The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-15 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris I■ about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 25.121 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint prise of .f. 3
12s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
nearly 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London.

The course of exchange at New York on London for bills a.
60 days' sight is about 109 per cent. At this rats there is
no profit on the importation of gold from the United States

The Archbishop of Dublin has left Maurigy's
Hotel for The Palace, Dublin.

The Duke of Buckingham, Lord President of
the Council, left Chandos House yesterday for Paris.
The Earl and Countess of Howth have arrived
at Claridge's Hotel from Howth Castle, Ireland.
The Earl and Countess Granville have issued
invitations for a dinner party to-morrow evening.
The Countess of Derby will give the first of a
series of four evening parties to-morrow at the noble
Premier's residence in St. James's-square. •
Lord Naas, M.P., left town on Wednesday
evening by the mail train for Dublin.
We understand that Lord Stanley has appointed
Mr. Charles Lover, the well-known author, who has for
some years filled the appointment of consul at Spezzia, as
consul at Trieste.

The will of the late William Cotton, Esq.,
F.R.S., D.C.L., late Governor of the Bank of Magian .3,
and many years a director, was proved in the London
Court, under £70,000 personalty. The executors are
Benjamin Cotton, Esq., the brother, of Forest House
Chigwell : Henry Cotton, Esq., the son ; and Edmond
Hay Currio, Esq. The will is dated July 6, 1865, and
there are two codicils, June and November, 1866, and the
testator died at his residence, 'Valwood House, Luton-
stone, Essex, Dec. 1, at the ago of 80. Ho has left consi-
derable property to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for
the support of the church of St. Paul's, Stepney, erected
at his entire expense, and leaves the patronage and ad-
vowsou thereof to his son, the Rev. Arthur Benjamin
Cotton, the present incumbent. H e devises to his son
Henry his manor of Gibbins and Cleaves, in Essex, and
leaves his Bow-common estate in trust for his wife for her
life, and after her decease he bequeaths the same amongst
his sons and daughters in certain specified portions.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CAB DRIVER.—On
Wednesday an inquest was held, at the Westminster Hos-
pital, on the body of William French, a Hansom cab
driver. The dec&ased was driving down Pall-mall during
the late severe frost, when his vehicle came into violent
collision with another cab. Deceased had been somewhat
off his side on the road, owing to the footing for horses
being better in the middle of the road, and in trying to
keep clear of the other cab he unintentionally pulled the
wrong rein, and caused the collision. He fell into the
road, and was removed to St. George's Hospital, which he
left next day. But shortly afterwards ho went to West-
minster Hospital, where he died from fracture of the skull.
Verdict—Accidental Death.

SINGULAR ROBBERY OF A Box OF WATCHES.--
On Wednesday morning it was ascertained that a
box containing 51 gold and silver watches had been stolen
from tho shop of Mr. Jackson, druggist, of Snow-hill
Wolverhampton. Mr. Jackson holds a double shop, and
lets the half to Mr. Dumbell, a watchmaker; and it appears
hat Mr. Dumbell is in the habit of putting the watches
in box every night, and of giving the box to Mr. Jackson
to be kept in his shop for safety. This was done on Tues-
day night, but on Wednesday morning the box and the
watches had disappeared. There were no indications that
the shop had been broken into. Mr. Jackson said that he
put the box under his counter on the private side some
Limo before he closed the shop, and suggests that some
persons must have been watching him through the window,
and that they afterwards came in through the door during
his temporary absence from the shop, and carried them
away. There appears no other way of solving the mystery
at present. The watches belonged to Mr. Dumbell's cus-
tomers, who had left them at his shop to be cleaned an
repaired.—Birminvltatit Gazette.