The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-25 00:00:00

REMARKS.

The oscillations in barometrical readings since yesterday have been
:xtremely variable and sudden. Pressure, after recovering quickly
from the depression then noticed, has again fallen four-tenths of an
inch since midnight in the north, where it is now falling very fast.
The decrease in the W. has been less, and the change has not at pre-
sent extended to the S.E. of England, where pressure has risen since
last evening. At the same time a diminution during the night is
reported from the W. of France, where, however, readings are still
high—that at Brest being 0.87 in. above that at Nairn. Temperature
ims increased in the extreme south, but fallen irregularly elsewhere,
varying from 3deg. to 12 deg. Winds, after veering to the north-west-
ward generally, and blowing hard, have, at the N. and W. stations,
again backed into S.W., and are blowing strongly. In the S., and
over France, however, they remain north-westerlj, and are moderate
to fresh. Rain has fallen everywhere, and hail ind London and Green-
castle. The sky is overcast, and weather damp and very unsettled.
The sea is high at Ardrossan. Warnings were issued to all coasts
yesterday.

THE COMIC PAPERS.

(From Punch.)

THE EX-MEMBER FOR BEWDLEt—A Parting Glass.
Which is the wickedest portion of America? Why
Sin-sin-naughty, to be sure.

THE VOCALIST'S REAL "FRIEND AND PITCHER,"—Mr.
Sims Reeves.

To SYDNEY.—The Lord Chatoberlain's recent edict
about the Ballet's brief skirt is at all events one mode of
re-dressing a grievance.

CLERICAL CRITICISM.—CIerk in Civil Service, loq.:
"Ministers don't say this time that the Estimates have
been framed with a due regard to economy. Haw ! No!
Fact is, they've been framed with an undue regard to

economy."
A FINE OPENING.—Here's a chance ! The Strand
Union is prepared to give twenty pounds a year and part
rations to a night nurse. Her hours are to be from seven
in the evening till seven in the morning. What munifi-
cence ! Almost as much as the wages of an errand boy.

REVERSING THE ORDER OF THINGS.—At a recent
meeting of the " Victoria Institute" a paper was read
"On the Doctrine of Creation, according to Darwin,
Agassiz, and Moses." Would it not have been more
reverent if the last of these three names had been placed
irst ?

EXTRAORDINARY MILDNESS OF THE POLITICAL SEASON.—
, Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Gladstone exchanging flowers and
concealing rods.) Mr. Disraeli: "Delightful `Speech
from the Throne '—quite charming ! " &c., &c.—Mr.
Gladstone : "So glad you liked it—the replies to the
address were admirable ! " &c., &c.
AN UNLUCKY BLOW.-The Scotsman says that during
the very high wind, the other day, a lady who bad been
drawing five hundred pounds out of the National Bank
was surprised to see several notes fly off, some of them over
the housetops. Many of the notes still remain so high that
the tallest tenor can't reach the fivers. Probably the lady
will get them back when the pitch is lowered.

(From Judy.)
The London Direct-Tory—Judy.
SKY-LIGHTS.—The Sun, Moon, and Stara

(From Fun:)
When is a reptile a general favourite ? When, home.
ward bound, you sight the Lizard.
How LOCKE'S MUSIC SHOULD BE PLATED.-011 9. kev-
bugle.
LITERARY NOTE.— A journal now extensively advertised
as The Ayr Observer must not be mistaken for the organ
of the Meteorological Society.
JUST So !—Agreeable Youth : "Well, old Chawbacon,
you sow, but we reap !"—Old Chawbacon : " Very loike
genTmen—l be sowin' hemp !"
A BAD LooK•oUT.—Taxpayers may well skake in their
shoes when they learn from such high authority as the
Ministerial announcements that " The Exchequer is
Lowe!"

HARD HlT.—Donebrown, who has lost tremendously in
some transactions in shares, says that the old saw,
"Exchange is no robbery" must have been invented before
the Stock Exchange existed.

(From the Owl.)
THE UNCIVIL LIST.—The Discharged Clerks.
NEW VERSION OF AN OLD LINE, BY KING GEORGE.
" Save me ! oh, save me from my Candiote friends."

ELECTORAL NOMENCLATURE.
For Casl►al.—Cash all.
For Youghal.—l. 0. U-Oial.
For the Unseated Member for Bradford.—R. I. P-ley.

The following telegram was sent from Europe to
the United States, Feb. 1:—" A report is current that
Goetal Dix has protested against the unusual honours
with whit Jefferson Davis was recently received at St.
Cyr while on a visit to the military schools there. It is
officially denik,d by the French Governm3nt that the
ter front the United States has made any such protest."

AQUATIOS.—THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD AND
TIIB LMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.—We learn from Oxford
that the renewed challenge from Harvard University,
United States, has not yet come to hand. The inference
is therefore that the Americans have abandoned the idea
of coining to England to row against the Oxford Univer-
sity eight.