The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The thaw, which commenced in Paris yesterday
morning, still continues, with light rain. The ther-
mometer stands at six degrees (centigrade) above
freezing point. The last week has been a disastrous
one for the olives in the south of France. In the
neighbourhood of Grasse both olive and orange
trees were completely frozen on Friday last. This
is the more to be regretted, inasmuch as in October
last the olive crop was considerably reduced by the
worm and by a south-east wind, which caused a
considerable quantity of the fruit to fall off the
trees. In fact, the damage caused to the olive crap
by the frost last week is so serious that it cannot
yet be estimated.

The ship-of-the-line Duguay-Trouin, bearing the
flag of Rear-Admiral Larrieu, Commander-in-Chief
of the naval division on the western coast of Ame-
rica and in the Pacific Ocean, has left Brest for
Callao, in Peru. The Dug uay-Trouin is a screw ship
of 500-horse power and 90 guns. This is the first
line-of-battle ship which has been sent on so dis-
tant an expedition. She is to replace the steam-
frigate Soveraine, first chosen for that service. M.
Edmond Lesseps, appointed French Consul-Gene-
ral to the Peruvian Republic, takes a passage on
board the Duguay-Trouin. It is still hoped that
the ship of the line Duguesclin may be got off the
rocks near Brest.

The Debats publishes the following :—" The port
in the Red Sea recently ceded to France is Zoulla,
on the coast of Habesch, at the bottom of a fine bay
near the spot once occupied by Adulis, the most
' frequented port of the Red Sea in ancient times.
The coast of Habesch is that part of the Abyssinian
seaboard which extends from Cape Nose to the
Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, Cape Nose itself being
situated at the boundary of Upper Egypt, opposite
the Isle of Emeralds, of which the Viceroy of Egypt
has recently taken possession. The town of Zoulla
contains an industrious maritime population, said
to be superior to any other on the coast. The port
possesses excellent anchorage ground, well shel-
tered from the north-east winds, which alone enter
the bay. Zoulla is also the most favourable port
for communicating with the interior of the States
of the Emperor Theodore, who reigns over the
greater part of Abyssinia; moreover, it commands
the Aden route. The cession of this port to France
is said to have been made in strict conformity with
established usages."

THE BOURSE, Dec. 22.—The opening of the mar-
ket was buoyant, but became less so during the
day. Threes improved from 70f. 50c. to 70f. 75c.,
but are now at 70f. 65c. Mobilier varied from
857 f. 50c. to 850 f. ; Lyons, 946 f. 25c. to 942 f. 50c. ;
Orleans, 1,420 f. to 1,422 f. 50c. ; Southern, 540 f. to
535 f. ; Austrian, 573 f, 73c. to 568 f. 75c. ; Lombard,
581 f. 25c. to 577 f. 50c. The market continued
heavy to the close, when the following were the last
quotations:—

4} per Cents. .... 96 90
Do. end month .. 97

Credit Fonder 722 50
Belgian 4} . 99 50
Piedmontess (5) B5 50
Roman B3 75
Austrian
Spanish Threes
lime Debt 43 75

3 per Cents 7O 3
Do. end month 7O 35
Bank Shares 2885 --

Credit Mobilier .. 840
Do. Account 811 25

BAIL WAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern . 972 50 .. 972 50
New ditto...
Lyons and Msditerranoan 937 50 .. 937 50
Geneva 515 .. 540
Southern
Western 575 .. 577 50
Eastern
Sardinian 422 50 ..
Austrian
Lombard 575 .. 673 75
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 10c. ; money,
25f. 9e.; three months, paper, 24f. 95c. ; money, 24f. 931 e.