jority
A ma
of the House of Commons affirmed that policy,
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though it could not read the riddle. The sDppo-
ad waited
imp
sition which, with singular patience, ii
for its opportunity, and then flung its !f
es hePe-
ously into the attack upon Ministers, 1v
as
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lessly beaten, and the great influence of
merston alone sufficed to make the country acquie see
in spite of its more generous impala' to in the
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expediency of the policy for which he is r eper eat on siblis
e.
With the triumph of Ministers all nt
the session collapsed, and only business re mitined to
be done. Bills of considerable import ance 'oad to be
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passed ; but they awoke no fervour in 'a tie public
mind, and were as distasteful to 'arliament
and the readers of newspapers as the y were De-
cessary to the several interests to 't ,chickthey
refer. As soon as it was settled that t: tie last effort
had been made for Denmark ; that w e should co°
tinue our neutrality in America; that . our relate s
e
with France were in, stags quo ; and that we
not going to be mulcted in enormon s expenses bY
the New Ztaland war, the game of the session wee
up, and every one grew anxious to escape from the
heat and dust of London to the soot hing retreats 01
country life. Town is half emptiatc already, Bud
few jaded Peers and Commoners, nattily wind ill
up the business of Parliament, are all that rem sin
of one of the most brilliant London seasons which
has been known for many years. 1 'he holding'
two 4Jourts by the Queen, which 'WE accepted ea
all hands as a commencement of the gradual rev are
of her Majesty to public Me, was a source of joy fi
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beyond the mere splendour of the occasion.
touched again the heart of her subjects, and aVirell 8
anew the thrill of popular affection which for et
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many years has never ceased to rejoice at the sighl';
of the Queen in public. The increasing popolarlll2.
of the Prince and Princess of Wales has added
much to the brilliancy of the season. Their geah
health and spirits; the heartiness with which all
have encountered the heavy demands of Lehd°ll
life upon their time and strength ; the geniality
with which they have gone into society ; tb e
splendour of their own hospitality ; and last, hu
not least, the energy with which they have '
all that they could do in behalf of the m 014
charities and public undertakings which t
d toy' e
sought their patronage, have won them gol e 11
opinions in every rank and class of life, while e°e
sorrows of Denmark have drawn out enough 8, TI
pathy to refine popular affection into a personal; ti ld
chivalrous devotion. But to speak of one me re
episode of this fast-ending season. Never was the r?
a worse time for getting about. London is chok
with every abomination in the shape of obstructi, )13°
that the most malignant ingenuity of all the Fat
could bring together. Railways thrust their t ;cr'
mini into the very heart of the capital, and cri !eta
more traffic than they relieve. In proportiol 1 a°
these termini approach each other the cab and Of;
riege traffic is concentrated in parts of tow a °I
certain hours, till it is almost impossible to aexcept on foot, and not always then. No d Duet
when London is finished it will be .a very fine °-
commodious city ; but in the mean time, and Pr°i
bably for a century at least, it must remain pie gu6',.,
with every annoyance that can arise from the Pr
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secution of public works on the most gifea ntie ect`;
Hideous bridges disfigure the etre( tie. Wage!.
loaded with girders and spandrils obi dm et the scsc
and create a dead lock at every imp on ant canes
The pulling down of houses necessit, ttei hoarding
which encroach on the pavement and ,drives hel73 e
passenger on to the roadway. The Thames
bankment takes thousands of carts ca f ballast eel,
dry rubbish through the busiest to orouglifeeel
while there is not a house, or a business or a ce,s,ng
interest, that is not threatened by son to inveul-071
power, and bidden to prepare itself to make gars
its claims to compensation. When to a ll these 8-
added unsupportable heat, irremovable t lust' °near.
powering smells, and ceaseless noise, is it any w-c,
has eeeat
der that, successful as the London season .
scarcely a soul in town is sorry that it is ca Carp