The Straits Times, 1 January 1856

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  • 19 1 STRAITS TIMES AND SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. VOL. Ji'2t'll. PUBLISHED EVERY [TUESDAY JANUARY 1st. 1856.] TUESDAY MORNING NO. 773.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 210 1 ■;»T«» nr »IH-rKirTH>» l*r». 1« j tialfV*»rlT.. j.«rrrriT i U s Mnjif rnp4-(inf Kwaee list OF ARTICLES FOB BAU AT THE* I IK>M I'.ooms OF JOH;1 LITTLE CO. rXSBCIAL BQTJ Otl BDrOAPOSS. ..MM'. in- (Putfituiiß Ocpavtr.irnt. .ml Liindon il and kd« t!rr«i -fine- |hte«t ;m.ii Cordar >l f -r rorage,
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    • 521 1 Ny I.md. \r Muslin fs loves I run !j Kul. While xn .1. Wliitp and coloured tilk. ,<t thrfid fawls silk, siajsi, and ri-iircl Uili'mns— silk, satin, honort aad eklMrea'a, a icrr.-it asaortaieal Taiaad ewHaa on terU, silk, tapes, aohbia NeeaVa, Pm«, araeact I tirpa^d, and sttdles Ituiiies' llm.d* aad
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    • 793 1 Mcmts. WHAMPOA AND CO.S ADVKirriSKMKNT. mrctara. WHAMPOA V«. l^ave always on Sale an cxi :i^iv :*ml rltnice aaaoftHanM of "lie leilaaing fjooda, aeiadad hpeciblly for ilieir Siorrs. vf aa\MlAfca} nJiTAU.*t ron kxportation. ittiUiarrp jQooirrn. Articles lor ike Work Table K.ilzurnu- dresse? /{omuls oftke lateel awdi (rom Prm* Caeau* lies ol'
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    • 801 1 AOE.NTS. London— F.Algir A Street Heagkaag Armst ong tc Law Datavia Lange Oa, [rence NOTICE CUSSETJES F2tOIrXIrIUr.Z£. HF.RKRY pives Nolicc that he has withdrawn from the firm lately tafljiaf nn Trade and NHMMH under the style of LITTi.K, CuriSKTIU A (.0., anil he h.is this* day established himself as ;i
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 576 2 coats s-H j«<Ven rinn, Miitiil* Ho. 3 slid 4 «"<•:» Cmt«, M«titl* »n<i Clnna; colors, oil •!»<« w«in, in tin <,ph..r w.kwJ 'runk«; cr. «m, for I m.H t. yn—ei dr»*»in« ciii.'»; «n<l nwrfc- «nrt m'r.l. Mf stint; ■ndi-r.-v Hr n" .1 p Mat** r-r--i.bor -nd ..ih.ru. i-: r>< I
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    • 884 2 fttrDiral, InbaltO, GENERAL LIFE-ASSURANCE SOCIETY, h*tul,tuhid, l»4l. CAPITAL. C500.0n0 UEAD OFFRKs, M, PALL MAIL. LONDON. KIVLIiI HllANCll. Tki BTRsi Ch«rl*» H..|iVin».,n, E-";.. H.-gent Street. ■MM ri,,!|,«, Teni|,lc. Allied Watldiiove, 1). C. L, Doctor^.' Commons. I Mr I nous. Maj«f Ilt-nry D«i\>t<>n, blwanl PouMe«liiy. E«q. r. l. a., 1;...!-, i UI
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    • 704 2 Protpetiutti, containing full particular* and inttr*ctiouitcpartie* deriving to insure, wiap be obtained at, or will be forwarded frt* on application being made to BOUSTEAD CO., Agent*. Singapore, 20th .tfay, 1854. CALCUTTA MERCANTILE MARINE INSURANCE SOCIETY. TMTE Undersigned, baring been appointed Agents for the alxne Society, aro prepared to take risks
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    • 631 2 LEA PERKINS CELEBRATE 0 laMMimtll bt mf txrnArr al lf.ttkb fro:n s MKl>l('\L cc^No-.ssKKs. > mmJnMtUMmamajmt JbL to bit Br. tb»r a '"S'm WOUCI M Kll, Mij, 18JI. ••05LV0; -c IH| ,KA m ri?R R,j, 3 AVn '"iM-J-!! th.a ttirirSAl'i Ki«bi|flil» M1 Ari > i EVKRY VAKILTY Uf f-j of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 945 3 JVJI'W (ONNFMKXEfIH EXPENSE. BY D: VAI.KNTA AUAHIPA FOOO, SsrVM PJ timen it« c nt in otheT mrnns of ■.1 is tlie MtfttaJ rpinerlv »lml hat »|it«inr>l of < tires from the l.'tglit Haai. the I 1 1 Ar. lidfiicon Siunrt tt Rum, I inlic-iilion (d\«|'<T!iia). ronslipn- il ilurrhoe*, m aasMas,
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    • 765 3 all the above parties will be happy to answer sny inquiries No. 61,482, L>r. Wurifr's Tntimonial. Bonn, 19th July, 1553. This light and pleasant Farina is one of the most excellrnt, nourishing, and restorative remedies, and superaedea, in many cases, till kinds of medicines. It is particularly useful in c
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    • 1190 3 The Mh fallible Retneily ■•IIIWATTfnTJ?\T, EX: RAORUINARY CVRI OF BORR I Copy of a Lttter fruit Mr. Michael Hyitt, of .\feernt dated the 21th uf Awjutt, MM. To I'rofcssor ilolloway. Sik. a man ia inT eniploy, n.mi»d John Jonrs, »v f w sixtfen ycam affliitpd "illl the ni"sl hlMtSt*af "1--eerou-"
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    • 750 3 To Let. A^Bflaav, T]TE HOUSE in Tampon^ Glam gia lil A formerly occupied by L Fkasir ffllllal EB q re Apply to ci macl.mnk, fraser Co. Singapore, 6th August, 1855. uu NOTICE. JOHN' ATTKEX, late Master Mariner, MANUEL FRANCIS UEBOUZA, inrmai)TTt«n Piwk-keeper and Managing Clerk to Mk. JOHK :-li:Kl.,ai:.lTKl{rLLLlA.N" JOROB
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 57 4 At Singapore, on t!ie 251h Deceaiber, Julia Eleanors, a^'.-.l 2.' y«irs. Li nui.tlis an.l 22 days, tile bel.ive I wife of Mr. Alfred Simon de-t, leiivin/ a lar,;e circlo of relatio ik to bsMMM ihiir itvsoasabla lo«s. Doc 3. At Vii.ijj.il>i 1.i a, Fiancis A'igu«tu» Brett Esq.. Ensijju iv
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  • 215 4 Straits Times Singapore:Tuesday ,Jan.4th,1856. We have to announce the arrival of the following RM*ojiMff Dm t5 [K?r Lanccfield from Calcutta, Messr». Green, CoUiagton »nd KoUtimuu 2<J per W.iMeraar, from Hamburg. .Messrs Schwiinan and W.lzer JS per Ho» b 'hly f:om ItalaMa, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey 1 c.iild; 2S* por Catherine
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  • 28 4 We undersold ilm tli,- Mon'tila M.. Rlratvh will |notfd Im -lie Murrh steamer io Pining mm! C. j lon, ou lour n o th« le.iw of aba in..-.
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  • 72 4 Arrangivext* Imvm i.hhm mad.- we h.:i>. lv I.e.- il..- cki kof St. A d.e«\« Clime 1 in ill.'-i.it-.'le oi i be QtfTei— mil «,Hi s fronting itw K<|il:in:idu, a» i.'i.'i'Sfil by a io. i i-*|i -uiilimi of ilitx j.xniiul a |,-w week* li;ii li. A Hi. i^l, I(l v a
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  • 106 4 FbOM ;i:i a Iv.^s win, li will b ItMtltd in am. ber oilu in., it will be k,,ii ili.it His. intends uiw'iif Ouneorl mil eni haMtateiil on Mon.Uv nreMMur ne\' sit ill- TlnMire Riy.il. W- ln*e p.-i nt>. d llul i, sol M. Hn* 1 perform. a.c-sin iW jo.in.a'Uof I>,ii,.
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  • 64 4 On Thursday (lie 3rd instant, the Court of Judicature vi Singapore will be ope.cd for the trial of Civil ca.tes, of wh oil t icre are 59 in the list— a very unusual heavy lint, which the don'bk- Mr Church li <s kinuly consented to hear unj «ctcr' mine, rath
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  • 281 4 The end of 1*55 has been marked by two imporla it events m the history of Britisu India, and indie ttes the advance which the native uiiu i is nuking in taj estimation of Ear >pe*ns. At the two extreme* of the Easi, Indiau territories natives, Parses— the most euterpwfcing,
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  • 326 4 Srcn 's th» miom il >is practice of legislation in Ind a that while tlie lav provi.l s a |iiini>lnnent for brini;in,' into the ports of'th S nits of M i- t lacea coolies or passengers wi bout luowHf th same at the Mi>ter Atteuditit's oliiv, n<i prj.-i- i sion
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  • 69 4 AKKiC.vN".--A private correspondent it Akyak, undti date Dec. Utli writes: "Supplies of Kice are as yet limited., the new liftroorg, which in of fine q ia!ity f\ tuhes li^. 55 per 100 basket*. LowM rmJei w« c\- peel will rule towards (be end of the inouthj jj when supplies become
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  • 404 4 Calcl-tta. By th^ steJimers Lancrfidl :md Formosa we have received Oa cv i:\ }i,i «n I I ".Jl>; Deoenb^r. The Oorrrßor Oeoafal bad proceeded to Ku rua re unied to the si at ofGo-Vi-rnmeii', and was busily employed in m:^ repar li ns for bis dc, u'.uiv to "lv g
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  • 1295 4 Tub List Art <>f L.rd Cdn .i ij. a< Nat MisIrr (lener.il in London, was ti secure for the Ea-l Indian territories, to which he had been noiiKii.tlc I Gavei n Gener.il, at onje an act of justice and a great public lioon, namely the equalization of postage riles by
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 640 4 On Monday Evening, the 7th January, 1856. WILL BB PERFORMED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL BY Monsieur H. Has, BALLET MASTER. m-*T DANCEH OP THt IMPERIAL OPERA OF FARIS, A GRAND CONCERT, focal and Inttrumental AND A TiANCIXO KNTEKTAINMKXT. ORCHMraA.— The B«nd of the 38th Begt., M. N. 1. will, by
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    • 756 4 SALE UF lMvrfi«jenly'HShip Rapid* H. M. Ship Phrtaw. Singapore, 17'h Deer., U55. HTHK Tenders for Uie t urobase of H. M. Hrig RAPID, not coming up to the minimum price named b* His Excellency the Xaval Com-mander-in-Chief, they will not beacceptid; but fresh tenders will be received. W. 'OSTE. Captain
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    • 226 4 SPECIAL BILLS OF LADING ZMJm-Tl A I'l' P«r«l« ami (%k>'ls despatched v^jW^t^-'"- by tb«r P. »nd O. Compnnv's '^Cj^JrhrjT, Slli|W to PINANO, GaLLK. Mar d«a». Calcutta. Rowmv. ;\w\ <o Soi'tmampton. H'iokovo Canton, »n I SnA*emi rr |>. c BMeial Hii.i. I *ni\o. which *h >ru r- ri«i < >fkick Stnyap,,,,
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  • 455 5 Coron f.r's Inqvk.sts. An Inquest was held on \V< (lih-sclh) last am the body «t a^malt* Uluaeaa, who had toaamitted suic idf, l>y banging himself |a his room, ;it Bakakaiigj on the rvening <>t die 2kli instant. He was jiii n^>iculuir:il labourer, but bad been uiiahio to woik lor souk-
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  • 224 5 I.ODJI'. '-ZErLVND IN TllK BifiT N T O. 743. The members of the above Lodge field their atmual Masonic- Fesival on I'liursday last, the 27th ultimo, at their temple in North Bridge Road, and we believe that on no preceding ore asion his it ever been more decidedly successful. The
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  • 1069 5 Brother J. Bixter Senior Deacon. K. B Kelt! Junior Deacon. F. M. Ooaa Inner Guard. J. E. Lav ilb Oigauist. W. Kraal I T p Tlie newly installed .\!aster was then prnfWh— l by the Past lfs»tet .uid saluted with tlie honors efliaaoury by all the metnban present, and :he>aine
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  • 279 5 Genkqal Rise in the Prices ok Provisions, &c. On Tuesday (Nov. 16th) the bakers, eers. oilmen, &c, throughout the metropolis, advanced the prices of provisions and other household requisites to a considerable extent. In eui;ur tho pices wero raised fully a penny in tne lb. raw sugar of ordinary quality,
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  • 262 5 WefcaS. A statement, published by the SU'ppint azcttc gives the number of vessels wraekcd in the m nth of September at 106. In the pri vio s month of Aupust lli'J vessels wot* wreck--11 in July, 70 June, 88 M.v. its April, KHj Marefa 11-); Fobnarr ltil, and in January.
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  • 119 5 Dr.NM.vitK. Although it was no secret that ha 1 contrict'.-d a morganatic BMnfafa with s former milliuor of the itnwof Lolla BaapiasMa, vhoni he has elevat.ed to the miik of Countpsj D.iiintr, y«.t that step had nevor baa* jmbliely or officially ■*<!• known. It therefore caused Kre»t Hensation wln;» ib.
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  • 646 6 1* ear last weck'i isoae we noticed the failure of oae of the Mercantile Houses of Shanghae. In connection wi'h it, we extnet the following fiom the Chim» Umil. From the nature of the butiness of MrMn. Aopuull, Mc'Kensi* Co., we opine that the principal sufferers will b« Chinea«,
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  • 1532 6 W« hear that Lieut Col. Michell. who lately returned from Furlough, and who has joined and taken Command of the 40th N. I. now forming a portion of Major General Lloyd's Field Force, engaged against the Sonthals, intends to retire from th»fi'rvice at the conclusion of the Campaign. We
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  • 1190 6 Ir is evident from the tone of the reply to the address of the Free Masons by th« Governor General, as well at from the sentiments expressed by the Lord Bishop, at liie laying of the first stone of the new Church, that Rangoon is destined to be an
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  • 7483 6 The Swkdish Alliance. We adverted yesterday io the probability of the League ajpuaat Kussia ln'in^ sticiigtheiie.l by the accession ol Sacden, ami to the cons/ijuences that mi^lir be expected to result from it. Tin) importance of the sulijec; induces us a^ain to return to it. It will open
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  • 433 8 C»i.cwtt\. \'ith December ifM OnrM— Thr 12>h Opium S.le wa- hM on tiw7th inst w»i»n I*2l rhp-ts nld I'a'iia with 'r:i-h, D '9 chratu new Patim of the nea-i'l 18>l->), and 1 129 chests l!i>naic» were sold at the fdlnwinu rsjtra; ighrs t Lowest 'terv}e. Patna-IMI-M 87> %\b
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  • 225 8 Amrrika IVf'St Ilirtlepool 31 &ag \t£ i (t.nritt lti,m>mrg lUiM* S'rhei.anl OU--'>« 5 N u-. 8,,,.iia .\t«ii.,rt IB Sepf I'uinii M<:.\iilliu Li. nil. m L'l.rt-.ili'e Cnminii g UU«gn« 22S.pt. .1 n Star J»rk-..ni i.ie n <».l US. ;it He ciues l!aii-cn II rl. 1 licnm.i Hviwaiiie
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  • 113 8 Vessels Kxpicted "vm b«*Bi.T. Alfred the Girat Mclntvre Cnlubeau \Viuci.eat.» it-»i Jam.- Jack Mitchell Clark* l.aiiiiiiore liiow* Sl I Stuart Woit'ry Simson VtS»CL» Exir.CIED FROM AIITRALIA. Malacca Wo.m] Melbourne Mjmery W .tliew S>Jnry Siren Auks an liver Vfssels Extm run vrom Marie Je..kiu» >ut Malacca Vies els Expected fromlAmerica. T)"lnhin
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  • 402 8 or Ameuican Sailoiis. At the precCMt lin.e aailoM ate veiy ci.tfkwlt to be obtained M any j.rite, mid one of the Liverpool packets l.iy in tho btrinui t'nrcc diys this wttk, waiting tor a comply incut of men to iiuvigittc her. The wu^is pj d are I vary high, at
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  • 515 8 NATJVR HBAfT. BRITISH.—-Brittomart, Peacock, Sam'mi.v, K«rlir Hnx, Ameer Lc'chmy, llydrooT^7 t'alendu Bus, Rutun Mal.i, lahafln 1. I)i lo.SMney, Kirn Yap Soon. DUTCH—N(-..r S,: n. If, 1.hi.,. BtwgH, Chun On n'. Lurol»r M ~lion, A Imantoer, On a Kr-e, Te>» I I""-' B ii in Hag, 011
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