The Straits Times, 13 April 1852

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    20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. AND SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, VOl- Brn PUBLISHED EVERY [TUESDAY APRIL, 13th 1852] TUESDAY MORNING NO. 579
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      707 1 r. atb* 1 of suwkJriptio" Annually. op. l>r». 16 Half- Yearly.. 9 j I i n p Month.. Hi Copy— One Rupee. LIST (IF ARTICLES FlHi SALE AT THE COMMISSION ROOMS OF title, anb COMMERCIAL-SQUARE.-SINCAPORE. wjorx: lri v of colors Jaconet White and colored ',i» »nd snoei. liu^lish and French
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      761 1 Have always on Sale an extensive aiui choice assortment of the following go«>ds, selecte<l specially for their Stores. WIIOLKBAI.C URIAH. Jt rOR EXPORTATION. NILUNERY <^ HOSIERY r.M* Berlin Wool of assorted <olor« Art,cleg for the Work laDie Caps. Cuff., Collars, t.l Knglish Man,! oalzanne dresses manufacture bonnets M the latert
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      436 1 ÜBNI London— P. L. hiramindi A O k Calcutta— Thacker and Co. I China— lUwle, Drinkar Co, 1 Butavia— Lange 4 Co. G. J. DARE COS ADVERTISEMENTS G. J. BARE CO. SHIP CHANDLERS, Auctioneer* and Commusion Agents. WHOLESALE AND RBTAIT. Wine, Spirit and Beer Merrhailt*. BOAT QUAY: SINGAPORE. REG to
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      704 2 LONDON HOTEL. The London Hotel, kept G.«Ditronquoy, is situated on the Esplanade, commanding a splendid view of the harbour of Singapore, and under the immediate patronage of the Penmsnlar t and Oriental Company. P.vsvKNfiKßs arriving at Singapore who may honor him with their presence will fit* 1 every comfort and
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      650 2 Tub London Hotbl, tonu par (>. DiiKosaui-'i <;st situt sur I 'esplanade commandant vine superln' m dv port de Singapore, «i aooi l« patnsMaja imtne hat da la I'emnsular and Oriental cuiiipagnie. On les passa^ers arrivant a Sui(!iip'ire >] hi veulent ln"ii mi aaaatat as leur avaaaaaa ir'iuviTiuit loul c
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      99 2 El abaj'> fnmado encargado ile la fonua titulmda Lo|4M II otbl que esta siiuad-i en 1* BsplaaacMi domin:tnd<> una pi-rspcetiva aMgaMaa <!<•) i>uerlo do Singapore, y b:ij» U lninitjiiiata i>m>i.-<ti<jii de la Compania i'< innsiilar y OrifTUal nfrece su bennuaa I'osnd.i a lo* Psaafjara <)»« ileguen a 1 Singapore y
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      602 2 MBMSULA3 ft PRJENTAL STEAM JY AYI CAT in ?< n CDW P ANY*B OFFICE. Hatter y Iload Singapore. mTHE Peninsular and Oriental Compan)'* Str. Singapore, Captain Kvans, en finite to Bombay, may In expecied at Singapore about the Ist. Proximo, the Peninsular «Sr Oriental Company's Steamer with tricEuiopean Mails en
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      508 2 TRIESTE ROUTE OVERLAND BOUTS VIA TRIESTE. THE Austrian Lloyds Steam Nw'ig a I tion Company's Imperial Mail Steam Packet leave Alexandria liirecl for Trinste X\ „,m r jl after the arrival oT the Passengers by the Penin sular and Oriental Company's Steamers from tl I cutta, on about the 11th
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    MAULMAIN.
    1380 3 Tim Nicobars. by the kind favor of Captain Hopkinson, we were enabled to publish, in the Advertiser, ;m 1 republish below, the particulars of some horrible acts of savage barbarity perpetrated by the villainous natives of the Island of N'oncowry, one of the XicoUar group. A considerable bartering trade
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    VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.
    420 3 We hate received Hobart Town and Launceston paper* to the lOlh^Jaiiiuvy.but the columns of these journals are monopolised by reports of the proceedings in Legislative Council. The address in raply to the opening speech of His Excellency the Lieut- Governor, adverted to the fret uf liis Excellency
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    MANILA.
    462 3 Majcila— The Ampricnin »re patronizing thii port to a great eitent j thejr out-number at this moment any other nation both in number of shipit and tonnage. Iti* MnlsfchlJ how t .imply the American Captains take the •low movements of the Spaniarda aome of the ships lir here six
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    CHINA.
    546 3 JURY TRIAL, DENT TRONSON, the erins ophm. A Jurt trial of conoidera We interest to the commercial community in (lie East, took place in the Court of Hongkong i.n Saturday the 27 ih the question being the first of a series likely to arise out of (lie collision between
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    Fortifications op tub Coast.
    1572 3 •A batter* ot 1W guns 01 heaty metal is ordered to be conttructed at the Nab Light, off Boinbridge, near SpiiheidtU well as a battery (temporary) at Lumps, alto off Spithead, on the PorUmouth shore, and also lor IUO heavy guv*, with the least possible delay
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      662 3 PROSPECTUS. tiINGrAPORE RACES 1852. First-day, Tuesday, 17lh June. FAST Hack The Gocernor's Cup, preSC ntrd l»y the Hon'ble E. A. Blundell Esq. valur 0 130 for all Horses, weights for age and inches, 14 hands, and aged to carry 8 stone, heat* K. C. Entrance 5 h. f. Second Rack
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      335 3 NOTICE. 'JMIK undersigned have this day established themselves as Merchants and Commission Agents, under the firm of Apkl, DvcKHorr A Co. at Bangkok. The partners arc Messrs. E. Apel Co. at Singapore and Mr. William DyckhoiT at Bangkok. APEL, DYCKHOFF A CO. Bangkok Jan. 2nd. 1862. NOTICE. Lloyds WE request
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    Our Trade with tub Siambse.
    802 4 Another mission lo Siara, with the same objects in view, ami under the same personal direction, as the l.tst, which whs a lotal failure, had— if 94 are rightly informed "~O(?t?li IICCIQttI *'D D^ i'lC Irtlc (iici^H Secretary; but perhaps Lord Granville will think twice
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      To tub Editor or the Straits Times.
      587 4 De ak Sir.—Allow me to follow in the wake of my Christian friend A Visitor to Singapore" for 1 consider he must be a Christian who tries to bring to the Notice of the Authorities of this place, the very baneful and unchristian
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    Strait* Times. Singapore Tuesday, April 13th 1852.
    3147 4 Strait* Times. Singapore Tuesday, April 13th 1852. We li.ive to announce lli« arrival of lite following passengers: Apiil 7. per Chi; pewa from Batabaj, Mr. mid Mel's. Jeune lo |>er Sullany from Madias, L'..|ilain mill Mrs. Shepherd. We have lo announce tlic depirture of (lie following passengers April 4 per
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      54 4 On the l«t. uist. at St. Andrew's Church by the K' vi. J.guuilry Jolm.Miusy Miller K.-q. tI.D Suigeon Bengal -Service, el-lenl sou ot llie late John .Mil er fc^q. of wiirfgh, Couniy of Clar Ire'an I, to Caffaaii c. tHM dauifh er of KobeH Ch»u-w> k !1. .i.c> Ks j
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    "Foolish and Impudent Trick.
    72 5 -Watering the K litoiV Inkstand." I'anch thus describe* Ins principal caricature of the week, which represents the brate li<»y«, Derby, Hussell, Jfc (iiey, pumping water with might and in tin into an inkstand (inscribed The Press} held by Harry Brougham, who is enjoying th« fun, wliile
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    Mansfield on Manners.
    66 5 When Sir Fletcher MorUui, who *at nut distinguished for hi* refinement, was pleading before Lord Manslicld on some question of manori.il rights, he chanced uuforlun.itely to say, My lord, I can illustrate the point by an instance in my own person I, myself, have two little manors'
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    Oddities of Language.
    34 5 A lazy unpuuctual man was greeted ■>•> follows on his happening lo be <mi I y at an appointed meeting Why, you are lirst at List you have always been behind before
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    A Vulgar Statue.
    25 5 Flunkey (o Image Boy Apollo I Hah 1 dejwy it's T«ry i lie.ij., but it jmt my idecr ol a good ligure.'
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    Patriotism of the Bottle.
    145 5 William IV. seemed in a momentary dilemma one da; when, jt table with several officers, he ordered one i>r the waiters to take away that marine there," pointing to an empty bottle. Your Majesty!" inquired a colonel ot marine*," do you compare an empty bottle to
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    A very Mild Complaint.
    49 5 The i;.irlo( Derby complained of Ike di»orderly arrangement i.t topics iii Hit* Queen s Speech, li the noble .url's p-irty M sii -creded i« their >truKle M perpotuale tiie slarwilion laws, Hie ili*or»ler might have been, not in Hie speech, but in tlie country. Punch.
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    Aritocracies.
    146 5 The French aristocracy did not fall in consequence of the attacks of the philosophers, lli own conduct wj- the cause and justification of those attacks and it fell from its own corruption. Who would wish to see it resuscitated If ever our nubility should become equally corrupt, which I
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    A Cabinet Picture.
    134 5 We always looked upon l.'ir I Palmerston as a great politician but we learned for the first lime, on the opening i.u'iu of the session, that lie was also a great artist. We glean this fact from his announcement to lite house th.it ha would not trouiile
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    Shaving the Ladies.
    321 5 On Thursday, at Worship street, George Craig, shopman in tlia service of Messrs. Butler, Imendrapers in Shoreditch, was charged as follows: Ed war J Lloyd, the prosecutor's foreman, staled that there is a practice in the trade! of allowing douceurs or premiums to the shopmen when they
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    A Few Words on Humbug.
    333 5 hambug. It if true, we believe, that he slnjs nh lliou'jaiMis awl lens of Hi kj> iii- We are salislied (hat he is actuated by a mere spirit of self-aggrandisement liy selfish avarice yet we abstain from giving him hard names. We do not (ill
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    A Gentleman.
    299 5 4 SUp Nelly," saiJ Mr. Lonrfshanks don't use tiie word gentleman hgtitlv. It is a term (hit shmld be very rarely, very cautiously, and very respectfully applied to any one. Gold is the most preciuu> of met iN, Nelly, and diamonds the mast precious of stones, hut gold
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    The Pope's Palace.
    63 5 The magnificent Palace of the Pope at Home is called the Vatican 4«d a l 0 c0 la 7,000 rooms. The library, founded A..0. 1448, is a most beautiful labric, aud it is aUu Ihe richest «v tiie world, both in printed books and manuscript*. Ihe phrase*"
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    Late and Interesting From Valparaiso.
    1205 6 The brig Mary A- Jones arrived at this port on Saturday afternoon, from Valparaiso the 16th December, bringing files of papers to the Is£i. I lie brig arrived just as our paper' was going to press on Saturday, which prevented as from giving her advices.
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    What will the New Ministers do ?
    4155 6 What will the New Ministers do Now that we have got what we are told is an official list of the uew cabinet, we may without temerity venture to speculate a little on what they will do. Übually people are judged by their antecedents, but on this occasion there are
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    503 7 ARRIVALS Mjr. 29— H. C. steamer Pluto, Burba nk, Labuan Mar. 29 30— Brit, stonier Paou Shan, Wade, Hongkong Mar. 21 Do. sclir. Peirl, MacdoViald, Labuan Mar. II April 1 Lhilcli steamer Koniti^eu dcr Nederl.induii, Curtis, Hatavi.i Mar. 28 2—11. C schr. Spy, Shepherd, Piuang Mar. M Bril.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED FROM EUROPE.
    86 7 Sept.; 3 Young England ttoVjerWan ("lyde Dec. 1^ Orboim Allan Cly.le (Jnieftain Wat^m Luiftdoa John Willis Ntilfneon Liverpool ho>»e.< of titreaii.im Newiioiui Clyau Meiia.ii Maxiou uUsgow Urn i|c Jin 'mi i) Lobbe 11 iii Mtr^.i 2-i Oceanica I'otter Liw-rpiul Jau 1 liu:ntri McCrackeu Ltverp ">1 17
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    Hates or Premia or Insurance At Singapore.
    367 7 Hates or Premia or Insurance At Singapore. (ON OOOOt) VOYAGES BY SAILIN' i VBgSBLI Per Cent. To (>rc,it Britain CoiitiuuDtal I'oiu in KunJye 1\ Macau. Cunisiiujmoon and I OaMfeg kttwata 30th June lloi^kong ur and Ist March W :i.i.-.i i ,i »»lliqk berw.en i I'vb knd Ist July 1J Aiimy,
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    MONEY MARKET.
    57 7 On f Months credits perdollar. On Calcutta Treasury '213 Mf 10 iirHasa (non«> Homluv 3t) day snrht Xv 223 per <lo!lars |0Q Sjrcee Silver 5 to *>4 l>i*r cent premium fjr larje C!onipauv'« ltupees'2H per 1 <X dolUri Java liup.rs (new) '270. per |(M) drs. jbjsojßajpaaa 'old) MO
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    FREIGHTS TO LONDON & LIVERPOOL.
    563 7 FREIGHTS TO LONDON LIVERPOOL. Antimony Ore. m 2. j>:r 2'J cwt. Tin 1 S.igo in Box.s H, 2. |j m Sii^o in Bugs ill. 10 per 20 cwt. Uamliierin bankets 2. 10 Ditto in l).iles 2 10 C'lffii-e m liigs .£2. 15 per H cwt. BUck pepper l.'i pal Mflt
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    The Corsire has the following on the approaching elections.
    307 7 The Corsire has the following on the approaching elections. Scarcely »even day* separate vi from the tolemn hour of the elections, a« M. Ifcrger, by a recent pr. cUmatior, reraiii.li us. France ii in full peace, as one of the lait c.»mm'mic»ted n»U> of the Momtcur clearly prove-. Thing* are
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    350 7 NATIVE CRAFT— BRITISH —Kutta Khair«Futtle Fatul Ilyiuon. IW, Zeeluai Brittomart Buffalo, Fame, KlUabeth, Johanna, Psyche, Dido, Sultan, Futtel Wahab. DUTCH Fathor Rachmau, Pakis, Seauw Gaau, Lae Sen^, Kompol Mas, Jatu, InJramyo. Bintang, Tiga. Goan Le«, Allalowie, Sopjh, Futtal Saluin, l'utul Hair, Bjr«a«, Dj (dool Kariu Futtel
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      900 8 HERE IS YOUR REMEDY. Illimm AY'S ftWTMHT A MOST MIRACULOUS CURE Or BAD LBOS, AFIER 43 YEARS SUFFERING. Extract of a Letter from Mr. William Galpin; of 70, Saint Slary's Street, Wei/mouth, dated May 15M, 1891. T£" Professor Hollowat, .'■'ik,— At the age of 18 my wife fwho is now
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      518 8 LIST OF ARTICLE FOR SALE AT THE S3NGAPORE MILUNERY A GENERAL WARE-ROOMS TA VERN STREET SINGAPORE. LADIES APPAREL. White and colored Glart' Silk and Tarlatanne Bonnets always on hand and made to order according to the latest Europe Modes, or to suit the taste of Customers. Tuscan, Dunstablc and Fancy
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      418 8 Silver Bouquet holders. Do. Bracelets JAPAN AND CHINA MANUFACTURES. A collection of Ivory and Silver card cases, Bouquet holders, chess men, Ivory puzzles, writing desks, chess hoards, paper cutler*, rice paintings, Sandal-wood boxes. Silk Grass-cloth &c. Ac. OILMAN'S STORES. White wine Vinegar. Tart (runs. Sauces Reading, Harvey's, John Bull, Beefsteak,
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      768 8 THE ROAD TO HEALTH! HOLLOWAY'S PILLS CCRE OF A I>I*OKI>ERED I.IVEH A>M) lUI> DU»»TInv Copy of a Letter from Mr. It. W. Kirk,,,, Ciie.n,,,, 7, l're*cot Street, Liverpool, dated 6th. Jam: Igjj' To Professor Holi.'mv vv. Sir.— Your PUN anl Ointment have stood th- hii' est on our sale H*tW
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