The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-06 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Feb. 4.—Two o'clock.—The favourable
tone noticed yesterday is maintained to-day. Prices
are firm, and have in many instances obtained a
sensible advance. Three per Cents. have gained
5c., at 691 r. 40c. Italian Fives are quoted at 54f.
60c., a decline of 10c. Credit Mobilier shares have
reached 520 f.—an advance of Bf. 75c. Credit Fon-
cier are 2f. 50c. higher—at 1,490. Comptoir d'Es-
compte are in great demand at 8001.—an improve-
ment of 12fr. 50c. Railway shares are in active
demand. 'Northern have attained 1,200f.—0r 6f.
25c. higher. Orleans are at 920 f., Lyons 922 f. 50c.
and Austrian 4101.
Three o'clock.—Subjoined are the final quota-
tions :-
4i per Cents 99 50 Bank Shares 3580
Do. end month — Italian Loan 5l 50
3 per Cents. 69 45 Do end month 54 65
Do. end month 69 40 Mexican Loan 2l 50
Credit Mobilier ... 525 Do. Bonds 146 25
Do. end month ... 522 50 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier — Home Debt
Do. cud month 1485 Deferred

'ATE.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern l2OO
Lyons and Mediterranean 920
Southern 568 75
Western 585
Eastern -

- . .
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 406 25
North of Spain llB 75
Saragosf a
Ditto to Barcelona —
Roman,. lOO

PRINCE CHRISTIAN—and his Rumoured Prospects
of Nomination to a Colonelcy !—When some months
ago we announced the appointment of her Majesty's son-
in-law, Prince Christian, of Schleswig-Holstein, to be a
major-general in the army, we expressed our gratification
that the rank was to be honorary only, and that therefore
the nomination would not impede the progress of the re-
gular officers of the army up to the post of general on the
fixed establishment. Her Majesty had, in fact, ordered
that the precedent of the Prince of Wales should be fol-
lowed. Now the precedent of the Prince of Wales was
this: his Royal Highness was gazetted a general on the
day he attained his majority in 1862, but he was not
borne on the fixed establishment, did not receive unat-
tached pay, and displaced or interfered with no one. In
a few months, however, the Prince was given the
colonelcy of the 10th Hussars, which most materially
interfered with the promotion and reward of the cavalry
generals—General Gough being an especial sufferer.
Bearing this in mind, we are reluctantly forced not to dis
regard an unpleasant rumour, which has lately come to
our ears, to the effect that it is intended to take the
earliest opportunity of giving Prince Christian a colonelcy
—that of a household regiment, it is said. Such a
step would be most unjust, and would create deep
and well-founded dissatisfaction throughout the ser-
vice. Prince Christian, we need not say, does
nit in reality belong to the service, and his posi-
tion does not warrant a step which, in the case
of the Consort of the Sovereign, or of the heir to the throne,
is accepted without at least any general iopining. If the
means granted by the nation to himself and his royal bride
are not sufficient to sustain their dignity, by all means let
them be increased by the nation in the shape of an addi-
tional grant from Parliament, not at the direct expense of
some one or two old and deserving officers, and at the in-
direct cost of the service generally. In the contingency we
speak of, a man of th• stamp of Lord Strathuairn would
probably be the man who would have the honour of can-
tributing the principal share to the royal income. We have
thought it right to mention the rumour, but with the hope
that we shall before long have authority to give it an in-
dignant contradiction.—Army and Navy Gazelle.
REPRESENTATION OF COLCIIESTER.—Dr. Brewer,
the Liberal candidate for Colchester, has issued his address
to the electors in view of the impending election for that
borough. Mr. Karslake, Q.O , the Conservative candidate,
is also proceeding actively with his canvass. Dr. Brewer
is a Liberal of the advanced stamp.