The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-13 00:00:00

rEIIfARKS.

Since Saturday the variations in barometrical pressure have been
very small. Slight oscillations of a few hundredths of an inch ars
reported, but these have been variable in nature ; and readings this
morning differ very little from those of yesterday and the day pre-
vious. Temperature, also, has not altered much ; but this morning it
is somewhat lower. The winds this morning arc light to moderate from
the northwestward. They have generally remained between E. and
N. since Saturday, and no force stronger than 6is reported. During
the past forty-eight hours thunder-showers and heavy rain have
visited our south-eastern districts and Valeneia, ; but they have been
Very local. The weather this morning is again generally fine.

The political part of the arrangement just concluded
between Hungary and Croatia did not, according to the
Times correspondent, present much difficulty. The
autonomy of Croatia was conceded, the whole negotia-
tion turning upon the point where tice line was to be drawn.
Croatia shall administer her own affairs, and legislate for
them in her own Diet, whilst Imperial matters will be
settled in the Hungarian Diet. The delegation to the
General Assembly shall be selected by the Croatian depu-
ties from their own body. The finance question gave
rise to more difficulty. The Croatians demanded the
same independence in this respect, and offered the scarcely
equitable bargain to pay towards common affairs, such as
army, public debt, &c., what remained after the expenses
of home administration had been defrayed. The obvious
objections to this course were ultimately compromised.
The direct taxes are set aside for internal affairs, and the
indirect taxes will be under the management of the Hun-
garian Diet. Any deficiency in the internal administration
will be made up from the latter source, and the rest will
go for common affairs.
The dejettner to Mr. Bright, which was appointed -to
take place at the Limerick Atheneum to-day, has been
postponed until to-morrow, in consequence, it is stated,
to allow time for the requisite arrangements. The Dublin
correspondent of the Standard, however, thinks there is a
" hitch" in the proceedings, and pronounces this postpone-
ment as " failure the first." He asserts that a good
many persons, even in Limerick, who under other
circumstances would support Mr. Bright, will hold aloof
from every demonstration in his honour in consequence of
the extreme character of the politicians by whom he is
surrounded, and into whose hands he has delivered himself.
On the other hand, the representative of the Telegraph
says : There is every likelihood that this will prove to be
a great popular demonstration. Already numerous appli-
cations for tickets have been received from every consi-
derable town in the South of Ireland ; and there will, it is
feared, be much difficulty in accommodating all who are
anxious to do honour to our distinguished visitor. It is
arranged that the Limerick corporation will present an
address to Mr. Bright, and the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Limerick, the Very Rev. Dean O'Brien, and many of the
clergy of the diocese will attend at the dejeaner.
The statement published in one of the morning-papos,
that the Liberal electors of Carmarthen have chosen an
octogenarian to fight their battle at the next election, is
scarcely to be credited. The old gentleman, whose name
is Colonel Stepney, was a Peninsular officer, and is in the
81st year of his age. The Telegraph does not see why the
colonel may not make an excellent senator. It reminds
its readers that Cato began to learn Greek
-about the same time of life, and Marino Faliero was
a famous Doge in spite of threescore years and odd.
Only a few days since a list was published of many well-
known legislators who have determined to retire from par-
liamentary honours through advancing age, but here is an
aspirant to legislative honours who " ran alone" at the
time of the French Revolution, and who was a middle.
aged man when the last Reform Act was passed. Small
boroughs have been repeatedly defended on the ground
that they pave the way for young and brilliant men ; we
shall now be told that they are havens of rest for old,
mature, but untried cffic3rs.