Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-30
ARRIVAL OF THE nIeERNIA!

detained over the usual time at Halifax to take
N supply Of coal and also, to land his Excel.
Ieney, the Governor General Of Canada, and
,uite.
From Liverpool we have papers of the 5th,
London Of the evening Of the %th, Paris and Hav.
re ofthe I'd, and Dublin Of the Sd inst
The intelligence is nearly q month later than
previous advices. The news you herewith re.
ceive is oil considerable Importance.
The money market has been quiet, with little
nuetua,ion.
II is said that about 1900, 900 to $500 900 in
specie came out to Boston by the Hibernia
The price of Corn has advanced.
The best quality Of Corn is quoted at os and
~ shillings.
The price Of -four has advanced.
Flour in bond, bes, quality, is quoted a, 81
and 3s shilngs per barrel
The Cotton Market has been more animated
during the past month, 50 that there has been con.
siderable business transacted. Ordinary Orleans
and Mobile Cotton is quoted at 5 to I'd fair
do at : 2 to 81 good do at 8 Ii to l.2d.
The quotations a, Liverpool on the i,h Dec.
last were ss follows
Cotton Upland. eIp lair 6l Orleans Al
a :, fair - Mobile, Sac, fair ca Alabama
and Tennessee Il "a o.
Flour--Wss'srn Canal BIS Cd to 32s. a sale.
sbl. a. tn. former price getsrslly held at the
latter f'h laisI ph,a and Baltimore, Is per Dbl
lover Indian Corn iGs % 57s per qr, $50 Dbl;
al the close small parcels 5Js Corn meal, u a
2ss Dbl. Of 81 lbs Wheat, free white 9, a %
70 red "a o.; mixed ;. Cd IS 10! pet 70 lbs
-- Eds of Jour. OF Com.
American Lard has been very largely dealt
in kegs selling at is 20 80 shilIings
American Beefand Pork coatinue 10 excellent;
demand and although supplies are coming in
free, very stiff rates are paid.
An American ship which had pat arrived IN
I.ondo,, from New York has brought thirty
barrel. Of pork suet.
The Presidents Message gives hopeful as
surance that the American Tariff so far as
CARDS British goods will be maintained, and ha,
/ given the English manufacturers cheerful pro.-
pect for their trade for the coming spring
/ The last message OF Presiden, Polk, WHICH
was received in this country few days ago, mas
J
/ ~ names have been given to the process Of rpa
soning in which the President accounts far the
Mexican war One passage has been strongly
commented upon. that in which he states II.
war WAS not undertaken with the view OF eca-
quest.
We can call to uiind no similar document du-
ring time which has been less favorably re-
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that the annexation of California Of which Com.
rnodore Stockton has taken possession as a ter
ritory of the United States, is even less popular
in England than was the annexation of Texas
Arrived at Liverpool. Dec 10th, the packet
ship New World, Capt. Skiddy Dec 18th the
steamer Great Western; 18th, the packet SHIPS
Nicholas Biddle, Waterloo, and Moutexuma, all
from N. YORK.
The Caledonia arrived out on the night OF the
3oth.
Mr.. OConnell is looking feeble, and is said 10
be fast assuming the character Of extreme old
age.
II is said that Government iateads 10 shos,ea
the term Of tie soldiers enlistment to ten years
The negotiations for a commercial treaty be-
tween Brazil and Ia. Zollvere,n are stated 10
have failed.
The Pore has reduced the duty on the export
and import of grain into the Roman dominions
Rome has been visited by terrible inunda,iou.
the distress is great the amount OF property
destroyed i. serious. The new Pope has mi,iga
ted the hsrdshiPs Of the people by his purse and
his personal eNertions The Jews have been
the greatest sufferers by the oveIaowiog of the
Tiber.
The condition of ireland continues 10 be the
absor bing object of attention. Day AFTER day the
distress continues 10 increase, and famine is do
irg the work Of death in various parts of the
country.
Immense numbers OF rcor, hsltstarved erea
, lures hnd their way across the Channel and beg
and exist as best they can by appeals TO the ieeI
ings ofthe inhabitants in the great towns Of Eng
, land
r The suffering population in the Highlands and
Islands of Scotland is estimated at 100 600. A
considerable supply of potatoes has arrived m
London IRON, Holland.
, A Paris paper asserts that the French Govern
A ment intends to propose to the Chambers a con.
. siderable reduction in the duties on foreign corn
Seveal slight shocks of earthquakes have late
f, ly been felt in the neishborhocd OF MarseIlles
n The inhabitants OF Berlin have presented ar
!. address to the municipal authorities praying
!. them to petition for the promised constitution,
+ II is announced the King of Prussia has sign
I Ned TO England tha, he does not intend to cen