The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-23 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Barometrical pressures continue extremely low over these islands:
the increase since yesterday has been very slight in Scotland and
Ireland, whilst a diminution is reported on the Channel coast and in
France. In the S.E. the fall during the night has been rather quick.
At Nairn, where the pressure is lowest, the reading is o'6ln. below
that at Rochefort. On the Scotch coast temperature is a little
higher, but at other stations it has fallen. Winds yesterday were
south-westerly, and blew rather strongly on the Irish coast and in
the Channel, increasing to a gale from the S.W. and W. on the coast
of France. In the S. of these islands winds have veered to the west-
ward, and are moderate, but on our E. coast are light from the S.W.
On the coast of France it is still blowing hard from S.W. On the
Channel coast heavy rain has fallen. The sky is clear in the N. of
Scotland, but on other coasts it is overcast, whilst rain is falling in
Prance. Hail is reported from Valencia. The sea is still nearly
calm. The weather does not look more settled than it did yesterday

POL CE INTELLIGENCE-- This Day.

MARLBORO UGH- S MEET.
PROVIDING FOR CIIRISTMAS.—George Gill, a
rough-looking fellow, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with stealing a case of port wine, of the
value of 365., the property of Mr. Ludovic Noel,
Italian warehouseman, No. 48, Old Compton-
street.

Mr. Noel said that on the previous evening he
was informed by one of his men that a case of wine
was missing from his cart standing at his door, and
on going up the street he saw the prisoner with the
case on his head making off with it. He called out
"stop thief," but the prisoner put it down and ran
away, but was stopped and handed over to the
police.

Police-constable Hewitt, 8 C, said that at the
stati,,n the prisoner said he was hard up, and did
not know what to do, and that he took the case of
wine to get something to eat.
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Mr. Tyrwhitt said-it was an impudent robbery,
and committed the prisoner for three months with
hard labour.

WESTMINSTER.
EXTRAORDINARY DIFFIC ULTY.—John Ryan, a tall
strapping fellow, was brought to this court charged
with desertion from the militia, for which offence he
had been duly gazetted.

Daniel Packer, a sergeant-major of the 4th Mid-
dlesex Militia at Hounslow, said that the prisoner
was re-enlisted for their corps on the sth of May
1865. The present charge of desertion was that he
had altogether neglected to attend the training in
the years 1866-7-8.

Mr. Arnold—l don't think I can adjudicate upon
the matter. I can only deal with an offence com-
mitted within six months.

Sergeant Magee—They have been dealt with be
fore.

Mr. Arnold—l hat may be; the circumstance may
have escaped attention at the time.

Sergeant Magee—l think that you will find, sir,
that under the Militia Act you can deal with the
offence at any time whenever he is apprehended.
After 1859 we could by the act take him at any
time. We could not before after five years.
Mr. Arnold took some time to look at the legal
position of the case, and finally repeated that he
had no power to interfere, and that as far as he
was concerned the prisoner must be discharged ;
that all previous convictions were bad unless for an
offence committed within six mouths. The sergeant
took the prisoner away to the military tribunal.