The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-04 00:00:00

A slight reaction has taken place in the Railway
Share Market this morning. The dealings have
been rather limited, and most of the principal lines
show a decline of about to 2 per tent. on yester-
day's closing quotations. Great Northern, South
Western, North Western, and North Eastern (Ber-
tek), have varied 55.. Caledonians, Chester and
Holyhead, and Midland, 10s. Great Western
and Brightons improved about 10s. In the
Foreign Market no change of importancee has
taken place. Paris and Lyons, Lombardo-Venetian,
and West Flanders were at about former rates.
•
The Colonial lines were flat. East Indian de-
clined ss. to 10s., and Grand Trunk of Canada 10s.
Great Western of Canada and Great Indian Penin-
sula was scarcely supported.
Joint•Steck Banks and Miscellaneous Shares
Ivere dealt in to a very limited extent. Bank of
Australasia declined ss. ; and Oriental Bank im-
proved 10s. Electric Telegraph advanced £l, and
Peninsular and Oriental Steam 10s.

, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
," Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96 1 /
!Per Cent. Consols Annuities
~New 3 per Cent. Annuities
'''')/1g• Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years,expire sth Apr., 1885.. 181
India Stock
Ditto Debentures 99j
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
. Consols for Account 971 8
March June.
Ditto?cchequer Bills, Zl' &AO 000, 2d. ... I
Small, 1/41

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 9sk
Danish, 1825, 3 per Cont.
, Ditto 5 per Cent.
-.quador New Consolidated .4 l6t
r ortuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Sardinian 5 per Cent. 92 11
BPanish Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded 6k 6
Turkish B per Cent. ' —
Ditto New Loan Scrip —
Ditto 2d Issue
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 66-I
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account, January ..... 981

The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury received
the Duke and Duchess of Manchester and a select party at
'iluner, last evening-, at their residence, in Whitehall-
gardens.

The Marquis of Donegan and Lord and Lady
liarriet %Ashley left town on Thursday, for Harefield-
'lace, near Uxbridge.
The Earl of Hardwicke left town last evening
for Wimpole Hall. The Countess and the Ladies Yorke
114',..e Staying at Brambridge Park on a visit to Mr. and Lady
'Diary Craven.

The Earl and Countess of Craven and Viscount
3;Mng,ham have arrived at their residencein Charles.street,
Irolu Ashdown Park, Berks.
Lord Brougham arrived in Grafton-street early
iu the week, from Brougham Hall. The noble and learned
lord is on the eve of departure for his chateau at Cannes
for the winter.

Lady Caroline Neeld has returned to town from
Windsor.

Baron Lionel Rothschild has taken Kingston
Knightsbridge, for a short time, during the exten-
84"e alterations about to commence at the baron's family
residence, on the Terrace, Piccadilly. Baron Rothschild
has Purchased Sir Fitzroy Kelly's mansion adjoining his
"II thouse, and it is intended that both houses are to be
tll,
vwn into ono mansion.
'ASTERN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—PUR-
itASE OF TILE GREAT EASTERN.—The adjourned special
reral meeting of the shareholders, which was to have
een held at th London Tavern, to confirm the resolutions
r°l.l. Winding up passed on the 2d ult., has been postponed to
17th inst., a circular to that effect having been issued
the shareholders by the directors, in which the former
'(1.;:. assured that by the 17th the Great Ship Company
Limited) " will be prepared to complete the purchase of
th.
ELAZE-PROOF DRESSES. The Medical Times
b~Ya:--" The melancholy accident by which the Ladies
eY and Charlotte Bridgeman and Miss Plunkett have
d". such fearful sufferers teaches a lesson which must not
el:egiected. The light fabrics manufactured for ladies'
ThLses must be blaze-proof. Nothing can be more simple.
most delicate white cambric handkerchief, or fleecy
„oigre, or the finest lace, may, by simple soaking in a weak
if he;•P of chloride of zinc, be so protected from blaze that
der in the flame of a candle they may be reduced to tin-
by al.vi!hout blazing. Dresses so prepared might be burnt
beth.,°cdent without the other garments worn burnt lady
ilieuj in When poor Clara Webster was we
darief ated the same moral ; and now the dresses of stage
are dears are prepared in the way we recommended. Why
vhichneing lathes of rank to be exposed to danger from
The
b. their dancing sisters by profession are protected ?
nit may be put to a profitable use by some euterpris-
g tacit4tUrer."