The Straits Times, 27 May 1856

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    31 1 STRAITS TIMES. All S I A GAP 0 R K JO IJ Ki\ A L OF COMMERCE. \<>l.. '2ril. PUBLISHED EVERY Ll I KSDAV MAY 27ni. Wto] TUESDAY MORNING N<) 794.
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      485 1 >r» 16 Warli.. I U 1 Un of AUTK 1-KS FOR SALE lIOM ROOMS OF JOHN LITTLE A CO, COtfMKK SINGAPORE. ..■i<. Outfitting Department. i r ri> and L*« I• aMt) a i maa> dr»*a ariafr tax Boaal •no f irinu. size; I'ordai igc. and alaia la< k »nd h\»t
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      500 1 J vr Mu.lin Ulove. Kreorl. Kid, White <■ '< VklßßjtW, White and coloured .ilk. thread Para." .ilk plain, and figured; Itibboa.— .ilk, aatin, bnnn and ehildrta'.. a ereat aaaortincnt Thread cotton < re»b, tape.. Uohbin Needl<-«, fin*, crochet threae and ue*-dlr« Babie.' Hood, and MaU— .ilk and salt, braided. Boo*,
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      821 1 Me«n. WHAMPOA AND COS ADVERTISEMENT. Mam WHAMPOA Co. have always on Shl* an extensive and choice asM>rtment of the (oUttariog j{°od 8 "fleeted specially for iheii Stores. WMOLBBAMC RMTAIL A mil RXPORT ATION ittillfiUTg «V ©ooicrn. Article, for die W. .k iiaizarine dreaae*; i Bonnets i. fllit latest inuiles, fru.u
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      790 1 AUK.NTS I Londuu K.Algtr Ntre»t Hongkong— Ara.t ong A Law J BataTia— Kangr 4 Co. [renc. NOTICE CURSETJEE FROMIttU ZE. HEREBY gives Notice that he has withdrawn from the firm lately carrying on Trade and bminess under the style of LITTLI, Cimi.sktJKB «fc Co.. and he has this day esUlilished
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      696 2 ajpcaj MauiU N. 4 and 4 ciga CaaM| JJaniU aaa Chuii, color*, oil and waMC, in un base* *n<J c«W«?»; MMMiMtr wood iruuka; cmwii, fut ,p* dinner and tea avnricr*; dreaains oaaea; I daaka, u«rell«.r> writint; fowling piece*, kingle and .loublr barrel p.m^lt, gunpowder aud birdmg shot; -mi 1« inch
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      855 2 IjitrOtral, fnttauo GENERAL LIfT ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, httablishtd, ICH I CAi'ITAL. £500,000. BKAD OFFICKB, 2i PALL MALL, LONDON. I■t;L l I H lIAx c B Tkubtxbs. Charles Hopkinsou, En*-,., Regent Street. Sir 1 bi'iiuu Phillip*, Temple. Alfred W»ddilove, I>. C. L. Doctors' Common*. DmccToaa. Major Heury Doveton, K«l»ard Douldeday, E»q.
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      651 2 T\ ni_-r-~n c—tminiug full pmrticmlan and inttruc tiuntHpmrtitsdetiringto i***rt, may be obtained at, or wiU be formarded fruv* appliemlion being mad? to J -TEAD Jt CO., Agtnu. Singapore, 20* May, 1854. CALCUTTA MERCANTILE MARINE INSURANCE SOCIETY. Ii HE Undersigned, having been appointed A(?ent« for the above Society, are prepared to
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      726 2 TELEBRAPHIC COMMUNICATION VIA TRIESTE. THK Austrian Ixotm Com pant, ha\e n duecd their charge for Telegraphic Mesaafet t I OMM or any part of the Continent ol KurJ-i to Tkn iiii.i.tMis Sterling Ber MkTwknt^ Words. Messages should he tMfMMd to the Lloyds Company, Trieste, MiperscriU'd Tdem. phic Despatch" und sent
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      819 3 MARINE fitfr anD eaeualti) \i. 198URAKCE KM 111 V Offices 137, L«adenhall Street. TRUSTEES. fsmm M *Tnao*. B«rt M It. P. M J '<«"• ol the East ladia Company. \',KS,.Ln, Director of the Koyal Mail Sum DIRECTORS. liairnuui of tho drti'nil Scrvm- Steaai Bai|MaUiu CVunpauy. P. D, lixuow, Ks^., Diraeore/taw
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      570 3 PREMIUM FOR THE ASSURANCE OF ««> BAGGAGE AND PERSONAL EFFECTS, f A i curding to Class of Vessel. By the Tear sa. to 6a. FOR THE VOYAGE TO Bt«m V-m. l«. talllni Twrs Anstralia 25« to 35s 30* to 40« Lalif'>rnia "0* to 80« Cap* of (food Hope 25s to
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      789 3 I fMarreftoHM Remed! FOR A MARVKLLOI'* AGK!! HLUWmMIHnT. THE GRAND EXTERNAL REMEDY. By the sid of a microscope, we see millions of little opening* on the *urface of our bodies I hrouah these this Ointment, when rubb»-d on the skin, is carried to •ny orpan or inward part. Diseases of
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      755 3 NOTICE. JOHN ATTKEX, late Muster Mariner, MA NUEL FRANCIS DE BOUZA, for many year Book-keeper and Managing Clerk to M*. .fdllN STEEL, and TKRTUI.LI AX JORGE DE SOUZA have aaaocjated themaelves in Copartnership aa Ship-ChandlerK, Sail makers, Auctioneers and General Dealers, under the Firm ot AITKEN DESOI /A Singapore, 2nd
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      478 4 #**r Sale r\\ t v*ry haadsotse Bemi-gn*d Piano FortesJaat imported. ALSO. A.*-*" I*—1 E. A S&L*CO. aimffre, April 2**. 1866. [A] l flr- Selec?S offifpAN-WARE A ALSO Japan Boy, Zaki and Chutnee^^^ Simfporr. »th ApriJ^l^ iU-ticV with Shades, Curry Diahe* Uish C^veTcruet Stands MaSf and AiSrted CollecUon of JewelA lJ»v.
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      550 4 Kjc Chrymmlite.' FOR SALE. Prime Cumberland Haas, cured for the Indian m rket JOHN LITTLE CO. Ist Msrch, 1856. c Racehred Oreriana. Brdal WreathesOrange Blossom. Silver Drops and I lowers. Kid Gloves. and Wedding Cake.. JQHN LirTLE 4 co Ist March, 1856. M "HOTICB. The Undersigned hM just received a
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      665 4 A small supply of Urn celebrated 'Haut Bomines. prk« 9 par doswn. Superior French Brandy, prie* 9 per doicn. Dunbar and Sons' English-bottled Bias Beer. Do. Do. Porter. JNO. UTTLE CO. Singapore. 12th Ma». ISVI "c *>* "vwrtiA." DINNER SERVICES From Copeland. Of Coral Grttm, Coral Blue. Royal Qr*y, and
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      709 4 I To a Copy of each of the following beauu. ful Line Engravings on St-el The First Born, after the Painting b? W Con. Ksq. R A., Engraved by T. Vernon, Em.' The Villa Fountain, after the Paintiui; by W L. Leitch, Esq Engraved by W. Forrest, E«q II- To
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    Straits Times Singapore: Tuesday, MAY 27TH. 1856.
    55 5 Straits Times Singapore: Tuesday, MAY 27TH. 1856. We have to announce the arrival of the following passengers May il uer Auckland fr >m Siain, Mr and Mrs. larkes, Mrs. Drought. We have lo announce the departire ol the following passengers May 23 per Veturia, to Londoa. Captain Bobson per Ayrshire
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    30 5 Thb H. C. S. F. Auckland, with H. M.'s $urve)ing Schooaer Oanctn ia tow, arrived here on the 21st instant, having left the waters of the Meuara on the 16th.
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    28 5 The Bombay ship Prince of Wales, with a cargo of Siatn Sugar, sprung a leak in the Bay of Bengal, and bore up for Singapore. Particulars not received.
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    32 5 W« hear that the H. C S. f. Auckland will proceed to Siam on Wednesday next for the purpose of couveyinj; to Bangkok C. B. Hillier, Esq., the newly appointed British Consul.
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    40 5 The Hon'ble Mr Church, Resident Councillor at Singapore, is expected to return to this station by the next Mail steamer from Ceylon. We are glad to learn that Mr. Church's Kdlth has great\j improved during his residence at Newera Ellia.
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    12 5 Th« Singapore Races commenced yesterday, and will be continued to-morrow and Friday.
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    50 5 Saturday last being the anniversary of Her Majesty's Birth-day the Government flag staff, the ships of war, aid merchant vessels in harbour were decor.ited with fl.i-.j-. At noon salutes were fired ■rom Fort Fullerton and the ships of war. The event was unmarked by a Ball as on previous occasions.
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    56 5 On Sund.iy moraiug at half past one o'clock, a tire broke out in Mosque Street, which consumed five C.nincse houses i-mt-structed of wood ami at tup. The Convict Fire Brigade was present uiiiler the direction of Captain Macpherson, and acted with great energy an<l effect. The Police were equally active
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    55 5 Thk male Tiger, taken alive in pit at Bukit Tim. lll, particulars of which were given in our issue of the 13th instant, ha* been brought into I'owu and is now being exhibited at the vacant ground fronting the Police oifice —it is a very large Tiger, aged, and is
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    140 5 We omitted to notice the rqsult of the sale of the ttevenue Farms this year. It appears that at the gale in 1855 the renters ot the exclusive right to sell opium and spirits were to have the option of taking the farms for 18 »6-57 at the same rates
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    159 5 We observe in the Hongkong papers that Captain the Hon'bl« G. J. Kliiott, of H. M. S. Sybille, has been ordered to haul down the omniodore's penuaut, which some of our contemporaries erroneously view as a punishment for the Castries' Bay affair. It appears that when Captain Elliott was despatched
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    89 5 Cob )Ners Inquests. Tuesday last the Coroner held an Inquest on the body of the late Mr. William Stirling, who died suddenly the night before at his apartments in the London Hotel. Death having been caused by effusion of blood into the base of the brain, the Jury returned a
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    SIAM.
    1445 5 -On Wednesday last, Mr. *****.es (charged with exchanging the ratified Treaty with His Majesiy the Kng of siain returned from Bangkok in the H.C. S. V. Auckland. It was our wish to have placed full details of the Mission iu the hands of our read a, but ill-health prevents
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      MISSION EXTRAORDINAIRE DE FRANCE A SIAM.
      345 5 Monsieur J. W. Purchase, Commandant le Vapeur le Norna." De tompagnie Peninsulaire Orientate. Monsieur le Commandant. Je ne veux pas laisser partir la Norna sans vous adressor officiellemcnt mes remerciments et 1' expression de tnii gratitude pour la maniere pleine de bienveillante attention et
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    73 5 Dr. H. P. Bostwick of Bridgeport, Conn., has received and accepted an appointment under the Ru**iaa government, as surgeon. He is to be sutioaed at Odeua. Invasion of Iriland. A ci. Zen of the United States." writ ng to the London Timet, says "To Ireland the only iav? nion ever
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      694 5 OPENED THIS-DAY. 4 Choie* SaUetioo of >»i>i»leby and Habnehs from a fir* rate Londoa House AISO. A splcsMbd assortaaent of Oilman's Stores from the eassto ed firms of Hesketh, Davis and Co., and Fortasn. Mason and Co. Oh Monday, May 16th, at 10 A. M. Will be opened a esMtcs
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    singopore municipal Committe.
    1738 6 f/trnd May, 1856. Prfukst. Captain Marshall CUa*****John Harr?7, Esq. I Taa Kimoeng. 1 un Macph.r*on. Thomas Dunmau, aaa). Read a letter jA) from Mr. Cahill, Stuß-rinU-ndeut of Works, MKaWllf Mtt ..I the cost of erecting Police Barracks at the «ntr*l Station at an outlay of S 8,000
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    European Intelligence.
    1013 6 TiikTvhjh ok Peace. —The nautr.i!i<atiiui of the lt.vck -<ea is, ho far an we can learn, siti-ii-ict-nily provided for by the treaty of I'aris. We are assured that Nioholaieir —ru^ardin^ which it w .s f aro.l Mono quibble might be r:ii«r.[ the pirtof Kasni.!—is to share the the
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    The Effects of Peace.
    1131 6 -The consummation of the Act of Peace mu<t now toon open to En liah cut trprita fresh commercial combinations, new sour -os of foreign trade^and increased development of coloni tl wealth TlieJ-. 1 Vast international benefits must in th sequel tend incalculably to promoto the civilisation
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    The- MistaKe of Peace.
    1712 6 i long 1 1 Le a t ii his in I i i -i tkes, noi I IL'Vli it] .r In any WIT, but iii t T i r make blunders when th y aro liurriel ii mr! n.iture. AtneUtan the unr.iiy is th« type of
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    Desperate Affray with Coolie Emigrants.
    530 7 A di erate aflr.iy !>• 'W.en tile C ew of the s:ii|. Samuel Enderl.-y and 200 Cuinese ooolirt, is des crilK-il h> follows i>y tin- L-aptriin, in a litter dated Si. Helen;i, JoSOMJ 49: We vide I fro n Mac*" o'i th>- 24'h November. 1855,
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    The Official Trade Returns.
    383 7 The Official Trade R eturns. -The Hoard o<" TVid- Return* {or the month ended the Jidli of February were u«u?d <>n Tu«d«jr. The toul declared vulue of Export* for the month la>t p\»t U 7.72.". 7471 wtiilst for the corresponding in'inth of 1854 «m> 18.55 thev were ie«i>ectivelv 7,'"-.'n2l. and
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    The Position and Prospects of Trade.
    967 7 tu >tiMn »'nl the circumspection of our countrymen. All the evidences in the Commercial horizon are, we are ill -lighted tii perceive, of a most pl.asm,' and favourable AMMl> Hh Board of Trade retiimi, just iswtu- l. funii-h proof nf extraordinary activity in all
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    Egypt.
    373 7 -A letter from Alexandria, of the 1th, 111 tin- (\,t:ti(utioattfl, nays I haTo to announce two things altogether new »nd extraordinary in oriental manners. The first i« an appl cation of the ix>pular suffrage in the adluinin- r;itton of justice in Egypt and the second, a subscription for the
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    The Wellington College.
    176 7 The Wellington College. -The first stone ol this i, >!itutiun. founded 111 honour of the illustrious Uuke whose names it bears, fur the education of orphan Mm of otticeis of the army and the KaM India Company's service, nill be laid early iu the ensuing month of May and we
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    Trial of Two of the Peninsular and Orien – tal Company's Steamships.
    221 7 Trial of Two of the Peninsular and Orien tal Company's Steamships. On i lit) f at o&ddlt*- wlit?el ptc&uit*r t V&lclta, uud tlio luu* <cww st-oafn-slnp) Pcnit wlucn liflvc »>cpii for some time past under repairs at Southampton, look a trul over the measured u.ile i Q Moke*' bay. The
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    A Strange Visitor.
    262 7 -We II, ill the follow ing In the Poien Gazette: A <«t— advenluu- i, ,s uken phce in h district close at hand. The fiiinilv of a peasant, who inhabit! solitary hniiKe in i he fields, were •rletifMiftg the l.inh of a chill. The happy father, in
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    Effects of Fashionable Bonnets.
    115 7 -An emine t iiii-au-ai gentleaM m Loads*, m ring to a ineud in Br i ,1.1V,. t Ument the ::re.u iiicrease, a lOii^st til Umti f irt >t' my pru t ci», ut tic--dol)'irt'ux iq ill- forehe.t.l, loss ofsi^lit, and jjn-at sutfLTi.i^ in tiic Mr*, in
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    Reduction iN the Price of Candles.
    93 7 Red uction iN the Price of Candles. -A farmer leiliii-tion lias taken pitta thr .uj»hdut the in.--irepolia in the price of can lips -dip* m now soiling at 6(1. per II) moulds at 7!<1-. Md c iinpogites •4 ti." -Ipiion known as No. J 7' 1., and sui>i'rior detcriptiois at
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    The Easterly Winds.
    80 7 -L 'tters from Anntrriaa M ue that a ibtgwlar fftui el i. <w prtMSM it-si-:t vMeh Imi mi kMi Mm be the l.i<t half w tury tin- ZuyJerzee, in consequence of tlie long coniinu mce of nurtherly and o steely winds, is ,ilmost iW. Between GbiMioinden, Bl
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    Parliamentary Proceedings sent to the East Indies and Mauritius.
    163 7 Parliamentary Proceedings sent to the East Indies and Mauritius. -GuriRAL 1 <stOiihK. Makch 17.— Parliamentary proi'i'.liu^-i f awarded by the p^Hi between the United Ciag* duin a id the Kast Indies an 1 Mauritius uu- t-li.ir^t.'-able with the same rates of petigw. uai are sunject to the smite naulsJMkM wiili
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    Perilous Voyage to Tasmania.
    250 7 -The barque Vice-A'lmiral BobiM (Captaia A. A. Van Der Linden, agent! K-ir, Boyle, and Co.) left London on tlic SIM Ajirii I isi, ami arrive I a' Hob.nt Town* on ill.- 21*1 Dec. The Ikmrnim Daily tfmm —y thai ill'' passage was pri>Bpr ions until she
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    TORRES STRAITS.
    2423 8 K\ Captain 1 M Smith. Pumrc of the (ilendanujh of Sin..-..por.\ fron. oby Island, by Capt. tin* lvJuly lHth IWS cleared the heads f Pott I sailtip in c mi.any »iih the LauneetUm. Cipt. Betu. Had fine W. wind- through Umm' StraiU^pa^. edt- S.uthward of CurU*. 1 Island
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    325 8 May 21 Malay schr. Young Queen, Nakod^, Lingin May 15. Brit do. Sarah Armiti^e, Wootton, Hongkong April 20. Do. do. Juliette, Nakoda, Assahan May 5. H. C. S. V. Auckland, Drought, siam May 15. H. Ms. fchr. Saracen, Richards, Si.im May 15. 23— Itiii. l>ark Tnidsserim, °.lair.
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    103 8 Ellen Kmery, who lives down South, omi uirls against liaving aaytfcing tod. »i'h fatr rimawav liusb..nJ. Dnvid. She ilimki that Ik vil i, known, bicaiigc." she 8:iy», David h.-ts oil lii»no*p, while 1 »w tolled tun!" Sc-a-at AN itinerant pafMiologMt siopptd a! a rustic f.rni house, the propriitor ol which
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    119 8 BOUOWAT't OINTMKNT AND PILLS, CUIC Of Pill's, .ifte: f.n, r tr. ,1 \i at-' .iiV.u ;u,n. Mr. M. f. of Jubbuljioii thi< Kiinpirunt lor 14 yc»r», rcmiirintf litm an u!i|. i-t of inivry |0 liiiifi !t M wrll Mla Bt* frir'ld- j lie -liiuir: she mid lit tho^ around him
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    601 8 ,7' Diuiion.-AmeerUooMian, Natree Majid, Neurea, L;i Felice, Suit hi, Julitt f mT "Tr: 1 Ke Ten AI.«.K,n. .4uanSinp, Berk.t, Abubuk-r, CeorfL, Dorga, tiu.ui Sim.. Brekat' 6 njO g g> Fjd o1 ltacl >'n ;i P«»-« Saada, Oh K»g BueTTaiijong Pinanj SIAMESE Heroine, Arrow. SVr^v"" v*" 1
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