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

REMARKS.

Very little change has taken place in atmospherical preKure
during the last twenty-four hours, whilst a difference of
only two-tenths of an inch now exists between the highest
and lowest readings reported In these Islands. Tempera-
ture has fallen considerably at Nairu : 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 are 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 seat 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 more 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 War-
temburg, for instance, provides that all the subjects of
that State who are married in any foreign country must
obtain the consent of the King of Wurtemburg, 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
made 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 Royal 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
ifs zest.

Lord Lansdowne has written to his tenants in the village
of Pewsham, stating that in the election of a member for
Chippenham he wishes to exert no influence over them,
and ti usts thatin 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 for 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 for us. How would you like to
;-)os turned out of year house ?" The state of mind in which
these electors are thrown must be a very unenviable ono,
and a vote must be more trouble to them, in the# cairns.
tion. than it is worth.