The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-23 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 21.

COTTON.MARKET.—Tbe past week has been attended
with a very active demand in our cotton market, and the
result of the transaction is, there has been a gradual ad•
Vance on our preceding rates throughout; and we quote
new Boweds id. to id. ; old American qualities, id. to
d. ; on Brazils generally, 4d. ; and on Surats, id. to id.
per lb. The wind having continued N.W., the packet of
the 16th is still in port, and will probably accompany
that of the 21• th, so that some time has elapsed since the
last advices left for the States. Dealers and spinners ha►e
been the principal purchasers, speculators having bought
sparingly in the present prevailing uncertainty. Tue trade
are now stocking themselves so abundantly that it will
enable them to hold off when further imports appear.
They complain that goods and yarns, although of exten-
sive sale, do not fetch relatively remunerating prices in
proportion to the rates at which the raw material stands
them in.

The private sale of Surats yesterday was well attended,
end went off with great spirit at 11. advance. On specu
lation this week 1,300 bales American, 800 Brazil, and
800 Surats. None for export. Surats have been of
ready sale at top prices throughout the week. Imports
this week 7,786 bales. Sties 35,460 bale, consisting of
440 Sea Islands, 131-41. to 16d. ; 90 Stained, 811. to
1141. ; 13,460 Uplands, bid. to 94d. ; 4,260 Orleans,
711 to 10d., and 10d. to 11d. ; 3,060 Tenessee and
Alabama, 6441. to 91,; 2,170 Pernams, 911. to 10d. ;
1,540 I3ihta and Maceio, Sid. to 911. ; 3,170 Maran-
hams, Sp. to 9141. ; 100 Demerara, 9id. ; 380 We,t
India,7ll. to 9d. ; 40 Egyptian, 12d. ; 2,250 Surrits,
sd. to 7id. ; 4,500 Surats for auction yesterday at Sad.
to 7441. To-day th. sales are 2,500 bales at full prices.

CITY ELECTIONS.

SIR JOHN KEY.

11 After the election of all the old candidates for the Corn-
mon Council of the Ward of Langbourn, and the con-
stables and other officers,
Mr. NICHOLSON moved, and Mr. Salmi seconded the
motion, that the cordial thanks of the Wardmote be given
to Sir John Key, Baronet, the Alderman of the Ward, for
his impartial conduct in the Chair this day, and for the
courtesy and attention which he has paid to the inhabitants
of this Ward, and especially for his splendid acts of hos-
pitality during the two years he presided at the Mansion-
house as Lord Mayor.
The motion having been carried unanimously.
Sir J. KEY stated that he felt deeply indebted to them
for the kind vote to which that respectable meeting had
so unanimously come, which, gratifying as their approba-
tion had been invariably to him, was peculiarly so at the
present moment, after having teen for so long a period
so crully persecuted and so shamefully misrepresented.
Having always on similar occasions met the inhabitants of
the Ward with feelings of unmixed satisfaction, it was with
considerable pain he adverted to a circumstance which
had occurred since their last meeting, which bad plunged
him into the deepest affliction, and subjected him to per-
secution the most bitter and malignant, and which, al-
though he pretended not to have acted in a manner be-
coming his character as a Christian, nor his station as the
representative of an independent and enlightened consti-
tuency, he would venture to assert that the most severe
moral censor, if he knew all, would say he had suffered in-
finitely more than he had deserved from his fellow-men.
On this day last year he had a position in public favour
which the proudest man in Europe might have envied.
He was happy in the enjoyment of their undivided good
opinion. He was indeed proud of the distinction which
had been conferred upon him by the free choice of the
electors, that of being twice the Chief Magistrate of the
first city in the world, at a time when the influence of
that station, of which he gladly availed himself, enabled
him to render the most essential service to the cause of
liberty, and he gloried in the expectation of being chosen
one of its representatives in the first Reformed Parlia-
ment; that expeeation was triumphantly realized, and he
was tempted almost to suppose that by his own activity
and by his own power he bad effected all this, forgetful
of that God to whom he owed every blessing he enjoyed,
who had hitherto enabled him to triumph over all
the persecutions with which he bad been assailed,
and to overcome all the difficulties with which be
had been surrounded, and who, he bad almost said
had mercifully suffered him to fall into this temptation,
that he might experimentally know, when trusting to him-
self, he was sure to fall, but when relying on His strength
he should be enabled to triumph over every difficulty. To
regain the good opinion of the electors by a candid expo-
sition of all the circumstances attending this unfortunate
affair, would restore to him the happiness he once enjoyed ;
and as soon as circumstances would admit he would lay
before the public every fact relating to it. At the present
he dared not enter into these explanations, actions
having been brought against him by common in-
formers for penalties for above one hundred thousand
pounds, under the provisions of an obsolete Act of
Parliament, which had never yet been acted upon.
He presumed not to attempt to justify himself in the eyes
of God, nor did he pretend that any explanation he might
give would make him appear blameless in the eyes of
men as to one part of the transaction. The misstatement
respecting his son's age he attempted not to defend.
Falsehood was indefensible under whatever circumstances
it might appear, and the frequency of the practice would
not change its character. It was notorious that many
youths who had been and were useful and honourable
servants in many of our public departments were qualified
for office by similar misrepresentations.
This address was received with a great deal of applause.
The Wardmote was then dissolved.

Those marked (a) a:

ALDERSGATE W.
Mr. Mottram 4
Lorkin 3
Rolls.
Godson
Summers 3
FARRINGDON WIl
Mr. Deputy Daw ll
Hayward ll
11. Prichard ll
G. Prichard
Deputy Westwood 10
Dunnett lO
Fisher 9
Filby
Eagleton 9
Ashurst 8
Williams 7

BASSISHAW W.
Mr. Frisby l2
Price (a) ll
Bevig lO

!re new Candidates.
ARD.—RETuRNs S.

Mr. Stacy 8
Parry (a)
Matthews
Walton

'IIIN.—RETUANS 18.
Mr. Wbeelton 7
Roberts 0
Crawford 6
Worne.
Rutter
Bowles (a)
Thompson 5
Holt 5

Chubb (a) 4
Thomas (a)

CRIPPLEG ATE \VII
Mr. Robinso❑ 52
Haines 5O
Alderman
Dixon 4B
Atkinson 45
Mr. Sweetii

.RD.—lirruaNs 4.
Mr. Biker lO
Kendall (a) 9

FHOUT.-RETURNS S.
Mr. Jones 44
Taylor
Hales 3O
Alaskill (a) 26
Herne (a)
ing resigned.
_ _

BROAD STREET W
Mr. Corney
Moon 49
JUpp
Deshons 46
Pigeon
Gadeaon (a)
Mr. Chub
BREAD-STREET W
Mr. Shuttlewortl►
Lawrence
Bridge 9
Williams 9
Kipling
Thompson (a) 9
Cracklow
Mr. Legg and Mr.

CRIPPLEGATE W
Mr. Jaquei l2
Hoole l2
Smith l2
Wiltshire l2
Beeton ll
Mr. Deputy.

TOWER WAR]
Mr. Finnis (a)
Gorst, Deputy l9
Wright l9
Briggs (a)
Drinkald
Robinson
Edwards lB