The Straits Times, 5 August 1856

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    23 1 STRAIT S TIMES. AH SINGAPORE JO II RU L OF COMMERCE. hh. itm. PUBLISHED EVERY [TUESDAY AUGUST sth, 1856] TUESDAY MORNING NO. HO4.
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      626 1 i>iw as immm I tnuualit Urs. I* aatf-Teswif.. t j. arirrlf >sm Moatb 14 »in«le 1 opy Ob* Kudfc LIST OF UITICLIB FOR SALE AT mi COMMISSION ROOMS OF JOHN LITTLE A CO. ...MMERCIAL SQUARE— BINGAPORK. 1 mil Outfitting Bepartment. >r«, an I slipper*. l'«ri« and London mad*. I imir,
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      499 1 aj l.md. *c., Mu.lin Olore.— Frearb Kid, White M eoloared, White and coloured .ilk, thread Para.nl 1 -•ilk. plain, and titjured RlbboDS— silk, satia, bonacl •nd children's, a great assortment Thread— cotton M reels. Silk, tape*, bobbin Needle., Pin., crochet Threaed and aeedle. Babie.' Hood, and Hat. .ilk and satin.
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      782 1 Messrs. WHAMPOA AND COS ADVERTISEMENT \t essrs. WHAMPOA Co. have always on Sale hii extensive and choice assortment of tlie following goods, selected specially fo- their Store*. VVIIOLBSALB RRTAIL A roll BXPORTATION. JHilltnrrn 9c ft?oeim>. Articlss for the Work Table: Aalzarinedre.se.; Bonnets of lUe latest modes, from fan.; Chemisettes of
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      792 1 Lunauß- Alg.r Sueet Hongkoßg— Arsi.t ong A LawBatavia— Lang? Co, frenc** NOTICE CURSETJEE FROMIttfJRZE HEREBY gives Notice that he has withdrawn from the firm lately carrying on Trade and business under the style of Littlb, CuiisbtJEB st Co.. and he has this day established himself as a General Dealer, Commission
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      716 2 r >»t* J jiliti. e*fen M«mU No. 3 and 4 ng» eeeaa, V* U »na Chi**; > olom, nil end water, in un .net. ctmphui wou«i trunka; orowu», tor .n4 tea eemeee; dre»>i«« .:«-»k», tra»eHer« writinr; fowling pieces, »ingle and *n<fl )>;«tol», gunpowder and birding »!'<><; go!4lece,l »nu It incb
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      674 2 CALCUTTA KAEKCANTtLE wiaki^c. IN&U' A NCE SOCIETV TIIK UManinaK liaving beea appoinU-d AgwaU fcr the abore Society. *re prepared to take riaks and grant policies, payable in London, Calcutta, Rangoon, China and Singapore. BAETIH MOSES. Singapore, 3Wh Sept. 1854. MONAKCH FIRE A D UPS. ASSURANCE COMPAIMY LONDON 'iiHK L 'nler>igneil
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      849 2 OPENED THIS— DAY. i Choice Selecti m ofSADDi.KRT and Harness A uplenried assortment of Oilman* Stores from the celel.i'ed firms of Heslteth, Davis and Co., imi Fortman. M«*on and Co. On Monday. May 26th, at 10 A. M. Will ho opened a choice a d beautiful selection of Millinery received
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      1167 2 it never turn> acid 09 tlio we,V,si tinmirh, hi|| imnnrti h. althjr reli»h for hmch anl rlinner, and rf H-iilty of digention, »nd nerfnus and mnti-ul >r .inri-Y to the moet enferhled. BAnnr, Dv Baßbt, Co., 77, u>|rent-«tn I. .ul.n. AoKNTS roR SIKOAPORE— WhaIIPoa AND Co. A frw out ->f
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      663 3 Mttattrance O five LONDON :ii isiiri) ma MAMAOERS. Ham i n > hairmam and nmati. v > H M.P. Pi Y'kl.i. I.OIVERtK. Ha .re km i.. Esqre. C( BKI IV I William i rc. n ."r MaMII.t,.. K. N. .1 ■«th lln.u. Baa 1 I Hi M. p. -'ire. H.
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      982 3 JLet mx it ration Together HOLLOViAVs PILLS. WHY ARE WE Sick It hasiieen the lot of human race to be \reighed dow u by disease and uuffeiing. HOLLOWaY'S PILLS are specially adapted to the relief of the WEAK, the NKRVOUB, the DELICATE, aud the INFIRM, of all ciinies. ages, sexes,
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      637 3 BOOTS h SHOES. A large assortment of very superior mak.' and fiui- 1 consisting of Enamel Hide Laung Shoes. I»o. do. Elastic Fronts. Light Calf Laung Shoes. Grain Kip Stout do. 1-a nt Culf Shoes to Law. do do. Ela tic Fronts. Doe-«kin do. Patent Fronts. Albert Pat. Nt Calf
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      521 3 JUIST RECEIVED, v An assortment* of Garden Scy th.v with handles and Ktonea. Do. of Jtaee Hone Cnrry Combs 7 bars. Do. Do. Brushes. ALSO. A few sets of the best Pony Carriage Harneiw Plated and Brass mountings. Buggy Pony and Horse Harness plated And brass mountings. Palanquin Harness of
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    128 4 STRAITS TIMES We have inihHw.ci- i In- ;itii\ il til llMYlliL' |iis-i-|.'.'eis July '.0 ft Auckland from I/iliu.-in, th Etifhl 11-.-vl I Dr. Sic!). -ii-.il Hafcap L. .i.u.i I. .vi. ud i M.-Nair mi Ouptai > H gtt p r I.e n Cr»M t> C.i cutU, Mrs. White,
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    30 4 On Friday last tike 11. <'. it earner AuckI land proceeded to ibe aftti»iance ol ihe tun riean ship Izmilc Walton, usboif on Lv- etpaia in the tfttaita of Banks. 1
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    130 4 I'm. steamer Fury Cross, (.'apt. White, from alcutt, i, arrived lure on M'edlieada] morning and sailed next d .v toi I lnii»kott^. The British steamer Lattcrjteld, Captain Oliver, from Hongkong, ar ive.l here on the ;>o;h ultimo and s.iih-d next day foi Calcutta. The 11. C. steamer Auckland from l.ihuau
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    28 4 Captain Hurling of the s Chu.san reports the following July 2? PatHed the \nu-iiruii tdiip j Jacob Hell and Hark (Irutitute of ('.licui.i. 28 Passed tiritish onk ers*verance.
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    29 4 By the stc.nner Fiery Cram we rei i Calcutta journal* to the ££ud itliimu, ami hy the Liqhtumy to the 33rd. Copious extracts will he found in another column.
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    21 4 Thk P. and <>. i o's. S V. Formosa, Captain Trfgear, from Hongkong, arrived on Sunday night and tailed yeatenUy for Calcutta.
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    93 4 I!aVTAIM Durham, of tin- sn-.un v L'ljht ning, reports having eft Cal utt.i (SatwlhaadQ at 4v m. on July H\ ii. Parted the Arratoou Apcar, from Siugjpore entering the river; oil" I'ulo Boutoil pauaed the John Bright m m from Siugapore to Calcutta. Arrived at PUMBg at P.M. July •JDtd,
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    23 4 The Hon'ble the (iovcmoi N.iil. d y tcrriay iv the Huoghly t or Pinang, and will not return to Singapore tor some week*.
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    83 4 We hear that the Supreme Quremineut has determined to send the steamer Htujh Lindsay to supply tue place of the ly, the latter vessel being "used up" is to bo sent to Calcutta. The tending of 4 the Hugh Lindsay to the Stiuits because the i* Oovernmenl rvftuaj to I
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      633 4 \9tice NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY [ESTABLISH I I) Urn.) Incorporated by Act of Parliament. FOR FIHKANDLin I HANCE AT HOME fMi ABROAD CAPITAL £1,239,700 Sterling. ry\] V. I'ndemigr.ed have been appointed Agent M. for Singapore. WM SPOTTISWOODE ft 00 Sitfpor,. VXh Juty, I »<■ NO' ICE LLOYDS 11-K r. M ueM
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      544 4 Received Overland Bridal WrAthi-n. Orange Blosrom. SiWer Drops and Flowers. Kid Gloves. AND Wedding Cakes. JOHN LITTLE CO. Ist March, 1856. [uc] JEjp Vhrysolitey JUST KEChIVKD An Invoice of very superior Saddlery, from Mirrlee* Sl Co., made to order, the Leather being extra prepared, consisting of •.arriuge Harness for Ponies,
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      668 4 LEA PERKINS CELEBRATED PItONQUXCKD BY If EXTRACT of LKTTfcH |l from t MKIMCAL OOUWNSfaVafI, f I QKNTLtMAN M Madr... lit lit 'UK .^l^ rot irr »l WOKCKSTKK, Mij, 1851 •01UYO00DSAUCK" MM Tell LEA a pkkk.n.s A.Mp ,11 LU MILK ru .r^_H Ml.-.- vied in lndi». and i», kvim.v v uiiirrv
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      145 4 XOTI4'*: 'I'HK Uud rsigned will expose for Sale on A Friday next, tne Bih instant, at lOo'Clo.k a.m., an exten>ive n-s.irtm nt of Millinkkv just r«-i-fived per Woodla t: fruiu Lm4ob. hteluoiag Bonnets of the most fushiomib! ri^p JNtt LIITLK I Singao re, 4// August. 18M uc JUST RECEIVED, Pku
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    110 5 nut! er part of our to-days issue will rasa ihe l'^ii^.il li ur- i to < tin KtaSSefl, and the vrhirh the OoTsrassem of India wish M *M from payment of part mod justly ilaa to an old Faithful asrvant. I lie Hurkaru lias coint »light error. Captain Ru lion
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    126 5 Cllll.- l)\ the l.uncejield Hoejgkong Is have been reci ived to Um> ttakl ulIttd h\ ihe I'ckin to the JTtli. The rt'beluun was still making Ih-.kK hut the i iioimatioii iv \< i >c.iuty. I'lic JfaJslaWtaCei >i uieckers had established res mi tne PratM shoal, wnere they had eim ie
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    2047 5 meetiug c-ou- i ok |)i it at the i-. M. tor the purpose of ring the draft Municipal (Straits) let mdoLii'T na teis o| mi ,urtuu- !u tie nut. »lr. l\. Kofi was voted io the chair ami i.ffe.el MMIM remarks on the buMaaMl of the 1 1 i y
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    957 5 In <>'ir \as\ j-sne we not only MMMNMsfad 'lie lait af the whole af (In- indt-jifixleiit Justices liavintr re»ii.'n»>(!. Imt also briefly noiitrtl I lie i caseins which had induced them lo tome lo so grave a deci-ion. In or |ireBfMit Usue »ye art? ••ii.ililml io place hefme r lie
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    74 5 On Wednesday morning last we issued the following in the form of an Extra. The third Bulletin had not reached C alcutta when the Englishman of the SaWd July went to k iress The British steamer FIERY CROSS, Captain White, arrived at Mew Harbour on Wednesday last, at 3i A.
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    OVERLAND NEWS VIA AGRA.
    20 5 English Mail Steamer signalled at Bombay at 0.,'J0 and anchored at 1.20 p m. (Bombay time.)
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    FIRST BULLETIN.
    45 5 The Oriental with the Mail for Calcutta left Aden July 14th at half-past twelve o'clock. Prospect of War with Ameiict diminished. Mr. Crampton has arrived in England, but Mr. Dallas, the American Minister, in London has not been dismissed. Palmer executed June 11th.
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    SECOND BULLETIN.
    276 5 The Nabob of Sormt'l Kill passed the House of Commons June '.I t. l>v a majority of 185. June 17th, Mr. Walpole carried liy a Majority of 10 against the Government, a motion modifying tin national system of education in Ireland. Mr. Foitescue, N Juno ftsti, carried a
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    COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
    113 5 London, 26th June, 0.2 b p. m. Cons<> lc Niuety-four and three quarters. Bank discount--4^ per cent. Bills on Bengal— B^.ooo. Madras 9,000. Bullion in Hank Twelve millions. Silver for Calcutta— llB,ooo Madras 7,000, and Bombay 50,000. Indigo Nothing doingSvgar Six pence higher. Kice Six pence higher. Saltpetre.
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    PINANG.
    2989 6 Thi Vtlii B'rwbo that left this port ab>ut 3 months aso for Uie West Coist of Samatn. to till up with Pepper for Marseille*, kas returned to this port, with a oof Pspfst about a,OOO piruU— "he will Uke in a little more Tia here, and th. n proo^d
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    CHINA.
    1040 6 TllK arrival of the Lonr.fi,!.} ftpmara to hare hail the etiect of c.iusi .o ;i "sudden fail of I."> a chest un Paiim. JWi Ckimm, Julg IS. i ii. .uk \va- anuim-r hearing. yeaterd«y, IB the •quit y suit of MbMm an.l <»tli-Ts reran* 17<««--f//'/yJ.y<» UU.I Others; all 1
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    CALCUTTA.
    5186 6 Pirn— The day before yeaterdaj, Mr. H the Su'nl i.t, dir clel four ;>a uier.l ni; wi>rih v!' .ie to be <vi(. in s.n.-ei-e.li o live nijiei-s (O emch i.ulividnal, to ►Uch ■r personi as might require copper in > id tut silver l- in. The Baonej i wad
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    MADRAS.
    651 7 We regret to learn that a Te!e:;ra >lii Mes■age was receive 1 ijy G rernm-nt on Saturday afternoon, atraoancing that he hoejae of Mr. H rley, Aarotant t. the o'ilectof of Bellarj, had been plundered, and 'hit in th conflict with the robb Mr. Honlej ha I Keaa killed.
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    CEYLON.
    528 8 The I-»te Fatal Acciuemt ai as EiJtrHANT.— We have heard some particulars of tbe late melancholy occurrence at MatelU by which Mr. S. Robertson lost his life l.y an attack of a rogue elephant— a term used to denote a beast of tbe kind who is either driven from
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    BOMBAY.
    652 8 A BoTrti Log. A bottle log has just been received by the Geographical Society from the Dutch Government at Ba'avia, whose attention in thesematters t* deserving of the highest commen iati'U. It was thrown over board from the Singapore on her way from Bombay to Hongkong, at norn on
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    Commercial Intelligence.
    682 8 Calcutta, 21*< July, 1556. The 7th Opium Sale was held on the l Oth in•tant, 2,420 Ghent* Patna ant 1.(20 Chests Benare* were nold at tue following rates ilil!he»t. Lowest. Average. Pnlnm SKO 860 87S. 0 9| Bemmrm. MO WO *»4. 10 6 the nsuli shows an advance
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING ARRIVALS
    240 8 July 28— Siam lurk Iron Duke, ISakoda, Siam July 2. 29 British S. V. Chusan, Curling, Bumbay July 15 and Pmang. 30— British S V. Fiery Cross, White, Calcutta July 23. British SV. Lancefield, Oliver, Hongkong July 22, 11. C. S. V. Auckland, Drought Esq., Labuan July
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    DEPARTURES.
    808 8 July 25 Itntish brig Kirn Yap Soon, N.ikoda. Pinang. British hark Mary Ann, Smith, Pi- nang and Maulmain. 29 British bark Emigrant, Watt. Amoy. 30 British brig Rival, Meeson, Kally. Do. bark Boii'inza. I* 'I! Manila. Hamoro' schnr.Osle. lltillyn. Sarawak. „—B rl. S. V. Chusan. CuMitig. II ■> ■>
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    646 8 N MVKiKVKI BWTTTWR i i r N .tre rlnjid, Ti sfiMii.fliit Jnti^rtv, Polk. 1, M -HusWanny, Peaeoek, B ttoraart. I>l I'M— lim <)".• K-. Ten .V- nan Si../, Ahubaker, Cer Up. -»r Mahomet,Tanjong Ffauag, Fydool lUclun in, Polka Saadn, Gan Kiam Rng R Urekat, Fatar Azee.
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