The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 9 May 1844
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869)
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Title Section19 1844-05-09 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER vo. io. r\»i. 9. lIIIHSU.IY JtMOHJrMJTG, »th .1f.4 1* 1544. JWo. €CCCJL.19 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement715 1844-05-09 1 NOTICE. LETTERS intended fcr Transmission by the private Steamers from Calcutta to Suei will be received at this office chargeable with Ordinary PostTims on a I Tola weight le'.ierintended (or mcli Conveyance will be le\ied 8 Annas namely Nngapore F.xport Sl.\p Postage 2 Annas Inland Postage from Ked^erre to Calcutta.715 words
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Advertisement903 1844-05-09 1 PUBLIC BALE OF VALUABLE LEASEHOT O PROPERTr. WILL BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At 12 o'clock on Suturday, the Ibth Juue next. On the Pahmises, aTIUJE whole of BRIDGE PROPERTY J on the River side at the South end of the old Bridge consisting of two excellent Dwelling Ileuses with903 words
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Advertisement625 1844-05-09 1 NOTICE. THE luterest and Responsibility of Mr Richard Brennand in our Firms of Pitc4irw, Syme Co. at Batavia. Syme Co. a t Singapore. Ker, McMjcktng Co. at Manila. ceased on the 31st December, 1843. SYME CO Singapore, 29th April, 1841. ~hotxce7~ THE Undersigned has been appointed Surveyor of Shipping to625 words
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Advertisement638 1844-05-09 1 rrmE I Worsted iMvejuM r cp ved frOm M J J CncKuiuN Co of London a small supnU Of ea<h, of tne»r ru.es. Gre^ ftifota Snmy 8 D, s p-rdo^n. l>o C)t«infMgnc «t 1% Dr* d-» ar.d mild rich U.vored I.Hit-au Unu« 10 D.s per Ho I BoUSTEAD, acuWABBfcCO* Singnpore,638 words
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Article1793 1844-05-09 2 The Criminal Session. (From the Pinany Gazette, April 20. > Th« first »>«« ton o/ Oyw anJ Terminer for the present year commenced on the 15th instant by the Hon'ble the Recorder. The Resident Councillor ow. ing to the prosecution respecting the Treasury case did not occupy bis teat1,793 words
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Article2259 1844-05-09 2 Summary of News, From the Friend of India, Jrom March 21 to April 4. March 14. The Hurkaru states, on good authority, that Sir William Casement, who had taken bis passage in the Windsor, has relinquished it, and retains his seat, in Council at tbe earnest request of Lord2,259 words
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322 1844-05-09 2 (From the Friend of India, March 28 We perceive with the greatest satisfaction not onU that t*o of the Re,!..,,,. wllich had to Scinde have returned to their duty, before th ,i could receive intelligence of the Government Nor ,7 c.t,00, but that the322 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement556 1844-05-09 2 A tdiieiv of China Goods, Japan Silk Cloaks Muskets, Birds of Paradis*, Letter aud Foolscap Paper Sic. m WALTER SCOTT DCNCAN FOR BALC. AT J. MANN CO.'S PROVISION EKS. Scotch I lei rings Yarmouth Bloaters. Leadenhalt Ox Tongues. York k Westphalia Hams. Irish and American Mess Pork. Dutch Butter in556 words
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SUPPLE MENT^Q THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
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Title Section12 1844-05-09 3 SUPPLE ME NT^Q THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY MORNING, 9th MAY, 1844.12 words
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Article257 1844-05-09 3 all arms, infantry, cavalry and artillery, rushed forward with a shout and a cheer and declared their willingnest to go to Scinde. They made no conditions, an J oa'y requested that arrangements might be made for remitting part of tl.eir pay to their families daring their absence. They begged that257 words
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Article3221 1844-05-09 3 t-erotep .c, I ,/A March, 1844. The 4th and 6<nh are still here, I know not what is to become of them. It appears that tbe command mc oftWr of tbe 4th issued an order, directing the hackeries, &c, to b« discharged, camels to be engaged, and the heavy3,221 words
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110 1844-05-09 3 uu me morning of Monday, tins gallant veteran and his family bade a final adieu to the sborea of India, after having served —from time to time, lor periods of greater or lesser duration— ln the country for nearly half a century. c110 words
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Article204 1844-05-09 3 (From the Friend of India, Avril Ath.) We mention last week that the 7th Cavalry had repented of their insubordination, when the alternative of being disbanded, or of proceedingto Scinde was presented to them, and immediately commenced tbeir march. The refractory 34th Regiment has been disbanded. Among tbe204 words
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Article353 1844-05-09 3 Extracts from the! Eighth Report of the London £ast *ndia and China Association. JAVA DUTIES. It is gratifying, wjth M Reference to this subject, for your Committee to be enable to express tbeir expectation that most of the difncnltiet so long experienced in the adjustment of the duties payable353 words
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Article882 1844-05-09 3 n«ng was received at this office ome month, since witb •n i PIB| hlet re P re «en»e«J to dwell W y forcibly EAST INDIA BANK. Notwithstanding the failure of the attempt to obtain s£r2 P«»Pectos wa. circulated in 1812 with th« neaTuir. T r CBlablltb B nk funded upo882 words
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Article64 1844-05-09 3 t Parliamentary Paper, 179 in 18*3. t It was not thought. Decenary to add the mbsequeut addition At connected with the subject it is here mentioued that the number of Letter* sept from Bumbar in 1840-41 was 225, 6y,, in 1841.42 was 2»4,1U, and in 184.1-43 was 355,649 whilst those64 words
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1276 1844-05-09 4 Ail a J dress to Sir Robert Peel, numerously signed I by the Lou«k>n houses, on the subject of effecting an •rrangessent with the Pacha of Egypt for permanently securing tbe tramit of the India Mails through that I] coin try, having been sent1,276 words
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Article517 1844-05-09 4 On Wednesday last, a public meeting of the York Church Missionary Socie'y was held in the Dc Grey rooms, oa behalf of the munoa to China. The chair wai taken by tbe Right Hon. Lord VUcount Morpeth who opened the proceedings with some interesting and appropriate observations517 words
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Article503 1844-05-09 4 Journey in China. Sir,— As not a few of your reader* are deeply interested in the movements of our miMionary brethera in L bina, they will be glad to learn tbat my brother, whoie purpose to travel through the interior of the country from Ning-po503 words
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Article3292 1844-05-09 4 As Steamers are a matter of disscuuion in tbii country, we extract the following from the New York Herald which reached us this evening, premising that the Americans boast they have 56 sea going screw propelled vessels already at work, and 12 building Steam FaiGATB Princeton Rkvolutiok in Steam3,292 words
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CORRESPONDENCES.
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475 1844-05-09 5 dir, If you think the following information of impotence to ommar.ders of VVsmjlj, intending lo |m»s ilmcuuli the Uratti of Allau, a nd requiring a >»l>l>ly of Water, Wood and Slock, cheap and ea»y, jpu ba«e n.y permission lo give the sjme475 words
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Letter373 1844-05-09 5 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS •r, Permit me through the medium of your columns to calljhe particular attention of the superintendent of building lots in Town to the lolluwii;g tMMd Mom an English Paper •'KrrrcrsoF Drainage on Himav Life.— Professor Ltuckland, at a public meeting held in373 words
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Letter215 1844-05-09 5 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS My (tear M faUtor, Notwithstanding t li*» numerous comj.laints nvwlf i<-*| ecling ihe bridge on Urn Rivtf Valley Ko.nl, and your just remarks on (lie subjects no sieps ha\e fcfta taken lo com lete its repair and it remains in stutu quo.215 words
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Letter648 1844-05-09 5 TO THE EDITOR OF TliE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS Str t A Iftter which appeared in your last number t'gned J. W has mdute^ me 10 ieu,uesi your perluittion to rennik thereon, not (or ihe puipose of tourtyig com.o»eisy hul >imj)ly to offer my own imt>ifssipii» ujon a sut ject with648 words
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Article48 1844-05-09 5 The late hour on the day pieceding our publication at which letter* are often sent to us, is productive ot'niuch inconvenience, which would be aliogether avoided if our correspondents would send their favors, especially when lengthy, a day or two before that preceding that of publication.48 words
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Article32 1844-05-09 5 At Singapore, on Tuesday ilje 30lf> of April, at the Catholic Chapel of (iood MmmH hy the Hev«i J. M. Bu'ril, Mr Hfnry Taylor, to Miss Loui/a Maria Ann Co- k.32 words
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Obituary35 1844-05-09 5 At Pining, on the 1 4th April, after a lingering ill. nets, the Rkvd. Thomas Brighton, of the London Missionary Society deeply rrgretted. At Singapore, on the 4th. instant, Mr F. D. Go« ■tt35 words
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50 1844-05-09 5 THE FREE PRESS. Singapore, Thursday, 9th May, 1844. The Ship Samdanny spoke H M. S Alligator, all well 35 miles S.E from Pulo Jarrah, 9 days from Singapore. The Ameiican States Fngat« St Louis, spoke the Ship Can ton, from Hongkong with Tioops in the Straits of Sunda all well.50 words
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Article107 1844-05-09 5 Quick Despatch.— The Barque Isabella, dptaiti Gray, arrived here on ihe 24th May ast year with a full Cargo consisting or" l()0 tons lion, 100 tons Flint*, 100 tons Coals, ■ad the remainder in Piece Goods, dischar ged the same, took in a cargo of Tea and sailed on the107 words
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Article105 1844-05-09 5 By the Victoria, and Clown we received Calcutta papers to the 4th A|>ril, from which we have made copious extracts. It will U*> seen that two of the mutinous regiments are said to have broken into open revolt, incited thereto by the emissaries of the Sikh Government who have been105 words
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Article170 1844-05-09 5 I'y the March Mail we received a copy of the Eighth It- oil of ihe Committee of the uind'in Ea>t India and China AssuciaTK'N, from which we have exuacu-d largeiy We would beg to direct attention to the paragraph relating to Java duties, the provisions mentioned in which seem to170 words
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Article109 1844-05-09 5 The delay which has taken ptace in the re~ building of the Bridge on the River Vally Road to which An Equestrian alludes is certainly very culpable and cannot be excused on the ground mentioned by our Correspondent. The funds of the Assessment are sufficient to allow of the employment109 words
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Article498 1844-05-09 5 On Thursday last tlio Hindoo festival called Churtuck t'oojah was celebrared in the usual manner, to the disgust and serious annoyance we doubt riot, of all right thinking persons. The horrible ceremony of swinging round a high pole suspended t>y a hook inserted in »he back, was performed by two498 words
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Article126 1844-05-09 5 We beg to direct attention to the letter of Captain Leisk, the information contaiued in which cannot fail to be acceptable to his profrMKMMd brethren, and to persons trading ■OKHipt the Eastern Islands. If Cargo is pro< urable at AUuss in abundance, we should think it preferable to Bally, for126 words
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Article1282 1844-05-09 5 The letter of a Looker on calls the attrition of Government to a nuisance which we noticed long ago, but to remedy which no steps have ever been taken though it has existed for some years |»ast. li is assuredly very little to the credit of the local authorities that1,282 words
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SINGAPORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
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1273 1844-05-09 6 Account, .re kept in hp.ni* Dollar* divided into Ceuts. The usual credit on sales is as follows :_Europe OOODS, 9 jnodih. i*i>ia* < HINA r 0 fl jv lonths1,273 words
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Article538 1844-05-09 6 EUROPE GOODS. I Here have been no large transactions during the week in Dru Goods the,* is however a fair steady demand, at low prices, and several small sale! made amounting in the aggregate lo something considerable. The Mar €t ls i««i«t bare of suitable wkitt538 words
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Article37 1844-05-09 6 (From the Weekly Genera! Price Cvrreni, Mm** TOM <»^:jlml sssfcjssL^ siuu s ii iy as tee b i 1 •Uopb. at 3J. 8>() da. Nail i(,d at Drs 3^, JOO do. Jioad square •t'lhi t|37 words
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Article49 1844-05-09 6 •Ukongll it was otherwise abun <- h reunA, if .ifr" P rI>O > 10 sio,, tIM m.nuf«dur« for <■«.„>, t-.i- > «,T Gl ln «lhei for wrvp«n »i.l, superior KS a SO T llat rf >« i pcriupi redadsg .lie price. c s" e not!ce to tlle »>"i I'o.NKAGK.—49 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous94 1844-05-09 6 i h I j f I i- I *l jfi fill fc 3 C S 5 -l rf >. *:2 J ««i« s iJ}..h.iji2djJi i i tssV\ SS I Ji*H| if r^ilUll Jf 3 21-!|.h:j E iA i£i.tt i BiJ#* i"*osSi Mfir r" I'ftlHflflSiitljrfn ib 55 Bft* r «2 w94 words
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Miscellaneous213 1844-05-09 6 ARRIVAjLS. *^!!l_l^l 1 rwc/> iygwCT e^' a I inn. I *^y May 1 British barq^i V7cl^ia~ U^tT^r L? 5. ar {l. i BH t ,h bar q ue K2; B^; rigg 2 Br'itu'h BKamer8 K amer /00^'^ ACruiae 2 B h BK!P8 K !P CaNrfaA.r Keir China 4th t,lt v213 words
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