The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-22 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Dec. 21.—The market has been rather
week: Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f.
20c,, and Mobilier 922 f. 50c. itctilway Market
heavy, with a alight decline on some of the lines.
The market closed as follows :

4t per Cents. 94
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 65 20
Credit Mobilier..., 925
Do. end month 926 25
Bank Shares 3560
Credit k oncier 1230
Roman -
RAIL

Italian Loan 65 30
Do. end month 65 40
Ditto Threes ..
New Mexican .... 50 50
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes 44 50
Home Debt
Deferred

Cash. Account.
Orleans .. c.. 848 75 .. 847 50
Northern -
Gyonsand Mediterranean 877 50 880
Southern
Western -
Eastern .... 492 50 .. 492 50

Sardinian
Austrian

Lombard .. 503 75 .. 506 25
North of Spain
Saragosaa 430 .. 435
Ditto to Barcelona

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE BREMEN.
SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 22.

The North German Lloyd's steamship Bremen,
from New York on the 10th inst., has arrived.
She brings 175 passengers for this port, Havre,
and Bremen-290,000 dols in specie for England-
-12,160 dols. for France—and 2,684 for Bremen.
On the 17th instant she passed a Hamburg
steamer steering west. On the same day in lat. 49
25 N, long. 31 4 AV. saw the British barque Burn-
side, of Greenock, waterlogged, and with her mains
mast gone—the lower part of her fore and mizen-
masts were standing. The sea broke continually
over the wreck, and the bulwarks and the cabins
were washed away. On the 20th in lat. 49 55 N.,
long. 12 55 W. passed the British ship Geologist,
bound eastward.

DEPREDATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE
CRUISER SHENANDOAH.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 22.

Private advices received here by the Brazil mail
and posted in the Underwrit9rs'-room announce that
the Confederate cruiser Shenandoah, late the Sea
King, had captured and destroyed several American
ships off the South American coast. Amongst her
captured are the brig Susan, the barks Eleea and E.
Godfrey, and the schooner Charter. The Shenandoah
had also captured and bonded for 40,000 dols.
the ship Kate Prince, from Cardiff, whioh has
arrived at Bahia.

The Shenandoah carries 8 guns, and is com
manded by Capt. Wardell,

ARRIVAL OF THE EDINBURGH.

The laman steamship Edinburgh, from New
York on the 10th inst., arrived at Queenstown at
130 p-m. to-day, with 426,908 dollars in specie,
the mails, and 243 passengers. Silo landed 44 pas-
sengers, and proceeded at 1 40 p.m.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.

Advices from City Point indicate an early re-
newal of hostilities before Petersburg. The 2d and
sth Army Corps were massed near the Jerusalem
Plank Road on the night of the 6th, and on the
following morning advanced towards Stoney Creek
Station, on the Weldon Road. This is thought to
be preliminary to either a grand attack upon Lee's
line south of Petersburg, or to effect a lodgment on
the south side railroad. A general engagement is
considered imminent.

The Richmond papers state that Grant has re-
cently been reinforced, and that Lee is thoroughly
informed as to the plans of his adversary, and am-
ply prepared to thwart him.
It is rumoured that General Early is about to
advance against Sheridan, and that he bad been
reinforced by Breckenridge.
The Confederates are said to have re-occupied
Atlanta in strong force.
Federal advices from East Tennessee report that
the Federals und3r Barbridge had advanced to
Beare's Station, and that Breckenridge had re-
treated beyond. Bull's Gap.
Resolutions have been introduced into the Con-
federate Senate vigorously opposing, the arming of
the slaves, on the grOuud that as yet no necessity
existed for that measure.

In Mr Seward's letter to Mr Adams, referring to
Lord Wharncliffe's proposal to furnish pecuniary
aid to Confederate prisoners, he states that the
American people will be likely to reflect that the
sum is insidiously tendered in the name of huma-
nity, and constitutes no large portion of the profits
which its contributors may be justly supposed to
have derived from the insurgents by exchanging
them arms and munitions of war for the coveted
prodactions of immoral and enervating slave
labour. Nor will any portion of the American
people be disposed to regard the sum so ostenta-
tiously offered for the relief of captured insurgents
as a too generous equivolent, for the devastation and
dissolution which a civil war, promoted and pro-
tracted by the British subjects, has spread through•
out tho States which before were eminently prosper
rous and happy.