The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-06 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Sept. s.—Two o'clock.—The market has
fallen back into a state of almost absolute standstill
with the exception of Italian Fives, which have
shown a tendency to rise, but the general opinion
appears to be that this is attributable to some exe-
cutions which are said to have taken place. French
Threes were quoted at 69f. 90c., or an advance of
10c. ; Italian Fives at 56f. 35c., or a rise of 40c. ;
Mobilier at 670 f., or 2f. 50c. higher ; Comptoir
d'Escompte at 900 f., or a fall of 3f. 75c. ; Paris
Gas and Credit Foncier unchanged at 1,6001. and
1,360 f. The railway market is very inactive.
Three o'clock.—No change calling for remark has
occurred, the closing prices being as follows :

It per Cents 99 10
Do. end month —

Bank Shares 3620
Italian Loan 56 50

3 per Cents. 69 93
Do. end month 69 92i
Credit Mobilier

Do. end month 55 60
Mexican Loan 25 50
Do. Bonds 153 75

Do. end month 668 75
Credit Foncier 1360
Do. end month 1365

Spanish Threes 36
Home Debt
Deferred

'LYB.

For Account.
Orleans BB2 50
Northern 1167 50
Lyons and Mediterranean BB5
Southern 536 25
Western 567 50
_ .

Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
_ _

540 -

Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman

412 50

140 -

The Kin; of Prussia and the Hanoverian

Deputation.

A deputation from Hanover, consisting of Herr
von Munchausen, the late Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs ; Herr von Schlepegrel, Vice-President of the
Supreme Tribunal ; and Herr von Rossing, Coun-
cillor of the Public Treasury, recently waited upon
the King of Prussia and presented the following
address to h;s Majesty :
" Sire—Numerous addresses, bearing more than
sixty thousand signatures, have recently been sent
to your Majesty. In them an appeal is made to the
love and justice of your Majesty, to allow the
dynasty of our country to exist. It would have
been easy to multiply at once the number of those
signatures, had not the civil commissary of your
Majesty adopted the most severe measures against
the propagation of these addresses, expressing the
unanimous desire of the country in the most
modest form. But we have not come here to com-

plain of these .measures ; we know how opposed
such proceedings are to the noble sentiments of your
Majesty. But in Hanover it is feared that these
addresses have not reached your Majesty ; the sig-
natories, at all events, have not received any reply,
while the newspapers publish all the gracious
answers with which your Majesty has honoured the
petitions in favour of annexation, signed by a small
number of persons who cannot in any way be re-
garded as the representatives of the Hanoverian
people. It is for this reason we have deemed it our
duty to express to you the sentiments of the immense
majority of our fellow-citizens. Be sure, Sire, that
in presence of the victorious successes of the Prus-
sian arms no Hanoverian, to whatever party he
belongs, any longer denies that Prussia alone is called
upon to preside over the projected union, and that
every one would eagerly accord to her without re-
serve all the prerogatives that she may believe neces-
sary for the accomplishment of her mission. But the
population of Hanover are not convinced that it is
necessary for this object to sacrifice our State,which
is capable, in their opinion, of subsisting even after
the restrictions of its sovereignty ; they do not be-
lieve either that their sovereign would be a doubtful
neighbour for Prussia. Under any circumstances
the military authority that will be accorded to
Prussia would be sufficient to avert all danger, even

though after the solution of the question the fidelity
of the much feebler neighbour were not sufficiently
guaranteed by the situation of the two countries,
the similarity of the character of their population,
and the equality of their economical interests. If,
however, the present sovereign did not offer the
necessary guarantees, your Majesty knows that
he has declared himself ready to abdicate in
favour of his successor to the throne. In our
opinion, therefore, the question is, whether it is
more useful for Prussia to have two millions
of faithful allies &pendent on her, or to acquire
that number of snbjects subjugated against
their will, among whom those who are sincerely de-
voted to the monarchy would retire in vexation from
public affairs, while the rest would strengthen the
elements hostile to the crown of your own country.
Nevertheless we address ourselves to the heart of
your Majesty, rather than to your political wisdom.
Your Majesty cannot take pleasure in dethron;ng a
prince whose dynasty has belonged to the kingdom
for a thousand years, and who also wears his crown
by the grace of God ; in dethroning him because
interpreting federal law otherwise than the council-
lors of your Majesty,he believed himself absolutely
prevented from adopting more promptly the German
policy of your Majesty, and because an unhappy
complication forced him to march his army against
your Majesty's soldiers, who had hithero been
brothers in arms. Sire, God by his impenetrable
decrees has made you the master of a prince who is
your near relative. At the grave of Ernest Augustus,
your Majesty's late father solemnly promised to
faithfully assist that same prince. Deign, your
Majesty, to accomplish the promise of your prede-
cessor, and the irrevocable conquest of thousands
upon thousands of faithful and grateful hearts will
deck your Majesty with much more imperishable
laurcls than the subjection of a feeble enemy can
supply."
To this address the King of Prussia gave th e
following answer, which he specially authorised
the deputation to make public :
" I see you, here, with pleasure, gentlemen, and I
cannot view without esteem and satisfaction that the

Germans hold with fidelity to the dynasty by which
they have been united for centuries, during which
the fruits of a reciprocal attachment and devotion
have been ripening. I should have less esteem for
Ilanoverians if they had not taken sonic step to
prove to me that they are attached to the royal house
which is nearly related to me. , I am therefore
obliged to explain to you in detail the motives