The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-01 00:00:00

REMARKS.

In the N. barometrical readings are a little lower than they Wel!
yesterday, and in the S. are somewhat higher. The greatest pressure:
are in the S.W.: there is a difference between readings at Brest an°
Nairn of more than four-tenths of an inch. Temperature is higher
in the N.W. : it has slightly fallen on our Channel coast. The will':
yesterday were generally moderate from the westward, and are 11
light and westerly over these islands, but northerly in the west
France. In the S. the weather is tine :on our N. and E. coasts it
cloudy or overcast.

The Paris correspondent of the Times, who is genera'
well informed on Spanish subjects, reviews at some lengthg
the present state of the peninsula. He thinks the love 0'
the Spaniards for their Queen may be truly measured 11
the degree of prosperity they have enjoyed under her nelt
long reign. Beginning with a civil war, it has been little
better than one series of insurrections and revolutions'
and that it will be ended by some great catastrophe that"
is no reason to doubt. The Spaniards are bitterly disar
pointed at the result of their Sovereign's government. For
her
.they carried on a civil war for six years, when Feral"
nand VII. died ; but by the mass of the nation she is OW
despised and execrated. It is certain that an insurrectiorl
impended when the generals were arrested, there being 011
agreement between the Progressists and the moderate
Liberals. The deportation of the generals has prove('
fatal to the enterprise for the present. Meanwhile lb
change of Cabinet becomes probable. It will be agog('
thing to get rid of Gonzales Bravo, than whom a WellB
man probably never held so high a place in any country;
but no verygood things are to be expected from his success°'
if he is to be the Marquis Coficha. Sartorius is anothet
man spoken of. This politician was at the head of at:
in 1854, and his Government may be summed up in t°-
comment that it was the worst Spain has ever kriel:
which is assuredly saying a great deal. As for the Cogel
family, they are men of selfish views and little politics
consistency. It would appear, then, that a change of
Ministry, no matter what leader be selected, will 11()t
do anything for the good of the country, and it is diffiewe
to imagine how, under these circumstances, it can inere°
the stability of the throne.
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The workmen of Antwerp leave the sawgrinclero
Sheffield altogether in the shade. Crucifixion is tbeuld
mode of dealing with men who do not conform to t's
strict rules of artisan etiquette. Two men who had bee.g
engaged to work at a woody and refused to paY
" footing." In consequence they were seized after wt"
bound hand and foot to a large wooden cross, and tortureno
until they consented to treat their fellow-workinell• in
of the two was so seriously injured that his life svbe
danger. Five of the ringleaders were charged with .0,1
offence before a magistrate. Their plea was just erig-ice
as effective—they did it only in joke. The practical vice
was dealt with in a practical Mannar, the five b
sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from 011 e
six years.

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Lord Russell has addressed a letter to Mr. Ile' the
July, Clomnoyle, upon the approrchinr? election
counties of Meath and Louth, explaining, for the belletid
of his agents and tenants, his views as to Voting. 1
says : " I have a right as a landlord to expect
my tenants will duly pay the rents the l've
agreed to pay, and also that they will bett
fairly by the land, and if they do not improve it '-rod
they will at all events not leave it in a readyWc
state than they found it. I shall be uey
also to make fair allowance for any improvements they
have made in any lease they may require. But, in reg
to their votes, I have, as landlord, no claim whatever'
can only wish them to vote according to their own op ion'
and shall not interfere in any way with their deci°,;(l
Parliament has conferred votes upon those who are de vi
fit to elect members of Parliament, and it would bo Oro
political offence to control the froeclom of
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