The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-15 00:00:00

THE PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mille prem.,
and the short exchange on London is 25.32 per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 5-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4274 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is-13.6/ per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills r.t
60 days' sight is 1054 to 106 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
rate leases little, if any, profit on sending gold to the United
States.

A BOY SHOT IN THE REGENT'-PARK.---Yester-
day morning, shortly after 7 o'clock, the 29th, or North
Middlesex Rifles, were assembled to the number of about
300 in the centre of Regent's-park, for the purpose of blank
cartridge firing and battalion drill. The corps had formed
square to receive cavalry, and, in obedience to orders, fired
a volley. At this moment a youth, 15 years of age, named
Thomas Dutton, residing at 12, Suffolk-place, Manning-
street, Marylebone, was observed to stagger and fall. Blood
was seen streaming copiously down his face and neck, and
he was instantly removed under direction of Mr. H. Sutherin,
one of the surgeons of the regiment, who was on duty. He
had sustained a contused and lacerated wound immediately
above the left ear, which had laid the skull bare to the bone,
and which left no doubt but that he must have been within
three or four feet from the muzzle of one of the rifles when
it was fired. It appears that Dutton, upon his own state-
ment, was in the habit of ascertaining when rifle corps fired
m a-. pick up the exploded percus-
sion caps, for which he obtained at the rate of 9d. to Is.
per lb. Dutton was removed to the Univcroity Collogc,
Hospital, where he was placed under the care of Mr.
Andrews. It is the opinion of both gentlemen that had the
wound been another inch more forward towards the temple
death would have been instantaneous.
£20,800 has been paid in to the Ottoman Bank
at Constantinople on account of the dividend fund under
the new arrangement for the Turkish loan of 1858.
In the case of Willington v. Willington and

Dalrymple, reported in the Divorce Court yesterday, the
judge at the conclusion of the evidence, granted a rule nisi
for dissolution of marriage.

THE MURDER IN SURREY.—An inquest was
opened at the Red Lion,Kingswood, on the body of Martha
Halliday. No new facts were disclosed. The jury was
adjourned for a week.
A WOMAN CHARGED WITH POISONING HER
HUSBAND,—A woman living in a cottage in the valley of
Cly Hwr, Llandissil, Cardiganshire, who married in De-
cember last, has poisoned her husband with phosphoric
powder, commonly used to destroy rats. An investigation
has taken place, which has resulted in her committal on a
charge of wilful murder.

ROBBERY BY A POLE.—This morning Joseph
Benet, a Pole, was charged at the Marlborough-street Police
Court with stealing 17 handkerchiefs from the shop of Messrs.
Sandilands, Regent-street. The prisoner secreted the
property on his person, whi:e he was engaged making a
purchase. A number of silk scarves supposed to have been
stolen from some other shop were also found upon him.
He was remanded for a week.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND Loss OF LlFE.—Yes-
terday (Friday) evening a serious fire occurred, unfortu-
nately with fatal consequences to a young woman, in the
premises of Mr. Alex. Keene, known as the Three Tuns
Tavern, No. 2, Moor-street, Soho. The flames commenced
in the back bar from an escape of gas, it is believed, and
owing to the quantity of spirits in the place, the flames ex-
tended with unusual swiftness, and in the course of a few
minutes the fire had taken possession of the whole of the
staircase, and had entered every room at the back of the
establishment. The engines of Soho parish and six belong-
ing to the London Brigade were soon in attendance. A
plentiful supply of ss aterhaving been obtained, the engines
were called into operation, but as the firemen were working
on the staircase it gave way, and the men were precipitated
some distance below. Fortunately they were not much in-
jured, but a poor young woman, named Ann Brown, who
acted as cook, was terribly burnt, and was taken to the hos-
pital, where she soon expired.
From information that we have received this
morning, we have reason to believe it most probable that
Professor Ellicott will reconsider his determination not to
accept the Deanery of Exeter. We believe that he has
been requested to do so on the highest authority, on
the understanding that an opportunity will be afforded him
for undertaking duties connected with theological teaching,
for which he is so eminently qualified. We trust this may
be the case. The statement in some of the papers that the
cause of the Professor's refusal was the insufficiency of the
income is, we need hardly say, utterly unfounded, though
one can well understand a man of his active habits object-
ing to merge into the comparative retirement of a Deanery.
John Bull, June 15.

We lately announced the appointment of Sir
Frederick Nicolson, Bart., to the post of Conservator of
the River Thames. There is an old adage which, we think,
applies to Sir Frederick—" It never rains but it pours."
This very fortunate officer has been selected by the First
Lord of the Admiralty to succeed Captain the Hon. J. R.
Drummond at Woolwich as Commodore-Superintendent.
The salary, according to a parliamentary paper now before
us, attached to the office is £1,182 10s. There is a very
excellent house fitted up as a residence for the Commodore;
and, on the whole, a more desirable post for a young officer
desirous of living near London could not well be desired.—
Army and Navy Gazette.

"Pa, can a person catch anything if he don't run
after it ?" " Certainly not." " Well, then, how did you
catch the cold you've got ?" Paterfamilias hits hopeful a
rap over the knuckles, and grunts, " There, sir, you caught
that without a run for it."
He that opposes his own judgment against the
consent of th e times, ought to be backed with unalterable
truths ; and he that has truth on his side is a fool as well as a
coward, if he is afraid to own it, because of the currency or
multitude of other men's opinion.
liow can five persons divide five eggs, so that
each man shall receive one, and still one remain in the
dish ? One takes the dish with the egg.
It is a bad sign to see a man with his hat off at
midnight, explaining the theory and principles of true
democracy to a lamp-post.
'°lf there is anything I hate, it is a woman with
a lap-dog I I always want to drown it, and put a baby in
the place," says cruel Fanny Fern, forgetting that too
often the lap-dog owners feel the same way, but take the
dog because they can't have the baby. Shouldn't be hard
on the sex, Fanny, because you've done a little something
for your country.

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ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN•ROAD.—
The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending June was 2,605, of which, 771 were new ems,

BANK OF FRANCE.

The following is the account for the month end-
ing Thursday, June 13 :

ASSETS. P. C
Cash and ingots .. •.• •• • • • 99,425,274 41
Cash at the branch-banks .. .. • • 313,033,415
Bills due to be paid to-day.. • • 563,586 38
Bills becoming due in Paris, of which
57,612,511 f. 92c. are from the branch-
banks .. .. .. .. .. 233,618,799 14
Bills in the branch-banks .. .. .. 261,072,664
Advances on coin and ingot-, .. .. 38,627,479 62
Do. in the branch, banks 8,337,000
Do. on French securities .. .. 18,633,500
Do. in the branch-banks .. 11,041,600
Do. on railway shares and bonds .. 34,194,925
Do. in the branch-banks .. .. 20,279,300
Do. on Cr6dit Foncier Bonds ..
.. 566,800
Do. in the branch-banks .. .. . 183,300
..
Do. to State by treaty, 1848 .. 35,000,000
Rentes of the reserve-fund • • .. 12,980,750 14
Rentes, disposable funds .. ..
.. 53,708,828 13
Rentes immobilised (law of June, 1857) .. 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. .. 4,000,000
Real property of branch-banks .. • . 5,940,857
Expenses of administration .. .. 2,011,183 11
Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 19,672,116 69

1,275,921,383 17

Capital

.. 91,250,000 -