The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-03 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Atmospherical pressures are lower at all stations than they were
yesterday morning : the greatest diminution has been on our N.E.
coasts, amounting to nearly three-tenths of an inch. In the S.E.
portions of our islands readings are highest—the difference between
pressures at Yarmouth and Nairn is three-tenths. Temperature is
generally higher. The wind yesterday was light and southerly. Light
winds still prevail at most stations. Cahn is reported from the S.W.
of England. There has been much fog in the S.W. of Ireland, where
it is reported as continuing. The weather is generally cloudy.

It is not surprising that warlike preparations, accom-
panied by warlike demonstrations on the part of the
French official press, should produce an effect upon Euro-
pean opinion. The organs of the French Government
have for the last two years written alternately for and
against war with the most perfect indifference. But the
standing testimony of increased and increasing armaments
discredits their professions of peace, and strengthens their
predictions of war. There is at present no tangible
ground for hostilities ; the winter is near, and,
of the material evidence that exists, armaments
alone point to the prospect of a contest. But
Europe is generally uneasy. The French papers are again
writing up war, and the French Ministers utter only the
most oracular testimony in favour of peace. The inde-
pendent journals are more or less certain of the issue.
Most of them disbelieve in peace, whilst the Liberee, under
the guidance of M. Emile de Girardin, demands unre-
servedly the rectification of the Rhine frontier. The Revue
Conte;nporaine, which is not given to`writing at random,
declares the Emperor to be resolved upon war, and that the
only difficulty, finding a pretext, may be immediately dis-
posed of. The secret of the military counsels of
the Government has been found out. "It is
plain, from the quantities of money thrown into
the gulf of the Ministry of War, that not defensive
measures, but an attack, and a speedy attack, is in
contemplation." The Ministry preaches peace, not
because they believe in it, hut because they know the
country wants it. "It will not do to say we are safe
because no reasonable ground of war can be found. We
know the habits of this Government, how it is addicted to
theatrical surprises, and we feel nothing more likely than
that 300,000 men should be one fine day thrown across the
Rhine without France or Europe having any notice what-
ever." This is very true, but it has been written before
without results. There is, moreover, some consolation in
the reflection that war is becoming more a European ques-
tion, and less dependent upon the will of one indivi-
dual.

The refusal of the Bohemian and Moravian deputies to
Lake part in the deliberations of the Provincial Diets has
been met by energetic action on the part of the Austrian
Government. If the refractory deputies will not attend
their places will be filled up Ly others, and the business
of the Diets will thus go on without the representation of
the malcontent;4. G iskra, the Minister of the Interior,
has sent a circular to the Prefects of the Empire, ordering
them to remove all functionaries who arc hostile to tl.e
new constitution.

Rumours of the abdication of the King of Saxony
in favour of Prussia are current at Vienna and in other
parts of Germany. These statements have been
met by denials more or less positive, and further rumours
of modifications of the union between Saxony and Prussia
have taken the place of the abdication reports. The
Vienna correspondent of the Liberle says that it would not
be surprising if King John, utterly weary of playing at
government, should relinquish a crown to which he merely
lends his name. Prussia's interpretation of the treaty of
1866 has undoubtedly been most liberal ; the power of
King John DI now a mere_ aluvlow.