The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 11 October 1850

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. Fvf. 16. SMJTG^POHiS, tHin^y MORJVMJTG, 11th OCTOBER, 1850. •n>. 41
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      917 1 GOTHHNMEK.T NOTIFICATION. JAMFSGUTHRIE. ksquire. h«s been appointed Sheriff ol Prince of Wales Island, Singapore, and Malacca, for ihe eaiuinj year, io corcmence fiom the 29ib ins'ant W J. I>UTTERWORTH Governor of P IV. Itland, Siugapure MuUcca Singapore, 2Of A Sept. l«5 >. •OTIIVMVHT MOTITIOATIOW, "«a*— THE FALLOW FQ M PiBLISUCD
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      936 1 koticc THB UNDBRSIQNID WILL SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THEIU AUCTION ROOM. On Friday, the 15M of November next, AT 12 O'CLCCK. MOON. THE House and Ground of Bukit Cliermein, situated at New Harbour and •t present occupied by W. W. KgR/Ksq. And ajterwards The Island of Pulo Hantu containing
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      805 1 NOTICE TIHK Deputy Assistant Commissary General will receive Tenders until Tuesday the 29:h instant, for the following Articles, f or the use of the Troops »••<! Convicts in ihe Straits of Malacca for the year 1851, and ra the quantities below »howo t vis: Rica about l.tlf bags monthly. Kichanit
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      842 1 NOTICE. I Hereby declare, that I have appointed Messrs FatoaßicK LENDta te Co as my Agents tor i Singapore and all th« ocighiiourina Settlements, and thai they alone ar« authorised to sell and to receive orders for my manufactures. Cologne, 14th September, 1848 JOHANiN MAUIA FARINA The Genuineness of Joiuwn
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      865 1 Straw lama w j,hout trimmw, 1 .upeetacb. J«£. omb'.!'* sup ior iv Glass o< lb h cr C 'c«i Catk nd Ca e f d Wn Bl DfS 2 50 I. *K. Tennent's India l» a e Ale in cask* of 4 dot. n bottle,, and mm ol 1 dozen
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    LOCAL.
    938 2 1. The number of cases committed for trial at the criminal Session which opened last Wednesday, has increased to thirty-three. 2 A gang robbery was committed at abeut mid night of the 30th of last month in the Set; lap district. Tan liah a gam bier and pepper planter
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    DEATH.
    18 2 At Singapore, on ihe 3rd Instant, Dorothea, the wife of Mr James Isaiah Woodfoud aged 37 years
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    THE FREE PRESS Singapore, Friday, 11th October, 1850.
    437 2 THE FREE PRESS Singapore, Friday, 11th October, 1850. H. M. S. Lity, Bedford Esquire, Commander, arrived here on the 6th inst. from the Cape of Good Hope on the 18th August. China By the P. O. Coy's Steamer Braganza we have Hongkong papers to the 28th ultimo. Thj sickness amongst
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    168 2 Criminal Session.— On Wednesday last, the 9th inst., a Session of Oyer and Terminer &c, for Singapore, was opened before the Hon Col. Butter-worth, cb, Governor, the Hon. Sir W Jeffcott, Knt, Recorder and the Hon. T. Church, H squire, Resident Councillor. The following gentlemen were chosen and sworn to
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    939 2 A public meeting will be held on Friday next the 18th inst, at 12 o'clock noon, at the Institution, the Hon. the Governor in the Chair, for the purpose of considering the best manner of carrying out the views of the Trustees respecting the proposed scholarships. It is hoped that
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      1592 2 A bitbli finished and, tAaf am Europe-built Buggy KAU DE (TOLOGNE. CAUTION TO TUB FUdLIU. We beg leaf eto bring it to the notice of i he Public that Ih. original inventor aod oldes. bouse of Johan M.ri. Farina of Cologne, the dwtill.leu.e of the genuine tau de Clogoe, was
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      345 2 Watches Ladies and Gentlemen's, of gold and silv. STATIONERY BOOKS. A fin. selection of New Music Novels, Histories, Travels Ac. Account Books, strongly bound Blank Books, plain and rnled Desks writing, plain and fancy Day Book. Drawing Pencil, and Crayons^ Envelopes in eases, or per J Ou Foolscap, Letter and
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    3175 3 List of Articles collected by the Local Committee of Singapore for the Exhibition of Arts and Industry of All Nations. y B. —The prices are given in British currency for the convenience of parties in England, the exchange being calculated at lour shillings and two pence per Spanish Dollar. NATURAL
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    294 3 i NATIVE CRAFT. British SceUttt, Ariel, Fattal U'ukab, Marie, Dido, La Felice, Glory. Duicn. Seouw Gunn, Lim Seng, Fatlal Harmon, Dnirman, Hon% Cum, Mas Denuk, Srfc Btntang, Abdol Ruyman, tiinguan, Yoesetin.. Arab— Friends, Fallal Wudoel. ieSSets* N+mus Ions I Commanders. fJenSiglMW. I Destinations fa H. MT
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      212 3 ARRIVALS. '{Date of Date Flag I Vessel's Names. Captains From j) ei)aritt Oct. 3 British TsTTmT Brow7a~~Po~ui P. de GaTTT^^th ult 3 British srhr Fattal Wahab Peterscn CaUntan 27tb ult 3 Amer. I sbip Esther May Stevena New York 16ibJune 4 Dutch barq Yoeserin Allowie Bstavia 26tb ult 4 Brituh
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      189 3 Johnston* Esq. Messrs Fell, Marsb, Winch, EnigUl, Butgoyncgam! Dowu. Per steamer Sphinx Sir James Biookc, and Suite Revd W. Dean, and J* Hayes Esq. Per steamer Sentiramis aptain BouJier, and Lieutenants Evans and Serres, 51st Regt. N. I. Per M. P. Cissily—Mr and Miss Agetr, aul Miss M. Scott. DEPARTURES.
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    THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
    2517 4 AOKICULTPKAL AND IHDPSTBIAL IMFLKtfKNTft *C. UXGAPOBE, TUESDAY, ]»T OCTOBfiB, 1850. In this Port there are ao Duties on Imperts and Exports and Vessels of eve.y Nation are ft«* .11 -k. gT oy Bnwfcil which wtffkt t Drt »goal to B'M gr.lni t roy REPORT
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
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      14 5 SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SINGAPi RE, FRIDAY MORNING, tbe 11th OCTOBER, 1850.
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    • CHINA.
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        Loss of the "Frolic."
        145 5 FKOM Tilt OVItLAND CHINA MAIL SIPT. 19 l .j tract of m Utter dittd S«» Franeitco, Mh AUjU.t. 1850. Lap' am KH. P«ucon, natter of the brig Frolic, </' H >si, n, revi'iini tbis putt yesterday afteraoon, and ■f u^ht intrlli<rnre i.f ihe total loss of
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        Shipping of Chinese Coolies.
        669 5 MIDUi.K PA.SSAI.I HUIHOIs. Of late years there h*a been coi siderable and <r win* demand for Chinese cootiei, cburly for Peru hrid tfctj FiriicU Mud Spanish atllleaienta. Tbe cooliet in«e b.thetto )>"«n teadtly engage 1 at Annoy and 1 cnatibi(rnoun fur a term of year*, on
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        Disturbances in Kwang-si and Kwong-Turg.
        1323 5 Disturbances in Kwang-si and Kwong-Turg. Reports of tbe outrages conmiut il by banditti withia UU miUS vi tiic c i) of Lantoi>, tbe ctpiuie- ot dis-tiu-t ltnf| and MMOMt M^miisi ihe goveutuirui torcil K-ni in »n v (i.i in c ;Uiiuu.; tv arrive duly. i'Urie hmuiiil v.vi a discrepancy btlweeu
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      EUROPE.
      1233 5 EUR OPE. Parliamentary. (From the Atlas, August 24 Tiie Parlu-Di-nti'T session it at «v end. Itl closing liib.ut* in«y be brt.tly chronicled. tbe. 7th instiiii a hi t was m'roiluced to prevent (lie »ile of liith pioocrty under the Kncumbered E»t«t> h Act, except at a minimum vaUie of fifteen
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      Foreign Affairs.
      844 5 An old and *uig«r adage d«-c area that seeing is believing. Louii Napoleon, if be never head tlita B y' n g» nevertheless, acting upon i. That France «n»y more deteitninately believe the actuality oJ his Presidentship, he is resolved to exhibit it personally. For tins purpose he
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      Eastern Archipelago Company.
      459 5 (From the Nautical Standard, Augt 17 The second annn.l meeting of the Eastern Archipe**go Company took place on Saturdty, when the report was unanimously adopted, and tbe reelection of d<rectort effected in the cu-tomary manner. In the cour»e of the proceedings, Mr H. Wise, at the r.
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      Imperial Parliament.
      395 5 HOUSE OF LORDS.— Monday. (from the Nautical Standard, August 10.) STEAM C,HMMI)MC\TtOM WITH AUSTRALIA. Call Talbot, on I'reseniiiiij tlie petitions fioin Glasgow and Plymouth on tliis subj-ct, Mated llie several routes which hail bfen proposed, and expressed hi* opinion that the p.efeiable line would be by w»y of
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      Dutch Navigation Laws.
      356 5 (From Wi'lmer Smith's European Time*, AuyUlt 17 We have been rpqus* ed to diect attention to a singmdr »n >iut» y in Ue working -if the Uu'cb N«viKatioo Ijhws. vTkrn the b»i ish Pmlmmi-nl *wept away the Uws wl,i n impu«ed restrictions on the sbip- ping of
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      Steam- ackets to Australia.
      1464 5 (From the spectator, Ju'y 27.) The su'^c s of st*»oo co-ntnumcation with the Amt'Jili hi Colonei frts brought b.-t iv the Houie of Common on Tuurnliy, by Lord Nias a« an amend, •rent ti» the outer of Vm d*y for g<>in* into omrnittee ot Sup| ly.
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    • CAPE GOOD HOPE.
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        Table Bay.
        105 5 (From the Shipping Mercantile Gazette. August 2.) Th«>re has been of late an 11ml number ot vessels in the Jiay, for this season. T»ie auivais dining the pmU in nub (July) h^ve been forty, one, agamtt MUM in the same month of la«t year- There are now foiei
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        The Anna Robertsoon.
        48 5 This bark, now in Algoa Hay, has been aneated under a warrant ot the Court of Vice Admiralty in a suit for savage, on behalf of Captain Fish uou rue and the officer* of H. M. tst. Hermes. The sum claimed is about t* .000.
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        The India.
        155 5 From th° Shipping and Mercantile Gazette July )<J The anival of the ship India, Captiin W. lamp. bea, from Bombay, with tlie Captain handcuffed or placed in irom, by the crew, lias c msed confident b>e sensation iv I'ort E izabeth- As the examination connected with this extraoidinary
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        Charge of Forgery.
        91 5 From the Zud Afrikaun, July 15 Major names, late Uesidmt Magistrate of Ri. veisddle, was lv ly cominilteJ, on lueaday lait, by the Resident ftlagistnlo o( Cape Town, to t.ike his tiial on a charge 01 torgin< a bill of the amount ot about 50. 'I he
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        Exploration.
        74 5 We understand mv a gentleman has a/rived' from FiigldD-.l io the D-ilhumie with the purpose of exploring tlie interior about the great lake. fchoutd he succeed in reaching it from WaUich Bay, as U said to be bis intention, he will leuder a great service to geographical science, and
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