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

of the jury was, whether while the vessel was at Ramsgate,
and under the protection of the English law, the prisoner
entered into a conspiracy with the other persons on board to
cause the destruction of the vessel.
The jury, after a very short deliberation, returned a ver-
dict of No; Guilty.

dential policy was necessary to keep the wheel° of
popular enthusiasm from running into mischief;
yet. the yoke has been as hard to bear, and .
riddle of the policy was hard to read. Are sjority
of the House of Commons affirmed that polio',
though it could not read the riddle. The Opyo:
sition which, with singular patience, had waiten
forits. opportunity, and then flung itself in:3W°'
ousl into the uon Ministers, was hope"
lesslyy beaten, andattack the grepat influence of Lord
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merston alone sufficed to make the country acqri
in spite of its more generous impulses in th' a
expediency of the policy for which he is responsit.4!•
With the triumph of Ministers all interest I
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the session collapsed, and only business remained
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be done. Bills of considerable importance had to is
passed ; but they awoke no fervour in the puhlt
mind, and were as distasteful to Parliatneo
and the readers of newspapers as they were ne''
cesaary to the several interests to- which theY
refer. As soon as it was settled that the last effort
had been made for Denmark; that we should
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tinue our neutrality in America; that our rely
with France were hn statu quo; and that vve wer:
not going to be mulcted in enormous expe Rasnses"'
the New Zealand war, the game of the session
up, and every one grew anxious to escape from thef
heat and dust of London to the soothing ratreats 0
country life. Town is half emptied already, e-rd.
few jaded Peers and Commoners, wearily "ivihu'i!`'
up the business of Parliament, are all that relal'i'
of one of the most brilliant London seasons Wh'c
has been known for many years. The holding c
two Courts by the Queen, which was accepte
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hands as a commencement of the gradual reta
of her Majesty to pubtic life, was a source of PI IC
beyond the mare splendour of the occasion'
touched again the heart of her subjects, and I, 'll °,O
anew the thrill of popular affection which f i3t
many years has never ceased to rejoice at the .9,
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of the Queen in public. The increasing popula 11
of the Prince and Princess of ales has ad de
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much to the brilliancy of the season. Their g ()°,
health and spirits; the heartiness with which 1 1,1,6's
have encountered the heavy demands of Lftil L,,°ts.
life upon their time ana strength ; the gen i 0
b",,
with which they have gone into society !tit
splendour of their own hospitality ; and las tf
not least, the energy with which they have d°",
all that they could do in behalf of the 0°3;0
charities and public undertakings which
sought their patronage, have won them :°"tebe
opinions in every rank and class of life, whi
sorrows of Denmark have drawn out enough 11:a
pathy to refine popular affection into a person alL're
chivalrous devotion. But to speak of one 03°.e
episede of this fast•ending season. Never Nee stile'd.
a worse time for getting about. London is XllO a 9
with every abomination in the shape of obstr
that the most malignant ingenuity of all the Folio
could bring together. Railways thrust their t.ete
miniinto the very heart of the capital, arrO. ere'3o
more traffic than they relieve, In propor
.these termini approach each other the cab a °fie at
nage traffic is concentrated in parts of t °'"„ycl
certain hours, till it is almost impossible tc ' !fn.- et
except. on foot, and not always then.
when London is finished it will be a very fir :0.
commodious city; but in the meantime, elle' t
bahly. for a century at least, it must remain Osgv-rce
with
.every annoyance that can arise from tile le.
secution of public works on the most gigantic se'ir,
Hideous bridges disfigure the streets. We g,goYe
loaded with girders and spandrils obstruct th';,:er.
and create a dead lock at every important C
The pulling down of houses necessitate hoar'
which encroach ou the pavement end drive tbe 03.
passenger on to the roadway. The Thames cad
banktnent takes thousands of carts of balia6st:i.es,
dry rubbish through the busiest thorough-L-0
while there is not a house, or a business, or a l'eas.pg
interest, that is not threatened by some ihv %load
power, and bidden to prepare itself to make bare °
its claims to compensation. When to all thel'ver
added unsupportable heat, irremovable duet „,,cae.
powering smells, and ceaseless noise, is it all bees,
der that, successful as the London season has ;
scarcely a soul in town is sorry that it is over