The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 13 June 1844

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERGANTILE ADVERTISER. Vo. 34. f >»/. 9. TMiVHXn.tTT MOttjrgjra, 13to JUNE, 1844. ~*\'>. cemv.
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      984 1 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. TIIF Tfl LOWING IS Rl PI'BLISIIFD TOR GENERAL INFOKMATION FORT WILLIAM. BOMB DF.f'AKTMFNT, LBOfSLATIVR, Tur 6tu Aim'.il, 1844. The following Act. pa-se.l hy the Ri«ht Hon'ble ♦he Governor (..neral of India in Council on the 6th April 1844, is hereby promulgated for general information. A<t No. VII. or
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      678 1 FOR Z,IV£aPOOXi. 225. l¥l liE fine bhg SUPERIOR, Captain JjyijLj^ BKLL, will have quick despatch. *3ltik£* For freight or passage. Apply to MARTIN, DYCE CO. Singapore, 2Qd May, 1844. FOR MACiO AHD WHAKFOA. -•\rflZ very fine Ship F^VJAMJLL, of I 1,000 Tons, Lieutenant Van Haverv4BM» beck of the Belgian Royal
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      726 1 j PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE LEA.SEHOID PROPERTY. WILL BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At 12 o'clock on Saturday, the Utk Juue ntxt. On the Premises, j^b npUE whole of BRIDGE PROPERTY ffltarfk m. on the Kiver side at the South end ot the Uaalltrl 1 Bridge consisting of iwo excellent
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      642 1 AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE. THE UNDEftSKiNEU haw* Uen «i>poimed Agenis in !Sfn|ra|)Ot« fot il, e »l<nve Office are prepared to «nHil I j ..!.<t. PayaMf Calcutta, i Bombay, Cliina and LofhLm. o J 1 URVIS CO. I vinfarore, R/^ Jnne l*M-5 LOc.j>Ot>i «v4MiM4a>. An Invoice of Ac w and l^«ft4/t/-aW«of Public
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      623 2 TO THE EDLTuK OF THE SINGAPORE. FUEP PRESS Dear Sir, It was with mingled feelings of pleasure and surprise that 1 learnt the other day the Bengal Government hud at length sanctioned tSe Establishment of an European General Hospital at this Settle* uieut I felt jiieised, because such a Charitable
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      673 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE >I N G APC'RI-. FKEt. PRKsS JJcur *ir, In C' nfiinniion of the rein-nk* I made last wee!. respecting tbc Pcet Ortu.-e boat, 1 [w to ym )cu the lollowtiia; which, l u.i k. witt demontiratc lie Mcn»ll| of an immeiliHi. Miperviaiofi m lliii oV|
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      186 2 Tv TIJL EDITOR OF TliE sINCiAPOKS I IiEE PRU Dear ;ir, I have been looking over ihe ia<t few volumes of the Lrrr t*i 8s to see wlieilu'i 1 could hiid ary Matement of the appropriatiun of the Sacramental Fund, and 1 have only been able totrace one, which was
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      510 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE TRESS Dear dtr, Wlien I addressed you respecting 'he MM of the Burial Ground, a.lded to your own j U s» and feeling remark* on the subject, fully tgpected lhat the party in charge w,, u ld nave put nj n „r ,per
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    THE DRAMA
    946 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS There is perhaps no couniry wheie Theatrical peifoi malices are moie KNight after or draoMtic tal nt more t-nc uiaged than in Eogland, our young ai.d exemplary Queen is ihe Drama's warmest patroness, her Royal Consort, worthy AJother, the Queen
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    TO CORRESPONDENTS.
    105 2 Q in the Cormr's letter was received too Ilk fur i sertion. A Constant Reader is anxious that we should publish his answer to our remaiks on his letter published in our paper of the 31st. ultimo, and he threatens that if wa don't do so, he will
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    THE FREE PRESS.
    966 2 Singapore, Thursday, YMh June, 1844. H. M. Steam Fiigale I ixen arrived here on the 4lli instant from China, which she left on the 24ih. ultimo. She brought a few private letteis, and few or no papers. She sailed the next, evening for Tiincomulee where she is
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      589 2 SAWS SOUCI THEATRE MRS DEACLE has the houor to announce that the Gentleman Amaieurt having kindly consumed to assist her in a few Theatrical Representations, site will open her New Theatre, 00 Thu.tday next, the 20th Instant, on which occasion will be produced the Farce of ••TWELVE PRECISELY." Dramatis I'ttona.
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    South Australian Extracts.
    1632 3 THE MINING INTEREST. (From ihe Southern Autlralimn, Mmrch 11.) Tli** mines and mining operations lo South Australia have become ao numerous and extensive, tbi* detartment of her r< s urces has became so important, and terms so clemly destined to exercise a vatt and endur ng intlunc
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    EUROPE
    483 3 Shipwreck and Shocking Inhumanity. The Iii of Hull, tit vessel which w*< lo to> ihe (oasi ul Lincolmhiie, w,.s at i lie liirtr m.iki |«»i and within Iwo hour* c p 1 when ilit win chop|>«d rnuitd (0 the northward, a U such a he.\y ge<t tarn* on, lli-u.
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    The Bishop of Rochester's Charge.
    598 3 The Bishop of Rochester's Charge The Bishop of Rochester'! Charge is now publish, ed, and fiom this hi* reused and well considered excit n ilra judgment, on several litigated questions, it may bfc advisable t» furnish our readers with tome ex* tracts L»n the Daily Service. In conforming to the
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    Signature of Wills.
    322 3 The v'ce Chancellor recently decided, that if I teitator who it unable from illneM to sign bit will and bas bis band guided in making bit m-.rk, it it a sufficient signature within the Statute of Frauds. The learned Judge who tried the case at Law," said
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    European Miscellaneous Extracts.
    2047 3 SLAVEKY AT NEW ORLEANS. The American papers bring to band one of the most Htrocious and revolting documents w« ever wet. It it t snt cc of «th p.s*»d y Ijd.eO'V al, atNew Orleans, on a man, named brown, tor aiding a slave tv escape Brown is
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  • SINGAPORE FREE FREE PRESS CURRENT
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      1391 4 MIM6 A PORK, THMISIHY HOUIIIG, 13TH JI'XK, 1^44. In this Fort there axe no Duties on Imports and Exports and Vessels of every Nation^reTfre^ of Z Accounts are. kept in Spanish Dollars divided into Cents. The usual credit on sales is as follows Europe Goods, 3 Months. Indian China Do
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      REPORT ON THE MARKET.
      753 4 1™ ft g t" Per pee. 500 pcs. 40 urev 3.0.1 per peeloojc.4s J r eJ ®*3 60 per p ee PRiNT-.-Sale, of 6 Jo pieces F««rv 2Sf <° (l per PCe at #2 a per pee V nCy 2 220 50u P<*- single coloured Battick
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      69 4 5 H I a*LL Scarce rf 2 J>|iMl|i Jfji ill I I I] J. *;girf BSs^ --i i u si Sja^? :|j Bel 2 B| jfj I II -I If mil lilllHiliiH-ilfff^I I 11=1? l!i 4 s i 1 \i a if Itf lilt 0 Ml ill iSg| !l ■'-»»«»-Qa.
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      182 4 ABIUVAL3. JUale. Flag y €Ut r, Name Cfl/ /flm /Ja/ o y June 6 H. iM. Bteam e r~~ Vixen f3u£id~~Ert n E ~~^l r l\ 6 British brZ Simon 9 IIu n«ko.ig 28th .o.t H.C B tea m er T**,. Conea.toa A C,i r8 British scijr Hnrltquin Morris r
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
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      12 1 SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY MORNING, J3th JUNE, J844.
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      439 1 distress amongst them arising from scarcity of food m very great 1 The last time Mr Earl vistted Kissa an I*l md near Timor, where there are a considerable number of Christians, they bad been suffering from drought for three years, and out of a population of 8,000 they liad
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      CALCUTTA.
      677 1 Summary of News. (From the Friend of India, May 2.) April 26. We regret to learn the death by cholera of Mr George Henderson, one of the oldest Solicitor! of the Supreme Court. The ravages of this fatal disease both in the European and Native community continne without any
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      Catastrophy at Lucknow.
      199 1 You will be sorry to hear that the Tiger shooting party hat been broken up by a dreadful accident James Ferris, CapU Hodgson and young Wrou<hton of the 12th, went oat: they commenced with splendid sport up to the lUb, they had killed eleven tigers* On the
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      Missionary Movements in China.
      2309 1 (From the Friend of India, April 18 J The commencement of a new year is a fit occasion for sending you our Cbriatian salutations, and communicating some particulars concerning our doings and Missionary operations during the past six months. You have heard of the sickness and
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      BOMBAY.
      311 1 Foreign Shipping. (From the Bombay Times, April 27,) The information contained in the following statement, showing a comparative estimate of the charges on shipping according: to the old and new system*, given under the guidance aud advice of a House which has Umi most extensive transactions i D that
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      Revenue Estimate.
      163 1 me louowinij statement shews how the apparent loss to the Imperial treasury on Cotton manufactures, Woollen mannf.cture., and Shipping, under the new •jstem, is provided for:— Loss on Cotton msnufacturpg c Im taeU, loss on Woollen manufacture" t S?^ lo« on ,b,ppi n? at 62,50.) t*el 8 Xw
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      Estimate of the Bill circulation of Great Britain and Ireland.
      106 1 The following is the Estimate of the Rill of Great bnta.n and I r ,land fron, «Vf i culated fr Om the number of St^p.^Bilof£' change issued by the Stamp Office. T.ital amount X *|fe 4ss* !SL»" SSSSS B sgg
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      China.
      634 1 (From the Bombay Times, April 2i.) We observe from a statement of the For eign tr.de with Chin., in re p»,| to imports, recently received Canton, tliat the tot»l estimated amuant of le»al trHd. averages annual:, Dr.. 11,205,370 and Ik? OrinS trade, at a rough MUmnte, to Drs. 13,794,626
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      Steam Communication.
      2245 1 We extract from yesterday's Con irr, nti article ort •team communication, the create, p rt of which we heartly concur. Our contemporary'/.trictures o. the detenuon of the Cleopatra by the Governor of Hou< Kong are well merited. It ii a trifling with th, increstserests of the pubhc to
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      1118 2 Statement of the Number and Tonnage of Square-Rig ed Vessels which have .Arrived at and Departed from Singap>re, during the Official Tear 1313-11 compared with 1 13 preceding Year. ARRIVAS. DEPARTURES. i T.T ,D »842 43 1843-44 Increase Decrease I 1842-43 1843-44 lnc.ease Decrease I. times of r laces. I
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