The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

DEFECTIVE SIGHT RESTORED.

EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY for the perfect
and permanent restoration of Defective Sight.—Dr.
BURNETT, 21, Gower-place. Bedford-square, London, has just
published, and will forward free by post. on receipt of 12 postage
stamps, a CERTAIN MODE OF PRESERVING THE SIGHT,
and restoring it when weal:, by means so simple and efficacious
that persons who are short-sighted, or whose eyesight has become
bad by intense application, the premature use of glasses, or other
causes, are enabled, even to the age of 80, to enjoy the comforts
and pleasures which arise from distinct vision.

IMPORTANT ADVICE. -Messrs. JOHN A.
LEWIS and CO., Members of the Royal College of Surgeons,
London and Paris, 44, Nelson-street, Great George-square, Liver-
pool, continue to be consulted on all cases of Nervous Debility,
Depression of Spirits. &C., of which their medical work treats on;
'which- may be had from 'l'. NEWTON, 29, Church-street, price
is.; post free, Is. Gd. • or from the author. Letter containing
et, and fully describing case, immediately attended to, with
every satisfaction to the patient. Hours of attendance from Nine
till Nine—on Sundays till Two. Private Entrance, I, Bailey-
street, first door from Grenville-street South.

q_Einitett 55tates.

NOTICE

TIIE BRITISH MAIL STEAMERS have RESUMED their
WEEKLY SAILINGS, and will bedespatched froM LIVERPOOL
every SATURDAY, as formerly, alternately to BOSTON (calling
at Halifax), and to NEW YORK, Direct.

The British and North American Royal Mail Steampacket Com-
pany draw the attention of Shippers and Passengers to the
329th section of the New Merchant Shipping Act, which is as
follows:—
No person shall be entitled to carry in any ship, or to require
the master or owner of any ship to carry therein, Aquafortis,
OiP of Vitriol, Gunpowder, or any other Goods which, in the
judgment of such master or owner, are of a dangerous nature ;
and if any person carries or sends by any ship any goods of a
dangerous nature, without distinctly marking their nature on
the outside of the package containing the same, or otherwise
giving notice in writing to the master or owner, at or before
the time of carrying or sending the same to be shipped, he
shall for every such offence incur a penalty not exceeding
,eloo; and the master or owner of any ship may refuse to take
on board any parcel that he suspects to contain goods of a dan-
ger um nature, and may require them to be opened to ascertain
the fact." --
Freight to New York, and to Halifax and Boston, £6 per ton and
5 per cent. primage.
Freight on Parcels ss. each and upwards, according to size.
PARCELS for different Consignees, collected anti made up in
Single Packages, addressed to one party for delivery in America,
for the purpose of evading the payment of Freight, will, upon
examination in America by the Customs, be charged with the
proper Freight.
BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL
STEAM SHIPS,
APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY
To Sail between
LIVERPOOL and NEW YORK, DIRECT,
t And between
sv" LIVERPOOL and BOSTON,
The BOSTON Ships only CALLING at HALIFAX to land and
receive Passengers and Her Majesty's Mails.
Captain Captain
PERSIA C. H. E. Judkins. CANADA .. W. J. C. Lang.
ARABIA James Stone. A MERICA..J. G. Wickman.
ASIA Edw. G. Lott. NI AGARA..AIex. Ryrie.
. AFRICA Neil Shannon. , EUROPA .. John Leitch.
CAMBRIA Captain Douglas.

The undernoted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail
From LIVERPOOL.
AFRICA For Naw YORK ...Saturday, the 23d Feb.
ARABIA For BOSTON Saturday, the Ist Mar.
PERSIA For NEW YORK .. Saturday, the Bth Mar.
CANADA For BOSTON Saturday, the 15th Mar.
ASIA For NEW YORK .. Saturday, the 22d Mar.
AMERICA For BOSTON Faturday, the 29th Mar.

From AMERICA.
ARABIA From• BOSTON Wednesday.... Feb. 13.
PERSIA From NRW Yoitx .. Wednesday.... Feb. 20.
CANADA From BOSTON Wednesday.... Feb. 27.
ASIA From NEW YoRK .. Wednesday.... Mar. 5.
AMERICA From •Bos .... Wednesday.... Mar. 12.
The Passengers and Goods for New York are intended to be
landed at Jersey City, within the jurisdiction of the Custom-bouse
of New York.
PASSAGE MONEY FROM LIVERPOOL
TO HALIFAX AND BOSTON.
Chief Cabin Twenty-five Guineas.
Second Cabin
TO NEW YORK DIRECT.
Chief Cabin Thirty Guineas.
Second Cabin .. Twenty Guineas.
These rates include Steward's Fee and Provisions, but with-
out Wines or Liquors. which can be obtained on board.
Dogscharged Fite Pounds each.
These Steam-ships have accommodation for a limited number
of Second-Cabin Passengers.
Nora.—All Letters and Netespavers intended to be sent by
these Vessels must pass through the Post-office, and none will be
received at the Agents' Offices.
The owners of these ships will not be accountable for gold,
silver, bullion, specie, jewellery, precious stones,o r metals, unless
hills of lading are signed therefor, and the value thereof therein
expressed.

Passengers are allowed Twenty Cubic Feet of Personal Luggage,
Free of Freight, but the Agents do not guarantee to reserve room
for more than that quantity, and they will charged freight on
their personal luggage when it exceeds half a ton measurement.
fr - To prevent disappointment or difficulty, Passengers are re-
spectfully informed, that Packages of Merchandise will not be
allowed to be shipped as Luggage, or with their Luggage.
Passengers are not permitted to goon board by the Steamer that
takes the Mail.

Parcels will hereceived at the Office of the Agents hereuntil Six
o'clock on the FRIDAY ftvpri Nos previous to sailing.
Apply, in Halifax, to SAMUEL CUNARD; in Boston. to S. S.
LEwis ; in New York, to EDWARD CUNARD; in Havre, to
DONALD CURRIE, 21. Quaff d'Orleans; in Paris, to DONALD
CURRIE. 17, Boulevard des Italiens ; in London, to J. B. FooRD,
52, Old Broad-street; in Glasgow, to G. and J. BURNS; and in
Liverpool, to

D. and C. MAC IVER. 16, Water-street.

=r' The AFRICA, for NEW YORK, DIRECT, will sail on
SATURDAY next, the 23d inst. The Steam-tender SATE tArrE will
leave the Landing-stage, opposite the Baths, George's Pier, at
Ten o'clock, Morning, of that day, with the Passengers for the
AFRICA.

Sranct.

STEAM COMMUNICATION

BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND HAVRE
SIA3GARET Captain JOHN HARRISON;
\ rsstf DELTA Captain LITTLE ;
or other suitable Steamers, are intended. to Sail
(with or without Pilots) from the HUSKISSON (or other) Docx as
follows:

From LIVERPOOL to HAVRE. DIRECT. •
DELTA Monday, Feb. 25.. at 12 o'clock, Noon.
- Shippers must descrit)e in theirShippingNotes the contents
of their Packages. _ -

Fare:—Cabin, 25*.

Po r FrelglatorPassage n Tilivre,toDorar.n CURATE; In
London, to J. B. Fonno, 52, Old Broad-street ; in Glasgow, to
G. and J. Bqums, 9, Buchanan-street; in Manchester, to JOHN
WALKER, 77A, Market-street; or here, to
BURNS and MAC (VER. 16. Water-street.