The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 1 October 1846

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869)
  • 20 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. jr». 40. f\»i.„ii. VUS fM y JUOMUrMJirG. I sit OCTOBER, 1846. -Vo. CCCCOXLXXXV
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 772 1 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. CHARLES ANDREW DYCE, Esquirb, has this day been appointed Sheriff of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore and Malacca, and Marshal of the Court of Judicature of th*» said Settlement m its Admiralty Jurisdiction for the ensuing year, to commence from the 29th instant. W. J. BUTTERWORTH, Gotxmor of
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    • 1082 1 lacing the Institution. Mr CURTIES, Surgeon's. Singapore, Ist October, 1846. SUPERIOR and Genuine Sherry Wine, just FOR BAXIE. l receivfcd ,rora S P ain direct by the Spanish Just Landed ex Indianeren. barque AJor /M -THE FOLLOWING WINE 9 prom prices. D. A. CORDS In Hamburgh tl??££Zim ,65 >- ,90
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    • 737 1 HTTXiE, CtrSSETJEE a Cc ,T ADVERTISEMENTS JUST RECEIVED. An Invoice of Rowlands Sons Genuine Perfumery. Ma naco CONSISTING OF ACASSAR Oil, Kalydor. Odoolo, Alsana Essence of Tyre, Lavender W»i.r p (21 sorts), ▼•^^iS^,^ D i? t T' E gS S sing Combs, Tooth Brush*. j2L s Dres &s»s3S^ws Eirding Sbot
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  • 505 2 The Govcritir General of Nbthfklanos India 6\c, &c. 6/c Makes Kn< wn, Wishing to promote the Trade and Industry of the mainfold Islands and po S' «sions of Netherlands India, hjf fh« esta li-'.ment of a main reniral point sui'ed 'o r trade t»y hir»er, wh^re the diff-rent article*
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  • 6090 2 THE FREE PRESS Singapors, Thursday, 1st Oct. 1846. It will be a source of satisfaction to many of our local readers to learn that the FootBridge across the Singapore River is to be immediately converted into a Carriage- Brid«e. Their success in* achieving this victory, ter such an obstinate and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 745 2 ot all sons and the neat qoamy, I ply always on hand. Hoffman's Jams and .MM**. 0 Bonled Fruits, Sauces, Pickles. Vinegar, Salad On Capers end Moated. Sardines Wiltshire Bacon, Spiced Bed. Tongues, Hams, and CheeM. Cabin and Fancy Biscuits. Spermicetii Candles. eBinITB V WINES SPIRIT* Sherry J. Corkhurn and
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    • 922 2 CHURCH OF ENGLAND LIFE ASSURANCE COKPAUT of London. Til E above Company haying established a Branch of their Office at Singapore, invite the attention of the Straits Community to the rednce.d rates at which the Lives 01 Europeans and their Descendants may be Insured. Subjoined are the rales of Premium
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    • 784 2 melons to mention. Orders or Letters of enquiry addressed to their Agents. Messrs Bainbridoe A Co. Mudmt. Tollocii &Co Calculi a Reminotov At Co. Bombay, or to the managing Director at Porto Njvo shall be immeditely at ten fed to. WESTERN AUdTRIU i. MRS LEEDER, Proprietress of the hree Matons
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    • 555 2 ity of my thanking you betore this time for vooTTT liteness m sending me your PitLS as you did I ,f n take this opportunity of sending you o-der for ti7 am runt. and. at th- same time, to add that y„ ttr p IL have effcted a cure of
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT
  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 489 4 II. C ..earner Woo^y fi bam *we 275 Supple BouMead, Schwab fc o Liverpool n' harq lronQueen 259 Black Shaw, Whiieliead «t Co London L |hi^ fl rra<roy 525 Elders Ditto London B. baiq Caractacu* 326 Patber Syme Co B a)avia Uamluoihip S V *w 271 Kete s Uehn. M-yer
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    • 222 4 ARRIVALS. D«/e I Flag Vessels Names. Captain From Date °f Depart, Sept.24 British barqSir H. Compton Browne Bo^baV T3rd"Au~e. I" 8 u arq nda Brown Greenock 2nd Ms* „24 British barq Glass p in n 3th J t 24 British brig Elizabeth Boan p inan g Uth iai I 5\F"
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
    • 13 5 SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FRE E PRESS THURSDAY MORNING, IST1 ST OCTOBER 1846.
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    • 180 5 Our Future Governor. (From the Bombay Times, August 15.) vf iV 9 not rnt ,htt anT fnrtn r tidings as to Who Is likely to be our future Governor has been received by the mail. We were wrong m giving the title of Sir George— to Mr George Clerk,
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    • 274 5 (From the Bombay Times, August 22.) We see it noticed by our contemporary the Witness, that Sir Thomas McMahon retires m February from tbe command of the Bombay army, and returns with his family to Europe. The natural term of service of the Commander-in-Chief expired m
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    • 502 5 Our esteemed contemporary the Mofussilite assures I us that Lord Hardinge is the most unpopular man m all services, without any exception, that ever came to India. H Our Meerut brother is usually well in* formed, but if he makes the assertion we have
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    • 1339 5 The Hindoostan arrived here on the 29th, after a most providential escape from total wreck, near where the ill-fated Memnon 1 bones lie. Captain Moresby found himself off the Cape on a very dark night, and, imagining that he was cleir, hauled ta the West-ward.
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    • 2936 5 tFrom tie Englishman, September 3 understand that some gentlemen have coma subscription for the Editor of the Maulmain le, who, we have no doubt, will meet with pathy of the puhlic as a grievously-oppressed subject. We shall willingly contribute our nd give the announcement all required pubnd we have
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    • 626 6 The Process of Underwriting. To render the process of underwriting as intelligible as possible, we may suppose a case, for the purpose of illustration. Suppose a vessel of the class A. 1. re- gistered for seven or ten years, be valued at £20,000 or j£ JO, OOO, a policy
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    • 527 6 French Industry.-- Chinese Exhibition It will not be denied m a, however restrictive and retrogade the commercial system of France, the government bestows tbe greatest care and anxiety m availing itself of every occasion practically to improve and develop- national industry. Thus, when an embassy to China was resolved upon
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    • 1468 6 SoM-kv unto Lkath.— tt was our melancholy duty RTrecord, m a late obituary, the death of the lovely and only daughter of the late W. Duberly, Esq. of Duraley. It is now our still more painful task to announce tbe death of her brother, Mr H. Duberly, a remarkably
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  • The Overland Singapore Free Press
    • 16 7 THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS JVo. 12. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, 7th OCTOBER, 1846. Price 20 i enta.
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    • 4944 7 Wedneeday, 7th October, 1846. The P. O. Company's Steamer Lady Mary Wood, arrived here yesterday with the Overland Mails of the 7th and 24th August Tbe Braganza from Hongkong arrived here last night. H. N. M. Steam ship Merapi, also arrived on Sunday from fiatavia with the packets for
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    • 151 8 Estimate of the Probable Expense of Constructing a Dry Dock with Masonry at Pulo Brani, Singapore, at the Current Prices of the Station. MBaSU BEMENTS. *j» j Pbige Amount. is i j i < S I £4. it a w3 i S I 5 Ur S C Drs. Ctf, 580
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    • 116 8 Pinang papers to the 3rd instant have been received by the Lady "Mary Wood. The capture of seven Malay pirates who had rendered thenselves formidable by attacking small boats, plundering them, and selling their crews as slaves, has been achieved by the Gunboat Pc- ne lope. The pirates have
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    • 87 8 Recent accounts from Siam represent the state of affairs there to be favorable. The disposition of the King and his Ministers towards Europeans is of an amicable nature, and though the royal monopolies still continue unrelaxed, no new imports c n trade seem to be contemplated. The demand for
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    • 3748 8 The Governor Gknsraiuf NeriiKnr.A.Nos Inoia. e\-e. SfC. &>c. Makes Known, Wishing to promote the Tra<le sad Indutry of the manifold Islands and pos-essions of N -therliind* India, by the establishment of a main central point suited for trade by barter, where the different articles of produce from t' c
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    • 1952 9 We have a few papers of late date by the Cacique from which we learn that H. Ma S. Car ys fort, Captain Seymour, arrived at Sidney on the 2nd August, baring on board Sir C. A Fitzroy, the new Governor of the Colony, his Lady and
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    • 252 9 Ry the arrival of the American whaler Pleiades, we have been placed m possession of the ex ct position of lhe wreck of this unfortunate vessel. Capt Uussell states lhat h e boarded her on the 28th ef-May last. when she was high aud d.y on a
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    • 1214 9 &.n Excursion to the Island of BaUy.* [continued.] It still remains lor me to offer some general remarks which I could not insert in the narrative .of tbe journey, and winch, partly to render the foregoing well understood,and partly for the attainment of a kncwledgeof tbe Is and oflially,
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    • OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT
      • In this Port there are on Duties on Imports and Exports and Vessels of every Nation are free of all charges.
        • 6844 10 PRICES. PRODUCE OF EUROPE, AMERICA. &c. Stocks. PRODUCE OF INDIA, CHINA JAVA &c i PRICEs _Sp.Po*lsrs 1 n«nTTl STOCK Singapore, Ith October, 1846. The arrival* since lhe departure of the last Mail have been the Ida trom London. Spacer, Red Rase, Caractacus and Orixa from Liverpool,
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    • 7 11 SUPPLEMENT TO THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
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    • COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
      • 679 11 I atunu It 2n>pjemksrr, 1846 arrivals bate been ddrtug the Month ur ar us ami Senator from Liverpool fill from Loirdou, r..(J the Suxdu from <Je, win. Ii htve n tided I ir_edy OU r he.w sti;.|li s of Cotton Goods, perol MidJa ollams from fioitsod is «»e*
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      • 342 11 PrOßs the New Weehty General Price Current, Manila, bth Sep, ember 1816. l.tiPO.tlS ottom r.ooDS.— ['be Maiket for Imports contii excwedi. (l4 iy dull, aid no improvement iv (lie and can be looked lor before the dry se ism. set> m. he MnrMotfa I om Singapors/saiiigs a considersupply
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      • 474 11 Simm, With August, IB4f>. Accounts ate kept ie Tica.s, Saluu^s and Fuongs. Two Huongs are equal to one balling, four Salan^s to one Tical One Tical equal to 57 Cents of a Spanish dollar. Imports. i Commies- Fine quality. If yds 45 a 50 inch are m great
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    • Page 11 Miscellaneous
      • 383 11 Vessels Passed Anjer. I B'itisb ship Kys. of Duthy. Bannstyoe, from Liverpool 2Kb May, for Hon*kona;. Amer ship Montana, McMicball, from New York for Canton. Bnt Bhip Frederikaren, Pratt, from Boston for Manila. Brit brig Hero, Fowler, from Singapore 19th Augt. lor Bombay. Bnt ship CAanotte, Leibscbwsger, from China 16th
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    • 423 12 To London. By the B. barque Mohawk. 3,121 pla gamhisr, 59 pla buffalo hides. »l| platin, 19. pla rstiaas. 140 pis s.pan wood Maclaine, Fraaer fls -0 205 pla gutta percha. 1,0«>0 Melac- r Gree „fl.ld cacaoes.. if" »"fWsseee A Co 57 ton. antimony ore. Ssme Co
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    • 45 12 At Soff.lk House, noai%, ibe resid.nce 01 «ne Hon'ble Mr (iar.LiNO, 0.. the 4ib install-, tii- Lady olCiiablls A. Dyce Esqui,e,>ot a ton Al Sinj^apore, on »he -md instant, the Lady ot Captain R. Ros>, of tbe 11 C. titam Vessel __i_...^m I) ir.nnr..
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    • 42 12 On Wednesday 'be I6'h instant, by tbe ttevrj H. Mo. _a, m, Mr tisuJaMiN Psach KcssBERY, Missions*'** of tbe L'n'lm MisM misty ipftlO ry. to Ellen Louisa, eldest d.o^h'tr 01 .hr» Uv» W-'Brßr •.corp, Enquire, iispector of Opium Farms m Java.
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    • 47 12 Al Singapore, on vi. Jay, tbe 20th insunt. Mr Overseer Jambs Nugsst, of th- Madns sJoinin.s--s-an-it Department, aged 50 years At Singapore, on Monday, the 21st insunt. at the residence of J amis STcnttN E-qoire. J as Hubrocks Whitehead Esquire r aged 87 years, deeply lamented. **>
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    • Page 12 Miscellaneous
      • 764 12 (Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals. British barque tfylph, Macdonald, from Chios 14 th Auguat. Brit schnr Julia, Cashing. Sarawak. Ist Sept. Brit steamer Lsdy Mary Wood, Evans, Hongkong 28'h August. Brit oarq Appotine, Thomas, Toticorin Bth AugOst Brit barq Spencer, Stanton, Liverpool 12th April. I D mivh ahip Csrislioa, Peterson, Fiensburg, 13tb
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