The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-18 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL GOTTOIV-MARICET, Dec. 16.

The Cotton Market opened this week with a very good demand
from the trade, during which an advance of lAd. per lb. was ob-
tained in American; since Monday the trade has less active, and
prices have consequently receded to last week's rates, at which the
market closes quietly, but very firmly. Sea Island is in steady de-
mand, without alteration in price. Brazil is in fair demand at for-
mer rates. Surat is in moderate demand at last week's rates ; of
700 bales offered yesterday by auction, 310 bales were sold at steady
prices. The sales of the week amount to 22,880 bales, including
2,000 American and 200 Surat on speculation.
d. d.
120 Sea Islands l6 to 19
100 Stained ditto 6i —l6
5,570 Uplands 7 9
2,290 Mobile, case 6h
7,270 New Orleans 7 9*
1,600 Egyptians Bl —l3
1,160 Perna.ms, &c 9i —lO3
840 Ballias
1,600 A_laranhams 8 —lO
Sawginned 8— 9

d. fl.
Demeraras 0 to 0
Peruvians 0 0
Laguayras 0 0
1,780 Surats ....
Bengals ...
160 Carthagenas
\ Manilla 0 0
\2-.)0 West India 7i —7i
Barbadoes
10 Smyrna 4ll— 0
Lgs, nearly the whole of which are
to dearer than yesterday, at which
300 Surats on speculation.
Bales.
Taken on speculation this year
Same in 1836 ... 146,700
Forwarded to the country unsold this year ...... 56,900
Same in 1836
Increase of import this year compared with the
same date last year
Decrease .f stock
Increase of quantity taken for consumption 70,200
Increase of quantity taken for export... 19,260

The sales to-day are 3,000 ba
to the trade, and at prices a shad 4
the market closes with firmness.

Comparative View of the Imports and Exports of Cotton into and
from the whole Kingdom, from the Ist of January to the 9th
inst., and of the Imports and Exports for the same period last
year :
Inte the Kingdom this year. sags.
American
South American
West Indies, Demerara, &c. ... 5,455
East Indies
Egypt, &c.

Total of all descriptions ............... 1,115,761
Sane period last year.
Bags.
American
South American
West Indies, Demerara, Sce.
East Indies
Egypt, 84c.

Increase of Imports as compared with same
period last year
Exports in 1831.
American, 53,009 ; Brazil, 5,191 ; East India, 71,777 ;
West India, —; Other kinds, —.
Total in 1837
Same period last year
Stock.

23,402

Dee. 15, 1837
Same time, 1".36

.. 144,500
.. 229,200

GOOD QUALITY OF NORTHERN

GRAIN.

From a circular issued by Messrs. Anton and Mitchell, corn-
factors, London, we perceive that the grain exported from
this part of the country bears a very high character in the
market—a fact honorable to our spirited agriculturists. For
example.

WHEAT (White) per Imperial Quarter
Essex, Kent, and Suffolk
Moray, Ross-shire, and Angus 53 to 59
50 to 60
Norfolk
Northumberland and Berwick
In Red Wheat the same proportion is observed; Essex,
Kent, and Suffolk being from 50s. to 585., and Ross.shire and.
Moral., being from 475. to 51s. In Oats, we stand at the top.
the list, the average being:--

Feed Oats. Petatoe Oats:.
Ross, Moray, and Angus
Northumberland and Berwick 2441
Banff' and Aberdeen 24
Lincoln and York 22

Newry, Dundalk, &c.
Limerick
Sligo 2O
Cork . l9i ... 22
Galway
—lnverness Courier.

Thursday night a ball was held, under the patronage
of the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs and their
Ladies, at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, in aid of the funds of
the Linen-drapers', Silkmercers', Lacemens', Haberdashers',
and Hosiers' Institution, which was attended by nearly five
hundred persons, who are friendly disposed towards that ex-
cellent Institution. The dancing was kept up with much spirit
to a late hour, to Weippert's band ; and we have much plea-
sure in stating, that the prospects of the Institution are of the
most gratifying character to the founders and directors.
THE COURT AND TIDIES OF QUEEN ANNE.--
Female reigns in England have ever been remarkable, and
their history must now be peculiarly interesting. The victories
of Marlborough, and the band of patriotic statesmen who sup-
ported him, shed a peculiar lustre on the reigi of Queen*
I Anne, and will, no doubt, be presented to us in a very amus-
I ing form in the " Private Correspondence of S'arah, Duchess
of Marlborough," now on the eve of publication, by Mr. Col-
, burn.—Court Journal.

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Mr. Sullivan's ‘. Itaff Hall" is to make its appear-
ance during the coming recess. From what we have heard 0r
the work, it is likely to afford considerable amusement to the:
political as well as literary and fashionable world.
AIR. HORACE SNIITII'S "JANE LOMAX."—Tire
novel-reading public will not be sorry to find, that a writer
who has given so many proofs of peculiar talents, and to whom
they owe an anille share of thy. pleasure they have derived
front the novOs of the rge, has broken ‘. the cold chain of
silence." Not only does he re-appear with unweakened
powers, but he appeals to us upon new grounds,. Mr. Smith
has not merely hit upon a new course as respects himself, but
it may in many essentials be regarded as a new one as respects
other writers. He has penetrated into a part of the town ex-
ceedingly unfrequented by fashionable authors, and lilts chosen
his dramatis persona from amongst-a class of pertx,nages of
whom few courtly readers have received any ideas, even in.
books.