The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-03 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Jan. 2 (Evening).
The Moniteur du Soir contains the following :
" The year which has just closed has been marked
by grsat events, and the influence of French policy,
although calm and pacific, has been none the less
active and.efficacious. By the sole force of moral
ascendancy the Emperor has powerfully contributed
to restore peace to Europe ; and the nations who
have chosen him as mediator have been happy to
recognise the beneficent and disinterested character
of his intervention. The war which, but !for his
Majesty's great wisdom might have become general,
has made way for an era of pacification. New
ideas have replaced in Germany the errors of
1815. All the Germanic nations now com-
prehend the advantage of friendly relations
with France. Distrust is dissipated, and the pre-
judices of another age disappear before a sound
application of common interests. Austria and
Italy, so long and so profoundly divided, are defi-
nitively reconciled. The programme inaugurated
by the victories of Magenta and Solferino is now
realised, free from the Alps to the Adriatic. The
Peninsula, after having been for ages a subject of
discord and rivalry between the Powers, is hence-
forth an element of concord and equilibrium.
The Convention of the 15th Sept, so happily
executed, has already produced the salutary effects
which were to be expected from it. It is no illusion
to hope, in a near future perhaps, for a reconcilia-
tion between the Court of Rome and the Florence
Cabinet.

The evacuation of Mexico is being carried out
under favourable conditions, and the United States
appear equally desirous with France to strengthen
the bonds of traditional friendship between the two
nations.
"The relations of the Emperor's Government with
all the Powers could not be more satisfactory nor
more friendly. The year 1867 opens therefore
under favourable auspices, and the nations who
will meet at the Universal Exhibition arc pre-
paring for this great pacific contest in one common
thought of progress and solidarity."
BOURSE, Jan. 2, Two o'clock.—The settlement
on French Stock is proceeding favourably, the con-
stant daily purchases made by the Caisse des Con-
signations et des Depots tend to diminish the amount
of Stock on the market, and the charge for carrying
over (report) is exceedingly small; there is even a
deport on Threes of from 2c. to 6c. ; add to this
that a rise of no less than is telegraphed on Eng-
lish Consols. Threes are now quoted at 69f. 70e.,
with an advance of 221 c. A similar advantage is
not obtained by other securities, which nevertheless
are mostly firmly held without any noticeable varia-
tion, except as regards Italian Fives, which have de-
clined 30c., to 56f. 15c. Railway shares are firm ;
Orleans are in good demand. The cours de com-
pensation has just been fixed as follows :—Threes,
69f. 70c. ; 4f, 98f. 25c. ; and Treasury Bonds,
473 f. 75.

Three o'clock.—The close has taken place at the
following quotations :

Bank Shares 3565
Italian Loan —
Do. end month 56 15
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred
w AYtl.

4i per Cents
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. —
Do. end month 69 40
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Credit Fourier —
Do. end month 1392 50
RAIL

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1195
Lyons and Mediterranean 9Ol 25
Southern 682 50
Western —
Eastern
Sardinian . B2 50
Austrian
Lombard 385
North of Spain 125
S aragosE a 135
Ditto to Barcelona 53 75
Roman.

THE WORKING MEN OF CHELMSFORD AND MR.
BRIGIIT.—An address to Mr. Bright, M.P., was
forwarded to that gentleman a few days ago from the
working men of Chelmsford, having been signed by nearly
two hundred and fifty of their number. Having reviewed
his past great services to the nation, the address went on
to express the confidence of those.who had signed it in
Mr. Bright's leadership in the agitation for political
Reform. Mr. Bright, in acknowledging the receipt of the
address, says :—" I have received the address, and I write
to express my thanks to the working men who have
signed it. I value their good opinion very highly, and
were it not that they are so far off, and that I have so
much to occupy me here, I should be glad to have an
opportimity of meeting them to discuss the question of
Reform with them. The question of a wide extension of
the suffrage is making way. The address says that
' Nearly 100 millions in the United States and in Germany
are in possession of the franchise,' and they argue from
that the cause cannot be withstood here. I believe they
are right in this, and that we shall come up with the
nations most advanced in the theory and practice of
representative government. The working men through-
out the United Kingdom are becoming interested in this
great question, and their organisation is becoming more
complete. Their power, added to the power of the Liberal
middle-class, will be too great for those who now mono-
polise the influence of Government, and a great change
cannot be fat off. In every town and village the question
of working-class emancipation should be discussed.
Societies should be formed, information should be spread,
and thus opinion will be created and combined so as to
bear down all opposition. Do not imagine because you
cannot bring together a vast multitude as has been done
in Birmingham, in Manchester, in Leeds, and in Glasgow,
that you have no part in the great work. Every town
and village may do its part, and the efforts of all will be
needed. But the cause is great and good, and the result
is certain. Thanking you and your friends for both letter
and kind address,-1 am,;very truly yours, JOHN BRIGHT."
THE MAJORITY OF THE EARL OF MARCH.—The
special festivities at Goodwood to celebrate the joyous
event have been postponed until the anniversary of the
birthday of his grace, on the 27th of February. The only
event by which the day was marked at Goodwood, the
Duke's seat in Sussex, was a ball for the members of the
household and their friends. The rooms were tastefully
and appropriately decorated with holly, ivy, and other
evergreens. Soon after the closing in of the evening the
company began to assemble in the rooms sot apart for their
use. An excellent band from Brighton had been engaged,
and dancing soon commenced. The Duke and Duchess led
off with Mr. Gibbs, the house steward, and Mrs. Saunders,
the housekeeper. Lord Algernon, Lord Francis, Lady
Caroline, and other members of the family, joined in the
dance. The Egyptian Room was set apart for dancing,
while refreshments were provided iu the Long Hall. The
Duke and others danced for about two hours, and after
they left the room a most sumptuous snpper was provided
for those who were their guests that evening. Altogether
they must have numbered about 130. Dancing was kept
up with spirit until nearly sunrise, and all present enjoyed
themselves to the utmost,