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

The Price of Gold.

Course of the Exchange—Yesterday.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam .. 11 19 ' 11 191
Antwerp • • 25 55 25 60
Brussels — 25 55 25 60
liamburgh — 13 81 13 9
Paris
Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 523/4 25 571
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 119; 119/
Vienna
friesto
Petersburgh
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz - 49h
Leghorn — 25 65 25 70
Milan — 25 65 25 70
Genoa — 25 65 25 70
Naples -• 25 67% 25 70
Paleriao .. 25 67% 25 721
Messina — 25 67i 25 721
Lisbon — 521 52i
Oporto — 524 52k
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), por oz £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
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. CONINGUAM, M.P., has been appointed by
Lord Clyde ono of his executors.
A VENTILATING OILSKIN WATERPROOF is de-
scribed with horrible accuracy by the Saturday Review as
a contrivance for frying people in their own grease.
MR. GTE 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, whilo 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 tha 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-Elyfees.
n
A creditor met one of his debtors in the garden, and ex-
e, watch
l
pressed his determination to accompany
hirr hested. When
his house till daylight, and
then
have him
I'e4two enemies to
the concert was over, a crowd followed
see whether the debtor, a much 9 nliim the slip. As theygel. and more active
man than his creditor, would not give
" What a stupid
were going along, a person exclaimedvhdoes he not collar his
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y
fellow that creditor must be.
"
so that the sergents de villa
for the night ? The
debtor and make a disturbance,
might arrest both and lock them p
in the scuffle, thanks to
for the debtor managed toget
bystanders, while the creditor and
creditor followed the advice, buatwnaoyt with any great success
ere taken into custody at
a breach
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a four-act •
of the peace and marched off the nearest police-station.
The Independance states that piece, by
Bourdois and Colliot, entitled " Les Femmes du
Sport," has just been prohibited; it was to have been
brought out at the Theatre des Pelasmaehts-Cotelqueo.