The Straits Times, 2 January 1855

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. AN D SINGAP ORE JOU RNA L OF COMMERCE. V*»L. IITH. PUBLISHED EVERY [Tll-SDAV JANUAKV 2m>. ISoS TUESDAY MORNING NO. 721
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      930 1 UTM OF SIISOKIPriOJi lalf-YearlyJ j iuarterlf... t t < > )B* Month. I U i Single Cop.i-One iCup«* I LIST OF AKTloa,i;s FOR SALE AT THE COMMISSION ROOMS OF JOH^ LITTLE A CO. COMMERCIAL SQTJAKE— SIXGA\)RK. ©utfiting Dffnrtmcnt. ioti, shoes, an I slippcri?. I" ii i^ and Loiion made. reH—
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      579 1 uy md. *c Muslin fjloves Frca«| Kid. \Vt,:-r sjid e..Vur.,l,W|,ite»nd colcircd iilk. thresd Parasols Silf P*n. anrf finiirtd Rihbons— silk, natin, hnnn«t snechilstn's, a irreat a»nnrtincnt I hread— cottou on re4\i, Sisj, tapes, bobbin Mpedirs, Pins, crochet Thread aneneedfcs; Bahirs' Hindu and Mats -silk n d satin braded, Inc. ts
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      829 1 Hmm WHAMPOA AND CO.'S ADVKP.TISEMENT. WHAMPOA A C». have H lw,».vs on SHle an exitriMve :unt ciiuice assortment ml Uii- following g< oils, tcicd BfsMswllf for ilieir ■VsMsVsWAsVI rri ail Jt run kxportation Article* for t:.e Wuik luliir. Z/air;.rine dresses; fluuuetii ufthe latest modes, from Pari*. Chciiuselles of lh« Hunt
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      858 1 MM i London— F. Algir 4Co < Caicsitta— Thuckcr A C< [reno* I rJon«koog--Arm»t ocg ft Law 1 Batavia— Lange 4 Co. NOTICE CURSETJES FROMTOCraZE. HEREBY gives Notice lhat he has withdrawn from the firm lately carrying on Trade and business under the style of Littlr, CursictJRE A Co., and
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      1061 2 <-oats and jackets; ntfsra. MaaiU No. 3 and 4 CMai ruses, MauiU and Chiwu; colors, oil mid ws'er, in tin bOZM and cakes, camyaur wood trunks; crowns, for nar&l capo; dinner and tea servicru; dit-ssmg caasja; desks, travellers writing; fowling pieces, siuglt and doubiu barrel pistoU, gunpowder nud birding shot;
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      779 2 and Co. to send him another caui.ter of their Revalenta Arabica, it agreeing so well with his infaut. This infant I was six d;iya old when it commencrd lMng "O the Revalenta No. 62 418, Dr. Gries Magdeburg, recording the core of his wife from pulmonary consumption, «itb night sweats
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      1158 2 HOLLOWAY^ PIILB. BURPBI9INO CURE OF A CONUKMW AStHMA AFTKR KIVB TEARS' SUfFBRio. The following Ustim™* h** been ,erH \»F*£™\ HoUotoay h O'entlemitn named MtVlekn, of Scotland Road, Liter/iool. sjaj _Your Pill* have been the ine-ißs, sjder jrovi-l dene, sf iwSfMftsf ttt M sound hp,ith .ftJnv^yearsl ofsoei alliiction. During the fchole
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      1163 2 HttLOWAII'S OMMEVT. A .>jus- ASTONMHiNactHic orScßoroLoc* CJ.CtRs I ASK ■IHfiriJUBITIU MAYOR BOSTON c op3f of a Letter fr»m Noble, Esq., Mayor q/ Boston Lincolnshire To Pfcor Eltol i HolloU t Dear Sir -i/ r s. Sakali DiXos of L^uospimJ sueet. "oston, a«sthl» day depi»ed befoie ro. that fora eonti. dcrable
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      562 3 NOTICE THE UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the Public that he has opened an Auction and Commission Room in Commercial Square, and trusts, by care and attention to business, he will merit a share of their Patronnge. M. F. DE SOUZA. NOTICE THE General Agency and Commission Busiiieaa erected at Melbourne
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      654 3 N O TZC E gIMMONDS A (JO Commission Merchants and General AgenU, 5 Barge-yard, London, established 15 year*, continue to imnsact every escr 'P''on of Agency business for residents in (he East. Consignments received, goods supplied; newspapers and periodicals forwarded, and commissions of all kinds executed, on the receipt of
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      813 3 insuring Co*. Ba. 80,33,354 *"d yielding annual premium* Co. R*. 3,98,969-0-0 Since Ist January 295 fresh Insurance* have been granted for the *urn of Co.*, Ks. 16,12,438, making the total annual premium upward* cf Co.'* Rs. 4,70,000 and exhibiting for the last three >nthH an increase of income from premiums
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      652 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 llh or sth of every month and an arrangement has now
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    Straits Times. Sinqapore: Tuesday, Jan. 2nd, 1855.
    670 4 Straits Times. Sinqapore: Tuesday, Jan. 2nd, 1855. We have to announce I he •nival of t tie follow. ing |>a»Betigerti Dec. 27 per Randolph from Melbourne and Batavia, Messrs. McLean, ban dock and Francis per Louisa from Hongkong, Mrs. Scott and Mrs Rom Jan 1 per Hooghly from Pinang Mm.
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    The Polka Tragedies.
    886 4 From Captain Watt, of the schooiur Polka, MM ha\ n-reivid the subjoined details of the shocking QMlMM i )iiunitted on board that VWS'A, by a Bui, r is dtmlM, who run a-muck. TO Till; EPIl >K OF rtlK <rMA!TS TIMK8. Peak Mk, —Pcruiu me to give publicity
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      575 4 Peninsular and Oriental Steam, Navigation Company's Office, Battery Road -Singapore. MAIL f|l|||v LIKES. OUTWARD MAILS. Tvs Peninsular and Oriental Steam N»vig a tion Company's Steamship SHANGHAI, Captain Mu.NHO, with Ihe European Mails of the 25th November may be expected, tn routeto Hongkong and Shanghai, on or about the 10th January.
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      809 4 NORTH WESTERN BANK OF INDIA. T HEREBY intimate that a Branch oft*" 1 1 Bank is now established in the Town of bingaI pore, under the management c£ Mr. David Duff, who is prepared to transact Banking business of every description. q r TAyDy Manager. Calcutta. 207 A December, 11*54
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      429 4 OK SALE. AM ARRYAT'S CODEof SIGNALS ITJ. Second Distinguishing Pendant, corrected to June 1854 (No. 9501.)— Price 50 cents encli copy.— at the office of this Piq>er. Times Office, June 18th. 1851. ~TOR SAL£. 1 iJHRST-RATECHttONOMETKRS Ri*v Warranted. jg^2£*p.S||nie Marine Harometers and S'eering Compasses, newly imported. W. C LEIBK. Marin*
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    Lodge Zetland in the East, No. 748.
    658 5 —Wednesday last being the anniversary of St. John the Evangelist, in accordance with established custom, the members of this Lodge assembled in their Masonic Temple, in North Bridge Road, for the installation of the Worshipful Brother W C. Leisk, the Master Elect, and
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    Singapore Municipal Committee.
    2406 5 Singapore Municipal Committe e. 26th December, 1854. Present. Hon. T. Church, Esq., Chairman. Captain H. Man, J. Guthrie, Esq. M. F. Davidson, Esq. |H. T. Marshall. Esq. Letters A B and C, regarding the state of the Old Market, are recorded, with a view to publication with the Proceedings. Read
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    An Iron Theater Going to Australia.
    1502 5 Messrs. Edward T. Bellhouse and Co., of Eagle Foundry, are now engaged in the construction of a complete iron shell ami framework of a spacious portable theatre, for Mr. George Coppin. who recently appeared at our Theatre Koyal, in a round of characters. It
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    THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS FROM AND TO ENGLAND FOR 1855.
    345 7 Obviously much depends on the character for speed of the vessel from Suez to Gall and from the latter place S«K»ppre. During the South- West Monsoon, ie. from June to October, theso steamers will have a fair wind during the other
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    MAIL TABLE.
    421 7 OM ENG VIA MARS ILLES. FROM HONGKONG 1854 1863. 1864. MONTHS. 6th. Malta 43 days. sth. Ganoes. 42 days. 16th. Cadiz 36 day*. 3rd. Pekin 5| days. 17th. Ganges 6J days. 2ud. SINOAPORE 6 days. 17th. POTTLNOER 6|daya JANUARY none. FEBRUARY 4th. Singapore 42 days. ?nd. Malta 39
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    CHINA.
    2008 7 The Nys»ph"*ayd the" Bokanjee HormrsjEE." In our last Overland issue we mentioned that the first tamed of these vessels was mUsing. Nothing hat since been heard of her, tm! it is but too probable that nothing ever will be heard of her. The Bomanjee Hormwjee left Manila for this
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      ARRIVALS.
      175 8 Dec. 26—P. and O. Co's S. V. Lady Marj Wood, Townsend, Hongkong Dec. 19. 27—Brit, brig Ada, Saunders, Aljab Nov. 23. n Do. bark Lalla Rookb, Berg, Hougkon« Dec. 19. Do. do. Loiusa, Hall, Do. do. }>—Do. ichr. July, Nakoda, Pontianak Not. 6. Do. brig Kirn Yap Soon, Do.
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      DEPARTURES.
      93 8 Dec. 26 —Brit. scbr. Sidney, Browne, Labuan. Dec. 26—Brit, ship Amazon, Merritt. Batavia. v Dutch schr. Venus, Lange, Do. and Bally. —Brit brig Georgiana Marquard, Shaw, Pinang. 27—Do. do. Marie, Jenkins, Akyab% |f —Do. brig Rival, Gillman, Hongkong. —Do. schnr. Dazzler, Allen, Belfast and London. —Do. bark Louisa, Hall,
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    RATES OF PREMIA OF INSURANCE AT SINGAPORE. (ON GOODS)
    672 8 RATES OF PREMIA OF INS UR ANCE AT SINGAPORE. (ON GOODS) VOYAGES BY SAILING VESSELS Per cent To Great Britain 24 to 3 Continental Ports in Kurop* 21 to 9 Macao, Cumsingmoon and sailing between 30th June Hongkong or and lit March 14 Whaupoa Ajnuy, daring tht abore period respectively
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    MONEY MARKET.
    64 8 On r;nnl»iiJ6M..in: ls i-rediis.it 4s9d.@ 4s lOd- dr. Private H.ll- 4a, 9d. On Calcutta 234 feet HJU dwllira. Bombay 3U days »glit Us. 2.55 per 100 dolUra. Sycee Silver 8 to Si per cent premium for Urg* Company's Kuj.ccs i 36 per IUU dollars Java Rupees (new) '280
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    FREIGHTS TO LONDON & LIVERPOOL
    55 8 FREIGHT S TO LONDON LIVERP OOL Tin it Antimony 2. 5 per 'JO cut. Gamliier in balex £3. 10 Ditto in basket* none Sago Flour 3. 10 Coffee in bags .4 per 18 cwt. Black pej>per 4. 0 per 16 cwt. Measurement Goods 4. 0 per 50 cubic 0 Gutta
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    A Greek Girl.
    1333 8 She it a baggy damsel with a qu«i.i: ai\ luce, and btr punctual occupation is that of a maid of all work. But ahe it dressed to-d*} it ia St Somebody 'a feast, and everybody is idling away their time in consequence. It waa St. What'b-hm-name'sday the
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    553 8 NATIVE CRAFT. Bill HSU -Put'. y Momiunck, J i.ani K in.v, Sn.vii A"M, (Mptf* "<" Ho, bany, C. K. Bux, SiJeiis, Muhabo>ly, Atiet R.tltuan, Johanna. July. Adelaide, Johanna Mydiu Bux, C. M Bux, Diamond, Albatross, Futiy Marium, T« B. DuUson, Hydroosv Aiueer L*ichtny, Fuital Waliap, DUio,
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