The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-03 00:00:00

PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mine premium
and the short exchange on London is 25.226 per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 1-11th percent. dearer in London than in Paris.
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By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.61 per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mirt price is, therefore, about
6-1( ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 126 to 1274 per cent., and the premium on
gol i about 15 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on
the importation of gold from the United States.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SPITALFIELDS.—At
early hour this (Wednesday) morning a call was received
at the chief engine station London brigade for the aid of
the engines at a fire that had broken out in the neighbour-
hood of Spitalfields. Two powerful hand engines of the
establishment were at once despatched to the scene, includ-
ing one of the land steam engines, by Shand and Mason ;
and upon the firemen reaching the spot they found the pre-
mises of Mr. A. Haherlain, walking-stick manufacturer,
Nos. 22 and 24, Grey Eagle-street, in flames. Three parish
engines that had previously arrived, with the firemen, were
sufficient to prevent the flames from extending to the ad-
joining property ; and in such a densely populated and poor
neighbourhood it is hardly necessary to state that the
greatest excitement prevailed amongst the neighbours, and
had it not been for the services rendered by Mr. Inspector
Broad, of the H division, and a powerful body of police,
many persons would have lost the whole of their property
by throwing it into the street. Owing to the indefatigable
exertions of the firemen under Mr. Bridges and other
officers, including the parish engineers, the flames were
extinguished, but not until the entire house and workshops
on the first floor were burnt out and the root destroyed.
The lower floor and contents were also seriously damaged
by water, etc. Fortunately the occupiers were insured in
the Sun fire office.

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MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS.—The Glasgow _Herald
announces that the late Mrs. DoUglas, of Orbiston, has be-
bS.:OinOiesGteladsagnodwtbdeo.i,nateroeost;
queathed the following sums for charitable purposes, viz. :
poor Asylum for the Blind, £250; Glasgow do., :250 ;to
£250; Glasgow do., £250 ; Edin-
umto
of the parish of Bothwell and the village of Both-
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thereof to be laid out annually for th
the said poor--X5OO. Besides the
aebpove urchase of coals for
dona-
tions, Mrs. Douglas, after stating her wish tpoec'u' pnriesemary
e the
collection of pictures, sculpture, pietro-duro tables and
cabinets, marble tables, vases, Etruscan vases, mosaics, and
cabinet of china, purchased by her during her residence
abroad," directs her trustees to give these as a donation to
such public institutions in Scotland as they shall see fit.
ESSAYS AND REVIEWS.—In accordance with the
recent judgment of Dr. Lushington, the Bishop of Salisbury
has filed amended articles against Dr. Rowland Williams,
vicar of Broadchalke, but no further action in the case will
be taken until Nov., when it will be argued on its merits.
_

His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Michael
of Russia and suite arrived at Woolwich garrison yesterday
afternoon, at six o'clock, accompanied by Major-General
Sir R. Dacres, visited the dockyard, and inspected the
various departments. The party also went on board the
Tt usty floating battery, fitred with Captain Coles's cupola
shield, and the iron-plated screw frigate Caledonia, now
building.

One of the diligences of the Messageries Imp&
riales was overturned two nights since between Luc and
Vidauban (Var). Several of the eighteen passengers it
carried were more or less injured, but none of them seri-
ously.

PARLTAMENTARY REPRESENTATION.—A return
just issued states that in the year 1861 the county voters of
England and Wales were 519,348 in number, and returned
160 members. The borough voters were only 467,663 in
number, but they returned 338 members. 68,798 county
voters were known to be resident in Parliamentary
boroughs, and 86,363 county voters were known to have
their qualification within the boroughs, but neither of these
last two returns is complete, and both numbers therefore
are below the fact.

The bar silver by the Mexican packet was sold
to-day for Bombay at ss, ltd. per ounce, and the
Mexican dollars for China at ss. 2d. In the former
case no alteration is shown, while in the latter there
is a fresh rise of Id., compared with the recent
quotation.
The Ripon, which will sail on the 4th ins::., will
at ankde
the 3
rest
t silver. Subjoined are the particulars-
-6 5 9in specie, of which £9,002 is gold
vix,, for Ceylon, £4,000 ; Madras, £5,002 ; Cal-
cutta, £70,100; Singapore, £6,240; Hong Kong,
and for Shanghae,
£.£7140,13,86700. ; Foo-chop-foo, £3,087;

Henry Dunkley, living in a mews near Belgrave-square,
and who said he was a coachmonger, said he had been out
with a carriage, and on coming back he met the accused
and Sale with a wagonette, and they asked him to purchase
it. He believed it was Blore who asked him to buy it. They
followed him (witness) home, and he told them that he
would take it to a Mr. Hatton, of Margaret-street, and
show it to him. They asked either £35 or £4O for it, and
on his offering £3O for it they consented to take it. Sale
said it was Lord Garvagh's carriage, and that he was told
to sell it, the accused being with him at the time. Mr.
Hatton gave him (witness) a cheque, and he paid Sale
for it.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said it seemed to him that nothing was
proved against the prisoner. The prisoner must be dis-
charged.

WESTMINSTER.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A BOT.—John Fallon, a
little fellow only 10 years of age, was charged with cutting
and wounding Thomas Hennessey, with intent to do him
grievois bodily harm.

Thomas Hennessey, a labourer, 13, Bolton's-gardens,
Chelsea, said that he lived in the same house as the pri-
soner, and the latter's father was a crossing-sweeper, and
was in the habit of coming home very late at night drunk
and disturbing prosecutor, who had to get up early in the
morning. In consequence of this he was speaking to the
boy's father last night. when the defendant sudden].) struck
him on the arm violently. He pursued him, and when he
got to the Royal Hospital Hotel was told he was bleeding,
and then found that he had been stabbed through his
smock-frock. Ho afterwards went to the hospital, where
the wound was dressed. Was certain no ene struck him
but the boy, and he ran away directly.

Police-constable Mackenzie, 66 B, proved apprehending
the boy, on whose shirt he found some blood. He denied
the charge, and no knife or sharp instrument had been
found.

The following certificate was then put in :
" St. George's Hospital, Sept. 3, 1862.
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" This is to certify that Thomas Hennessey is an out-
patient, and is at this time afflicted with a wound on the
arm. " WILLIAM IRVING PAGE, House Surgeon."
The prisoner, in his defence, declared that the prosecutor
had knocked his father down several times, and after he
had knocked him against the wall he (prisoner) went
away.

Prosecutor was here recalled, and after fencing with the
questions put by the magistrate, said he did not strike the
boy's father at all, but he pushed him away as he was
using bad language.

Mr. Arnold remanded the case for a week, and directed
the police to get all the evidence together they could, as the
charge was a very serious one.