The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 30 May 1859

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  • 12 1 THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SINGAPORE, MONDAY MORNING, TH« 30TH MAY, 1859.
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  • 2492 1 Monday 30 th May 1859. LOCAL, The 24th current, being the anniversary of Her Majesty's birth, was observed as a Holiday, and at noon the usual salutes were fired in the roads and on shore. IQ the Evening His Honor the Governor entertained a numerous
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  • 484 1 The following extract from the Honghong Register of* the 10th, reports more authoritatively the rumour which reached this port some time ago of a reverse sustained by the French in their campaign in Cochin china. The French Steam-ship of war Pregent arrived here on the 25th current, and we
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  • 735 1 Admiral Hope's Flag ship, the Chesapeake, 50 Captain G. O. Willes, arrived this morning. But the passage up the China Sea appears to have been longer with the Chesapeake's auxiliary Steam power than was expected, for His Excellency could not await her arrival, and had to take passage to
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  • 671 2 By (lie Mail steamer Pcilembang, we have Java papers to (he 25ili curreut. A very serious outbreak on the part of the native population in the kingdom of ftanjer massing, in the South East of Borneo) had taken place, in which a number of Europeans, in the employment of
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  • 340 2 The Dutch Mail steamer Kouivgin der Seder land m, Capllin lav wis, arrived here on the evening of Hie 11th fHrrent, from .Batavia the stli. and returned to Batavia on the uigbt of tire 14th, with Hie Lurope L\Ja Is of lie 11 ill o'tiino. The P. "&0.
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  • 358 2 lay 6 American Union, wiley, from Shanghai 2nd April for sew York. tt 6 American Golden City, seary, from FoochoW 7th April for London. n 7 Dutch A Iblassenraard, von Linderen, from King oeorge sound 14th April for Batavia. tt -7 Dutch Corneli* Gipt, Von
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  • 540 2 iiarAii. May 14 slw» (Hambro) from. Atari* It meit* Kongpoot n 15 bmt ©'More swan Hirer n 15 reid* (Spanish) cadis n 16 Prim* Regent Rangoon tt 16 B.6ildersl«eve(Amer.) Bombay nl7 Hooghly (H. M. str.) Pinang nl7 Geo. William (Brem.) Miwia tt 17 Monarchy Akyab n 17 H.
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  • 805 2 Vessels Names. Tons Common/let s. Consignees. H. M.'i steamer Esk 1700 Sir R> McClure H. M.'s steamer Hooghly 175 G. T. Wright, Esq. H. I. M.'s steamer Pregevtt 500 Moasr. Gautrauroe Amer. steamer St. Louis 480 Stephenson Williams, Anthon and co Harbour Amer. ship Cohota 690
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  • THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
    • 566 4 YfiagaU Of BVBEY NATION ARE FBEB Of ALL CHABOEB, BXCEPT LIGHT DG»LBTIED OH CERTAIN VE^ iNTIUS PORTTHBBE ABE HO DOT.EBOH OF WHICH IE OH6 ANNA (LESS THAN .CENTS) PER TON. JI-T, JSIIFFIFR- PMt _i An -mm .TT 1O CD The P. &O. Company's steamer Acfc*, witk
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    • 76 4 OH ENGLAND— Private Bills at 6 months sight have been negotiated to a moderate amount at 4s 9d and within the las few days at 4s 9|d. The Bank drawing at id less at the same date and 4s 7d at sight. ON INDIA —Bank rates. Calcutta 222 Bombay
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    • 212 4 Abundant and rale of freight without alteration. The Lady Westmoreland, Water Ltly Cornbean, Prince Alfred, and Anne McLean are loading for London Monarchy, Victor, and Qeensbeny for Liverpool; Herthi lor Hamburg; Avenir for Bordeaux liconderoga lor New York"; Grace Darling, Falmouth for Orders. The following vessels have been chartered.
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    • 420 4 COTTON GOODS. GREY SHlRTlNGS— Extensive clearances have been made for shipment to t alcutta and the market is now nearly bare sales consist of lb 6 #1 90 lb 7 at #2.15 o -2.20; lb 7i at -#2 42j; lb 7.14 at $2 *7 a 2 66; lb
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    • 343 4 BOMBAZiiTTS —Transactions limited to Scarlet at #3 60 Camlets in more enquiry at #2O a 21. Scarlet of heavy weight stocks of Long Ells small and in moderate request. In Spanish Stripes very little doing. Siffhll sales of assorted Lastings at 41 and Black 48 cents Flanuel still very
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    • 72 4 ALB—Bass and Allsops in cask. None and wanted. Sales of Edinburgh Ale at £3O. Bottled, arrivals and sales of Bya's and Tennant's at £2.50. Porter at £2±. Consumption increasing. WINB, Sherry—Stock moderate and in fair demand. Champagne abundant and difficult of sale in quantity. Pork enquired
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    • 471 4 ALUM—Large arrivals and dull; small sales at £l.BO a 2. COTTON—No supplies of Bengal or Madras. Large sales of Bombay at £33 a 40 according to quality. CUTCH—In little demand. Sales of recent supplies at £5.50 a 5.65. CAMPHOR,| China —None and wanted; nominally at"£lB CASSIA—In little enquiry
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