The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-15 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS. DECEMBER 11.

Yesterday (Thursday) the 10th December 1818.
the King opened the Session of the Chambers in the
Hall of the Chamber of Deputies. His Majesty set
out from the Palace of the Thuilleries at one o'clock,
in great state.
In the King's carriages were remarked the Peers
of France, the Marshals, the Chevaliers of ►he Royal
Orders, the Grand Crosses of the Royal and Mill.
Lary Order of St. Louis, of the Royal Order of the
Legion of Honour, the Grand Officers of this Order,
and the Commanders of the Order of St. Louis.

The National Guard, the Royal Guard, and the
troops of the line in garrison at Paris, formed a
line along the King's passage.

Salvoes of artillery announced the arrival and
departure of his Majesty. A Deputation of twelve
Peers, and one of twenty-five Members of the
Chamber of Deputies, received the King at the
font of the staircase of the Grand Peristyle.
The King placed himself on his throne, having
Monsieur on his right hand, and the Duke of
Berry on his left. The Duke of Orleans was
on the right of the King, next to Monsieur. The
Duchess of Berry, the Duclie,s of Orleans, and
Mademoiselle d'Orleanr, occupied a tribune in
front of the King's throne. The Assembly rose, and
was uncovered. The King raid, " Messieurs, the
Peers, tuke your seats." The Chancellor of FranCe,
in the name of his Majesty, gave the Deputies
permission to sit. All being seated, the King pro-
nounced his speech.
[His Majesty's Speech was published in THE
B/LITISH PRESS of yesterday.]
His Majesty's Speech was heard with a profound
and respectful attention ; but when his Majesty
pronounced the words, " I depend on your concur-
rence to repel those pernicious principles which,
under the tusk of liberty, attack social order, con-
duct by anarchy to absolute power, and whose fatal
success has cost the world so much blood and
tears," a spontaneous and general burst, oedema-
lions and cries of " Vire lc t(oi I" a thousand
times repeated, compelled his Majesty to suspend
his speech.
When the King rose to retire, acclamations
burst forth anew, and cries of Vim le Roi ! Virus
lee Bourbons ! were heard from every part of the
hall.—(La illoniteur.)
The Duke of Angouleme will sleep at Com-
piegne this evening, and will arrive on Saturday
morning at the Thuilleries.
The Commission named by the Allied Monarchs
to regulate at Frankfort the different affairs of Ger-
many, not yet terminated, will be composed on the
pert of Austria by the Baron de Airessenberg ; on
that of Russia by the Baron d'Anstell ; on that of
England by Lord Clancarty ; and on that of P►ussia
by the Baron d'Humholdt.

tends along the Rhine from 70 to 80 leagues, from
the Lake of Constance to some place below Maur
heim. These geographical and military circum-
stances gi.e this country a high importance.
The House of Baden, or of Zaringen, is allied to
many ►eigning dynasties. Of four sisters of the
late Grand Duke, one is Empre-s of Russia, the
second Quern of Bavaria, the third had espoused
Gustavus IV. once king 44 Sweden, the fourth is
not married. 4:i
Etichon, Duke of Alsatitin 6,44, is the common
stock of the House of Hapsbourg (the former dy-
nasty of Austria), of that of Lorraine (the present
dynasty of Austria), and of that of Zaringen. The
House of Baden was divided into two lines; the se-
nior, which was Catholic, was extinct iii 1771.

THE BRITISH. PRESS.