The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-18 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotaiLin of gold at Paris is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 25f. 1741 per £1 sterlin.
)n oJniparing these rates with the English Mint price of
irs. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that
gold is about the same price in London and Paris.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bill s
at 60 days' sight was on the last date about 1091 per cent.
At this rate here is no profit on the importation •t gold
from the Uni cd States.

Yesterday the appeal in the St. Albans ritual
case, " Martin v. Mackonochie," came before the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council. Mr. A. J. Stephens,
Q.C., opened the case for Mr. Martin, and had not con-
chided when the court adjourned. The case will occupy
several days.
CHURCH BELLS AT ELECTIONS.—The Vicar of
Greenwich (Rev. Dr. Miller, who early recorded
his vote for the two Liberal candidates), intimated his
intention, before the day of nomination, of forbidding
the parish church bolls to bo rung in celebration of the
triumph of either party. On the day of nomination
they were rung according to custom, but ho refused
to allow the bells to be used for celebrating a triumph
of one party of his parishioners over the other, as he
Thought such a use of them unseemly and irritating.
The iron four-masted North German ship Pal-
merston, Captain Kolln, from Hamburg, with a general
cargo and 437 emigrants, men, women, and children, for
New York, was towed into Plymouth Sound last Sunday
morning by the steamtug Secret. After being out six
weeks the Palmerston sprung a leak 300 miles west of
Scilly, and last night dropped anchor near the Eddystone.
For six days she has been in jeopardy, the passengers, both
men and women, being compelled to take their turn at the
pumps. Twenty-five men aro gone off to their relief, and
to-morrow she will be placed in the Great Western Docks.
The Palmerston rezisters above 1,800 tons, draws 14 feet,
and was originally a steamer under the Spanish flag.
The auction sale of S. C. Herring's real estate
and personal property at Brimfield, Western Massachu-
setts, called together a Ergo number of people from a
dozen towns in this State and iu Connecticut, as well as
from Providence, R. 1., and New York. The farm of 110
acres was sold off by Amos Munroe, of Brimfield, for
$3,900. Alfred Converse was the highest bidder for the
homestead, but it is understood that the sale was not
genuine. Two yokes of large oxen were struck off for
$650. The cows brought from $4O to $9O. Some fine
two year cid steers were bought by "Ad" Carpenter, of
Sutton, the well known horseman. A stump-puller was
taken by Agent IEII, of Thorndike; and other farming
tools were bought by various parties at fair prices. The
Brown fattening pasture" of 50 acres sold fit $2O per
acre

Rev. Dr. James 111‘Cosh has been inaugurated
President of Princeton (N. J.) College, with great cere-
mony. Governor Ward presided, Rev. Dr. 'lodge gave
the address of welcome in behalf of the trustees, Thomas
•J. Finley of the under graduates, William C Alexander of
the cla.ss of 1824 and President of the Equitable Life Insu-
rance Company, that of the alumni, and ex-Governor
Pollock of Penusyl vania in behalf of the friendsof the college
And public generally, Chancellor Zabliskie administered
the oath, and Rev. Dr. APCosh delivered an inaugural ad-
dress two hours long on Academic Teaching in Europe.
The President gave a levee i❑ the evening, and his acces-
&on gives the heartiest pleasure to all friends of the col-
lage. Dr. XPLean, the retiring president, has held the
position for 50 years.