The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-08 00:00:00

MAY.

Cork . .
Nenagh
Howth and Baldoyle l4
JUNE.

Westmeath 3 I Curragh Juno

JULY.

Bellewstown
•
AUGUST.
Heath
Wicklow

SEPTEMBER.
Curragh .. 2 I Tramore l6
Carlow lO Jonkinstown Park 24
Londonderry .. l2 i

0 cTo

Limerick l5
Curragh

,BER.
1 Ardee
Down Royal Corporation 31

PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of golds is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 25f 150 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 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London.

By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425} per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
2-10 the per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
(10 days' sight is 113 to 114 per cent., and the premium on
gold is about 3a per cent. At these rates the importation of
gold from the United States would leave a trifling profit.

DISTRESS AT ASIITON-UNDER-LYNE.—The usual
meeting of the Ashton Board of Guardians was held yes-
terday. In No: 1 district, 1,823 persons had been relieved,
at a cost of £BO Bs. 6d. ; in No. 2 district, 2,323 persons,
at a cost of £lO4 17s. 4d ; total number relieved, 4,446 per-
sons at a cost of £lB5 ss. 10d. ; corresponding week last
year 1,836 persons relieved,at a cost of LB6 ss. 4d; increase,
2610 relieved, cost, £99 Os. 6d. Number of inmates in the
workhouse :—Males, 194 ; females, 174 ; children, 107 ;
total, 475: corresponding week last year, 316. Vagrants
relieved during the week, 39. Balance in hand, £1,448
17s. 6d.—A letter was read from the Poor-law Board
sanctioning the relief given to a number of able-
bodied applicants. At the same time the Board in-
timated that a portion of the relief should have been given
in kind, as had been pointed out in a previous letter.
They trusted tho men would be set to work in all cases
wherever practicable. The Clerk presented a statement
of the expenditure of the union for the half year ending
the 29th of September, 1861, as well as an estimate of the
expenditure for the corresponding half year of 1862. The
cost of the union in-maintenance for the half year ending
20th September, 1861, was £1,092 14s. 3d. and £2,138 Os.
9d. was paid in out•rolief. Other charges (including the
sum of £2,049 6s. 11d. paid by the overseers for county
ria6tse.s6)db,rouighhe costtthe fort theotalc halfost for
year the
endingeh half year
29th yearupto £8,031
September
1802, is estimated as follows :—Maintenance, £1,400; out-
relief, £4,000. Other charges (including the county rate
paid by the overseers) make the total estimated cost for the
half year £19,409. Tho amount that each township will
have to raise during tho half year (including the county
rates) will be :—Aston, £5,462 ; Denton, £310; Droylsden,
£608; Dukinfield, £1,834; Godley, £137; Hattersley,
77; Haughton, £290 ; Rollingworth, £163 ; Maley, £57 ;
Mottram, £324; Newton, £490;
Stayley, £471; Tint-
wi tot
alouLlt b4oe9.malatewoasn
trheesoslevvederathatot a callshi
townships
zd.stilne,ttl9o e p
in the union, to be payable on the 31st inst. which it was
calculated would realise £2,679 3s. Bd.
An accident to the Great Eastern was reported
yesterday. It appears that one of •
the shores supporting
the ship on the gridiron has penetrated the starboard side.