The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-02 00:00:00

There is, in consequence, it regular scramble to buy
into the Three per Cents., and get rid of the other at
almost any price. This has caused a great rise in the
Threes,which rose at one time on Monday to 84f. 65c.,
and closed at 84f. 25c. The Fives declined to nearly
the same amount, and closed at 121 f. 75c. The
amount of the latter does not exceed 7,000,000/. On
this subject the Courrier Francais remarks :
" Rumours of financial projects of an extraordinary
nature, have excited much attention at the Bourse
during the past week. The Ministry, by not giving
any denial in the official journals, has allowed a re-
port to gain groundthat the Committee on the Budget
has at last come to an arrangement with the Govern-
ment on the subject of the conversion of the Five per
Cents. The details given with confidence on this
Bill by men usually well informed, have greatly
alarmed the holders of Fives, particularly on the eve
of the KING'S Pe, an epoch when the Government
would not have failed to remove all doubt, if possible,
from the mind of a mass of stockholders of whom
the greater number reside in Paris, and form part of
the National Guard. The conversion spoken of would
simply consist of a reduction of the Five into Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. But as the Four-and-a-Half's
are negotiated at the Bourse at 112, it is evident that
not a single holder of Five per Cents. would accept
the reimbursement offered by the State at 100. The
mere report on this subject has brought down the
Fives one per cent., has induced many holders to sell
their stock and purchase Threes, which, in conse-
quence, have risen one per cent. If the Committee
on the Budget has really determined on some plan of
conversion, the Minister. of Finance ought to make it
publicly known."

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Another question has also excited some interest
particularly in the Chamber of Deputies, namely,
the election of M. C. LAFITTE, the banker, a third
time for Louviers. The election had been tw ice
annulled by the Chamber owing to a promise he made
to his constituents to procure a railroad between
that town and the Rouen and Paris Railroad. On
Monday a motion was made to affirm the return, and
was supported by all the Government influence. M.
DE BEAUMONT opposed the return, not from party
motives, but for the purity and dignity of the Cham-
ber, as he firmly believed the charges adduced against
M. LAFITTE were clearly proved. The discussion
had not closed at the hour of post. The following
programme for the KING'S fete appears in the
papers :
" Distributions of provisions will be made in the twelve
arrondissements to the indigent inhabitants, at their own
houses. From two o'clock till nightfall there will be the
following amusements for the public on the Esplanade of the
Invalides, and at the Barriere du TrOne—viz.: Two grand
theatres, on which will be represented military spectacles and
pantomimes, orchestras for dancing, and a maypole for
climbers, with five prizes at the top. In the Garden of the
Tuileries, in front of the Pavilion de l'llorloge, there will be
a grand concert at a quarter past seven. Grand fireworks
will be let off about half-past eight, on the wharf of the Quai
d'Orsay and at the Barriere du Trone, In the evening the
Champs-Elysées, the Place de la Barriere du Treme, and the
Garden of the Tuileries, as well as all the public buildings of
Paris, will be illuminated."
THE BOURSE—MONDAY, APIIIL 29.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents l2l 45 .. 121 60 .. 121 40 121 55
Four-and-a-Half
Four per Cents. 106 80 .. 106 80 106 80 .• 106 80
Three per Cents B4 45 .. 84 60 .. 84 45 .. 84 45
Bank of France 3095 —3095 . 3095 ..3095
Belgian Bank .......... 695 695 .. 695 • • 695
Belgian Fives;lß3l.
1840 ........ 106 .. 106/ .. 106 106
1842 .... •• 1081 .. 1081 .. 1081 108/
Spanish Threes •• . • • 371 • • 37{ • • 371 • • 371
Passive 6/ .. 61 6/ 6f
New Deferred...... 15/ .. 151 • • 151 • . 151
_l'eapolitan ...... ....... .. 102 25 .. 102 25 102 25 .. 102 25
roman . 1061 .. 1061 .. 1061 1061