The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-28 00:00:00

PRICE OF GOLD

The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par,
and the short exchange on London is 25.20 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 London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4251 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at
about the same price in London and Hamburg

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put to many shifts to
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a
good foundat on to begin with. Coal ashes anakesd tara
good
, w
a sprinkling of dry ashes and a good rollhing, m
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firm path; so do coal ashes alone on a ard dry bottom,
and in a kitchen garden will do nearly as well as gravel.
One of the driest walks we ever trod on was at a little nur-
sery in the country, and which consisted entirely of oyster-
uasreedo fc
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shells about two feet deep. Bat this was found to encourage
weeds of all kinds, and there was no way to keep them
aellwaays .
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walls frequentof
gives
one an idea that building or railroad work is going ,u •
m the
place. On the south-ea, t coast chalk is the prevailing
terial; in Lancashire and Northumberland wasteai:
used. Sea sand, consisting chiefly of small shells,coal
magnificent walk, but in windy weather a good deal makes a
blows up from it. In small gardens the centre of dust
the walk is generally the best place to lay or side of
so that no deep digging may ever 11- the drain
doges ffeckly Magazine and Hort' isturb them pipes,
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SPQR LING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING-MONDAY.

The long programme issued from the office of the keeper
of the Match-book proved attractive to a large amount of
company for the last of Newmarket's six meetings, and
brought many fashionables to the heath whose presence
upon it we do not remember to have ever previously no-
ticed. Special trains from Bishopsgate brought full cargoes
both on the previous evening and yesterday morning to the
town, and caused speculation on the great event of the
week to assume a somewhat definite shape. Umpire receded
in the betting, and Limosina advanced; Aurelian was not
so firm as on Thursday at Tattersall's ; and, of the out-
siders, Gorse and Oberon had a decidedly upward tendency.
The Subscription-rooms were well attended, the Tarragona
inquiry canvassed, and its decision anxiously looked for-
ward to. The running ground was rather holding, but a
sharp wind helped to dry its surface, and before the day's
racing was ended it was by no means bad going.
Th first race afforded a curious incident ; it was a Han-
dicap Plate, for which 22 horses went to the post. The
high wind blew the advance flag nearly to the ground, and
17 horses ran the course through; in a few minutes the
starter pronounced it to have been " no start," and the
race was at once run over again. 16 returned to the post,
and the winner of the false race was one of the first beaten
in the true one. No other race of note took place until four
o'clock, when 14 2-yr-olds put their numbers up for the
Criterion Stakes. The French colt Hospodar won with
such cleverness that he immediately advanced half a dozen
points in the Derby betting. A match, in which the win-
ner of the Oaks was easily defeated, finished the day's
sport, which, but for the confusion and delay caused by
the:contretemps in the Plate above alluded to would have
been most agreeable. We quote the betting on the Cam-
bridgeshire Stakes in its proper place.
Handicap Plate of 50 sovs for 3-yr-olds and upwards,
Caambridgeshire Course.
Lord Ailesbury's Teterrima, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (J. Grimshaw) 1
Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn colt, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Hunter) 2
Baron Rothschild's Wingrave, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Daley) 3
The following also ran :—Baron Manchausen, Prince
Plausible, Brown Stout, Makeless mare, Moorhen, Sooth-
sayer, Warminster, Wombat, Walpole, and Venerator.
After several failures the majority of the riders, seeing
the advance flag lowered by the force of the wind, and be-
lieving it a start, jumped away in a body, headed by
Bertha, Warminster, the Lady Evelyn colt, Turn of Luck,
with Makeshift and Teterrima lying wide on the upper
ground to half-way up the hill, where Makeshift drew away
and passed the post a neck in advance of Teterrima, Bertha
being third, Warminster fourth, the Lady Evelyn colt
fifth, and Turn of Luck next. On returning to scale an ob-
jection was lodged as being no start, which, upon investi-
gation by the stewards, was found correct, and it was
ordered to be run over again.

The Actual Race—Betting-5 to 2 agst Makeshift, 5 to
1 agst the Lady Evelyn colt, 7 to 1 agst Teterrima, and 10
to 1 agst Prince Plausible.

The flag was this time lowered to an admirable start, the
lot getting away nearly iu a line, but after running a short
distance Wingrave, in company with Walpole, the Lady
Evelyn colt, Baron Munchausen, Wombat, and Brown
Stout, came on in advance, closely followed on the upper
side by Teterrima, Makeshift, and Warminster, to the side
of the Old Duke's stand, where Walpole took a decided
lead, waited upon by Wingrave, Baron Munchausen, Te-
terrima, and Brown Stout lying on the loner side. On
reaching the brow of the hill Walpole was beaten and
dropped back, leaving the .Baron's colt once more with
the command, but in a few strides further he was
joined by Teterrima and the Lady Evelyn colt, the
three running a close race home, Lord Ailesbury's
filly, who hung considerably at the finish, winning
by a neck; half a length between the second and
t:tird. Brown Stout was fourth, close up, Baron
Munchausen fifth, Walpole sixth, Moorhen seventh, and
Makeshift next. On returning to scale, Hunter made an
objection against J. Grimshaw, the rider of the winner, for
foul riding, which was investigated by the Stewards before
dinner, and the race awarded to Teterrima.

Umpire, Gabrielle d'Estrees, Bally Edmond, Bertha,
Turn of Luck, Ace., Minerva, Belleisle, and St. Lawrence
ran in the false start, but were subsequently withdrawn.
Maiden Plate of 50 sous, for 2 yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b;
fillies and geldings, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for
300 sous ; if for 200, allowed 71b. Last five furlongs of

Mr. Greville's Ospian, £2OO, Bst (Drew) 1
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Curie, £2OO, 7st I llb .. (Fordham) 2
Mr. J. Osborne's Jack of Harts, £3OO, Bst 71b
(J. Osborne) 3
The following also ran :—Aggressor, Antipodes, and Lady
of the Isles.

Betting—Even on Curie, 3 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts, 4 to
1 agst Antipodes, and 5 to llagst Ossian.
Ossian, with Jack of Hearts and Aggressor on the near
side of the course, Curie in the centre, and the other two on
the whip hand, made running throughout. At the bushes
the three placed by the judge quitted the others, and on
entering the cords the favourite made an effort to catch
°solar', but failed to reach him, and was beaten by a neck,
three quarters of a length separating the third from the
second. Antipodes was a bad fourth, Aggressor fifth, and
Lady of the Isles last.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, if declared,
&c., to be divided between the first and second horses, for
3-yr-olds and upwards. R.M., 1 mile 17 yards. 4 subs,
one of whom pays 10 sow; forfeit.
Mr. Murphy's Leonora, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (H. Taylor) 1
Mr. R. Ten Brooch's Maggiore. 5 yrs, Sat ..(Fordnam) 2
Baron Rothschild's Queen of the Vale, 4 yrs, Bat 121 b
(Wells) 3
Betting-13 to 8 on Leonora, and 5 to 2 agst Maggiore.
The favourite made the whole of the running, and won in
a canter by six lengths; Queen of the Vale was a bad
third.

Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds
and upwards. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs. T.Y.C.
Five furlongs 140 yards. 8 subs.
Mr. Savile's Ducat, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ... (Aldcroft) 1
Lord Stamford's Xurullo, 3 yrs. Bst (A. Edwards) 2
Mr. Roger's Rattlesnake, 5 yrs, 7st 10lb (Challoner) 3
Mr. Wadlow's Olive Branch, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (G.Fordham) 4
Mr. Jas. Smith's Vancouver, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b.. (Clement) 5
Mr. G. Angell's Astarte, 4 yrs, Bst (Perry) 6
Lord Strathmore's True Blue, 3 yrs, 6st lllb (Jebb) 7
Betting-3 to 1 agst Astarte, 7to 2 agst Xurullo and
Olive Branch, and 6 to 1 agst Ducat.
Xurullo, in company with True Blue, Ducat, and Olive
Branch, made play to within a dozen strides of the chair,
where Aldcroft came with a rush and landed Mr. Savile's
colour the winner by three parts of a length, two lengths
separating the second and third, and a neck between the
third and fourth. The winner was claimed.
Match. T.Y.C. 300, h ft.
Lord Glasgow's Brown Bess colt, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 1
Lord Strathmore's Slattern, Bst 41b (J. Goater) 2
Betting-3 to lon the Brown Bess colt, who waited upon
the non-favourite into the cords, where he went in front
and won easily by a length.
Match, Bst 101 b each. Last half of Ab. M. Three fur-
longs 215 yards. 100 h ft.
Lord Coventry's Zara, Bst 101 b (J. Adams) 1
Admiral Rous's Nebula
Betting-2 to lon Zara, who made all the running, and
won in a canter by two lengths.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
Weight for age. The winner to be sold for 300 sovs.
Bretby Stakes Course. Six furlongs. 5 subs.
Mr. G. Bryan's Welland, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (T. French)
Mr. H. Goater's Caliban, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Goater) 2
Mr. Dunne's Zora, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Lynch) 3
Baron Rothschild's Queen of the Vale, 4 yrs, fist 31b
(.Daley) 4

Voltella also ran.
Betting—Even on Welland, 10 to 3 agst Caliban, 4 to
agst Voltella, and 10 to 1 ngst each of the others.
Caliban jumped off in front, with the favourite on his off
side and Voltella in the centre. After going about 200
yards Voltella took up the running, and carried it on to the
Bushes, where Welland went up, was not afterwards
caught, and won easily by three lengths. Caliban beat Vol.tella by two lengths for second place. After passing her
post Voltella's bit broke, and Drew, unable to stop her,
threw himself off, but was not hurt; but, not returning to
weigh in, she was declared distanced. The winner was
claimed by Mr. Goater. Mr. Dunne claimed. Caliban.
20 ft, for 2 r ld
The Criterion Stakes of 30 soya each,-r extra. From the
turn colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 51b,
, innzwinlne ards). 53 subs
turn of the lands in (5 Aur--8 Bat 121 b (61b extra)
Count spodar,
Count F. de Lagrange's ."° (H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Watt's National Guard, Bst 10113 .. (Snowden) 2
Lord Stamford's Cerintha, Bst 111 b (61b ex) ..(Edwards) 3
Golden Pledge, Vivid, Co '
or,aßnlue Mantle, Fiancee, Cistercian,'
The following also
Con'-
cal, Amelia,
National
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Canace, Prince Lo BooH, andoldgaerrn6aio 1
B
each Blue Mantle
and to 15 agst Golden Pledgve4visiOtd.tNo
Botting-2 to 1 agst Osp ,
and Cerintha,
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Guard, and Cer
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lying in a cluster
be to halfway up the hill, where Blue Mantle appeared in
difficulties, and in a few strides furtherfi of the opening
was beaten. Grim-
shaw, at the same time taking the
brought up the favourite and obtainedtvantage
a slight advantage,
followed for a few strides by Cerintha, but on reaching the
brow of the
shill she was headed by National Guard, who
came with s, but headed
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won, after some rousing, ys e
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fourth, close up,
fifth
slightly in advance of Vivid and
Canace, who were
and Blue Mantle n:xta.nd sixth, the Physalis colt seventh,
Prince Lee 800, and
Conical
last three were Cistercian,
Match, Bst 71b each. Last mile and a half of B.C. 500,
Mr. T. Valentine's Hurricane
200 ft.
Mr. R, C. Naylor's Feu de Joie (Aldcroft) 1
(Challoner) 2
39ttiug-7 to 4 on Feu de Joie.
The non•favourite made the running, was never caught,
and won in a canter by four lengths.

MATCH, 500, h ft.

A.F.

Sir J. Hawley's Asteroid, 4-yr-old, 9st 41b, received.
Lord Glasgow's Knowsley, 3-yr• old, Bst 61b, paid.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.— The following are scratched :
King of Diamonds, Umpire, Ebony, Alvediston, Amy,
Waterwitch, Faultless, Millionaire, Watchman, Black
Pearl, Wallace, Evenhand, Guiding Star, Volunteer, Joey
Jones, Tattoo, Caller Ou, Audrey, Palmerin, Rapparree,
General Hess, King of Kent, Doefoot, East Langton)
Bookenhamt Catch 'em Alive, Weatherden, Cellarius,
Apethorpe, Santa Claus, Keane, and Queen of Spain.