The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 29 April 1854

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    26 1 THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. A Monthly Summary of General and Commercial Intelligence from the Straits, Java, Manila, Ire, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY EVENING, ibb 3»TB APRIL, 1854.
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    BIRTH.
    10 1 At SiaiapoM, April 80, Mrs T. O. Crane of
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    MARRIAGE.
    27 1 On Ssturdsy. the 220 d instant, Richard Adclpbnt Fjnrcorr, of Malboerne, Victoria, second sea of tb« lite R Psssssnre, of Barnstaple, Devonshire, to Mary Sopbi* Kelly.
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    THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS.
    2992 1 Singapore, Saturday 29 th April, 1854. LO?A*L. His Majesty the King of Siam has just sent to the Hon'ble Colonel Butterwortb, C.8., Governor of the Straits Settlements, a very curious painting or rather series of paintings on cloth, representing a stone image of Baddh, as it
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    The Junk Kim Eng Seng.
    4170 1 "Il>»m Kstract, Foreign Ix<-ie~ from India,duted 2nd June t (No 31) 1852. C3t The correspondence noted in the margin r\ relates to an unfortunate >«3.. Tons. 26'h Doc cccurrence on he RaSt No 194 to 206. roMt of |he lVJa ayan p e nt. an
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    215 2 H. M. Sloop Lily Captain Sanderson arrived here on tbe 18th instant, from Hongkong the 3rd. The P. O. Co's Screw steamer Afadras, Captain Parfitt. left this for Australia, on the 19th instant. The Dutch Contract Steamer Java, Captain Batten, arrived here from Batavhi on tbe 14th instant,
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    Shipping Intelligence.
    191 2 ARRIVALS. AprillO Arrow From Ca'cutta 17 Cowasjee Family do 18 City of London Akyab 18 Flora (Hambro) do 18 Ganges (stmr.) Hongkong 18 Lily(H. M. S.) do 18 Hottinger (stmr.) Ceylon 20 Grasmere Liverpool 21 Saghalien Glasgow 22 Hauler (H. M. stmr) Hongkong 22 Formosa (stmr.) do 22
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    426 2 Vessels' Humes Ton> Comma nderi Cons»^«#y» Destination ic H. M. steanw ha" "C"Uta 1048 Parker, fc»q H. M. »teamer Rattler 8M8 Me'ler.h. E*q 11 M. ship Spar tun 910 Sir W Hos e 11. M. ahip Hi, belle 1680 1 Hon. Capt Elliott 11. M. sloop
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    SINGAPORE MONTHLY STATEMENT OF TRADE – APRIL, 1854. [COMPILED FROM OFFICAL DOCUMENTS.]
    106 3 SINGAPORE MONTHLY STATEMENT OF TRADE APRIL, 1854. [COMPILED FROM OFFICAL DOCUMENTS.] BHlB*IZ«BHflBBfiBi! H*jB4BTiBHlKBBKnR£uEBC^BHlBBHBiBr«B"iBHHBBr'HBTB 5 HKm!1 EH^ZB^Lx^ludilBc p@ lUsiPi jj'HIslMfc EpEisiltaJ mm h h| 1st ■■wWKrTnMBBT! E7a*7nE!TsriFKe n§*****55l55v££HSEi5nilR59^B9l33i^SHHll!fl!^IBifl!!^in^!lBlHE^uEl^jrc*"vIfr^9n£s^!vt*!5^ 3BSIBB Bffl IB BH 8111 Be BB IQ li™ is MS i BlB"BlB BtS BteB B*B KM BB B HB HSH Bm| Hklfl
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  • THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
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      SINGAPORE, 29th April, 1854.
      1228 4 IN THIS PORT THERE ARE NO DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS AND VEB3ELS OP BVBRY NATION ARB FREE OF ALL CHARGES, EXCEPT 3 CENTS PER TON LEVIED UNDER ACT VI OP LFCJ Account* are kevt in Spanish Dollar* divided into Cent*. The ufnal i L9' —Europe
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      EXCHANGE.
      138 4 On JLONDON —Private Bills at 6 Months Sight to some extent n negotiated during the Month at 4S lOid a 5s Old; the latter being the present rate. The Oriental Bank offers to draw at the same date at 4s 11 sd. On CALCUTTA —The rate has fluctuated considerably
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      TONNAGE.
      74 4 Continues iu demand to load at Whampoa and Shangai for London. The Javaan and Myrtle are loading for Loo I don and the John Lawson for Liverpool. The present rates for London are:— Tin it Antimore Ore £2.lo|g '2O ewt Gut fa £4.10 ty 20 cwt, Sago in b0xe5........
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      EUROPE GOODS.
      693 4 COTTON GOODS. GREY SHIRTINGS —Imports 1,070 < pieces. The demand has beeji limited during the Month and stocks increasing. T Cloths have been in better inquiry and sales made at >£1.30 a 1.35, and a few hundred pieces of superior quality at £1.55 A 1.65. Sales of low
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      ALE, WINES AND SPIRITS.
      605 4 ALB —Arrivals but no sales reported in cask large sales of AH'sops-bottled by Bryant Davis at £2s. Other Brands at £2. Sales of Whilburd's Porter in cask at £2O. WlNES —Arrivals of Sherry and sales at various rates, according to quality, at a 7* Good Claret
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