The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-01 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per Mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. 0.
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of A 3
17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 1-ILth per cent. dearer in London than Paris.
liy adyrices from Hamburg the price of gold 14131 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 stcrlin
standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
the same price in London and Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is about 1971 per sent., and the premium on
gold is 81} per cent. At these rates there is scarcely any
profit est the importation of geld from the United States.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA-
MENT.—Yesterday the opposition to the East and West
India Dock Company was continued against the extension
of the London and Blackwell Railway Company into their
waterway. The opposition of the South Devon Railway
Company was heard against the proposed 'feign Valley
Railway. Mr Hawkshaw, the engineer, was examined in
favour of the Great Northern Eastern Junction Railway.
The case for the Lancashire Union Railway closed, and that
for the St, Helen's Railway was opened. The case for the
Drayton Junction Railway was also opened in another com-
mittee ; and that for the Bourton-on-Water Railway closed,
and the East Gloucestershire Railway Company stated their
case. The case for the Brecon and Merthyr (No.) Bill was
also considered, together with that of the Dublin Trunk
Connecting Railway. A committee of the Lords sat to con-
sider the Great Northern Railway Company's Barnet
Branch Extension, and Mr. Seymour Clarke was examined
in favour of it, the Earl of Devon in the chair, The im-
provement of St. Stephen's-green, by converting it into a
park and pleasure-grounds, was considered in Mr. Paull's
committee. The committee on the Preservation and Con•
eervancy of the River Thames heard the evidence of water-
men, lightermen, and barge-owners; and in the committee
on the subways of London Mr. Bazalgette stated, after
hearing the evidence of Mr. Hawkesley, the hydraulic
engineer, that in order to illustrate the impossibility of ex-
plosion gas tubes had been laid down in the new South-
wark•street, for the purpose of testing the whole question,
to which the attention of the committee, it was understood,
would be directed this morning, prior to giving theirdecisior:•
ALTERATION Or NAME OF RAILWAY STATION.—
The directors of the Great Western Railway Company have
obviated any difficulty likely to arise from there being two
railway stations in connexion with each other named Far-
ringdon-road, one the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway
and the other on the Great West ern Railway, by altering
the name of the last mentioned to that of Challow.

Edmund About, the well knawn French author,
was married last week to Madlle. de Guillerville, ;11,Tormany
heiress, at the Chateau de Roucheralles, near Rouen.

The masons and bricklayers of Malton, Old M.:%1-
ton, and Norton, in the North and East Ridings, went
on strike on Monday. There are, however, a few old
hands who remain at work. It is understood the men
demand an advanco of Gd per day and shorter working
hours—some, a Saturday half-holiday—to whioh the
masters will not accede.

YORKSHIRE CRICKETERS INVITED TO FRANCE.—
Mr. Richard Clark Thorp, of Barnsley (one of the
Staincross eleven), with one or two other cricketers, have
been engaged to examine and report on the beet site for a
cricket ground for Havre, also to play in four matches in
the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, with the Paris club. Mr.
Thorp left on Friday for London. The Due de Morn),
is taking the most active part in the arrangements.—Leeds
llfercury.
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BOILER EXPLOSION ON THE LONDON ANTI NORTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Monday, at noon, a most
alarming accident occurred on the London and North
Western Railway at Overton station, near Peterborough.
Just as the 11.65 train from Peterborough had drawn up
in front of the station, the boiler of the locomotive exploded
with a terrific report, shattering the platform opposite to
the station, smashing the windows of the booking-office,
and doing very considerable damage. The driver, named
Richmond, was slightly injured, but the stoker escaped
unhurt, though he, together with the station-master and
the passengers, had a very narrow escape. They were all
terribly alarmed, as may be supposed, and several of them
refused to continue their journey. The dome of the boiler
descended in a field some distance off, and the traffic on the
up line was obstructed for several hours.
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A Turin letter says :—" The death of the Mar-
quis de Barolo, of this place, has revived an incident of
interest to the literary world. In the house of this lady
Silvio Pellico passed the last twenty years of his life, and
at his death left several unpublished writings in her pos-
session. The heirs of Silvio Pellico claimed those works
in order to publish them, but without success; but M.
Bristle), a friend of the author, being now provided with a
regular authorisation, is preparing to establish the rights
of the family."
THE SCULPTOR AND THE PREMIER.—Among
the last of Behues's works were the busts of the late Lord
Elgin and Lord Palmerston. The former is in the posses-
sion of Lady Elgin, but the latter was never completed. It
was kept so long in hand that Lord Pahnerston declined
continuing the sittings. This was at the time that the
sculptor was busied with his two Havelock statues—the
one for Trafalgar-square, the other for Sunderland. It was
on the occasion of, perhaps, the last sitting that Behnes
opened the conversation with—" Any news, nay lord, from
France ? How do we stand with Louis Napoleon ?" Lord
Palmerston raised his eyebrows, looked surprised, but
quietly answered, "Really, Mr. Behnes. I don't know; I
have not seen the newspapers."--Cornklll Magazine.

There is nothing new to report in connection
with monetary affairs. The relations of the discount
market remain unchanged, owing to the suspense
created by the expected reduction of the minimum
when the Bank directors hold their weekly court

to-morrow. If another 1 per cent. should be struck
off, as every one appears to anticipate, many days
will probably not elapse before there is the same
difference between the terms enforced at the
national estcsblishment and those accepted else-
where.

In the foreign exchange yesterday afternoon
there was no material alteration.