The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-27 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.
By the John Cumming, which arrived in the Mersey
yesterday, we have accounts from Savannah to the let
inst. inclusive. There is no news of any momen%
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SAVANNAH, JAN. 1.
Cotton—Arrived since the 25th ult., 8,541 bales upland.
5,383 per railroad, 2,516 from Augusta, and landing on the
river 592 from Boston, 50 per waggons, and 219 Sea Islands.
The exports for same period have been 4,613 upland, and 42
ditto Sea Island, to Liverpool, 949 bales upland to Trieste,
1,926 ditto to Boston, 926 to New York, and 344 ditto and 3
Sea Islands to Charleston ; together, 8,749 bales upland, and
45 Sea Island, leaving a stock on hand and on shipboard not
cleared of 48,798 bales upland and 962 Sea Island, against
11,660 upland and 725 Sea Islands at the same time last
year.
There has been less animation in the market during the
Week, but we cannot quote any decline. Prices have been
somewhat dull, though holders generally are firm in their
asking rates. We quote ordinary 9% to 9%; middling,
9% to 10 ; middling fair, 10% to 1011 ; fair and fully fair,
10% to 10%.
Rice—The market has been inactive luring the week, and
prices on all qualities below prime have receded about ,in.
per lb. The sales amount to 447 casks—via., 72 at 234 ; 250
at 2% ; 80 at 3 ; and 75 casks at 3% dollars per 100 lb.
Flour—There is much doing in this article. A lot of 25
bairels Baltimore sold at 6 dolls. per barrel.
Salt—A cargo of 232 tons Liverpool, in sacks, arrived
during the week, has been disposed of at 1 dol. 50c. per sack.
Corn—No sales this week. 65 to 70 cents per bushel has
been paid for the article in small lots.
Exchanges—Sterling is a shade lower, the rate being now
44 to 4% per cent. premium.
Freights--We have no change to notice in foreign since
our last report. The rate for Liverpool still continues at %
per. lb. for square, and 11-16 d. per lb. for round bales.
Cotton.—For Havre there are two vessels loading at 1
per lb. for square bales. For Baltimore and Philadelphia the
last engagements were at Sc. and 3/4c. for square and round
bales, and 1 doll. 15c. for rice.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

TUESDAY, jAi. 26.

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The following petitions for Railways were presented, and
the Bills ordered to be brought in :
Chard Canal and Railway (Extension and Amalgamation.
Preston and Wyre.
Wharfdale (Skipton and Cayley Hall Deviations).
Liskeard and Caradon.
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Branches.
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction.
Norfolk (Yarmouth Extension, &c.).
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Louth and Horn-
castle and East Lincolnshire Junction Branches).
Manchester and Lincoln Union (Deviation).
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley (No. 1—
Smethwick Deviation).
Lynn and Ely (Extension to Bury St. Edmund's).
Lynn and Ely (Ely and Huntingdon and Lynn and Dere-
ham Amalgamation).
Lynn and Ely (Extension to Spalding and Holbeach).
Bristol and South Wales Junction and Aust Ferry.
London and North-Western (Purchase of the Earl of Elles-
mere's interest in the South Manchester Junction and
Altrincham Railway).
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, and Glasgow, Paisley,
Kilmarnock, and Ayr (No. 2).
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, and Ayrshire and
Bridge of Weir (No. 3).
The following Railway Bills were presented, read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time:—
Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Newcastle,
Anniskinnan, and Baltrasna Deviations)—" to enable the
Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland Company to
make certain Deviations in the authorised Line of the said
Railway, and to amend the Acts relating thereto."
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield Canal
Purchase)—"for 'vesting in the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire Railway Company the Sheffield Canal."
Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway—" to
enable the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway
Company to make certain Branch Railways, and to alter a
portion of their Line, and for other purposes relating thereto."
Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, and Glasgow
Southern Terminal Railways Amalgamation.—" to authorise
the purchase of the Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway by
the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway Com-
pany, and to amend the Acts relating to the said Company."
Scottish Midland Junction (Amendment and Branch to
Laurencekirk)—" to enable the Scottish Midland Junction
Company to make a Branch Railway from near the royal
burgh of Forfar to or near to the town of Laurencekirk, in
the county of Kincardine, and to amend the Acts relating to
the said Railway."
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth (No. I—Bruton, Pit-
combe, and Rodden and Bradford Deviations)—" to autho-
rise certain alterations of the Line of the Wilts, Somerset,
and Weymouth Railway."
Windsor Railway—" for making a Railway from Windsor
to join the Great Western Railway near Slough, to be called
The Windsor Railway.' "
London, Brighton, and South Coast (London-bridge Sta-
tion Enlargement and Arrangement)—" to enable the Lon-
don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company to en-
large their Terminal Station at London• bridge, and to divide
such Station permanently from that of the South-Eastern
Railway Company."
London, Brighton, and South Coast (Extension to London-
bridge)—to enable the London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railway Company to make a new Line of Railway from the
junction of their Railway with the London and Greenwich
Railway to or nearly to their station near London-bridge."
London-bridge Termini General Enlargement—" for en-
larging the present Station of the London, Brighton, and
South Coast, and of the South-Eastern, and of the London
and Greenwich Railway Companies, at or near London-
bridge ; and for the division of such present and such en-
larged Station between the London, Brighton, and South
Coast and the South-Eastern Railway Companies, for the
separate accommodation of the traffic of such two Railway
Companies."
London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Railway and Branches—
. for making a Railway from Cheltenham to join the Lon-
don and North-Western Railway at Tring, with Branches
therefrom, to be called The London, Oxford, and Chelten-
ham Railway.' "
East Lincolnshire (Deviation at Boston and Branch to
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway at Grimsby)
—" to amend the East Lincolnshire Railway Act, 1846, and
to authorise a deviation in the Line of such Railway at and
near Boston ; and the construction of a Branch Railway to
join the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway near
Grimsby."
East Lincolnshire (Branch from Louth to Lincoln)—" to
enable the East Lincolnshire Railway Company to make a
Branch Railway to connect the town of ILouth and the city
of Lincoln, and for enlarging the powers os the Act relating
to such Railway."
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and Manchester
and Lincoln Union Railway and Chesterfield and Gains-
borough Canal Amalgamation—" to incorporate the Man-
chester and Lincoln Union Railway and Chesterfield and
Gainsborough Canal Company with the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire Railway Company."
Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction (Burnley
Luid Colliery Branches)—" for enabling the Fleetwood, Pres-
ton, and West Riding Junction Railway Company to make
the Burnley and Colliery Branches from the Fleetwood,
Pre.iton, and West Riding Junction Railway."