The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-19 00:00:00

V,ENINGO NOVEMBER 19) 1@47.

fend ourselves." That the Sonderbund Swiss have
lavished their blood in support of the Legitimatists
of France cannot he denied. They did so in July,
1830, when they defended the Louvre and kept up a
murderous fire for some hours on the French people
assembled on the Place St. Germain L'Auxerrois.
They are, therefore, well entitled to the support of
the Legitimatists, but whether this circumstance en-
titles them to the aid of the King of the Barri-
cades, whose supporters on that occasion were the
victims of their fire, or of M. GUIZOT, who owes
his position as Minister to the defeat of those said
Swiss in July, 1830, is a matter which we may
safely leave to the decision of those who made
the revolution. The Duke DES CARS and that
Marquis DE PASTORET head the subscription in
favour of the Sonderbund. It is not the first time
that M. GUIZOT has made the acquaintance of these
gentlemen. If we mistake not, they all met at
Ghent.

The Courrier Francais says—" It is reported as a
certainty that the office of Grand Admiral is to be
created in favour of the Prince DE JOIN VILLB ; but
it appears that the Ministry has not dared to carry
out this measure by a simple royal ordonnance, and
that a Bill is to be presented on the subject to the
Chamber, which it is hoped to find docile."
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse
on Wednesday at 77f. 5c.; the New Loan, 76f. 90c.;
the Five per Cents., 116 F. 45c. ; the Orleans Rail-
road Shares, 1,215 ; Rouen, 922 f. 50c.; Havre,
5171. 50c.; Great Northern, 575 f.; Avignon,
5701.; Vierzon, 560 f.; Bordeaux, 492 f. 50c. ; Bou-
logne, 370 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 2601.; Basle
160 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 422 f. 50c. ; Tours and
Nantes, 4101.; Paris and Lyons, 4101.; Lyons
and Avignon, 475 f.; Spanish Three per Cents., 29.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, NOVEMBER. 18.
Boulogne and Amiens, 14% ex int.—Central of France
(Orleans and Vierzon), 1514—Dutch Rhenish, 2%—North-
ern of France, 12%—Orleans and Bordeaux, s%—Paris
and Lyons, 6143—Sambre and Meuse, 6%.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
APPROVAL OF THE SPEAKER,

Shortly after Two o'clock the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Master of the Rolls (Lord Langdale),
Lord Campbell, the Earl of Auckland, and
Earl Grey took their seats beneath the
Throne, as Lords Commissioners, for the purpose
of giving her Majesty's approbation to the choice of
the House of Commons of Mr. Shaw Lefevre as their

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Speaker.
Immediately after it had been ascertained by their
Lordships that the Commons had taken their seats,
Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod,
was commanded by
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, acting for the
Lords Commissioners, to summon the House of Com-
mons to attend the bar, and in a few minutes Mr. Shaw
Lefevre, accompanied by his mover and seconder,
Lord Seymour and Mr. J. A. Smith, and a great
number of Members, among whom we noticed Mr.
R. Spooner, Mr. Thornely, and Mr. Greene, ap-
peared at the bar.
Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE then addressed their
Lordships as follows :—My Lords, in obedience to
her Majesty's command, her Majesty's most faithful
Commons have proceeded, in the exercise of their
undoubted right and privilege, to eleet their Speaker,
and I have to acquaint your Lordships, that,
however unworthy of it, I am the object
of that choice, and I with all humility
have now to ask her Majesty's most gracious appro-
bation of that choice.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then said—Mr.

Shaw Lefevre, we have it in command from her Ma.

jesty to assure you, that her Majesty is so fully
sensible of your zeal for the public good, and your
ample sufficiency to discharge the high and arduous
duties to which you have been elected, that she fully
approves and confirms you their Speaker.
The SPEAKER—My Lords, with the most pro-
found gratitude and respect, I submit myself to her
Majesty's commands, and it now becomes my
duty, in the name and on the behalf of the Com-
mons of England, to lay claim by humble petition to
the free exercise of all their ancient and undoubted
rights, immunities and privileges ; more especially
those of freedom of debate and freedom from arrest
and molestation for themselves and servants ; free ac-
cess to her Majesty when occasion may require ; and
that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to put the
most favourable construction on all their proceedings
and actions, and for myself, my Lords, I have to en-
. ...oatu ne committed they
may be attributed to me, and not to her Majesty's
faithful Commons.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE—Mr. Speaker,
we have it further in command from her Ma-
jesty to assure you that her Majesty most
readily confirms all the rights and privi-
leges of her faithful Commons, which have
ever been granted by her .Majesty's royal predeces-
sors, and with respect to yourself, Sir, although her
Majesty is sensible that you stand in no
need of such an assurance, her Majesty will ever
put the most favourable construction upon all your
words and actions.

The Speaker then bowed to the Lords Commis-
sioners, and retired from the bar.
The Lords Commissioners then bowed to each
other, and retired.

The Master of the Rolls, having divested himself of
his robes as a Lord Commissioner, and acting as De-
puty Speaker, shortly afterwards re-entered the
House, and took his seat on the Woolsack.
Several Peers then took the oath.
The Lord Chancellor, we understand, was absent
through indisposition.