The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-17 00:00:00

ZOOLOGWAL GARDENS

Yr HE anAi.ICID BOMBARDMENT of ALGIERS will
1. take place THIS DAY, (Friday,) and MONDAY next.
To be repeated EVERY MONDAY and FRIDAY during
the Season, weather permitting.
An excellent BRASS BAND in attendance every day.
Admittance, One Shilling.

LAW OF STORMS

TWO more LECTURES on
important Subject, at the Rooms of the
ation, Oldhall-street, behi the Ex-
(FRIDAY,) the 17th, an o-morrow,
91
th instant. To commenc each day at
iese Lectures will be repeated at the
Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, on the
same days, at half-past Seven o'clock.
ctures Mr. Espey will 'briefly explain the
m of his Theory, with many new lllustra-
it intelligible to those who may not have
I the former Lectures.

MR. ESPEY will deny(
this most i
Shipmasters' Ass
chanze, This Da

the 18

;s of t

During-

DMISSION, One Shilling to each Lecture.—Tickets at

TALACRE COAL.
SRS. GALT, BARFF, and BENNETT, 14,
DREE PIAZZAS, LIVERPOOL are appointed SOLE
i
:'S for the TALACRE COAL', IRON, and ONE
,NY. The valuable qualities and properti of these
will.he found fully described in the toll mg Testi-

orn eminent scientific authorities :
ro the Editor of Saunders' News Letter.
Royal Dublin Society's Laboratory,
30th July, 1830.
quantity of the Talacre Coal, taken from a cargo
npany's stores, without any kind of selection what-
ng been sent to me for trial, with a view to ascer-
less for domestic and other purposes, I have used
our common fire-places, as the open grate, close
furnace. I have also submitted it to chemical
)n, and I have no hesitation in saying that I con-
. excellent Coal, well adapted both for domestic use
e purposes of the arts and manufactures.
narkably free from slate and iron pyrites, or sul-
iron. It is not a heavy or hard Coal, but easily
o small pieces. It kindles readily, burns in the
e freely and pleasantly, producing a cheerful fire,
heat and flame. It is not what may be considered
coal ; for, in burning, it cokes so little that it
Nukes stirring. It is a lively, but Ido not consider
Coal : it is a Coal that can be burned with very
e. Its cinders are very good, yield a durable heat,
only about one-fiftieth of incombustible ashes, con-
earthy matter and oxide of iron.
;take not, this Coal will soon become a favourite in

,e Talacre Coal, in my opinion, will be found a valuable
in breweries, distilleries, glass-houses, vitriol works,
The circumstance of its not caking to any extent fits it
rably for furnaces. We cannot use caking coal in our
urnaces without admixture of coke or charcoal;
Talacre Coal may be used alone, and affords a
heat. From some experiments I made on the
.on and copper in a wind furnace, using only this
t produced exceeded my most sanguine expecta-
sults I obtained were most satisfactory. This
ited for making gas, yielding a large quantity
which burns with a. clear white light. It

oke of a very good quality.
ble properties of the Talacre Coal that
soon recommend itself to a discerning pub-
your obedient servant.
EDMUND DAVEY,
Prof. Chem. Royal Dublin Society.

TALACRE COAL.
avint been requested by Mr. Golding to.examine a por-
of Coal, the following are the results :
mbustible matters, consisting of carbon and
hydrogen, with small quantities of oxygen and
94.8
1.0
4.2

Incombustible matter of ash

Moisture

100.0
The following Table, drawn up from data contained in some
analysis of Coal made by Mr. IticitittnsoN will represent
the per tentage proportions of combustible matter, con-
sisting of carbon and hydrogen, including oxygen and
azote ; also the per tentage of incombustible matter or
ash, in different species of Coal from different localities:—

Combustible matter,
including I Ash

sof Coal. 1 Locality

oxygen and izote

Wyland

Ditto..
Cannel
Ditto..
Cherry

,Glasgow

86.088 13.912
98.872 1.128
97.452 2.548
85.434 14.566
98.324 1.676
98.576 1.421
98.607 1.393
97.481 2.519
98.97 1.03

Lancashire
Edinburgh.

Newcastle

Glasgow.
Newcastle
Durham .

Coal under exam la tn , Talacre