The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 4 March 1847

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. .Vo. 9. ¥*&l. 1«. TMIHSMKIT JfiOHjrMJr**. tu 9MA.WLCH, 184,?. *>>. lILCXII
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1033 1 GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENT. rfTiHE following copy of a letter from the Collector of Customs at Madras, is published for the information of ihe Mercantile Community. No. 7. TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CUSTOMS, Singapore. I h«ve the honor to request that you will inform the MoffthjajMl who trade with this Coast, that
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    • 616 1 ADVERTISEMENT. JUST SS r!T.IVJ!!D KxCowasJH Family from Calcutta, tine la'jje Rounds of Beef, Do. Biiskets, Do. Oi Tongues, Do Hvtnpe, Aborted in kegs of 8, 10, 11 and 12, ALSO Pith Hats all siz.s, AND AUw baskets of Euro Potatoes in prime oider. UITLB, CURSETJRE CO *wgapare, Q4fh beh.w.ru 18
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  • 209 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE PRE>S Mr, The site of the la>e fire reroaini yet untouched, which it is hope i is *n indication tint ihe local Authorities are maturing a general ol in t>f rebuilding, which will not only give the pu' lie -rmaneni security against
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 998 2 White, Black and Colored, Feather Fans, Silk Fans, Wry Handsome Bombay Work Boxes, Ca.d C»iies, Paper I utter*, Glore Boxes. &c all made uf Sandal w<ol and richly inlaid will. Silver. Ceylon Work Boxes &c &c A gr»at variety of I luna Ornaments, Puzzles itC No 3 and 4 Manila
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    • 493 2 FOR SALS. Just Landed ex Indianeren. THE FOLLOWING WINES FROM D. A. CORDS In Hamburgh Champagne. St Julien (Cabanus) Old brown Sherry, Port, t lo< k air) Wry Superiot French Cognac Brandy in two dozens casaa Mu«irat B»>xps, Oi^ans, Fowlint^ Pieces in ra*es English and Fieuch Table and Buggy Lamps
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    • 907 2 per Annum. On .ships in Harbour lor one year. 1 per cent for 6 a 9 AJomhs.. J pei cent for I, 2, or 3 Month-.. 4 percent Assurances for 6 AJonths, 1 of the Annual ra'e and for 3 Months, f I will ba charged. A Building and Us
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    • 648 2 I luhh Flower Va^es > Uu^ >( „r> Dillo China Desert Service (new paHerai Stiver Snuff fk»i«, rd a,,d Np P ,l|». eat**- hmese l\] ,rl»le Cliairs M.d Tables China Rattan Cloth U skeis. hins Rice Paintings. Japan Rice Bambo) hicks, and Toys 5j C < hina Camphor-wood Trunks *&££££>
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  • 164 3 THE FREE PRESS Singapore, Thursday, 4th March, 1847. We are glad to hear that the Rental Government have at last been prevailed upon to give a rr ore favor a le consideration than what they foimerly did, to th<> i a«e of the periodical lease holders, and have Jire«>ted that
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  • 575 3 The lellet of our correspondent J B relates u> a subject of considerable importance, which it i< to I c wished had long ere this engaged the serious attention of the Government 0 The m any fiies whic h have occurred in Singapore nnd tl.e great destruction of pioperty whit
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  • 2882 3 Below we give letter with which we have l:een favored animadverting v, on some of the MtertioM made hy a writer in the Examiner, whose fttUcli v.c extracled a few weeks a^o. The fctatemeiiis of our correspondent are the moie valuable from his testimony being the result of an actual
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  • 148 3 Mri ButterwortH Drg 50.. Mr» Church M 2 5 A. L. Johnston, E«qe jgo F. Sorabjee, Esqre 24.. Captain A. Nicol #< J. Sheridan, Eiqre. M I Captain C. E Faber f 6][ Colonel Luard Rs. 10 4 54 Captain Bethune, c.b t 5 A. J. Kerr,
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  • 129 3 I Mm Buttrrworth Dri 3 Mrs Church. I Hon'ble Col. Butterworth. Hon'ble T. Church. I Messrs Alimida <Sc Song. E. Bouttead, Eeqre. G. C Scbwabr, Esqre 2 A. Sykes, Etqre.. L. Fraser, Esqre.. J. Fraser, Esqre.. j E, J. Gil man, Esqre.. G. G. Nicol, Esqre.. Dr Osley..
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  • 241 3 The Singapore Institution in Account Current with A. L. Johnston Co Dr. To paid Teachers salaries from Deer. 1844 to Deer. 1846. English— Mr Smith 3,125 Mr Wiber 1,500 Mrs Atkins >ii 750 5,375 Monitors 210 Chinese Teachers 326 Peon v 89 625 6,000 To paid foi boarding Orphans 1,943
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT
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      • 618 1 FRICES. j Stocks. jSp. Dolltri -^T, 7 Wanted \i o'l SJ Supplies ;a« C4o^: iM i 'on .*•><; "J I 9 inch ..CVI. 3 otefc, hU»»c!M«d No. I« i 'r -'■"••*'■■<"• ro ;-,U^.r,,,. L. rg < i Inv. cost Supplies c COTTON UO< r»M: M
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      • 264 1 PREWIIA OF INSURANCE. OX GOOD. To Europe (not north of Great Hrituin) 2J yCei Do. (north of Do. 3 America and N. S. Wales 2| Cape of o Hope St. Helena. 2 Calcutta lj M Bombay 2 Madras 1$ H Persian Gulph 3j H Red Sba
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      • 542 1 PRICES. Stocks. Sp. Dollar!^ UUM ncwtl.su au|i|>iit.«. Urack, Batavia Per 80 Gallon 8 None. Sees' Wax, *M 8l t *ETM.NUT, J ODe :lo VR9 n Jf vp Klie3--:u BE b 6 n 8 J*"?"--h.naRoot, i »J i J nl I :amphor, China, J» £»™f;
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      • 43 1 Late st Dates. Prom England, 24th December via "pylon. From Bombay, 14th Janaary via Ceylon. Prom Calcutta, 15th Feby per John Bright man. From China, Jl4th Feby psr l)hur. Prom Manila, 6ih Pebruary per W. Marie. Prom Batavia, lit Feby pit sir. Merapi,
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      • 36 1 Freights to London Liverpool. -Jambiti in haskets.. ..£5 a £5 5 in bales £4 5 a £4 10 Black Pepper £4.10 Vleasurement Freight.. £5 Pearl Sago £5 Hice £4. 10 Pin Antimony Ore.. £3 Dunnage £2.10
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      • 800 1 EUROPE GOODS. CO ITOM GOODS -There b*. heen a little better demand ring the last week, chiefly for shipment to Borneo, for U white Shirtings —and sales made of an d 1,650 pcj grey Shirtings, 36 in. 40 yds at Drs 2.25 a 240 no 300
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    • Page 1 Miscellaneous
      • 248 1 Aim^u, Date Flag Vessel's Name: Captain From 1 Daie I Depart Feby24 British ship Print* of Wales Jones~ ~Siam HTuTnif „25 British brig Emma Mitchell Pinang Ktbimt „25 British brig Elizabeth j Gin p inan j th insl „25 Brem. brig Johanna Caesar Elberfeld C.of GHope l«th D^; M 17
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    • 78 2 A 1 o^j 9n 1 1 l j frr-) i, j" i, i•• i i-I j Iw lit It 191 ill 1 61 LI! In Is* 1 01 im X' I
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    • 140 2 We have been favored with the first No. of a new JournaJ which has made its appearance in Singapore during the present week. There is nothing like competition and free trade, and we therefore wish the stranger success, trusting that as he grows up both his size and his subscription
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    • 216 2 Malacca ami its capabilities for producing Sugar and other articles of commerce, seems to be attracting a very large share of attention at present. Another application has been made for a tract of 4,000 acres for a Sugar Estate, by a French gentleman who has been engaged in planting operations
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    • 992 2 utl »n>.. {From the Pinang Gazette, February 13.) Oo Tuesday night some Thieves forced open one of g atea facing the sea of the compound of Messrs Revely Co's Godowns in Beach street, and removed frono the premises a braas gun of about the value of #80— A few
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    • 891 2 {From the China Mail, Februay 4.) The weather here for tbe last few days has been bracing, but intensely cold, aud this morning ice was found ot the thickness of two dollars. We long for a •bower of snow to puzzle tbe oldest inhabitant, and o recall to his
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    • 3269 2 (From the Englishman, Janua-y ft.) We copied on Moudtty fro n tbe Singapore Free Preai au account of the dreadful catastrophe on board tbe Sophia Fraser, by which it would appear that some thirty or forty Chinese labourers at least, if not more, have beea suffocated or killed in
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    • 214 3 (Prom the Maulmain Chronicle. January) Mr omnaissiouer olvin deemed it equitable to release Nai Nan Woon, thtfShan chief, from bis confinement, on his furnishing two bails of a thousand tiupeea each to abide his trial de novo, or until tbe result of a reference made to Bengal by Capt
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    • 136 3 94s9s9slaw> (From the Athena tm, January 9.) Captain fciden has favored us with the annexed item of shipping intelligence. Intelligence from Puttcat, through Messrs Amalric and Co. The French ship Malabar from Coringa, and bound to Pondicherry, ran aground near Pulicat on the evening of sth instaut, uncertain whether
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    • 264 3 Death of His Highness he Rajah of Travancore. (From the Athenmim, January 12.) At tbe Palace, Trevandrum, on the 97th December 1646, Hi. Highness Sree P»lmanabha Dausa Vunchee Baula Rama Vurmah Koola Suakhura Kireeda Padee Swandee Rama Raj*b Babaudur Munnei Sooltaun Shamsheer Jung, Maha Rajah of Travancore, in the 34th
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    • 1146 3 -*«0SJB». (From the Le Mawritcien, November 26.) The late exhibition of sugar is worthy of something more than a mere cursory notice, especially as we had an opportunity of judging to what perfection we may bring our principal produce, by employing the late improvements which in other sugar countries
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    • 103 3 (From the Bhipping St Mercantile Gazette, Dec. 1 1 The Rosebud, Winn, from Mauritius bound to London 25th November, during a westerly gale in lat. 3S,«y 8., long. i 8,85 C, was struck by a sea on the starboard, which swept her decks, carrying away bulwarks,
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    • 511 3 Important to Seamen. To the Editor of the Abkkdksn Journal. Sir, Have the kmdnets to give the following extract, from the Nautical iiagatime, m place in your valuable journal. The information ii of infinite i.uportance to eTery seaman, and cannot be too general, ly known. A simple Plan for
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    • 553 3 Robbery Committed four Years ago. During the last week a transition, which for fou r years hag been envelop in mystery, was brought to \Y v* o f sin Bular8 ular manner. In Auaust, t342 \i k w", S'ownmg posted a letter at Uuthin/in Nonh Wales, con.aimug a bank note
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    • 254 3 From Mazatlan--Another Bat-tle-Armistice-Santa Ana not President. (From the Potynenan December 19 We are indebted to the courtesy of A v E« S for the perusal of latter b^^VitT" 1 fuerte, from J. T. Mott, Eaq TalbVt ±r Ct San Jose, California, Nov. 30th. dsted He says-" I have reason to
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    • 233 3 (From the Polynesian, December S.) In a letter received in the United States, from comment was fi, 8l settled. A number of junks irom he neighboring i s aods of j Uve re Ve™ be w«t Toa^r I'" iBICB °^heVaa"c, aad on wSThJfS k Ameiica continent; and
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