The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-09 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Emperor received yesterday, at the Palace
of Compiegne, a letter from the King of Prussia
announcing the birth of the son of Prince Frederick
Charles Nicholas of Prussia, and of the Princess
Maria Anna, nee Princess d'Anhalt ; also, a letter
addressed to the Prince Imperial by the Regents of
the Republic of San Marino.
The Emperor has conferred the Grand Cordon
of the Legion of Honour on the Prince of Monaco.

The fourth and last series of guests to Com-
piegne left Paris yesterday, those of the third
series having quitted the Palace the afternoon
before. Immediately after their departure the
Emperor and Empress made a carriage excursion
to a spinning-manufactory, near Thurotte, to inspect
a newly-invented method of weaving flax. Their
Majesties returned to the Palace at half-past four.
The dinner that evening did not take place in the
Grand Gallery, but in the small apartment called
the Salle de Don Quichotte, on account of the pic-
tures on the walls which represent the principal
episodes in the life of the hero of La Mancha. The
only persons at table were those composing the ser-
vice of honour. The follcwing is a list of the
guests :—The Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Madame Drouyn de Lhuys, M. Rouher, the Mar-
quis de La Valette, the Duke de Persigny, the
Chevalier Nigra, Count Sormani, the Duchess de
Castiglione-Colonna, Baron and Baroness d'Hogh-
wart, the Duchess de Taicher, the Princess de
Beauffremont, the Duchess d'lsly, the Duke,
Duchess, and Mlle. de Bassano, M. and Mme.
Vultry, General and Mine. Fleury, Count de
Nieuwerkerke, Count de Flamarens, Count and
Countess de La Poeze, Count and Countess La
Valette, Count and Countess Le Hon, M. and Mme.
de Boureuille, M. Cornudet, Generals Montaudon,
Ameil, and de Courson, M. Hely d'Oissel, M. Aube-
pin, M. Fremy, M. Nisard, M. Octave Feuillet, M.
Robert Fleury, M. Nicolet, M. de Billing, M. de
Beam, M. de Courcelles, M. de Viel-Castel, Count
and Countess de L'Espine, and M. and Mme. Cornu.
The King and Queen of Portugal, it is thought, will
arrive at Compiegne to -morrow. They are ex-
pected first to alight at the Tuileries, on arriving
from Germany. _

BOURSE, Dec. B.—Two:o'Clock.—The Bourse
opens on a more buoyant market. notwithstanding
a further fall on the London market. Threes, for
the Account, show an advance of sc.—at 68f. 921 c.
At 65f. 35c. Italian Fives have a similar advance.
Credit Mobilier Shares are quoted at 888 f. 75e., an
improvement of sf. Immobiliere Shares continue
in good demand at 555 f., with a gain of 3f. 750.
In the Railway Department Northern Shares main-
tain their progressive movement, with a further rise
of 5f.--at 1,135 f. The new Austrian Loan remains
quoted at 346 f. 25c., with a premium of If. 25e
Three o'clock.—The market has closed at the fo.
lowing quotations :-
41 per Cents 97 12i
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 6B 85
Do. end month EB 90

Eoman
Ottoman Fives 43 60
Mexican Loan 49i
Do. Bonds 333 75
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Borne Debt —
Daferred
' 37 25

Credit Mobilier BB2 50
Do. end month BB5
Bank Shares 3800

Credit Fonder 1330
Italian Loan 65 05
Do. end month 65 25

Amt.
- - ... 832 50
- ... 1130 -
- - 840 -
- - 571 25