The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-06 00:00:00

PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at l'aril Is abo it at par, and
the short exchange on London is 261. 15.3. per £1 sterlin,
On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of
£3 128.104 d. per ounce for standard _gold, it appe.ra that
gold at the Abe,* 0 price le slightly dvror.itl I Paris than in
Lcaldon . '..

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 5.

Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High-
ness Princess Louise, drove out in the grounds
this morning.

His Royal Highness Prince Leopold walked
in the grounds.

LATEST INTELL £GENCE

(REU^'ER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

(Per French Atlantic Cable.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CLOSING PLICES.

Gold closed at 120 f ;. the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 1201; the lowest, 1191.

Sterling Exchange on London loB}.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1889
" 1885 ll3.
" 1867 ll5l.
1097.

10-40

Illinois 1314.
Erie
8.
Cotton—Mid. upland 2slc.
Petroleum—Standard White 3o4c.
Flour, extra state, $5.30e. to $5.90c. Corn, old
mixed, sl.loc.
According to Messrs. Moffat, Davidis, and Co.'s
report the receipts of cotton at all ports during the
last four days have been 53,000 bales. Shipments
to England, 10,000 bales ; to France, 4,000 bales ;
and to the Continent, 3,000 bales. Middling,
11 5-16, cost and freight per steamer.

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 6.

The National Steamship Company's steamship
Pennsylvania, from New York, arrived off this
port at five o'clock this morning. She landed pas-
sengers and proceeded to Liverpool. All well.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Jan. 5, Evening.

The Impartial states that two pistol shots were
fired at the Regent yesterday, but fortunately with-

out wounding him.
The Ministerial crisis continues.

INDIA AND CHINA MAIL.

MESSINA, Jan. 5.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Bangalore passed Messina at 5.30 p.m. to-day,
en route for Marseilles.

MALTA, Jan. 5.

The Massilia leaves at midnight for Southamp-
ton, where she may be expected about the 15th

instant.

The Pera, from Southampton 25th ultimo,
arrived at 2.45 p.m. on the 3d current, and left for
Alexandria at midnight.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Jan. 6.

An Imperial decree, dated the sth inst., appoicts
M. Chevreau Prefect of the Seine, vice Baron
Haussmann, who has resigned.
The Official Journal of to-day publishes a statis-
tical table, showing that 92,411 persons have taken
advantage of the amnesty of the 14th September,
18G9.

BOURSE, Jan. s.—Three o'clock—The market
closed as follows :

per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 73 45
Credit Mobilier 207 50
Transatlantic 220
t7redit Foncier 1722 50
Paris Gas 1640

Bank Shares 2840
Ital'an rives 56 60
Austrian Fives
Ottoman Loan
Do. Debt 45 35
Spanish Threes 261
Home Debt —
Deferred — -
RAILWAYS,

Cash.
Orleans ... 957
Western
Northern .., 1125
Strasburg .. 590
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.... 5921
Sardinian
Austrian B2O
Lombard 525
North of Spain 46
Saragossa
Roman..

44

Fifty million envelopes are sold annually, and stamped
with the crest and address from upwards of 35,000 steel dies, at
Parkins and (lotto's, who make no charge for stamping or cement-
ing, and, having only one price, undertake to supply the nobility
and gentry with every description of writing paper and envelopes
of the best and most fashionable kind, at extraordinarily low
charges. Monograms, crest, or address dies cut at less than half
price. Coloured stamping reduced from 2s. to is. per 100. Arms,
monograms, and crests emblazoned. 60 stampers, die sinkers,
and engravers being kept upon the premises. all orders are exe -
cuted with great despatch. Dance programmes, invitations, at
home notes, MSS. books, return thanks, bordered and overland
papers, dish, dessert, and bouquet papers, and every description
of fancy and household stationery. Parkins and (lotto, manu •
acturing stationers, 21 and 25, Oxford-street, W

It has long been known that the Military Prison
at Fort Clarence, on the Borstal-road, Rochester,
was to be abolished, and the number of prisoners
has been continually diminished. The Fort will
cease to be occupied as a prison before the end of
the financial year. It is not known to what pur-
pose the fort and extensive buildings connected
with it will be applied, and there are various rumours
on the subject. Major H. Edwardes has been the
governor of this prison for some years, and, of
course, he and the staff of officers will receive pen-
sions on the abolition of their offices. The bridge
and gateway of this prison have long formed an
obstruction on the main road to Borstal, and pro-
bably a change will now be made ; the parish offi-
cers have repeatedly asked for it.
The 4th Battery, 7th Brigade, Captain C. Car-
penter's, and the sth Battery, same Brigade, Capt.
and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. A. Brendon's, left head-
quarters, Woolwich, at 10 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing for Shoeburyness, to undergo a course of gun-
nery instruction. The batteries embarked at the
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on board a Government
steamer for Southend, en route for Shoeburyness to
relieve the 2d Battery, 7th Brigade, in command of
Captain J. T. Browne, and the 3d Battery, same
Brigade, Captain R. W. Haig's, which returned
to Woolwich yesterday afternoon by the same con-
veyance.

The depot of the 82d (Prince of Wales') Regi-
ment, now forming part of the 2d depot battalion
at Chatham, has been placed under orders to leave
that garrison in about a month, to join headquar-
ters when the regiment shall arrive in England.
Tho 82d Regiment is now at Aden, and is to leave
that station on the 11th inst.

Though patients are not yet received in the new
Government Lock Hospital at Chatham, the estab-
lishment is brought into work in one way under the
Contagious Diseases Prevention Act, Dr. Baxter,
the chief medical officer, having commenced his
duties as visiting surgeon for the district.
Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett,
G.C.B , having proceeded on leave of absence,
Major. Gen. Casey, C. 8., has assumed temporary
command of the Aldershot Division, and Colons
Erlington command of the 2d Brigade.
The 6th Battery, 7th Brigade, Royal Artillery,
under the command of Capt. W. N. Waller, arrived
at Woolwich, the headquarters of the brigade, by
rail from Sheerness on Tuesday afternoon.

The very extensive Distillery now beins elected
at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of
Irish whisky, by Mesas. DUNVILLE 86 Co., who have pined
a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to h°
called " The Royal Irish Distillery."

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Morning. Evening.
TurnsnAT. . 52 min past 4 12 min past
Fiupp' 30 nlin vast 0.,,,,,50 miu past *