The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-27 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 11 per mine pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.22 i per LI sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £1
17s. ioid. per ounce fbr standard gold, it appe.,:a that gold is
nearly 1-it•th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advicz s from Hamburg the price of gold Is 428 per mars
and the short exchange on London is 13.62 per ..£1 sterlinv.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather
n-.ore than 1-10th per cent. dearer in London th.►n in Ham-
burg.

Viscount and Viscountess Enfield arrived at the
Duke of Devonshire's seat, Holkar Hall, on Saturday, to
be present at the marriage of his grace's daughter.
Lord and Lady George Cavendish and the Misses
Cavendish have joined the family circle at Holkar Hall, the
Duke of Devonshire's seat, Lancashire.

Lord Wynford has left town for Dover, where
his lordship intends to stay for a few days.

Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Dugdale Astley
have left Farrance's Hotel for Elsham Hall, near Brigg,
Lincolnshire

LUCKNOW PRIZE MONEY.—The Gazette of last
night contains a notice to the officers, seamen, and
marines that the distribution of the second portion of the
Luekuow prize money falling to the share of the officers,
seamen, marines, &c., forming the naval brigade of her
Majesty's ship Shannon, between June 29, 1857, and March
21, 1858, will commence on Monday, Oct. 2, in the Prize
Branch of the Department of the Accountant-General of
the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house.
NEWHAVEN.---A NEW CATTLE TRADE.—Quite:a
new face has been put upon the trade from Dieppe to this
port of late, by the importation of a great quantity of fine
cattle, sheep, and pigs ; the quays presenting quite the ap-
pearance of a cattle-market from the presence of a large
number of butchers from Brighton, Lewes, and the sur-
rounding towns.—Surrey Standard.

A LUCKY FELLOW-.—John Venting, a mason's
labourer, of Wellington, in the employ of Messrs. Fox and
Co., of Tonedale, has suddenly and most unexpectedly come
into possession of 218,000. Tho news reached the lucky
mau last week while he was at work at Coleharbour Fac-
tory, Uffculme„ when, under the direction of one of his
masters, he pitched the hod he was carrying out of his hand
and proceeded by first train to London to take possession
of his newly-acquired wealth.—Tiverton Gazette.

PLOUGHING MATCHES.—Another of the All-Eng.
land matches took place yesterday at Abizigdon,
which created unusual interest, the competitors being
Howard's veteran ploughman Brown, Ransome's young
ploughman Dale, and two local men. Dale went away in
splendid style, and after a most exciting contest was declared
the winner. On the same day at Wellingborough the cham-
pion prize was awarded to Howard's man, Purser. Yester-
day the annual ploughing for championship and money
prizes offered to Surrey ploughmen was also contested on Mr.
M. Walker's farm near Croydon. The affair created much
interest, and the members of the Surrey Agricultural Asso-
ciation sent their best skilled ploughmen to display their
prowess in this branch of field labour. The competitors
muster strong, holding ploughs of ancient and modern
make ; each team had half an acre of land to turn over, and
" the sons of the clod," many of whom were very young
men, contended hard for the victory, turning and laying up
the land in ridge and well rounded furrows of a uniform
size, and in a style not to be excelled in other counties. The
prizes consisted of small sums, varying from 10s. to £3, and
a championship. At the conclusion of the day's work the
judges made their awards and the successful candidates left
the land in the triumph of fame and its accompaniments, and
the beaten men in a good-natured spirit of emulation, and
sanguine of success at the next autumn meeting.
THE STRAND Music-HALL.---The sale by auction
of this property, which was announced to take place this
morning at the London-tavern, has been postponed until

N ovember.
SUSPECTED MURDER AT SOUTROWRAM7 NEAR
HALIFAX.—A man named James Chadman, a
delver, was apprehended at Southowram on Saturday, and
brought before the Halifax West Riding magistrates,
charged with causing the death of a woman named Mercy
Hopkinson at the same place. The prisoner and deceased
have been cohabiting together at Southowram. Deceased
was unmarried, and worked a little as a milliner. The
prisoner has a wife and family living at Ashton, or
some Lancashire town. The prisoner and the deceased
have lived at Southowran about six months ; neither
of them, however, are natives of that place. The
woman, it appears, has been addicted to intemperate
habits. Last Friday night the prisoner fetched her home
from the Pack Horse Inn, Southowram, in a state of in-
toxication. On the way home he stated to a young man
who was helping him to get her home that he would kill
her yet. Noises were heard in the house at night as though
the parties were fighting, and at five o'clock on Saturday
morning the prisoner called a neighbour named Fawcett
into the house, and said Hopkinson was dying. Deceased
appeared to be breathing her last. The prisoner stated
that deceased had been suffering from cramp at the stomach.
Marks of violence wore found upon her body; discoloration
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liended, and brought before the bench. He was remanded
to afford time for a post-mortem examination to be made,
and to prepare evidence.—Leeds Afercuril.
The Patrie has the subjoined :—" The treaty re-
lative to the constitution of the Mexican Bank has
been signed at Biarritz between the delegates of the
commission of Mexican finances at Paris and M.
Pinard, President of the Comptoir d'Escompte.
We think it necessary, however, to add that the
Emperor, animated by a feeling of legitimate defer-
ence, has expressen a desire that the treaty should
be submitted to the ratification of the Emperor
Maximilian. As to the conversion of the Mexican
6 per cent. loan, the operation may be considered
as near at hand.
Five hundred men of the Foreign Legion left
Aix on Friday by the railway, and embarked on
the same day at Toulon for Mexico, on board the
Amazone,. Captain Barthe. •