The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-25 00:00:00

The churches in all the towns are well frequented

FRANCE.
The Constitutionnel publishes the following in
very prominent type :
" The letter of the Emperor to the Commander-
in-Chief of the Army of China has produced a deep
impression. Those words go straight to the heart of
France. The great Sovereign of a great nation,
Napoleon 111., does not separate that which is glo-
rious from that which is useful, and pursues with
the same ardour the realisation of this double pro-
blem—the material welfare of the people and the
national greatness.
" By recompensing a General who has carried the
name of France and the banner of Christianity into
the extreme East, the Emperor has obeyed aninspi-
ration deeply democratic. The dotation of the Count
of Palikao is like a cross of honour given to the flag
of a regiment.
" God forbid, however, that we should make com-
ments upon the letter of the Emperor! The most
humble workman or peasant will understand it as
well as we do. With admirable instinct the
patriotism of the masses will understand how much
beauty and fecundity there is in this budget of
glory."

The above article bears the signature of Paulin
Limayrac.
The Independance Beige has the following :

" The letter of General de Montauban to the Em-
peror, his Majesty's reply, and the insertion of both
documents in the Ilioniteur, form the chief topic
of conversation at Paris. The Imperial letter has
placed the Legislative Body in the most pain-
ful and delicate position. It has been placed in
the alternative of ceding, by making devotion
take precedence of independence at the bidding of
the head of the State, or of persisting in its opposi-
tion and upholding the dignity of the Assembly at
the risk of exciting a discontent not willingly met
on the benches of the Chamber. The Paris journals
are as much embarrassed as the deputies will be,
and most of them restrict themselves to reproducing
the two letters without a line of comment, which is
more strange as the publicatio❑ of those documents
has caused the most profound sensation in every
circle in Paris."

BOURSE, Feb. 24.—The market has been heavy,
and stock having been rather offered, the business
done has been at a decline on the closing rates of
Saturday; Threes, for the Account, are now at
70f. 15c. Railway Share Market also heavy. .
The following are the last qugtations :-
4t per per Cents lOO Credit Fonder ....1402 50
Do. end month 100 20 Belgian 4k........ 101. --;
3 per Cents
Do. end month 7O 15 Roman .......... 7
Bank Shares 3060 Austrian ........ 72 550
60
Credit Mobilier 752 50 Spanish Threes....
Do. Account 755 , Home Debt ......

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans ................ 1380 • • 1385
Northern
.. 1016 25
950 • .
New ditto ........... ~ .
Lyons and. Mediterranean 1_305820
25 .... 1082
360 50
Geneva ................
Southern .............. Iz i 50 • • 731 2:5
559561 2."55
Western .............. 555
Eastern .............. s_9_o 25 ::
.. 332
-50
Sardirlian .............. ;91 25
Austrian .............. ,503 75
Lombard 646 25 .. 547 50
Exchange on. London, at sight, paper, 25f. 161 e.; money,
25f. 140. ; three months, paper, 25f. ; money, 24f, 971 c.