The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 23 May 1844
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869)
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Title Section20 1844-05-23 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER r«. 21. w\>i. 9. TWf HSil.lY JtiOßJrijrG* 3Sr» .tf.l V. 1844. J*\>. CCCCLIL20 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement812 1844-05-23 1 PROCLAMATION. Pfiwcboi Walf« Islaud, "|3Y Virture of a j Simatorf Malacca. _I 3 Precept lo me I io wir. J directed, I hereby l>roclaim and ei*e notice, that a Session of Operand 'It t nnier vnd iitnerul Gaol Delitery in and for Sin- i.apore and the Places subordinate •hereto, and812 words
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Advertisement871 1844-05-23 1 TO LET. M|T|HE HOUSE, at Raeburn, (near the j JL Cantonment) with Furniture, lately occupied by Lieul Gordon, 4th Regt N.I. Apply lo JOSE D'ALMEIDA SONS. Singapore, \Oth April 1844. PUBLIC B ALE or VALUABLE .EASEHOID PROPERTY. WILL BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At 12 o'tlock on Suimnimy, the litk871 words
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Advertisement551 1844-05-23 1 THEATRE ROYAL. SINGAPORE. NOTICE. IN consequence of the indisposition of one of the Company, the Anaateures regret being under the necessity of postponing the Performances advertised tor the 23rd instant, to Thursday the 30th inst. (By order) F. F. FOLAIR, Stage Manager. Singapore, 22nd May, 1844. ON THURSDAYjEvening, the 30th551 words
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Advertisement618 1844-05-23 1 A. v FOR SALE, Well-known and excellent Chronometer by Barraud of London. Apply to BOUSTEAD, SCHWABE CO Singapore, \st fliay, 1844. FOR SAX.E, A V^A AuCtio n ai d Com m'wion Rooms of th« £X Undersigned, adjoining rhe Singapore Daotnsary Commercial Square, the following valuable^ choice selection of British, French,618 words
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Article414 1844-05-23 2 (From the Pinatig liazette, May 4 )y There was a meeting ot the inhabitants held in the Hall of the Chamber of Commerce on the Ist insi. for the purpose of getting up a Petition on the subject of Ihe Spices grown on the Island aud at Singapore to414 words
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Article588 1844-05-23 2 (From the Pinang Gazette, April 27.) Tbe Grand Jury of Prince of Wales Island having disposed of all tbe Kil.g of lodictme it which have been laid before them, and in compliance with your Lordship's charge having visited H M. Jail, the House of Correction588 words
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Article98 1844-05-23 2 We regret to report the loss of the Columbine, Schooner, from Penang, particulars of which have been kindly furnished us from private letters in the possession of the consignees and owners, the following are extracts We left Penang three weeks ago to-day, and after a very pleasant fine weather98 words
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CORRESPONDENCE.
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153 1844-05-23 2 air, Observing in your Paper some days since that the property called M Hay's Hill" was 10 be sold by Auction 1 went lo examine it and was much pleased with (he view from the top of ihe Hill. The road hewever153 words
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Letter647 1844-05-23 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE TRESS 41 They knows what* rights," not only so, But always practice what ihey know." His Grace of Newcastle. Sir, A few woi'ds permit me in reply to B, in yours of the 9th instant, oh lite subject of the Opium affair ai647 words
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Letter124 1844-05-23 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREeTrr S8 Dear Sir, A Correspondent in jour laat paper Terr justly remarked that it i. difficult to find out who h charge of a»y particular department under govern ment. lam no advocate for making public journal the medium of stating all grievance, but124 words
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Letter158 1844-05-23 2 he Chaplain, the Clerk or the Missionaries had a., W to do with it but that all things spperta.n.n l o the Church and state" were under the management of the Resident Councillor I If this be really t csse the Hon'ble Gentleman most have enough on h hands. I158 words
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Letter176 1844-05-23 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS Your correspondent A Ped stria n hai truly observed that the Burial Ground is almost a perfect jungle and so it has been for the last twelve months or more, and what sad havoc the trees havt made there the dilapidated state176 words
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Letter512 1844-05-23 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS In the Friend of India, andrecopied intoyour journal, 1 n >tice an extract of a letter apparently written by a member of one of the American Mission Boards presently residing in Siam, relative to the differences that took place lately between the512 words
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Article331 1844-05-23 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESSDear Sir, Having been given to understand that .omt Person, are agam.t our Theatrical Amu.ement 8 "a to,, dull Settlement, I beg to .übjoin the qV&£ remarks for insertion in your next paper— g If the moderate participation of rational'331 words
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Article28 1844-05-23 2 v,oiohj6o, on the oik urT] ii. n »A 10NV, of the Madras Enginee 0^. ir t 0 third daogbter of TE. M. TwoJr E. Q r VOm >28 words
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Article531 1844-05-23 2 the IBJ, t the */M"°', J NE8 from Bo^ba y the IBih uit.mo, arnved here on her way to it up the Channel parsing the upper Floating iboul half past eight in the evening. We the light to bear successively S W by 8 •n S 8531 words
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Advertisement857 1844-05-23 2 FOR SALE. CM A UTS of the F>ast Si le of Atlass St-atts (<>rnoreh«ndihi; Taetawaug Bay, from a. rereiil n 1 1 y by C«pUiu W H Lajaft. ALSO A fi"t r.t e 8 day Chronometer |by Mtß»*r, Hnyal Kxchaiige. Apply to C. J PERRY. ±in*n,H>r. tSrf M«v 1844 .n857 words
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Advertisement363 1844-05-23 2 paym« ni, or they will not be atteuded to. The postage ot letters must also be paid. Simmonds*" Colonial Magazine, edited and published l>y Mr Si mm >)> d», monthly, price 2s 6d ,is especially recommended to the nonce of ColouUts* Obserte tht Addreat lf^ Comhill Tilt »*ST EMBELLISHED LONDOiN363 words
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE FREE PRESS.
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Title Section11 1844-05-23 3 SUPPLEMENT TO THE FREE PRESS. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY MORNING, 23rd MAY, 1844.11 words
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Article4492 1844-05-23 3 From the Friend (if China, April 20. f amval of the Young Queen, Captain Hart, failure of the expedition, fitted oat at (his the Honorable Jame Erskine Murray and >V. Bowra, to open a commercial commoniitH the Island of Borneo, has \>r?ti conft m»- regret to state that (lie4,492 words
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Article1317 1844-05-23 4 (Front the Bombay Time*, April 20. We take from the Colonial Gazette, of the 24tb fib. ibe following very sensible U t et oi thee'imaie of Huns-Kong, addressed by Dr Thompson to tbe "Geographical Society. It did appear very unfortunate thtt our first potitiuut selected in the1,317 words
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1071 1844-05-23 4 Id a letter from Sir Henry Fottinger to the Earl of I Aberdeen, tbe following particulars are related of the manners and hehaviitur of Keying, the Imperial High Commissioner, and bis assistants, on tbe occasion of their visk to Sir Henry, after tbe preliminaries of1,071 words
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Article1143 1844-05-23 4 Caution to Mariners, Cape Aeulnas (From the Sluppiif; ana Mercuntile Gazette March 9 In Capt Marry at's New Code of Signals (late edition), amongst the L%M Houses enumerated !»y him a> exiling in v<niou* purts of the wurld,'' be hat MMMliOiitii one, as being d |iea<iy1,143 words
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Article491 1844-05-23 4 (F'Om the Bombay Courier, April \s.) The following particulars have been kindly communicated to v* respecting he destruction by tire on the •*d inst., ot the Ship Palestine, 808 tons, H. McLean, Master. It appears that this ill-fited vesiel, the property of Messrs tthtoy, IJro- tiers, of Liverpool, was491 words
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Article1646 1844-05-23 4 Tbe French are very wroth at some of our contem E rie < Vr i ln lLeif CnV °y •""ordinal*"; China, who find* «.mo.t his bu B ine 98 done to h.sband before be arrives even at Canton Ir se.m. n ture however, to amibute to ir hJjTou^L grand1,646 words
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Article21 1844-05-23 5 China, having on board Mr Hulmi, Chief Justice of Hongkong and family, and six lulun Priesu destined for the same quarter.21 words
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Article128 1844-05-23 5 Tlie Britomart Keld, arrived here yesterday, having left the Sandheadson the 3d intt. thus making a first rate passage, and beating nil the vessels, many of them clippers, which naileU some day* before her. The Britomart <luring her n»y at Calcutta underwent a thorough repair by which the was very128 words
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Article256 1844-05-23 5 We have received Java Couramtt to the 1 Ith May by the Superior, from which we have extracted the following Anjeer Shipping Ji«t. April 18th British barque Harbinger, Candlish, from Singapore 6th April, for Liverpool. British barque Gratitude Harvey, from China 22d March, for Dublin. 19th But. ship AUertan, Phillips,256 words
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Article71 1844-05-23 5 In our la-t we mentioned that two European Constables had been sent in the direction of Joliore in search of Pirates. Several days having elapsed without their returning, fears began to be entertained for their «dte(y, and the Steamer Hoogkly was sent out to rook for them. All fears was71 words
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Article327 1844-05-23 5 The H. C. Steamer Diana arrived from Pinang on Monday, bringing the Hon'ble the Kerorder. Tlm Criminal Sessions will open on Saturday. We learn that some disappointment exists at there being no allusion to the proposed changes in the Court, in the recent dispatches understood to have been received by327 words
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Article45 1844-05-23 5 The H. C. Steamer f kltython, Capt Scott, rrived on Tuesday last from Calcutta. This Steamer relieves t Ue Ilooyhly on the Strails Station, and is to be exclusively devoted to the extirpation of Piracy, which has been ot jue again rile in these Seas.45 words
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Article528 1844-05-23 5 Calcutta We have by various arrivals d uring the week teceived Calcutta papers up to the 27th tiit. The most important newt they mention is the de-nh of M .jji -General Sir William -asemilnt K. C. b., second Member of t ue Council ol India of Cholera. He wa* jni528 words
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Article426 1844-05-23 5 Loss of the Bhig Cimrles".— We have been favoured with the peru*al of a letter from a passenger in the fcelgtc brig Cflurles, Commander Ch. Hoed, Lieut of the 2nd class in the Belgian Marine, from this to Manila, dated Macassar 2nd ultimo, giving an account of the loss of426 words
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Article385 1844-05-23 5 On Saturday the Bih instant, the Barque Johanna from Samaraug bound to this {.ort Hruck on a reef to the South East of th« Rabbit and Coney. At the time of the accident the veaael was fully 3 miles from the opposite shore. The Shoal is marked in Horsburgh's new385 words
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Article113 1844-05-23 5 The Theatre —We beg to refer our local readers to the notice prefered to the M Bill of Fare" of the unavoidable necessity for postponing the performance until th* 30th instant. The Gentlemen Amateurs have hitherto so well exerted themselves to afford amusement that we can anticipate the public disappointment113 words
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Article316 1844-05-23 5 We publish from the Friend of China a bnef account of the proceedings of the Hon. Mr Murray's ill-fated expedition to the Coti Ri9*r, and also from the Hongkong Register, the first part of a more extended narrative of the same affair. Mr Murray appears to have been somewhat rash316 words
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Article284 1844-05-23 5 Among the subjects to which the Grand Jury which will meet on Saturday, could with benefit to the public, turn their attention, the present state or" the Jail is one on which they would find ample room for enquiry and representation. The nature of the internal management, the scanty and284 words
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Article237 1844-05-23 5 By the britomart we notice the arrival of Mrs Deacul, so well known on the Calcutta Boards. Tins Lady we learn means to make a stay of some months in this part of the world tor the benefit of her health. Mrs Deacle whose histrionic lateius are so well known237 words
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Article869 1844-05-23 5 Our readers will recollect that we sometime ago gave a translation of an address of the Chinese inhabitants of Singapore to Mr Bonham our former Governor, meant to accompany a state Umbrella which, they inteiided to present to him. We were in formed that the Umbrella had been then forwarded869 words
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SINGAPORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
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1230 1844-05-23 6 Accomm .re k«pt in Spanish Dollar* divided into Cents. The nsual credit on sales is as follows Eueope Goods, A Do. 2 Mouths. Opium, 2 Months. The latl Article1,230 words
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Article543 1844-05-23 6 EUROPE GOODS. COTTON GOODS.-Further supplies by the Syria. The past week |j» been without any excitement among buyers. Sales ewitinne to hi m. i .n small lota and price* more inclined to decline Sa i ce middling qualities of grey and white Shirtings, ttfcieh LTe i^old543 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous662 1844-05-23 6 SHIPPING EN THI HARBOUR. Tom l Cnmmnmler*. imam urn*. Dniinglinn. |H. £mmm~ l)ia*m~7... rongalion H.C.steamer Ro H.C. steamer Phle^ethon Scott F corvette La >«&/«« Guenn, Esq. B* barq Funny Council 171 Bonstead, Schwab Co. FoiSale or Charter B ilup Hr#<* 542 Slroyan do D bri TVls* 200 Wood Melany h662 words
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Miscellaneous289 1844-05-23 6 ARRIVALS. JJate Flag y Name, t'apiam Y~From~ 16 British bxrq Mobile M.rtm x> „.M Mtek bar q H.«1.0,,l Bo,nb.y d o t :;.7 bh*» -p» j-g^ ;ir on W r- nurjg.y v, )fcs A. cruize "9n SIT I- ma Con g alt °n Pinang 17th inst „20 Span. brig Dtrdo289 words
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