The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 1 September 1836

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press. AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. .V». 4 S- TBMVUSBKIV JHOnjITMjrG. BEM*TEMBEH jt*. 1330. W\tt. I.
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  • 2733 1 {From the Journal of the Asiatic Society, May, 1836.J 1. Joaole and its former Dependencies of Jo nip 61 e (Jomi7ic/ii. By Lieut. Xf.wbold, A. D. D. to Briyr. General Wilson, C. B. Joh6le. Of Johule, the third of the four Menanyki'ib we states, btill less is known
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 436 1 FOR LIVERPOOL The A K British Bri K 'MoRTF.N«iA,Capt.\V.A.REE», 3|ht^ j:>:i Tons havin^ a great part ofker cargo already engaged will meet uith qnk* despatch, Fur particulars of Freight or Passage Apply to ROBERT WISE, lIOLLIDAY CO. Singapore, \~th Avguttt, 183(\ r fO LET, From the \bth Proximo. j^\ That
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    • 267 1 FOR SALE. Bills on England, at Six Months' sight. For particulars, apply to cr JOHN PURVIS. .Singapore, %\th August, 18:36. NOTICE. WILL BE PI BLISHF.D, EARLY IS SrPTEMBER, In One Volume Octavo, Boards. A »iss ert ATio:*r ON THE Soil and Agriculture OF 'HIE British Settlement of Penang, or Prince
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  • 189 2 LORD WILLIAM BIvNTINC K. The follow 1 1 1^ inscription was wriMcn for the purpose of Ixin^ placed upon a monument which km fiten raised in India to Lord William Bentinck. The ':>ub»cripliou amounted to above forly thousand rupees, the largest ever raised in that country, and was the
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  • 139 2 THE SUMATRA'S" CASE. We understand that the admissions of the gunner and the depositions of the crew of the Dutch Uark. Sumatra, have been taken before Mr. Mac Farlan. The evidence given by the crew is said to corroborate the statement of the principal agent in the unfortunate catastrophe in
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  • 68 2 The ca«<e of the Pirates brought here in 11. M. Ship Wolf\ has been abandoned, in consequence of the difficulty which we stated on Friday, of interpreting the evidence of the Cochin Chinese. We understand, the Wolf will proceed la Tiincomalle, and abide by the orders of
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  • 444 2 Extract of letter from Mr. Jennings, Superintendant at Alidclleton*s Point, River Hooghly, dated the 16M of July, 1836,— 4< Early in the Boning of the 15th iust, h ti'jror, as we supposed from the noise made by the bullocks, was heard round the stockade. Some of
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  • 1787 2 THE FREE PRESS. Singapore, Thursday, September 1st. 1836. The Xcfoon Wood, from Batavia the 2 1 st. arrived here on the 27th ultimo, bringing us Java Courants from the 10th to Sikh ult. from which and private letters we learn that the following vessels had passed Anjer, viz: Aug. 0.
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  • 747 2 We are sorry to have to record the wreck of this vessel in the Straits of Malacca, while in prosecution of a voyage from Penang to China, laden with a cargo of betclnut altho' it affords us satisfaction to state that no loss of lite
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  • 1001 2 As it is, or ought to be, the peculiar dutv of the Press to Like note of the Itance of Education, especially at p\nccs where efforts are made to extend itsKenefict.il influent to the yet untutored and half-civilized classes of mankind .ve must not omit noticing, though
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  • 448 3 imve beeu kindly favored with the p''iu s al of The Bmiem Observer, of 7th May, troin which we glean the following itenii UTUMUa^p BY SIEAM BETWEEN ENGLAND AND Amiiiica. A Company baafia* the title of the British and ncan»iutt.course Company" has been iucorpov cbartei §nm the British Crown,
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  • 261 3 bJ\ui r t g lll>ginneifrOm Pedkr C^-I>4o0 P ls. I^slup Marion, from Calcutta -3 chs. Benares B. brig N«po/con y from Emt Coast of Mnluunn iWWu-l^OHnmcals gold dust, 260 pb. rta and 260 pj s black pepper, 6 pis. buffaloe aides, 4J ctys. elephants teeth, 40 pis. Siam rice,
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  • 558 3 B. ship Ma fcol.it, for C/tinu 75 pis. rattans 370 pis bett'lnut. bur<]. Guillard-m, for Pemittg 699 pis <\3 ctys iron, 40 pis. rticiac. C«/cutta—i,o77 buncals gok. dliat, 350 Sp. drs., 70 pis. 14 ctys. pepper. li. bng lit) rkt, for Molucca— boxes tea, 20 ph. wheat, 40 pis
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  • 1385 3 TABLE Shewing the Nature, Quantities and Values of the AUicU'a Erportedfnm Singapore, and the tints to tv/nch Erportcd, during tht i/tur aiding 30th April 183(5. (Continued from our last.) Spanish Dollars. Coffee, to Great Britain, 6,059 pis. 53,644 Foreign Europe, 5,298 42,619 „N. America, 3,576 34,279 f Mauritius,
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  • Singapore Free Press Price Current.
    • 1541 4 No Duties on Imports Exports and no Port Charges 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| lbs avoirdupois*, divided into 100 Catties. S/.LT and Rice nrecrm t told *jr Iht> Kojam, 9
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    • 48 4 On London, Navy Treasury Bills, 10 a3O day' Sight none. Private, 6 Month; sight 4s. 6d. a 4s. 7rf.perDollar On Calcutta, Govt., 30 day*' sij>ht. none. Private n 205 a 20G Onßombay, }> none> On Madras, >y rjOlie> OnßaUvia, Guilders 268 per 100 Dlr, On china > at par,
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    • 829 4 As tUI sale* can now be effected far payment vi CrT* quotation* in the Price Current are made on this princint r turns for consignment* can generally be made in Bills r Gold Dust, when Produce is not preferred. Cie Or EUROPE GOODS. BEER, WINES SPIRITS.
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    • 458 4 (From the Bengal Hurkaru Price Current, July 23, 1516.) I-VDKiO. The tTik of the past week has brought notiiaf b«t the most disastrous accounts fin:n every quarter purticMlily from .Tessore, Kishua^ur, and a10n.3 the Bhtgwuttee, where n most on«tna| continuance of violent rain has done the worst iujnry
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 570 4 VESSELS EXPECTED FROM LONDON LIVERPOOL. FROM LONDON. Biit. brig Eliza Jane, 225 J. Canney, Batavia and Singapore. N bri- Hersey, 160 H. N. Parkin Mauritius, Penang Sin. FROM LIVERPOOL. British ship James Matheson, 450 Tons, M. Milward Singapore Royal Saxon, 510 R. Renner,. Batavia, Singapore, Manila China M l.rig Sarah
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    • 186 4 PKnOA OP INSURANCE ON GOODS. To Europe (not north of Great Britain) 3 per cent. Do. (north of Do. 34 Americas and N. South Walls 3 Cape of Good Uopp. and St. Helena,. 1\ Calcutta, > M r ADRAS O OMBAY, o Persian Gulph, *_ft Red Sea V C_ EYLON
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