The Straits Times, 21 February 1849

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  • 20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. AND SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. VOL sth. PUBLISHED EVERY [WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 21st 1849] WEDNESDAY MORNING NO. 4m.
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    • 876 1 JIMO OP SITMSCnIfTION Annually.. Ba. Drs. 10 j|. Jf- Vcarly.. n <J Quarterly.... 4 0,,,. Month... H Single Copy— One Jiupee LIST OF ARTICLES FOR SALE. AT THE COMMISSION ROO3SS OF §§|*tfk ®Wsrf|^ (tub J^O. COMMERCIAL-SQUARE,--SINGAPORE. -aaflac--. Berlin wool of colors Jaconet— White and colored ;i M) is ami shoe*.
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    • 807 1 Have always on Sale an extensive and choice assortment of the following goods, selected specially for their Stores. WHOLESALE RETAIL fOR EXPORTATION. MLLINERY fjSp HOSIERY Articles f..r the Work Table Berlin Wool of assorted colon Balzarin.- .lrcsscs Caps, Cuffs, Cellars- of L'nghsh i M a l Bonnets of the latest
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    • 479 1 r Ix»ndon— P.L. Simmonds k Co. Calcutta -1 hacker »ad Co. China— William Pustau Co. I Manila— Jospph lingers C». V Butavia-Lange *r Co. TO LET ,i^j22-lßV<|* THE House in Campong Gl.ini %£kj vJ^t immediately behind the Spanish JET! Hg^ Consulate. "Apply to MARTIN, DYCE CO. Singapore, 11th Aug. 1818.
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    • 555 2 NOTICE ,n mo Intending shippers of Gold I or Silver Bars, Bullion, Gold Leaf, or Specicor other Merrh.mdisc on any ot the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steam ships, Hence, to any of the ports in Indie or to China. Also to Suez or Southampton. That all Boxes containing
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    • 500 2 TO LET. a r^w nnilAT Commodious Dwelling House Si *f j I lately ocmipied by Jem Armfflll'bl strong,' Ksqr., apply to MIDDLETONS, BH NDEI.L A CO. Singapore, 22d January_lBl9 TO LET. ww AFFTCES and Godownssituated in Je[i»i| (I Battery Road, Commercial square. ifii] fl I^' pB pply to. Maclaink, F»as*r
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    • 521 2 NOTICE. HThe 'undersigned has established hjaulf at Singapore under the name and styl^P K. APEL AND CO., Importers of (Jerman. French, and En B U>h Manufactures. E. APLL. Singajtore: Ist. January 1849. II «ESSRS. E. APEL A CO. have on snle a choice selection of goods comprising:— An invoice of
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    • 753 2 ASIATIC MARINE INSURANCE OFFICE THE Undersigned having been appointed tl, e Aocnts of the above Office at Sim; vpoiu arc prepared to grant Poli* ics on ISlockh ami dOOD.s. payable in London, Calculi.) and Hongkong. The Agency in London is placed in the hands of a Committee, and all funds
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  • 65 3 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH. FhommurzkSoilAßJKE—At Singapore, on tiie 17th February Is IH. at his residence, Parsce Lodge, Frommurze Soiabjee Esq. Merchant, aged 43 years 8 months and 2* days. He had heen long a sufferer from severe sickness, which he had borne with most exemplary patience and has left by his
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  • 298 3 THE Straits Times SINGAPORE: WEDNESDAY, 21ST FEB. 1849. -WOUil-i We have to announce the arrival of the following passengers: Ffb. l; per Ann from Penan*. Mew* Mackey and Clerk pw Berirace, >lr> Candy 17 per Sylph frum Calcutta. Mn Mtcdonald and hild r*r Arrow from Calcutta, Mr Lackt'nteen,, per Smndimiiy,
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  • 141 3 KBy the Mttr the Hongkong Rtgi»» tli instan! lias been received. Public atprinci|ially directed to the approaching reen H. E. Mr Ronhatn and Scu,lite Imperial Commissioner. 11. M. S. 1 l.i^tin^-. mid the Steamers L'ury and Mated were to accompany Mr Uonham. Pending the settlement of the agreement tor
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  • 2083 3 -Battle of mikJhklu.h The recent arrivals ti "in Calcutta have brought v late intelligence from the Punjab, Hie new is saddened by the very heavy lois which have sustained in an cng igeme.it with the- Seik troops on the hanks of the river Jhulu.n. O J arms are
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  • 242 3 11l another column will be found details fro n Moollan down to the 19th of Janu.try. The fall of the citadel had not followed that of the town, but from the mining operations going on this strong fortress will soon be am >ng>t things that were. The particulars furnished
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  • 409 3 bark Kestrel, which arrived here on the ltku instant was plundered l>ypra •> wiien in the ut tude of Trinidad. From C .plain Bremner w« learn the following the bark Kestrel left Portsmouth ou Sept. 4th and called at Sierra Leone, leaving the latlcr place
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    • 325 3 COPPER PLATE PRINTING. llflTH every neatness Apply to JVf 11. 11 Com in 1 iciul-s<juure. NOTICE IS lIKKEBV GIVEN, that Letters of Administration to all and singular, the Goods, Chattels lights, Credits and Effects, which were of JOSEPH lIAHVEV WEED, Esq. of Singapore, Men haul and Agent, has been this
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  • 156 4 On Friday evening last the members of the Corps Dramatique wereat their posts and mustered strong on the occasion. The niece's selected consisted of "Tom Noddy's Secret" and "Teddy Roe." The house was a full one and, if we may judge from the many hearty roars, the humour
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  • 263 4 On Saturday last, at about nocn, a Bugis man, rcsidi°g in Campong Bu£is>, commenced running a-iuuck. Having armed himself vMtli several Spears (Ncbon.-) he rushed into the village and speared one man in the knee a second victim who was employed in putting up some Scree leaves was speared
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  • 389 4 Or late a foolish practice has been permitted ofjallowing Syces to sit on the carriage shafts and drive, or passing the reins inside the Palky for the Gentlemen to drive (indeed we have seen some of the fair sex attempt the same thing,) instead of driving from a small box
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  • 22 4 On Saturday morning early, 11. M. S. M.eander, Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel, left Singapore fur China, calling at Sarawak and Labuan.
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  • 681 4 We have been requested to give insertion to tlie following in the hope of eliciting t!ic desired information regarding Mr and Mrs Cooke. lo whom reference is made. In the Straits I'tmcs of December 27 ISIS lull details of the sad event on bo.ird t!ie A melia were published. Our
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  • 4788 4 STljf iiattU on t fje SJfKibm.j It is rarely we have taken up our pen with a he;i\ier heart to chronicle Uie evcuteof the past, than on the occasion of being called upon to record the details of the sanguinary conflict that oc- curred ou the
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  • 171 5 T>ii' prohibition hu, a» will ft nrUewheir, b»«n ua«»«Uing It is rawveth) uflA.rU Uough— ht rashness. Srtrj/tkimg fm the. beat, and I indulge a a hope that you, dear Sir. wfll recall the rtflcetion you unjustly caa+on. that prudent commander. At that timt Pnliioa IbIJMI was preferable to a iloraiius
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  • 1507 5 Cmmp Mnmtm, MA Jmn/.. ls-10. It rained incessantly during llie .'iliernoon, and utuil i> M of the lfttfc. Our Mortar Uatleiy sent fwrth an occasional shell, and tlie Fort a stony shot. The troops iv the trenches made themselves as snug as circumstances, and materials would allow the Infantry
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  • 390 5 The Official Accounts of the Board of Trade for the month ending the oth of Njvemb-r were published yesterday morning. They exhiliil, as usual a comparison between the declared value of imports and exports for that month and for th ten months ending on the sth of November of each
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  • 712 6 its, r*i» fm-m r Dollars. ALM, AU«op» and R«ss Hhd. 30 Trmi"iits m fag .pore bottled dozen 2to 2 1 Earcj* bottled Uto I f^rSrr.."- :v"VBl£ g»y Beci Wax r ft Be^-in, Ist .or, JJ to 65 „etelnut. 01d.." Nominal < amniior, China IA/^.
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  • 719 6 The market during the past week continued much the same as the previous week. There is visible a disposition to do business but the rates offered for Europe manufactures are low add discouraging. The principal business has been hi barter for produce which continues to arrive freely
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  • 258 6 Fch. 14— Brit, bark Bangalore, Martyn, uongkong February 5. 15— Ilamb.do flora, Tiedeman, Plymouth. September 21. 16— Do. do. Kestrel, Bremner, Portsmouth, September 4. Do. d 0 Ann, Walker, Pinang FeI r nary 0. Do. do. Berenice, Cundy, Bombay. December 20. 17— Do. do. Rob Roy,
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  • 62 6 REPORTS &C. Captain Tiedcman of the Flora, reposts the following vessels Oct. 28th. Hamburg bark Stein* arder, Cramer, with emigrants from Cuihavcn. bound to Australia in Lat. 8 South and Long. \!6 IT West. Nov. 25lhP.usiian Adler, Schutt, from Hamburg to Canton in Lat. 33 29' South and Long. 20
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  • 22 6 Captain Punchard of the Gejije reports the following Jan. 18tli spoke the English barb Tory, Smith, bound to London in Banka Straits.
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  • 20 6 Captain Bremncr of the Kestrel report! having spoken the English bark Anna Mary, from Swansea to Singapore; off Acheen Head.
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  • 16 6 Captain Macdonald of the Sylph reports having spoken off Pulo Jarra, the Falcon an<l Kustomjee Cowasjcc.
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  • 38 6 Arrived at Hongkong. Feb. 1 Monarch. Duncmson, Romb.iy; 2 [>nhsichcn Adlcr, Schult. Himhii!^': Cl.ina.l'cr S u (i Bombay; 3 Chebar, Simpson, Bombay Burf, Calcutta; ShahJflian, Johns, Bombay. Departed from woosung, J.in. 21 Gilana, i crtwood, Lunduti.
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  • 643 6 the clif.ipiwsuf tost are Mill hir^f. Prices ol arc qiMtad fo.'s U>. 1 8 to 1-11 per md. Salti'MEu. The demand cuatinaea I for England anc Amciicn. Prices pud have steadily.and thebest sorts art now learee, has been «.oid C'o.'s Us. 5 tt> 5-12, Alienage Co 5
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  • 257 6 Native Crdft'-'URITISH, BuHalo, Futty Salam, Sliawul Ahmed, Independence], Swndanny JBllUt^ -Calypso, Tuttßl Rachman, B Bayermas, Fatah jolliachuun. Bintang Timor, Oownog SWWf«W"Tar.glioi)g, Agents. Or-hlnai' British bark British bark British bark British schooner British brig British brig British rhip British bark British bark British bark British bark British
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  • 973 7 Thb monthly circulars from the manufacturing districts explain and confirm the murmurs of better hopes that of late have reached us from that qurter. "The great improvement in the demand for goods A yarns at Manchester," say the Messrs. Littledale (and others speak the same language), "which took place at
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  • 1998 7 Our last trade circular o the Ist ult. contained a comparative statement, the object of which was to show that Cotton, as well as Cotton Yarns and Goods, h.id reached (taking a range of 20 yards) I the highest point in 1836; and that in October
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    • 762 7 SALES ($f c traits produce in fton&on December 1848. Qtnrgc Brooks ami C Jaxton. 8 packages Egyptian Opium, 7-3^> 8-9 5 caws Turkey Opium 7. to 10-6. W j-AUsandUak. 24 chests Gum Anunt, 40 to £9 2 chests Gum Benjamin, £7 2 chests Gamboec, £7 5; 4 casks Beeswax, £62-6
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  • 337 8 With Several Hhiatrattons. AND A PAPER ON THE ATTACK *»D ASSAULT OK FORTRESSES. Qmfenis. 11 r. views.— Harold ihe last of the Saxon Kins* by Sir Kdward I.ytton. Bulwcr— Catlins notes uf years Travels, k'c— South Australia, its advantages and resources.— Chalmers Posthumous works. Orici
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  • 29 8 PUBLISHED T HIS DAY. THE Straits Times Calendar and Directory for 1849, containing an Almanack, Government. Public Offices, Merchants, Trades and Professions, List of Inhabitants, &c. Ac. at SINOAPOIIE.
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  • 29 8 Comparative Statements of the Trade, Shipping, Ac. for 1847-18. The Local Signals (Colored) in use at Singapore. *c. &c. &c. Times Office Jan. l~>th 184'J
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  • 215 8 IT Hofwyl College, River, near Dover, directed by Mr and Mrs J. Weston, Members of the I College of Preceptors, aided by competent Teachers. This Institution, established in 1813 very commodiously arranged, is situated on rising ground in a very healthy and picturesque valley at an easy walk
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    • 208 8 TO THE INDIAN PRESS, AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY r. L.SIMMON US CO. Commission Merchants Newspaper and Ut-nerul Agents, Foreign and Colony Newspaper, Advertising, aud Commission Agents Olhces Bwgc yard, Buckler bury, London, beg to in form Publishers of Newspapers in the several Presidencies, that being the only parties in London
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    • 1364 8 ON SALE AT THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS. (NIAR TIIK ARMENIAN CHURCH.) Ntwform of Ship's Articles, Cargo Books, Personal ami Mortgage Bonds, Blank Power* of Attorney, Import ami Export Manifests, Boat Notes, Bills of Lading, Bills of KxrliHiige, Bills of Parcels, Promissory Notes, Straits Calendar for 1847, Ditto. Ditto, for 184(),
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    • 721 8 NEW SHIP'S ARTICLES. rlj AN Siile at tlie >Srn\ns JMfr U TIMKS PEKB9, (pri C( '"Wrc™ One Dollar each) t|)(. new form ot' Ship's Articles m Accordance with the Act of Par liaineiit 7fcB Victoria. Cap. I|o "^VALUABLE HORSEST^ A COM FOR I CIS IT!. Retract uf a Litter dated
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