The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 11 June 1846

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869)
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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. I **^*t il ™*>"»»*t >ffr>B.mv,, llTn njtß% 1846t j^r-^^T^rTZTZ
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      835 1 POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION I \'J'TI'F. is HiacßY oivkn, that from and after H this date the following ram of Ship Postage H >hall be levied on all letters. Packets or Parcel*, H irceiveii or «en« by sea io sailing vessels, in li^u of i, n r si ectfied iq Schedule
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      1252 1 ABROADWOOD'S S^ua^' Piano Forte in good condition, may be seen at the residence of the Undersigned at Canapong Glam —Price Sp Drt. 200 also a Java built Carriage and Harness 'or a pair of Ponies —Price Drs 120, JNO. PURVIS. I"Tj7TT for *jlx.£. M °o«koi.g Almanac and Directory, containing a
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      643 1 A FDR *AX,E. B»«ck Sydney uuttSE goes «el JS Apply to T will be given, HE valuable and substan.ial Household Furni LITTLE, CUUSETJEF. CO FOP SALfi well-knowu Galloway PKACKLIN. or Harness." 10 11 CbeS Ul y g W well l 0 &^l» A D ALB A Buggy newly pa i
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    120 2 Manila Cigar Cases. =s B China Preserved Ginger, Chow Cho w and Ci, ron dried and in syrup n Bmx. Green, K^timee, Picko, and Pouochonon n B chong Te» in' 10 catty box**. '•wnong. Office Mack, red and blue Ink. H Portfolio., Pocket and Memo. Books, Inkatanj H Dresstftf and
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  • CORRESSPONDENCE.
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      166 2 TO THE BDITOR OF TH» BINGAPOHE FIUE p UU| B Since the repairs of the Roof of o,* o B Puhlic Rooms" were commenced, and on J€Vtld B casiont preriously, 1 have been a«ked by vario Di H mpmbert of the community why 1 appioved ol ai d H! passed
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      664 2 To T. O. Crane, Esqre. B Secretary, X Dear Sir, Bp In accordance with the request contained X in your tetter dated 24th insl. 1 proceeded to view W: the by ild ings in the course ol erect ion call*! ih« W± New l'u»»lic Hooms" accompanied by Mr Mac- I
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      360 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THBSINGAPORE FKES PRESS* Dear Sir, m Having teen in your interesting paper of X lh«2lst ult the publication of a document io Latirv accompanied by an Enj'ish translation, announcing E a cartain ap(>ointinent conferred upon the Reverend m J. B. Houcho, purporting to be made and
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      524 4 i mfideUum' It is hard indeed ioiue»»iht jrwecwe locality over which the jurisdiction o» ihis wise Bishop «o MMNid-ilnn attain as if to make confusion worse confounded, fie R«vd. Mr. BouC ho publishes in the following February ft Pattorsi Lnitr addressed to all the Catholics m the Strain, based up<>
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      185 4 TO THK EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE Fll£E eiltaS iJcur &w, 1 observe a statement io the Strain Tina ol to day that the Iron Queen was seen at tile Ca^e ot Uooo tiope hi April ia»i by 11. Al 3. litmtduve. There must purely be some mistake in uus as
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      900 2 mm "m I £*O*& a}4a>«V*» At the Godowns of the Undersigned CfcamptgM in pint and quart oules b Johannisbttg Hock 1112, Just mmamttM U»*Mlf/r»ai Mtttft i fctSLtft m CO. Ltmdim •henies m btafs. qr casks cad bottle*. Marsala Wine in qr. cm»kt. WkUkey. a AlUopp's Palt Ate in hhdsand botUtt
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      864 2 OIOEMTAL, BANK. The Bank drawt at follows: On the Union Bank of London from 1 day's tight fixed to 6 tntnths tight And at immediate lersss wwta required. On the NaiionaJ Bank of Scotland and Branches I day's tight is«d On the ftaoches of Oat Pnrvinctal Bank of Ireland I
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      807 2 Blue Cloth Laps. Lmidno-made Boors, Shod and Slippers. Silk Umbrellas with Berlin iron frames. Horrocks Long Cloth and Cambrics, Summer Cloth of colours. Huckaback aed Medical rubber Towelling. Irish Linens and French Lawns. JEWELLERY. Gold and Silver Watches. Gold Chains, Seals &c. in great variety. Ladif s Gold Watch Hooks.
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  • SINGAPORE A FORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT
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      PRODUCE OF EUROPE, AMERICA. &c.
      633 3 I Stocks.! |Sp. Dollars I Anchor* 71 77~ ..Cm*. 6$ Large. Bottles ..100 Wanted Cork* „Gro»a fa ,22 Supplies Ch*in Cabi.be ..Ctct. H Large Corruß Shvatiiino Nails ..Picul t5 Scarce <opp«»To«e«s 2>o</ur 700 Large. (ordaob, I«y inch ..Curt. 9 10 do. anvas, Scotch, bleached No.
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      PRODUCE OF INDIA, CHINA, JAVA &c.
      536 3 I PRICES. j i Stock>.| Sp. Dollars. I (:Alvm 7~. 7. 7. Ftm/Jt.aO Supplied |Ani«k«d Picul] 7k None. Arrack, Katawa.. Per 80 Gallon] 7\ Moder. BeesW ax, Picnl 88 Sales Bktitlnut, 8 Wanted <-lov«s, SO 22 do. Cubebw 8| 9 do. China Root, >|
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      REPORT ON THE MARKET
      579 3 -Jill EUROPE GOODS. COTTON GOODS -During the pa>t week business has continued very dull the only sales made consisting of a few pack*<r es of grey and white Shirtings for local consumption. The only%ales reported are J c 200 pcs a« in. 38 yds Grey Shirtings
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      EXCHANGES.
      37 3 On "England.— We have heard of no transactions since the departure ot the Mail Bills are plentiful On Calcutta. The Treasury being closed private Bills are in good demand and very few, if any, for «ale.
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      TONNAGE.
      59 3 The Isabella has sailed for London and the; John HaUiett, Tarn O'Shanter and Mary are lostdiug. £j 7 6 has been ottered lor Gamhier in Bales per 50 feet— but there is no oilier dfsiiable Cargo cffeiing. The Margaret Connal has been cliaitered at £6 i ci Ton to
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      Latest Dates
      41 3 Prom England, 24tb April, via Ceylon. From Bombay, 9ih May per Ardaseer. From Calcutta, 19th May per Kelpie. From hina, 25th May per steamer Braganza. From Manila, 28ih Majch via China. From Batavia, 25th May per atr Q. Netherlands
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      146 3 Pepper, black. J-ltio and Singapore. Arrivals and sules at quotation*. White conlinues in demand at 5$ a 6 per pel. Ricr.— Laree arrivals from Airacan and Maulmain. As further im|ioits are exjected the present rates, altho* very low, can barely be suppoited. Airaian has bet* n sold at Drs 37
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      242 3 m nmTTina in thi harbour* VeusC* Nntnrt. Tons I (lomir+nder* i'onswneei. j Destination Sc 11. m a. iioyulist T. Quid fcsqre U M.S. Samamug Sir E. Belcher England II M.hiii» Ringdove Sir W. II <ste J 11. C. steamer Vhlegethon Ros« Span, schr tkcha 200 I Candia c vrae Co
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      516 3 ARRIVALB. Date Flag Vessel's Names. i Captain From Date Depart June 4 British schnr Mischief White Calcutta "JuuTuTt 4 Amer. barq Coquette Eldridge Calcutta l<Jto ult M 4 Dutch barq T<« O«a» Tong Song Pulembang 26th ult 4 Dutch baiq Joesserim Alwee do. 26th ult 4 British brig King Henry
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    BIRTH.
    16 4 At Singapore, on the sth instant, the Lady of Lewis Fraslr, Esquire, ol a DaUgutea.
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    MARRIAGES.
    86 4 On the 4ih May, at Trinity church, Upper Chelsea by the Uevu. Osorgb Clark Chaplain 01 the Hoyal Military Asylum, Gkoagb Wis>d*oh Earl, h>.|te ol Haiupjtead Heath, and ol North Austmiia, 10 Clara, elder daughter ol Captain Siborvs, ot i tie Royal .Military Asylum. At Singapore, on the Bth
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    THE FREE PRESS Singapore, Thursday, llth June, 1846.
    2904 4 THE FREE PRESS Singapore, Thursday, llth June, 1846. The P. and O. Company's Steamer I Lady Mary Wood, arrived here on Sunday night bringing the Overland Mails of 7th aud 2 Uh April nhe sailed for China on Tuesday at. The Dutch Steamer Koniqen der Xedertanden, Thierback, left for Batavia
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
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      14 5 SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SIN GAPORE, THURSDAY MORNING, 11th JUNE 184 C.
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      PINANG.
      1008 5 Wnm th* Penmny Gazette, May 16th. We ■odrrstand the foot marks of lull gruwu tiger are observed on Sunday lad in the grouuua of Bell* f o<> tue Groat Hill. His Honor the Uwvernoc we -f ria mine<l the impreasiona nad ruoounted tntiu be uudoubtedly thoeo of a tiger.
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      CALCATTA.
      1128 5 Ths Influence of English risadings on tha Judicial Service of India. (From the Friend 0/ India, May 7.) We stated last week, that th« Sudder Cou»t h«d P'en f u efficiency to the recent liw by which BarriaWs were premitted to act professionally in that Court }j P*»ing Rule
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      SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
      1193 5 Reservation of tttinerals. -Imposition of royalties. {from the South Australian, March 28.) Th« recent gttempts of die Colonial-office >o ""e--p r :ve lite colonists of South Australia of the fruhs of their own <lisc;>veti»« and enterprise, may he reliaided as fresh links in the «n iroken chain of
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      CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
      79 5 (F*om the Sf MccanlUe Gazelle, April By the Fioniier post of Wednesday we understand that letters were received frora Sir Peregrine M«itland, dated Graham's Town, Uth instant, stating that the tvoopa had entered Caffcrland in three divisions. So tar us we have been aole to ascertain,
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      ST. HELENA.
      962 5 i Rollers aUSt. Helena. (From the St. Helena Gazette, Feb. 21. J At »uuset on the evening of Monday the Kith Feb.,' a few heavy rollers broke upon the beach in front of the Town, which gradually increased during ihe night. At dny. break on Tuesdty morning, the
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        General Summary.
        1948 5 (From the Monthly Tunes. April 24 Sir Robert Peel hai committed a fatal mistake. to apply an early check ro the outrages in Ireland, he suffered the Coercion Bill, as our readers are aware, to come before Psrliament while the Cora •nd Custom*' Bill wai yet in course
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        Court and Fashonable.
        108 6 H»» Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Rojol Children went to Windsor lor the Extern week, and r«turned to Burkin^lum l»«lnce on the 21it of April" where the Court ia now aojoumiHg. We ha;e no p« r l ticuUr tidinits to commuuicate connected with the R«y«l Family since
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        The East India Company's Museum.
        106 6 On the I lth of April, this establishment was visited z n 7, ly ES Merion Tl>ere have co..durable addition, a.a.le to th- natural llttorT de art ■M-..1. particularly in the collection m«<le by M.j* r Hema, in Aby.sini*. A new roo,n i. bei..* fitted
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        cotland.
        112 6 cot land. fnt. will ,oon hkHy become tbe method of Paying tb« rent, of «r«l.l. f.J... |t U tbe S.eYlref un of the property. in thil coantrv we Unroui character .Lk lOlport> of «»ore niUcrt- T bonsei, thst grain, cliiefly of whest, is sent to Fisiierruw and Graoton for stowage.
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        Belgium.
        128 6 Some sensation haa been created at Brussels by tbe discovery of sn organised plan for tbe distribution of tracts or handbills of a seditious and inflammatory tendency. It sees* s to hare originated in the prevail* ing scarcity of food. The distribution of the tracts commenced on the 9th.
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        Poland.
        226 6 Thk Latb Imicrrkction. The Cologne Gaztttt announces that the representatives of the three northern Powers, assembled at Berlin, had adopted the following resolutions relative to the republic of Cracow I. The republic of Cracow will continue to be a free state 2. This state, however, shall not possess the
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        America.
        1270 6 Mkssagk from President Polk.— -The Hibernia Steamer, which has arrived at Liverpool, has brou;iit as Ne«r York papers to tiie let intt. They contain the following significant special Me««a«,e, rec <mmendin< a large increase in the Naval and Military forces of the United states TO THB SKNATK Or THI
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        Launch of the Sir Henry Pottinger.
        1207 6 (From the Shipping if Mercantile Gazette, March 30) ~This vessel, built of iron by Messrs FMirbnirn and 80ns, at Millwail, was launched from the yard of those gentlemen on Saturdty last, at balf'.pHst one o'clock. The Sir Henry Puttinger is the largest iron steamship
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        United States.
        159 6 The private correspondence received bj this convey, ■nee confidently speaks of the rt-new>il of ne<otiaij (JI for settlement by tbe executives of both government* Mr <;»lh*>un has been usin< bin influence with ihepre.' sitlent to bring this about he proposed to Mr Polk t) Uka the sense of
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        England.
        155 6 Th« Cocrt. On tbe afternoon of March 24th, mi event occurred which marks an era in tbe lives of tb« junior branches of the royal family. The Prince of Wales and bis eldect sister paid for the first time a »i. sit to a place of public amusement the
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        African Amazons.
        45 6 A letter read at recent meeting of tb* Geographl. cal Society, from Mr Duncan, tbe African traveller, sta-es that tbe King of of Ashantee entertained I, in with a review of 6,U1<0 female troops whose armi, accoutieineuts, and performance, were truly astonub.' ing.
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      The Army.
      49 6 Sir Henry Hardinge has been appointed lieatennteenfra! on tbe stuff in tbe presidencies of India. Sir Hugh Gough Mill letaining tbe command in cbiet of tbe army. The appointment in question was decreed necessary, as Sir Henry had no legnl connection ura tbe Company's miliury dt-pait meats.
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      703 7 to «•**•••'<* wor»e co'»f 'onfl- t, t It-mi *»<♦•!• v >u »,lish« lo'lowim Feoruarj a Pa»- t iH> Lkl'*' adtJiWW* M ihe Cul.o.ic* in the J nit; v 1 -p0 l e Btme document, Mr. Editor, p r "i*i» h- «l*cUies !i»mt*lf to be tike consmuied Vr Ai o«"»lic *nh
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      BIRTH.
      18 7 I At Sui^a^ore, on tut; stu losiaiii, the L* iy of Ltwis ru4»LH, b>quire, vi a Ualguilr
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      MARRIAGES.
      89 7 On ilte 4th May, »i I'liuuy v Imrch, Upper Chelwi wy ilie Ufv... uiuHOt Il«ik LlwpUiu 01 the Uoy.il iVJiliinry Asyiuiu, G«u«Os Wmuauft Kakl, hv|if ot H^iit^sieuil Heath, and ol North Australia, 10 i. lak a, tlder daughter ol Ca^uui Si&okhb, ol ii'c Koy4i .Military Asylum. At Sm^ipore, on
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      THE FREE PRESS
      2932 7 I Singayor*, Thursday, llth June, 1846. I The P. and O. Company's Steamer I Lady Mary Woody arrived here on &uuI day uigttt bringing the Overland Mails of I J'^unu 24th April sailed tor China I onfcTuesilay at. I The Dutch Steamer Koniqen dtr NeI derianden, THIBRBACK.
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    • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT
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        REPORT ON THE MARKET
        568 8 EUROPE GOODS. COTTON GOODS —During the pa*t week business has o tinued very dull the only sales made consisting of a few pack** grey and while Shirtings for local consumption. The onlv*!'^ reported ar*» lale 200 pcs £g in 38 yds, Gr*y Shirtinys uc Ds 260a3
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        PRODUCE OF INDIA, CHINA, JAVA &c.
        518 8 Stocks.! Sp. Dollars. 1 I ALOM Pic* I.M {Supplies. akis««d".. Jf Arrack, Batavia. Per 80 C«Um 7J Moder. B.TBLKUT, V O. W nted CLOVB., JJ J°' China Root, 8 Dull Camphor, Chiiia, JJ Snpplia. Camia Lionba s. 7 i N 5 ne Coffbi, Java
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        PRODUCE OF EUROPE, AMERICA, &c.
        614 8 I PRICES. I —Stocks. |Bp. DoUarsJ Tfrf. 6T^ Large. Anchor* f Wanted Bottlbs o" J t22 B»PP Ue OEIt /w 6J Si Large Ch4im Cables *p- j S5 Scarce Copper Shbathing* Nails 700 Large. (oppuToimi r q 10 do. Cordage, 1«y inch T| Stockg Cawtas,
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        EXCHANGES.
        37 8 On England. —We have heard of no transactions since the departure of the Mail Bills are plentiful. On Calcutta.— The Treasury being closed private Bills are in good demand and very few, if any, for sale.
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        TONNAGE.
        58 8 The Isabella has sailed for London and the John Bartlett, Tarn O*Shanter and Mary are loud ing. £5. 7-6 has been offered for Gambier in Bales per 50 feet— but there is no other desirable Cargo offering. The Margaret Connal has been chartered at £6 i er Ton to
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        Latest Dates
        42 8 From England, 24th April, via Ceylon. From Bombay, 9th May per Ardaseer, From Calcutta, 19th May per Kelpie. From China, 25th May per steamer Braginxa. From Manila, 28th MaJch via China. f From Batavia, 25th May per atr Q. Netherlandt.
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        149 8 Pepper, black. Uhio and Singapore.— Arrivals and sales at quotations. White continues in demand at 5J a 6 per pel. Rice.— Large arrivals from Arracan and JMcu/mai*. As further imports are expected the present rates, altho' very low, can barely be supported. Arracan has been sold at Drs 37 per
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        528 8 A&&IYAX.B. Date FUg Vessel's Names. I Captain From D U L Depart Jun« 4 Britiah arbor Mischief White CalcuTu Tumult 4 Amer. barq Coquette Eldndge Calcutta I lOta ult t S tt C J v" q T F Uuan Ton 5oo P-«embang 2<Jth ult i > k v* rq tr
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