The Straits Times, 31 January 1854

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  • 18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. AND SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. VOL. 10TH. PUBLISHED EVERY [TUESDAY JAN..3IST, 1854] TUESDAY MORNING $>. 673
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    • 1019 1 BITS* Of SUBSCRIPTION Annually., hp. Drs. 16 j Half-Yearly.. 9 f (Quarterly.... 5 One Month... 14 A Sinijle Copy— One Rupee. LIST OF ARTICLES FOR SALE AT THE COMMISSION BOOMS OF JOHN LITTLE k CO. COMMERCIAL-SQUARE.--SINCAPORE. Outfitting Brpartmrnt. Pools aioes and slipper* Paris and Lon- Towelling ainmadc Jackets-fine Lon,' (loth.
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    • 803 1 Have always on Sale an extensive and choice assortment of the following goods, selected specially tor their Stores. WHOI.SSALR HRTAIL roil EXPORTATION MILLINERY itfg HOSIERY Artiileg f or t i ie Work Table j, erlin WoQ of MBOrted co ot walzarnie dresses Caps, Cuffs, Collars- of English A Manila aoniu-ts
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    • 456 1 f AOBMS. London— F.Algar k Co Calcutta Thacker and O j China— Drinker C. Butavia— Lange 4 Co. LIST OF ARTICLES FOR SALE AT THE GESERAL WARE. ROOMS OA W. G. KERR CO. f Adjoining the Oriental Bank) Singapore. LADIES APPAREL. White and colored Glace Silk, Satin Tarlalanm Bonnets always
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    • 577 2 Silk gloves. KniUed boots. Black and brome kid shoes rvilh straps. Sky and pink Silesia suitable clo ks p ARTICLES FOR THE TOILETTE. Brushes-hair, pail, tooth and flesh. Combs-of fill. H«l>— or y in Wiety Powder boxes and puff*. Hair and tooth powder. i::i s s:;, i«-~- variety of perfumes
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    • 921 2 HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AX ABTONIBHIKO CURE OF A DISORDERED LIVEB WITH A VIOLEKT COUCH A*D GENERAL USRANGEMKSTOF THE SYSTEM. Copy of a Letter from Mr. Treharne, Chemist, Carmarthen. daUd September lW*. I«s* To Professor Holloway, Dhab Sib- I am happy to inform you that your infamed PilU have effected another cure.
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    • 1065 2 HOLLBWATS.OIfIiTUEJiT EXTRAORDINAKY CUBES EP«CTED BY HOLLOW. f'« OINTMENT AND i'ILLS Copy of a Letter from George Breton, Esq., Deputy Collector of Customs, dated Allahabad, Jan. *Uh, 1852. To Pbofbmor Holloway, My Dear Siß-H.ving for leverml year. pMt u«d your Pill, and Ointment with unfailing .uccew, I** feavc to mention a
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    • 506 2 LITHOGRAPHY. EVERY description of Job work, in Lithography, aa Notes, Circulars, Hills of Lnriing and Txehange, Prices Current, Plans, Drawings (Jf-c. &c. executed at the Strait* Times Press with neatncbs and deopatch. COPPER-PLATE PRINTING. Invitation and visit ing Cards, &c. &c. printed at the Strait* Time* Press in Commercial Square
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    • 570 3 TRIESTE Tfffl^f ROUTE. OVERLAND ROUTE VIA TRIESTE. THE Austrian Lloyds Steam Navigation Company's Imperial Mail Steam Packet leave Alexandria direct for Trieste 24 houis after the arrival of the Passengers by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steamers from Calruttcti on about the lith of every month and ;m nrranpement has
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    • 662 3 T t™2 ndon oriental steam transit insurance office. established in 4843.) THE rnd(Tsi>r>ed are prep.iCifl/H«^\r< > d to arrept Risks (covered by mIoBK 11 11 11 Policies with the London Insurance Companies) by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's and the Hon'blc the East India Company's Steamers, or Steamers
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    • 942 3 NOTICE. .CURSETJEE F&OMAU7RZE. lIEKEBY gives Notice that he has withdrawn If from the firm lately carrying on Trade and business under the style of Little, Cuh.sk i JE« A Co., and he has this day established himself as a General Dealer, Commission Agent and Auctioneer under the style of, CURSETJEE
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    • 561 3 PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S OFfTcE Battery Road -Singapore. OUTWAHDMAILS. Ihe Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steam Ship "SINGAPORE," with the European Mails of il, e 24th Dec. may be eipected, en route Hongkong and Shanghai, on «r about the Ist. proximo. Application for Freight and Passage, to be
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  • 75 4 Straits Times Singapore: Tuesday Jan. 31st, 1854. We have to announce the arrival of the following passengers: Jan. 23 per Sidney from Labuan, E. S. Barber Esq.; 28 per Formosa from Calcutta. Mr. Btisild^rt'; 30 per Pekiu from Hongkong. Mr. and .Mrs. Sturgis. Mr. Whitney. We have to announce the
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  • 114 4 Captain Gkai.k, of the a Whaiipn 1," raports having spoken the following vessels Dec. 30, IH'y'.i —American ship I 110," bound to New York from M iiiila, out 43 dayi b.-tweeii the Brothers and North Island in J iv.i Sea. Jan. I*, 1331 Dutch bJMMM "Onttm." frj:n Amoy, out 1">
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  • 94 4 Thk ship a Joseph Sanderson,' arrived at Calcutta Jan. 10, reported having spoken, on Nov. 21st. the ship M London," from Singapore bound to London, in lat. 18 5 21' S.. and long. 81 21 E. The ship Blenheim," arrived at Calcutta, reports having spoken (he Bremen brig v Johanna
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  • 66 4 We are indebted to the Publisher of ihf Bombay Times Calendar and Directory for 1854," for a copy of tint work. The compilation is of a far more comprehensive character tlian any Indian Directory we have seen for the year now current, and forms a cade meru/n of great value
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  • 677 4 TIGERS are committing serious havoc amongst the planters' labourers employed in the jungle, to the great terror of the Chinese. The frequent carrying off of natives must arise from the number oAbese ferocious animals having greatly increased, or that they are more bold and desperate than heretofore. On the night
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  • 1344 4 Wb now resume our remarks on the corrrs|i mdence arising out of the last Presentment of the Grand Jury. The <■ tremor and the Resident Councillor are of opinion that the charge of the llo.uc of Correction should continue as heretofore, »nd can discover 110 reaso 1 for distarbing the
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    • 520 4 NOTICE rpHE UNDERSIGNED have been appoirted 1 Agents at thil port for the Eastern Marine Insurance Company, and are ready to gnat policies on shipments hence to any port m the United Kin(fdo7n,—[>a\Me case ot I.)ss on damage, either here, or at any of the following Ports, *i*., London, I
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    • 161 4 SINGAPORE DIRECTORY FOR 1854 •TIIIS day is published and re.idy for deli--1 *cry, the SINGAPORE CALENDAR A DIRECTORY for 185 1," containing the Government and other Department-.. Public Institutions, Banking and Mercantile Establishments. Trades and Professions, List of Inhabitants, Ac. ALSO. The Contract Mail Schedules of the P, A O
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  • 342 5 wonder that the Governor is wholly at a loss to excuse the delay. Years ago the machinery was ordered for the dredging \essel, and after nearly hnlf I score of years the apparatus arrived, as also an pngmecr lo set it up. i oulractors were in\iled lo tender for tlir*
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  • 318 5 -We hive rervived files of lii.> li.ingnon imromeb lo the 7th of Januan. Captain Latter, the Deputy Commissioner ;it Proine. had been murdered in lu> bed. According to the statements made by the Rwftta correspondents in the Calcutta journals, it would appear that the unfortunate Deputy Commissioner had (alien
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  • 207 5 Calcutta papers to the 18ih Jinunvv liav.; been received p«r Form.,-* The Englishwan of i he above-mentioned (h;<j notices ill- return to Calcutta, on I lie morning of the 17lh, of be Gove.nor Gein-ral. The same paper inunIttns that the lumJ delayed municipal improveiiKiits are to he undertaken in earnest,
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  • 132 5 We subjoin the result of the 1st Calcutta drug sale The 1st Government .Sale of Opium of this season was he d on the Jttii January, when 2355 chests Patna and 11/0 chests Benares were sold .V tlie following rates. 1 atna sold highest 815 lowest 79.' Average 804 15
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  • 60 5 I.v the Calcutta papers received by the Formosa,' 1 we observe that Mauritius journal? had arrived by the M Lady Jocelyn" steamer to the 16th December On Dec 15th put in at Port Louis the ship Duke of Bronte," from Maulmain, Lawson 0. O. in charge, for provisions, and reported
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  • 82 5 Madras.— The Government of Madras has officially announced that all duties will cease to be levied, until further notice, on rice and paddy at any of the ports of that Presidency. A famine is staring the inhabitants in the face, to avert which bounties should be offered if necessary. Riors
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  • 116 5 Bombay.— lnformation from this place to the 6th January announces that in consequence of the Sh th ot Persia having sent a larije lorce to join the Russians afftia* Tuik-y, Bagdad was bwekaded by the Fast India Company's sloop of war Clive.' The Calcutta Englishman says thut Baiar reports were
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  • 47 5 The Calcutta EnjUshmun announces that Mr. J. R. Culviu has been appuinted (Joveruor of Madras, ami that Sir Heniy Llliott, who had returned from the Cape in the "Lady Jocelyn," wowld assume the Governoisbip of the North Western Provinces, to which he was some tiir.j ago nominated.
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  • 67 5 China.— By the steamer Pekin," advices anl journals have buen received from Hotn;konif to Jan. 2 lib. and from Suan^lui to the IMi ol' the same month. The last mentioned city con tinned in the hands of the rebels— the imperialists endeavouiiinr by treachery and starvation to compel a submission.
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  • 123 5 Calikouni\ By the American «hip "Valparaiso we bavt* received San Francisco tiles to the middle of December. The principal news is of a startling character. The Sonora eipeditionists had landed at Cape St. Lucas, and had taken possession of Lower California with little bloodshed The inhabitants chiefly fr.iteruized with th«
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  • 348 5 To the BlllflU op the Sni.virs Timks. Deak Mr. Editor, Could you bj so kind as t> give insertion to the following report of a match at ftinhlal. playe<J be' ween All Labuan and the D-it-ichment -13rd. Kegt. N. I. stationed h.Ti), on the .Ith inst., in
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  • 1291 5 2l»t January, I Hoi. ['it s I"* V T Hon. T. Church, Esq. J. J. Greenshielda. Esq. Captain Man. II. T. Marshall, Esq. M. F. Davidson, Esq. Mr. Church was called to the Chair, and requested to perform the office of Chainuau of the Committee (or the current
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  • 479 5 —Yesterday a spell ciai meeting ol the London Missionary Society held at Exc'cr-hall, far the purpose of sending out II additional missionaries to China, in consequence <>t the openings supposed to be afforded by the progress and religious character of the insurrection. Notwithstanding unfavourable weather, the
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  • 4277 6 -Many days ago we nouncea tnat preliminary negotiations were in progress with a view to bring about a Congress of the fourPower* for the settlement of the Eastern mestion, to which the belligerent powers *«< to b« invited to send representative*, making altog,.'I i. r a Conference
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  • 168 6 -The government of Baden has found it necessary to M*M 20() priests who.conury to warning, read the Archbishop of Freibutv'* •edi.iou* letter from their r nlpiis. The quarrel between the (catholic) church and grate has l>.en going on for these three years along the whole Imp of the Rhine,
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  • 1174 7 Singapore, Jan. ZOth 1854 Yesterday was the commencement of the Chinese New Year. The -holidays connected with this season of festivity will continue for a fortnight, to Ihc almost entire interruption of business, as few but Chinese traders are now here. The business of the period since
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  • 1435 7 Alum No imports; a fair demand exists, and first arrivals will readily bring drs. i r) lo 1J per picul. Arrack B*tavia in good demuil, market cleared worth drs. it.} (o 15 per halt' leaguer. Bees' M-'/.r— Imports from lOili to the 25th inst. 172 piculs; good bright
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  • 179 7 - J.in. 14th. To Marseilles by the French t»r* ooy«r«r 500 pU and 97 ctys tin, 12,121 pis anJ 91 cty§ gambier, 556 pis and 73 ctys coffee, 15 pin and 58 ctys cubeba, 187 pla and 15 ctys dammar, 138 ctys elephant's tusks, 709 ctys cow hides, 122 ctys
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  • 206 7 Received for Delivery at, and despatched from, Singapore in Ex Steamer Batavia from Batavia. 343 Ex Singapore from China. 419 Ex Ganges from Europe. 4,325 Do. from other places 912 Ex Java from Batavia 197 Es Pottinger from China 425 Ek Cadiz from Europe 3,281 Do. from
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  • 429 7 —The Board of Trade returns lor tne in nun ana tea months ending ihe 5th November have just been issued, and shjw the following results The total declared ralue of exports for the month last past is 6,108,026/., whilst for the corresponding tionth of 1811 and
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  • SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    • 269 8 /an. Zl— Brit, brig Arratoon Apcar, Connew» Calcutta Jan. 4. Do. bark Whampoa, Geale, Melbourne Nov. 29. —Do. brig Caroline, Rozario, Pinang Jan. 10. Dutch bark Packus Suda, Nakoda, Pontianak Jan. 12. M Brit. schr. Juliette, Nakoda, Pinang Jan. 14. Am. ship Horsburg, Fuller, San Francisco Dec. 21. Brit,
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  • 337 8 (ON GOODS) VOYAGES BY SAILING VESSELS. Fct cent To Qmt Britain....- li)°l Continental PorU in Buiope 2| to 3 Cawingmoonwd tailing between 30th June Hongkong or and let March 1* Wbasapoa Amoy, during the above period respectively 2 and 2 FuchowFoo j Uitto
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  • 45 8 FREIGHTS TO LONDON LIVERPOOL 'fiii none per 20 cw t. (iamiiiei in baskets none Ditto in bales 4. 10 Sago Flour 4. 10 Corfee in bags none Black pepper 5. jer lGcwt. Measurement Goods 5. per 50 cubic fGulta TitUtn £5. 0 p«r 20 Uwt.
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  • 61 8 On Kuglaud 0 Months credits at 4s. lid. to ss. per dr. On Calcutta 234 per I'M dullars. Bombay 3U days sight Us- 235 per dollars 100 Sycee Silver ioBJ per cent premium for large Company's liupees -!;ii) per IUO dolliirs Java Kupees (new) 280 per 100 dollars
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  • 108 8 Alexander London 7 May Belli Uallcga Kancr Liverpool Chebucto Kutsell Liverpool 1 Nor. Christian Hull ly Aog Couranto Flanagan London 20 Aug. Carl von Graefe Ur*cfe Liverpool 3 Oct. Congo DiiiM Hamburg 2 Dec. De Heilige LuJw.ua WiUcQ Newcastle 5 Aug. Doruana Me Uee Liverpool 8
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  • 113 8 Clarissa Lysu-r Direct Dido \oungerman Direct 14 Jan. Margaret SWelly Pearce 20 Jan. Marqaird Family Miller via Akyab Ocean Bride Suilstone Direct Ripsirna Anna Maria Heclcfurd Direct Fk"M box bay. Malta (3.V.) Purchase vi» Pinang Julia Hunt do. Jan. 1 Vessels Expected from Cape of Good
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  • 306 8 EXTRA.OBDINABY AFEAIR IN THB HoMKoffice.— We learn, with some surprise, and more pleasure, that oil the customary application being recently made to th« noble lord the Secretary for the Home Department, for the usual Queen's letter, ordering collections to be made for the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign
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  • 280 8 The Queen's Letter. ear nave ucm •«<*..- w. ...jllit'ying Lord Palton and of enabling the Globe to come forth, tl h tardilv with ibe declaration that the statement that 'the Queen's Letter has been refused to the Society for Propagating the Gospel wants truth,"' and that the Royal Letter* will
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  • 563 8 It is eaten professedly for one or both of two purposes First, That the eater may thereby acquire freshness of complexion and plumpness of figure. For this purpose, -s will readily be supposed, it i« chiefly eaten by the young, Second, That the wind may be improved, so that long
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  • 228 8 I Bachutfier, of the Polytechnic Instilutiou, has been far the last week or so engaged in lecturing upon a new modification of the electric telegraph, patented by Mr. J. W. Wilkins. The modifier lion in the present instance consists of au ingeniously contrived apparatus, by means of
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  • 433 8 NATIVE 'CRAFT— BRITISH— Futta Sarawak, Putty Mombarick, Judut Karim, Fattal WabaJ Shaval Amid, Dolphin, Tin Him. Faiie Robany, Fattel Rahmak Futta Baric, Calendx Bui, Dido, Ruby, Indian Queen, Suerte, K. C. Bux, Britomart. DUTCH— Serrio, Pospah, Futty Hokseng, Adrak Kolban, Futile RaymaD, Futtal Hair Arak Koolhair MALAY—
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