The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-27 00:00:00

REMARKS.

The increase of atmospherical pressure has continued at almost all
our stations since yesterday. In the S. of Ireland, however, a slight
diminution has occurred since last evening ; but readings in these
islands are remarkably uniform. The lowest pressure appears to be
in the S. of France. Temperature has decreased considerably in the
N. and W. ; elsewhere there is little change. At our eastern stations
a light north-easterly breeze prevails ; but in other parts the wind
has become very light and variable. The weather is cloudy, with fog
and mist in places.

A desperate combat took place a night or twir ago
at Anvers letwcen tome English and Swedish sailors.
Several were wounded on both sides. The police at length
put an end to the conflict.

The Gaulois of Thursday states that the French
Government manufactories hero are busy making breech-
loaders for the Austrian army. This piece of intelligence,
if allowed to remain uucontradicted, will not be without
gravity. •.

A sad accident from the effect of intoxication is
reported from a village near Bath. An old man and his
wife were on their way home, when they both fell within a
few yards of each other, and, being unable to rise, both
perished on the spot from exhaustion.

The Birmingham Daily Post, referring to a para-
graph is the Pall Mall Gazette to tlio effect that Mr. Bright
will not take office in the forthcoming Liberal Ministry,
says—" We can state no person—and, certainly, no news-
paper—has any authority whatever to speak of Mr. Blight's
intentions in this matter."

During the progress of the inquiry in Cork as to
the firing from the window of Mr. Richardson, the gna-
t:natter, it has transpired that the first to fire from the house
was a constable, placed within for its protection. Mr.
Richardson only fired when the mob endeavoured to force
their way in to seize the arms in the establishment.

The Hon. C. L. Woad, the President of the
English Church Union, has explained that Dr. Swabey at-
tended the Bennett inquiry at London House at his request
to watch the proceedings, and that no responsibility can at-
tach to Mr. Bennett i❑ cons,:nuence of anything that may
have bcen said by the learned coun3el. Mr. Bennett has
taken no notice whatever of the proceedings.

Mr. Gladitone wites yet another letter.
answer to an inquiry on the subject of the Mayuooth Grant
:,nd the Ilegium Donum, Mr. Gladstone says : —"Not only
my own declarations upon /very occasion, but the resolution
unanimously passed by the House of Commons, binds mein
honour, as I. mu bound in pin pose and conviction, to pro-
pose that the negium Don= and Maynooth Grant should
be wound up, and slionbl cease tv:th the Church Establish-
ment. Can words go further?"

OnWednesday the ceremony of laying the cornerstone
of the works iu conuectioa xvillt the restoration of Chester
Cathedral was performed by the dean and chapter. In the
course of his athirefx, the dean, Ivho hi the originator of the
restoration sohelne, txprested the hope that the ceremony
they bad engaged in would not be confined to a revival of
the external fabric of the cathedral, believing- that the time
xas rapi•lly coming when the cathedrals of our land were
.ikely to be,ome more popular, because they wcro likely to
become tr,o. c useful.

LVTL'LLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

MsoariErtiff Coxpucr.—Robert Barclay, a re-
spectable-looking young man, residing in Belve-
dere-road, St. john's-wood, was charged befOre
Ir. D'Eyucourt, with being drunk and disorderly
iu the llay-market.

Sergeant Hagen, C division, sail that at half-
past one that morning he was in the Haymarket,
and saw the defendant there with a large crowd of
men and women round him. He requested the de-
fendant to go away, but he refused, stating that he
had as much right to be there as the police, and
that he knew as much law as they did. As the
defendant, who was drunk, persisted in staying, he
took him into custody, when he offered to give
him some money to let him go.

The defendant said it was all true as stated by
the sergeant.

Mr. D'Eyncourt said that it was a gross aggrava-
tion of the offence to attempt to bribe a constable.
The defendant ought to consider that the police
were responsible officers to the public, and there-
fore that it was wrong to attempt to bribe them.
lie should fine the defendant 20s. or seven days.