The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 8 April 1847

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. Xo. 14. ITU. 13. THVHHtUIY MORjrMJTG, Sth -IP MUM,, 1841. -Vfc. DLCXVH
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      607 1 NOTICE. f|iHE FOLLOWING IS PI'BLI>IIfcD FOR GE- I I SIKAL INFORMATION T. HEWETSON, Clerk to the Magistrates. ore, 30th If**, »847 IfagaftNl KADIRSAW on hii affirma- > I'°" 8dllll l am a Bam hoal man A 1 out a month a«o, I found a quan- v of Paper* floating at><>ut
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      657 1 NOTICE. 'VMIE Partnership heretofore carried on under the 1 Hrm of Shaw. Whiteheao &Co having been dissolved, the Undersigned a^soriated themselves as co-partners under (lie same Firm on and from the lit Instant. JAMES STEPHEN, By his Attorney ROHERT DUFF. ItOBEKT DUFF Sin&npore, )7th March. 1847. KOTXCfe, WHEREAS it having
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      653 1 NOTICE. MR GEORGE CLARENCE HOUGHTOM having been admitted a Partner in my Business, the same will be carried on for the future under the firm of Hunter, Houchton V Co. JAS. HUNTER Batuvia, \tt March, 1847. NOTICE. THE Undersigned begs to announce to the Public of Singapore, that be has
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      674 1 MTTZ.E, CUHSETJB* GO's ADVERTISEMENT. JUST lIECEIV£D. EX FLORA." A choice selection of Japan Goods, CONSISTING OF H rain* Desks, Ladies Cabinets Work Boxes F«M, Cloaks, Ink Uands, I i ti ur and Snuff Boxes] Glove and Jewel foxes, Ladies Work Bankets in sets trte Maton Boxes, Bread Baskets and Card
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    BOMBAY.
    179 2 Dutch P« lev in Java The following fxirso--dinary piece of intelligence is to >>c found in a Miff published in (iurlii^nnni n Messenger <if i| h 7^ December It r^quir^s no comment fioin us. It is comp^rahle only to the practice of the Dutch wlmjii in the last century
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    CHINA.
    129 2 From tin Ciina Mail. March 4 Hoo-a-kee, commonly called Whampoi, the well-knnwii Singapore merchant, arrived by the L<f <hf Mary \l'<itid, and afu r staying here a few d»\s, piocepded to Canton on a visit Ue is a rem.irkable man, combining die features and tosiumeofa I hinese, wiili thoroughly
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    BIRTH.
    16 2 On Tuesday, the 30ih March, the lady of T. 0 f'eiNE, Fsqre of a Son.
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    THE FREE PRESS. Singapore, Thursday, 8th April, 1847.
    133 2 THE FREE PRESS. Singapore, Thursday, 8th April, 1847. A very distressing accident happened to Captain MunDY of the P. 0. Company's Steamer Braganza on the evening of Tuesday last by which his spine was ruptured or otherwise injured It appears that Captain Mundy was sitting on tlie parapet of a
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      751 2 OILMAN'S jsTouks Preset *«d Pi©»ision» in tins, from ihe rmt Houses of all sorts and the best quamy, a fresh supply always on hand. Hoffman** Jams and Jellies. Boultd Fruiis, Sauces, Pickles. Vinegar, Salad On Capers and Mustard. Sardines, Wiltshire Bacon, Spiced Beef. Tongues, llaros, and Cheese. Cabin and Fancy
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      1090 2 at Singapore are prepared to grant Poliem of Insurance against Fire to the extent of;£IO,OGD Sterling on, or on Property in, any one Building or todown on the moat favorable terms, and the amoutt may be taken part on the Building or Godown an! part on the property stored in
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      461 2 Further particulars may be known on application at the office. MACLAINE, FRASEK fc CO Agents in Singapore Singapore, l3th January, 1846. ROYAL INSUR^NtE COMPANY, BIVEBPOOI.THE Undersigned are appoioted by the above Company as their Agents at Singapore, to grant Policies of Insurance against Fire, for any 3um not exceeding Fifty
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      288 2 and Fire-wood daily. Sea Stocks of every de*cription Supplied on i|,. shortest notice. American Water Crackers in Tins of about 16 |v each Very Iresh Belgian Batter in glasses of 2 lbs each Ditto Prunes ditto, A few duto Oil Paintings, A few Belgian Bed Covers. Blankets Counterpane A few
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    498 2 China. By the Braganza, we have China papers to the 30th ult. We observe that the Supreme Court at Hongkong has been deprived of its appel* late jurisdiction in certain cases tried by t) c Consuls, because the Judge in a case lately brought before him dared to < ercise
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    113 2 On Wednesday last a boy of about 12 years of a«je was brought to the Pauper Hospital labouring under hydrophobia, of which he died shortly after being ad mitted. He was bit by a dog about a month ago, but no symptons of the disease shewed themselves until five days
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    77 3 [from our overland summary] H. N. M. Steam-vessel Merapi, Lieut. Htnra, arrived here yesterday, having left Batavia on the Ist inst. The P. O. Company's Steam-vessel Braganza Captain Mundy, arrived here today at 1 p.m having left Hongkong on the 30th ultimo. The following are the Passengers: For Singapore Messrs
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    MALACCA Its Mineral and Agricultural Resources.
    2315 3 MALACCA Its Mineral and Agricultural Resources. The re discovery of M iIMMI by Europeans, (for ml in reality w*» the recent mo»emei\t in England,) i[ip irs to l)»»»r awakened a new spirit of ent^rprize amo:iq»t the inhabitants, and to have opened their '>■•■* 1 1 the value of tiie treasures
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    JAVA.
    1108 3 The news from Java this month are of very minor importance. We annex translations from the Java Courant In consequence of very heavy rains, during the month of February, in the Residency of Samarang, the rivers were very much swollen and overflowed, tieir banks in many places, by which
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      255 3 ARRIVALS. E- J. Giles, and W. Speck Gryph Esqres. f "7 Da^ of Per Kel P ie c «pt«in Mrs Wakenan, J. D. Muir Esqre. April 1 British brig JSTiny Henry Hart Arracaa j 4th ult DEPARTURES. M 1 British barq Ariel Burt China 14th ult 3 Siam. barq Success
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT
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      In this Port there are no Duties on Imports and Vessels of every Nation are free of all charges.
      148 4 Account* afkkept in Spanish Dollar* divided into Cents. The usual credit on sales is as follows Europe Goods, S Months. Ihuian and China Do. Months. Opium, 2 Months. The last Arti
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      REPORT ON THE MARKET
      2118 4 Singapore, 6lh AytiL 1847. Sincb the departure of the last Mail the arrivals from Europe have been the) Hudson and Robert from Liverpool, Isabella and Fortitude from the Clyde. the Franc u Whitney from Newcastle, the Pruitian Bugle from Hamburg, and I the Auyuttt et Marie
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      PRODUCE OF EUROPE, AMERICA. &c.
      694 4 PRICES. Stocks. Sp. Dollars Anchor* Cwt. S 7 Wanted i Bottlbi >00 SJ Supplies Corks ..Gross T tf« il° 0 <*<>• Ch4in Cables ..Cwt. 6 Wanted Copper Sheathing Ac Nails ..Picul 32 Snpplies oppkr Tokens Dollar 630 640 Sales. Cordage, 1a 9 inch ..Cwt. 9
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      PRODUCE OF INDIA, CHINA. JAVA &c.
      505 4 prTTks. i t Sp. Dollar,. L Alum Picul 1.30 iSni M Arrack, Batavia Per 80 Gallon il \v I. BeesW ax Picutl 32 S4s a e me(l Wanted hina Root, i 2| 3< u( Camphor, China, j II S H i (S Cassia Lignea
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