The Straits Times, 25 April 1854

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    20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. AND SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. VOL. 10th. PUBLISHED EVERY [TUESDAY APRIL 25th, 1854] TUESDAY MORNING NO. 685.
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      931 1 .ITE» BUBSCRIPTIOH "dually.. *p. Drs. 1C Half-Vtarly.. 9 f vu .rtcrly.... UD e Month... U A Single Copy— One Rupee. J LIST OF ARTICLES FOR SALE AT THE COMMISSION ROOMS OF JOHN LITTLE CO. COMMERCIAL SQUARE— SINGAPORE. Mliv i Outfitting department. Pools shoes, and slippers, l'arin and London madr. j,
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      807 1 Ny I. m d, &c Muslin Gloves French Kiu, White and coloured, White and coloured silk, thread Parasols silk, plain, and figured Ribbons silk, satin, bonnet and children's, a great assortment Thread cotton on reels, Silk, tapes, bobbin Needles, Pins, crochet Thread, and needles Babies' Hoods and HaU silk and
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      461 1 Canvas and Sewing Twine Guns and carronades Pitch, Tar and Rosin— Segars and Tobacco Tallow, Turpentine, Palms, &c. ©artttnarr titutlerp. A great variety of the best manufacture. (Tfjina 9c $apan iHanufaeturee. A splendid selection from the stores of the first artizans in Japan and China, comprising every variety of useful
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      490 1 AGENTS. I London— F. Alg.r *Co < Calcutta— Thicker A Co. [rence j Hongkong— Armstrong ft Lawy Bktavis— Lange Co. Brown Holland and rough brown linen Braces buckles and Silver trowser studs. Gold and Silver shirt studs. Uniforim and plain caps. Gold Lace. Gold Cap frowns and Lions. Naval A
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      534 2 Pigou Wills' Canister powder Joyce's palentshot Percussion Caps, Gun Nipples, nipple-Keys and turn Screws Gun Wadding, powder flasks, shot belts and pouches, Parallel rulers, brass jointed compasses, Gunters scales, measuring tapes, fool rules, Ac. Stationary— Consisting, of a large assortment of account and blank books, foolscap, letter and note paper,
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      925 2 NOTICE. «itnCURSETJEE FROMMORZE. HEKEBY gives Notice that he has withdrawn j from Ihe firm lately carrying on Trade and business under the style of Little, Ccrsbtjk.k A Co., and he has this day established himself as a General Dealer, Commission Agent and Auctioneer under the style of, CURSETJEE A CO.,
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      1073 2 HOLLO WAY'S PILLS. BURPEISISG CURE OF A CONFIRMED ASTHMA AFTKR FIVE YEARS SUFFERING. Thefollotoing testimonial has been sent to Professor Ilolloway, by a Gentleman named Middleton, of Scotland Road, Liverpool. Sir.-Your PilU have bfen the mom, under proyidence, of restoring me to sound health after five year* of severe affliction.
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      1089 2 HOLLOW AY'S OimiEXT V A MOST ASTONISHING CURB OF SCIUtKU I. ULCKRS A CASK CERTIFIED Bl TUB MAYOR «r BOSTON. Copy of a Letter from J. Noble, Esq., Mayor of Boston Lincolnshire. <i To PRorEssoß Holloway, Dear .Sir. Mrs. Sahah Dixon of Liqaorpond Street Boston, has this day deposed before
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      568 3 TRIESTE ROUTE. OVERLAND ROUTE VIA TRIESTE. THE Austrian Lloyds Steam Navigation Company' 8 Imperial Mail Steam Packet cave Alexandria direct for Trieste 24 houis after the arrival oi the Passengers by the Penin»ular and Oriental Company's Steamers from Calcutta, on about the 11th of every month and an arrangement has
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      675 3 THE LONDON A ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE. ESTABLISH ED IN 1843.) THE Undersigned are prepare< t0 arce P l s^ s (covered by «M|ynKgßropen Policies with the London Insurance Companies) by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's and the Hon'ble the East India Company's Steamers, or Steamers under
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      837 3 &rcat Electoral &e**ian&tatc ftoan of 6,725,000 DOLLARS. THIS LOAN is guaranteed by the Government and contacted by the eminent Banking House of Messrs. M. A. Von Rothschild Sons, in Frankfort on-the- Maine. The following capital Prizes must be gained 14 of 40,000 Dollar* 60 of 4,000. Dollar* 22 36,000 60
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      583 3 PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S OFFICE. Battery Road Singapore. MAlL cffiS^v LI NES OUTWARD MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steam Ship nor 110," with the European Mails of the 2 lih March may be expected, en route to Hongkong and Shanghai, on or about the 3rd proximo.
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    SINGAPORE: TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 1854.
    234 4 ■HIOICI We have to announce the arrival of the following passengers: April 18 per Ganges from Hongkong, Major General Jervoig, Hon'ble J. W. Hulme, Mrs. Hulme, Captain Mactair, R. N. Captain and Mrs. Heyraan, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Demee, and Mr. G. T. White
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    38 4 Tire Petit Jury was discharged on Friday last, and the Criminal Session adjourned until to-morrotv, when the prisoners ajjainst whom no bills of indiement have been found will be discharged, and tbe Session of Oyer and Terminer close.
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    18 4 To day the business of the Insolvent Court will commence, and to-morrow the Court will bold Civil Sittings.
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    58 4 Ox Sunday last, during the violent thunderstorm, the Metric fluid struck the dwelling house of Mr. d' Almeida at Campong Glam, and seriously damaged one of the sitting rooms fortunately, however, the whole of the family escaped. We hoar that during the storm one of the boats of H. M.
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    58 4 Owe day last week a Javanese Lascar, on board the "Dutch bark "Syren," fell from the riiarjring and struck with great violence on the cat-head of the vessel, fracturing the •ternum, and causinir other injuries. Prompt surgical assistance was afforded from H. M. S. Spartan," and the unfortunate man was
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    39 4 The Captain of the Marianne," from Melbourne, reports that the P. and O. Steamer Chnsan" reached Hobson's Bay on the night of Marrh 13th. next Hay the Chusan" nailed up the Bay, and on the 15th departed for Sydney.
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    57 4 Paptaix Macy, of the brig "Susan," has desired us to correct an error contained in our notice of a shoal observed by him on the passage from Sydney to Lombock, (see Straits Times, April 4th, 1854). The sounding* oMained at noon were 23 fathoms instead of 23 feet, as noted
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    88 4 Oif the 18th instant there was a mutiny on board the clipper Rhip Cowaojee Family," the crew (Lascars) of which vessel, when desired to weigh anchor in prosecution of the voyage to China, assaulted the Captain and officers, and threatened serious violence. With the assistance of a European boat's crew
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    100 4 03" From the P. O. Company's advertisement in the China Vail, we observe that the Cadiz is announced to leave Hongkong for Singapore, Galle and Bombay on the 22nd. inst., at 2 v. m Why the Hongkong superintendent should send away the steamer before the regular day we are at
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    101 4 Capb Town papers have boen received to the 4th March. Further discoveries of large deposits of gold and white copper were being made, over the greater part of the Colony.— The construction of railways was in course of agitation. The steamer Croesus," for Australia, was detained at the Cape in
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    290 4 ON Saturday last a Coroner's inquest was held on view of the boJy of a seaman belonging, to H. M- S. "Spartan," who, being on shore-liberty, had indulged la immoderate quantities of intoxicating liquors, which caused his death. The drugged liquors sold to sailors at most of the low punch-houses
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    282 4 Ax page 6 of our present Hsue will be faun 1 a detailed account of the Reform Club Bmquet given to Sir Charles Napier on the eve of his departure for the Baltic. In the speech of Sir Charles, on returning thanks, will be found tba ominous words—" and possibly
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    116 4 The Rkvkwue Farms.— We subjoin the result of the sale o( the Revenue Farms, or monopolie* of Opium, Spirit*, and Markets, for 1804-50, which took place on the 20th instant. Monthly Rent fot *****4. j Mon It.. :l.b Farms. Ke 'for 18; nt M if. Opium Spirit Toddy and Baang
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    151 4 Amoxo the "signs of the times'" we may notice the collecting' at Singapore of a large naval force, ready to meet any energent demands in the event of a war with Russia. Alreidy we have at anchor in our roads, H. Ms. Ship Spartan," the sloops Rapid" and Lily," the
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    28 4 The Javasche Courant, of the 29th. ultimo, cirttains the following notice of a disastrous fire at the coal beds of Orange Nassau, on the S.E. coast of Borneo
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    220 4 Oq the 17th of February, at half- past five o'clock a. m., a fire broke out in the coal mines of Orange Nawau, at Pengaron, (8. E. ooaat of Borneo) ;up t" the 3rd March they had not been able to extinguish the fire. So far as can be ascertained,
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      785 4 TELECR \PHIC_EXPRESSES IT is scarcely necessary to advert to the generally acknowledged usefulness and necesiity of speedy communications we sec therefore everywhere the greatest exertions going on, to multiply «nd accelerate to the utmost these communications by telegraphs, railroads aud steamers. The possession of the nearest and authentic intelligence from
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      631 4 ON WEDNESDAY NEXT, Apbil 26th, 1854, THE UNDERSIGNED WILL SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, THE HANDSOME /CTo&ern ftou#el)oto GLASS-WARE, TABLE-WARE, PLATE* AND PLATED WARE, PICTURES, &cBflonging to A. BERNARD, ESQ. (Changing his Residence.) The sale will take place at Okangk Gbove House, Orchard Road, and will commence at 10 a. m.
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      36 4 A.t Singap<»re, April 20, Mr*. T. O. Crane of a daughter. On Saturday, the '22nd instant, Richard Adolphus Pamtrnore, of Melbourne, Victoria, second son of the late R. Pasamore, of Uarndtaple, Devonshire, to Mary ttuphia Kelly.
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    278 5 llvdbas papers have been received to the 12th instaut. W« regret to record the death of trene- stavely, 0. 8., Commander-in- Chief of the Madras Army, which event took place very sudV, n ly on the 4th April, in the Transit Carriage, wliereiu lit 1 wwars r proceeding from Bangalore
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    343 5 Bombay papers to 3id instant, received per "Potiimjer, notice that cholera was conimittiii' jrreat ravages at Surat, and was piev.tlent at JJjmbay and other places The trial of Nowrojee Dhunjeeboy, for the alleged murder of Uossabhoy Honnusjee on board the Malta, termioated in a verdict of not guilty." The accused
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    166 5 Calcutta files have been received, via Galle enent ?i? Btant CalUai R °e erB Su l» e 5 m ne had iristltuted an i°«°n R ioooo^Th for Bl r leri laying dama e8 emu>n to Government, in which the defendant her R? SK" Rogei8 wilh h»»i"g taken from ■«n in
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    CHINA.
    1121 5 ova jf O JT c an<^ 0- Steamers Ganges" been 08a> Hongkong journals and advices "(Weg" receive< to tue 15th instant. The h M detaine d 24 hours after her usual ln ex pectationof the arrival of W W abo nt an Gan ges started, and Ul M nules
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    50 5 Th« Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship PO TTINGKR, Captain Stkao, arrived here on the 18th insl. at Bp. m., having left Bombay April 3rd, Galle the iOlh, and Penang the 17th instant. We annex a list of passengers For Suyapore-Mr. and Mrs. Egremond, Me*.,* Wallace, Rogers, Lope*, Comos. and JSscorana.
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    164 5 For Hongkong Messrs. Mo. Queen, I'edlcr, Mirjh, Warrirgtoii »»d Vacher. For Batavia —Mr. and Mrs. Van Sou, Mr. and Mrs. Husselm<tn, Messrs. Mannew, Cramerus Schurmau. For King Gtorgtt Hound— Mr*. H lines. For Adelaide— Messrs. Paas, and dimming. For Melbourne— Messrs. Langhorne, Lewis, Churchill, and Ron*. For Sfih i, ij
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    (FROM OUR OWN CORESPONDENT.)
    236 5 Malta, Mardi \ith, 18-54. The arrival of the French Steamer from Constantinople brings but little naws. The snow was still too deep to admit of military operations. The squadron was lying at Beycos. "Furious" had returned from her cruize to Varna, Odessa and Sevastopol, but only
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    (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
    1475 5 London, March %th, 18 VI The Emperor of Russia has replied to the letter of Louis Napoleon urging him to agree to reasonable terms, in a style which leaves no hope of peace. The letter was published in the French papers on Saturday last, and on
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    CHINA.
    445 5 Peking (Jazettks have been received up to the 2d ultimo, from which we learn that th^ patriots, having broken up their wint.-r quarters, as before reported, were advancing steadily towards the capital. In th>Uazetten of previous wmlu the evacuation of Tuh-low and other places was made to appear as
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    THE BROOKE LETTERS.
    2307 6 -The following critique is repn.i-a iroiu clever weekly paper cailed the Press." Though it has few readers among us, it is well known in the political circles of London to be the organ of the late Derby Cabinet, and to be assisted by the pens of some
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    THE FRENCH SEIZURE OF NEW CALEDONIA.
    2668 6 Vlaniflst Destihy.— The seizure of the beautiful land* of New Caledonia in the name of Louis Nnpolt*on tho .Emperor ot wit) rcficiij n«8 very iinim Any excited the indignation of Her Britannic Majesty's loyal journals of Australia. Read the article frum the Sydney Herald
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    DINNER AT THE REFORM CLUB TO SIR CHARLES NAPIER, K.C.B.
    4819 6 Last night tho members of the Reform ('!•:■> entertained Vice Admiral Sir Charles K«f*s X.C.8., to dinner in the coffee room of the house, Pall Mall, to celebrate his aopointraeut Admiral of the Fleet now ordered to the B*lti< The
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    SHIPWRECKS.
    3124 7 -Tho Shipping Gazette of March 7th, mentions that during the month of January hut no less than 319 vessels employed in tho mercantile marine were known to have oeen shipwrecked, and that in the past month there was a loss of 17;), altogether making a destruction of no less
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      ARRIVALS.
      216 8 April 17— Brit, brig Weraff, DufreUy, Sarawak April 6. 18— Dutch schi Almas, Nakoda, Minto April 10. Brit bark City of London, Fine, Akvab March 20. llamb. do. Flora, Tiedeman, Do. March 22. P. and O. Co.'sS. V. Ganges, Baker, Hongkong April 12. H. M. brig Lily, Sanderson, Do.
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      DEPARTURES.
      139 8 Apri! 17— Brit, bark East Lothian, Craigic, Liverpool. 19 Do. schr. Pearl, Ward, Kongpoot. i, Dutch bark Justiu.i, Deibel, Rhio. m Am. ship Dolphin, Hoyt, Pinang and Boston. Brit, bark Sultan, Mc.Farlanc, Manila. Do. ship Cowasjce Family, Daudo, Hongkong. P. and O. Co.'s S. V. Madras, Parfitt Sydney. Do.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED FROM EUROPE
      154 8 Boadicea Glasgow Broelertroun Hartlepool 18 Dee. De Heiliste Ludwina Wiuch Newcastle 5 Aug. Kquateur Ma~res Swuuei 3 Dec. Eliza Thornton Muwnll Toulon Ift Feb. Hinrna Boznon MfMl 7 Sept. Herlejre Wi!|brnH»r llartlepool Harold Hlldcbroed Do. John Bibbr O*te< Liverpool 2 F*b. Lane* hire Witch Parke Do.
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      FREIGHTS TO LONDON & LIVERPOOL
      45 8 FREIGHTS TO LONDON LIVERPOOL Tin 3 ID i-er 20 cw t Uamhier in baskets none Ditto in bales 4. 10 Sago Flour 4. 10 Police in biigs none Black pepper 5. per 16 cw-r. Measurement Goods 5. per 50 culiic ft Gutta Tuban 5. i>er-20cHt.
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      MONEY MARKET.
      65 8 On England 6 Months credits at4s. lid. ss. perdr. On Calcutta '235 per 100 dollars. Bombay &J days sight Us- '235 per dollar* MO syce; Silver 8 to 84 per cent premium for large Company's Kupee* 'l:> r > per 100 dollars Java Hupees (new) ?8O per 100
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      417 8 NATIVE CRAFT— BRITISH— Putty Mombarick, Judul Kama, Stiuval Amid, Dolphin, Fmb»&>* bany, Futta Baric. K. C. Buz, Kirn Soon Hin, Bally Packet, Gv>od Luck, Albatross, Tit" Hin, Samdaniiv, Sideris. DUTCH— Serrio, Pospab, Futty Hokseng, Futile Raytnan, Futtal Ilair.Orion.Eng Bee, Balenkengn m, Almas, MALAY Sambaranny. BALLY— Fattel
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