Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register, 14 April 1831

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    30 1 SINGAPORE CHRONICLE And Commercial Register. WO. IS, THURSDAY, APRIL 1831. [NEW SERIES.] Public Notifications appearin'! in this Paper, and Signed by the Proper Authorities, are to be considered as Official
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    REPORT
    27 1 From the.Seefct Committee of the House of Commons, on t ie Affairs of the East Inoia Company. China Trade, London 18^0. Continued frd n our lust.)
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    INSURANCE.
    1700 1 Tne Company are their own Under-writers, or, to speak more correctly, they do not insure at ali and being empowered by law to charge in tilt upset price of tea the common premium of msur ance, as a compensation for sea risk,” they annually fix a rate stated to
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    LATEST EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE
    266 1 From the Examiner, Od. 31, 13^0. HOLLAND and BELGIUM. The King of Holland, by an ordinance of the 20th instant, lias revoked the commission given to the S mice of Orange, and directed the most vigoniGU, defe.ee t,b made at Maestrecht and Antwerp Several engagements have taken
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    SPANISH REVOLUTION.
    899 1 The news of the defeat of Valdes was false; a dispatch dated Zuyarru Murdi October the iBtii, has been received from him m wiiich lie relates, that at that spot he had with a face of 2uo men driven back 2000. The iutiabi ants had every where manifested
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    TOPICS OF THE DAY.
    574 1 From the Spectator, November 6. Ia the City, a fail ire of considerable i;np }r*anc« was reported ye terd iy; a result of the ambigi msly warlike language ot tin King’s Speech. It is very g merally admired, that if the most decided mea sores be
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      342 1 GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE is hereby Given, that Tenders of Contract will be received for the supply oi Eleven Thousand, One Hundred and Seventyfive Bazar Mounds of Moonjiy Rice, deliverable at the Commissariat Stor< s of Malacca and this Settlement at the following dates, and in the following proportions: At Malacca
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    EXTRACT OF THE POST OFFICE REGULATIONS.
    1212 2 No letters, parcels, excepting such as are imported from Sea. newspapers ■tvhen direct, from the publishers, uiuiei the prescribe 1 guarantee, anl h;uc e 1-ttei*** will he received for dispatch at any Post Odice unless accompanied by the postage to which they may liable
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    BORNEO. ON THE DIAKS BORNEO.
    2160 2 [Continued from our last.] All those islands which have been visited and become much known to Europeans, seem to indicate that at some remote period they were colonies of Hindustan, or torn from it by some dreadful convulsion of nature. The former would appear the
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    TO CORRESPONDENTS.
    574 2 We are pleased Io find that our “Lion’s Mouth,” (or the Letter Box on the Printing House door) continues to afford us ample food lor the Paper, communicated by various correspondents. But while, as in duty bound, we acknowledge the kindness of our friends in supplying us with
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    679 3 TOTHE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE CHRONICLE Sir, As you promised at the commencement of your c new series” to admit <ali communications calculated to be of use to the inhabitants of the settlement, allow me to point out the dangerous state of the Road leading from Commercial Square into
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    THE PRESENT TIN CONTROVERSY.
    1982 3 to the Editor of the Singapore Chronicle Sir, I have never admired the wisdom of those who would banish from the world what they are pleased to designate, in ail opprobrious sense, by the name of Controversy.” Such persons are constantly telling us that for their
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    SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH 1831.
    813 3 W e have had no arrivals of any importance since our last, and consequently no addition to our foreign intelligenc. About two o’clock on Sunday morning bast, a most atrocious attempt was made by a £an<: of Chinese thieves, to rob th e Rev. Mr.
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  • COMMERCIAL REGISTER.
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      BATAVIA.
      107 4 (Communicated hy a Correspondent) Births, Marriages, and Deaths, of the Christian Inhabitants of Batavia in the year 1830. Births. Marriages. Deaths. In January 12 3 4t> February 14 3 March 9 1 »> April 16 3 4o J'lay 11 58 .June 9 d 42 8 2 August 13 2
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      SHIPPING
      68 4 ARRIVALS, APRIL, 1831. 8<h Dutch Barque Sagan Mashoor ShaikYoosoop, from VV. Coast Borneo, 18th .'MarchDili Cochin Chinese Brig Bin Yai WenDykan» From Cochin China. 8i.h .\Iarch. DEPARTURES APRIL. Oth Bril Ship Cooinbes, for London Brit, brig HighlandChief O. W. Formic, for Madrr.s. 10th Brit. Siiip Bencoolen, E. Roberts, for
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      IMPORTS.
      382 4 By the Ur iluh Ship Benc-Oolen, 402 'io-m xicgts er groin Mutual. 3,030,60.1 Manila Cedars V5O in No. Straw FL.ts 125 PiB. Mace 42 J Hemp 10J ;J Sap ui wood ]2ll Su ,ur T <ns Sp 1 er 1020 lbs. lmugo ***** Yards iiiitish white Cottons By tht
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      EXPORTS.
      283 4 By tlte British Brig Highland Chief 1?6 Tons register, for Madras. 10 Cwt. British N.ils By the Brit ship Southworth, 253 Tons llegist r, Jor Loudon 27 Pis. &60 cattys Gambouge 13 &53 Benjamin 2180 in No. Sp. dollars By the Brit, brig Junta 68 Tons Begister, for Mulacca
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      VESSELS EXPECTED FROM EUROPE.
      69 4 Vessel's Names. 1 Ions. Commanders. From Where. J To Sail Brit, brig, City oj Aberdeen 250 j. Alexander. Glasgow, in Batavia Sep.ember Danish ship, Norde J, Burcl Rantburgli, do. brig, Hehr j London, via Hal avia O c u b rDutch brig, Kibble 254 J. C.
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      125 4 Date I J of Vessel’s Names. Tons. 1 Cummanders. Where From, Destination, Mo.^Ait Arrival. j I Mrch.18 Brit. B irq. EUzxbebk 428 J~W. Phillips Sidney Not Reported 23 Port, ship Caroline 3Si L. T. R niton Calcutta Manilla 26 Spanish schooner Avrora 8t) jDe J. A.
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      FREIGHTS.
      49 4 To London, Tin, £1 10 per 20 Cwt. Sugar, £4 0 do. Cotfee, £4 10 per 18 Cwt. Pepper, £4 15 per 16 do. Measurement £4 10 to £6 per 50 Cubic feet. Bengal i Sa. R. per Picul China 1 Sp. Dir. 1 Batavia l G older
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      EXCHANGE.
      22 4 On Bengal. Government Bills 206 Sa. Rs per Ji00 Sp. Dlw’ Private bills none. Ou London. do. do. do. 1 I
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      COMMERCIAL REMARKS.
      153 4 In consequence of the deficiency of the Circulating Medium, and the peculiar mode tit watch business is conducted in this Settlement, scarcely any sales are made for cash; and, it being therefore impossible to give the cash price of almost any article it 'must be observed that the
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      PRICE CURRENT.
      957 4 The Currency in which commercial transactions are calculated, is the Spanish Dollar, divided into Cents. The com. mon weight is the Picul, 0f133 1-3 lbs. avoirdupoise, divided into 100 Katties. Salt and Rice, are commonly sold by the Koyais of 40 Piculs nearly; Java Tobacco by the Gorge
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  • Supplement to the Singapore Chronicle. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, 15TH APRIL 1831.
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      Singapore, Friday, 15th April 1831.
      664 5 Singapore, Friday, 15 th April 1831. After our Paper went to Press yesterday, the arrival of the Dutch ship VrouwHelenct was announced, from Batavia, the 23rd. ult. bringing late Europear intelligence, received there by aDutch vessel which left Amsterdam, the 7th. of December. The importance of the news received, and
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