The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 5 December 1851

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  • 17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. r\»f. 18. SIJVG«IPORE> rmtKlY MOHJVMJTG, sth niZCJE'jfIBER, 1851. JtV>. 49
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1107 1 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. THE FOLLOWHC NOTIFICATION IS REPUBI ISUED fOR GENERAL INFORMATION W. J. BUTTEUWORTH, Governor of r\ W. Island, iingapore and Malacca. Singapore, 15th Not/, 1851. No. 883 of 1851. furl William, Foreign Department, the 17 th October, 1851. Nomfic4Tion. The Honorable the President in Cutnicil i* plt?*»ed io nmity
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    • 1120 1 IX. Notwithstanding any thing in this Act contained, the said Collector appointed under this Act, may sue for and recover the amount of any tolls payable to him under this Act, by action of debt or suit in Equity in any of Her Majesty's Courts in India, against the Owner,
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    • 781 1 vigated wholly in ballast) which shall arrive at, I or depart from, the Port of Stromness or its de- pendent creeks ]p Orkney, or which shall pass in "ci her direction through ihe.Pentland Firth, be- 4< tween the Island of P omona or ihe Mainland of r Orkney, and Dunnnhead
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    • 1022 1 FOR SA.X.E. I A PILE DRIVING MACHINE COMPLETE. Consisting of a strong double purchase winch, f with brake wheel, friction strap, pall and handles, I 12| fathoms of best proof hoisting chain with I shackles to sui>, an overhead pully fixed on to I a wrought iron axle with turned
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    • 577 1 LIST OP ARTICLES FOR SALE. A 7 THB COMMISSION ROOMS 09 LITTLE, CURSETJEJE CO Commercial Square Singapore, LAIHEjTaPPAREL. Berlin Wool of colon Boot and Shoes, English and French. Bonnets direct from Paris, silk, satin and act» Dungtable and straw Balzarine Dresses Caps Blond and Lace fJapes and Cuffs Cardinals, a
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  • 257 2 WINES SPIRITS. Alti EngluL and Singapore-bottled Allsopp »nd Btss' Keer Brandt best Cognac Champagne, Geuler'i Claret first quality Cordia), cherry and raspberry Cherry Brandy GlfrliTrt Whitklj Gin in cases Hoct Johanmtbere Liqueurs-— assorted Maraacbino and Ratafia Old Torn Port— »cry superior Bkerr»-*-J. Corkhurn'f. aapbel \-rr. OILMAN'S STORESBeef tpicrd and aa»>ked
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  • 7260 2 T H E FREE PRESS Singapore, Friday, 5th December, 1851. <■»■ Captain Kains, of the brig Mazeppa, which arrived here on the 2nd instant last from Pinang and Malacca^ reports that four men of the Fawn had tfeen sen tenced to be hung and thirteen to be transported for life.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 562 2 RATES OP AllVLUtlSimo IN TUB SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FROM THE Ist JANUARY 1848. Drs. Cis Sir Every Shipping Advertisement 2. 50 For Every additional inseition after 1 month.... 0. '25 House to Let, the same rate. Other Advtrtisements not exceeding 12 lines 3. CO p month Every ndditional Insertion 0,
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    • 885 2 WANTED AN Office io or near Commercial-Square. Apply at the Fiee Press Office. NOTIC EMESSRS LITTLE, rURSETjEE CO.. have received per Steamer, LETTS' DIARIES FOR 1852 which are now on sale. Sir. g pore, 6th November, 1851. Messrs WHAMPdA COS ADVERTISEMENTS. MESSRS WHAMPOA .V CO have always on Sale an
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    • 675 2 SALS BY AUCTION, On Saturday next* the 6th instant, AT NOON PRECISFLY, AT THE OODOWJSS OF THE UNDERSIGNED. _~ggr rilliE Dally Brig "U DA RAH," as Lfuj-^^ >c ow ll s m Singapore Koads The above Vessel is well found in Stores of all kinds, is ready for sea, and
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 743 3 I BHIPPIWQ IW THE HARBOUR. VtmU* Nmme* lons j Cit'rirnunaers. j s, <»»«.,' nf.f.t J it.., nit|rf| il M sihlp Amazon lOlu tiaiker, Esq H. M. S. Cleopatra 909 Mas^ie Esq IJ. C steamer Semiramis 10C0 S'.ephen B^oifl B. harq fc Almeida .^t Sons For S.ile B. barq Prince A
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  • 1170 4 me Uutch fcteamer Javti Captain Batten, ainved he>e on ihe 3r,J instsnt, hrinjintj aufires *o ihe S9lh ultimo We translate the following iiomtle Java (Burant A tope of 8 kijnm burden which tailed on thf !9th S-pirmber fro.n Kirn. for Singapore. «R.i wrecked on the G uioni Aimed l>,nk
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  • THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.

  • THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    • 2942 5 THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS. Singapore, Friday, the 5th December, 1851. Since our last, the principal local occurrence which requires notice, is the departure of the Hon. Colonel Butterworth, C. B. Governor of the Straits Settlements, for the Australian Colonies, for the restoration of his health which has become so much
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    • 1816 5 Memorandum of Coveis Received and Despaiehed at the Singapore Post Office, by Urn Oveiland Steamers, during the Month of November, viz: Received. Per steamer Java from lUtavia &c... 397 Per Singapore from Chiua 474 P*r Malta Irooa Europe 5,749 Per from other placet.. 1,034 Per Lady Mary Wood from
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    • 2708 6 To the Honorable Colonel Butterworth, c. 8., Governor oi Prince oi Wales Island, Singapore and Malacca. Sir, We, the undersigned inhabitants of Singapore, meet to address you on the occasion of your Intended departure to seek restoration of health by a temporary sojourn in a southern
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    • 234 6 In a late number we mentioned that the Dutch Steamers were protecuting an active search for a person named Dai ng Magasiiog, represented as chief of Boneratte, and strongly suspected of piratical propensities. We now learn from a prahu lately arrived from Sumbawa, that this yhief and all his
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  • 13 9 SUPPLEMENT TO THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY EVENING, the sth DECEMBER, 1851.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 1276 9 II HambroShip Elbe, Irom R.o de Janeiro, 22 QMffcf Hoo.kon. or B<1 „22A. J. Kerr Am.y I Fiencb sblp Sully, U irdon, from SmgapOd 1 23 Lirbniti (Breaoeb) Wbampoa 61 1 October tor Nantes. 1. 23 Good Sacceas Hongkong i Kuwait siiip Htrculet, idman from Bata- IS SbM l h
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    • 3289 10 A Junk belonging to some Chinese trailers rvs'dent in Singapore, left this in thr month of May la>t, bound on a tradii voyage to llainam. In the course of tin* voyage the Junk entered river on the coast of Cochin China, and came to an anchor in the evening amongst
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    • 1373 10 It will be seen by the article which we give in another column from the London Times, that Government has adopted the recommendation of the Steam Committee, and has advertized tor tenders for conveying the Australian mails U y a line of screw steamers via the Cape
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    • 810 10 We have received via Butavia Intelligence from Sydney up to September 22nd. r Jhe opinions of those who thought that gold would he found over a large extent of country seem to have been confirmed. The Ophir dig gingl are no longer the chief rendezvous of the
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    • 69 11 We have received Port Philip papers up to the end of August Ins colony also has its diggings about 40 miles N. W of Melbourne, but th»-y do not seem to be very productive, 35 shillings per man per week being stated as the average earnings. A proclamat ion
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    • 117 11 Late arrivals from Palembang do not throw much light on the state' of affairs in that residency. The Resident is reported to be at Tebing Tingi, a place In the interior, with a force of three thousand nun. Much loss is said to have been suffered by the natives
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    • 551 11 Intelligence has been received from Timor that fcenhor Lopes de Lima, formerly Governor General if the Portuguese possessions in India, arrived at Dilli in August last, in the Brig of war Mondegn, clothed with full powers to carry out a complete reorganization of the hitherto neglected sett ements of
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    • 2726 11 J AV A Tiie Dutch Juvi Captaia Batten, ar'ived life on the 3ri itistsnt, Iti iu^iu>£ a<]vices to the ultimo We Umml«U tlie following from tie Java Courunt A tope of 8 koytni burden which sailtd on the 19th S-ptember from Hmit for Singapore, w»a wrecked on tbe Goming Asuani
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    • 417 11 H. M. S. Cleopatra, Captain Massie, arrived here on the 31th ult. from Hongkong. The Cleopatra will remain on this station for some time. H. JYI. >>. Amazon, Ca|)tain Barker, left this on the morning of the 6th inst., bound to Manila and China. H.M Surveying vessel Royalist,
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 194 11 VESSEL PASS ED AhiGERI. Oct. 24 American shij; UodJ iy, Irocn ?iidUjM 'or Hos'on 'i 7 Dmi'h ship Nord.\k>o K'niz-, fr< m BalaVlrt i 6 ll (JCtO''Pt 111 l OWtS. 27 Duuh ship A'.telope, Lubetk, from Baiavia tor Fdlmuutli. 28 S^frii^h -hi i hritim, Mollfr, fiot) Purt Phillip 1 7
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