The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1860.

QOUTIT WALES RAILWAY.—The Directors
KJ of this Company are prepared to receive Tenders of
Loans on Debenture Bonds to meet Debentures falling due.
Proposals to be addressed to the undersigned.
By order,
FRED. G. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
10, Eastbourne-terrace, Paddington, February 1',1860.

METROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND
ASSURANCE LIFE ASSURNCE SOCIETY.
27, Regent-street, Waterloo-plaoe, London, S.W.
Life Assurance, Annuities,Endowments and Loans.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager.

PEA. STRACHAN and CO.'s Strong rough
" Dem efi t c" Black at 38. 2d. per lb.-26, Cornhill, Lon-
don. E.C.

TEA STRACHAN and CO.'s Fine " Inter.
mediate" Black at 3s. Sd. per lb.-26, Cornhill, Lon•
*on. E.C.

TEA. STRACHAN and Co.'s Matchless
" Drawing RooIR" Black at 4e. 2d. per lb.-26, Corn-
bill, London. E.C.

pOCKS'S CELEBRATED READING SAUCE,
N...J which is ao highly esteemed with Fish, Game, Steak.
Soups, Grills, Gravies, Hot and Cold Meats, and unrivallc
for general use, is sold by the most respectable dealers in Fish
Sauces.—J. and C. COCKS Reading, Sole Manufacturers.

GL ENFIELD PATENT STARCH,
USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY,
AND PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be
THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED.
WHEN YOU ASK FOR
GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH,
SEE THAT YOU GET IT,
As inferior kinds are often substituted.
Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &c.
WOTHERSPOON & CO.. GLASGOW AND LONDON

LATEST NE W

CALCUTTA AND CHINA
MAILS.

The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company :

MALTA, Feb. 13.—The Valetta arrived at Malta
with rudder head damaged, when repaired would
take mails to Corfu.

The Alhambra left Malta for Marseilles at day.
light on the 13th; the China, for Southampton, al
8 o'clock same morning.

The Ottawa, with next homeward Bombay mail,
arrived at Aden on the 3d February.
The Malta, for Bombay, and the Emeu, for Aus-
trali.a, arrived at Aden on the 3d February.

blishing tho rights of the Apostolic Sec and the
universal Church. In testimony of the particular
affection we hear to you, receive the apostolic bene-
diction, which we give from our whole heart ; and
may it, venerable brother, be for you, as well as
for the clergy and the people, whose guide you are,
the earnest of every heavenly gift.
" Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, the 14th of
January, of the year 1860, and of our Pontificate
the 14th.

" PIUS IX."

The weather has again become remarkably severe
in Paris. There has been a sharp north-east
wind blowing for the last 36 hours, and, at 10
o'clock this morning, the thermometer marked 4
degrees (Reaumur) below freezing point. A bright
sun has since been shining, and (except for persons
labouring under diseases of the respiratory organs)
this day is not disagreeable. Letters from the
departments speak of violent storms, and of a
heavy fall of snow. Accounts from Havre state
that the weather, which had promised to be fine
last week, had again changed, and a heavy fall of
snowhad been succeeded by a severe gale. Several
ships which were about to sail received counter
orders, and the captains of the Arica and Tonkin,
who had reached the outer port, thought it more
prudent to return. The temperature in the depart-
ment of the Jura has become much colder. An enor-
mous quantity of snow has fallen in the Upper Jura,
and the mails to Paris have not been able to pass.
At Besancon on Saturday last the thermometer
marked 11 degrees below freezing point. A hurricane
from the south-east was experienced at Nantes, fol-
lowed by a fall of snow. A letter from Marseilles says
that a violent gale from the north-west caused much
damage in that town on Friday. The driver of an
omnibus was blown from his seat, and so seriously
injured, that it became necessary to take him to an
hospital. A chimney pot was thrown from a house
in the rue Paladia, and fell near the spot where the
merchants are accustomed to transact business out-
side the exchange ; fortunately nobody was hurt.
The state of the sea prevented the departure of any
vessel. The greater part of the Vaucluse is covered
with snow, and in some quarters of the department
of the Basses-Alpes the snow is 12 feet deep. This
la t storm the inhabitants believe is the parting
salute of winter. There are eight feet of snow in
the village of Meolian, in the Hautes-Alpes, through
which the inhabitants have cut galleries to commu-
nicate with each other. In some places the drifted
snow is 20 feet deep.
The Three per Cents. closed to-day at 67f 70c for
the end of the month, and the Four-and•a-Half per
Cents, at 97f 35e ; Orleans Railway shares, 1,350 f ;
Great Northern, 903 f 75c; Strasburg, 632 f 50c;
Paris to Lyons and the Mediterranean, 878 f 75c;
Western of France, 577 f 50c ; Bordeaux and Cette,
492 f 50c; Lyons and Geneva, 490 f; Bank of Credit
Mobilier, 740 f; Austrian Railways, 495 f; Roman
Railways, 350 f.
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 10c. ; money,
25f. 9c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 871 c. ; money, 24f. 85c.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF L9RDS—(Trirs EVENING.)
The LORD CDANCTILLOIL took blB sae on the woolsack
at the usual hour.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a number of
petitions from Corle Castle and other plat es in fayour of
church-rates.

The Bishop of WINCHESTER also presented. a great
number of petitions from several places in his diocese to a
similar effect.

The Earl of MALMESBURY presented shnilar peti.
tions.

The Duke of MARLBOROUGH presented a petition
from Leeds relative to the hostilities in China.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the Grimsby Fen
Drainage Improvement, the Royal Naval School, the Shef-
field Cutlers' Company, the Grand Caual, the Midland
Great Western of Ireland. and Great Southern and Western
Companies' bills were read a second time.