The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-17 00:00:00

REMARKS.

A general decrease has taken place in barometrical pressure during
the last twenty-four hours: it has teen of considerable amount in
the S. and W. of our islands—at Penzance and Valencia the change
has been upwards of three-tenths of an inch. The least reading re-
ported is from Brest, which is 0141 n. lower than that at Nairn.
Temperature is higher at southern and western stations. Easterly
winds were strong yesterday in the S.W. of these Islands, where the
wind is still fresh from the eastward. Light and variable winds pre-
vail on our E. coast. Rain has fallen in the S. of Ireland. The
weather is cloudy. Lightning is reperted from Penzance.

According to the Prussian (Cross) Gazette, Count Bis-
marck is so far recovered as to be able to take horse
exercise. It is doubtful where the Prussian statesman
intends to pass the autumn ; some say Menton, but the
reports are rather in favour of an English watering-place.
In the midst of the war rumours, Prussia quietly pur-
sues her policy in South Germany. The reorganisation of
the South German armies on the Prussian model pro-
gresses. Bavaria held out the longest, hut she has at
length consented to re-form the four divisions of the
Bavarian troops into two corps d'arinCe on the Prussian
system. This change, we are told, would be carried out
sooner but for that all-important German consideration—
finance. The new system will, however, be in full force by
the Ist of October. This reorganisation still leaves open
the question of a military union amongst the South
German States.

News of disturbances continue to arrive from Turkey.
The assertion that the most comp!ete tranquillity
reigned in Bulgaria has been supplemented by the
statement that the Porte had resolved to occupy the
Danubian Principalities, and reports of further engage-
ments between the Bulgarians and the Turks. The
Viclordan of Belgrade says that three bands of Bulgarian
insurgents, which had effected a union, were attacked by
the Turkish troops, but succeeded in forcing a passage to
the Balkan Mountains. There the chief of one of the
bands attacked and captured a Turkish blockhouse. The
Belgrade journal says the Turks lost 200 men in this
affair.

The news of the English cab strike has caused much
astonishment abroad. According to the Times correspon-
dent, the foreigners generally do not understand it.
Many things are managed better in France than in this
benighted land ; but street conveyance is better all over
Europe. The fault of our vehicles is that they are all upon
the same footing. "In England the most ramshackle,
neglected, fusty old vehicle, with a three-legged horse and
a driver in a chronic state of gin-and-water, has a legal
claim upon you for the same payment as a smart, clean,
well-lined hansom, with a horse that thinks nothing of
eight or nine miles an hour." In Paris excellent clean
broughams or good open carriages may be had for two
shillings an hour. Berlin street conveyances are superior
both in pace and cleanliness. Vienna has long been
famous in this respect. By the simple expedient of varying
the price according to the quality of the horse and vehicle—
that is, by classing the cabs—the question of privilege would
be at once disposed of. Another foreign system, too, is
worthy of imitation. At Paris a party arriving by train
is presented with a ticket and an omnibus. The ticket
states how much is to be paid, and the omnibus conveys
the entire party and their higgago, with room to spore, to
their clsAtitiatimfarAruosi rgQl:ote Brice.