The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 9 June 1836

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  • 13 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. .>♦«. 36. THURSD+AIf JftORJVI&G, JMJjrE, IS34S. 1.
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  • 1481 1 [it ROM mi; i.iVLUPOi.i. MKisci iiv,sih rt.RY. 1336] OPENING OF PARLIAMENT, AND TIIR KING'S SPEECH. London, T'iumdvy Evening, Feb. 4, 1836, His Majesty this day opened the Session of Parliament with the usual formalities. He went in state from St. James' Palace, preceded and followed by the
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 1777 1 "|Q>" TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Sir,. I stated in my last that we are not allowed to suppose, our Currency will long be permitted to remain on its present basis. The question which has been put to the Bank Directors Whether, on a renewal
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 354 1 FOR LONDON. ySH^vL The fine A. 1. Brit. Barqire iZHHSffi" M A1 COLM > Captain J. Sim, 4fi£SiS£ 238 Tons, has two-thirds of fcer cargo ready to go on board and w ill meet with quick despatch. For Freight or Passage, having superior accomnuKjatiens. Apply to BOUSTEAD, SCIIWABE CO. Singapore,
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    • 247 1 WANTED By a respectable Young Man of unexct'ptionnbfc character a Situation as Clerk, in a Mercantile or any other Office and who has, for several years, been clerk to some of the most respectable Houses in Singapore. The Advertiser writes an excellent and expeditious hand. Respectable references cttn be given
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  • 516 2 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 9th, 1836. By the Amelia and J, from Batavia, we received Java Courunts of the 21st. 25tli and 28th ult. from which we learn that the following vessels had passed Anjer: May 16th Brit, ship Maty Eliza, Rodger, from SuiiralMvn, 4th May hound fi«r London. 20th French
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  • 907 2 At a very early stage of the existence of this paper* we took occasion to advert tp the restrictions on British commerce throughout every port of Netherlands India by the imposition of duties on our cotton and woHlen manufacn ivs, in direct
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  • 590 2 The Barque Martha, Capt. Virter, from Liverpool the sth Feby. bound for Lm tin, put in here on Monday morning, for the purpose of procuring some spare spars before pro.ceeding up the China Seas, having been dismasted off the coast of Brazils. The Martha proceeded on her voyage yesterday. We
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  • 307 2 Tiie brig Helen, Macalister, which arrived yesterday, from Madras— April, and Penan* the 23rd ult. brought as tiles of Madras Papers butofdates previous to those received per Bulcarras; as also a Penawj Gazette of 21it ult. from which we extract the following commercial information •'Business generally has been so dull
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  • 17 2 mmm i We leirn thnt the Abeona, Gillies, will be despatched hence for London, on Monday next.
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  • 178 2 By the Corsair, from Calcutta the 16th ult we have received our files of Beno-ai n a i pers to the 10th. We are glad to observe that H. M. ship Andromache, was to leave or had left, for these Straits, and that such ample powers are entrusted to Capt.
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  • 55 2 We insert with pleasure a third communication from our I3atavia correspondent Si-axq on a subject which cannot &rt to be of particular interest to our readers in Java, and those connected with its Trada.' We shall be happy to receive the ccmrriunicatiiMisof our correspondent on other- subjects of a Jiike
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  • 953 2 By the Patriot which arrived yesterday morning, we have advices fro;n> Sourabaya Jo the Btli ult. The Favorite, Robinson, from this port had arrived ther^. The following ia an extract of a coaiiuerciifcl letter of the abo«ft date:—^ 11 Of our !ast year's crop of rice very .little remains, and
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  • 847 3 This. building:, as i« known to all our readers on the spot, was constructed out of the proceeds of the Government Pork-Farm, the tax upon that commodity having been imposed under the alledged express purpose of providing funds to build and maintain an Hospital, or
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  • 517 3 »»e have great pleasure in giving insertion, requested, to the following Report of the proceeding* of the tirst Meeting of the Agri- iT"^™*"*™* Society held on the AGRICULTURAL to theSy g COn ent to become Patron VrS'o^ gJX: Nation* were unanimously aJ£ i hn aAte firBt S^^- b.
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  • 120 3 from the Liverpool Mercury, sth Feby. Government has offered to grant O,OOO to the London Missionary Society, for the purpose of erecting school* for the free negroes in the West Indies, provided the society will make up the sum Jk. lo,oUl>. The offer has been gladly accepted. The Bishop of
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  • 188 3 Thermomktkr. I 183 G. Fallofßrin. Prevailing May. (i. B. 8. Winds. a.m. p.m. p.m. Inchs. lOths. "1 78 84 80 South 2 77 83 Brt Do. 3 77 81 78 1 S. E. 4 7H 82 80 1 Do. 5 76
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  • 36 3 FOR MAY. English School 40 pupils. Tamul 16 do. Malay 12 do. Allowance from Govt 210 Sa. Rs. Amount of Subscriptions 79 Drs. Received from Scholars 20 Drs. Donations none. June 6M, 1830.
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  • 1268 3 PRODUCE OF EUROPE I*'™™. EX FORTS. AND AMERICA. In the Month of Previously] this In the Month of I Preoioutly, this. AIt '.V- Ycur. May. Year. BEER, WINES AND SPIRITS. Brand y 21 dozens 480 gallons None, 486 gals. 60 do*s. W 2,210 cases.
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  • Singapore Free Press Price Current.
    • 89 4 FREIGHTS TO LONDON LIVERPOOL. Tin Antimony Ore, £l 15s.^ 2. Os. per 20 cwt. Sugar in bags, £3. |5«. do. Do. baskets £4. 10s. do. Hides £5 o £5. 10*. do. Gambier in bulk, £4. do. Do. iv baskets, £5. do. Coffee £4. a £4. 10s. per 13 cwt. Pepper
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    • 42 4 On London, Navy Treasury Bills, 10 u3O days none. J Private, 6 Months siyht 4*. 6d. per Dollar On Calcutta, Govt., :fo days' sight, none 2>nvale n none, n Bombay, |0 On Madras, M none On Batavia, ?> Guilders 260 per lOODlrs
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    • 1442 4 As all sales can now be effected for p<iymentln~Cfar quotation* in the Price Current are made on this principle turns for consignments can generally be made in Bill*, Gold Dust, when Produce is not preferred. furt > ur EUROPE GOODS. BEER, WINES SPIRITS. Beer.— No arrivals
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 88 4 PREifTIA OF INSURANCE!. ON GOODS. To Europe (not north of Greatßritain) 3 per cent. Do. (north of Do. Americas and N. South Wales 3 Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena,. 2$ Calcutta 2 Madras, 2 Bombay, 2 Persian Gulph, 3J Red Sea, 4 Ceylon* <l\ M Mauritius, 2 Bouruon,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 594 4 £o l>nlh son Imports A Exports and no Fort Charges on y emeia. v n .^i 1 jai tbsavoirdupotse, dtviaea tnfo lull Larries, salt ana Kicr, arecn*— t The Currency in which commercial transactions are calculated, is the Spanish Dollar divided into Cents. The common weight ts the Picnl, °f
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