The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 13 April 1837

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ,Vo. 15. TMMunsn.ir jioMLV&hGt 13™. .intir. issy. roi. a
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    MISCELLANEOUS
    1362 1 T p. r>Pi'LATio\ or C w.ruTTA. We \cr.n frnm flic n> rii .-it c.\pt. Birch his lately be mj-.i-$I taki i no oftbe Ivhabitaati of Cafoftta, an .l t!i i obei dOM not txece 1 two hviitdied mul tiii.ty th«HU n 1. 'i'iie folio wiiiij tt.is the census on
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    LIBERIA.
    1395 1 (Fr6m the Liberia Herald, Jam/. 29 th 1&16.J Slave Trade. This irefnrious traffic M a<r;iin lilting its lrorriil head iti our vicinity, ami incn :isin^ in a fearful ratio. Within one hundred miles of the setth-- ment, there are at this very titne, at least four facto- 1 ries,
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    OPIUM.
    3411 1 (From the Chinese Repository, Fety. 1837./ art. VI. Cultivation of the poppy, in Europe, C/ii*o, and India; extent and quality of land go occupied; time and mode of culture; and the amuu/tt of population and capital engaged therein. The Papaver somaiferum, *now so expensively cultivated for the purpose of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      322 1 FOR SAIiK. AN Invoice of Japan QpOPe. DIUO, IiIUDS Ol l»Aß\Dl>l Apply to, HAY DUNCAN nth. |83T. FOR SAlitf, .UST IMl'ORTI.I) FROM BORDEAUX, I'l lltlNfll BaRQI L Com Ml IK. P.. FMI Sr. .U i ifn Ci.aui t, at So por <lo?.en. < i i ir# ii \.vr\i<;M ;il S
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    269 2 TO TUT tVtTotl OV TliL biXUA^ORE HtEE PRIiS My Dtar Mr. Editor,No 4 0:.c 1 1 do;iy tint n^uch hai been done by the la-iour of Ctfrnricti in this Settlement in the nx'.'vin.i uf Rtfadi, di^inj Canals, ItC.ttstfllow me, Mr. Editor, to s.iy that with the pumper of Con»ic:s
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    368 2 TO THE LDIIOK Oh HIE bI.NCAIOHE FKI.E PUKsS. Sir, I was much surprised the oilier J.,y on reading fome Rilitoria] remarks in the Singapore CJimhu-te, of the fir>t inst. in Kfrranoe to tbeconsCltlClKM of the Gram) and Pait Jurors m the Courts of, this Settlement— which tiie sapient writer bus
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  • Obituary
    DEATH.
    25 2 Ai Malacca, <>v tjje porning of the 2nd. «n t. Mr*. \V. Kot.k, ftged '23 years, uiier pving btrtll lo a tisinj; Dau- liter.
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    THE FREE PRESS,
    1551 2 Buyapore, Thursday, VM& Apr'd, ISoJ. By lie Tartar, which came in at a late hoar I «<t hi-hi from BaUvi*, we learn that the Amvc Coma/issen liad arrived at that i>o t t ou tije oJutli ult. trOni Cowes the 23id. Deer with London papers of 4i!i,
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    MORE PIRACY.
    676 2 The pirates on the East. Coast are bolder limn was to be supposed, considering that l iiere is now so formidable a naval force in that direction. About 10 days ago, a Siam Ju:;k, on lier May from Vhantiboon to this pos t, with a cargo of salt
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    1502 3 Snrne Achinese traders who Kft the cd:ist tit a mouth a^oaui cd here in the Fattul r, about three dnyi ago. Just before an armed Dutcli schooner had, it ij.re.irs, arrived at QITALU L.tN'JU, near he<lici »»d the Andramuche, had then I, :i sOßßCttme at AcliCrn but we have not
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    SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE IN CHINA.
    1823 3 SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE IN CHINA. The British Community resident in Chun bat not imfraquentty been teprefmitAl, botii by common report and in the public press, as b.ing composed of very discordant members, and in fact, divided into two principal factions the Montagus and CapuL'ls oi" Canton
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    IMPORTS.
    334 3 B. brig Catherine, from Penang^.^o pis. browrt sugar, 5o plo. rattans, l() curry. sluii', *9o pl<. Un, 1 chest Benares opiu.iv, 5 chest* raw siik, Muluccu 100 pL>. rattans, 20,000 rUil roe* I*. 6/vg Heaptee.from Malacca— 30 pis. ratUnsj 48 pis. belelnut, 114 pis. tin. 3. 6ng Fly, from
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    EXPORTS.
    450 3 B. brig Catherine, for Mul,uca—3 cor. Java tobacco, 4u China hams, 40 cheeses, 4* boxes tea. l J eH;m{>—s pis. fell teeth*, 220 pis. sugar, 30 pis. Batavia indiyo, 3 cor. Java tobacco, 20 boxes tea, 6 case> uiu, 6 dozs. brandy, 2 casks beer, 12 '.Miles, coarse paper,
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  • Singapore Free Press Price Current.
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      No Duties on Imports & Exports and no Port Charges on Vessels.
      1338 4 No Duties on Imports Exports and no Port Charges on Vessels. Ti* C*~r+*ry in which cotvmercial trannacfi<n* are calculated, ia the Bp**hk Dollar divided info Cent*. The common weight is the Piml, of 133 J lbs. aroirdv poise divided into 100 Catties. Salt and Rice •o.'rf If the hoyan, of
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      REPORT ON THE MARKET.
      1109 4 V As all sales can now be effected for payment in Cash'Zur quotations in the Price Current are made on t his principle 7? 6iu i 9nm^ ltt Can y enerall if made in Bill; Specie ol Gold Dust, whm Produce is not preferred. "^cie, or
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      434 4 VESSELS EXPECTED FROM LONDON, LIVERPOOL AND HAMBURG. FRKfCUTI TO UMf DON fc U VEUPOOL. FROM LONDON. Tj n fi e, British^ 300Tons, H. R. W iIkinso Singapore and Batavia Su^f 'A^ 'T bngCA^rnA 260 -Walker Penang and Singapore. I>o. baskets casks £4" l£ do' from Liverpool. Hides £5, 10s. a
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      100 4 EXCHANGES.— Bills o» London at 6 montns 1 \ight— abundant ra> i*.9id., at which some considerable amounts have beenne- gociated during the wtek. FREIGHTS. To Lovnov Liverpool.— Plentiful, arvi tonnage much wanted. The Isabella, Hebe and Trinculo— the only vessels loading for England have nearly completed their cargoes, and w>ll
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