The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-04 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Very little change Las taken place in atmospherical Fres ure
during the last twenty-four hours, whilst a differenco of
only two-tenths of au inch now exists between the hizhest
and lowest readings reported in these island .% Tempera-
ture has fallen considerably at Nairn : in the west scarcely any
difference is perceptible. The winds yesterday were moderate and
variable. With the exception of a fresh south-westerly breeze at
Holyhead, the winds aro light from the S. and W. Calm is reported
from the Channel coasts. Fog prevailed last evening In the west of
our islands : it continues at places in the S. and W.

Garibaldi's resignation of his scat in the Florence
Chamber of Deputies has excited but little attention in
Italy. The cause is perfectly well known. The health of
the General is not all that could be desired at the present
time, and his disposition is averse to parliamentary dis-
cussion. The weariness of unlimited talk is not unknown
in the British Legislature ; but in the Florence Chamber
of Deputies it must be intolerable. The members are at
present engaged in discussing Ministerial modifications,
with which they occupy entire sittings without the least
result or the least chance of result. If a measure is
brought forward, the deputies who oppose it will endeavour
to secure its defeat by staying away. As a clear majority
of all the members, excluding only those on leave, is re-
quired to form a quorum in the Italian Parliament, this
plan is frequently successful. It was often adopted with
" satisfactory results " in the case of the bill for the sale of
the tobacco monopoly. If this easy expedient does not
answer, the snore difficult, but more infallible resource—
talk—is tried. Mr. Vincent Scully would have been a
treasure in the Italian Parliament, though he could
hardly claim to rank as the most valuable jewel in that
mine of long-winded eloquence. Garibaldi is said to have
been utterly disgusted with this verbiage, frequently
turning round, and asking his friends "What are those
babblers about ?"
The regulations respecting the ceremony of marriage in
several of the South German States are remarkable rather
for originality than sound jurisprudence. A law of Wiir-
temburg, for instance, provides that all the subjects of
that State who are married in auy foreign country must
obtain the consent of the King of Wiirtemburg, or the
marriage is null and void. If they are married in their
native country, the royal consent is not necessary. This
distinction has given rise to much trouble, especially in
America. The difficulty of obtaining the royal sanction
across the Atlantic is so great that it is often dispensed with.
Individuals of various nations who have married natives of
Wiirtemburg have found, on going to reside in that
country, that they were still in an undesirable state of
single blessedness, and many children, who hoped for all
the rights of legal paternity, have been declared illegiti-
mate. Mr. Bancroft, the United States Minister in Ger-
many, has applied for a repeal of this law, and has been
promised its speedy disappearance from the Wiirtemburg
code.

A Swiss correspondent informs us that Sunday at
Lucerne has been anything -but a day of rest for the
Queen. In the neighbourhood of her residence there was
an incessant playing of skittles, and as the Swiss skittles
are almost as big as balloons, the perpetual thunder of
these royal salutes was anything but pleasing to her
Majesty's ears. Under these circumstances the Queen
'mule a request that the game might be dis-
continued on Sundays, and it is said that as
much as £BO was offered in compensation to the
innkeepers if they complied with the loyal request.
They refused to do so, desiring to know who the Queen of
England was that she should interfere. The luxury
of defying a real Queen was too great to be resisted, and
the price it cost these publicans undoubtedly added to
its zest.

Lord Lansdowne has written to his tenants in the village
of Pewshani, stating that in the election of a member for
Chippe7tharn lie wishes to exert no influence over them,
and ti usl,s that in their choice they will be guided by their own
judgment alone. But part of this, village is only held on
lease by the Marquis, and next Michaelmas may pass into
other hands. The agent for the reversioner is said to be can•
vassing fur the Conservatives. On the same day that this
letter reached the tenants from their present Liberal landlord
the agent for their future landlord called to canvass, and pre.
sented the option—" Vote fur us. How would you like to
be turned out of yeur house ?" The state of mind in which
these electors are thrown must be a very unenviable one,
and a vote must be more trouble to them, in their edinaa•
tion. than it is worth.