The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 17 August 1843

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    17 2 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ,Vo. 33. Vol. H. THWinsn^Y MORjriJTG, l 7xn «t>». CCCCXII.
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    GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
    671 2 THE following important documents Invinj* reft m xc 10 the Regulations under which lite llrit W r Trade is to l>e conducted at tlie Five Ports of < .iiiion, Amuy, lutliow, Nimjj>o uitd Sliangliae, art published fur General information. t. church, JUuutnt Councillor Sin^»i'tre, Ml ft Augl. 1843.
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    TARIFF OF DUTIES ON THE FOREIGN TRADE WITH CHINA.
    1252 2 TARIFF OF DUTIES ON THE FOREIGN TRADE WITH CHINA. B V R T a T. M. Ct. C 1 Alum per 100 rty». 1 X Anni>ccd »f.ir) 5 ditto Oil A n m n M ll io 7 I h 1 l'.ani;l«'s '^luss \rmltt> 5 1 l>jinl(oo M-icens. and biinbooware
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    General Regulations,
    2355 2 UNDER WHICH THE BRITISH TRADE IS TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE FIVE PC) II IS OF CANTON, AMOY, FUCHOW, NINUPO, AND SHANGHAI. I. Phots. Plots to be Whenever a Biitish Merchantman yiauttd immedia- bhall arr 'ye offuny of the five Ports, tely and opened to Trade, viz. Canton,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      1151 3 Government Notification. With reference to the pre«eding Proclamation, &c, it ia hereby notified, tbat the New System of Trade will commence at Canton, on the Ist day of the 7th month of the present Chinese year (the 27th July, JB4.J), and that from that day, the Hong Merchant*' monopoly and
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    • Advertisement
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      881 3 11 icnt; to be subject to inch instructions U nay be hvee/ter i.ccci ved from Her Majesty's Government. By order, G. A. MALCOLM, Secrtfry of Legation. Dated at Governne»t.Hovje, at Victoria, Hongkong, 22d dty July 1843. TABLE OF CONSULAR FEBS. j On Report of Ship's arrival, at Custom- bouse 5
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      748 3 TO LETMrflHE House and Godowns receolly ocJL cupied by the Agent of the Union Bank, adjoining the old Bridge, and also a large Shed at the North-end of the new one, with space for stowing about 5000 piculs Gambier. Apply to BOUSTEAD, SCIIVyABE CO. Singapore, 18 (A July, 1843. TO
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      772 3 JUST RECEIVED: Ex-Ship John Dugdale" and for Sale. LADIES Horse Hair Peiticoats, SuDerfini. r Figured Satin Handkerchiefs, Huckaback Medical Diapers Victoria and Imperial Qui| Sizes, Ladies Lace Ancle Hose, Double Dan, Napkins and Cloths of Sizes, Elastic Braces TrJI Lace Glovei and Mitts, Egyptian Loig and sw Mitts, Gents half
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    MARRIAGE.
    36 4 At St. George's Ctuirch, Piuang, on the 20th mstant, by the Uon'ble 6*mcß|. Garlino Esquires Resident Counciller, Piter Robert yam Soueren Etq to Mist Cornelia Josbphimb, youngest Daughter of Mr aod Mrs John Ropy*. Senior.
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    DEATH.
    19 4 At Calcutta, on <he 30th June, Captain UOf eat JJuyp, of lite Bavque Rob Roy, aged 38 yeaif.
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    THE FREE PRESS
    736 4 etnwpon, Thursday \7th August, 1843. patched m, the Victoria Steamer, to Piotog, rui M ievß we ma y I°<* for the arrival of Bvttbrworth every day. He was to come m the CharU* Fmbet from Madras diiecl to tin. place. Mr Bwjnbell, we learn, was stiJl at
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    IMPORTS.
    205 4 Comparative Abstract Statement of the Trade cf Singapore with tfit Undermentioned Places, between the year 1841-42 and 1842-4& N*me qf Places I U^_ I _18*2-43^ I Increase Decrease 1 Spanish Dollar* Spanish Dollars j Spanish Dollars Spanith Dollars From Great Britain 2/681,374 .2,847,577 166,203 Foreign Europe 243,971 353,002 109
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    EXPORTS.
    178 4 Sp. Dollar* Sp. Dollars Sp. Dollar* J Doilars To Great Britain.. 1,730,140 1,405,400 "324 74 a Foreign Europe 141,137 280,317 139 180 Uaited State*. i 43,6%' 89,242 45 546 Mauritius and Australia 195,090 278 608 -B^slB HorthAmerica 20,374 VTJy €alc»Ua 1,280,211 1,565,32* 285,118 Madraa and Cowt 195,852 152,069 iVinu
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    IMPORTS & EXPORTS BY SQUARE RIGGED VESSELS.
    65 4 IMPORTS EXPORTS BY SQUARE RIGGED VESSELS. 1842-43. 111 FORTS. Sp Dr«. May 811,808 June 777,038 July 1,274,799 August 742,312 September..•• 674,164 October.. ..1,343,894 November.... 709,813 December 920,780 January.. 406,650 February 742,661 March.. 1,201,779 April 695,779 10,501,477 EXTORTS Sp. Drs, May 722,71$ June €-18,242 July 808,82$ August 679,271 September 548,448 October
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    BY NATIVE CRAFT
    59 4 IMPORTS May 823,894 June 647,357 July 150,883 August. 116,299 September. 107,578 October 149,402 November. 180,158 December. 94,562 January 41,649 February 122,040 March 88,332 April 129,266 2,651,411 13,152,888 EXPORTS May 952,398 June 724,916 July 153,862 August.. I 14,07« September... 1 09,626 October 140,183 November 163,624 December 02,283 January
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      965 4 ON S AKE. TWO Lot* of most valuable Property situated on twe ti*er side m Singapore. Lot I— G*o«n4 h«44 «n4er Government Grant No. 68, dated ttth Jane, l«2€ for 999 years granted mto, the law Hugs Stub, Esqre. his Representative*Ctecutors, &c. All that piece or parcel of Land situated
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      663 4 V afc ty IncaseaofatlezeoSch. T«r WOTICB Europe Manila and Coil Cordage, x>f all rites, I Paints of all Colours, Pawn Wood and Lamp Oil, Coal m* Swedish Ttr od B rig<rt VarnisH, Russian Dnc%,S«lor's Needle! and Thimbk Anchors and Cha«m Oabtes, Burning, Red, Wlme V«Uow and Bhe, Ship Lamps, of
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT
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      287 5 V'e**tts hanua. i'wii i Commander*. <j»«*t* /ir,». Uenunniton. 11. M. Stunner bpttejul Juso Mulltud 7 China B. barq Wenheim 374 (nay fioustead, Stliwal* Co. London B. b»Mj Famy tonne II 171 E*art« do For Sale B. ba^sj Cornwall 310 Maxied do Frr charter B, tfhip mo. Duydu/e 406 Milward do
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      165 5 AMfcRJCA AND iV i. VV A LBJ> JI Ca,»e of G. Hope St. Helena. i Calcutta Bombay 2 Wp MM f Mtlf i ADRAS ,i HER«rAN GuLru -v M.l'Rß'iN ,1 China .V...V.V.V.V I Manila. 14- I Malacca I Pk.nang ...V.'.V.V.V. I Uanooon, Am ii erst Town Mav'lmms ji Uencooles and
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      195 5 -ivals^ m Date 1 Fla y J^*r» R*m» O^mm j,^ D«*</ Aug 9 Ji.itwh ban, A« W^,7 p- D -t a mIU Britfeh trhnr l#fl/ j "ape 7* i |s*g g»* s&. EH „12 BritM barq "'r c EJ FT* U „12 BritUh ship JR»*7 IJ2 SSL n aCUtt 2(ithult
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
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      11 6 SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1843.
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      CHINA.
      588 6 (from tke Friend o/ China, July 13.J tn our U»ue of the 15th alt., we took occasion to point oat the anomalous sute of our relations with c C hincse Empire. 'Whilst on the one band we have the local Officers of C».:?nn, and the Imperial i omtnUiioner giving
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      Chinese Intelligence.
      1396 6 Patriotic Contributions. By the Late Pekm Gazettes, we observe that there is no dtroinutiou of tie Anti British feeling, id est Chinese patriotism. We have long fats of voluntary contributions (m tbe aggregate of very large snw>uut) furnished by the ditfeient provinces for the defence of tbe empire.
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      P. moy.
      1104 6 At Amoy I found tbe English Flag frying npon a little Island m frost of the town. Eight days before, after a biisk cannonade from tbe English fleet the troops made a descent, but although the Chinese lost as usual a great number of soldiers, they made but
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      Chimmo.
      161 6 C him mo is a little town which lias a very good port opening from the Eastj and is one of the principal points on the coast for the Opium trade- Jhe vessels that I found lyiug here were species of floating warehouses, they only trade along ihe coast,
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      Chusan.
      761 6 Clmsan or rather Ting-hae-hecn, was taken -on the 29th or 30th of September, 1841* The fleet had little to do not-withstanding a long battery of 45 or 50 guns of large calibre, s< me of iruii and others of brass, which ranged seawards. 'J he troops disemhaikcd and attacked
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      Hongkong.
      243 6 By an advertisement which endears m another part of our paper, it will be perceived that the merchant* here can now effect insurances against tire on buildings •nd merchandize, ou very modaate terms. We have so oftea bad occasion to deplore the al>. aence of auy society or agency
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      CALCUTTA.
      1110 6 The government of Bengal. (From the Fritnd r>f India, July 20.) On Thursday morning, Lord Ellenborough left Bar. r.ckpore for Calcutta, where he reamed big IB of Bela? «,i LOrd i h1 .5 retUfn to tb Government t^ e :^J:XoZ tn^ came »iS >r fl tfc i J W
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      Supercession of Mr. Blundell.
      1589 6 bruin the t'i tend of India, July 3 We are sorry to find that the information which we received sometime back regarding the superces* siou of Mr UJutidell, is correct The lasi Madras* paper announces that Col. Butterworth has been ap pointed to receive rsis office.
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        27 6 We now publifeh the coolioaatiun ol Captain Roi»»el'» intere»ting nairatire the fir»t part of which •geared m No. Hi, It wti written ia the end ofj 841.
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      Summary of News.
      901 7 July 12 .Yesteiday evening s Government oazeue announces, that Maj Genl Simpson, of Her Majesty's 29ih Foot, has been placed at the disposal of Sir Chailes Napier for employment m Scinde. Capt baker, of Engineers, at piesent Superinlendent of the Delhi Canals, has also been sent to
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      MEDRAS.
      105 7 Ft ot/i the S^(Ctu(nr, July 15 A cout-.'i uin tiit eiiqiiii^ Rltctker any sl» j s have taken w> |io\ule i. umlier ship to convey i|>e t euichinem ul itta 87 ih Ke^imti ti\ l.nuwai VitagpiMilttM to Malmccs tl»f i nut lUpkkiitlvht living be« n much (iriiiu^tri m lie
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      PINANGE.
      531 7 (From the Pinuny Guzette, July 2"2) The «;vei ilmi cune m on Saturday last iiom ilie 1 Souiliwiir i, provtd to be the Ship SuintnL *///i//r, V uliicli tatied hence lor ihe iV>fitr Coasi oil (lie VOili May, lo load a Cargo of Uettlenul for CalcuK.i, l.ut Ir.is lieu
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      EUROPE.
      604 7 The Calcutta Englishman. It is now some time (that is, about two mails a^o) since we recieved intelligence from Calcutta of circumstances of a painful nature, connected wilh Mr J. H. Slocqueler, so many years editor and also the founder of ilie Englishman, which have rendered it necessary Tor
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      China.
      465 7 Retain to an Order of ihe Honourable Cue IJott*; of Commons, d.iied luiii.Wny, I tH3, for tUretnetit of IIM sums paid on account uflitti U«r m C iuu.i, so /.ira-i me same cm b« made out, and ol the »Jitts received or duo Croat Clmiu uutlet the Uie I'ieaiy
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      Colonial.
      646 7 The Rigl.t lion Sir C. T. Melcalf, P.a:t .G. C. B. lma been sworn cilice, and received an BdtlrcU signed j l)y 1,008 inhabitants of Montreal, fr <iv irkich we toll i ttie following extract The histories of India aii'l Jamaica rocord the co inently successful pablic senrica of
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