The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-18 00:00:00

PIANO-FORTE TUNING.

At the suggestion of many of his Customers, W. R. takes this
mode of intimating, and submitting for approval, a Scale of
Charges for Tuning Piano-fortes by the Year.
That Piano-fortes be Tuned by a competent rerson, at regular
intervals, is of importanxe even in the case of an indifferent in-
strument, but it is indispensably requisite where the preservation,
or otherwise, of a really good one is involved.
The frequently-expressed satisfaction of those Ladies who have
done W. R. the honour to try this system, is the best recommen-
dation in its favour.
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR TUNING PIANO-FORTES BY THE YEAR.
Grand, Cottage, and Picolos £l 1 0
Two in the same house 1 15 0
SINGLE TUNINGS.
Cottage, Picolos, and Squares, each 0 3 6
Ditto and Grands, with Three Strings
New Strings are included in the above charges; and each in-
strument should be Tuned at regular periods, to ensure its beinz
always in excellent order. The same rates will be charged for
Piano-fortes within Twelve Miles of Town, with the addition of
expenses. Tunings in the Country carefully attended to on the
different journies.
Repairing and Regulating by first-class Workmen; charges
moderate.

Orders addressed 23, HAMILTON-STREET, BIRKENHEAD, Will
receive prompt attention.

ICHOS. DISMORE,
SILVERSMITH & JEWELLER TO THE QUEEN,

CORNER OF BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL.

The best made London Goldsmiths'-hall marked SILVER
SPOONS and FORKS, of the usual strength, weigh as follows,
but they may be had lighter or heavier at the same price per
ounce:—

PLAIN FIDDLE PATTERN. QUEEN'S PATTERN
oz. .E s. d. oz. s. d.
Table Spoons, per doz . 30 a 7/4..11 0 040 a 7/6..15 0 0
Table Forks, „ 30 a 7/4.. 11 0 040 a 7/6..15 0 0
Dessert Spoons „ 2O a 7/4.. 7 6 25 a 7/6.. 9 7 6
Dessert Forks „ 2O a 7/4.. 7 6 25 a 7/6.. 9 7 6
Tea Spoons „ lO a 7/10.. 318 12 a 8/0.. 416 0
Soup Ladles, each lO a 7/4.. 3 13 411 a 7/6.. 4 2 6
Gravy Spoons, „
Sauce Ladles, „ 2i a 7/10.. 0 19 7 3 a 8/0.. 1 4 0
Sugar Tongs, „
Salt Spoons
N.B.—lf for exportation, Is. 61. per ounce for drawback is
deducted from the above prices.
An excellent substitute for the aboveis good ELECTRO-PLATE.
It can he made at any price, according to the material used, and
the thickness of Silver put on. In Spoons and Forks three quali-
ties are kept, all being in size, shape, and appearance the same as
Silver, namely:

PLAIN FIDDLE PATTERN.

No. 1. No. 2. No. 3.
Table Spoons, per Dozen.. '3 10 0...e2 10 0.. £1 10 0
Table Forks, ~ ....3 10 0....2 10 0.... 1 10 0
Dessert Spoons „ ....2 10 0....2 0 0....1 0 0
Dessert Forks, „ .... 2 10 0.... 2 0 0. ... 1 0 0
Tea Spoons, , .... 1 10 0.... 1 3 9....0 14 3
Gravy Spoons, each .... 0 10 0.... 0 S G.... 0 5 9
Sauce Ladles, „ ....0 5 9....0 4 9... . 0 3 4
Soup Ladles, „ .... 1 0 0.... 0 17 0.... 0 11 6
Sugar Tongs, ~ .... 0 5 0.... 0 4 0.... 0 3 0
Salt Spoons, ~ .... 0 2 3....0 1 10....0 1 6
Tea-sets, Waiters, Dishes, and every Article required for the
Table, in either SILVER or ELECTRO- PLATE ; likewise a large
Assortment of JEWELLERY, of the best quality.

TO THE AFFLICTED.
GA L V ANISM,
which is one of the most Effectual Remedies in the cure
of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Stiff Joints, Cold Hands and Feet, Indi-
gestion, Paralysis, and all affections from Nervous Debility.
J. ATKINSON, 33, MANCHESTER-STREET, Manufactures the
most perfect MEDICAL MACHINE, at a price that will enable
all Sufferers to possess one. The application is so simple that a
child, with once showing, can manage it.
N.B.—All kinds of Galvanic Materials sold. Repairs carefully
executed.

THE GREAT NEWCASTLE FIRE.---The late
fearful explosion and wide-spread devastating fire at Gates-
head and Newcastle, destroying property to the value of one mil-
lion, converting a large area of warehouses (filled with sulphur,
nitrate of soda, peat charcoal, and other highly combustible
stores), whole stacks of offices, houses, &c., into a perfect volcano
of fierce, concentrated, incinerating, and long-enduring furnace
heat, in which not only combustible things, but even bricks,
stones, and iron were burnt up and fused. Safes of the ordinary
kind, iron-doored strong rooms, were alike melted, torn asunder,
their contents charred and destroyed. But amongst the many
instances of preservation in this instance, and in the more recent
destructive fire at Manchester, THOMAS MILNER and SON
have pleasure in giving publicity to the following gratifying testi-
monial : Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oct. 19 1854.
Gentlemen,—We have great pleasure in stating that, whilst (up'
offices were completely destroyed and burnt down in the greatitte
which, on the Gth instant, reduced a great many buildings in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead to ashes, two of your large
" holdfast" safes, in our offices, have been the means of pre-
serving our books, bills, and other valuable documents, although
these safes were exposed for about nine or ten hours to an im-
mense heat, and dug out of the ruins in a red-hot state. On
opening them we found our principal books and bills in a good
state of preservation. Some of the papers were singed and dis-
coloured, but we are happy to say they can be used for the main
purposes they were intended for. We feel it our duty to state
these facts, and will thank you to make us new safes to specifica-
tion.—We are, Gentlemen, yours truly,
A. LEIDEMAN and Co.

Messrs. Thomas Milner and Son.

GREAT FIRE IN LOWER KING-STREET;
Messrs. Milner and Son.
Gentlemen,—ln the terrific and destructive fire which broke out
yesterday morning, on the premises at the back of Mr. Carr's
coach manufactory, in Lower King-street, and the large pack of
buildings of which our warehouse formed a part, the whole of
which were completely gutted. and everything therein destroyed,
with the exception of our books and papers, contained fit the safe
we bought from your agent here, some few years age. This safe,
after being exposed to intense heat, fell during the conflagration
from the second storey to the basement, and was completely sur-
rounded by the burning mass. We beg to express the unqualified
gratification it affords us in being able to add to the numerous
testimonials to your valuable invention. We shall be glad to
afford any information to parties desirous of inquiring into the
facts herein stated.—We are, Gentlemen, respectfully yours,
F. H. THODE and Co.
_ .

-RESISTING SAFES, with
Tmi
IbL-1 nEe
R, 11,s an ch at er,
HOLDFAST Oct.a n26d,
.1.11
RS4E.
all the improvements under their new patents of 1851, 1854, and
1855, including their Impregnable Powder-proof Lock (without
which no safe in the hands of the public is secure), the strongest,
best, and cheapest safeguard against Fire, Robbery, or Violence
in the world.
Milner's Phoenix Safe Works, Windsor, Liverpool, the most
extensive in the world; Showrooms, 6 and 8, Lord-street,
Liver-
; London Depot, 47A, Moorgate-street, City.