The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-12 00:00:00

many others of a kindred character, will effect more
good in the nursery and school-room than a hun-
dred sermons, or (moldings without end. The volume
is prettily illustrated, and contains many easy
hymns and poems.

The Comic News Christmas Box. Edited by

Henry J. Byron. Maddick and Pottage.

Capital news for the boys and girls—for all those
young people who like the good things of this life,
and among those good things one of the best of all,
a good innocent hearty laugh ! Capital news, that
is, in the mere announcement of this large-sized four •
penny Christmas-box, in which, like a store of can died
citron peel, and muscatel raisins, and sugar and spice,
and all that's nice, as the nursery song has it, there
may be found by all those who care to speculate to
the extent of that little rough-edged fourpenny bit,
all sorts of comice.lities in prose and verse and
woodcut illustrations. Among these—a collection
of rhymed nonsense, written by Charles Matthews !
An account of a tripe supper, by W. Brough. A
Platonic Dream, .by Edmund Yates. A
chapter on The Smiths, by Sterling Coyne.
One on The Browns, by Arthur Sketchley.
The Editor's description of Christmas in a
Chop-house. And—plentifully scattered through
the letterpress—comic illustrations by Bennett,
Brunton, and M'Connell. Perhaps the best among
these illustrations, is the frontispiece, in which
the bright young face of the Byron of Burlesque
looks laughingly
down upon the holiday-loving
children. As about the very worst of the literary
contributions to the Christmas Box" is Mr.
Sothern's wretchedly feeble joke (if it really be a
joke!) about Lord Dundre ary and the Hair Dresser.
Our only comment upon which effete whimsicality,
h
must be a mere echo from Mr. sot • whimsicality,
must s better self
—" Th-th-that's wong

Liverpool Cotton Market—Tbis Day.

Market firm. Sales about 5,000 bales.

MARSETS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.
The supply of fruit on sale in to-day's market was sea-
sonably good, and the show of most kinds of vegetables was
large. Generally speaking the demand ruled steady, as
follows :

e. d. s. d.
Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0
Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0
Grapes,per lb 4 0 to 10 0
Foreign do ... 1 0 to 2 0
Melons ...... 0 0 to 0 0'
Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0
Apples, per hf-sv. 2 R to 4 0
Pears, per do .... 3 6 to 6 0
Oranges, per 100..3 6 to 8 01
Lemons, per 100.. 3 6 to 7 6
Gooseberries lit sveo 0 to 0 0
Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0

s. d. e d
Mulberries,prpt..o 9to 1 0
Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 0
Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0
Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Figs, per doz. 00to 0 0
Peaches.. . 0 oto u 0
Currants, per lisv 0 oto 0 0
Plums, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0
Green ;ages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0

VEGETABLES.
Greens, dz bunch 4 oto 4 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8
Cabbages, pr doz 0 10 to 1 3 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 8
had ditto 1 6so 3 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4
Savoy do., pr dz 0 10 to 1 9 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 9
Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 6 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0
Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 01 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Potatoes, per ton 60 oto 110 01 Small salad; p. pn, 0 oto 0 0
New ditto, pr lb ..0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p ptl. 0 oto 0 0
Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 2 6 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0
Carrots,pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 10 to 1 3
Cucumbers 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory..o 3to 0 4
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0
Green peas,o.-sv. 0 oto 6 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0
French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Onions, doz. bn 1 6to 2 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0
New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0
I spinach 0 oto 0 9 Asparagus, pr do. 2 oto 4 6
Turnip radishes 0 OSo 0 01 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0
POULTRY.

Turkeys, 4s Od to Os Od; geese, 5s Od to 7s Od each ;
goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; ducklings,
Os Od to Os Od; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each; wild do., 9d
to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 10d each; Surrey fowls,
7s Od to 14s Od ; chickens, 58 Od to 108 Od ; barn-dopr fowls,
3s Od to 5s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ;
ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, 2a Od to 2s 6d ;
partridges, is 4d to 2s Od ; woodcocks, 2s to 2s 6d; snipes, 9d
to Os Od; teal, Os 9d to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to is 6d ;
widgeons, Os Od to is Od; plovers, Os 9d to Os Od each;
guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od
each; Ostend fresh butter, 11d to Is Od ; English, is
to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 12s Od to 14s Od ; French do.,
8s Od to lOs 6d per 100 ; leverets, is Gd to 2s Od ; grouse, 2s
03 to 2s 6d.