The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-04 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIVENCE.

GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. 3.—MeHotta, from Guernsey ; Panama,
from Cuba; Augusta, from Stockholm; ,Reward, from
Guernsey; Bilboa, steamer, from Barcelona; Seine and
Tamise, steamer, from Paris ; Maid of Glenwere, from
Nassau; Palmyra, stermer, from Valentia.
Arrived, Jan. 4.—Prido of Wales, from Kurrachee ;
Delphine Elizabeth, from Caen ; Furet, from Gravelines;
Leal, and Orion, steamers, from Antwerp.
Sailed.—Vigilant, steamer, for Rouen.

HEAL, Monday Morning.
Anchored—lsabella Blyth, from Mauritius for London ;
Achilles, screw steamer, from London for Syra (got into
collisun with the ship John Allan, on the 3d inst., and
received trifling damage); Maria P., from Newcastle for
Ancona.

The Price of Gold.

The quotation 01 gold at Paris Is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 2M. 200. per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Hint price of
.C 4 lis.loo. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that
gold h about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in
Paris.

The course of exohmige at New York on London for bills
at 0 days' eight was cu the last date about 1, 93 percent.
At this rate ►here is no profit on the importation of gol3
from the Uni.cd Stater.

Foreign Mail Packet Liar.

MAILS DUE.

+Sharans. and New Zealand, via Bouthamptoa Jan. 2.
Ditto, vta Marseilles Jan 25
Ditto, via Pa.. anaa Jan 23
drain. Bueno■ Ayres, and Monte Video Jan. 4
Ditto, by French packet
Cape Verdi. by Brazil paotet ......
Cape of Good Livpe. Ascension. and St. Helena Jun. 12.
China, Penang, and Singapore, ♦ia Southampton. Jan 2.
ti►braltar, ♦ia Southampton Jan 2
India, via Southampton ...... .......... ..... .• • •Jan. 2
unto, via MarbeiLes
Malta, t4cypt, &a. Jan. 2.
Ditto, Marseilles.. Jan. 8
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, ♦ia
southatn ton
Ditto, Marseilles ~ Jan. li
Newfoundland ,„ ....... ....Jan 13
Portugal ....
United States, Canada, California, he., by British

packet ,.......Jan 2.
Ditto, by Canadian packet Jan 1
Ditto, by L fitted tatcs packet
Ditto ditto ( Baltimore)
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, sad Tenerife 4
West Indies and Pa:Alio (except Mexico and Baha-
mas) Jan 13
Falkland Islands
Cuba and Mexico .............Jan. 13.

Halifax
Bahexas, yla New York

. Jim H.
Jan.

THE CHINESE MISSION TO EUROPE.—Lord Cla-
rendon and the Hon Anson Burlingame have, we are in-
formed, agreed upon the basis of the future policy of her
Majesty s Government in relation to China. First, that
it is necessary to observe existing treaty stipulations;
st•coLtllv, that all negotiations shall be conducted
with the Central Government at Pekin, and not with
provincial Lauthorities ; and, thirdly, that when any
differences arise, before war shall ensue, they shall
be referred to the llome Government for consideration.
Lord Clarendon has instructed her Majesty's agents in
China to act in this spirit and with these objects, and to
caution all British subjects to pay duo respect not only to
the laws of China, but to the usages and feelings of the
Chinese people.

The aggregate number of patients relieved at the
Metropolitan Free Hospital, Devonshire-square, City,
during the week ending Jan. 2, was—Medical, 737 ; sur-
gical, 533; total, 1,270 of which 69 were new cases.