The Straits Times, 22 January 1856

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    18 1 STRAIT S TIMES. AND SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. PUBLISHED EVERY [TUESDAY JANUARY 22xi>. 1856] Tuesday morning NO. 776.
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      455 1 i,ll> OP •IMC*irTli|» 4l ,fi«»allT. Sp. Dr.. 16 ri ,:f. Yearly.. t th 1* l on One Kopec LIST Of tRTICLBS FOR SALE USSION ROOMS OF JOHN LITTLE A. CO. IMF.RCIAL sg'-.\i:K-SINGAPOKE. .»HM Outfitting Brpartmrnt. s'; »n1 nl.purrn, i'«ri« and 1. .m-l'<n mail*, n Button. N.t»l a^id T^jl. C-'»t«. Keadf
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      487 1 Ny l.md. *r.. Muslin Glove.— frenrli Kid, Whit. *n i co'oured. White and enintireii .ilk, Ik thread Para.nl. I .ilk. alaha. and figured Ribbons— .ilk, xatia, bonnet and chil.lren'f a jrrrit a«<inrt*t>ra* 'I hr*«d cotton nn re^ls, Nilk, tapes, bobbin Needle., Pin«. crochet Thrpaed. and aeedle« B^tbien' Hoods and Hats—
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      801 1 Messrs. WHAMPOA AND COS A DVERTISEM ENT. jtfessrs. WHAMPOA Co. ha»e alwnyu on Sale an extensive anil choice assortment of the ft.' lowing selected specially for their Stores. wiioi.ksalk tiK i. vii, jt run KXPonrATioN. Article, for the Work Table: Baharine dresses; Bonnet, of the latest mode*, from I* aria)
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      800 1 AODTT*. London— F.Al(f«r Strrtt Honsrkong Arm«t ong I.nw Uktavia Lange 4 Co, Ircuc*. NOTICE CUHSKTJEE FROIUMOnZE. HEREBY gives Notice lhat he has withdrawn from the firm lately carrying on Trade and business under the style of Littlk, (tusk i JKE Jt Co., and he has this day established himself as
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      698 2 nau aid jaeke etgwa, MamU No. 3 and 4 ciea taila and China; colors, nil and walrr, i" h n \e>* and rik^; camphor wood irunkf; crnwm, f r n»T»! <•«»•; 4ianer an :-!i rrir.fi; drruinc c»f s wi at I" nlmf pwces. »iafl« snd rr* powder and kirdin|r shot;
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      828 2 GENERAL LITE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, ttlablishfd, 10-lI-C 'VITAL. £500.000 head officeB, 25, pall mall. london. English branch. Tmrrns t'LarlMi Hopkimion, Ejk;., Regent Street. SirThoma*. Phillip*, Temple. Alfred Waddilove, D. C. L., Doctors' Commoni. Directors. M»j'.r Henry Doveton, Edward DouMedny, Esq. F. L. 8., (•'enrgeGun Hiy, Esq., BenJMnin Phillips, Esq., r. a.
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      708 2 Prospectuses, containing full particulars and instructions to parties desiring to insure, may be obtained at, or will be foncarded f,tt on application Uing made to rOrSTEAD k CO., Agents. Singapore, 20th May, 18j4. CALCUTTA MERCANTILE MARINE INSURANCE SOCIETY. 'THE rnrlersijjned, having been appointed Agents for the above Society, are prepared
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      475 2 SINGAPORE ALMANACK AND DIRECTORY For 1856 ON Monday next, the 7th instant, wLI be resdy for delivery the Singapore Almanack and Directory for 1856. Prioa 1 dollar and fifty cents. Straits Times Office, Jan. Ist, 1866. LEA PERKINS CELEBRATF.O rKONOCNCED BT wJ EXTRACT of OnCCSSECKS. I! JS&SZSL. TO BK TnE
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      1092 3 BOARDING HOUSE, *Af 1, Hi«h sturkt. Mr. C. A. GOYMorn heps lo inform tbe patdir of Singapore and stranger* visiting the fcMlemeiit, thai he has opened Ibe above Bo\HOi>o HoCftK, where. },y a» e regard In cleanliness .Mention and (he requisites of a good Eslablialiment, he trust, j 0 merit
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      746 3 all tUt above jwrtirs "ill be h»ppy to answer my inquirie, No. 51,482, Dr. Wurrer 1 T>,tim..ni.l. Bonn, 19th July, 1853. Thii li(thl and pleai ant Fari>m is one of the most exCrllem, iiouii.liinr, «"il restor»lire remedies, nnd itipemedt*, in many c«»e», -A\ kiiidn of medicine*. It it fyticuUiU vii
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      1172 3 The Friend of AH I HOLLOWAY 7^ PILLS. MIRACVLOI'S CIRE OF GENERAL DEBILITY. Translation of a Letter from Baboo Sorabjee Chctty, of Allahabad, dated I7A of Octuhtr, 1864. To rrofessor Holloway, Sir,— For a namber of years 1 suffered most intensely from genera! debility, disordered sUte of theiiver, together with
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      729 3 NOTICE. JOHN AITKEN, late Master Mariner, MA XUEL FKAXCIS DESOUZA, for manv year Book-keeper and Managing Clerk to Ml. JOHN BTEEL, and TERTULLIAN JORGE I)E SOUZA have associated themselves in Copartnership v 'Ship-Chandlers, Sail makers, Auctioneers and General Dealers, under the Firm of AITKEX L DESOUZA. Singapore, 2nd /•/>, H55.
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    A CARD.
    107 4 JAITKEN, late Proprietor of the Auckland Hotel, in returning thanks 10 his numerous Friend* for their liberal support in the above establishment, begs to intimate, that he has rnnaiad to that very commodious House, No. 4 Colemau Street, adjoining thr residences of the Honl T. Church, Esq. and
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    BOMBAY.
    192 4 The Bombay Steam Navigation Conpitar'i new steamer Scindian, Captuin F. M.n.k-. kMvaathai for SkaagkMMrlj to-morrow ■orninf, w iili atari/ 1,4(K) chests of C>])ium and some u:.i i cargo. Mic has been thartered by an MtanHaiag Pali <;entlrinun at Us. 17.000 a month. The serviri-N of Mr Kustomjei* Fronunurzc have
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    PUNJAUB.
    583 4 Her Majesty's Bth Regiment, en route from A.'ia lo Julnnilhui, inaiched into Unihali M ili.; 19th D'Ceinber. They werd to be inspected on ih- 20th, hy Brigadier General JohMtoo, iii full parade orde and would resume, ihfir ■arch on the. 21st. Lahore Chronicle. Dec. 22. The I'isiiawi/k Feontier. Poliiically
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    NEPAL AND THIBET
    136 4 A Correspondent at Cashmere fives us to understand that a great batile mm fought at a place called Kainan 10 days' jo-m^y from Lahsa between General Jung liihadoor and thb Thibetianson the 15th Nov. The former proved victorious after a severe struggle, having lost nearly onp-third of
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      901 4 MARINE UiU ano eaeualtp MUTUAL ASSURANCE SUCILTI. Offices -137, Leadenball 3txeet. TRUSTEES. Ma JaMM MaT««»o!C. Bart., M. V. £S?SS£ 1 3Ki SSBSMM Company. DIRECTORS. CUAIRMAN-J V tUM, liairmao of the ■a Sh.pf.inj; c.m|»iiy. i iiAIKMAN.-i'. D. Uapow, Ejq D rk Terrncr, R Tark. ...a,,,.th. X*., ,The 11.-ok, NortUw, II i
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      765 4 PREMIUM FOR THE ASSURANCE OF *">o BACCACE AND PERSONAL EFFECTS, (According to < la** of \\*ul.) By the Tear £8. ss. to £6. Ca. FOR TUE VOTAOE TO Strain Vrurto. Sallln* Vnarto. Australia 25« to 35« 3()s to 40s California 70s to 80s Cape of •■oi.JJUope 25s to 30s 30s
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      748 4 PROSPECTUS. SINGAPORE KACES, 1856. Fint Day— Monday, 28th April Firtt Race— The Sultan's Cup, value 150, for all Horses. Entrance j. 11. f— distance li Mile. Weights— Arabs and Country-bred 9 St 4. English Australian Cape 10 St. 4. Second Race— Tho Club Cup, value S 100 —for Horses owned
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    AUSTRALIA.
    853 5 I mstu.Com mi \KaTios. At the laitraootk\y ni '"iT ol the .Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, At.ll.jr read the following proposal in reference to tf* M-«aUMialMtent of Mean conuuui.icitiun between AMtr«l4ai»i UnM Ur.tain. i 1' .ii. 1 S. X, Company have named m their tender to (iiiveriiiiK-iit fur ptrrlonnii.g a
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    Correspondence.
    221 5 TO IHE EDITOR OF TUB STBIITS TIMES. 11l dkau Sir.— Should y»>u or I be laking a rah i therool on the grass plot in front of the t'ourt House, would we be in contempt oi Court' and lial le to bo handed over to ihe lender k". ping
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    Straits Times Singapore:Tuesday ,Jany.22th,1856.
    166 5 -OIOM/H We linve lo announce ihe »rri\al of the follasting |i:is>tncers 9am. If ir Ksßjiaaaa bot X.M]crl.-»n<lon from Isbmlb. Mr. and Mrs, W. E. H, Mr. aad Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr. ,md Mrs. (iailar.l. Mr. ;ii,,l Mm. Schmidt, Count \mi Imbn, Harm Hin.i „i,,,,cc'k, Mtvis. Jones, M*jrk
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    26 5 Captaih Piius of the Kmmfm aYr JVi dcrl>tuU>-n reports the following: Dutch barque Jmmmttft, Cinnnaiulrr Lupke, Mii\id al Kataria the lOih Jany., iHS days from Adelaide.
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    61 5 On Tue.Mlay last 11. Ms. ship Spartan returned from a short cruize to the Eastward, accompanied! by the steamer Auckland; the latter vessel proceeded to cruize iv the Suaits of Malacca mW urn ifmiaiaj ,j last returncl to port throuiih the old i Singapore Strait. These cruizes to do gooil
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    221 5 Lvti; in the afternoon ot'Tlmrsday there was a BtMNBM signalled to the westward which was expected to be the Overland mail, but which turned out to be t lie ScMH diait trom li<inihay. The Scindian is a screw siiam-shij) comniLiided by C'iptain Hanks, \w\\ and favorably known as tlutiJiiiniander ot
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    59 5 In another column will be found the plan put forth by the P. and O. Company for re-opening steam communication with Australia. As the proposed direct line to and from Galle will be of no advantage to the Strains, China, Manila, Java, &c, our mercantile readers will do well to
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    85 5 From a notice which appears amongst our European extracts it will be seen that the Treasury has directed that from and after Ist February next the postage on letters to and from the Eas,t Indies will be placed on the same footing as Her Majesty's colonial possessions and that instead
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    130 5 Pinano Gazettes arc to hand to the sth January. On the 23rd Dec. the mate of the ship Duke of Wellington, with part of the crew, arrived at Pinang and reported the total loss of that vessel on the 10th Nov. by abandonment, the crew having in vain tried to
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    204 5 Wi trust that lotteries by armed gangs of Chinese arc not about to be renewed, but a recent occurrence indicates the necessity of the BJMI active measures being adopted to check the attempt to renew the wholesale acts of violence committed by armed bands about ten years ago. il appears
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    142 5 China.— "The 1\ Co.'s Steam-ship Madrtis, Captain Down, arrived at Singapore at 52 r. M. on Sunday, having left Hongkong at 2 P. M. on the 1 5th inst. The illness of Chief Justice Hultne continued. Mr. Day of the Hongkong Bar, has been appointed temporary Judge of the Court
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    257 5 Jaya Batavia. Uy the Dutch Mail steamer Baiavia and Samarang tiles have been received to the Uth instant, from which the following items are translated. The Jaraselie Courant of the 9'li inst that the Danish ship (-'oncordi t. Captain J. Jensen from (,'l.ina bound to Hamhroj stranded on the KwMg
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    162 5 That from Banjermassin realized/ 3979, 62 or an average o(f. 47,108| per real. That fiom Pontianak the sum of/ 35,183,11--or an average <>l/ 37, 45 per real. That from Batjan/ 631,60 or an average of 43.112 per real. The government cfßhio have been fortunate enough \o capture the notorious pirate
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    941 5 California. Our thanks are due to the A men an Consul for that gentleman's courtesy in placing a tile of San Francisco papers in our hands, extending to the 27th November. These papers are chiefly filled with details of acts of violence of the most lamentable description, showing the great
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    281 6 The Peninsular Oriental Company* Steamship CADIZ, Captain B. B. Bakev, arrived here yesterday at 2 P. M., having left Bombay Jan. 3rd., Oalle the 12th. and Pinang the 19th iustWe subjoin a list of Passengers: Fur Siiiyapure. Mr. and Airs. ();to Meyer. Mir Oeale, Mudaine Quaranvillicrs Me»>rs, Howard, Miic.'do, Winter,
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    246 6 [From our own Corrkspoxdkn t. Sue;. 6(A December, 1855. Our latest dates from the Crimea are Uy the Constantinople papers to the 17th November, by the (fvcrlaud papers to the -J3rd. The Campaign in the Crimea is, it is supposed, closed for the season there has been nothing ilone there
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    486 6 The Ruosian Admiral de Berg, Governor of NicoUuHf, has boon superseded and Admiral Mctlia has been appointed to the Command in hi* stead, which leads to the conclusion that the Emperor Alexandria wa» n it so well satis ed »ih he state ii wiiieu li<> found the p a^e us
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    458 6 [FbOM OLB OWN I'OHKKsrONDKM 1 Saez,'l'liulDiecmber, 1855. So li tic ij still d^iiig iv ilv Qaaa that the papers seem to turn elsewhere for matter U fill their columns the visit to Kujrlaud of the King of Sardiuia U the great oubjeiit of the day lor die E .f,'hsh papers.
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    29 6 JCs*our Malta correspondent haa proceeded to England sick. Our London letter of the 10th Dec. has miscarrit'd, so we fall back upon tlie Atlas for a Summary of news.
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    2599 6 [From our Own Cobre.spondknt.] London, '26tk November, 1850. The intelligence from the Crimea is not just now of a very exciting character, the allied armies are well supplied with provisions and are busy hutting and making preparations for another winter in the en my'- territory. The latest news received was
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    2916 6 H>mb Affairs.— The addition of Mr. Talbot Baines to the Cabinet, is the best step Lord Palmertton has Uken. As Chancellor <tf the Duchy .caster !ie will, however, have lii;le to do, would b« ell if Sir George Grey were |>er- i madrd to leave the Home Office, for which
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    171 7 PuST*GE BSTWUr.X GttKAT liIUTUN AMI Till East Inimks —Uy a Treasury warrant dated Nov. I 1, it is ordered that from MM alter the Ist day of February next, on every letter not exceeding half an NM in weight transmitted by post between any place in the I'uied Kingdom and
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    ARRIVAL OF THE " SCINDIAN" FROM BOMBAY
    275 7 ARRIVAL OF THE SCINDIAN FROM BOMBAY The British steamer Scindiao, Captain Hanks, from Bombay January ~ml arrived at Singapore on the niylit of the lTtii inst. We baTO been favored with a copy of the linn: ATaaMofNoT. Mth which enables us tv lay bjforo our readers late news from Kwrope.
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    1987 7 [From the Home Xtics X<n\ t6tA.~\ Although our present news from ths Crimea, and the Spit of Kinburn and its neighbourhood, is not of that exciting eharac er which our summer despatches and correspondence possesseo", it is by no menns destitute of interest, or deficient in variety of incident. We
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    308 8 j an 15 Mamli. ling Uetuielta.narrov AKjnu l>ec. II ..—II. Ms. ship Spartan, Mosle, a cruifc. Dutch S. V. Koningen der Ntderlsnden. Pi l iatflil Jan. il. Brit, tail Ayrshire, Me. Pbmon, ..Itulia Hcc. ti and Pinaitß. „_!>,,. d... Pet. Tatter, Amoy Jan. 7. n 17— Am.
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    LONDON MARKET, DEC. 10th, 1855
    1498 8 Tlie Sugar nmrkit has again beoa mis uwnta me hading leaturc in Mincin;,' Lu.c. Allutioii IM :na,lr in our last circtilar lo the ÜBBnetdaated i :-< t whicli had taken place in i>« vaiue. the tn.-liaiil;i.i nl Croai tliu lowest point b.inj; about -5~. (k
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    CHINA MARKETS.
    503 8 BftANQHAL -We have sdvlcee f.. Shanghai t,. iho 6'h Jim. W»nrillH f-ir ■mn*tni f"'> both in Import! and Exports at rithcr improred pticft f>r the foimer. S(i,iiU Prmlucf lUtt«n» 3. .50 a 4.20 Sipv! •JJna 1.75 tat naaMnan, 2.00 a 3. .50 Bl««k P<TP cr »8 Wnmi $11
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    STRAITS AND CHINA SHIPPING.
    102 8 Arrivals-. Nov. 9 Sovcrign of the Spas, Shan- liiii Arrliitcci, Hon^k ng: Windt rmt-rr. SingaI ore 12 Toorent, Shanghai; Siorm King, Poo ihnw-i'oo; Aixhil Mt/ji 1 Pinamii Pamtin f Bineanotci 19 Cairngeem, Canton; "J'.t Yivon, Poo* <-h«>w-f«io. Doe. 1 S,iilire, Ftn'-clioi\-foo: 5 Spfcdwell, Pfnangif Wild Pteon,
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    414 8 Meyer co, N H I'IVK (Ml AFi. i _nitlTlSH.--.Britloin i ,rt f lYacotk, Samdum.y, llydroose, Calendar Hux Kuita'u U.l .in'r'pe't' y y> UuodllU>k I'"tah °1 "unman, Juliette, Vanderavaly. Sultan, Cor-' Di;TCH-N,'..r S.lam Batrnia. B,n^ Chan Qaatj, Lnml-.r ALwhoor. AlaMMoer, On. Kee, Teo occciie, is ami Jj.ilgjcr,
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