The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-25 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 2M. 22,c. per £1 sterling.
)n comparing these rates with the English Mint price f
100. per ounce for standard gold, it appe.rs that
,old is about 2-.oths per cent. dearer in London than in
Par: e.

rl►e gouree of exchange at New York on London for bills
at 60 days' sight is about 10:►; per cent. At this rate there
is no profit on the importation of gold from the United
States.

SUICIDE OF A LUNATIC.--Forty inmates of the
Eiminstor (Dove) Lunatic Asylum, accompanied by three
warders, were out for a walk during the past wia,k, when
one poor fellow suddenly jumped into the canal and was
drowned. Au inquest was hold on Friday, when a verdict
of " Committed suicide while insane' was returned.

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Sept. 22:
The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian, priu•
cess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold
attended Divine service at the parish church 01
Grathie. The Very Rev. Principal Tulloch, of St.
Andrew's, one of her Majesty's chaplains, officiated.
Tile Very Rev. Principal Tulloch had the honour
of dining with the Queen and the Royal family.

Lord Kingsdown is in much the satne state. n
is to be feared there is no hopo of his regaining !Whit
after his protracted illness.

The Earl of Wilton has sailed in his yacht from
Copenhagen to Stockholm. The countess left some da)
back to join the noble earl in Sweden.

The Prince and Princess Soltykoff left town for
Newmarket on Monday.
The Duchess of Newcastle has arrived in toWn
from Clumber. The Duke is at Newmarket.
The Earl of Derby has quite recovered from his
late attack of gout.
Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton arrived
on Monday at Viscount and Viscountess Chelsea's seat in
Norfolk from a tour of visits in Scotland.

Lord Stanley, M.P., returned to town on Monday
from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury Llt
Hatfiell House, Herts.

The lion. Mr. and Mrs. Stonor arrived in too
yesterday from Staffordshire.

711 E ESCAPE OF A FENIAN.

The Clonmel Chronicle gives the following account
of the recent escape of a Fenian prisoner from Clop"
mel Gaol :—" The prisoner, when arrested under 3
warrant from the Lord Lieutenant, gave his nan3e,
as Charles Ausborne, but later inquiries discovered
his real name to be Laurence O'Brien. He had
been in the police force, was three years stationed
as a sub-constable in Kildare ; he is stated to
have been a man of great activity and intelli"
gence. After leaving the force, he emigrated W
America, where he remained until the early Part
of this year. Since his return to Ireland sus'
picion rested upon him, and there appears to be
good reason for believing him to have been deeply
implicated in the Fenian movement. He went
through Fethard, Clournel, and Cashel in company
with General Burke, of Ballyhurst notoriety. 13e,
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his proceedings were closely watched, and at length
he was arrested, discharged for want of sufficient
proof, and re-arrested soon after under the Habeas
Corpus Suspension Act, and committed to Clonmel
Gaol. O'Brien, a most troublesome prisoner a°
through, was confined in a cell from which it was 113"
turally believed escape would be impossible. 11!
walls of this cell are some sft. or 6ft. thick. Light:
is admitted by a narrow opening, protected wit'
double bars of iron, set transversely and imbed'
ded with lead into heavy blocks of stone. lb°
outer door was of wood, sheeted and cased with
iron; the inner, a heavy iron gate, both well faS'
tened outside with double locks and strong bolts and
bars. Into this cell the prisoner was locked on Wed"
nesday evening last ; and at 6 o'clock next morning
it was discovered that O'Brien's cell was untenanted.
The prisoner had succeeded in effecting his escape
in the prison dress. The lower half of the heavy
iron grating of the window had been cut through in
part with a file or some other instrument, the re'
maiuder being forced by some means from its
leaden socket, while one of the side blocks of
limestone had been broken in two, and the loosened
part removed. The iron grating and broken
masonry were found in the cell, with the prisoner's
hat, which was filled with pieces of cement arid

limestone; also, a stout bar of iron skilfully ellarP.
ened at one end and tied round with cloth to Pro-
tect the hand, and to lessen the sound while work-
ing.. This bar was cut off from the iron support
of the metal stove pipe, which the prisoner had
found means to procure or remove from its place at
the end of the corridor while passing to his cep'
There were found in addition some two or three
pieces of rod iron, finely pointed ; a rude iron ban'
trier, a knife, and a small coil of rope unopened'
From one of the remaining window bars a thin rope
doubled hung loosely, reaching Bft. down, outside,
the window itself being fully 30ft. from the walk
below leading to the main entrance. By this means
the prisoner is supposed to have lowered himself t°
a level with the iron gallery, or passage from the
pressroom to the drop,' and, having been draW3
across, if he had an accomplice, or, which is just
possible, having swung himself over the passag,°
gallery—in which one of the sheets of the prisoner Si
bed was found, with the ends double stitched
together—he scaled the railing, crossed the roof
of the gatehouse barefooted, and got upon the
parapet of the outer walls of the prison, from Which
it is believed he descended into the street, some 18ft'
or 20ft. by means of another rope, which was als°
found hanging from one of the embrasures."