The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-20 00:00:00

SEABORNE MAILS.

(II signifies that the mails are sent from the General :Past-ofile 0
sy the night—and II by the morning--despatch.)

Day when made up Yrom what WL"
COUNT/MEL • in General Post- Port due ha
Offloe, London.* Dispatched. Ens .taw
America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday Liverpool Weekly
America (by United Ste.
packet) •Every Tuesday Southampton Weakly
America (by U. States
packet) • N .. •• Liverpool -••
Australia (via Liver-
pool) 4th and 19th Liverpool ..,Twice me
Ditto (via Marseilles) Dover «» • •
Ditto (via Cape of Good
Hope) •• •• •• •• ••N ....... Uncertain
Africa (West Coast) ..N 210 of the month Plymouth .. 6th of mu •
.4_1exandria..........N 10th & 26th of n e Dover .... 2d & 19th
Alexandria..........M 4th &20tii of mon Southamptcm '4 & 21 mut
Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month .Southampton 16th
Belgium Daily.... •• • • •• • • Dover
Brazil 9th of the month Southampton lath.
Buenos Ayres.. ..M 9th of the month _ Southampton 16th
Cape of Good Hope ..N Uncertain
Cape of Good Hope ..N
Cams de Yards 9th nr th, mnntl, Southampton 16th of in
Ceylon (see India) 10th and 26th l4 It 29th
Cey10n..............N,4th and 20th
Channel Isles.. tveu.,atrrb , Southampton ru•Th.t•at•
M 194 & 17th of month Southatup. on 1 and 16
China :4th and 10th • • 4 and 29
Constantinople ......Nlloth and 26th.... D0ver...... 2 and t 9
Constantinople 4th & 20th of nun.; SouthaMP ton 7 and 2e
Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover Twice day
Egypt (see India)
France & N ,Twice daily-- Dover Twicedally
Gibraltar .. •• • M:4, 7, 17, 20, 27 el' m. Southampton 6,7, :44,26
Greece (see India) 1
Greytown ..........M grid & 17th of men. Southampton 1 and 16
Hamburgh •••••• • • • • N Daily .........,'London ...L DaliY
Elavannah •• :2nd of the month Southampton let of me
Holland Dover Daily
Honduras ... •., .• ../dll7ta of the month. Southampton 16th
India (viaSonthampt.)lll4th t 20th of mon. Plymouth .. 4 and 21 m
India (via Marseilles)M'lOth&26tlrof moth Dover .. .• 15.1 z 29 m
lonian Islea (see India)] .... •• • • • Dover......
Ireland .• •• .• ..M & NlTorice daily. Holyhead ~.
Lisbon M 2d 0' 70.. Southampton
Madeira • • of mon- Southampton 6 and 161 I
Ifftdsira 23d of month
Malta (see India)
Malta .. • • 4, 10, 20, and 26 Dover 4, 15, 21,25
Mauritius (see-bide)
Mauritius .........N 20th of the month 4th and 11
Mexico M 2nd of the moath.:,Southantptfn let
Naples
..N;Dally•••• ••• • .. ;Dover .• ••
New Granada & i7thof montlitSouthampton Ist and 16
New Zealand.... •• .• Twice a month ..'Various port,
Papal Fttates _'Daily •• .••• • • • • ..Dover .. 4 weekly
Peninsula •• •• •• •. M Southampton
Peru • & 27th of mon. Southampton Ist & 16th
Port Natal ..........N By private ship... Various port,
Sicily Every Saturday.. Dover Weekly
Tuscany •• •• 1.1 •.N Daily • • .• ••• • • • Dover ••• • ••
Venezuela 244 17th of month Southampton 1 a lemon
Van Diemcn's Laud (see
A•nstralia) 4th of m0n..... mon:hly
West Indies 2u,v. Itn u• Southampton 1 and 16

1 and 16
Dolly
Ist of ma
Daily
16th
4 and 21 113
15.3 c 29 m

When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will be de-
spatched on the following day, with the exception of the Ina (-ia
gouthampton), and the Malta, bothlt which will be despatcher th•
preceding day.

PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Parif
about 6 per mille premium, and the short exchakilike
London is 25.274 per 11. sterling. On comparine those -
rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per
ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly
2-10ths per cent, dearer in Paris than in London. By
advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.44 per 1/. sterling.
Standard gold, at the English Mint price, is therefore
about 4-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in Lon-
don. The course of exchange at New York on London
for bills at 60 days' sight is 1191 per cent., which, as ecim.
pared with the Mint par between the two countries,
shows that the exchange is slightly in favour of Eng-
land ; and, after making allowance for charges of tran a.
port and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a
small profit on the importation of gold from the -United
States.