The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-16 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Since yesterday a change has occurred in the distribution of
atmospherical pressure. Readings in England have recovered nearly
uniformly to the extent of half an inch ; elsewhere the change is less.
In France pressure is now high. A fresh but small diminution has,
however, occurred in the west and north since last night. The lowest
reading is at Greencastle, and is o's6in. below that at Rochefort.
Temperature has increased at all western stations, but has fallen in
London. The northerly winds of yesterday have entirely disappeared.
Fresh south-westerly winds are blowing in Ireland, moderate south-
easterly breezes in the north, and light winds in the south of
England. Rain has been general, except on our N.E. coast, and still
prevails at many stations. The sky is overcast. The sea is rather
high at Aberdeen. The weather seems unsettled as pressure has
oscillated so much.

Another piece of economy is announced by a
contemporary. The Lords Justices of Ireland have inti-
mated by circular to the ministers of the Presbyterian Gene-
ral Assembly of Ulster that iu futnro tie Regium Donum
will bo paid by the Bank of Ireland. The post of distri-
butor, occupied by the late Rev. Dr. Cooke, is not to be
filled up.

Some surprise has been created in clerical circles
by the delay which has taken place in filling up the vacant
canonry in Worcester Cathedral. Mr. Gladstone, it is said,
has been besieged by applications on behalf of a largo num-
ber of gentlemen, all of whose claims are strong, and
that he is in a difficulty about making a selection. The
names most prominently mentioned are those of the Hon.
and Rev. W. 11. Lyttleton, M.A., Rector of Hayley ; the
Bev. Dr. Miller, Vicar of Greenwich ; and the Rev. Dr.
Irons, Vicar of Brompton. Dr. Miller is already an honorary
Canon of Worcester.

THE ASSAULT ON THE BRITISH CONSUL AT
ERZEROUM.—The Levant Herald gives the following par-
ticulars of an aggravated assault—described in a Russian
telegram as an " attempted assassination"—on Mr.
Taylor, her Majesty's Consul at Erzeroum :—" On
November 15 Mr. Taylor was dining at the casino, when
a quarrel took place between a couple of Turkish employ6s
and their servants, who were also present. A captain
(one Osman Effendi) interfered, and fell somehow into
dispute with Mr. Taylor's cavass, whom he bespattered
freely with verbal abuse. The consul came to the aid of
his henchman, and succeeded after a time in restoring
peace. The brave captain, however, was only silenced
for the moment; waiting for the consul outside, he
attacked him with his drawn sword, and in the nielje
which followed Mr. Taylor himself was badly, and
his dragoman dangerously, wounded —several other
Turks having sided with the cus-baeld in his attack. Other
parties, however, came to the rescuse of the consul, and
his assailants were beaten off. On complaint being made
to the pasha, six of the guilty parties were at once arrested,
but as Mr. Taylor was for several days confined to bed
by his wounds, the investigation was delayed. Finally,
he, forgivingly, made little of the affair, and the
gallant captain and his friends have been let off, we
believe, with fi reprimand 9r NIRO other UM= ptnlish.
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