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

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mole pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 13
17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than Paris.
By *Ellice' from Hamburg the price of gold is 4216 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.52 per £1 stsrlin4
landard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
the same price in London and Hamburg.
rho wurse of exchange at New York on London for bills at
40 days' sight is, about 1971 per sent., and the premium on
gold is 81} per cent. ♦t these rates there is scarcely any
profit ea the isaportatioz of gold 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 Teign 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 thei,
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. Paulrs
committee. The committee on the Preservation and Con-
servancy 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 theirdecision.
ALTERATION OF 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-
ringd on-road, one the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway
and the other on the Great Western 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, a Normany
heiress, at the Chateau de Rouoheralles, near Rouen.
The masons and bricklayers of Malton, Old Mal-
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 6d per day and shorter working
hours—some, a Saturday half-holiday—to which the
masters will not accede.

YORKSHIRE CRICKETERS INVITED TO FRANCE.—
Mr. Richard Clark Thorp, of Barnsley (one of the
Stainoross eleven), with one or two other cricketers, have
been engaged to examine and report on the best site for a
cricket ground for Havre, also to play in fonr matches in
the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, with the Paris club. Mr.
Thorp left on Friday for London. The Duo de Morny
is taking the most active part in the arrangements.—Leeds
Mercury.

BOILER EXPLOSION ON THE LONDON AND NORTH
WESTERN 4AILWAY.—On Monday, at noon, a moat
alarming accident occurred on the London and North
Western Railway at Overton station, near Peterborough.
Just as the 11.55 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.
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.
Briano, 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 Behnes'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 Palmerston declined
continuing the sittings. This was at the time thnt 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, my 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,''--Cornhlll 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 tho expected reduction of the minimum
when the Bank directors hold their weekly court
to-morrow. If another). 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 establishment and those accepted else-

where.
In the foreign exchange yesterday afternoon
Mut? Wita no material alteration.