The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-10 00:00:00

REMATI KS.

Barometrical pressure has changed very little since yesterday. .tu
s still very uniformly distributed, but is a little higher in the northern
;ban in the southern districts. Temperature has diminished some-
what on our eastern, and risen on our western coasts. The winds are
generally light to moderate from the north-eastward ; but in the.
South of France they have some southing in them. The weather is
rery flue, except at Shields,where it is raining.

The correspondent of the Morning Advertiser relates a
very curious story current at Paris, the oddest part of
which is that it is said to he true. An illustrious person-
age, walking in the private park at Fontainbleau, suddenly
lighted upon a spring in an unfrequented part. He was
surprised to see bubbles on the water, and a lustrous
appearance, as though mixed with some oily substance.
As the water had a chalybeate or sulphuric look, an aide-
:le-camp was despatched to the palace for a glass. Both
illustrious personage and aide-de-camp tasted, and found that
the waters greatly resembled those of Wiesbaden. "A cupful
of the newly-discovered liquid was sent to the chemist,
who analysed it, and declared its component elements to
be identical with those bubbles from the Brunnen which
Sir F. Head has incited so many people to taste by his
lively and graphic descriptions, and straightway anti-
luaries drew up learned reports of sulphuric springs at
Fontainebleau being well known to the Romans. The
antiquary also had his discovery—he found a Roman well
and various other remains, and was going to draw up his
report when Edie Ochiltree supervened : "I mind the
biggin o't ;" and the authenticity of these mineral waters
has been compromised in the same manner by the discovery
of a leakage in the sewer which conveys the liquid refuse
from the castle to the river,—the bubbles were caused by
a pipe which had burst." We need hardly add that the
bubble itself has burst.

The prohibition of the use of Polish prayer-books in the
Government of Lithuania, announced by a Warsaw letter,
is confirmed. The circular sent by the Governor to the
district chiefs of police states that the prayer-books con-
tain " expressions of hate and fanaticism towards the throne
of Russia, and prayers for the preservation of the Kingdom
of Poland." The prohibition is being strictly carried out.
The troops have even entered the churches during divine
service, and taken the pray,2r-books out of the
hands of the congregation. During the year 1866 1,404
persons, embracing all ranks of society, were arrested,
and none escaped without some punishment. In most
countries the lapse of time has the effect of softening the
feeling with which Governments regard political offences
but Russian severity, since the last insurrection, has
increased year by year.
The difficulties of determining the future relations
between the various States composing the Austria,
Empire are being slowly, though very surely, overcome:
Between Croatia and Hungary the dispute has been similar
to that between the Magyar kingdom and Austria. The
Government at Vienna had no little difficulty in persuad-
ing the Diet at Agram to send delegates to negotiate at
Pesth. The deputies were, however, sent at last, and an
arrangement has been made. We have yet to learn the
terms which form the basis of this settlement, but the fact
itself, and not the details, is the important matter. Of
the whole disorganised empire which met with such a
reverse at Sadowa, one province only, Bohemia, has not
come to amicable terms as a constituent part of the terri-
tory under the sway of Francis Joseph.
The case of Mr. Wilkinson still excites a great deal of
comment, and loud demands are made for an explanation
of the mistake through which he was convicted. Mr.
Ilolt, the solicitor for the defence at the famous trial,
writes again on his client's behalf. Ile lays down once
again most distinctly that the guilt or innocence of Mr.
Wilkinson must be settled by the question whether
Messrs. Capper, Escombe, and Lawsonborrowed the money
from the Joint-Stock Discount Company or not. At
the trial they stated that they did not, and
Mr. Wilkinson was convicted. They now, however,
admit that they did agree to pay the £4,860 and the in-
terest thereon, and Mr. Wilkinson has been set free. How
(asks Mr. Holt) can Mr. Lawson adhere to both his state-
ments ? He says that he is ready to repeat his original
assertions, while admitting the debt so far as to agree to
pay it. 'rho case seems almost inexplicable, and it will
be well if the rumour be correct that the matter is about
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