The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the
following as the atmospheric situation yesterday :
"A strong barometrical pressure extends from
Cherbourg to Stockholm. The wind is for the most
part feeble on the western coasts of Europe ; it is
veering towards south and south-east, especially in
the British Isles. In France it is from between
north and east, and blows freshly from the north-
east at Antibes. On the coasts of Italy the wind
is gentle for the most part, but strong from the
east at Naples. A storm is passing over Norway,
where the barometer marks 762 mm. at Christian-
sund, and 769 at Skudesnoer. The wind is strong
in both these places."—ln Paris yesterday the
weather was dry and suitable for walking exercise.
At three in the afternoon the thermometer. marked
7.0 Centigrade (44k Fahrenheit).
BOURSE, Nov. 30.—Two o'clock.—The monthly
reponse des primes (option) is taking place in a much
firmer market. Most Securities have obtained an
advance. The following are some of the rates fixed
for the reponse—French Threes at 69f. 60c., Italian
Fives 55f. 70c., Credit Mobilier 597 f. 50c., Lyons
896 f. 25c., Orleans 877 f. 50c., Austrian 405 f.,
Lombard 397 f. 50c. Quotations are generally
higher now that this operation is completed. French
Threes gain 100., being now worth 69f. 65c. ; Credit
Mobilier Shares 2f. 50c., at 600 f. ; Credit Foncier
5f., at 1,375 f. ; whilst Italian Fives lose 5c., at
55f. 80c. ; and Comptoir d'Escompte If. 25c., at
882 f. 50c. Mexican Securities continue in good de-
mand, the Bonds at 150 f., with an advance of 2f.
50c., and the Old Loan at 23f. A slight advantage
is also obtained on Railway Shares.
Three o'Clock.—Lower quotations have charac-
terised the close, which has taken place as follow :
4* per Cents 97 50 Bank Shares 3620
Do. end month — Italian Loau 55 75
3 per Cents. 69 65 Do end month 55 70
Do. end month 69 60 Mexican Loan —
Credit Mobilier 595 Do. Bonds —
Do. end month ... 593 75 Spanish Throes
Credit Foncier — Home Debt

Do. end month 1372 50 1 Deferred -
ILLULWAYS.

For Account.
877 50

Orleans

Northern llBl 25
Lyons and Mediterranean 896
Southern 5BO
Western
Eastern 532 50
Sardinian —
Austrian 406 25
Lombard 396 '25
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman.

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ACCIDENT TO MRS. CHARLES KEAN.—We much
regret to find that the cause of the change in the Theatre
Royal performances last night from "The Gamester" to
"Louis XI." was the accident to Mrs. Kean on the previous
night. While descending the steps in the last scene of the
"Merchant of Venice," in which she played Portia, she fell
and sprained her ancle. A messenger was at once de-
spatched by Mr. Joy for Surgeon Rawdon Macnamara.
Prompt and skilful measures were adopted by him, and
there is every reason to hope that Mrs. Kean shall bo able
to re-appear early in the ensuing week. Mr. and Mrs.
Kean will commence a short engagement at the Theatre
Royal, Belfast, on Thursday, the 13th December.—Saun-
ders's News Letter.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR TIIE
WEEK.—Monday - Royal Institution, at 2, General
Monthly Meeting ; Entomological, at 7 ; Royal Academy,
at 8, "Anatomy," Mr. Partridge ; Architects, at 8. Tues-
day—Horticultural, at 3, General Meeting and Lecture;
Engineers, at 8, " Light Railways," " Communication be-
tween Passengers and Guards on Railways," Mr. Preece.
Wednesday—Literature, at 41, Meeting of Council ; Geo-
logical, at 8, " First Cataract, Upper Egypt," Mr. Hawk-
shaw, " Echinodermata from Sinai," Dr. Duncan, "Drift
of the North of England," Mr. Curry; Society of Arts, at
8, " Trade in Foreign Cattle," Mr. Irv' in. Thursday—
Linnean, at 8, " Distema Clavatum, from Sword-fish," Dr.
Cobbold, " Morphology of Malvacte," Dr. Masters, " Pau-
ropus, a New Type of Centipedes," Sir J. Lubbock : Che-
mical, at 8, " Synthesis of Formic Acid," Mr. Chapman,
"Alloys of Magnesium," Mr. Parkinson ; Royal, at 8g ;
Antiquaries, at Bi. Friday—Philological, at "
Paluo-
type : Representation of Sounds by Ancient Types," " The
Diphthong oy," Mr. Ellis; Botanic, 3i.—Atheneum.