The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-24 00:00:00

remaining in the Union under a Black:Republica]
President.

_ A resolution was offered recommending a military
board, and appropriating 500,000 dols. for the pur-
chase of arms for volunteers.
The House of Representatives of Nebraska
Territory had passed a bill prohibiting slavery in
Nebraska with but two dissenting votes. It will
probably pass the Council.
A letter from Captain Hall, commander of the
new expedition to the Arctic regions, announces
the loss of the schooner Rescue, in a terrible gale
ell the 26th of August, and caused the loss of Capt.
Mall's expedition boat. Captain Hall, however,
writes in the best of spirits, and announces that
he has already perfected arrangements for con-
tinuing his researches when navigation opens in
the spring. The results already accomplished by
the expedition are important.
The Canal Commissioners of New York State
had announced the close of the canal navigation for
the season.

Californian advices by the overland mail are
dated at San Francisco on the 28th November.
The markets were without change of importance.
General Joshua died at San Francisco on the
25th ult.

Advices from the city of Mexico are to the 28th
November, and from Vera Cruz to the 7th instant.
The Liberals were completely investing the City of
Mexico, and it was reported that the French Mini-
liter had advised Miramon to capitulate. Great
distress prevailed in the city from a scarcity of
food and water. The main army had not come up.
, The Extraordinary, from Mexico, the 3d instant, '
had not arrived at Vera Cruz. It was believed
that it would bring the news of the repulse of the
Liberals or their capture of the capital.

1110NEv MARKET' AND CITY NEWS,

Although the various banking-houses, the public
subscription-rooms, and the retail establishments
have remained open to-day, the attendance of the
commercial community in the City has been ex-
ceedingly limited, and very little business has been
transacted.
The demand for money has continued active, and
/ery little business has been negotiated under 5 per
Cent.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday,
it large amount of business was transacted, and
the sales reached 12,000 bales, of which 4,000
Were taken on speculation and for export, but
prices were unaltered.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
(SATURDAY.)
li ank Stock
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92/
iNew 3 per Cent. Annuities
+lldia Stock.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 6} per Cent.
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
itto under £l,000
„..vetsols for Account, Jan. 10
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
(SATURDAY.)
Rranilian 5 per Cent ..
k.Ditto 4} per Cent. 1800 B6f f
aaszicart 3 per Cent —
I )itto Account
P
°ltugm, 2• 3 per Cent.. 1853 ..
Russian .5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • •
~,, Ditto 41 per Cent.
°Panish 3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred —
4 Ditto Account
42/
Janish Cert. of Coup. not funded 6/
larkish 6 per Cent • • --
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK
Consols for Account, ex div. 92/ 93

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—r This Day).

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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PROTECTION OP WOMEN FROM AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS.
gentleman attended, on Saturday, from the Society for
the Protection of Women and Children from Aggravated
kaaaults, 10, Duke-street, St. James's, and said that in all
eases of aggravated assaults on women and children, the
Society were ready to prosecute the offenders on an intima-
tion being give' at the office of the society.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said ho was aware that in too many 111-
°4l:lces the persons assaulted were unable to prosecute
themselves.
The applicant said he was aware of that; but if the
lueiety was informed of any cases of the kind, immediate
attention would be paid to the case, and, if necessary, coun-
lel employed, so that offenders might not, as they too fre-
quently did, escape.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the application should be remembered,
tad the applicant, having thanked the magistrate, withdrew.
A LUCKT ESCAPE.—Jeremiah Dempsey and Henry
Raper, two young man, were charged with attempting to
steal a gentleman's watch in the Haymarket on Saturday
bight

From the evidence of Sergeant Cole, 23 C, it appeared
that on Saturday night, while near her Majesty's Theatre
it the Haymarket, there being a much larger crowd than
11311al, he saw the two prisoners run up against a gentle-
blau, and looking over Dempsey's shoulder observed the
gentleman's watch hanging out of his pocket. The gen-
&run called " Police," and having informed him that
r Was a police officer he went after them and took them
"Ito custody, on which Raper denied having been in the
Haymarket
at all, and pretended to be drunk, and then said,
Ur. Cole, this is your doing." He had known both pri-
soners some time, but although he suspecied them he had
lever known them to be in custody before, but he had
follnd some letters on Raper addressed to him at a
house where thieves met.

In answer to Mr. Lewis, jun., who appeared for Raper,
M 5 sergeant said he knew Raper's father to be a respect-
able man.

Air. John Raper, ham and beef shopkeeper, of Castle-
*est, Leicester-square, said that Raper was his son and
lived with him, and always had plenty of money allowed
11114. He also knew the other prisoner as making boots for
big,

Dempsey said he had worked at one shop eight years and
at another three, and had never been at a station-house
before.

Mr. Beadon, in discharging them, said they had better
eke care how they got into such a crowd again.
Cole said there was now an officer in attendance from the
division, who knew them as companions of thieves, and
vf Members of the swell mob.