The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-21 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, It appears that gold is
at about the same price in London and Paris.

By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4224 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.4! per .£1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
CO days' sight is about 140 per cent., and the premium on
golf is per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the
importation of gold from the United States.

FRANCE AND MEXICO.—La Patrie publishes the
following in prominent type :—" Advices received
via San Antonio informs us of the defeat of General Ortega
by 5,000 men of our "avant-garde" against 25,000 Mexican
troops, General Forey, at Puebla, was waiting for rein-
forcements. 6,000 French have landed at Tampico."

ANIMATED SANDWICHES.—If we object to an
apparatus of hoops carried by her who doubles
our joys and divides our sorrows, how shall we regard an
inflexible wooden garment with obtrusive edges and angles
on the person of an ill-favoured and elderly instance of the
opposite sex? Perhaps a smart appeal to the shins may be
an appropriate reminder of the existence of the " Sydenham
trouser ;" but we cannot think it is the right way of recom-
mending Mr. turns Reeves and " Israel in Egypt," having
a tendency to make the sufferer wish that Mr. Sims Reeves
and Israel were in Egypt, or further. But even if this mode
of advertising were perfectly deceit, even if did not tend
to impede locomotion, and to inflict personal injury, its
cruelty would furnish sufficient grounds for abolishing it.
Are we, who have done away with climbing boys and draw-
ing dogs, to tolerate the degrading exhibition of these stag-
gering men in our streets ? London hardly affords a more
touching sight than one of these unfortunate creatures
beating up the Strand in a stiff gale. At one moment be is
scudding before the wind, spreading confusion among
the passengers about him ; at another he is taken aback,
and becomes an obstruction, sworn at by the profane
vulgar, thrust at by umbrellas, poked at by the poles
of vehicles. The only consolation that he has in life is,
that they cannot hurt him. If he attempts to bear up and
run for a friendly archway as for a harbour of lefuge
he only makes matters worse, for if he misses stays in wear-
ing, the wind works its wicked will with him, and the
boards flap and belabour his wretched carcase like the wings
of some ravenous bird of prey. Amid all this palpable
misery the fiction is kept up that he is a cheerful individual,
and that—at least, so say the placards—he has " seen Peep
o' Day and wants to see it again." Sometimes a dozen or
so go in single file, commanded by a tough and seasoned old
walking advertisement, who manoeuvres his men among
the crowd at a rapid shuffle. In this case the rear is gene-
rally brought up by an asthmatic or shortlegged Peep o'
Day, for whom the pace is too severe, and who, while he
advertises his employer, puffs himself, and runs against you
just as you are congratulating yourself on having escaped
without any casualty.—Saturday Review.
THE LAST OF HUNGIERFORD SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
—Yesterday a number of workmen were engaged
in removing the brickwork surrounding the anchorage of
the chains on the Surrey aide of the river, preparatory to the
taking down of the massive links which were used to sup-
port the wooden footway, These will be convoyed to Clif-
ton, where they will be employed in the construction of the
suspension bridge. The only portions of Hungerford-bridge
still remaining are the two lofty towers in the centre of the
river and the chains, which latter are now in tbheeenco
cleared
removal. The whole of the bridge proper hbaosen
left loosely
away, many of the suspending irons havinge
towers will soon be
hanging from the chains,
lower portions or
the centre of the
roadway, the
pulled d oowf n
t,baes
newthey
railwayst antdoNv hdbirilii•ede directly
support a portion of the new
piers being still retainsends
meioany,Bridge has been used for
1345 (on which day it
erection. Hun
public traffic
periodsince the
of
17 years. The length was 1,342
was opened), a 14 feet, while the length of thecentral
span the width bemtwgo
piers was 676 feet. No less than 700
span between the
gerf°trhde lstpoe'n
usedits •
. were in construction, at a cost of
tons of iron
£17,000, the masonry of the structure costing £60,000, and
approaches £13,000. Its total cost amounted to £102,245.
The engineer was Sir I. K. Brunel, from who
se designs the
i bridge, which attracted much admiration for many years
! was comtruoted.

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CITY BETTING—THIS DAY.
No transactions of any importance came under our
notice to-day. Quotations remain unaltered.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER TUESDAY.
With the exception of 450 to 100 agst Saceharometer
being taken for the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes (the
backer wishing to go on), this may be considered a blank
day. For the Derby offers Were made to take 12 to 1 agst
Saccharometer, 22 to 1 agst Automaton, and 45 to 1 agst
Early Purl without result. The betting on the Chester and
Waterloo Cups is unchanged. Closing prices :

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
7 to 2 agst Ilospodar (offered)
9 to 2 agst Saccharsmeter (taken and wanted)
12 to 1 agst bar two (offered)
THE DERBY.
11 to 2on the field (offered)
11 to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered)
12 to 1 agst llospodar (offered)
20 to 1 agst Carnival (offered)
22 to 1 agst Automaton (offered)
30 to 1 agst National (guard (offered)
45 to 1 agst Early Purl (offered)