The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-24 00:00:00

ItEUARKS.

A largo and rapid increase in barometrical pressure has taken
place on all coasts, except in the S. of France : the change has ex-
ceeded Olin. at several of our stations, and the motion during the
night has been greatest on our E. coast. Readings are remarkably
uniform, the greatest difference reported being only o'2in. Tempera-
ture is much lower everywhere : at Nairn the change has been lade,
In these islands the winds yesterday were generally moderate Prot.
the N.W. A heavy S.E. gale prevailed in the Gulf of Lyons, where
still continues : at all other stations the winds are light and variabh
The weather is fine in places, but cloudy in the south, with fog on
the Channel coast. The gale ou the S. o France has been accom-
panied by heavy rain.

THE AMERICAN FIVE-TIVENTY BONDS

It has been stated that a majority of the members of
the new Congress would be in favour of redeeming the
Five-Twenty Bonds with irredeemable paper. A gentle-
man, who is intimately acquainted with the opinions
of American politicians, and who is one of the largest
contributors in the United States to the income tax,
writes as follows :—" The allegation that the next
Congress will contain a majority of members whc
will be in favour of ' redeeming' the Five-Twent3
Bonds with irredeemable paper, is such arrant non
sense, that it seems to me the story must have had itt
origin among stockjobbers. At the time the letter
was written, gold was steadily declining in New York.
in token of the belief among business men that
the Republicans would be successful in Penn-
sylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, as they were. I
presume you have scrutinised the declared principles
of the two parties, so as to know that the Republicans
are not in favour of paying bonds in `greenbacks,' or
of any policy which looks to a lessening of the public
credit. My own opinion is that if the Democrats
were successful they would not carry out the policy of
paying bonds in greenbacks. They would manage toavoid
it in some way. lam surprised that the London money
market should be so imperfectly advised of the condition
of things here."

The chapter authorities of Chester will lay thu
foundation stone of the restored Cathedral to morrow.

The confidential clerk of Messrs. W. 11. Hornby
and Co., Blackburn, states that the facts of the alleged
abuses of the mill have been much distorted. "ft is true
that some of the men refused to work if two Radicals were
not:discharged. I refused to comply with the request, and
ordered the engine to be stopped till eight o'clobk. Work
was resumed after breakfast, and any person who did not
return acted entirely voluntarily. There was not the
slightest violence used, and the places of the very few per-
sons who did not return are still open to them. The most
perfect freedom is given to our workpeoplo of whatever
shade of politics. _ .

Some surprise has been expressed that Lord
Hastings' remains should have been interred at Keneal-
green, instead of in his ancestral vault at Denington but
the choice of the former place was made, we believe, from
the Marchioness's rooted aversion to ever seeing Doning-
ton again. As regards the disposition of the late Marquis's,
property, we believe it is as follows :—Lady Hastings
has a marriage settlement of £2,000 a year, charged
on the Rowellm estate. All the remainder of the
property, which includes the collieries (which are very
slightly encumbered), the house in Grosvenor-square,
Craven Lodge, the furniture, plate, books, pictures,
horses, carriages, and farming stock are to be sold, and the
proceeds to go to the Marchioness for her life, or unless she
marries again, when they revert to his Lordship's sister
Lady Constance Marsham, and to her children. The Mar-
chioness's jewellery is bequeathed to herself, and the wil
Coll4ipri no legacies to any one.

GENERAL ELECTION.