The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 20 August 1846

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THLIHSMK4Y jnaHJTMJiUJ, 9Otii JLUGUBT, 184G. X<>. 34. I VI. 11. .Vo. CtTCfXIiXXIX
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      775 1 GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENT. NOTICE TO MARINERS. f |^jH enpy of a Letter addies^pd by lain Hm !Vlaitland of 11. M. Steam la ihi u.i laniptod, is published for niu'ion and uuidanct of Ma>ters of Vessels T CHDECH, Kaidcnt Councillor. Ha A"*"* l |846< H. M. Sl— V!ets»l Spiteful,' N Lou^. 105-
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      1167 1 FOR SAX-E At the Mission Press. A VOCABULARY ot the Eotflnh and Malay Languages, in Roman character, designed as au Inlrodoctiori to the study of the Malay language. Price Drs 1 50 p<-r copy. Singapore, 18 h August 1H46 NOTICE. rFIHE Interest of Mr John Myrtle A in our concern
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      723 1 XsITTZ.^ CURSETJEfi Co's. ABV££TISEBX£NTS. JUST RECEIVED, Ex Ellen, from the Clvde A FRESH SUPPLY OF* Dumfries Shire and Cumberland Hams ChedJer and. Rerkley Cheeses, Cair's Sweet Biscuits, Cheese Biscuits in canoisters. ALSO Gentlemen's Solcshed Slippers, Dress Shoes, Wellington Dress Poots, mt," /J ncy th (>aps with Polka Peaks, Military and
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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    MARRIAGES.
    75 2 On the 16th June, at St Geonre't, Hanover-sq^r. S. G- Konham, Esqre.. late Governor of P. W. 1, 1 land, Singapore and Malacca, to Ellev Amkma" daughter of T. Barnard, Esqre. of Southwick.cre»c' Ute of the Bombay C. S. Oo the 18*h June, at Rt M«ry' 8 Maryhbone. J.
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    THE FREE PRESS
    87 2 Singapore, Thursday, 20th Augusf,\HA6 On Tuesday last the H C. Steamer Honqhly Captain Congalton, arrived from Pinang and Malacca, having the Hon the Governor, Lady, suite Ac, on board The Governor disembarked at 5 p. m. under the usual salute from the forr, and was received at
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    143 2 Last week we omitted to notice the arrival of the Steamer Fire Queen, which arrived here on the morning: of the Bth and left ajrain on the morning of the 1 3th for Calcutta with a full cargo and about 200,000 Dollars, Treasure The Steamer was to receive 5,000 R»
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    117 2 OnTuesday morninsz intelligence wasreceivd here that the Iron Queen, Pasl^y, which left Pinttng for this on the 1 4th ult was aground it the Rahhit and Coney outside the htrboi Boats were immediately despatched hy Llov<l'< Agents and the A 'ents of the vessel, and the H.C. Steamer Honghly having
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    158 2 The New Market is still under the hands (f the builders, but we understand it will e ready to be opened in about a month Tie neighbouring China Shops facetiously calNd Etlenborough Kuildinqs, will be finished D about three months, but there is yet no symptoms of the wharf along
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    29 2 The wreck of the Frederick the VI has at length been abandoned, tbe Steamer Spiteful, brig John Bags haw and Cargo boats engaged in taking baying returned to Singapore.
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      764 2 WINES St SPIRITS. Shmy— J. Corkburn and Campbell's Port very su^rior. Champagne. i;im«M im quality— St Julien and Leovilie. Rnndy Bm« Cognac B*«r, Singapore and English bottled |»ori«r Oo Do Hollands, Whisky, Liqueurs &c. &c Public Auctions held on Mondays and ur^ a j J < ft LITTLE, t URSETJEE
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      889 2 NOTICE. Miss GOW has just received a few handsome White Silk and Satin Bonnets, Black and White Crape ditto, a great variety of very beautiful Sash, Bonnet and Cap Ribbons Broad and Narrow Laces, Narrow Black Velvet Ribbons, Silk Stay Laces, Steel Buckles, Baby's Satin Hoods, Christening ditto, Black and
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      578 2 WHAMPOA. SHIP CHANDLER, PROVISIONER, &c. (Contractor for Supplying H. M» Skips with Stores, <yc.J Ladies and Gentlemen's Paris Kid and silk Gloves, ladies long and short Milieus. ladies silk Stockings. China satin and silk for Lady's Dresses. English and French Boots and Shoes. Ladies Leather Shoes. English and French patent
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    101 3 „dged useless to make the attempt to ,!se l»er, lie vessel being in too damaged a [e to pronviM success, and she has thereleen sold at public auction, as she A great part of the Moorings &c, !et> n P in t0 lhe P# 0> S Nav 'gation orT)( a
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    282 3 on Thursday la*t Constable Simoniobs and the Police were successful in capturing a ,atcl> of Gamblers under such circumstances will no doubt render it much more easy [km in previous cases to bring conviction upon »l*m. Several warrants against keepIS of Gambling shops in Church Street havr been issued, the
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    4239 3 Porkeo and M R. Bhookk The proceedings of the fnglsli Government and Mr Brooke in Borneo, seem to be attracting con litftreblt attention in Europe at the present time, the recent volumes of ai>tatn K*ppel ktVMIf placed the wholesu»>je» tin a cleaier and more distinct light than foiuierly, and shown
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT
    11 4 BIXttAPOHU, TUUBfeIIAY 32<m*I?ft» 2OTII AUGUST, 1846.
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    In this Port there are no Duties on Imports and Exports and Vessels of every Nation are free of all chares
    123 4 Account,, at, k»|.t in Spuni* Dollar, d.vi.l.d into CenU. The usual credii on sales is as follows -.-Europe Goods, S Months. Ihdian and China Do. 2 Months. Oviuii, 2
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    REPORT ON THE MARKET
    735 4 EUROPE GOODS. The Market has been very (fall during the week for description of Imports, bill more particularly f« r CV^ Goods which are only saleable at verv low |>n ces The R gis Boats are now beginning to arrive aud ii is k, Jt i
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    PRODUCE OF EUROPE, AMERICA. &c
    648 4 PRICES. Stocks. Sp. Dollar! as::: ~~"T f IS co^i ..ah 2 .sj-ppk-Chain Cahi.k. S*J3 M «2LI Coppbr liiamim NArw ..«H IV," (opp..Tok rNS D<W/«r GDO Sales. CORD4GK, 1«y il.dl C '«'<- C a L 8 Canvas, Scotch, hitched No. 1 16,. ..Bolt Jj a ri>
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    PRODUCE OF INDIA, CHINA, JAVA &c.
    545 4 I PRICES. I Stocks Sp. Dollarß. Aium 7. 77~ i»u-w/|i.3o BuppUe*. Anisked Picul, 7) None. Arrack, Kafavia Per 80 Gallon] Gh Moder. B kk <'Wax, Picul 38 Sales Betrlnut, 2 WanteJ Ci.ovbh, 21 d0 Cubebs 8 i 9 dc Ch.naKoot, H 3Dull Camphor, China,
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    Latest Dates
    63 4 Z S o .o c w .T•• 3 =lgfc=S2££ *n «o .n i.-, <r <o \n I I Q. a. !«> <X k V <r. C& 3 OC£^ C5 Z2 2 to a o I a Jfcl >^ i^ Z« o. >. £.2 •ji -5 >, >. '»H
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      172 4 t«u*(*s kmum" i Vanflg'tee*. Destination. otm«s ess r... I N.wi-.Ki, K Sll ,1/^jc I3:i f Orvs-lale A. L Johnston &Co It l.riz MnßuthnWl »>«* Hitio BH»avia ,r' Wk« J//,r/ ISI K«W Aln.PMla Sons i Maur.t.us RicM m Brown Ditto I London 1 ,1/,,^,,,/c 2:0 Mi'\''eion tfacl«in«, Frnser &Co London B
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      25 4 f«1 < ill If t" =s: S§ §6^52 Illimfla II W rx, w Cfc. J lt:i 1 sill I co-gas fcrS-S c c 5* hi E
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      316 4 ARRIVALS. Date Flag Vessel's Names. Captain From Aug. 12 British barq Samdanny Cuthbert Pinnng kSth ult 13 British »chr Kim Keat i J ta Tan Tit j Pinawr 2h*th ult 13 British barq Mff*l Oliphant BaUvia f !i inst 11 British brig i „ny Cole Calcutta 2o f h ult
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
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      12 1 SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY MORNING. 20th AUGUST, 184G.
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      PINANG.
      1433 1 (From tht Pining Gazette, July 18.) g o9 «a«> the Mslay who ran a aauck oa the Bth In|U n«, brought up for trial on Monday laat. We .i T e ™P ort of bel We arrived too late to take So*n the evidence of the first witneta called,
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      CALCATTA.
      263 1 t? i»s Fr m the Eastir n Star, July 20.) nJeVhJi!!!^ """'D'P*'*™**, Separate, Reve. n*e the ttith Ju/y,_/J e ,o^ion.-The Hon'ble tba freaideut of the Council of India in Council is pleasq«l° esolve tha t much of the resolution of tie iBtb December 1844, aa excepted the TeuaMemn Provioces
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      Summary of News.
      568 1 (F-(jm the Friend of India, July 23.) July iti. In common with our contemporaries, we received a copy of the hina Mail of the 14th ■lay this morning. Though out of date, it fuinishss fund of amusement, for it gives us the particulars of a squabble between
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      MADRAS.
      171 1 With reference to the eaithqmke lately n ot|ced b y u«, we are informed that a smart shojk was lelt board the DuKe of Argyll," when off Acl| een Head, about a quarter before 5 a. m. on the 2lst ultimo Captain Brisiow and several Officers lhe 27 th
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      BOMBAY.
      423 1 The Fortifications of our Harbour. (From the Bombay Courier, July 7.) The chance of a Wmt with America is now fortunately but slender. Our rulers, however, had, two. months ago, no reason to believe that the sensible portion of Congress would be able to overrule the M wild men,"
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      The Marquis of Tweeddale.
      314 1 (From the Bombay Times, July 11.) We take the following from the Bombay Courier of yesterday. Our contemporary does not mention i the source whence his information has been derived. We had before heard the rumour we have not observed it in any of the home
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      EUROPE.
      1558 1 General Summary. (From tlie Monthly Times, June 24. We had expected that the present mail would certainly have carried out to India intelligence of the passage of the Corn-law Importation Bill through the House of Lords. So protracted, however, have been the debated,— so strenuously have the Protectionist Peers
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      Scotland.
      212 1 The Citv of Glassoow and Sir R. Pell.--; The following address to Sir It Feel received in the course of three hours no less than 270 signatures, including a majority of the leading firms, merchants, and bankers of that city. No public announcement was made that the address was
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      Floating Church.
      65 1 At Glasgow, a fljaiiug church has just been. launched. The vessel is built of iron, perfectly flat underneath, the one end formed after the fashion of a bow, and the other, or stern part, quite square. A flouiog free church has been launched at Greenock It is intended
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      Lord Ellenborough.
      143 1 Lord Ellcnborough," says 2'Ae Times, may be pardoned a little ostentation and eccentricity ia his mode ot dispensing honours and directing experiments, when it is known that no first lord has ever shown a greater alacrity to discover and promote men of medest merit, or a more disinterested
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      The Bishop of Calcutta.
      415 1 The appearance ot Uishop Wilson this morning In the University pulpit attracted an unusually crowded audience to hear and sec a man so distinguished ia the religious history of the last thirty years lone before service commenced the spacious edifice was crowded in every part, tin
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      Death of the Pops.
      501 2 The Italian successor of St Peter at Rome commonly si) led "Gregory the Six't'.-uth,'' hss died Sonaewiial suddenly. Oa Whit Sunday," s.'ys oTc of the leuers from Rome, 4k the Pon.iff dtten. to have mass said in his chauiber, tad to take iht communion himself. 'F.'ns
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      The Oregon Notice.
      99 2 (From the Shipping <5j- Mercantile Gazette, Map The question of whether or not the PNtidenl of tfa i United States had given the notice respecting tue join occupation of the Oregcu territory to tu«s L.icish go-ve.-Jiueut, ha; it:; formed a bubjjee oOOtr«f«rtJ lo the Eogiisa and American
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      Peninsular and Oriental Sta Navigation Con pan 7.
      772 2 Yesterday the Jltli annual meeting Id at the Company's oflicea, Bl Maxy-ax*, <u u.u o\. trick MuwtU Stewart, E tq M.P., in Jdincs Allen, secretary, re-d tbe report, appear! that a vtiy great Im*MM the receipts, coua^aroJ wuh thd corr. of 18-45
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      arthquake.
      153 2 He, Jung, 2. Ou' tht i' c iu;. to irth- ".1 6> ttf,Qlff U'.i.i t»U i. JCtiOIJ, C ».»tlUUv>.. up to the .•dieJ I ii EWgliafa l.d; tstarJay, d'-*- jiic or. e» haj "ot b«O interiu}>Vi:u. 'Ttic wtr% c.o'.Hiiiucu tbret I Oar lioustd iliuc>,d ami toot bled itoaidi sj
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      Alligator Oil.
      317 2 A letter from St Au;ui'i:u, d*t«d &prP 12, mji I iap)>OM thit yau may nut liave he»rJ tuat we have dsCiV^red th« utility of alligttore. An alligator is t'-juod to be ;is taluaole in bit w.ty as a tr.eruiaceti w!iu!e. An cxyedttioa h<ta left this plw.e lor the
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      Meeting of Liberal Members at Lord John Hussell's
      577 2 Meeting of Liberal Members at Lord John Hussell's A c re of the &u««U Govern- I M liii lordahip'a residence on the b'tu ofJone. Lord John addreaaad the loeetin,?, wliicb v. -is largi Ij n tend id. L'e said Out k« «us desirous to call thai? ajtl tto two very
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      Clerical and Religious Intelligence.
      177 2 Sir Moses Montefwre ha» obtaiued from ttie Emperor of Ru*si* for the migration of 10, OtfU Jtvvs into Valestin-;. The Borneo Mistion lias been taken up by the Archoishap of Canterbury and ths BilUop of London, anJ between 2,UOU/» and A, OlOi.' have already been subscribed
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      Bankruptcy and Insolvoncy.
      744 2 A proposal uidJd Oy Me Serjeant Maiming l«J the Lord Chausellor for the amendment of the ld\v of bankruptcy and insolvency has just been mads public a parliamentary paper pruned by oidur of the House uf Com'ooui. ihe document, which extemis to nearly M Mio pegati contains
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      Singular Discovery.
      953 2 Two or taree clays ago, at ihe London and Birmingham Railway Nation, Camden towii, ihree human bodies were discovered undrr the following cirstances It appeais that about two years ago, Messrs 'Jhaplaiu and Home, Hie railway carriers, leceived at i heir vartltOUft, in Liverpool, amongst oilier packages, a
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