The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-06 00:00:00

PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mille premium
and the short exchange on London is 25.20 per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 10d. 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 425 i per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.6 per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mirt price is, therefore, rather
more than 3-lithe per cent. dearer in London than in Ham-
burg ,

The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 1 to 132 per cent., and the premium on
golf is 19i to 20 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on
the importation of gold from the United States.

From a Parliamentary return issued this morning
it appears that in the year ending sth April, 1861, the
amount of income charged with tax was £85,001,265, the

number of persons charged was 278,723, and the amount of
tax £3,429,175.

A QUESTION FCR THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
EXCHEQUER.—Couldn't every Spiritualist be prosecuted,
under the Excise Laws, for retailing kS)eir its without a
licence ?

" AND SO SAY ALL OP Us."—We Ere told that
Game is not property. To this absurd legal fiction we beg
to give the flattest contradiction. For linstance, there is
Punch, who is the very best game in the world, and yet•
where in England will you find a finer property ?—Punch.

THE BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE..--LOrd Fermoy
and Mr. Harvey Lewis yesterday gave an account of their
Parliamentary conduct during the session just closed, to
the electors, at the Vestry Hall, Harrow-road. Each
gentleman received a cordial vote of thanks for his exer-
tions.

A letter in the Paris Presse announces that the
work of tunnelling Mont Cenis has encountered unfore-
seen obstacles, and that the prefect, Count Pasolini, ac-
companied by a committee of engineers, has been sent to
to decide if the works are to be suspended.

It appears that about 1280,000 in specie was
despatched from New York for Europe by the
steamers Borussia, City of New York, and Great
Eastern. The latter vessel has arrived off Queens-
town.

The neighbourhood of the Rue Dauphine was,
the night before last, thrown into consternation by an at-
tempt at murder followed by suicide. AM. Cesar D—,
juge de pail of a town in Picardy, arrived unexpectedly,
about half-past ten at night, at the house of his brother •in-
law, M. B—, No. 41, Due Dauphine. He was very
coolly rec3ived, as they had not been on good terms for
some time, owing to his strange conduct. M. D— told
his brother-in-law that his (D—'s) daughter was about r
to be married, and he asked B— whether he did not
intend to give her a wedding portion of 40,0001 r. M.
B—, amazed at this demand, for which there
was no reasonable ground whatever, gave a flat
refusal, D— then drew out a double-bar-
relled pistol and fired both shots at his brother-
in-law, only one of which took effect, inflicting a slight.
wound on 13—'8 right hand. B—, thinking the man
mad, endeavoured to seize him, and a struggle ensued,
during which D— stabbed himself four times in the breast
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with a small poinard, and having at last got free fora Ito
ment, he drew out another pistol, and, discharging it m his
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A Berlin letter states that a b
lery of the Guard has been placed attery of the Artil-
the palace, to announce to .on the square in frontof
Princess Royal. the Capital the delivery of the -
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