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 69fr. 40c. Italian Fives are quoted at 54f.
60c., a decline of 10c. Credit Mobilier shares have
reached 5201.—an advance of Bf. 75e. Credit Fon-
cier are 2f. 50c. higher—at 1,490. Comptoir d'Ei-
compte are in great demand at 800 f.—an improve-
ment of 121 r. 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 410 f.
Three o'clock.—Subjo
tions :-
44 per Cents 99 50
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 69 45
Do. end month 69 40
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Credit Foncior —
Do. end month 1485

,ned are the final quota-

Bank Shares 3580
Italian Loan 54 50
Do. end month 54 65
Mexican Loan 2l 50
Do. Bonds 146 25
Spanish Throes
Home Debt —
Deferred

BAILW &T!.

For Account.
917 50

Orleans

Northern l2OO
Lyons and Mediterranean 920
Southern
568 75
Western 585

Eastern 545
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 406 25
North of Spain llB 75
Saragossa 135
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman,

PRINCE CHRISTIAN—and his Rumoured Prospects
of Nomination to a Colonelcy I—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 bo honorary only, and that therefore
the nomination would not impede the progress of the re-
gular officers of tho 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 J3ay, does
n•)t 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 ggioral repining. If the
means granted by the nation to himself and his royal bride
aro 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 the stamp of Lord Strathnairn would
probably be the man who would have the honour of con-
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 Gazette.
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. Kerslake, Q.O , the Conservative candidate,
is also proceeding actively with his canvass. Dr. Brewer
is to, Liberal of the advanced stamp.