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 reading at Nairn is 114 degrees lower than that at Rochefort. At our own stations temperature has decreased somewhat, but in the we3t of France the changes are variable. Strong south-we Acrly gales again blew on almost all our coasts 3cterday, and at Valencia veered 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 Slandara telegraphs that it is expressly announced that Sir Dominic Corrigan will be the Liberal candidate for Dublin. No Conservativo has yet been selected. Mr. Cecil Guinness declines to stand.  Mr. Justice Blackburn has given tear for the withdrawal of the petition Bled 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 respondents.  Good news comes from Lancashire. Nearly all the mills in Preston are now working full time. One mill which has been standing for three months was ep'•ned this morn ing ; but the owner has decided to reduce the wages of the operatives 15 per cent. The Irishman, John M'Couville, a puddle:charged with shooting another Irishman, tamed Philip 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 merning the premises of Mr. JoJex Long the extensive manufacturer of lucifer matches; and whose large timber yard and other works are adjoi. ing, 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 men, 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 ono of tho WocdsEe st amers, when their boat was overturned, and two of them, named Stephen O'Donnell and Patrick Kelly, were drowned. It appears that the soldiers Nvho took pact lie the Abyssinian campaign are to have a medal. The Golernments 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 to the medal now authorised by her Ka,jesty.  The Chamber of 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 Beal Property. The Ezcereta. y of the Ceffirel Chamber has been in communication with the r*g- t tenth man on the subject, and the result is a courteous reply, asking the deputation to fix a day most convenient to themselves and to Mr. Gladstone for the conference.  A very distressing accident, being another illustration of the fatal danger arising from the 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. He was calling the attention of his friend to the weapon, when it went off, the contents entering Blythe's head. causinz death in about t'iYo hours.