The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-10 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—There was a good general inquiry both
for goods and yarn yesterday ; but, as a great majority of
the spinners and manufacturers held out resolutely for higher
prices, which the buyers in general were not disposed to
give, the amount of business did not quite correspond with
the extent of the inquiries. In some few cases an advance
was given ; in the remainder the full prices of the previous
week were obtained ; and, generally speaking, the market
wore a firm and healthy appearance.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARRET.—MONDAY, JAN. 6.—
To-day is scarcely deserving the name of a market ; very
few buyers have attended, and those have made limited pur-
chases. There is generally a scanty attendance on the mar-
ket days that occur between Christmas day and the " new
market," which, this year, will be held on the 13th instant,
.being as late as it can possibly fall. Wool has been rather
more inquired after, and has met with a better sale at the old
prices.

HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JANUARY 7TH.—From all we
can learn our report of improvement in this market last week,
is fully confirmed to-day. A gradually increasing demand
for goods is generally apparent ; and purchasers of the raw
material are pretty extensive. Prices, too, are on the advance.
Orders are more plentiful, so that the warehouses begin to
wear a more stirring appearance. Work, too, begins to be
more plentiful; but we fear a great mass of operatives will
have to struggle hard during the winter months, until a re-
vival of trade becomes more general.—Manchester Guardian.

EXTENT AND POPULATION OF GREAT BRITAIN
AND HER COLONIES.

Area in
Sq. Miles.
50,520
7,409

British
Subjects.
13,086,676
103,000
2,365,930
7,839,460
72,000,000
14,700,000
1,288,088
132,000
100,000
48,720
104,470
136,375
34,923
562,980
250,000
94,392
139,000
30,000
32,000

t,, d England
2 -8, Wales .
Lai •:=.l' Scotland
1.-'.. Ireland
Bengal .
Madras
Ceylon..
Penang. &c.
New Holland
Van Dieman's Land
Mauritius
Cape of Good Hope
Western Africa
Canada (Lower)
Canada (Upper)._ ....
New Brunswick . ...
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Prince Edward's Island
Newfoundland
Hudson's Bay
Jamaica
Trinidad
Barbadoes
Grenada
Antigua
Montserrat....
Dominica ....
St. Vincent's
Nevis
St. Kitt's
St. Lucia
Tobago...
Tortola, &c....
Bahamas
Bermudas
Demeraras, &c
Berbice .......
Honduras ....
Malta, &.c....
Gibraltar....
Jersey, &c..
Man..

29,605
26,798
306,012
141,323
f2,8T0
1,317

.... 1,000,000
..... 240,000
1,000
120,000
1,080
205,863
95,125
26,704
14,031
3,125
2,159
35,923
525,000
6,400
2,400
166
109

80,000
2,000
359,690
44,163
102,277
28,732
35,678
7,406
20,039
27,738
12,154
26,922
18,351
13,952
10,042
16,836
8,920
80,124
2,965
24,839
128,960
17,024
65,834
36,006

. IN '

1'

,

120
.312
36
70,000
25,000
10,000
122.

'2,824,040 121,829,501

REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON.--We hear that a requi-
sition has been, or is,about to be, sent to Murray Gladstone,
Liverpool,Eerseqiedofapeer. requesting him to allow himself to be put
in nomination, on the conservative interest, with our present
member, Mr. Townley Parker, at the next election. The
liberals will, probably, have to look out for a candidate in the
Place of Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, as it is rumoured that at her
MofaDjeusutyw'iseaiproaching nuptials the Hon. Boronet is to be
of'l,larl of Stradbroke has given the munificent donation
4,zuu towards the National Education Fund of the Deanery