The Straits Times, 7 November 1854

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. VOL. 10th. published every [TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7th, 1854] TUESDAY MORNING NO 713
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      913 1 ts» or srßscmiFTio« x IB Month 14 A iingl* Copy— One ttupee. LIST OF ARTICLES FOR SALE A T THE COMMISSION ROOMS OF JOHN LITTLE CO. coM MERCIAL SQUARE-SINGAPORE. HWt <*uKitting Department. >, >.!i if, ■<>' I slipper*. V iri« and London made. li.l.istic, ailk, anil cotton Buttuii* -NavHl and
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      552 1 Ny Lind. K e Muslin Gloves— French Kid, White and coloured. White and coloured silk. thread Parasol* sillc. plain, and enured Rihbons-silk, satin, bonnet and children's, a treat assortment Thread— cotton on retla, SMk, tape*, bobbin ;Nredlps, Pins, crochet Thread and needles Babies* Hoods and Hatu— silk and satin braided.
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      772 1 Messrs WHAMPOA AND CC.S ADVERTISEMENT. Alessrs. WHAMPOA A Co. have always on Sale an extensive and choice assortment of the following goods, selected specially for their Stores. WHOLKSAL* RETAIL* rOR EXPORTATION. JMUUiurp JGootfrn. Articles for the Work Table Balzarine dresses Bonnets of the latest modes, from Fari« Chemisettes of the
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      834 1 f AQaNTS London— F. Algir Co Calcutta— Thacser *C< [rence I Hongkoog Armst oog Law f Batavia— Lange 4 Co. NOTICE OURSETJEE FROMItttJRZE. HEREBY gives Notice that be has withdrawn from the firm lately carrying on Trade and boiines* under the style of Littlr, CcrsktJkb A Co.. and he bas
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      713 2 coats and jackets; cigars, Manila No. 3 and 4 cigar cases, Manila and China; colors, oil and water, in tin boxes and cake*; camphor wood tpniks; crowns, for naval caps; dinner and tea services; diesaing cases; de«ks, travellers writing; fowling pieces, single and double barrel pistols, gunpowder and birdmg shot;
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      639 2 NOTICE. THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. ALEXANDER GRANT DALLAS in our Firm censed o.i the $Mh ultimo, and Mr. JOHN CHARLES BOWRING it this day admited* Partner. Our Firm now consists of David Jardine, Joseph Jardine, Alexander Campbell Maclean, Robkrt Jardinr, Alexander Perceval, and John Charles Boweino. JARDINE, MATHESON
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      1102 2 HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. ooo SURPRISING CURB OF A COJ? IRMBD ASTHMA ▲FTBR HVB YEAR The following testimonial has been sent to Professor Holloway, by a Gentleman named Middleton, of Scotland Road, Liverpool. Sir,— Your PilU li»ve beeu the rae*iu, under pro»ideuce, of restoring me to sound health after five year* of
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      1103 2 IOLUWm MITIUT. A MOST ASTONIMHINOCORC OF SCHOrULOCS OLCatnS:— A CASK CKRTiriKO B\ TUX MAYOR ur BOSTON. Copy of a Letter from J. Noble, Esq., Mayor o j Boston Lincolnshire. To Professor Hollowat, Dear Sir.- Mm. S*k*h Dixon of Liquorpond Str... Boston, has this day deposed before me that for a
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      548 3 peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Battery Road Singapore. MAiL 43M_i____ LiNESr OUTWARD MAILS. THK Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation CoroP'"?' 1 Sleara Shl P CHUSAN, Captain CURLING with the European Mails of the 29th Ociober may be expected en route to Hongkong and Shanghai, on or about the
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      618 3 TRIESTE ROUTE. OVERLAND ROUTE VIA TRIESTE. THE Austrian Lloyds Steam Navigation Company's Imperial Mail Steam Packets leave Alexandria direct for Trieste after the arrival of the Passengers by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steamers from Calcutta^ on about the 4th or slh of every month and an arrangement has now
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      642 3 FOR SALE. •Wl iTIRST.RATECHRONOMETERS B|«\ r Warranted. Some Marine Barometers and Steering Compasses, newly imported. W. C. LEISK. Marine Surveyor. Singapore, 21««. Oct. 1853. FOR SALE, AT THB STORE OF THK VNDKMIOKKD %asa* Pa>le Sherry. Page's Port Wine. Brandy, Pale and Dark coloured. Gin of superior quality. Cherry Brandy and
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      897 3 WANTED. DT a respectable Person, a situation in any European Firm, as copying Clerk he would have no objection, to accept of a small aalary. The highest recommendation can be given by his friends. Apply by a letter addressed "Y. Z." at tho "Times Office." Singapore, Oct. 1854. (official ADVXBTICIMKirr.}
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    Straits Times. Singapore : Tuesday, Nov, 17th, 1854.
    147 4 Straits Times. Singapore Tuesday, Nov, 17th, 1854. We have to announce the anival of the follow, inp passenger* Oct. 31 per Padang from Batavia, Baron van Waller, Meisis. Fletcher and Plump; 3 per Singapore from Oalle, for Singapore, Mi.s Walker, Messrs. Ronayue, Weir, Jno. Steel, J. T. Thomson, Murray, and
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    439 4 The Singapore reports that a steamer (supposed to be the Cadiz) was entering Galle on the 26th ultimo. Captain Buykes, of the Dutch ship Ambarawa, arrive! at Batavia Nov. 27th from Sydney, reports the loss of the English ship Hannibal on a reef near New Caledonia. The HiH'iib d was
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    The Alterations in The Mails.
    310 4 The Alterations in The Mails We subjoin a programme of the steamer arrangements consequent on the temporary interruption of one of the semi-monthly steamers direct from and to Oalle: In our last issue we stated that no direct steamer would leave Bombay on Nov. 16th to bring on the English
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    China.
    769 4 —The P. and Company's steam-ship Erin, Cap^.iu Rogers, arrived here on the 3rd inst. at 4 p. m. having left Hongkong at 2r. m. on the 27th ultimo. Admiral Sir James Sterling, after a long absence in the north, had returue 1 to Hongkong without having seen anything of
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    Calcutta
    227 4 have been received papers by the Paou Shun to the 20th October. The Bengal journals mention that the Governor General contemplated proceeding for a few months to the Neilgheries. —The Englishman mentions that another revolution had taken place at Ava, headed by the King's brother, who is known to
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    Colonial
    1217 4 Gleanings.—By the P. ami I). Company's steam-ship Madras we have received mlvues and journals from Sydney to the 20th Sept.—horn Melbourne 23rd, and from Adelaide to the 28ih. of September, from which we glean the following information. Sydney papers notice the ar-ival of English news by the steam-ship Madras
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      323 4 FOR SALE. rpHE A. 1. American Clipper-ship t A^K 1 IZAAK WALTON, 437 Tons 4§SCT& ltegister, 650 Tons Bur; hen. coppered and copper-fastened, 12 years old, bu It of live oak, two decks. >he is a-i excellent sailer, well found in every thing, with two complete seta of nearly lew
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    276 5 Till Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ,li|< SINGAPORE. Captain Bakkr, arrived here n Friilaj ljsl al A. m., having left Bombay Oct. Id", alle l"c 261h, and Pinang the Ist instant. We annei a list of passengers for Singapore. Messrs. Weir, Steel, Thomson, Blake, Murray, and Ronagne, and Mus. Walker.
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    214 5 intelligencc rkceived at malta from the Seat of War the day the Packet left for Alexandria. THE BATTLE OP ALMA. The Allied Armies had landed on the Crimea without opposition, 20 miles distant from Setuslopol, called the old fort, diid hud marched on to Seba«topol Iwd a severe engagement «ilh
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    575 5 Subjoined are confirmatory details of the Battle of Alma, received via Alexandria [Fbom a Cobbksi'O.vdent.J BATTLE OK Al,jlA. CONSIANTINOPLB. 23kD SrPT. 1854. The Eugiibh ttctsMf Banshte, which arrived We on the evenii g oi 'he l'Jth, brough; ihe news tin' kuJi..tf of the expedilioaary Ariuies on ;hc boach uf iho
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    775 5 [FIOM AJIOTHBB CORBKSPOKDIKT,] CoNSTAsriNopn, 2jth Sxtt. 1864. On the 19ih the allied troops on their march from the old fort towards Sebaslopol encountered, near the ruin of Alma, some corps of Russian Cavalry who had formed on the plain looking towards the be&ch, btt a battery having opened fire they
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    713 5 [Faox ocb own i oebespo^db^t Mafa, Sept. 19th, 1354. I am now able to confirm the departure of the Expedition to thd Crimaa. Hy a special steamer that j, aas^d through during ths night of tha 24th, for Marseilles, which only cam j into our bju-bour to fill ber bunkers,
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    2885 5 [From 001 own Cobshpondct] London, September 20<4, 1851. The busy hum of preparation so long echoed t us from the East, has at length assumed a more portentous sound. The word to advance has gone forth, and long ere this the Allied army is arrayed against the enemy, beneath the
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    225 6 The shipping returns of the Bjard of Trade for the month ending the sth of August have bar u is.tued. They show a decline in the amount of British ton tinge empolyed in consequonoe of the diminished requirement for Australian emigration, as well as for the transport of grain, both
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    639 6 It seems that Mr. Charles Dickens, even with all his earning-, can scarcely keep his head above water. A writer in the Evening Pott states that of late years he has been living in a manner by no me ins consistent with his position in society, or justified by the
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    973 6 faui OP a H remit for Swixolimo. The Tribunal of Correctional Police of Toulon hai just trie 1 a monk, calling himself Brother Jean do Matha," butwhote real name ia Pretel, for swindling, mendicity, and illegally wearing a ooetuiae to which he was not entitled. The evidence given reapectinyahe man
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    1190 6 Arrival op Queen Christina's Childrin.Araong the passengers by the Peninsular mail Msssbsi Madrid, which arrived at Southampton on Saturday last, were the sons and daughters of the Duke of Ri» 3 xares (Munoz) and Queen Christina, the Queen Mother of Spain. They embarked on board the Madrid it L.i. bon
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    BI-MONTHLY MARKET REPORT.
    2477 7 (From the Bi Monthly Oinular and Singapore Price* Current.) Singapore, Ist. November, 1854. In European manufactured goods there is little change to note since the data of our last circular. There have been transactions to a consi lerable extent in Produce during the fortnight, but at rates
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    1352 7 Exports.- Oct. 11th. To Europ* vi 4 *ky»b, by the Brituh »hip Want/ell l6B pi aud 45 cty» sapanwood, 9H pia and 92 ct>« r«tt»n«, 71 pis and 14 ciyi buffalo hor.it. Oct. 13th. To Liverpool by the British bsrk GazelU —50 pis and 57 ctyt tin, 3.566 pis and
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      ARRIVALS
      216 8 Oct. 30— Brit, brig Cauder Mjdin Ba i, Nakoda, Pinang Oct. 19. 31— Do. do. Nile Whannell, Amoy Oct. 19 Dutch steamer Padan,,, PersiJ'e, Batavia Oct. 23. Nov. I— P. and 0. Cos. S. V. Madras, Parfitt, Sydney Sept. 20, Melbourne 23rd. Adelaide 28tli, Galle Oct. 20 and Madras
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      DEPARTURES.
      179 8 Oct. 31— Dutch bark Falhool Hair, Nakoda, Raadshoven, Samarang. Do. brig Fathool Hair, Nakoda, Bitavia. v M Brit, brig Arratoon Apcar, Connew Hongkong Malay schr. Young Queen, Nakoda, Pinang. Dutch bark Banjarmas, Do. Banjar. Nor. I— Dan. brig Colibri, Kopperholt, Hongkong. H. C. steamer Hooghly, Stewait, a cruize. 2—
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    Vessele Expected Europe.
    354 8 Ambassador Moore Cardiff 1 July Anna Paulowna Bek Liverpool 30 June An t ilia Garry Liverpool 26 Ana. Borneo Sutherland Glasgow 19 July Boreas Shields Swansea 16 June Hland(S. V.) Glasgow H.Tijalore Turner Do. 15 Aug Caractacus Barker Shields 10 Junt Cornelia Lirmun 1 Shields 7 July
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    MONEY MARKET.
    63 8 Oil England t> Months credits at 4s 10 d@ss lljd ty dr. On Calcutta 248 j..t Idu dollar*. Uoinbay 30 days sight Us. 260 per 100 dollars. 3ycee Silver to bi per rent premium for Urge Company's Uupees 'i4'2 per lUO dollars Java Rupees (new) '280 per Inn
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    FREIGHTS TO LONDON & LIVERPOOL
    52 8 FREIGHTS TO LONDON LIVERPOOL Tin Antimony 2. 5 per 'JO cm. (iambier in bales 3. 10 Ditto in baskets none Sago Flour 3. 10 Jolfee ia bags .4 per 18 cwt. Black pepper 4. 0 |>er 16 cwt. Measurement Goods 4. 0 per 50 cubic ft Gutta Tuban 4. vet
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    The Baltic Fleet.
    1181 8 .—Some of the mil papers keep harping upon the alleged speedy return to the Engl'sh ooaat of the Baltic fleet under toe command of ViceAdmiral Sir Charles Napier It may beat well, once for all, to contradict all these etatemanta and supposition of the Opposition preaa The
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    LONDON MARKET REPORT.
    669 8 StpUmbtr 25th, 1854. In Commercial matters there is no buoyancy whatever to report, despite the healthy tone of our Trade abroad. One or two minor failures have taken place in connection with the East India trade, which has caused a little uneasy feeling in the city. All
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    STRAITS AND CHINA SHIPPING.
    58 8 STRAITS AND CHINA SHIPPING. Arrived.— Sept, H, Merc?, Canton 9, John Wood, Shanghwi; 13. SalimancH, Whampoa 14, Euphrates, Manila; Rose Ellis, Hongkong; 15. Daniel R"s», Whampoa Couranto, and Ulrica, iisWafsVtl >». Romance of Ihe Sf a», OMMSMs, Depurttd.— Sept. 8, Japara, Singapore 9,N le, Hongkong; John D^dale, Shanghai; 11. Lochnagtr,
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    524 8 NAiIM. Uitir-t —»Ai IVM -r-.pv v| „ri <. .1 1 t ,v... a STsvd ImL :|l r bmiv, K C Bk. Silrt-i-*. Tm'i.' Hii, Milnb>.ly, tti* R»ii ny». •»>'•»" l Jllv A Johanna, Glory, My.liv B>ji,OjoJ Luck. Rachel, C M Bu. o*s>sW Bu. sVtH—»n, > dany,
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