The Straits Times, 1 May 1875

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    16 1 The Straits Times. OL. XXXI PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1875. SATURDAY EVENING N(). 2,o—^
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    SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1875. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
    115 1 SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1875. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS SiNiiAroßE, May Ist, 1-75. Qaaibisr 9 ft. 17.. Black IVpper 11 TV Wl.it.' Pepper 1 I low, Sarawak L4Bi Carl BafO 3:;o ISoutrne nans. IS 87ft. Nile twist US. lbs. Shirtings J. 17 i. 7 d.. do 1 HO 5 do T. Cloths
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    FORTNIGHT'S SUMMARY.
    1001 1 Til but Summary was ilattil tlie ~~inl ulto., diilv la.-t week, and the reason <>! (lie snort interval of nine days, in-trad of the usual fortnight, i> the necessity of changing tlate of despatch el homeward bmuls oaring to Urn change of moonsoon. The Measageriea steamer Auadjrr, Captain
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    COLONIAL DEFENCES.
    1551 1 \Vu lave received for review a vary interesting pampblei cou listing of three papers RM bj Captain .1. C. Jl. Colomh before the Koy*l United Service lixlil iituti and the ll«;,al Cti/mttul lnxlit vie. The pamphlet is entitled ili ice Smiinlilfi mi/ (ju<>tiitiii>, these Questions being N*i>*l OrftMteetitm,
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    THE RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    2463 1 Wk make room to-day for the Annual Etepurt of the Trustees of Jtaiil. > Institution for the rear 1874, from which our readers, we have no doubt, will be glad to learn that this useful institution is in a flourishing state both as to funds and efficiency.
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      251 1 DTBBTiaBMBsi v rtisauMata awis kn >wn entered into for long menta ud subscriptions will t*> aba in by QbOI CoR.NHII.I.. \i.. m: l..inl.ard Street, city; Ud Jewry in Cal- oo> Adv< in. i in i>~t specify in the copy tho i urn rttoaa Noairai, else all ,i ite.l till countermanded
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    INDIAN NEWS.
    1041 2 i glean the following items of news from our latest Indian tiles: The frimd s/ India changed proprietorship an tli*.' lHth instant, Mn Townseiid and Smith, the old proprietors, who have returned home for good, having on that data wade ovej the propcity to {he proprietors o| the
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    HEMS FROM THE JAVA PAPERS.
    1052 2 (Translated j\>r the Straits Times.) Ox tl.e lUth instant, Major General Pel telegraphed as follows fowl Achecii 14 Nothing worth BMII Hi wing, happened State of health satisfactory character .>f diesaasa le^s m dignaati mortality kittle, only one case of cholera." The Batavia HmuA Mies?
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    ITEMS FROM THE MANILA PAPERS,
    778 2 [Tr.uixltttetl for the SI raits Times) The .Manila races, which took place on the Sth, Mb and lUth instant, it appears were very successful, and drew an immense concourse ot spectators. They passed ott" with great eclat and promise to become very popular. The detailed
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    283 2 Mixites of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners on Tuesday, the l.Hh April, Mb. Comnix-v oners Present. J. R. Mac Arthur, Y.s<\.,— President. E. J. Wells, Esq. \V. Oldham, Esq. Minutes. The minutes of the last mieti'ig were read and confirmed. Progress Report. Read the fortnightly progress report of
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    596 2 IfnrOTBW of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners on Monday the iJtith April, 1^75. CeMMixtiuiterx /'rmi'iit. J. R. Mac Arthur, Esq. President. Capt. Doaiop, It. A. Tan Seng Poll, Esq. W. Oldham, £f J. Wells, Minutes. Tin 1 minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Stone hretikiiitj Mac/tinny. Head
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    PARIS LETTER.
    2653 2 Paris, March '27. Politically, matters are as calm as if we wan living under say some Saviour of Society even the Due tie Broglie's journal fails to create any attention, and pin rally it has some new eccentricity to detail. If this state of things continues, France will
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    SATURDAY, 1st APRIL.
    71 3 v lire n<jiic >t. .1 to state tiiat the SUi-ting <>t Lcgialativ* Council, !n-l<l at Government House, on the Uli instant, at 4 o'clock, H. i.iy an M follow*: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .ii iiill utugUMU Mi-., i Ordinance AmendMl. A|.|MMiiliii'-ut
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    1172 3 i lollowiag paaaMgeei take tlicir in Uj the I. ft <). steamer Kit em, t.-il;i\ n ('liinu. Hasan F K. May. awl A. > tnthatuptoH. Miss McPherson, tad, ''1 'liildifii, K -v., Mr. H. Givltou. C^pts. Schawhtel. at ant 11. B. Biistow. 1 :.>iu Sih^ajMir.'. i. nij Air. .1. C;.mpbell
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      724 3 iH&rrllanrou* H. GRIESSELICH CO., 5!», Basinohai.l St.. London. E. C Manufacturers' Agents. Importers and (icne al Commission Merchant. EXECUTE INDENTS, for the Indian. China, Australian. Cape. West African. South American. United States, and Canadian market*. For every description of Continental aud Brit sh Goods, direct from the Mills of their
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      846 3 ifltsrrllanojus. THE FOLLOWING 18 AM EXTRACT FROM A LETTER dated 15th May. 1872, from an old inhabitant of Horningshntn, near Warniin- stcr, WilU:— I must also beg to say that your Pills are an excellent medicine for me. and I ofrtainly do enjoy good health, sound sleep 1 and a
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      831 3 i Hisrrll f '!>foU6. DIETZ 1 CO.. St. Paul's Buildings, Carter Lane. LONDON. [kvimobs A Masukacturers ok iHt CKI.EIIRA.I Kll PARAGON LAMPS. Huruing Keroeine. Petroleum, or PMi-affia. Unbivalled fob SmrLiciTY, Economy, Dubabilitt, Safety lutb Bkilliamjv of Li. .hi. Over ."..OnO Paitkr.ns ok Handle Lamps Factory Lamps Fable Lamps Ship Lamps
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      Arrivals.
      684 4 Sat 'inlay. 24th April British steamer Chow Phya, 309 tons. Ortou Trr»p*iTH*T. Bangkok 20th April, consignees Angullia Go. British schooner Young Queen. 60 tons. R commander, P.!t Walcot 24th March. Sunday. 25th April. Colonial summer Pluto. ISO tons, Welner commander. Peuang -Ith April, consignees Colonial Government. British steamer Rosa,
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      Departures.
      249 4 Monday, 26th April. B. I. S. N. steamer Mecca, johuson, for Calcutta Swedish steamer August Leffler. Bjorck. for Saigon. Tuesday, 27th April. British baiqtM Maid .»f Judah. Webb, for Mauritius. Spanish at-amer Slarivele^, Zabull i. for Manila. French barque Eiuilienne, Corseul. for Marseilles. &»M »8e biig Wand«>rer. Cowan, for
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      612 4 Oatk ship's Namks. Captains, i-i^o and Riu. T-ins. f AE Whuee From, Consign kks ym, Aobnts. Destination* RIVAL. MEN-OF-WAR Fly Bruce H. M. steamer 184 Mar. SMBrtnii Bouur Naval OftVer. Static Thittie Stirling H. M. steamer 4fc> April 29 Dtiadiag Soior Naval Oflcer STEAM BRw British
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      VESSELS IN DOCK OR LYING AT WHARVES.
      28 4 2 Victoria Dock jon 'fjSSj 4 Borne.* Comp^ij, Wh»rf S2SL™2S S^? k 5 Parent Slip 53 f Do.»kC.,«p«i f J 2TJSS?
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    742 5 i- i thai ■S ever reprwaak I I 1 on Mon mouth and •tfa line of 'then* trace ■:e dinners, i In Paris nnitj for drawittfndiag Church. La i .re. .1 about retj married man I in id< aboDi :t- tlie poor Of tlie ild not .1 sent tlieir child-
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    Reuter's Telegrams.
    112 5 Uarfsa, 144 A/ml.— n the Beowe J Casernes* j r ensaly*s motion fat i Royal Commjasion of ewaviry on the Tichborne trial has been rejected by l-i-'. votes againel one after a protiaustd debate. Disraeli and Bright, in speaking, strongly opposed BwCSMaly'i motion, a wncaly*s speech was principally
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  • Correspondence.
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      RAFFLES LIBHAKY AND MUSEUM.
      119 5 1 the Ediiin- <f The Dtili/ Time*.) Sin. Woul.l you kindly insert tlie following letter we have received We will eommanicats with Mr. Meldrea on the ■abjett .md write you the result. Your obedient servant. JAMES COLLINS. Singapfttr. UVh April, 1575. Mi Di w: Su:.— l
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    Arms of the week MONDAY, 26th APRIL.
    35 5 Arms of the week MONDAY, 26th APRIL. hit Colonial rtoamrr PMc arrimd yesterday from Penaag an.l Malacca, bringing back H. K. Sir Andrew' Clarke, Lieut. Bracken bury, A. D. C, Major MeNair, and Captain Dunlop.
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    21 5 Tut; British steamer Qtewmrm, Gent. Auld, from London 2<ltlt Mareii, via Suez Canal, arrive! at the Tanjong I'agar wharf this morning.
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    19 5 Tin. Straits steamer Skmrftkttttr, Capt. Aiigu.-tine, from lYnang 23rd, and Malacca ttth in>t., anchored in the Roads thi* morning.
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    175 5 Mhs>i;s. An ai: ft Co. steamer China, lV m Calcutta Imli, Penang 24th inst., arrived this morning and will leave for Hongkong to-morrow at uoou YVfc are informed that a boat arrived yesterday at Hongkong from the mail steamer Gmilior with the intelligence of her being at anchor two hundred
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    229 5 Tin: weather, of which the denizens of Singapore have baaa the victims daring the last month or two, must certainly be pronounced to be most trying. First of all OHM down-pours Of rain •'which iain-e<l every day." to the diflOOmfiton and contusion of owners and trainers of horses for tbc
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    264 5 Tnt trial of the convicts concerned in the ment outbreak in the Singapore Jail, which i\ Milted in such lamentable loss of life, was set down to come on this morning in the Supreme Couit before a Special Jury. The Special Jurors assembled in answer to their summons, Urn Attornc;.
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    TUESDAY, I7th APRIL.
    27 5 Thk British steamer CaiimasJn, Capt. Lange, from Calcutta 1m!) inst., arrived at the Jardine, Matheson Co's wharf this m. ruing, m route to Hongkong.
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    25 5 Thk British steamer lawiss, Capt. Young, from Hongkong BOth inst., arrived at the Jardine, Matheson Co's wharf this morning, en route to Penang and Calcutta.
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    36 5 Thk K. A. Gay's steamer Bi*f*p»rr, left Brisbane on the 21th inst. The Bomer*et arrived at Townsville on the 25th. The Btixtjiine left Hongkong on the 21th, and may be looked for here on Friday morning.
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    33 5 KawJBS. All .vit Co's steamer llinivst*)M, Cajfit. De Smidt, from Ho:igk'.iig 2Uth inst., arrived at the Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning, aud will have for Penang and Calcutta at 2 p. m. to-morrow.
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    41 5 Thk Messageries Maritime* steamer Anadir, Capt. Kigodit, from Marseilles 21st March, and (Jaile 2 Ist inst., arrived at the Borneo Company's wharf yesterday afternoon* and will leave for Saigon, Hongkong, and Shanghai, 1 hour after the arrival of Ac./ fioin Batavia.
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    126 5 S n i;i>.\\'s (,'ofi iiitnenl (iazttte contained the following notifications: The \'iec -Consul for the Netherlands lias intimated that the blockade for Padawa Besar on the eu.-.t coa»t of Aches i has been raided. Dr. Ernest Hieber has taken up his appointment of Imperial (jeruiau Consul .md lias been recognised
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    WEDNESDAY, fern APRIL.
    29 5 Tiik Ocean S. S. Cos. steamer, ti nor, Captain Jones, left Penang at noon yesterday and should arrive here to motTOW morning en route to China.
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    28 5 Thk l\ O. Extra steamer Sitwlu, Capt. Habot, from Bombay l Oth inst. arrived at the I', ie t). wharf yesterday afternoon, and lelt for Hongkong this afternoon.
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    21 5 Thk French war sk-amer Siu-t he, from Toulon tvtfl March, arrived at the IJorneo Company's wharf yesterday, tv route to Sirtgon.
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    16 5 Thk British steamer Knnnatuh, Capt. Craik, from Bangkok ™lth inst., anchored in the roads this morning.
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    23 5 Thk K. I. S. N. Co's steamer k<muiy Witkelm 111., Cent, Zuyddcrhout, from Saniarang t4th inst., arrived at Tanjong Pager wharf this morning.
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    18 5 The M. M. steamer Sera, Capt. Bavin, from BaJtaviatftth inst., arrived at the Borneo Co's wharf this morning.
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    47 5 Thk tea season in China is expected to open this year early next month, and there appears to be some aptcaHatioa in Hongkong, as to which steamer will this year win the race homeward with first teas. The Chin* Mml giees the following list of probable sompctitors
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    40 5 From Hankow. in JuBt Jr«Hr*S lace B BSW steamer, liaiue 1111--knowu, of Hold"b Hue built to beat all comers, QUmartmem, (winasr last j-uri. Hankow, ;uid Omrmmn C'.i»</-. From ifoocsjow, Oltneam, Bratmmt C<t»- tfki ■Be vi Waits Miiburn ft (Jo's, steamers.
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    221 5 Tut Hongkong Daily JVbm, oomnicntin-- upon the gnat depression of trade in Hongkong and Shanghai, as well us in Japan, a :-i^; it Liitruiit si^n of which is that tbc Dentaehc Bunk is shutting up its branches in Shanghai and Yokohama fbf want of bupport, asserts that the only remedy
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    856 5 Wn extract from the I'eii'iny (Jazellc of the tiad inst., the following account of 11. K. the Governor's recent farewell visit to that Settlement His Exeelleney the Governor, attend, d by his Private Secretary, the Hon'ble Major .M.-X.-ir, Captuiu Dunlop, .\le-.-i-. Piekeriuj; ami Swetteuhaui. arrived in the Colonial steamer I'lnto
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    THURSDAY, 29th APRIL.
    16 5 H. 11. S. nixl/r, Capt. Sterling, from Uinding -tith inst., arrived this morning.
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    29 5 Tiik Ocean Steamship Company's stcunur Antenor, Captain Jones, flora Liverpool 12th March, via Suez Canal, arrived at the Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning, en route to Hongkong and Shanghai.
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    42 5 Wi. ar.' i«',|iiested to state that the subscription List for the Ball to be given in honor of Sir A. Clarke and Lady Clarke, is at the BSwSS of Messrs. Harrison Co., to whom intending subscribers arc requested to send their names.
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    31 5 W t are informed that a telegram has just beat received from the Colonial Office, that Sir William Hackett goes to Fiji temporarily for six months, and thence returns to Penang.
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    35 5 The homeward Messageries Maritimes steamer Priho, Capt. Melizan, from Hongkong Mad, and Saigon 26th inst., arrived at fl:e Borneo Company's wharf yesterday evening, and will leave for Galle and Marseilles at 1 P. M. today.
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    38 5 Tiik Toronto Nation is responsible for the following piece of news, under the heading of ImptrM Federation, which is of some interest to the Colonies, but which is unnoticed by all the London papers except the Daily News:
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    225 5 Representation of the leading dependencies of the Empire iv tbe Imperial Parliament is likely to be, at no distant date, experimentally tested. The Imperial Govern ment will shortly invite (.'.mail i to send there representatives. But before this can be done, an Act of Parliament must pass authorising this change
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    FRIDAY, 30th APRIL.
    19 5 Thk British steamer Paknam, Capt. Black, from Saigon 20 inst., anchored in the roads yesterday evening.
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    21 5 The K. I. S. N. Co's steamer Banda. Capt. Odem, from Batavia 26th inst., arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf yesterday afternoon.
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    18 5 Tiik Straits steamer Singapore, Capt. Milnes, from Penang 20th inst., via Malacca, anchored in the roads this morning.
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    19 5 Tiik British steamer Statesman, Capt. Valiant, from Calcutta 22nd inst., arrived at the Jardiue, Matheson Co's wharf this morning.
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    35 5 Tilt: homeward P. O. mail steamer Khicii, Capt. Perrins, from Hongkong kwtfa inst., arrived at the P.&O. wharf early this morning, and will leave for Penang, (ialle, and B Mahay at 4 p. m. to-morrow.
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    101 5 Thk P. O. steamer Gwalior with the home mail of sth March, had not arrived in Hongkong when the Khira left on the 24th instant, and the /Jail// Press say that some anxiety existed in the Colony regarding her safety, as the 24th was her fifteenth day out from Singapore,
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    103 5 MawttS. A. (i. Hogg Co's Circular, dated Saigon, tlie 17th instant, state that, since the 2 1 st ulto., rice has come forward fiotn the interior in diminished quantity, especially during the latter part of the period, and the value has been subject to frequent fluctuations within narrow limits, according
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    258 5 Maky of our readers have no doubt frequently discovered- that other people profess to know more about their private affairs than they themselves do, and this community seems to be in that ideutical position at. the present moment with regard to their public atiairs. Lately we had occasion to notice
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    323 5 Among the passengers by the last French mail from home was the newly appointed Governor of the Fiji Islands, the Hon'ble Sir Arthur Gordon, with suite, on his way to his appointment, via Torrest Straits. We are informed that His Excellency is desirous of introducing Chinese labour into the r'iji
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    479 5 What, we wonder, will our Hongkong friends think of their former Governor, Sir Hercules Robinson, having been censured by the Legislature of New South Wales The circumstances are these Sir Hercules, some months ago, granted a pardon to a notorious bushranger and murderer of the name Gardiner, it is presumed
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      721 6 5. Companr. lar and oriental steam navigation company. < >► kices— D' Almeida Str.it GODOWITO— At New Harbour. MAIL fijtM LI ES The prop.«ed dates of arrival of the Company's Contract Mail Steam Ships at Singapore, in connection with the service, will be as follows ,abd. Homeward •Tuesday 12th Jan.
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      902 6 ittisrrllanfous. To the Queen and Royal Family To H. R. the Prince or Wales (Special Appointment); And to several Indian Potentates, Foreign Governments, and Railway Companies. Established 1749. J. W. BENSON, Watch and Clock Maker. Goldsmith, Silver-Smith, and Artistic Metal Worker. Prize Medalist of the London. Dublin, and Paris Exhibitions.
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      931 6 iHterrUanrous. PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT GUANO, Dissolved by OHLENDORFF CO., at their Works, Plaistow. Victoria Dock, London. by virtue of a special concession granted by THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT Under Mess. J. Henry Schroder A Co.'s Control. General Agents for and Sole Consignees of The Peruvian Government Guano in the United KiDgdom. GUARANTEED
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      810 6 fflisifllanfous. 1 THE ROAD TO HEALTH. AND LONG LIFE. Secured by HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. Impurities of Blood. In selecting the most appropriate medicine foi 'a particular ailment, there may be some difficulty unless one can be found to purify, regulate, snd improve the quality of the i blood. These Pills possess
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      1024 6 itfistTllancuHS. ESTABLIRHED IN IS2<>. C. LAZARUS A CO., Incorporated with Sheakwood A Co., Cabinet makers. Upholsterers. Billiard Table Manufacturers. carverB, gilderB, decokators, and '< General Furnishing Contkactors. By Appointment To His Excellency the Viceroy of ludia, H. R. H. th- Duke Edinburgh, Ac, A House. Land and General Commission AGENTS,
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      872 6 iflisrrllanfous. DR. J. OOLLB BRO\v\hs j CHLORODYN'K Is the Original and OUT Qmtli The Public are Ckiiionkii Mpiaol th.unfounded statements beqnsnUj 'made thnt "the composition of CHLOtot>v>n: known to Chemists «nd A* JfedioeJ Prof ensioii." The fart is. Chi.ORODYNE was I) veredand Invented l.v Dr. J. Collis Brown, (ex Army
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