The Straits Times, 28 March 1854

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  • 20 10 THE STRAITS TIMES. AND SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. VOL. 10th PUBLISHED EVERY [TUESDAY MARCH 28th, 1854] TUESDAY MORNING NO (>Bl
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    • 914 10 hl '-Yearly.. 9 Ouurierlv 4 One Month U 4 Single Copy-One Rupee. J LIST OF ARTICLES FOR SALE VT THE COMMISSION ROOMS OF JOHN LITTLE CO. COMMERCIAL SQUARE-SINGAPORE. Mtlir.. Outfitting department. shoes, and slippers, Paris and London made. -J-Elastic, silk, and cotton. Buttons— Naval and C tir7 Coats. Ready made
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    • 821 10 Ny Li ml, Ac., Muslin Gloves— French Kid, White and coloured, White and coloured silk, thread Parasols silk, plain, and figured Ribbons silk, satin, bonnet and children's, a great assortment 1 Thread cotton on reels, Silk, tapes, bobbin Needles, Pins, crochet Thread, and needles Babies' Hoods and Hats silk and
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    • 460 10 Canvasfaad Sewing Twine; Guns andcarronades Pitch, Tar and Rosin Segars and Tobacco Tallow, Turpentine, Palms, &c. »)arDUjarr *V (Cntltrv. A great variety of the best manufacture. <rt)tna 3Japan i«anufacturee. A splendid selection from the stores of the first artizans in Japan and China, comprising every variety of useful and ornamental
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    • 487 10 fIOLNTI. London F. Algar MCo Calcutta— Thicker Co. [rencr Hongkong Armstrong LawBktavia— Lange f Co. Brown Holland and rough brown linen Braces buckles and Silver trowser studs Gold and Silver shirt studs. Uniforim and plain caps. Gold Lace. Gold Cap Crowns and Lions. Naval Si Military buttons. CHILDREN'S APPAREL. Silk
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    • 526 11 Pigou W ilks' Canister powder Joyces patent sbot Percussion Caps, Gun Nipples, nipple-Keys and turn Screws Gun Wadding, powder flasks, shot belts and pouches, Parallel rulers, brass jointed compasses, Garters scales, measuring tapes, foot rules, Sic. Stationery— Consisting, of a large assortment of account and blank books, foolscap, letter and
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    • 921 11 NOTICE. iiwai CURSETJEE rftOMKffßll!< HEREBY gives Notice that he has withdrawn from the firm lately carrying on Trade and business under the stylo of Little, CursetJKE A Co., and he has this day established himself as a General Dealer, Commission Agent and Auctioneer under the style of, CURSETJEE A CO.,
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    • 1071 11 HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. SURPRISING CURE OF A CONFIRMED ASTHMA AFTER FIVE YEARB SUFFERING. The following testimonial has been sent to Professor Holloway, by a Gentleman named Middleton, of Scotland li<«id, Liverpool. Sir,— Your Pills have be«n the means, under providence, of restoring me to sound health after five years of severe
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    • 1077 11 hollow m oivnim A MOST ASTONISHING CURB OV SCftOFULoi;* CLCKRS A CASK CERTIFIED BY TUB MAYOR oF BOSTON. Copy of a Letter from J. Noble, Esq., Mayor rj HoUon Lincolnshire. To Professor Hollowat, Dear Sir.-Mr*. Saba,h Dixox of Liquorpond Street noston, has this day deposed before me that for a
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    • 573 12 TRIESTE ROUTE. OVEBLAWB ROUTE TXA TKXZSTE. THB Austrian Lloyds Steam Navigation Company's Imperial Mail Steam Packet uavc Alexandria direct for Trieste 24 bouis fter the arrival of the Passengers by the Penin*alar and Oriental Company's Steamers from Calcutta, on about the 11th of every month and jr'rangement has now been
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    • 637 12 THELONodBk ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE. ESTABLISHED IN 1843.) mTUE Undersigned are prepared to accept Risks (covered by open Policies with the London Insurance Companies) by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's and tbe Hon'ble the East India Company's Steamers, or Steamers under charter to them. The interest in
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    • 868 12 C£reat Electoral &e**ianstate loan OF 6,725,000 DOLLARS. THIS LOAN is guaranteed by the Government and contiactcd by the eminent Banking House of Messrs. M. A. Von Rothschild k Sons, in Frankfort on-the-Maine. Tbe following capital Prizes must be gained Hof 40,000 Dollars 60 of 4,000 Dollars 22 36,000 60 2,000
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    • 590 12 PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S OFFICEBattery Road —Singapore. MAIL f7iO\ LINES OUTWARD MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam NwHfKio* Company's Steam ship •♦CADIZ," with the European Mails of tho 24th Feb. may be etpected. en route to Hongkong and Shanghai, on or about the 2nd proximo. Application for Freight and
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  • 73 13 Straits Times Singapore: Tuesday, Mar. 23th, 1854. We have lo announce the arrival of the following passengers: Mar. '22 per H. M. Str. BarracouU from Hongkong, U. E. Vice Admiral SirF. Pellew, Lieut. Martin R. N. and Mr. Mugford. We have to announce the departure of the following passengers Mar.
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  • 59 13 Programme or Music to be performed by the Band of the 43rd Regiment M. N. 1., this evening, weather permitting. 1. Troop the 16th, Lanoera by Joneo. i. Walts La Jalousie" Koenig. 3. Fantasia from the Marble Maiden" Adam. 4. Quadrille "Hibernian" Jullien. 5. The Austrian Grand March, and "Pas
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  • 12 13 The steamer Formosa" will sail for Hongkong at 3. f. vi. this-day
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  • 22 13 The Petitions to both tlouses of Parliament, on the subject of Judicial Reform, were forwarded by the last mail steamer to England.
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  • 26 13 We observe that some of the largest class Chinese junks are preparing their vessels for sea, and bave nearly completed the shipment of their return cargoes.
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  • 45 13 Tht H. C. steamer Hooghly left this port on Saturday last for the Floating Light on the 2\ fathoms bank, front whence she will proceed lo Malacca, and return here about the Ist proximo, with the Honorable the Recorder ap.l the Court Establishment on circuit.
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  • 55 13 In our advertising columns will be found a notice adjourning the proceedings of a ptibljr meeting to consider the Draft Assessment. nicipal and Police Acts, until Thursday ne\t. at 3 i\ M., when we trust there will be a full attendance of rate- payers, the discussion involving the interests of
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  • 230 13 OCR local readers have doubtless seen a rechngular building in course of erection atthefo.t of Government Hill and close to Colemm's Bri^e The building is now nearly complet-, an I h designed lo receive supplies of ice, the fir 4 Minslrel having left B<>nl,,ii in J mujr'y last, and will
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  • 78 13 11. E. Vice Admiral Sir Fleet wood Pellew, c.B and K.C.U., arrived here on the 22nd instant. in H. Ms. steamer Barracoula," havinß Id' Hongkong on the Kith idem. His Excellency landed privately on the following day, ?nd breakfasted with the Hon'blc the Governor. The Admiral embarked at noon on
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  • 62 13 We understand that it has been definitively settled that 11. Ms. S. Spartan," 26 guns, Captain Sir William Iloste, Bart, and the "Lily," i'Z giiiis, are to remain on this station dunn; the critical state of political a (Fairs in rur i The 4 Spartan" was to leave Hongkong on
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  • 1008 13 Tub Pinang Gazette of the 1 lth. in>Unt contains the report of the Committee appointed at that station, in August last, to report upon the Draft Assessment, Municipal and Police Acts. The Keport is somewhat long, eitendmp over seven closely printed columns, but the importance of the subject, the many
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    • 614 13 (Ofhcial Advkbtibkment.) CREATHESBUX STATELOAX OF 6,725,000 DOLLARS. To be reimbursed with 16,588,510 Dollars ....£2,400,000 Sterling THIS LOAN U«ur nnteed by the government and contracted by the .^inent Banking House of Messrs. M. A. Vok Rothschild and Sons, in Frankfort-on-the-M»in«. The following capital 60 of 4,000 dollars. 22 36,000 60 2,000
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    • 572 13 I NOTICE MR. Archibald James Spottiswoode has this day been admitted a partner in our Firm. Wm. SPOTTISWOODE k CO. Singapore, 2nd January, 1854. NOTICE lITe have authorized Mb Edward Rohde to Iff sign our firm by procuration. E. APEL CO. Sinaapore. 2nd January 1 854. NOTICE 11 R. James
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    • 389 13 THE LONDON INSURANCE, (FIRE BRANCH.) THE UNDERSIGNED having been appoint- ed by the Corporation of the above Company, as their Agenrs at Singapore, are prepared to take Risks against Fire on Godowus and Dwell-ing-Houses built of Brick and covered with Tiles, and upon Merchandize stored therein. Full particulars will be
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  • 141 14 China—By H. Ms. Btcamer Tkrracouta" advices and journals have been received from Hongkong to the lf.th instant. It is reported that lie insurgents have again taken the field, and filtered upon tLe strife with an amount ofener--j that has surprised Ihe Imperialists, whilst their success —of which, however, the particulars
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  • 204 14 Jhe Peuinsular aad Oriental Company's steam- Formosa," Captain Tregear, arrived here ■stc.flay afternoon, having left Calcutta on the '"'I- instant with the following passengers for port :-Mr. and Mrs. Lind, Mr. and Mrs. <«ci« and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jobson, MUs s »"th, Messrs. Kilburn, Woudhouse and Ifenlouk. c 3rd
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  • 2768 14 committee of officers, consisting of Colonel Colquhoun, R.A., inspector of the royal carriage department Commander Jerningham, R.N., and Mr. Henry Chatfield, should assemble to consider how far it may be possible to carry into effect a plan for arming the contract mail packet steamers, and to
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  • 373 15 months, by 'large and powerful screw steamers. They have also entered into a contract for establishing h mail steam packet communication between (he different Australian ports. Australia is therefore now in a fair way of having as much mail accommodation both witli the mother conntry and intercolonially,
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  • 732 15 - —A large numuer 01 uomes mrown huo me »ea near the coast of Africa were picked up on the shores of the various West Indian Islands while those thrown into the sea near the coasts of the United States, found their way to Europe. This corresponds, to a
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  • 464 15 - -0« Thursday morning last at about four o clock, ihe inmates of the Imperial Hotel in Strada Santa Lucia, were much alarmed by a loud crash occasioned by the fall of some heavy object. On proceeding to a back yard whence the noise originated, a most frightful sight
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  • 351 15 -In tne case OI uean r. iiornuy, me iacis naa oeen turned into a special case for the opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench, and was decided on Tuesday. The plaintiff was the owner of a vessel called the Eliza Cornish, on which he
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  • 318 15 - On Saturday, 2lst January last, the malle-post from Nice to Genoa stopped to change horses at Mentone among the passengers were a male child of six years old, its nurse, a courier, and a priest. Another courier and five men approached the carriage and forcibly took away
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  • 137 15 Editorial in America.— A New Hampshire editor, while recently travelling, had hi* wallet abstracted from hia pocket by an adroit pickpocket while indulging in a short nap. The thief was so disgusted with the result of his exp'oii, tbat he returned the plunder by express, to
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  • 139 15 - —An occurrence of a singular nature nappened on Monday night lasr, at Wombwell's menagerie, Castleterrace, Edinburgh. During the feeding of the animals, the lien Wallace was seen to rush wildly to and fro in bis den, and on closer observation it was ascertained that a
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  • 450 15 - -The Bt. Zouit IntclUgetwer gives the following account of slave sales which hare recently taken place At a recent auction in Charleston several slaves were sold at the following high prices Cato, 28 years old, a plasterer, $2,135 Sam, 30 years old, $1,805; Isaac, 24 years old, $1,775;
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  • 202 15 —The territorial extent of the United States Republic ia nearly 10 times a> large at that of Great Britain and France combined three times as large as France, Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, and Denmark together; one-and-a-half times as large as the Russian empire
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  • 139 15 - pany'c steamer Emu arrived at Southampton yesterday. This is the first of that company* steamers which ha* been built. She hoisted the West India Company's flag, with the ground colour different only. The Emu proceeds to Australia on the 21st of this month, by
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  • 118 15 —The Hon. Mr. Swift performed the feat of" walking en the water" last week, at Dublin, before a large concourse of spectator* Mr. Swift's former experiment was that of walking' ky Y«" ic c to T neste, a feat by which his life was well-nigh forfeited.
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  • 166 15 Mr.s Another instance of the way in which certain nuT. ters are managed in America comes to us in n» shape of a report that Mr. Hiram Powers, the scuV tor, has received the lucrative appointment of corp mercial agent of the United States at Florence
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  • 391 15 - "A Frenchman, newly arrived in London, impatient to sec the town, l>,i; fearful of not finding nil way back to his hotel, carefully copied upon a card the name painted on the wall at the corner of the street in which it wa< situated. This
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  • 301 15 Sun slick says I hare studied both nations and after addin ail that it to be counted on one side, and substractin ail that ia to be deducted on the other, I aint o-aii-didly and fairly satisfied which is the greatest of the two nations. But, on
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  • 84 15 - -A letter from Copenhagen, 91st ult., say 9; "it is announced by tbi mtrlmmdtt that an order has been j;iven to fit out three frigates, three corvettes, three brig*, and fiw steamers, and that inquiries have been instituted by the minister of war as to the possibility
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  • 70 15 - -Alleine Kimeyang. a Chinese h« been committed for trial at Leeds, chaiyeil'with stealing 120/., the property of his employer, Mr. Richardson, grocer and tea dealer. Commercial-streecf. The prisoner had been for a considerable time employed by Mr. Richardson, to nerve his customers in the shop, and
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  • 65 15 -At ibe Sheffield Sessions, last week, an indictment iv preferred against Joseph W xxlhea.l, the proprietor of an anatomical museum, for a nmdemeano.-, in committing a pnblic nuisance, by indecently exposing to public view certain filthy, obscene, and indecent figures, calculated to
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  • 29 15 How do you like your minister Like him."' says the Squire, why I like him first-rate for he never meddles witb politics, or religion, or temperance."
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  • 383 16 - Monday, Feb. 6. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. Russia and Turkey.— The Marquis of CLANRI. C\KDE said he had given notice of a question nhich was on the paper that evening. He had thought by general runrours and the language held l>v the
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  • 2208 16 - I am much obliged to my noble friend, the noble marquis, for the con sideratisn he has shown in postponing any discus* sion which he thinks might be prejudicial to the Might chances that still remain of maintaining peace. My noble friend was perfectly right in
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  • 752 16 —Last evening Dr. Bowring delivered a lecture at the Mechanics' Institution oa Chinese arts and decimal currency." There was a full audience, amongst whom were many of our notable citizens. The learned Dr. was accompanied by Mr. Bazlty, whose guest he is in Manchester.
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  • 21 16 Coward -A feudal expression implying cowherd, for which office a man void of courage was deemed only fit to be employed.
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  • 678 16 - I' His, tsq., on Saturday last).— Anne Pa^c, ormerly housemaid iti the service of Miss Spence ("r,* i i, r i,i <*•■.,. .-...i vi r '-••^siew-nouse, itoyai un'sccni, Audi•on Road, sued for 19s. 6d. as wages owing, a "d xl 15s for wages in lieu
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  • 50 16 - -It appears from the lately issued report prefixed to the census tables on religious worship, that the Church of England, by its separate centralised exertion*, raises above 400,000 per annum for religious objects, out of which 250,000 is applied to foreign missionary operations.
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  • 74 16 —Grant Thorburn sajs of his last wife, in a letter to a Philadelphia paper:— v My wife is a comely lass of 40 sumn.-rs. I succeeded io capturing the prize only two weeks ago. My own age is 81, so that my wife just meets me
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  • 103 16 M .images, in the Russian sense of the term, arc consummated at an early age, and are arranged by the steward, without consulting the parties, lh« lord's approval alone being necessary. The price of a family ranges from £'2o to £10 Our captain had
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  • 292 17 SINGAPORE SHIPPING ARRIVALS A ar. 20-B.il. schr. Syed Khan, Ogle, Macassar Feb. 18. ,-H.Ms. sloop Rapid, Bhne cru.ic. "-Brit, bark Fanny, Smith, Melbourne 21-l» a and O. Co* S. V. Shanghai, Paterson, Hongkong Mar. 15. 22— 11. Ms. S. V. Barracouta, Parker, Hongkong Mar. 16. 23— Am. ship Southern Cross,
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  • 263 17 RATES OF PREM OF INSURANCE AT SINGAPORE. (ON GOODS) TOY AGES BY SAILING VESSELS. Per cent To Great Britain 2J to 3 Continental Ports in Europe 2| to 3 Cumsin'umoon and sailing between 30th June Hongkong or and Ist March 14 Whaupoa Araoy, during the above period respectively 2 and
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  • 63 17 —A deduction of one sixth per ctnt ■VOYAGE* BY STEAMBRS. On the above rates a deduction will be made On Steamer* for Southampton, via Egypt, or to any of the intermediate Ports in Europe where Steamers touch a fixed Rate will be made, viz On Goods—l i per
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  • 38 17 On Insurances effected free of particular average a deduction of one-eighth. Do. against total loss only a deduction of one fifth Average payable on Opium and silk, on each chest on all other Goods on Drs. 600 value.
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  • 45 17 FREIGHTS TO LONDON LIVERPOOL rin 4. i.miliirr in baskets none Ditto in liales 5. iago Flour 5. >'offee in bags none 31ack pepper 5. 10 Measurement Goods 5. 10 3utta Tuban 5. 10 per M cwt. »> per WwL per 50 cubic f« per 20 Cwt.
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  • 64 17 On England 6Months credits at4s.!O4d. 4s. lid. per dr. On Calcutta 230 per 100 dollars. Bombay 30 days sight Us- '236 per dollars 100 Sycee Silver 8 to 81 per cent premium for larg« Company's Rupees '283 pet 100 dollars Java Rupees (new) '280 per 100 dollars Java
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  • 197 17 Brocdertroun Hartlepool 18 Dec. Congo Dinse Hamburg 2 Dec. De Heilige Ludwina Witsch Newcastle 5 Aug. Dorisana Me Oec Liverpool 8 Dec Equateur Magres Swansea 3 Dec. Eliza Thornton Maxwell London Flora Mure Glorer London 12 Dec. Grasmere Yoe Liverpool 30 Nov. Hiorna Boison Shields 7
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  • 737 17 - ■A circular note, addreued by the Daniik Minuter of foreign Ajfairs to the King's Ministers at Poreiyn Courtt, and relented to the Chambers at Copenhagen. The political complications of the times, now that war ha* been declared by the Ottoman Porte, and ike possibility of a speedy naval
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  • 737 17 From a table published by Messrs. Dv Fay and Co., Manchester, in their monthly trade report, it appears that the value of goods exported to Cl:in«. Singapore, Bataria, and Manila, in January, 185 1. as compared with the exports in the same month of 1853,
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  • 309 17 —The following curious story is told by the Melbourne Argiut: Mr. Brandt, of the Black Eagle Inn, Lonsdnlcstreet, had several lodgers from the diggings on Tuesday evening. One of them, before retiring to rest, deposited with Mr. Brandt, for safe keepn,.-, two bags of gold
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  • 80 17 —Sancho, Priii- c of Castile, being present at a Papal Con sistory, at Rome, wherein the proceeding were conducted in Latin, which he dpi not understand, and hearing loud applau^ inquired of his interpreter what MM I it. My lord, replied the interpreter, the Pope has caused you
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  • 71 17 Two Scotchmen ni' the other day, on one of the briil^c> <■• Glasgow one of them having in his ha n< l a very handsome fowling piece, when th« following dialogue ensued: Ods, man. but that's a bonny gun. Ay, 'deed is it Whar did ye get it? Owre
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  • 51 17 What harm is there in pipe?" says a young Puffwell. None that I know of," replies his companion. etcept that smoking induces drink n_'. drinking induces intoxication, intoiiratinu induces the bile, bile induces jaundice, jaundice leads to dropsy, dropsy terminates in death. Put that in your pip? and smoke
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  • 368 17 NATIVE CRAFT— BRITISH Futty Mombarick. Judul Karim. Shaval AraiJ. Dolphin, Fan- f bany. Fattel Rahman, FutU Baric K. C. Bux. Kirn Soon Hin, Bally Packet. DUTCH Serrio, Pospah, Futty Hokseng. Fultle Rayman, Futtal Hair. Orion, Alvey Bk«|**' Lumber Mashoor. MALAY— Sree Delhi, Faid Allum. BALLY— Fattel
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