The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-06 00:00:00

OPENING OF THE CHAMBER OF PEERS.

Tho opening of the Chamber of Peers was not attended
by any great number of their Lordships. A message having
arrived from the Duc d'Orleans, stating that he would be
prevented from attending, the President opened the Ses-
sion by reading the preliminary ordinance, appointing the
opening to take place on that day.
The four youngest Peers of the Chamber were then ap-
pointed temporary Secretaries ; after which the House
proceeded to elect the definitive Secretaries.
Count Turgot, Marquis Louvots, count inironneu, ana
Count Algan, were the Peers who obtained the majority of
suffrages, and were consequently declared duly elected as
Secretaries for the ensuing session.

The President then read the ordinances for the verifica.
tion of the powers, during which the doors opened and Count
Mole made his appearance, and I should imagine that even
in the plenitude of his power he never could have been
more highly gratified than by his reception this morning.
His entrance was the signal for all parties to divest them-
selves of their political prejudices, and come forward to
shake by the hand him, whom " all delighted to honour."
Marshal Soult immediately leant over his bench and saluted
the Count. The Ex- President appears very care• worn,
but in spite of his recent cares and troubles he still pre-
serves the noble, independent, distinguc air by which he is
so eminently distinguished. Nature has written gentleman
on his brow in indelible characters, and the mildness and
firmness which are blended in his countenance afford a
striking contrast with the Bum bastes Furioso antics of some
of his predecessors.
M. Pellet (de la Lozere) rose, and after some prelimi-
nary unnecessary remarks on the state of affairs, unneces-
sary inasmuch as it was telling the house what every
" Gamin" in the street could have told there, he moved
that the illustre epee, Marshal Soult, be requested to give
some information as to the prospects of obtaining a Minis-
try. This motion was approved, so that the illustre epee
is requested to give this information next Saturday, and if
he does nut choose to do so, why the country must remain
in their pristine state of ignorance.
The House then proceeded to form its bureaux.

On Wednesday evening the KING held the first
public levee since the death of the Duchess MARIA
of WURTEMBIIRG, at the Tuileries.
Nearly all the Peers and upwards of 250 Deputies at-
tended, besides a number of officers of the National
Guards and the line, and other personages of distinction.
Among the Peers were Marshals Suult, Molitor, and
Gerard, the Dukes de Broglie, de 13assano, and de Castries,
the Prince de Wag,ram, Counts d'Argout, d'llarcourt, and
de Lariboissiere, Barons de Schonen and Bignon, and M.
Merilhou ; and aniorg the Deputies, Messrs. Dupin,
Duchatel, Jaubert, Duvergier de Haurenne, Debelleyine,
Felix Real, Teste, Sauzet, Perier, and the Marquis de
Dalrnatie. All the persons present at this reception were
presented individually in the Salle du Throne, where all the
royal family were assembled. The Ministers stood near his
Majesty. At 11 o'clock, the King and Queen, with the
Princess and Princesses, retired to their apartments.
We shall take no notice of the speculations of
the journals on the subject of a new Cabinet. A
few days now will decide this question one way or
other. _

The following are extracts from the journals :
The Duke of Lucca quitted Paris on Thursday morning,
on his return to Italy.
The Journal des Debats contains the following cruel
avowal respecting the situation in which the 15th of April
has placed us :
" It is easy to understand that in the actual state of
affairs an interim Ministry was, we will not say the best
(for the situation is incompatible with any thing good),
but the least bad and the least dangerous."
What a system is that which has no alternative but be-
tween evils and dangers. A singular fact respecting the
nomination of the Provisional Ministry is related. Marshal
Soult was not informed of the Royal Ordinance till eleven
at night, and did not know till he saw the Ministers on the
following day the names of the persons who composed the
temporary Ministry. The Journal des Debats knew the
preceding evening, twelve hours earlier than the Marshal,
who were commissioned to form a definitive Cabinet.—Ls
Commerce.
The Journal des Debate announces that the meeting of
the 221 will take place to-day, the 4th of April, at eight
o'clock in the evening, at the residence of General
Jacqueminot.
A letter from Lausanne states that M. Vismara, an
Italian refugee, who having received his pardon from the
Emperor of Austria in November, 1838, the Austrian
Ambassador at Paris gave him a regular passport
for Milan. He was detained at Paris by ill health
till the end of December, when he took the road
by Nice, to avoid crossing the Alps. When he
reached the frontiers of Lombardy an Imperial re-
script was shown him, withdrawing the. amnesty, which
was said to have been given him by mistake, and ordering
the magistrates to take away his passport, and not let him
enter the Austrian States. This was done. Returning to
the Sardinian dominions, he was told that orders had been
given to arrest him, which had not been done at first, on
account of the good faith with which he travelled, under
the protection of an amnesty and a regular passport. He
was now allowed, as a favour, to return by the road over '
the Simplon, but the inclemency of the season brought on
a very serious illness, and M. Vismara reached. Lausanne
almost in a dying state. By the skill of our physician,
Dr. Meyer, he is out of danger, but his convalescence will
certainly be very long.—Le Commerce.
BOW RSE—PARte, TMURSDAY, APPUL 4.
Hils-rAsT maaa.—The opening of the Chambers to-day has
of course given rise to rumours, but those at the Bourse respecting
the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies, are in general false.
For the Account the Three per Cents. opened at 80f., 45e., de-
clined to 80f. 20c., and closed at SOf. 25c., a fall of 15iis. from the
ire-movement of yesterday. The Five per Cents., from 1090 75c'
fell to 109 f. 50c., and closed at 109 f. 55c., being 20c, lower than
yesterday. For money the Three per Cents. have declined sc.
and the Five per Cents. 20c. The Bank of France Shares have;
not, varied, neither have the Laffitte Bank Shares. The Belgian
Five and Three per Cents. have not been quoted for money. For the
account the Three per Cents. are 71f. 30c., a fall of ie. The Bel.
gian Bank shares and the coupons have not varied. The Spanish
Active, not quoted yesterday, from 201, declined to 20, at which
it closed. The Railway Shares are nearly as yesterday. The St.
'
Germain have not varied. The Versailles Right Bank have ad-

vauced 5f., and the Versaillei Left Bank 7f. 50c. The Orleans have
declined 51. The 11.. v re have not been quoted.
I list Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French 5 per Cents lO9 00 ... 109 05 ... 189 25 ... 109 25
4 per Cents lOl 00 ... 1!'.1 00 ... 101 50 ... 101 50
3 per Cents SO 40 ... 60 40 ... 80 30 ... SO 35
Bank of trance
I allitte Bank 1,0001. SO lO6O ...1060 ...tom ...1860
5,004 sh 5105 ...58.,3 ...5190 —.5 A
Belgian Bank 690 ... 693 ... 699 ... 690
Coupons
5, anish Ac ice t..0% ... 20% ... '2O A ... 29N
Passive 4% ... 4% ... 4,4 ... 4%
Neapolitan
Roman
RAILWAY SHARED.
St. Germain
Ver,sgilles, It. B 670 ... 670 ... 679 ... 670
L.B. 245 ... 245 ... 240 ... 245
Orleans .
Strasburg to Bale , ..„ 41.) ... 440 50 „. 310 „ 340
Ittlhausen to Thann ........ 360 ...:t6O „. 330 ... 000