The Sun. — 1868-07-04 (London, England)

REMARKS.  A slight but general diminution of barometrical pressure—greater; in the north—has occurred since yesterday morning. Since six p,m., however, there has been a tendency to increase again in the south of Ireland. Temperature, also, has decreased ;as much as 11 deg. at Toulen, but less elsewhere. The winds have backed towards N.W., and though still generally moderate, have freshened at some of the southern stations. The sky continues very cloudy, except Le the south-west; and some rain has fallen in the south-east. "'  • A correspondent of the Telegraph says that Prince Milan is guarded night and day by strong detachments of soldiers, and has not been allowed to go out or show himself in public since his arrival at Belgrade. A pleasant prospect of existence truly ! The meeting of the deputies at Topchider6 was also strongly guarded. The political arrangement entered into vests the regency in the hands of three persons—the Minister of War, who is the leading personage of the triumvirate ; a former agent in Constantinople named Ristich will be second ; and the third seat will be filled by the Minister of Education. All three are spoken of as men of great abilities, but Milivoi, the Minister of War, will have great power, and he is steadfastly opposed to Russian interference. The original plot included the murder of this statesman as well as others.  Prince Milan's succession is strictly in accordance with a law passed in 1859, assigning the throne to the family of Prince Michael, first in the direct and then in the collateral line. The full civil allowance will be continued to the new monarch. The crisis in Servia appears to have been surmounted with remarkable rapidity and success. The Prussian Chambers will be convoked in October, and will immediately proceed to deal with the Budget of 1869.  Prussia, desiring a port for the North German navy in the Caribbean Sea, has entered into negotiation with Costa Rica for the cession of a town on the Bay of Simon. The Government of Costa Rica, fearing opposition from the United States, has refused to surrender its rights of sovereignty, but will make concessions to facilitate corn. mercial relations with Prussia. Prussia, however, will have the territory or nothing. e'• If rumour be correct, Lord Clarence Paget, now corn. manding the Mediterranean fleet, will be a candidate for parliamentary honours at the general election. It is stated that he has already expressed his desire to return home early in autumn. His time will not have expired, it may be observed, until next spring, and as no other reason suggests itself why he should wish to give up his position, it is asserted that he is anxious to have a seat in the Reformed Parliament. Speculations are made as to who will succeed him. Those who know most about it say Admiral Sir Alexander Milne.  The decision of the House of Commons not to issue fresh writ for the city of Briskel will give satisfaction to the country at large. There was no doubt on the rain& of hon. members that the condition of the city was, not such as to make an election at the present moment desirable, and when it is remembered that a vast amount of corruption would very likely take place, the decision of the House will no doubt be considered a wise one. This is not the first time that a writ has been suspended for a few weeks prior to a general election. A precedent was set in May 1852, when Lord Mandeville accepted the Chiltern Hundreds whilst member for Bewdley. It was not considered advisable to issue another writ, as Parlia• ment was soon after dissolved, the elections taking place in the following July. Per contra, when Mr. Bernal Osborne resigned his seat for Liskeard in the month of June 1865, just four weeks before the dissolution, a new writ was applied for and granted. Sir Arthur Buller, then M.P. for Devonport, considering that the Cornishmen were more trusty than the fickle dockyarsdmen, gave up hie seat, and became a candidate for the vacancy caused by Mr. Osborne's retirement. A new writ was also issued for Devonport, when Mr. Brassey defeated his opponent, Mr. Fleming, by a majority of 56. Mr. Brassey sat in the House a fortnight, and voted once—on the occasion of the vote of censure on Lord Westbury—when he went into the lobby with Lord Palmerston. At the general election the former decision was reversed, Messrs. Fleming and nFerrand hung tk9 p9lknaa Piminr NistikL An.