The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 4 August 1836

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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press. AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. .I*. 44. TMMunsn^ir *m»mJri*%h 4« August, iB3«. Vol. 1.
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    LETTER TO THE RT. HON'BLE VISCOUNT PALMERSTON ON BRITISH RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
    3549 1 LETTER TO THE RT. HON'BLE VISCOUNT PALMERSTON ON BRITISH RELATIONS WITH CHINA. By H. Hamilton Lindsay, late of H. C. Service in China. My Lord, I avail myself with great pleasure of the opportunity you have grauted me of laying before you, in wriing, a brief outline of my opinions
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      357 1 TO LET, Fur two Months, or prohnhhj more. 7-i The Commodious Dwellingt/.V House, in Camponrj (ilam y belllMaßL longing to, and lately occupied 1 v J. S. Clark Esq. The House uj partly furnished. Tor terms, pleas* ap^ly to the Editor of this Paper. Singapore, f)9th June, 1836. FOR SALE.
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      514 1 NOTICE. The Undersigned in capacity of Agents in Singapore for the Amicable Insurance Office of Calcutta, beg to inform the public, that by the late advices from the Committee they are authorized to cause losses to be paid in China, as well as in London and Calcutta. G. I. ZECIIAREAH.
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      37 1 NOTICE. The Monthly Meeting of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society will take place in the evening of Saturday next the 6th inst. at the house of Thqs. McMicking Esq. T. O. CRANE, Secretary, July 3rd 1836. i
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    SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, 4th AUGUST, 1836.
    2184 2 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, 4th AUGUST, 1836. The Dutch Schooner Cuthcrina Cornelia, Captat* Taylor, frota ButavU the 22ntl. arrived here mi the 2§th ultimo, bringing us Java Cunrants from the 2nd. To the 20th ult. inclusive, from winch we give the following list of vessels which have passed Aojer July 7. lirit.
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    331 2 night. It seems to be understood, or at least nerally expected, that the Home Goverimu,, will now direct its attention to the posture o our affairs in China, which appear to h lUe been so long overlooked amid the recent tod repeated changes in the Cabinet, and ran*, measures of
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    482 2 Tli2 result of repeated experiments having proved that die tk Jardine" is too small boat for tlie boiler saa has on board, <i proposal has within these few diys bscn started and circulated at this place, for entering iul > a subscription to purchase l>e; machinery mi I build a
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    593 2 llie unexpected appearance of 11. M Sloop of War Rnlebjh in the floods last Sunday ni^lit excited some degree of speculation as to its cause, it having been understood thaf that vessel, which sailed from this only a' few days before, was to proceed 'to Ungin with despatches from the
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    90 3 Wo nreoMi^edto j>ostjM>uf! \h* continuation of the Statements of tLa Tr<<fjr> for tlie >t.<r endiag April last until our next, in Mtseqneacs of the space occupied by the Mouilify Abstract of liports aad Expdrto. e lordajf publish a BKipptemeßt, m order to Bfaswat our readers with tlie Xtw Je f
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    SINGAPORE SCHOOL REPORT.
    41 3 FOR Jl i.V. EngUA School au popiU. i. lul i« .io. Ma lay. j i.J do. ABowa^ct from Govt 010o 10 iSa Rts I'^ninx of Subscription*. Hi Drf. f /O m Scholars 2} Drs. Donutaonj none. Ay.6^A, 1836,
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    ANECDOTES.
    142 3 rnstaviM Adolphus; of Svu<Mi, nn«l tire pront I r. <;. rick of Imism;i. vere so convinced of the im- propriety of 4wdting that they b-.»d reconr>e to the fol lowing means to put a stop to it. .If two persons engaged in duel, they were obliged to tight till
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    IMPORTS.
    571 3 ft. hrig Helen, from Fedier Cjust —1,800 pis. loUlnut. 1). I'^n/. lluphien, from SuMarang —97 pairs 'leer homff, 151 ctys. black and 70 ctys. white bird's MBts, tiO pis. garro-wood, 65 pis. beche de ■MT, 3 ps. liiiiis!i chintz, 1,893 large and 32 small ba-kets Java tobacco, 1 cor.
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    EXPORTS.
    476 3 S. /•</?/. Cuiltiiicrt Mtrc'ian*, for C/tiiia—80 case.. i 11. /> s.'tip Upton Cuttle, for Chlnu— 310 pis. byteiimt. H brig Helens fi>r Pedier Omit—% chests Qena* res opiiiMi, 1,500 lbs. Beusjal totioii, 1 ,<j\ > > .6 J. 10 ctys. £old and 5 ctys. silver* Dutch t 1 I
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    Abstract of Imports and Exports, 1836.
    1118 3 iMPonrs. exports. PRODUCE OF EUROPE AND AMERICA. In the Month of Previously, this In the Month of I Previously, this July July. Yrar. BEbR, WINES AND SPIRITS. Brandy None 21 dzs. &480gals. 50 dozens. 486 gls.&GAodozs, G u do. 7,530 cases. 80 cases. 5,221
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      149 3 Utteorolotjical Observation* from iiw Ut. (o31st. July, 1830. 1 iiU.^OMlTEI. W Fall of R* in. Prevailing J U- 1 3. 8. NVinJ*. a.m. r.M. v.m. Inch*. IQtbi. it 85 e* I w i, S J! l I 7l > U 84 N y S. 9 '*< »4 flO 1 S.
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    Singapore Free Press Price Current.
    1545 4 iIXGAPORE. TItCRSfrAY JflOßtfltfO, 4™. AUGUST, 1836. T". i\o l^ulicH on IntportH i& JBvporl^ and no rort Ctoarges on Vessels. The Currency in which commercial transactions are calculated, is the Spanish Dollar divided into Cents. The common weight is the Picul, of 133 J lbs avoir
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    PREMIA OF INSURANCE.
    92 4 ON GOODS. To Europe (not north of Greatßritain) 3 per cent, j Uo. (north of Do. ;H (Americas and N. South Wales 3* Cape of Good HorE and St. Hum,. 2\ Calcutta, 2 Madras, 2 Bombay, 7, leusian Gulph, Red Sea .W'.W I 4 Ceylon, 2\ Mauritius,
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    EXCHANGES.
    46 4 Dn London, Navy Treasury Bills, l 0 a3O day Sight none. Private, 6 Months sight 4s. 6d. perDollar Jn Calcutta, Govt., 30 days' sight, none Dn Bombayr e I aos «06 On Madras, none Oa aS£' Guilders S «S p.; ,00 Dlrs w at par
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    REPORT ON THE MARKET.
    1174 4 A* all sales can now be effected for paymenfin CaJ^"o nr quotations in the Price Current are made on this principle. Ji turns for consignments can generally be made in BUI*, Specie or Gold Dust, when Produce is not preferred. EUROPE GOODS. BEER, WINES SPIRITS. Beer.—
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      115 4 VESSELS EXPECTED FROM LIVERPOOL. »S=?.. 3 r r- r 'S;^o, t brig BiiJ JU R-Reu ner ,..B a tav,. Singapore, Jl ail iu& Chin, w, s m. nw.:..::::,,; 3j^:v:/:55JE£i«i w ARRIVALS, JULY. AUGUST. lO^ltS 1 Vhite> UmP0 l 24th ApnI^ 3d BriL WON Liverpool DEPARTURES, JULY. AUGUST. ___fthll>Plng in the
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      84 4 r FREIOIITSTO LONDON LIVERPOOLIsn& Antimony Ore, £l ts „2. Os. per 20 cwt bugar in bags, £3. i ss do Do. baskets £4. 10 (i o I Hides £5 a 5 105< do otmbicr in bulk, £4. c j Q Do. in baskets, £5. do Coffee 4 £4. 10.,. per
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  • Suppelements to the Singapore Free Press.
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      12 1 Suppelements to the Singapore Free Press. .Vo. 44. ™unsiK4+ an>mjrrira. 4<-^robwaM» fol.
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      FORT WILLIAM, LLGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
      3995 1 FORT WILLIAM, LLGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. Tin 30tii w, |gd& Xl.f f.-llouil. I 111 I'm- L'i_ht [|AQ*blt GJfcemei <•• u.i in Council ou the tii Way, H promulgated for general nation: ACT Ko. \iv. or 10:0. Ttunxit and Tmrn Duties uit'tior uvii fit" ln.ji t ami Krjtort }),ilifou Ski Good-, n, lt
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      SCHEDULE A.
      770 1 Rates, of Duty to be charged on Gnod* impot ted/i-j Sea into any Port of the Presidency of Fort Wdlia.n in Bengal. A nd when the Duty is declared to be ad valorem it shall be levied on the Market value without deduction, and if the Collector of
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      SCHEDULE B.
      512 2 Ratr* nf Dffty to be otnr(jr>l «J"*t Good* Exported hy 3rd from any Port or PUm in tht Pretidency of AW Willia* in Bengm'. Anil when the Duty is dedvtd to be ad valorem, the same shall be levied on the market value of the Article at the
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      ENGLISH CHURCH REFORM.
      681 2 Lord Melbotrnk laid the Second Report oftlie Fcclesiastical Commissioners on the table of the 1 louse of Peers, on Thursday. He explained the substance of the document stating that it had been unanimously agreed to by the Cominisniooers.. He reminded their Lordships, that the First Report had
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      DESIGNS FOR THE NEW HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT.
      357 2 Tlie Government, it is understood, has acceded to tJie request of the architects that the Designs for the Nt\v Houses of Parliament, for which premiums have been awarded, shall be exhibited to the public along with the unsuccessful ones and the use of
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      AMERICA.
      300 2 Steam Navigation to Ivxgland. On this interesting subject we find the following communication in a late No. of the New York Journal of Commerce u An extract in your paper from the London Nautical Magazine for January, relative to navigation by ste.im between this country and Great Lin lain,
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      MR. MACAULAY.
      138 2 We see by the Madras Papers that a report is current, that instructions have brought out by the Malcolm for the return of Mr. Macaulay. Our Calcutta friends wont be sorry to hear this, as Mr. M. and they agreed but indifferently. We are not sure that we
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      EUPHRATES EXPEDITION.
      556 2 The If- C. S. Ttrnate arrived yesterday from th e Pvisi-in Gulf; having met with unusually bad wea th-r on the passage, during which she was dismasted. The letters by her are not of a late date. One from Bushire of the 18th ultimo contains tlie following intelligence
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      837 2 MR. WAUH-OIIVS ARRANGEMENTS IN" YJ FOR TH I CONVEY A PiC EOF L ETTERS AND PASSENGERS I'KUM INDIA TO ENGLAND, &c. &c. Mr. Wag horn's Agencies are io full operation for the above purpose. Hy the occurrence and aid of 11. 11. thi: Vice-Roy OS Eowr, tvery previous difficulty lias
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      NAVIGATION LAW.
      707 2 T.if. MaOTBCHOMH Avici'ino. The ciriurnglances of the seizure of the Moottchund Arnichutkl by a Kingfs officer at Bo:u!>ay, as they at preseut a^peir before the public, must naturally create considerable anxiety among th mercantile clanes connected with India shipping built in foreign port*, r > t>4*tß6r!y no regard
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