The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-09 00:00:00

Course of the Exchange—Yesterday.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 19 ' 11 191
Antwerp.. •• 25 55 '25 60
Brussels — 25 55 '25 60
Hamburgh — 13 8} 13 9
Paris
Ditto
Nlarseilles
191 57i
Frankfort on Maine — 1191
11 35 1
11 40
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 361 37
Berlin —
Niadrid
Cadiz
Leghorn — 25 65 2,5 70
Milan — 25 65 25 70
G enoa ,— 25 65 25 70
Naples
Palermo .. .. 25 671 25 721
Messina
Lisbon — 521 52i
Oporto — 521 521-
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9
gexican Dollars s .. 0 0 0
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doublons

The London magistrates, we are glad to observe,
are putting down the objectionable exhibitions styled poses
plastiques. Several proprietors of refreshment rooms where
these figures are shown have been ordered to suppress the
exhibitions, under a threat of heavy penalties in the event
of non-compliance.
Offenbach, of Vienna, has another romantic
opera accepted at the Karushner Gate Theatre. It is called
'` Armgerd, the Spirits of the Rhine."
The Permanent Exhibition Works at Passy are
progressing with rapidity. It is to be to Paris what the
Kensington Museum is to London.
MR. CONINGHAM, M.P., has been appointed by
Lord Clyde one of his executors.
A VENTILATING OILSKIN WATERPROOF is de-
scribed with horrible accuracy by the Saturday .&view as
a contrivance for frying people iu their own grease.
MR. GYE has engaged the celebrated German
singer, Schmid, for next season at Covent Garden,
ST. HELENA AND NAPOLEON'S TOMB.—Admiral
Elliot, recently appointed governor of St. Helena in the
room of Sir E. Hay, arrived there on the 30th of July. The
works that were going on for the restoration of the Great
Napoleon's tomb were completed at the time of the Admi-
ral's arrival.

FATAL_ ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICH ARSENAL.—
Yesterday afternoon John Hedley, a lad, 16 years of age,
whilst assisting to load a barge with stores, at the Royal
Arsenal canal, fell into the water and was drowned, not-
withstanding that every effort was made to extricate him,
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RACE-HORSE.--On Satur-
day evening, while the race-horse Heber was on its
way from the Weymouth races to Marlborough, it met
with its death under the following circumstances :—When
within two miles of the latter place the saddle slipped
round, which so alarmed the animal that it immediately
commenced kicking. The jockey, Cannon, fortunately ex-
tricated himself from the stirrups without receiving any
injury. The horse then dashed away at a fearful pace.
At last it struck its head against the corner of a house in
Silverless-street with such force as to literally knock its
brains out. The animal fell dead upon the spot.
A rather singular incident occurred two nights
since At an open-air concert in the Champs-Eteex_
A creditor met one of his debtors in the gardens
pressed his determination to accompany hunhstode:
' When
his house till daylight, and then have him watch
"twreo enemies to
the concert was over, a crowd followed the two
mole active
younger and
the slip. As they
see whether the debtor, a much
man than his creditor, would not give him
What a stupid
were going along, a
person exchume does he not collar his
fellow that creditor must be.
n for the night ?" The
debtor and make a disturbance,
might arrest both and lock thentll:o,t
so that the sergents de ville
with any great success
creditor followed the advice,
but
in the scuffle, thanks to
while the creditor and
the aid of sympathising
for the debtor managed to
bystanders,
into custody for a breach
his officious counsellor were
the nearest police-station
of the peace and marched o
that a fou • .
r-act piece, by
The Independence states. .
gett anders,
been prohibited; it was to have been
Bourdois and Colhot, entitled. " Les Femmes du
'Theatre des Delasmneuts.Coroiquis.
Sport," has just
brought out at the