The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-26 00:00:00

" Oh I didn't you know you were done, sir I"

became general at the winding up of the tune. Boys with
their elders frisked as they chimed it, casting an emphasis
of infinite relish on the declaration " done ;" as if they de-
lighted in applying it to Mr. Pole, though at their own
expense.

Soon a verse grew up :
" We march'd and call'd on Mister Pole,
Who hadn't a penny, upon his soul,
For Ipley came and took the whole,
And didn't you know you were done, sir 1"

I need not point out to the sagacious that Bil Ford and
not Mr. Pole had been " done ;" but this was the genius of,
the men who transferred the opprobrium to him. Never-
theless, though their manner of welcoming misfortune was
such, I, knowing that there is not a deadlier animal than
a "done" Briton, have shudders for Ipley.

Apart from the delightful atmosphere breathed
through the whole story—its pervading atmo-
spere, tint is of the racily, refreshingly,
hilariously, genially, irresistibly humorous—the
tale has many subtle beauties of its own that
will cause " Emilia in England" to live long in
its reader's recollection. Emilia's one rare and
priceless gift, her Voice, is therein for one thing
most exquisitely celebrated. And so for that mat-
ter, in the third volume, is her ripened beauty,
more especially where she is described as perfecting
that loveliness of hers by donning the purple
velvet dress in which the natural glory of her
beauty became yet further glorified by art! We
commend the portraiture of her in that dress to
some one among our Master Painters, to some one
amongst them, that is, who has a subtler sense than
the rest of consummate Beauty whether of Colour,
Form, or Expression. It is suggestive of a com•
panion picture to the late Augustus Egg's glowing
delineation of Esmond girded with the scarf by
the Beatrix of Thackeray. As we close " Emilia in
England—the last volume of which appears to us,
by the way, wonderfully inferior i❑ every respect
(among other things, for example, in the construction
of the plot and in the very style of the writing) to
both the first or the second—as we close the book
we count upon a sequel to it. By the whole con-
struction of the story, indeed, we cannot but think
that a sequel to it is, we might even go so far as
to say, just absolutely necessitated. And we cer-
tainly shall look for that sequel at the hands of Mr.
Meredith.

During the last few days there has not been much
animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets. Sugar, however, has fully aupporeed
previous prices; coffee, on the other hand, has been
at rather lower rates, owing to the large arrivals.
In rice, fruit, and spices, there has been an average
amount of business reported, without any material
change in prices, while in tallow business has been
inactive, and quotations for both present and for
ward delivery show a downward tendency.
The demand for monetary accommodation has
been slightly increased to-day by the arrangements
in preparation for the approaching settlement at
the Stock Exchange. The supply of floc' ng capital
in the open market iy, however, well maintained,
and the rates therefore continue at 6i per cent. for
the negotiation of the best short dated securities.
About 60,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for transmission to Alexandria.

TOM BROWN FOR FINSBURY.—We understand
that a number of the electors of Finsbury, a borough
which will be vacated by Sir Morton Peto's retire-
ment, have requested Mr. Hughes to stand on the
Liberal side. if the statement is true it will bo the
most creditable thing the borough has done for
years, for 'Mr. Hughes will neither job for the
electors, tatter them, nor swallow their pledges.
He is a strong Liberal, or rather Radical—one of
those who think that our next business is to fight
pauperism, and a man with a real care for the
working classes. if Finsbury has the intelligence
to accept such a nomination, and send " Tom
Brown" to Parliament, it will have done at least
something to wards making educated men believe
that big boroughs know how to choose represen-
tatives.—Spectator.

On the morning of the deporture of the Emperor
and Empress of Mexico from Rome, the Pope con-
ferred on the latter the Grand Cross of the Order
of Pius IX. The Emperor gave the Mexican Order
of Notre-Dame de Guadelupe to General de Monte-
bello.

The Emperor has received a letter from the Queen
of Spain, notifying the death of her nephew, the
infante Don Felipe Ramon-Marie, eon of the Duke
and Duchess de Montpensier.

TRIALS ON CHARGES OF MURDER AT GLASGOW.•--
On Saturday, at the Glasgow Circuit Court, Lord
Deas presiding, an Irishman named John Riley was charged
with murder. It appeared that on the night of Monday, the
17th December last, on the Biggar-road, in the parish of
Bothwell, the prisoner assaulted Nancy Stevens, or Laffy
wife of Thomas Laffy, collier, residing at Legbrannock, in
the parish of Bothwell, and with a wooden stake or stone,
struck her a number of severe blows on the head, face,
neck, chest, hands, and arms, and threw her on the ground
and kicked her with his feet. He then thrust a piece of
wood several times into her person. She died in conse-
quence of her injuries. The prisoner, in a firm voice,
pleaded not guilty, and a jury being empanuelled the
case went to trial. The prisoner was defended by Mr.
C. T. Couper and Mr. Crawford. After a trial which
lasted from 10 in the forenoon till about 10 minutes
past one on Sunday morning, the jury returned
with a verdict finding by a majority the prisoner guilty as
charged. Sentence was delayed. At the same court, on
Saturday, Lord Neaves presiding, a joiner named Peter
Blair was accused of murder. On Tuesday, Feb. 23 last, in
Maitland-street, Cowcaddens, he assaulted Jessie Noble, or
Gordon, or Blair, then residing with him in Dubbie's Loan,
and with a knife stabbed her on the left side of her neck
and right shoulder; she was mortally wounded, and imme-
diately, or soon thereafter, died. The prisoner, who pleaded
Not Guilty, was defended by Thos. Watson, sen., and Mr.
Wm. Inglis, jun. After a lengthened trial the jury re ,
turned a verdict unanimously ladin g the prisoner guilty of
culpable homicide, and he was sentenced to 15 years' penal
servitude.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE; April 25.
The Queen walked end drove in the grounds
this morning.
To-day is the birthday of her Royal Highness
Princess Louis of Hesse.
The Earl of Clarendon has returned to London.

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The Duks and Duchess of Northumberland have
deferred their departure fromAlnwick Castle, Northtchet"
land, for a few days in consequence of the noble duke baying
been suddenly taken by an at tack of gout.
Toe Duke Bud Duchess of Argyll arrived at
their villa at Campden-hill yesterday from visiting the
Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland at Cliefden, near Naidew
head,
The Duchess of Somerset and Lady
Somerset arrived at the First Lord's official residence at
the Admiralty yesterday afternoon from Bulstroeie par
Bucks. a_ wen deli°
The Duchess of Sutherland returned toScitivffsg
Stafford
House last evening from Cliefden, the Duchess m
of Sutherland's seat, near Maidenhead.
Yesterday evening Baron de Biegelben, the rr
presentative of Austria, arrived at Claridge's Hotel, in order
to attend the Conference.
The Earl and Countess of Erne have arrived ig
Eaton-square from the Continent.
The Earl and Countess of Gosford entertained
at dinner on Friday, the 22d inst., Lady Charlotte Bentsen'
Countess of Tankerville, Earl and Countess of Leicester,
Ladies Coke (2), Hon. Miss Ellis, Marquis of °monde,
Earl of Tyrone, Viscount Powerscourt, Lord Kensington'
the Hon. Lieut.-General Ashburnham, the Hon. Charles
Clements, &c. Her ladyship received a small party after
dinner.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough bast
arrived in Arlington-street, Piccadilly, from their ace"
Brocklesby Park, Lincolnshire.
Viscountess Palmerston will have a reception ell
Saturday evening next at Cambridge House.
Viscount and Viscountess Castleroase and familf
have arrived at Eaton-place for the season.
Lord and Lady Tredegar have arrived at their
residence in Portman-square from Tredegar Perk'
Monmouthshire.
Lord Houghton has returned to London from
tour in Northern Italy.
Lady Macdonald Lockhart and family have et.
rived in Grosvenor-crescent from Lee Castle'
Lanark, N.B.
Mr. and Lady Mary Craven have left Thorees''i
Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Newmarket.
Sir Francis end Lady Stapleton and the Mies°
Stapleton have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley'
square.
Sir George and Lady Jenkinson have arrived at
44, Bryanston-square, from their seat, EastwOri.
park, Gloucestershire.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Ezille:
quer and Mrs. W. E. Gladstone returned to their
residence on Carlton-house-terrace, yesterday Ore;
noon, from staying during the visit of General
Garibaldi at the Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland's
seat, Ciiefden, near Maidenhead.
THE PRINCESS LOUISE OF IVIED died at Neuljea
on the 18th, at, the advanced age of ninety-two I
THE EX-PREMIER, THE EARL OF DERBY, N'al
was, on Saturday last, elected President of the Royal C°l3/:
mission for the Exhibition of 1851, in place of the la°
Prince Consort.
THE MARQUIS OF EXETER, on the 19th of 'MO
will entertain 1,000 volunteers of Northampton, at Burghley
Park.