The Sun. — 1869-02-09 (London, England)

REMARKS.  After a further decrease during yesterday readings are now increasing generally. The increase is most marked at Valencia, where it has exceeded half an inch since last evening. Pressure, however, still continues much lower in the north than elsewhere, and the readleg at Nairn is 114 degrees lower than that at Rochefort. At our own stations temperature has decreased somewhat, but in the west of France the changes are variable. Strong south-westerly gales again blew on almost all our coasts 3.33terday. and at Valenclaveered to N.W. without decreasing in Mice. This morning winds are strong from S.W. to W. on our west coast ; at Yarmouth a W.N.W. gale is blowing. Rain has been general, and the sky is now cloudy, except in Scotland. Weather is still unsettled. The sea is high at Valencia. Warnings were issued to all coasts yesterday.  Lord Arthur Pelham Clinton, the ex-M.P. for Newark, contemplates a professional visit to America to " star in light comedy." The Dublin correspondent of the Evening Standara telegraphs that it is expressly announced that Sir Dominic Corrigan will be the Liberal candidate for Dublin. No Conservative has yet been selected. Mr. Cecil Guinness declines to stand. Mr. Justice Blackburn has given leav for the withdrawal of the potition Sled against the return o: Mr. J. B. Smith and Mr. Tipping, for the borough of Stock port. The petitioners were ordered to pay the costs of tb• respondents.  Good news comes from Lancashire. Nearly all the mills in Preston are now working full time. One mill which Las been standing for three months was op .ned this morn 4 ing ; but the owner has decided to reduce the wages of the operatives 15 per cent.  The Irishman, John M'Conville, a puddle:: charged with shooting another Irishman, tamed Trainer, at Darlington, on Saturday night week, has been committed for trial for wilful murder. There is ground to infer, from the circumstances of the case, that the crime has some connection with Fenianism.  On Saturday morning the premises of Mr. Joi, Jex Long the extensive manufacturer of lucifer matche& and whose large timber yard and other works are adjoining, at Dundee, were discovered to be on fire, and 'a loss was sustained by Mr. Long to the extent of from £4,000 to £5,000.  A melancholy accident happened on the Mersey on Saturday evening. Four mon, unacquainted with navigation, took a boat from the Coburg Dock and went into the river to fish. Unfortunately, they rowed their vessel in the way of one of tho Woodside st, &Tilers, when their boat was overturned, and two of thorn, named Stephen O'Donnell and Pat' ick Kelly, were drowned.  It appears that the soldiers 'who took part the Abyssinian campaign are to have a medal. The Goernments of Fort St. George, and Bombay, and his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in India, have been requested to adopt early measures for furnishing the rolls of  the officers and soldiers or corps who are entitled io th. medal now authorised by her Majesty.  The Chamber V Agriculture Journal is enabled to state that on an early day the • Premier will receive a deputation from the Central Chamberof Agriculture on the question of the pressure of Local Taxation on Real Property. The Secretary of the Central Chamber lies been in communication with the fg t' or. genth man on the subject, and the result is a courteous reply, asking the deputation to fis a day most convenient to themselves and to Mr. Gladstone for the conference.  A very distressing accident, being another illus. tration of the' fatal danger arising from tho incautious handling of fire-arms, took place on Friday night at Ashton. A young man, named Blythe, who was only married a month ago, called upon a friend, who, on meeting him, exhibited a revolver recently won in a raffle. ,lje was calling the attention of his friend to the weapon, when it went off, the contents entering Blytheo head. causing sleAtkin_gbout two .hours.