The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-16 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, May 15, Two o'clock.—The market
was much agitated at the opening of business to-
day, and prices experienced considerable fluctuations ;
the tone of business, however, has since improved,
and quotations are now tolerably firm at somewhat
higher rates. An additional amount of 150,000 fr.
of Rente is again being discounted to-day. Threes,
for the Account, are doing at 64f. 2ic., or an ad-
vance of 17ic. Italian Fives, after being quoted
at 37f. 85c., are now at 38f. 40c., or a decline of
15c. Credit Mobilier Shares have improved 7f.
50c., viz., to 535 f. Lyons Railway Shares have
advanced 5f.--to 787 f. 50c. English Consols are
telegraphed with a fall of per cent. Three o'clock.
—Quotations have advanced towards the end, and
closed as follows :

41- per Cents 93
Do. and m0nth,..,,,

Bank Shares 3420
Italian Loan 3B 50
Do. end month 3B 70
Mexican Loan 32
Do. Bonds 230
Spanish Threes -
Home Debt —
Deferred -
rAYS.

3 per Cents.
Do. end month 64 10
Credit Mobilier • 545
Do. end month 533 75
Credit Foncier
Do. end month 1095

For Account.
Orleans 792 25
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean 787 50
Southern 525
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman .

292 50
292 50
122 50
160 -

EXCITING SCENE AT WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE.
----On Saturday night an alarming incident occurred
at Womywell's menagerie, which is now visiting Dundee.
The place was crowded to excess by visitors. During one
of the performances, while the keeper, Mr. Mack, was
causing the leopards and panthers, which are confined in
one large caravan, to go through various evolutions, a large
male panther suddenly showed unmistakable signs of in-
subordination. with the rest of his companions he was
ordered by the keeper to leap through a large brass ring
held up for the purpose. Instead, however, of doing
this, the animal suddenly turned upon Mr. Mack,
and, throwing his powerful paw on the head of the
latter, produced a deep scalp wound, from which the blood
instantly began to flew profusely, covering the face and
clothes of the daring keeper with a crimson stream. Mr.
Mack was eomrletely taken by surprise, as this was the
first occasion on which the panther had dared to make an
open attack, but, quickly recovering his self-possession,
he struck his infuriated assailant several severe blows
with the butt end of the heavy whip he usually carries
about with him when going through his dangerous
performances. Blinded and maddened with the blows
of the whip, the panther let go his hold and bounded
round the cage in a frantic manner, then retiring to the
further corner crouched down as if preparing for a
spring, while his gleaming eyes and the gaping jaws from
which he emitted the most terrible growls, showed plainly
enough that had he been allowed to make his leap
it would have closed for ever the career of the fearless
lion tamer. But, happily, the latter followed up his ad-
vantage with energy and promptitude, and gave the
animal such an unmerciful beating as fairly to cow the
latter into an unwilling and threatened submission.
He compelled him to finish the performance so unexpec-
tedly interrupted, and was loudly applauded by the audi
ence on making his exit from the exciting scene in which
he had showed so much cool daring and decision. It may
be readily supposed that the Visitors were wrought to the
highest pitch of excitement during the time the affair
lasted.—Dundee Cooler.