The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-14 00:00:00

ItEMAEKS.

The slight depression noticed on Saturday afternoon in the W. in-
creased yesterday, and extended to all stations : since last evening,
however, a very rapid fall has set in, especially in Scotland, and read-
Inge are very low this morning in the N. and W. The difference in-
reading's between Cape Griz Nez and Valencia, exceeds nine-tenths of
an inch. Temperature, which had begun to rise yesterday, has in
creased everywhere : even more than 15 deg. on the N.E. coast.
Winds yesterday were generally south-westerly, and were fresh in the
Channel, but during last night a strong southerly gale arose in the S.
and W. It blew strongly from the S.E. at Aberdeen. This morning
the gale is blowing hard in the Irish- Channel, and continues in the
S.W. The weather is unsetVed. The sky is generally overcast. Rain
has been general, and heavy at several stations. The sea is high at
the entrance of the Channel. Warnings to all coasts.

A new magazine is announced, to be conducted by
the Tomahawk staff, and to be entitled the Britannia.

The statement is emphatically contradicted that
Mr. Cadogan has given up his scat at Crieklade.

Father Ignatius will not preach at St. Philips,
ClerkonweP, during Advent, as was announced.
It is understood that the appeal against the deci-
sion of Vice-Chancellor Giffard in the memorable spiritual-
ism case of Lyon V. Home has boon abandoned.

A petition was lodged on Friday in th,?, Dublin
courts against tit) return of Major Gavin and Mr. Russell for
the borough of Limerick.

Archdeacon Denison has drawn up a scbeme for
the collection of church rates, which has been accepted at a
meeting of Archdeacons.

The Liberals of Nottingham have determined upon
presenting a testimonial to the Rev. P. W. Clayden, ono of
the candidates at the late election.

Sir William Carroll, the Lord Mayor of Dublin,
who was knighted after the visit of the Prince of Pal .s to
Ireland, has been re-elected as Mayor for the year 18G9.

The Liverpool Mercury is determined that Mr.
Gladstone's features, as well as his opinions shall be known
to its readers. On the 2d of January they intend bestowing
on each subscriber a portrait of the Right Hon. Premier.

The people of Ripon are taking measures to place a
memorial of the late Archbishop of Canterbury in Ripon
Cathedral, Dr. Longloy having been Bishop of Ripon, which
ho left for Durham, going thence via York to Canterbury.

Nottingham has again been flooded, the result of
the recent rains, -which have caused the waters of the
Trent to rise. The fields on both sides of the river are
already under water.

The Solicitor's Journal is glad to be able to state,
upon authority, that Mr. Justice Mellor's Lealth is much
improved, and that ha is earect.d to resum3 his tea•, in the
Queen's Bench within a month from the present time.

The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and the Duchess
of Abercorn are giving a series of farewell dinner parties
and evening entertainments at the Viceregal Lodge, to
which numbers of the Irish gentry aro receiving invitations.

The London correspondent of a Sheffield paper
mentions, as a curious incident, that the first President of
tho Board of Trado was Richard Cromwell, the last is Mr.
Bright. Sir Wm. Molcsworth used to say that Mr. Bright
was the Cromwell of the 19th century.

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Hatherkry) has
mado the following appointments : —Principal Secretary,
Gordon Whitbread, Esq. ; Secretary of Presentations, Hon.
E. P. Thesiger ; Secretary of Commissions, Hon. 11. G.
Campbell ; Gentleman of Chamber, Samuel Smith, Fs 1. ;
Purse-bearer, William Goo lbey, Esq. ; Train-bearer, Mr.
Elsoy.

The Senate of Glasgow University, at their meet •
ing on Thursday, conferred tlo c 1( gree of LL.D. on his Grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Eight Hon. John Inglis,
Lord Justice-General and Chancellor of the University of
Edinburgh, and John Campbell Shairp, 8.A., Principal
of the United Coll,ge of St. Salvator and St. Leonard;
St. Andrews, all distinguished alumni of the University of

Glasgow.
It is said that Mr. Edgar Bowring, one of the
members for Exoter, will bo unablo to take his s: at in
the House of Commons, on the ground that ho is
disqualified by his being the recipient of a pension
from the Crown. Tho point is ono of considerable interest,
and has occasioned some controversy. That it has been
raised, however, in the way it las, has naturally created
sorat@nprohensiop, among sir. Bowring's friend&

THE NEW LORD OHANORLLOR,

The curiosity to see Lord Hatherley take his seat
in Lincoln's Inn as Lord High Chancellor of England was
so great that at ten o'clock on Saturday morning the
court in which his lordship sits was filled to overflowing.
There was a very strong bar present, and "amongst the
spectators were several members of the families of Lord
Hatherley and Lord Justice Selwyn, who sat to hear an
appeal with the Chancellor. The ceremony of administer-
ing the ordinary oath did not occupy more than three
or four minutes, when the court proceeded with the hear-
ing of the cause-list for the day.