The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-09 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Since yesterd‘y morning a considerable decrease of barometrical
pressure has occurred at all stations, amounting to nearly (Van. in
the N.W. of France, and nearly o'3ia. in Scotland. This change has
made readings this morning rather low, and very uniform. (The
great and sudden fall reported at Scarborough yesterday afternoon,
and which was the cause of the issue of warnings to the E. coast,
arose from an error in the telegram.) Temperature also has decreased,
except in W. France and S.E. England, where it has recovered a few
degrees. Thermometer readings are very uniform. Winds generally
have veered to the N.E., and during the night have become strong
at Valencia elsewhere they continue light to moderate A light S.
wind still holds at Yarmouth and Cape Cris Nez. Snow has fallen
in the north and east, and some rain in the west. The sky this
morning is a little cloudy, with fog on the east coast, but weather
fine. The sea has got up at Valencia,

It is said that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is
really very seriously ill. lie Seems to have injured himself
by overwork. his physician says he must have rest, and
prescribes a long stay abroad for the recovery of his health

The revolting murder at Wednesbury continues
to form the all-absorbing topic of discussion throughout
the Black Country district. The prisoner's wife—his second
wife, wedded only thirteen months— and his four chil-
dren by his first wife, had an interview with bim in the
cells, before his removal to Stafford, and the parting scene,
so far as the woman and children were concerned, is described
as a most harrowing ono. The prisoner himself, either by
force of will orlack of feeling, carried himself almost unmoved
through the scene. His wife, with tears streaming down
her cheeks, exclaimed before she left, " Ob, lad, if you know
aught about it, do tell me." His only reply was a brief
denial of all knowledge of the affair.
The President of the Board of Trade has just re-_
ceived a deputation from Birmingham asking him to
use his influence to close the Enfield Rifle factory. Mr.
Bright Peplied to the effect that he was afraid the
applicants would find very great difficulty in in-
ducing the Government to reduce or abolish the exist-
ing Enfield factory, and pointed out that, even if it
were abolished, a very large number of men would he
thrown out of employment, and they would naturally go to
Birmingham to seek work, and thus be competitors quite as
much there as they wero at the Enfield factory. Tho Go-
vernment might, however, prevent the extension of the fac-
tory.

The hill to amend tlw law with respect to the pro-
perly of married wcroeu Las keen prepared alid brought in
by Mr. Russell Gurney, Mr. Headlain, and Mr. Jacob Bright.
By the provisions of this bill it is enacted that a maried wo.
man shall bo capable of holding property, of contracting, ni
suing, and of being sued as if she were a femme sole. Pro-
perty acquired by the act shall be held by them as
if unmarried. A husbanl shall not be liable for the
debts of his wife before marriage. Questions between
husband and wife as to the title to, or possession of, personal
property are to be decided in a summary way, by a petition
to any judge of Chancery or the County Court of the dis.
trict in which either party resides. This act does not affect
:the right of any husband to hold his wife's real estato as
OnantlY coin te~y.