The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 1 July 1858

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869)
  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. VOL. 25] SINGAPORE: THURSDAY MORNING, THE IST JULY, 1858. [NO. 26
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 799 1 AGENTS. .[Lombard Street.' Vfe«r» Algar k Sirfcet, 11, Clement'* Lane, Lo*oo*~-„ w< Yapp. line Montpenaier, No. 6. P A "IT Mr M"i«S New- Agent. I Ho A »«K°J";-r» end of China Office. JUST RECEIVE® .yn FOB SALE BY UIfDERSIONED. Ven superior OLD TOW-^ ERTOOM Singapore, 23rd September, 1857. JUST A
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    • 1092 1 HARJUSQK'B PATENT METALLIC LIQUID SHEATHING. THE necessity for a composition of the above description, at a moderate cost, to effectually prevent the accumulation of sea-weed, Barnacles, &C-, on the bottoms of Iron Vessels, has been long felt; it being well known that from the icant of such a preparation, instances
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    • 813 1 A PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S OFFICE Battery Road—Singapore. ©UTWAR© MAILS* ONE of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steam-ships, with the European Mails of the 20th May, may be expected to arrive at Singapore, en route to Hongkong, on or about the 29tu instant. Application for Freight
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    • 930 1 KOTICt. "PASSENGERS per P. and 0. Co's steamers are JT requested to take Notice, that on and after the Ist January 1857, their Baggages, will be weighed and labelled before shipment, and any excess of the regulated weight will be charged for at the rate of dre. 14.40 per cwt.
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    • 989 1 r AGENTS. Btnvu—M«wr« Lunge it Co., Bookidler*. CALCUTTA —Maura Thacker, Spink It Co. s>t Andren'a Gazette Office. (Library wines and spirits Ales-English and Singapore bottled, Allsopp's and Bass' beer, brandy, best cognac, champagne—--44 Geislers," claret, first quality, cordial, cherry and raspberry, cherry brandy, Glenlivet whiskev, gin, in cases, hock— w
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  • 23 2 On the 21st May, at Albion Place, Hyde Part' London, the wife of JAMES B. CI'MMIN'G, Esq.. <>' Singapore, of a SON*, still-born.
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  • 4101 2 THURSDAY MORNING, IST JULY, 1858. The British steamer Cleopatra, Cap*Cory, from A.moy and Manila, with 44U hinese Emigrants for Havannah, arrived here on the 26th ultimo. The Dutch Mail steamer Paletnb<i n 9» Captain Roseboom, arrived here on the morning of the 29th ultimo, from Bats*
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 894 2 WHAMPO& A. GOVS ADVERTISEMENTS. MESSRS WHAMPOA CO. have always on sale an extensive and choice assortment of the following Goods, selected especially for their Stores:— WHOSALE, RETAIL, AND TOR EXPORTATION. millinery and hosiery Articles to the Work Table Balzarine Dresses Bonnets of the latest modes, from Paris Berlin Wool, of
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    • 997 2 ARTICLES FOR SALE AT THE COMMISSION BOOMS OF IQEfN GQsi COMMERCIAL SQUARE—SINGAPORE. OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT. Boots, Shoes, and Slippers—Paris and London-made Braces—Elastic. Silk, and Cotton; Button*—Naval and Military Coats, Ready made Dress—Surtout*. Codringtons, Pilots, Office, Shooting, of the finest and light est material*; Carpet Bags of various sizes; Corduroy for Trouserings;
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    • 849 2 SUMMONS FOR FNRSORAL AFPCARRRCS. THE Supreme Court of Justice of the Free Hanseatic Town, Bremen, hereby makes known; That on the report of the widow and Orphan Commission, the Motion of Carlten EhlerHaesehus, Anna Adelhcid Haesehus, married to Friednsck HoUstein and Anna Catharina Haesehus married to Berniuixd Kartneugiesser to declare
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    • 811 2 AITKEN, D*SOUZA 4 GO. SHIP CHANDLERS, AUCTIONEERS AND SAILMAKERS, HAVE always on hand the following well selected stock of NAVAL STORES at very XT lected stock of NAVAL STORES at very reasonable prices:— Russian and English CORDAGE —I to 9 inches. T*'d LIRE, MARLIR, SPUN Y ARN —well assorted. CANVAS
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    • 571 2 KOTtat "ITR CARTAR, Sugeon Dentist, Campoa e n Jfl at home from 12 to SP. M. GU NOTICE MR- i E. MACDONALD is authorized f Sign our Firm per Procuration W. MACDONAJJ) A rn 14/ A Jfoy, 18.58. NOTICE. MR JAMES MURRAY is authorized to our Firm by procuration from
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  • 34 2 DE \TH On the 23rd May, at Albion Place, Hyde Park. London. GRACE, the wife of JAMES B. CIMMI* Esq., of Singapore, only Daughter of PETEI: MA ARTHUR, Esq., of Maldah, Bengal, aged 28.
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  • 1490 3 We have been politely favored with the following copy of a telegram from Allahabad, dated the Bth June, 1858, from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq., to C. Beadon, Esq., at Calcutta SERVICE MESSAGE. Sir Hugh Rose reports on the 4th instant from Calpee, that our troops are marching as fast
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  • 1657 4 AUSTRALIAN SNAKES. One of the country correspondents of the S. M. Herald nirnihes that paper with the following dissertation upon snakes: C°n.Bi<i era ble attention having been lately excited concerning these reptiles and their habits, owing to some loss of life from the effects of their venom, it may
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  • 1039 4 THE TRANSPORT OF AFRICANS TO THE FRENCH WEST INDIES. The great irregularity of the West African mail steamers has of late interrupted the current of the history of the notorious Regis contract for supplying the French West Indies with purchased Africans. The last arrivals, however, put us in possession
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  • 1516 4 Veueli Names. Tons Commanders. Consignees. Destination fa H. M. steamer Niger 11 SO Hon. Cochrane H. M. schooner Saracen 235 Richards, Esq. Surveying China Amer. steamer F. Norzagary 392 schihye Williams, Anthon and co Amer. ship David Brown 1713 Behm Ditto Uncertain Amer. ship Ceylon 706
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  • THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    • 23 5 At the Hotel De L'Eaperanee, Singapore, on the 10th 11 imo, Mr JOHN K. ELLIS, late Accountant of the Bank of Australia.
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    • 692 5 Singapore, Thursday Ist July, 1856. LOCAL. The following resolutions were, after considerable discussion, adopted by the Chamber of Commerce, on the 22nd ult, and have since received the asseut of the mercantile firms which do not belong to the Chamber I.—That no advances shall in
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    • 217 5 Some line months ago ihe Resident Councilor at Malacca proceeded to Muar and negotiated a suspension of hostilities between the Tomuiungong of Mttar and the Bugis forces sent by the Saltan of Johnre to establish his authority in that quarter —the only part of the extensive territory of Jobore
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    • 166 5 We are indebted the Hon'ble the Resident Councillor at Malacca for a number of tabular statements relative to the trade and shipping of that station for the official year *****8. We give the Imports and Exports ;n our present issue and will print the rest of the statements in
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    • 666 5 The intelligence from Labuan and Sarawak by last accounts is not very favorable. At Labuan affairs seem to be in a \ery stagnant condition. r l lie Eastern Archipelago Company having abandoned the working of the coal mines on the Island, the Governor, the Hon Mr Edwardes,
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    • 791 5 By the mail Steamer we have Gazettes to the sth current The names and tonnage of twentynine square rigged vessels belonging to the port of Pinnng are given, most of which are owned by Chinese traders. We believe there is some intention on the part of these enterprising men
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    • 420 5 It would appear from the following extract from an Australian paper that the gilta taban tree, or one yielding a substance very similar to that afforded by the Malayan tree, is fouud in great abundance in the Moretoii Bay territory We hope, should this prove to be the
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    • 418 5 By. the Marl Steamer Palembang we have Java papers to the 23rd Jaue. The master of the Dirtch harque Postilion whi«-h arrived at Makassar on the 22nd May, reports having on his passage throrgh Torres Strait observed a tlireemasttd ship aground on the east point ot the N. 'W.
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    • 953 6 Ihe Borneo Company's sleamer Sir James Brooks arrived here on the 22nd ultimo, from Labuan, bringing the detachment of the 14th Madras N. I lately stationed there,and which had suffered very severely from sickness. On her way from Labuan the Sir James Brooke fell in with the Ann
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    • 299 6 June 7. Swedish Eleonora Trysehus, from Batavia 6th June for Cowes. n 7. British Magnet, uuindell, from Manila sth May for Boston. n 7. British Hiawatha, seed, from wh&mpoa 21st March for London. n 8. Amer. Meteor, Melville, from Cardiff 16th March for Hongkong. r>
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    • 616 6 ARRIVAL*. June 14 Niger (H. M. steamer) from Bruni 14 Ceylon (American) Pinang 14 Calloe (Danish) Basaein 14 Sylphide (Nor.) pinang 14 Dayspring swan sea >» 14 Marie (Bremen) samarmng 15 Noma (steamer) Hongkong r> 15 St. Lewis (French stmr.) Calcutta m 16 Armenian (steamer) Hongkong nl6 Dgygise
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    • 800 6 Vessel* Names. Tons Commanders. Consignees. Destination &-c. H. M. steamer Niger 1130 Hon. Cochrane H. M. schooner Saracen 235 Richards, Esq. Surveying Amcr. steamer F. Norzagary] 392 Schihye Williams, Anthon and co China Amer. ship David Brown 1713'Behm Ditto Uncertain Amer. ship Ceylon 706:Bassett Ditto United
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    • 154 7 1 IPWHI^MB^^M^^BB^^BIH I 1 1S i iS fij W 1 1 AgH im I ifcaHMiM^^HiMiiiiiiliiiiB WllM!M>lMMiMMtMyiMp||| B B wC^BHB HtiBBIBy H|| H flBBR3fl E!5HuoMi2S»BHEBnBJ5BR§fl||B^E^Bniis^t9BHHsE25B£jlE22^^E£ijfci2 flfliflll^^^B^^^BBHflRBI^I BflKflHHI Il9f W '*V l^"1 IW 1 1 i9^W
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    • 124 8 flf THIS PORT THERE ARB NO DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, AND VESSELS OP EVERY NATION ARB FREB OF ALL CHARGES, BXCEPT LIGHT DUBS LEVIED OK CERTAIN V'EBgM UNDER THE ACT XIII OP 1854, THE HIGHEST OF WHICH IS ONE ANNA.( LESS THAN 3
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    • 1154 8 THE steamer Prittjihge+ Ure yestetdvy, with the Entope Ma if of the fefli ultimo. The arrivals from hurope since the Istb instant, have been the Stetd (Hanoverian) and Anneti* GUbtrt from Liverpool Halnaguith and Flora Macdonald from Olasgow vii Batavia. During the past fortnight the Market
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    • 73 8 ON LONDON —Private Bills continue very scarce ami selling at 4s lid 6 months' sight The Banks are drawing at the same date at 4s 4d, with a downward tendency. On CALCUTTA —Bank rates 217.Bombay 220. On CHlNA—Private Bills in little request at 1$ per cent discount. SOVEREIGNS have
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    • 112 8 Seeking vessels continue to arrive hhdtbe amount nf available tonnage now in harbour exceeds 20,669 tons, which must affect (be rates of freight materially. The parts in lodiu are 1 inundated with Shipping, and there is no immediate prospect of employment in China. 'I he Blanche Moore > Phillip
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    • 673 8 COTTON GOODS. GREY SHIRTINGS —The demand has been very moderate during the last 14 days and principallyj restricted to lb 7 a 8 B|. Priees generally have declined about 5 cents per piece. Sales to notice are 39 inch lb 7at £l-95; lb 7| at #2*o; lb 8*
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    • 50 8 ALE—further arrivals. Sales of Allsopp, bottled by at #2 a 2|. In cask Allsopp and Bass selling at VVlNB— Larjfe stocks of Sherry with importers and moving otf slowly. "Cood TTfard wanted. Market overstocked wdh Champagne. BRANDT— Auction sales of bottled at aQ. GlN— Also duH.
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    • 426 8 RRaOK, Batavia— Heavy stocks and quotations barely supported. J Betelkut—Wanted and so supplies, first S u °tations given for Camphor— -In little request and stocks still targe. CLOVES, Zanzibar—Only saleable insinall lots at #lO CI lvj. 01^ T0N n 00 l*>e season being over and stocks with importers.
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