The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-15 00:00:00

THE TRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mille prem.,
and the short exchange on London is 25.221 per 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 the same price in London and in Paris.
By adrices from Hamburg the price of gold is 42 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.5! per £1 sterling,.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
1-10th per cent. dearer in Londonkthan in Hamburg-.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 1081 to 109 per cent., which, when compared
with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the
exchange is against England. But, after making allowance
[or loss of interest and charges of transport, the present
rate leaves no profit on the transmission of gold to the
United States.

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Jan. 18.
via Marseilles
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Feb. 3.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and Sr. Helena.. Feb. 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sonthampton.Jan. 18.
via Marseilles ...Jan. 27.
Falkland Islands
Jan. 18.
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Jan. 18.
via Marseilles.... Jan. 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton.. .Jan. 25.
via Marseilles Jan. 19.
Lisbon Jan. 21.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 18.
via Marseilles Jan. 19.
Newfoundland ..Feb. 22
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet Jan. 10.
by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet. Jan. 15.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 10.
Bahamas, via New York' Jan. 16.
Mexico..
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Jan. 28.
California, and British Columbia..

PROPOSED STEAMBOAT COMMUNICATION FOR
THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—Tho Brighton and South
Coast Company propose to provide steamboats, yards, and
machinery to connect their system of rail with the various
ports and places on the southern coast of England and those
of France and the Channel Islands, under the supervision
of the Board of Trade. _ _ .

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THE NEW FRENCH CENSUS.—The Moniteur of
yesterday publishes a report of the Minister of the Interior
on the recent census, from which it appears that, whereas
in 1856 the 86 departments had a population of 36,039,364,
the 89 departments, which the empire now comprises, num•
bered 37,382,225 inhabitants, on the Ist of January, 1862.
This gives a gross increase of 1,342,861, or 3.72 per cent.
for the quinquennial period ending with the last day of
1861. The net increase, after deducting the 669,059 in-
habitants of the newly-annexed territories, is 673,802, or
1.86 per cent. The increase between 1846 and 1851 was
382,684, or 1.08 per cent., and that between 1851 and 1856
was not quite so much. In the latter period 32 departments
showed an increase of population, and 54 a decrease; for
the period of five yars just terminated these numbers are
respectively 57 and 29. The highest rates of increase have
been in the following departments :—Seine, 13 per cent. ;
Nord, 7 ; Benches du Rhone, 7 ; Rhone, Seine et Pise, and
Corsica, each 5 per cent. There has been a decrease at the
rate of 3 per cent. in Crouse and in Correze, and of 1 and 2
per cent. respectively in nine other non-manufacturing
departments.