The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 1 November 1855

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. SWi'./POHB, THVRBB.4LIT .9«».Via*fc', (IT 1855. /Y>i. 33- jro. 44
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    • 1007 1 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. TJIE FOLLOWING H PUBLISHED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The \%th October, 1855. THE following Ac«, passed by the Legislative Council, received ihe assent ol the Most Noble the Governor General OD Ihe 19ils September 1855 (communicated to the Legislative Council on the 13th Octo'wr 1855), and is
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    • 1044 1 Legislative Council on the 13th Oitober 1855, and was referred to a Select Committee who are to report thereon after the 17th of January next A Bill for the Concervancy and Improvement of the Towns of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, and the several Stations of the Settlement of Prince of
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    • 1125 1 or otherwise improve any such street or road making due compensation to the owners aod occupiers of any lands, houses, or buildings which may be required for any such purposes. V-111. The Commissioners may agree with the owners of any lands for the porch... of l.od for b ,l ,e
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    • 1214 1 from time to time increase or otherwise alter the number and situation of the saM lamps as to them shall appear necessary. XIX. Whoever wantonly or wilfully destroys, injures, defaces, or disturbs soy Penalty fordes- ot tbe said lamp-posts or lamps, troying lamps, Ac. or extiognisbes any light therein, or
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    • 1251 1 Bum. XXIX. The owner of any hon«e or bdlKar in any atreet shall, if reqairoa Numbers of houses, so to do by the Commissioners, fix it his own expense, in n conspicuous place (not more than twelve feat above the level of the street) on the onter side of soch
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    • 1425 2 or fence lo be put tip for the protection of passengers and shall cause notice in vrriiing to be given to the owner if lie be known and resident within the limits of their jurisdiction, and shall a so cattle suck notice to be put on the door or other
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    • 1366 2 such sewers and dtains* to ba conveyed by a proper ckmnei to tba moat conreoieot site for tu deposit, and m.*v sell the time for auf agricultural or other purposes at may be deemed moat expedient, but to that thr* ssitfe shall not bec<>ma.a ouistucr. XLVIII. Whan the contents of
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    • 1503 2 L'centing of paolie such (or public *creo«a'*riei. com®'dati >« *e they fr#u» time to time think proper BIK 1 whoever keep* i«y public neoe**»ry withtut such license, •r kiviu a lice me fat sum pace, suffers ibe asme to be ID a 4 thy or n< zioui suie, or regßcte
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    • 1510 2 lands prevent the owner there* > Proceeding, 11. lot. .dee,,'l„ t c.,c oM.n.n,.«p- b cr aw sfwStaStfi tention so to do has been given by tbe owner to such occupier, any Magistrate, upon proof thereof, may make an order in writing, requiring such oecupier.te permit tbe owoer to execui# ail
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    • 1680 2 the inhabttants, whether the same be the prhate pruned ty of any person or otherwise; and the Commisskmen tne:r officers, and workmen, may do all necessary ret, •or efreerh»g any of the purposes aforesdid. Proy is urn*, relating to the execution of Workt. IXXXiV". The Commissioners, in executing works directed
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    • 1661 3 XCV. The Commiseiooers may from time to time, if they shall think fit, with tits conCommiMionen to sent of the local Government, proprovide places for vide places for the purpose of Slighter houses, being used as slaughter-houses, £C. and they shallmakebye-lawsfor and with respect to the management and charges for
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    • 1644 3 or burning ground, shall be liable to a penalty net exceeding one hundred Rupees. CVII. No vault or grave shall be tnfide within the WwR of, or underneath any church No vault or bo- Or chapel or other place of public rial placehenoeforth worship built after tbe pomiug of to
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    • 1488 3 a M uk^f n k. M have effect untfl the sasae is confirmed <hlned riie local GouernCXTII. No of a bye-law, ahafi be confirmed until tbe same bee Notice of confir- been published in tbe Government matton. Gazette (if ally) or in ana of tbe public newspapers for otte month,
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    • 1377 3 Court, aad they shall datarmiaaths wiut thereaT. Fr««iM ikit, la iki arrat of Pmtoa. a dif.rfoco of opinion b«t«m such Msgistrstes, the ease shell be referred ta the jUaalaittw af a third Magitrate, •r f* Mere be m nek Magistrate) aaj Jaatict if tk« Panes to la eaiestad ky ftea.
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    • 1105 3 SCHEDULE. LAW U VIALS*. AetNe,Xlt rtlft37. Art No. XXII rt 1847, ntitM «A* Art to rtM J*UMbiliiM who to nAt Art XVt rt 1647, to imirtw irtfcrttrtifprtml pwp*ty for fo Ifiwint rt tto Town rt Culortfo.** Art Ko. XII rt MSt, mhM "ArAMtonpMl Art Ni II «f 1848, wltimiiTtotdla pawn
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    • 1295 4 narily bea Magietiateof Police p.- ntr under this Act, but with the P.I.C. stall „oi or- r h Gt ....loflodi. in Council,®., be appointed to that office, when the Local Government, for special reasons, may deem it expedient. VI. The Commissioner of Police shall be a JusCommissioner of !**«<"». Fmo*
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    • 1197 4 allowances of such individual, calculated oo an average of five years previously to ihe data of the applicatioaJar such pension. Secondly —lt the period of actual service be thirty years or upwards, the amount of the pension shall not exceed one-half ol the salary or authorised aL lowaoces of the
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    • 1380 4 tain offenders nay Court of Petty Beaaions any bo eemmUttd for perawn charged before bio with trial before theCoart any of tha offeweea mentioned of Petty Bes«ioat. in Sections XXV, XXVI, XXVII, aad XXVIII, of this Act j awd tha said Coast may,on eonvietioo, aantaoea tha offender to imprisonment, with
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    • 1356 4 makeardarof main- gitimats child or children, it icntnee far wivee ihiH he Uefil for a Magistrate, and children. apoa dee proof thereof, to order each perron to sake a monthly allowance for the maintenance of hia wife aod children, or oaf of then,, el aoeh rote, not exceeding tweely Rupees,
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    • 1434 4 Lll. Whoever, being the keeper of any, h H Disorderly con- ho eor plaCe of B doc« in houses of L nd "teru.oment in B putl c entertain- or a ?y bouse or a,,- B meat 10 u i a, 1 d Setl,e ®tot fl P ince of Wales' Island,
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    • 1471 5 shall 1* deemed guilty of obtaining such money or Valuable tiling from such other person by a false pretence, with intent to cheat or defraud such person of the same, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable to punishment accordingly. LXIV. The Magistrate may direct any portion, not exceeding one-fourth,
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    • 1276 5 may isiue his warrant authorizing a Police Officer to search in the day-time any hoage,ahor, magazine, ot other building or place in which lie has reasonable ground to suspect any Gunpowder or Gun cotton to be manufactured, sold, or kept, or any boat, carriage. cart, or other veliiele in which
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    • 1354 5 7. Whoever, being in charge of a cart, carriage, or p«- Toovinrr hone, leaves it at such a distance Sc., without to ""T 8. Whoever causes any cart, carriage, or truck, with or without horses or cattle, to reFor obstructing main or stand longer than mav be road or thorough-
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    • 1495 5 with such assistance as may be found necessary, (such Officer having previously made known his authority), to use force for the effecting of such entry, whether by breaking open doors or otherwise and it, upon search thereupon made, such thing shall be fonnd, then to convey the same before a
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    • 1476 5 brought, or if ai sufficient sum of money shall har& been paid into Court after such action d; outfit, Ut or on behalf of tba defendant: and if a verdict shall pass for the defendant, or tbeplaiuCosts. tiff shall become nonsuit, or dk- continue any such action after issue joined,
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    • 1209 6 ation for registering and contr ailing Gold and Silver 8 nilhs, Shrofls, Hawkers, China-Bozar-men, Shopk epers, Second-Hand Dealers. Shiping Dubasiies. Head Cooly Men, Head Banrfy Men, Head Carpenters, Smiths, Bricklayers, Tailors. ttni all Headiben or Malstrees in every other trade or occupation." A Rule, Ordinance and Regulation called A Regulation
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    • 839 6 Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office. Battery Road—Singapore* OUTWARD MAIL 3. ONE of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steam-ships, with the European Mails of the lOth October, may be expected to arrive at Singapore, en route to Hnngkoog, on or about the 14th proximo. Application for Freight
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    • 902 6 FOR SALE LADIES APPAREL. Be«lin wool of colors, boot! and shae*, English and Fieuch bonnets Eirect from Paris, silk, sat mi tod nett, Dunstable and straw, bslxsrioe dresses, capsblond and late, capes and cpff?, Cardinals, la mode, chemisettes of every description, cambrics— English, Freocfa and Scotch, collars, fioely worked, corsets
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    • 818 6 TRITON INSURANCE OFFICE. I HIE Undersigned having beta appointed Agent* here, tor theabove Office, are prepared to take rinks aod issue Policies, payable in London, Calcutta, Bombay and China. GUTCIRIU ca Singapore, 27th January, 1853. OAMTOIf ZNBUEAMCE OITBCE. '■HIE Undersigned having been appointed Agents ft here for the above Office,
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    • 1074 6 .LLOYDS. WE request that paritcuiais of all casts 0 f Shipwreck be communt&ted to m t,» n,. Master dr Survivors on their reachiog this port t 0 the information of the Underwriters in London BYME&CO, Singapore, mi. Ltoyd't Ag,nu BOTAL INIURAMCE COMPANY, utikpool. Til E Undersigned are appointed by the
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    • 14 7 At Richmond House, on the 13th ultimo, Mrs S. N. WALT*®, of Son.
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    • 3416 7 Singapore, Thursday, Ist Novr 1855. The length of the draft Acts which appear in to-day's paper, has caused some delay in its publication. The H. C. Steamer Captain Stewart, will leave this to-<lay for Malacca and Pinang. The British Steamer Lance field, Captaw Olivgy, arrived here on
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    • 2019 8 (JVowi the Pinamg Gazette September 19.) ID previous number we alluded to a destractive insect which Ms Lewis bed discovered in diseased Knuneg trees et Bali Palo. Wo have now the pleasure to lay before oar planting readers a valuable communication from him on the subject, giving the results
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    • 703 8 (Prom the North-Chine Her eld, September, 29.> We arc indebted to Dr Gordon for i narrative of the following dashing affair, la Snib-pooinrbuur, which wo have condensed for car readers j- T-* DeSTEOCTIOH on PIUATBS i* HAnnoon. On Thursday, the 24th instant, H. M.Brig Bittern arrived off tho harbour
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    • 951 8 (From the Friend China, Oct., 13.) H»"H«iibsr|h ship t, Captain Both, was tbaritftd by the Freoci Qoffiiaeat for Mi 000 month, H will b« fe«eu»i)r'fd. to carry itores I rota U rngkeog for tbo me of tba Allied sqmdron at tbo north. The Singapore loft H«i|ktnt ua tbo 19th
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    • 937 8 (From the Citizen, October 8.) Thsngh Mr Jia« Stai, the B«nior Msglatrate of Ca caits, has not succeeded to tba fail meat of bis oubas la obtaining a sa»t oa tba Sapreme Court bench, ba baa, however, basa partially gratified by a e-st on tba Susits beech as Senior
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    • 93 8 By an order in Council, dated August I3<h in*t., Her Majesty has hem pleased to revoke and annul a previous o>der in Council, dated November 1-Jih, 1854, by which, in pursuance of the provisions ol iho Oth and 7ih of Victoria, Her
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    • 1169 8 TeuelT Namci. Ton s Commuwleri. Consignees' Destination t(c. LI M. Sloop Greet*!* 484 lion. B. Keaue ll. Mi sloop Rapid 320 G. Blane, E»q. 11. C, steamer Auckland ll 10 Drought, £si| Malacca At Pinan; 11. C. steamer Hooghly 184 Stewart B. baiq -a** 346 Barker
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  • 24 7 DEATH. At Barrack pore, on the 8th of Oct. of fever, Dr SCOTT, 5th N. I. deeply and sincerely regretted by his brother officers.
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    • 838 7 notice THE li>len>*t and Responsibility of Mr MuxenERJKB HORMUSJCB CAMAJBR in our firm baa ce*aed, A MmrsMuitcHßVJiu NUSSBUWA*JBB MOOT, ROSTOMJRTDAO-BHOYCAMAILT A AuDASBBE NCSSSRWANJBB MODY are admitted Partnera in oar firm from hi November, 1855. HYRAMJEE HOMUSJEE CAM! Co. Singapore, Ist November, 1855. NOTICE. k JUnAnn t," w AU, II«» utcn
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    • 615 7 noaiHATzoir. I|| i T>Y Virtue of a Preofpt TO WIT. SX) to. me directed, I hereby proclaim and give notice, that a Session of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, will be holden before the Court of Judicature at SINGAPORE, at the Court House, on TUESDAY, the 20th NOTBMBER
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