The Straits Times, 2 August 1848

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  • 8 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. AND SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 595 1 ratks op subscription Annually. Sp. Drg. 16 Half- Yearly.. 9 Quarterly.... 5 I One Month... 14 I A Single Copy— One Ilupee. LIST OP ARTICLES FOR SALE, AT THE COMMISSION ROOMS OT COMM^RCIIAL-SQUARE^.SINCAPORE. lie rlin wool of colors Jn^««t wv. j i j B"u and su.es. Kngli.h'and French ritSn^ lucki
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    • 734 1 ,1 Have always on Sale an extensive and choice assortment of the following goods, selected specially WHOUIAU RETAIL FOR EXPORTATION. MILLINERY ti£ HOSIERY Articles for the Work Table .Berlin Wool of assorted colors BtUarine dresses Caps, Cuffs, Collars- of English Manila sonnets of the latest modes, from Paris manufacture Chemisettes
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    • 521 1 *OBNT« London— Simmondt Ward. I Calcutu— Thacktr and Co Chma— William Pusuu Co f Manila— Joaeph Rogers C» I PUBLIC NOTICE THE Undersigned has on Sale several eicelI lent Chronometers by the most reputed manufadureis in England. Masters of ressris on giving notice to the undersigned may receive intimation of
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  • 23 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATH. At Singapore of Apoplexy, at 20 minute* beJw 6p. m. on July 29tb, Mr Wm. Wilkiuon, Shipwright, aged 43 years.
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  • 68 2 THE Straits Times Singapore: Wednesday, Aug. 2nd 1848 We hare te announce the arrival of the fol owing passengers: July 29th per Victoria, from Sydney, Mrs I. in nington and daughter, Mr Moses and Senr Urioste per Panama from Glasgow, Messrs Al lanson and Stephens, per Goodluck from Penang Messrs
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  • 125 2 Sydnky— By the arrival of the Victoria, we have received Sydney papers to June 27th and other Colonial pajpers to a late date. The Victoria made a iplesder passage through Torres Straits to Singapore, accomplishing the voyage in one month. News of the French Revolution, from ike Straits Times Extra,
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  • 1220 2 PINANS —The good folk of the Sister Settletntnt appear to have had a tort of domestic etneute or rather clerical fracas aoent the Protestant Free Scheoi, which, for a time, has quite unhinged the direction of that establishment, and exhibited a School, for Scandal." It would appear that oa Ike
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 635 2 IT is hereby notified, that Her Majesty's Colony ofLabuan will be opened to Settlers and from and .ftp the first day o August next, and that all person* being wfU and peaceably disposed, thereafter coming to reside within the said Colony and its dependencies, shall receive the protection of the
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    • 712 2 FOR SALE BUTTER AND CHEESE.?' o. J. MM Commercial-Square. lIAS just received a prime lot of Salt Batter I in 12 lbs. jars, and Cheshire Cheeses in Has of 10 lbs. each. Also Truffles, Patie d'llalie, Sperm Candles, preserved Fruits, Currants, Ac. English Loaf Sugar. ALSO 10 Catty Boxes of
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    • 258 2 NOTICE. £l ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE mt£*j{ TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, mRBSw On Thursday, the 3d proximo. at past 10 O'clock a. m. 41 AT PLANTATION BALESTIER." BY LITTLE CURSETJEE tf CO. ILL the Household Furniture, Books, Plate, Carriages, *c. 4c. belonging to the Estate of the late J. HARVEY
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  • 1207 3 Batavia By the arrival of the Dutch War Steamer Etna, we have received advices and journals from Batavia to 27th of July. Trade is represented as very dull. The chief topic of conversation was the approaching nuptials of the Governor General. The troops from Bally had returned, and the Soldiers
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  • 563 3 We are happy to announce that the amiable consort of our Governor was safely delivered a son, on Saturday morning last. Staff Surgeon Macdonald was the accoucheur in attendance, and we feel much pleasure in stating that Lady Denison and the infant are going on most favorably.
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  • 161 3 We have papers from Wellington to 15th May Intelligence of the suspension of the New Zealand charter had just been received there, and formed the principal popie of discussion.— Sydney Htrmled. The Spectator in announcing th« wiling of a teasel with a cargo of wool says, that article,
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  • 124 3 We have barely time to annex the following highly important information received by the overland mail from our meml>er, Mr. Foster, and our own private correspondent Sydney,M*y3o,lB4B. To the Editor of the Port Phillip Herald. Dbaß Sir,— As I know that you are always anxious to communicate news
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  • 157 3 [From our private Correspondent I Have only time to inform you that Mr. Archibald Boyd has just arrived in the Honduras, and brings important Hews from England relative to emigration and other matters. It v said that Mr. B. has induced Earl Grey to send out 20,000 emigrants to Sydney
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  • 1226 3 DEATH OF LORD ASHBURTON. The unexpected decease of Lord Ashburton took place at 3 a. m. on Saturday, at Longleat, the seat of his daughter, the Marchioness of Bath, in Wiltshire, after a few days' illness. The noble lord had complained of indisposition but four days before his
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  • 129 3 Dvbli*, Mat 23,— Sir C, O'Loughlen moved to. day to quash the indictment against Mr. Mitchel, on technical grounds, but the motion was refused. Counsel then asked for leave till to-morrow to plead, but it was. decided that the prisoner should plead at once, and be at liberty to withdraw
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  • 62 3 ON GOODS. To Europe (not north of Great Britain) 2J cent Ditto north of Ditto 3 America and N. S. Wales 2J Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena 2 Calcutta H per cent Bombay 2 per cen t Madras 1$ Persian Gulph 3 Red Sea 4
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  • 48 3 o in 1 o in 0 c £4 per 20 ewt. •s £3. 5 per 50 cubic Feet i £3. 5 per 20 cwt. baskets 3: bales £3. p.. £3- per IScwt. £3. per 16 cwt. Goods 3. 5 per SO cubic feet
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  • 60 3 London. 6 Month* sight at 4s 3Jd. at 4s U per dollar. Nary Bill* at 4s. Id. fez dollar. Calcutta 60 days' sight company's Bills 222 accepted Bombay 30 days sight 226 per dollar* 100. 8yo« Silver &i pei oent premium for large Company's! Rupees 45 cents. t
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  • 681 4 Prices Current Singapore August 2nd 1848 T\e ftrt it fru—no Dutttt art Itcttd no Port Outrja «ri«t. Dollars. Ales, Allsops and Bass Hhd jjq Tennants 25 Singapore bottled dozen 2to 2| Europe bottled l}to 2 Anchors and Cables. cwt 5 Arrack, Batavia 80 gallon*. 13 4 Keen Wax picui 25
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  • 456 4 The state of the market continqes very discouraging there is scarcely any demand foe European manufactures the produce market is ill supplied, and credit in the baiar is becoming won* and worse; screral Chinese traders, largely in* debted, have decampcl within the last month and thus contributed
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  • 216 4 July 25th Brit bark Duiius, Maxton, Newport, April 6th. 25th Dutch bark Tae Long, Nakoda, Minto. 251h Spanish brig Nuera Biibaino, Aguirre, Glasgow, March 25th, 25th British bark Berenice, Candy, Swan* sea, March 17th. 25th Dutch bark Jadul Karim, Nakoda, Batavia, July 9jth. 26th Dutch bark
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  • 498 4 Ihe notice of the Belgian decree appointing a ty of 10 per cent, ad valorem on the exktion of all cotton manufactures of indigenous action to countries out of Europe, first pubd in the Expresspn& enlarged upon in the Nfws, under this head this morning, has the theme of much
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  • 873 4 (From the Morning Herald, June 8 The Cacique sailed from Auckland with the intention oi prooeedii.g to Port Phillip with her cargo of timber. &c. After rounding the North Cape, she experienced exceedingly bad weather, but, notwithstanding reached within thirty miles of Kent's Group on the olst May. That day,
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  • 149 4 Ndtt&f «raft-.-BKITIt>H, ButWo, Gu«», HyUerally fulucka, Uoodluck, 49lttff)<>Thay Guw, Calypw, Futtal Rachman, Alatuade, B«u Seng, Bayetmas, liigbcc, Hap Ing, JJah Pad, T»c Long, JadulKatim. Aokwt«. Übstinatiov* 1 383 H. K.i[>pcl vug Esqr. kltoa Esqr. a i I r x UgtOll ;ss ett d lir ruoo on
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