The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-22 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris Is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 25f. 15c. per £1 sterling.
un exnparing these rates with the English Mint price t. 4
Be us. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that
401 d ie nearly o e-tenth dearer in Paris than in London.
rho course of exchange at New York on Loudon for bills
at 80 days' sight is about ►o9i per cent. At this rate there
is no profit on the inikortatiou W. gold from the United
States.

SALMON POACHERS.—The fish poachers on the
Wye tributaries are getting more daring. James Martin
has been committed for trial for beating Albert Boswick
on the head with a loaded gun on the banks of the Usk,
at Aberyscir, a favourite spot with salmon fishers.
Beswick said Martin presented a loaded gun at him, and
threatened to blow his brains out if he searched him. John
Gragg and Beswick found an unclean salmon which Martin
had taken out of the river with a gaff. Tho fish weighed
191 b.
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FATAL ACCIDENT AT A PRINT WORIES.—On
Monday an inquest was held at Accringion on the body of
Lawrence Fishwick, aged 12 years, who was scalded to
death on Friday at the Broad Oak Print Works. The lad,
along with another, was plating pieces in a kier, when an
escape of steam took place and scalded both of them, Fish-
wick so badly that he died the same day. The jury re-
turned a verdict of accidental death.

SERIOUS DAMAGE TO WELLS CATHEDRAL.- Oh
Saturday morning a violent gale of wind raged in and
'about Wells, which has done damage to the beautiful and
unrivalled west front of the cathedral, upwards of three
hundredweight of the ornamental work having been blown
from the northern tower of, the west front. Fortunately
there were np persons passing vt the time, otherwise
they must have been instantaneously killed. The cor-
ner is well known for the violence and power the wind
has round it, and is jocularly called " Kill Canon Cor-

ner."

A GRAVE QUESTION.—The functionaries in th 3
various Ministerial departments at Vienna are at present
anxiously expecting au important decision of the Cabinet.
Under the Bach Ministry to wear the full beard was pro-
hibited, and the interdiction still exists. The hope that. it
may be withdrawn is founded on the circumstance of M.
Giskra, the Minister of the Interior, being the owner of a
full beard of great luxuriance, and of his presumed unwil-
-lin3ness to sacrifice it.

The Rev. Charles J. Furlong, who has been for
20 years incumbent of Trinity Church, Boulogne, hits re-
signed his appointment.

rittnatExcE SHARES.
Great Western. Orig. 4i per cent.. 771
London and N.Western, Bedford and Cambrid

ge, 89

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS,
London, Tilbury, and Southend, 76

rOlO-:IGN RAILWA Yr.
San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., l 9
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian. 13i

FOItI4IIGN

Cape Copper, 8
Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 'Jim., 4 5-18
urn l'edro, North Del Iley, 2t pm
General, i I 121
Port Phillip, 14
St John del Rey, lim ; 35 4

DOCKS.
London and St. Katharine, 5)

Agra. lim., A,
Ditto, B, 9
Alliance, Bak., 13
Anglo- A nstrian, Pt
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and (MIMI, 13
Consolidated, 4f
East London. lim., 24
Imperial Ottoman. 8k 9
Loudon Joint Stock, 314
London and Westminster, 724
Ditto, Scrip, :',94 41
Metropolitan Bank. lira., 7 64
New South Wales, 461
Union of London, 354
InISCELLA.N.EOi B.
Anglo American Telegraph, 204
Agto-Mexican Mint, 16
Atlantic Telegraph, 474 4
Ditto, 8 par ;:ent., 974 100
Berlin Water Works, Um, 134
Credit I'ol-icier of England, lira.. 34
Crystal Palace, -
Ditto, f 3 per cent. perpetl. deb., 105
East India irrigation and Canal. 101
Ebbw Vale, 104 114
Egyptian I) per Cent, Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egypt, Govt. 804

"bitto,.scrip, par -
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English and Foreign Credit, 31
Fore-street AVarchouse, tan., 11}
Gen. Credit and Viscount, (1,11.• 61
Home and ,lonial A asuranca,
International Financial 7,ociety, timTt., 3
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour),
Ditto, a p•cr cent. Bonds, redein. 1570, issued 00, 281 71
Land becui ides, Lm
Loa o and Provincial Marine, I
Mediterranean Extaision Tele2Taph, II:n., 2:
National thscount onipany, 111
Peninsula and Oriental ziteain. 651
United Discount Corporation, Iltn., 3/
Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 712 2

Alice Mary, after winning at Reading ou the first day,
was sold to Mr. T. Goddard for BGgs.

T. Ablett, having quitted Mr. Dolby's employ, is open to
an engagement as a steeplechase rider ; weight 9st.

MALTON STEEPLE CHASES.—The fixturo of these chases
has been altered from the 10th to the 13th of March.
Tadcaster Steeplechases are fixed to take place on Fri-
day, April 3.

Bangor (Flintshire) Steeplechases tire fixed to take place
on Friday, March 6.