The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-20 00:00:00

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Barometrical pressures on our western coasts are less this morning
about a quarter of an inch : at other stations the diminution has
Leen Fmaller, and pressures in the S.W. have recovered themselves
since last evening. Readings are rather uniform the difference
between Aberdeen and Cape Clear is three-tenths of an inch. Tem-
perature in south-eastern districts has risen : in Scotland the weather
is a little cooler. The easterly winds increased yesterday to the force
of a gale at the entrance of the English Channel, but light and vari-
able winds are reported this morning. Much mist prevails in the N.
Thunder and lightning are reported from the south coasts. The sky
is generally overc..st. A little rain has fallen in the south of Ireland.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post refers to
the prevalent rumours respecting an intended movement in
Italy against the present regime. It is said that Ex-King
Francis's proclamation is ready for distribution. But the
correspondent holds that Francis is not the man to make
a dash for a lost throne. He is perpetually surrounded
by adventurers who, under the pretence of assisting him to
recover his crown, spend his money, and thus the Bourbon
family, which after its fall was rich, is now poor.
Until the present Cabinet came into office, the friends of
Italy were dismayed, for each Ministry seemed to vie with
its predecessor in adding fresh piles to the huge structure
of debt. But now coufidence is restored, and neither the
Bourbonists nor the Garibaldians are likely to give more
than a little passing trouble. The Post is far more san-
guine in this matter than most of its contemporaries.
Even the Paris Liberal journals admit that serious discon-
tent prevails in Naples and Sicily, and the large number
of arrests in Ravenna indicates a serious state of affairs.
The Daily News analyses the changes which have been
made by the Reform Acts in England and Wales, and pro-
phesies that the Liberal majority will be one of a very
decided character. It is somewhat remarkable that the
balance of party shoald have been so evenly maintained
in making these changes, for of the 87 hon. gentlemen
who have a personal interest in the alterations, 44 are
Conservatives, and 43 are Liberals. It is impossible to
reckon with certainty on the gains and losses to both
parties, hut our contemporary believes that the Liberals
will gain seats in many of the new boroughs, besides many
given to the minorities, and there is little doubt which
way the Roman Catholic priests will influence their
flocks.

The action brought by Risk Allah against the Daily
Telegraph is made the subject of leaders in the Times, the
Daily News, the Star,'Adrertiser, mid the Telegraph itself.
The last-named journal contends that it has been defend-
ing not merely it own interests, but the interests of the
English press, which is vitally concerned in knowing
how far sincere and disinterested comments upon a public
trial and upon the personal reputations at stake may be
safely made and successfully indicated. The Telegraph
yields to the penalty imposed the willing and ready sub-
mission of those whose duty it is to uphold the dignity
and authority of the "Queen's justice." It will set no
example of complaint or protest. "Ifit be said that it is
easy for the strong to be patient, at least patience well
becomes the strong ; and since, in this great court of
English justice, a jury of our countrymen— so charged by
the chief personage on the bench—have delivered it as
their opinion that we deserve to pay £960 for the crime
of publishing certain views of the character of Risk
Allah Bey, which he has established as inaccurate, the
Daily Telegraph will submit. But while it submits—with-
out the slightest inclination to disparage the source of
judgment—it has no intention, because of that judgment,
to swerve from the line which it has long traced for itself, of
fearless and conscientious fidelity to the public." To that
public, as a tribunal of appeal, the Telegraph boldly carries
its case, seeking from its great collective opinion, which
it at once reflects and aids to form, the verdict which
must bind its moral sense as well as enforce its obedience.
The Times says it is evident that the letters from
Brussels were in the worst possible taste ; but after the
proofs of recklessness which the Lord Chief Justice
pointed out, they were shewn to be positively disgraceful.
The letters certainly conveyed the imputation that the
prisoner was guilty ; but the incident proves how desirable
it is that judicial proceedings should be soberly and accu-
rately reported, and without any rhetorical gambols. The
lesson the Times draws from the case is, that it is, on the
whole, best to accept the verdict of juries in criminal cases
when that verdict is an acquittal of the accused person.
To the Daily News it appears that the grave question
for the jury to consider was whether the implications and
insinuations conveyed in the letters and article in the Daily
Telegraph went beyond the limits of fair criticism upon a
still pending trial. Were they calculated to lessen
the chances of the accused or to otherwise impede the
course of justice ? The verdict seems to the Daily
News in accordance with the evidence, and a corol-
lary to the Lord Chief Justice's summing up ; and, what-
ever may be the moral judgment formed on the case, few,
it thinks, will be disposed to quarrel with the legal prin.
aide it lays down.

Mc Morning Star regards the trial as one of the greatest
:,nd most instructive causes which have ever elucidated the
law of libel. The verdict must commend itself even to
the defendant, for, read coolly and in presence of a jury,
there could be no question the letters and the leader expressed
inure than a doubt of the unspotted purity of the plaintiff's
character. The only possible defence was to attempt to
prove justification, and that unquestionably failed.
'rile Star hopes no one will adopt the notion that the
liberty of the press has been infringed. The limits of
public discussion have not been curtailed, the law has
not been stretched, and the jury have hit a fair medium
of damages, which are at once substantial and not highly
penal. "As for the Daily Telegraph, it rejoices in a new
sensation both for itself and its readers, and probably
returns sincere thanks to Risk Allah Bey for bringing it
before the courts and the public."
The Advertiser lays great stress upon the fact that the
Telegraph, when certain defects in the letter of the
Brussels correspondent and certain prejudicial tendencies
of their editorial comment were pointed out, inserted an
apology in their columns to the extent to which they

believed it to be deserved. Risk Allah would have been
better advised if he had accepted the apology and not
pressed his case to an issue which, though it has resulted
in his favour, has recalled a history that zilighA as well
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