The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-07 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. lOid. per ounce fbr standard gold, it appears that gold I.
about 2-Ittbs per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. p
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.4,1 per £1 stcrlin2.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at
about the same price in London and Hamburg.
the course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 108 to los} per cent. At these ratesithere
is no profit on the importclon of gol from the United
Statec

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY.

WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bartholomew's nomination
20 to 1 agst Mr. Mather's nomination
20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Jardine's nomination
25 to 1 agst Mr. R. Jardine's nomination
30 to 1 agst Mr. Brocklobank's nomination

LINCOLN HANDICAP.
100 to 8 agst Mephistopheles (taken and offered)
100 to 7 agst Saccharometer (taken)
100 to 6 agst Pantaloon (taken)
100 to 6 agst Valiant (offered)
25 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken)
25 to 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken)
30 to 1 agst Twilight (taken)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 6 agst Cortolvin (taken and offered)
18 to 1 agst Creole (offered)
20 to 1 agst Laura (taken)
25 to 1 agst Old Oswestry (taken)
25 to 1 ag-st Innellan (offered)
30 to 1 agst Alcibiades (taken)
30 to 1 agst Balder (taken)
50 to 1 agst Jerry (taken)
50 to 1 agst Ace of Hearts (offered)

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
22 to 1 agst Provisor (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken)
30 to 1 agst Fan (taken)
30 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken)

TWO THOUSAND.
sto 2 agst Lord Lyon (offered)
18 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken)
20 to 1 agst Jack-in-the-Green (taken)

DERBY.
100 to 15 on the field (offered)
500 to 25 agst Auguste (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Strathconan (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Jack-in-the-Green (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Vespasian (taken)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CARMARTHENSHIRE HUNT STEEPLECHASES

TUESDAY.

The Open Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft,
and 1 (to the fund) if declared, with 100 added ; winners
extra ; second to save his stake ; over about five miles of
the new Flying Course. 38 subs ; 24 declared.
Mr. Annesley's Daisy, aged, lOst 51b (Pope) 1
Mr. Wadlow's Roadster, aged, lOst 121 b (W. White) 2
Mr. Somers's Arlescott, aged, lOst 111b...(Rickaby, jun.) 3
Goldfinder, Acrobat, Princess Dagmar, and Freitag also
ran.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Goldfinder, 4to 1 each agst Roadster
and Arlescott, and sto 1 agst Daisy. Daisy made all the
running, and won, after a splendid finish, by a short head ;
a length and a half between second and third ; Golfiuder
fourth.

The Hunters' Stakes of 3 SOTS each, with 40 added ;
second to save his stake ; weight for age ; penalties and
allowances, &c. Over about three miles of the Old Bank-
ing Course.

Mr. Gwyther's Chance, 5 yrs, 11st 71b (T. Davies) 1
Mr. Powell's Dandy, aged, 12st 101 b (Pope) 2
Mr. Lewis's Aprilis, 4 yrs, 10st 71b (J. Richard) 3
Mr. H. Vaughan's Minstrel, aged, 12st (J. Brace) 0
Betting-6 to 4on Dandy, and 2to 1 agst Chance. Won
by two lengths.

The Cambrian Stakes (Selling Race) of 3 sovs each. with
30 added. Over about three miles of the Old Banking
Course.
Mr. Williams's Gaylad, aged, list (X4O) (T. Davies) 1
Mr. Owens's Wings, aged, list (X4O)
Mr. Powell's Aunt Sally, aged, 12st (X 100) J. Pope) 3
Betting-7 to 4on Gaylad, and 3to 1 agst Wings. Won
in a canter.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866.
FEBRUARY.

Lincoln 2O
MA.

Nottingham Spring 27
Croxton Park l6
Northampton 2O
Windsor Spring
Newcastle Spring 2B

Derby Spring 1
Liverpool Spring
Warwick Spring
Doncaster
Lewes Spring

Thirsk lO
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Ist Spring l6
Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O
Chester
Curragh 24

Epsom Summer l5
Uxbridge 2l
Manchester
Ascot Summer

Liverpool
Beverley 2o-
Ipswich
Hungerford
Newcastle on-Tyne 26
Curragh 26
Worcester

GREAT NORTHERN.

Stamford l9
Radcliffe 23
"Winchester 24
Southampton 25
Huntingdon
Goodwood 3l

THE SUN,' LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBR CARY 7, 1866.

Railway and other Companies.

The directors of this company have determined
to recommend to the proprietors at the general
meeting on the 24th inst., a dividend for the half
year ending the 31st December last at the rate of
£8 15s. per cent. per annum on the original stock
of the company, giving for the half year £4 7s. Gd.
per cent. on the original stock, £3 per cent. to the
B stock, and £5 15s. per cent. to the A stock. Those
rates would make the divi lend for the year 1865 £7
2s. Gd. per cent. on the original stock, £6 per cent.
on the B stock, and £8 ss. per cent. on the A stock.