The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-08 00:00:00

REMARKS.

:here baa been scarcely any change in the barometrical pressure at
any of our stations since yesterday, except at Brussels and Skwlesnaes,
where there is an increase of O'lin. This morning pressure is very
evenly distributed, but is slightly lower at our northern than at the
southern stations. Temperature has increased slightly, except in the
west, where it has diminished a little. The winds are generally light
and variable ; fresh westerly breezes are, however, reported from
Nairn and Cape Clear. Weather this morning is fine, but cloudy.
and fog and mist prevail at
Rain has fallen in the south of Ireland,
places in the south.

Reports of a projected interview between the Emperors
of France and Russia and the King of Prussia have again
been revived. One journal guarantees the authenticity of
the statement, but it receives general discredit.

The accounts of the misery caused by misrule in Spain
are alarming. Mendicity, always prevalent at Madrid,
has greatly increased, and the police are continually
employed in arresting vagabonds or citizens driven from
home by hunger. The public resources are utterly
unequal to such an amount of pauperism. Orders have
been given to the provincial authorities to prevent any
one coming to Madrid to seek emploYment. Work is
nowhere to be found, not even in the seaports,
where the chances are always best. Commerce
is paralysed, and industry suspended ; the workshops
are closed, and bankruptcy is of every-day occur-
rence. Begging, then, is the sole alternative except
brigandage, which is resorted to by great numbers.
These accounts are not astonishing when the history
of Spain for
years past is taken into considera-
tion. Moderate journals are attempting to put an
end to their ruinous situation by bringing the Court and
the revolutionary party to terms. Large concessions on
each side are absolutely necessary to this end ; but recent
experience shewa how small is the hope of settlement.

The correspondent of the Telegraph gives some lively
details respecting the Skuptschina, or Servian Parliament.
The assembly is about 500 strong, and consists of four-
fifths peasantry and handicraftsmen, and the other fifth
tradesmen and landowners. The writer doubts whether
many of the deputies can read or write : one-half the
Number at least are profoundly ignorant on these points,
and take their politics from the more instructed section.
Not unfrequently one of the illiterate members has
risen to express his opinions, and has been told
by one of his learned brethren to " sit down,
and leave such matters to people who under-
stand them." This is a truly admirable principle
of business, and might be advantageously applied in the
West, if we could but find the proper censor. The " House
of Commons " is a large wooden shed, with rough deal
benches. The members are allowed about three shillings
per day lodging money, and are provided with food of the
roughest description. Prior to the day of meeting all the
members were obliged to encamp out in the park of Top.
chider& Their victuals were cooked twice a day for them,
and, as the writer quaintly remarks, it must have been a
curious sight to see the five hundred representatives of the
nation supping their strong broth out of the big camp
kettles, and eating their pork and black bread, squatted
on the ground in groups before their tents. " I will
venture to say that forks were as rare amongst these
legislators as rosewater or napkins. A Servian
deputy cuts his meat and picks his teeth with
his poniard, and wipes his greasy hands either
in his hair or on the seat of his trousers. He is generally
covered all ever with fleas and weapons--would that ho
confined his use of the latter to ridding himself of the
former I His dress is as unparliamentary as may be, and
lie has about as little notion of the whole business he is
supposed to transact as he has of Greek particles or the
differential calculus." Let us, however, remember that
great results have arisen from elements as unpromising As
the Servian deputies.

The London Working Men's Association, otherwise
"Mr, Potter's Society," is agitating just now for an exten•
sion of the hours of polling, They complain that thougl,
they have been given the right of voting, working men
will not be able to exercise it without personal loss. The
hours at which the poll is at present required to bo opened
are those during which a working man is hard at work.
If, then, he have to leave his work ho would lose several
hours, All this might be avoided by simply extending
the hours to eight o'clock in the evening, A clause in the
Bribery Bill would yet amend the evil. There is one
serious objection to the proposal, A general election gone.
rally takes place late in the autumn, and at eight o'clocl4
darkness has set in, -Is not the darkness in such a til4lo of
excitement rather favourable to rioting ? And is it ad,
usable to run ths chance of such lysliM Laity %in
thau A ligAtter ef,s9.anuiQ4cl .