The Sun. — 1869-03-09 (London, England)

REMARKS.  Since yesterd‘y morning a considerable decrease of barometrical pressure has occurred at all stations, amounting to nearly (Van. in the N.W. of France, and nearly o'3ia. in Scotland. This change has made readings this morning rather low, and very uniform. (The great and sudden fall reported at Scarborough yesterday afternoon, and which was the cause of the issue of warnings to the E. coast, arose from an error in the telegram.) Temperature also has decreased, except in W. France and S.E. England, where it has recovered a few degrees. Thermometer readings are very uniform. Winds generally have veered to the N.E., and during the night have become strong at Valencia elsewhere they continue light to moderate A light S. wind still holds at Yarmouth and Cape Cris Nez. Snow has fallen in the north and east, and some rain in the west. The sky this morning is a little cloudy, with fog on the east coast, but weather fine. The sea has got up at Valencia,  It is said that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is really very seriously ill. lie Seems to have injured himself by overwork. his physician says he must have rest, and prescribes a long stay abroad for the recovery of his health  The revolting murder at Wednesbury continues to form the all-absorbing topic of discussion throughout the Black Country district. The prisoner's wife—his second wife, wedded only thirteen months— and his four children by his first wife, had an interview with bim in the cells, before his removal to Stafford, and the parting scene, so far as the woman and children were concerned, is described as a most harrowing ono. The prisoner himself, either by force of will orlack of feeling, carried himself almost unmoved through the scene. His wife, with tears streaming down her cheeks, exclaimed before she left, " Ob, lad, if you know aught about it, do tell me." His only reply was a brief denial of all knowledge of the affair. The President of the Board of Trade has just re-_ ceived a deputation from Birmingham asking him to use his influence to close the Enfield Rifle factory. Mr. Bright Peplied to the effect that he was afraid the applicants would find very great difficulty in inducing the Government to reduce or abolish the existing Enfield factory, and pointed out that, even if it were abolished, a very large number of men would he thrown out of employment, and they would naturally go to Birmingham to seek work, and thus be competitors quite as much there as they wero at the Enfield factory. Tho Government might, however, prevent the extension of the factory.  The hill to amend tlw law with respect to the properly of married wcroeu Las keen prepared alid brought in by Mr. Russell Gurney, Mr. Headlain, and Mr. Jacob Bright. By the provisions of this bill it is enacted that a maried wo. man shall bo capable of holding property, of contracting, ni suing, and of being sued as if she were a femme sole. Property acquired by the act shall be held by them as if unmarried. A husbanl shall not be liable for the debts of his wife before marriage. Questions between husband and wife as to the title to, or possession of, personal property are to be decided in a summary way, by a petition to any judge of Chancery or the County Court of the dis. trict in which either party resides. This act does not affect :the right of any husband to hold his wife's real estato as OnantlY coin te~y.