The Straits Times, 10 May 1848

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  • 23 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. AND SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. VOL 4th. PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY [WEDNESDAY, MAY, 10 th 1848] AND SATURDAY MORNINC NO. 274.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 837 1 HATES OF Bt'BSCRIVTIOH \nnually.. Sp. Drs. 10 Half- Yearly.. 9 Quarterly. 5 One Month.. 14 Single Copy— One Rupee. LIST OF ARTICLES FOR SALE, AT THE COMMISSION ROOMS OF Igfitffe dub COMNIERCIAL-SQUARE,-SINCAPORE. tnom Berlin wool of colors Jaconet— White and colored idiots and shoes, Eiiirlish'and French Linen— Fine Irish ts
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    • 801 1 Have always on Sale an extensive and choice assortment of the following goods, selected specially for their Stores. WHOLESALE RETAIL WOR EXPORTATION. MILLINERY fi||| HOSIERY Articles for the Work Table Berlin Wool of assorted colors flalzarine dresses Caps, Cufls, Collars' of English Manila Bonnets of the latest modes, from Paris
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    • 551 1 AOENTS London— Simmond* 4 Ward! Calcutta— Thacker and Co. China— William Pustau Co I Manila Joseph ltogers Co NOTICE IS hereby given that 5 Chests Bevaiies Opium marked M M numbered 1 to 5, ex Eliza WE Penelope being unclaimed, were landed by us and arc in our Godowns at
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  • 984 2 THE StraitS Times Singapore: WEDNESDAY May 10 1848. Cbiminal Sessions Tuesday, April 24th. Chew ah Cheng and Eng ah Seng, surrendered \:pon their bail, to be tried for compounding a felony. The indictment set forth that they, well knowing that a murder to have been committed, did obstruct the ends
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  • 263 2 The hurried departure of the mails on Saturday last, and the conseqneot closing of the packets ere time (was allowed for writingt letters, has been attended with the greatest inconvenience, The PoUinger arrived here on Friday night at past 10 her mails closed at 1 o clock but the vessel
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  • 30 2 We regret that iv our last issue we were compelled to postpone the latter part of Mr. Hawes narrative, but for convenience of the reader we repeal (he whole ci.tire.
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  • 370 2 Rkcovery of Captain victor no \v its. Her Majesty's Ship Royalist arrived at Singapore on May the, 1st. in her I passage down from China, the Royalist called j at Turon, in Cochiu-Uhina, and demanded the restoration of Victor Howies, a British subject, j an account of whose detention was
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  • 1225 2 boat was sent and before departing the CochinChinese authorities (by way of compensation, we suppose!) presented Mr. Howes with some fruit, fowls «fee. and some zinc cash in value about 2 dollars. We w4H now let Mr. Howes tell his own story: 1 left Singapore on the 2nd of October
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  • 1129 2 cipal Chinese and myself were then ti ken bcfc. the head mandarin and questioned as to where fi t c oni and what countryman 1 JIV told them through Asm (the Chinese who wards brought my letter to Singapore) that I wasfcnhnghshman They then liVmeatJ of my forehngerandan account was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 144 2 LOST On the night of Friday last, the 28th ultimo, a small purple Morocco leather pocket-book, containing 1 patent key, 1 pair agate buttons mounted with gold, Sundry bills, notes and p apers. Whoever shall restore the above lost property complete to the Editor ef the Straits Times, will be
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  • 171 3 especially as I found he was taking me back the same road I had travelled a fortnight before and leading from the sea. I thought it was nothing but a etrategem to seperate me from the 3 Chinese and that they were taking me back to the Capital: however in
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  • 2224 3 The General Wood Traobby— Uetukn or the u Phlegethon' Capture or Thirty Pirates. It is our pleasurable duty to announce the return to Singapore on Monday last ot the H. C. steamer Phlegethon. The steamer has been above one month absent during which period all on board have made severe
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  • 450 3 If any procure a boat or a passage to be reported no one to leave the Island until they have fed and lived so weli that none save God should know them, not even their own mothers and sister*"— Upon carefully comparing evidence the following account appears most to be
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  • 30 3 On Monday last the Grand Jury made their Presentment and were then discharged. The great length of the Presentment prevents our setting the whole up in type befora Saturday next.
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  • 92 3 The^prisoners "convicted on Friday last of having piratically liken possession of the "General > v ood and who did not then receive their sentence were on monday brought up before the Criminal Court when the Hon'ble the Recorder rcaienced such as were recommended by the jury to "mercy" (Prisoners Nos.
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  • 76 3 Captain Henrichsen, of the George Heinricks, reports having observed in the Java sea a vast quality of tea boxes floating, marked "Paul Jones.' We understand that the Paul Jones got onshore in Gaspar straits on March 22nd; after throwing overboard a part of Ler cargo she" was got off. From
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  • 52 3 We understand that the 51st. Madras native Infantry will, in June or July next, relieve the 21st M. N. I now in th« straits and that in future two regiments will be stationed in the straits, of 700 men each, 200 of which will health* disposal of Brooke for service
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  • 33 3 We understand that aspecial sessions of Oyer and Teiminor will be beld here on the 18th insl for the trial of the kt General Wood" convicts captured by the Phlegethon at Pulo Obi.
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  • 50 3 H. M. S. Dsedalus will proceed in a day or two to Peoaog. The Royalist left yesterday to survey the Frederick VI shoal the Ringdove, left this morning, and the H. C. steamer Phlegethen will 'we bear, proceed to morrow to Malacca, (and probably to Penang) to meet the Commodore.
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  • 93 3 On Monday last H. M. War steamer Jtitry, Commander Wilcoi, arrived here from China, having left Hongkong April 29th. When off the Western Anambas, the Fury communicated with the H. C. Steamer Phlegethoti and finding that the latter vessel had only sii hours coal remaining on board and more than
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  • 35 3 The convicts concerned in the m General Wood" piracy case, who have been lri« d and sentenced will proceed to Bombay in 11. M. stea- raer Fury a most favorable opportunity for deporling such characters.
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  • 285 3 Anjtr Shipping News, passed the Straits of Sunda.— March 31 Bandicoot, Bjwden, Singapore for SwanKiver; Zeemiew (Dut.) Kayser. Batavia for Amsterdam; Mercator (Dut.) Kortland, Rotterdam for Batavia; April I Elizabeth (Hamb.) Jansen, Hamburg for Singapore; Java (Dut.) Tak, Amsterdam for Batavia; 2 Queen, Hutton, London for China; Banka (Dut.) Ham,
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  • 474 3 The market, although not quite or dull as formerly reported, is still far from being in a healthy state, owing to the prevailing scarcity of money and the low stale of credit in which many of the r.atire traders are regarded. The non arrival of supplies to any
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  • 3225 4 The Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steamer I'ilcii). <>pt- Baker, arrived at Singapore yesterday at 10 a. m. having left Galle April 30th at 9. 30. p.m. and Penang at 11 A.M. the 7th. instant. We annex a list of passengers:— For Singapore. Governor of Timor :Mr.
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  • 482 4 REVOLUTION AT TRIESTE AM) The Austrian steamer Ycueiia,' arrived here last night— by her we have accounts of a revolution having broken oat iv the above cities. The people were not satisfied with a constitutional government bac were clamorous for a Republican one. It is said that the
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