The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-01 00:00:00

THE PRICE OF GOLD

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 5 per mille prem.,
and the short exchange on London is 25.321 per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 101 d. 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 429 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.71 per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
4-10 the per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 1071 to 1071 per cent., which, when compared
with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the
exchange is against England. But, after making allowance
for loss of interest and charges of transport, the present
price leaves no profit on sending gold to the United States.

THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY'S
STEAMERS.—On Wednesday the paddle steamer Eugenie,
built by Messrs. Samuelson and Co., of Hull, for the South-
Eastern Railway Company, made an official trial trip on
the measured mile in the Humber, and exceeded by half a
knot the guaranteed speed under the contract. There were
on board Capt. Boxer, superintendent of the South-Eastern
Company's steamers ; Mr. Cudworth, the engineer of the
railway, and the Hull Board of Trade surveyors. The re-
suit of the last three runs was a follows :—First, the dis-
tance on the measured mile was run against the tido in 4
min 1 sec ; with the tide, 3 min 40 sec. Second, against
the tide, 3 min 41 sec ; with the tido, 3 min 40 sec. Third,
with the tide, 3 min 33 sec; against the tide, 3 min 46 sec.
The average of these three runs were, first, 3 min 51 see, or
15.584 knots an hour ; second, 3 min 40 sec, or 16•363 knots
an hour ; third, 3 min 38 sec, equal to 15.574 knots in the
hour. The average of the three runs was 1615 knots, the
average speed therefore being 19 statute miles an hour.
This is the first boat that has ever been built on the Humber
to come up to this speed. The Eugenie is 200 feet long, 24
feet broad, and 11 feet deep. Her engines are on the oscil-
lating principle, and are of 220 nominal horse-power. They
were built by Messrs. Samuelson. The vessel is intended to
run with passengers from Folkestone to Boulogne, and the
first and second and ladies' cabins are elegantly fitted up
with every convenience and the most modern improvements.
She has been greatly admired by all who have seen her.
ADULTERATION.—The Lances of the 26th ult.
contains a report upon the adulteration of mustard. It
gives the results of the analysis of 33 samples. Of these,
29 consisted of mixtures of turmeric, wheat-flour, and mus-
tard, and in addition, in one sample, sulphate of lime or
plaster of Paris, and four only were genuine, and were
composed wholly of mustard. Of these four genuine samples,
ono was bought of Messrs. Petty, Wood, and Co., of King
William-street, City, and was manufactured by Evans,
Lewis, and Co.; two were purchased of Messrs. Armstrong
and Son, of New Bond-street, and were manufactured by
Messrs. J. and T. Colman ; and one was obtained from
Messrs. Dakin and Co., of St. Paul's Churchyard. Of 44
samples, the results of which were made known in the
Lancet some years back, not one was genuine; so that some
improvement has taken place in the condition of the article
sold as mustard. It has been pertinaciously asserted that
mustard cannot be manufactured unless with the aid of
such additions as wheat-flour and turmeric, and further,
that if it could, the public would not use it. The occur-
rence of a certain proportion of samples of genuine mustard
demonstrates the erroneousness of both these assertions.
' As a rule, the prices paid for the adulterated mustard were
quite as great as for the genuine.
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a remittance. —J. W. Benson, 83 and 34, Ludgate-114 46 and
47, Coiultill, Lcw,cl9u, E.C. EfitalAislacci 1719.