The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-09 00:00:00

REMARKS.

After a further decrease during yesterday readings are now in-
creasing generally. The increase is most marked at Valencia, where
it has exceeded half an inch since last evening. Pressure, however,
still continues much lower in the north than elsewhere, and the read-
leg at Nairn is 114 degrees lower than that at Rochefort. At our
own stations temperature has decreased somewhat, but in the west
of France the changes are variable. Strong south-westerly gales
again blew on almost all our coasts 3.33terday. and at Valenclaveered
to N.W. without decreasing in Mice. This morning winds are strong
from S.W. to W. on our west coast ; at Yarmouth a W.N.W. gale is
blowing. Rain has been general, and the sky is now cloudy, except
in Scotland. Weather is still unsettled. The sea is high at Valencia.
Warnings were issued to all coasts yesterday.

Lord Arthur Pelham Clinton, the ex-M.P. for
Newark, contemplates a professional visit to America to
" star in light comedy."
The Dublin correspondent of the Evening Standara
telegraphs that it is expressly announced that Sir Dominic
Corrigan will be the Liberal candidate for Dublin. No Con-
servative has yet been selected. Mr. Cecil Guinness de-
clines to stand.
Mr. Justice Blackburn has given leav
for the withdrawal of the potition Sled against the return o:
Mr. J. B. Smith and Mr. Tipping, for the borough of Stock
port. The petitioners were ordered to pay the costs of tb•
respondents.

Good news comes from Lancashire. Nearly all the
mills in Preston are now working full time. One mill which
Las been standing for three months was op .ned this morn 4
ing ; but the owner has decided to reduce the wages of the
operatives 15 per cent.

The Irishman, John M'Conville, a puddle::
charged with shooting another Irishman, tamed
Trainer, at Darlington, on Saturday night week, has been
committed for trial for wilful murder. There is ground to
infer, from the circumstances of the case, that the crime has
some connection with Fenianism.

On Saturday morning the premises of Mr. Joi,
Jex Long the extensive manufacturer of lucifer matche&
and whose large timber yard and other works are adjoin-
ing, at Dundee, were discovered to be on fire, and 'a loss
was sustained by Mr. Long to the extent of from £4,000 to
£5,000.

A melancholy accident happened on the Mersey
on Saturday evening. Four mon, unacquainted with navi-
gation, took a boat from the Coburg Dock and went into
the river to fish. Unfortunately, they rowed their vessel
in the way of one of tho Woodside st, &Tilers, when their
boat was overturned, and two of thorn, named Stephen
O'Donnell and Pat' ick Kelly, were drowned.

It appears that the soldiers 'who took part
the Abyssinian campaign are to have a medal. The Go-
ernments of Fort St. George, and Bombay, and his Excel-
lency the Commander-in-Chief in India, have been re-
quested to adopt early measures for furnishing the rolls of

the officers and soldiers or corps who are entitled io th.
medal now authorised by her Majesty.

The Chamber V Agriculture Journal is enabled to
state that on an early day the • Premier will receive a depu-
tation from the Central Chamberof Agriculture on the ques-
tion of the pressure of Local Taxation on Real Property.
The Secretary of the Central Chamber lies been in commu-
nication with the fg t' or. genth man on the subject, and
the result is a courteous reply, asking the deputation to fis a
day most convenient to themselves and to Mr. Gladstone for
the conference.

A very distressing accident, being another illus-
.
tration of the' fatal danger arising from tho incau-
tious handling of fire-arms, took place on Friday
night at Ashton. A young man, named Blythe, who
was only married a month ago, called upon a friend,
who, on meeting him, exhibited a revolver recently won in a
raffle.
,lje was calling the attention of his friend to the
weapon, when it went off, the contents entering Blytheo
head. causing sleAtkin_gbout two .hours.