The Straits Times, 2 March 1872

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    17 1 The Straits Times ()L. XX VI 11. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd, 1872. SATURDAY EVENING. 1,383
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    THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1872. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
    86 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1872. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS BiaoAFOM, Hakch 2»d, 1-7J i Gambier S L22J i Bkvek Pepper „13j nominal. Pepper ..-M-, Floor Singapore li". Borneo Pearl Bago 3.46. Mule twist L32f I 8J Ibi. Shirtings I 7 do do 5 do T.Cloths 1.45. 6 do- do
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    FORTNIGHT'S SUMMARY.
    1006 1 The principal event of the fortnight in the public meeting held at the Hall on the 23rd instant, to pro- test against the proposed construction Railway to New Harbour by the Government, and against the principle I of the Colonial Office overruling the decision i>i' the Legislative Council,
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    THE PUBLIC MEETING.
    553 1 TIIK importance of the principle! contended for at the Public Meeting last week is undeniable, and tin- general support those principle! obtained from the large majority ibeWl that the community is fully alive to the necessity ot making it.- opinions heard in high quarters, and, if possible,
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    JAVA.
    1207 1 Itk.ms from the Java papers translated for the Straits Tnut*. "According to later advices from hfaeaaaar it turns out thai the vessel stranded on the linl was the British three masted schooner .!/<"/ Queen, W. Dow, of £77 tons burden and bound from Bangkok to Hongkong with aljout 7,
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    2415 1 Bpeci*l (hrretpotuhmi.J London, Him Jam., 1 5 7:2. Sir, As- loyal Colonists in spite of all the LTubernatorial tyranny ami oppression they labour under, I trust our readers will be pleased if I still Bake toe health of 11. H. 11. the Heir Apparent to the Throne,
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      260 1 AliVllil ISK.MKNTB. A'l\. Ttis.'ineiits ami*, known entered int.. lor long periods and subscriptions will be (Irtice; also ill 1,,,,.: i. Connmx, Lombard Street, city; ia ,ir fy In tin' copy the n imlier ..f the ii wire.l. nil t will lie in- ii.-l till countermanded. for accordingly. ,\|i CoKKKSIMiS-DKXTS. Subscribers
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    LONDON, 26TH JANUARY, 1872.
    2264 2 bile tlie poor clergyman and ex-scboo] master the Key. J. s. Watson, has been lying under sentence of doom m his narrow cell, watched day and night, -chohirs or would be scholars have been, with much taste, wrangling over the proper nieaniiio- of the Latin s
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    AH IS LETTER
    2499 2 Paris, Jaxiaki '20. M. Thiers is aamifii iii|[ his utility to the obstinacy ofold Sgi and his infatuated attachment to protection will soon dissipate ail his well-won popularity. People ask every moment for the secret of his hallucination. Over and over again his figures have been proved
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    890 3 1 I returned lat then rluek, but not quite iet on the about twentj j pparcntly no one loiter- ier, though they saw mci ying water for the steaa launch. Excellea y reach< I [iiarter just seven rk, and light! d t trchea were by ■u f the Settlemen it
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    979 3 XsiMCAIi Ol am i. Ati:. We, the undersigned, record tl"' result of a j> I mot U m e\:i!niirition of the body of ll'iiey the Viceroy, and Earl of Mayo, on the evening of the Bth instant. ;it Port H! Andaman Islands, on hoard II M ■/■■>'-. When we saw
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    73 3 i -Import u.t (or the !><■■ [tdifflcoll t> determine which is the i human constituId days of autumn and wiiiirr. or the keen, dry, aasterli wind i of bealtfa irhii !i purify the blood 8!!' l :!lt< to ti:.' nk:!i. td imaeh, liver, bo Lneys. This celebrated m< fair trial
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    38 3 frati- t::kiii'.r plied t your ng n< t the .1,1 ible I lite it y f»r the who may the be ffl I truly, Hbhby Ai.i i tors of Nokion's OiKOKiiii r Biogapore, 10th Febrn iry, i .j.
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENT
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      Arrivals.
      402 3 hund *vary. Colonial it lamer Plu( Bra Iberj command liith Feb., co Col inial < '< ivernment. F< rgus 'it ..u>l. r, Shanghai I tfa Feb., i >nsig W, M .n li.-M t Co. American barque Minnehaha, JU tons, Carpenter commander, h Feb.. consignees Cheng Tee. Wai Seng Co.
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      Departures.
      141 3 ry. British steamer Si i British brig Craig Ellachie, Bentl sj, for iiritish tteamer I. British schooner for Labnan. British barque G. T. Bay, 1 i, British Tii i Tribune, W .Malay steamer r Mandah. J7th February. iSritiafa i< n. uner Vixen, Ke y. i >r Hongkong. British barque
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    653 3 VESSELS IN DOCKS OR LYING AT WHARVES. 1 Tanjong Pagar Wharf. 2 Victoria Dock. t» .Jardine, Mathesoii and Company's Wharf. 3 P. O. Wharf 7 Bon Accord Dock 4 Boriu'c OwpnT 1 Wharf 8 Government Wharf 5 Patent Slip and Dock Company 8 At J obore.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    120 4 ,<,/,-//. Th«Thaukt>i I rilliao.l and impressive. W ales with two children, of Bdinbmsh, Princess Bl il Prince- Leopold and Arthur, were present. The Peers mons wen- separately seatc.i under the dome. The Army and Navy and Lord .Mayor in the nave, enthusiasm prevailed in .1 the booses wen-
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  • Correspondence.
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      RAILWAY.
      184 4 To th tie Daily i c Chairman of Friday's meetdilating upon the action taken by 81 expressed the hope -ollicial members, when this j n brought before the ...n protest against such inter- and will resign their seats if such should not meet with due n nark the position
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      RAILWAY.
      186 4 Editor ((f the Daily Timet. Sin As nothing could be more grateful to man than to nave his private ends promoted at the public expense, so nothing could be more natural than the eager hope of SOBM of this community that nothing should interfere with the intention i rnment
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      MONDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY.
      16 4 'I'm. British steamer Cteaior, ('apt. ;i, from Run-on l'Jth inst.., arrived this morning.
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      13 4 Tiik Colonial steamer Pluto, Captain Bradbery, from Malacca 24th instant, arrived yesterd iy.
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      20 4 Thk Hritisli stciun.-r Firen, Capt Kc;i\, from London 1 1 1 Jtmmtrr, via Sin/ Canal, arrived :it Tanjong Pagar ywterday.
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      16 4 Tin. British steamer Japan, Captain Cmaii Hin, from Penang Stad and Malacca instant, arrived this morning.
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      29 4 'I'm: ()<v;in Company*! itcMMi /-'■'/,<», < >t mi it Pergoaon, t'rmn Nliati^i.ai 13th and Hongkong l'.'tli instant, arrived at TWnjong l';ii;;ir wharf this morning, <-,i runic to London via Saes Canal.
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      31 4 I m Ocean Compaajr's steamer Captain Kidd, From Liverpool 12th January, via Soei Canal and Penang ~lth instant, arrived at Tanjong Pagar whari this morning, < n rtmie to Hongkoag and Bhanghai
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      583 4 Wi take the fbUowißg paragraphs from late China papers We are glad to note that ('..plain Clark. with bis officers and crew of the lab ►tr. Smm <li have arrived all safe in th MOM to. day. Ti.e Captain and his offl lontirni all that we have already published concerning
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      TUESDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY.
      20 4 Tiik Bpanish steamer Mimdvro, Capt. Elizalde, from Manila [9th February, arrived at IWojong Fkgat wharf this morning.
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      13 4 Tiik British steamer Yama, Capt Callagban, from Rnngoon 21st inst., arrived this mornJßf.
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      15 4 Tin: British steamer Velefrofk; Capt Valberg, from Penang and Malacca 2iith in>t., arrived this morning.
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      23 4 Wi. understand the men of H. M. s. Zebra will meet for rifle practice at the rifle butts OB the race-course this afternoon.
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      33 4 i hew the steamer Telegraph baa been purchased for|l3,so€ bj Chinese merchant in Malacca, who ims large trading interest at khui",-. She will continue to run, as hitherto, between Khuig, .Malacca, and Singapore.
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      148 4 Wi. hear .1 storj in connection with the steamer Mii/m limcf, which vessel w;i~ sold recently to a Singapore Chinaman, that, ought to engage the attention of the authorities. The report is that r-oinc rtisaflrnrnnmi aroae between tin- owner and the captain and engineer, regarding the management and working «f
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      270 4 Till, following items, are from tinPenaag Gazette of the 17th instant: A ran Brest ease of hardship oa a firm in Beacn Street has happened in connexion ■nth the Excise Act Some Opium said to hay. been Turkey Was C neigned to the firm by _a merchant in EKngspore, and
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      387 4 A row occurred on board of a junk in the barb <r on Wednesday last between some shore Chinese hr dors and theerewofthe \i ss, t. The former, we hear, went on board for the puipuse oi engaging some of the new men the parties could not c ime to
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      WEDNESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY.
      18 4 Tiik Dutch steamer Mimitter ■■■/.< Stoat Roekmtteu, Captain Bays, from Batstfm ISrd inst., arrived this moming.
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      31 4 Tin. I', ft steamer Tracaucore, Captain Bastley, from Hongkong 22nd in>iaiit, with the homeward mail, arrived this niorniiio-, and will leave for Penaag, (ialle, and Bomibajr, at I p. .m. to-Awrow.
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      144 4 Tin. Penang pnpera contain some ourious bits of official information occasionally. The Gasette of the :Jltii instant says -Th.- Hon'bk 0. B. Plunkett, Inspector iieiieral of Polios, has left Singapore for bJugland on four OSoath'a Lave in one of the French steaiinrs. It is sail lliat he had been ordered
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      152 4 Oir Chinese friends, particularly thoee »ho, being able to understand v little English, aspire to be thought arned scholars, are greatly exercised in their minds about the end of the world, which they say is predicted by no less an authority than the London and china Espreu. Looking over that
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      THURSDAY, 29TH FEBRUARY.
      22 4 Tmk British steamer Ckiua, Capt. Gardner, from Calcutta 20th and ii;m^ 2?tli inst., arrivid at Tbajong a this B*raiog.
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      161 4 Tin. following paawogen t;ikc their dopartan by the rtfior Tntaneqre, to-day From China. IW li'ii'K ■•'</. From Yokohama Mr. V*an Oor.lt. Vbr Siii(ilui,iijih a. -h'i-..iii Yokohama C.iji. Qoeoncr, Mr. O. BowelL From Hi.n^k..t)^ Cant. B. K.i.l. Mr. K. Friend. Hi -nut!*!. From Y<>k<>ij:iiu:i Hi L:ii..l..wski. Immgun, sad s.-lnnnlt. from ITnilfillf
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      FRIDAY, Ist MARCH.
      23 4 Tbi Franca war steamer Europien, Capt. Qistiriwl. from Toulon 23rd Jannary, via Suez Canal, arrived yesterday, en route to Saigon.
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      26 4 Tut En^li^h mail brought u> two letters from our London correspondent, that oi' the l'.ith January having missed the 1" relich mail. c publish both to-day.
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      36 4 1 ii k If. M. steamer ligre, With the next oaUrard Franeb mail, Kit Halle at 11 r. U. on Tuesday, the l'Vliv., and may lie looked for here alomt .M"iidav allernoon <>r Toesdav mornins next.
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      134 4 Caiiain Stammers, of the lUth Keansaatttj to whom we are indebted tot the ia\o;ir, inform us that abstract of tbennonMtrrcal readings taken at the 'i'aiieflin lkuracks, which we publish below, will be the la.-t he will be able to furnish vis, as. the ReginMSit is about to be reiinivcd to
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      329 4 Tiik following telegram was sent by the Secretary of State for India to the Acting Governor. Qemsral of India, on learning of the assassination of- Karl Mayo teLeukam from the secretary OF bTATB. The following OSMSM f/ liulin ExtnwcMmmrf was published yestcniay afternoon Notification. Home Department. Public. Fort William, the
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      SATURDAY, 2ND MARCH.
      43 4 W'k learn that the otliei- of Assistant Superintendent of Police at Penany, as also the proposed increase of pay of (480 per month to the Superintendent of Police at that Settlement, have not been sanctioned, and will therefore be abolished.
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      37 4 The British steamer VanaA Merah, Cant, Kirk, from QlasgOW via Suez Canal, arrived i stdda\ evening. The Tantih Mcru/i is to run regularly betweeu this and Bangkok. Another eing built nn the Clyde for the same line.
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      126 4 Coi.onfi. A.N.-ON (the A. mini and Mrs. Anson, who arc about to return U) Klirope, were cut. it aim -d at a Ball and Sapper in the Town Hall last evening. The principal residents and the Military and Naval Officers OB the station were present. At supper Mr. \V. il.
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      163 4 Wi have received for publication from the private Seeretarj to the Administrator the following telegram, dated London, Ist March, 9.24 p. v., We acknowledge: the courtesy of His Excellency, md arc also glad to observe that Lord Kimberfey is not so tied down by t lie cconolili fever' ot'the Liberal
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      269 4 'I'm: British steamer Hittoriom, Captain Tutton, from Calcutta 20U) and Penang 26th instant, arrived at Jardine, M.ithcson Ac Cos. wharf Wednesday afternoon. The files of Calcutta, papers brought by her contain full particulars of the assassination of Marl Mayo, which we copy to-day, to the ezeinsion of other matter. The
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      1070 4 \W are indebted I i uwtiniiisii who was with lbs Viceroys party throughout the day i>n which ac was SO cruelly murdered, lor the following account of tin- iad BOSSM It IfltM in all ••s-.ential points with tliat which we published vesterdsy. It had. it iromi. been at first arranged
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      THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE ASSASSINATION.
      541 4 The following Gasette s/JaaVs sVfnmrdmary was iasned yesterday afternoon:— Qorernment of India, Home Department, Public. 77/. AmmrimatiomefHU Esi-Almnj the Em! of Mayo, Ftotroy mul Qo—nor.Qtneral <•/ Mm, „i Port Blair. The following narrative of facts relating to the lamented death of Hi« Ezcelleney the
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      898 5 iJ. xV O. Company NOTICE. All payments in Singapore for passage money and freight, must be made in Spanish. Mexican or Peruvian Dollars, of full weight, or Bank notes. J. B. CALDBECK, Agent. P. 4 O. S. N. Cos. Offices. Singapore, Ist July, 1867. Sllll'l'KßS OF CARGO. NoTICK is hereby
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      750 5 iHisrrllanfous. ENGLISH GOODB (Via Suez Canal) At Chkapest Rates D. NICHOLSON 4 COMPANY. Silk, Woollen and Manchester Warehousemen (Wholesale and Retail) India, Colovial and Foreign Outfitters, 50 to 52. ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD (Corner of Cheapside\ London. Established IHi:?. Invite the attention of Officers of both Services, and FAMILIES residing in
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      757 5 ir-lisrfllanrouG. THE ROAD TO HEALTH. AND LONG LIFE. Secured by HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. IMPURITIEB OF BLOOD. In selecting the most a ppropriate medicine foi a particular ailment, there may be some difficulty unless one can be found to purify, regulate, and improve the quality of the blood. These I'illh possess and
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      801 5 iHidrrllanrotid JOYCE'S SPORTING AMMUNITION Established 1820. FREDERICK JOYCE CO. Invite the attention of Sportsmen to the following Ammunition, of the best quality, now in general use throughout England^ India, and the Colonies. Joyce's Treble Waterproof Central Fire PERCUSSION CAPS. Chemically-prepared Cloth and Felt Gun Wadding, Cartridge Cases of superior uality
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      485 5 iHidrrllanroud. Ex «<a i The undersigned have re. Pin Spot Muslins, Brown Holland. Rough Brown Holland, Coates Sewing Cottosk, Ladien double Jshiteskelleton < Dolby Vardcn, Fic-neh prints in all colors, Black Crape, Muslin Kdgings. Insertir.iis, Heal Maltese LaceB, Marsala C^tiilr ng, Black hoour Bkv Oroohel Hooks. Bkck silk Braid, Black
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