The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-19 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Legislative Body met yesterday at 2 o'clock;
M. Schneider, one of the vice presidents, acting as
President, in the absence of emu* de Morny, in
the ch lir. Count Joachim Murat, the Marquis ch-
Chaumont-Quitry, M. Tesneire, and M. Edouard
Dallos were installed as secretaries. The President
then addressed the depw ice in the following terms :
"Gentlemen,—l am indebted to the absence of Conn:
de Mercy, to whom the Emperor has confided an im-
portant mission, for the high honour of presiding over
the sittings of the Legislative Body. To occupy thi.
place of a man who is distinguished as much by hi-
personal qualities as by the sips' services which h.
has rendered to the State, is a task the great im
portance of which I am fully sensible of. I will
devote myself to the duties of that high position
with devotedness, and with the confidence that
my honourable colleagues will be pleased to vouch-
safe to me the same kind feeling that they have
heretofore accorded me. Have you not, besides, gen-
tlemen, constantly proved that you know how to unit,
in your deliberations the calmness and the mature views
which best suit the grave interests entrusted to you ? By
still pursuing the same course, we shall continue to giv,
our loyal, well-considered, and devoted co-operation to
the policy of the Emperor."

This address was received with loud marks of
approbation. Leave of absence was accorded to
Count d'Houdetot, Count de Montalembert, Gene-
ral Barn Grosse, and MM. Belmontel, de Chazelles,
Cazelles, Chauchar..l, and Gi,clard. A letter
was read from M. Benoit-Champy, expressing
his regret at being obliged to resign his seat
in the Chamber, in consequence of the new func-
tions to which he has been appointed. Leave
was given to the Marquis d'Andelarre to print
the remarks which he made last session
on the bill relating to superior functionaries. A
decree was communicated to the Chamber declar-
ing that in addition to the Imperial Commissioners,
M. Baroche, President of the Council of State, is
charged to defend before the Legislative Body al.
bills presented during the present session. Abi I
was presented to accord to Marshal Pelissier, Duke
de Malakhoff, an annual dotation of 100,000 f., dat-
ing from the Bth Sept., 1855 ; also a bill to reo-n-
DA° Q.t.:ninny eiy LLe buaget OI 12504 ; likewise two
bills concerning exchanges of property ; and,
lastly, fifteen local bills. The bureaux were then
fixed by lot, in the usual manner, and the proceed.
ings terminated.
A letter from the banks of the Danube an-
nounces that the fort of Sulina, placed at the mouth
of that river, had been given up on the 4th of
February to the Ottoman Commissioner, Omer
Bey, a captain in the Turkish navy, sent for that
purpose from Constantinople. The fort of Sulina
is situate on the delta of the. Danube. Omer hey
is appointed naval commander of the district
newly created, of which Sulina is the capital.
The European commission appointed to report on
the practicabi ity of navigating the Danube from
Is•aktcha to the Black Sea is pursuing its objet'
wi.h great activity. M. Backe, the Austrian dele-
gate, has presented his report, approved by the
commission. It is, consequently, hoped that com-
merce in general will profit by the 15th article of
the treaty of Paris, which declares the navigation
of the Danube free to all nations.

BOURSE, Feb. 18.—The following were the las
quotations _ _

Cash. ft. c. End of Month.
4i per Cents
3 per Cents
New Loan -
. ...... _

Bank Shares 4,150 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1,342 50 Austrian
Belgian Fives .. Spanish Threes
Piedmontese (5) 9l Home Debt
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.

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it. C. _ _
tr c
Orleans 1,385 Western
Northern
Lyons 1,390 New Ditto
liediterranean 1,775 Grand Central
Lyons Geneva -
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