The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-20 00:00:00

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ALARMING FIRES.
TN consequence of the great insecurity of the Common Iron
J. Safes and TIN BOXES for preserving Books, Papers,
&c., from Fire, C. CHUBB, Jun., begs to call the attention
of the Public to his Father's PATENT FIRE-PROOF
STRONG ROOMS, CHESTS, SAFES, BOXES, and
IRON DOORS, which are perfectly secure against the force
and ingenuity of the most skilful and determined Burglar,
and are Fire-proof, as the following severe test, to which a
Box made on this principle has undergone, fully proves :
Saw Mills, Grosvenor-basin, January 25, 1836.
" We certify that this paper was enclosed in Chubb's Pa-
tent Fire-proof Box, and exposed in the furnace of a steam-
engine of 22 horse power, by which the Box became red hot
in three minutes, and remained in that state for half an hour,
and was taken out in our presence in this state.
" Witness, " GEO. LOWER.
" R. R. ARNTZ.
" R. GOODMAN, Engineer.
VA— The Original may be seen at the Agent's.
JAPAN DEED BOXES
fitte , CASH BOXES, on SALE
and Made to Order, all d with the PATENT DETEC-
,
TOR LOCKS, at

C. CHUBB'S, Jun.,
28, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL.

The booksellers of Paris have united to recommend to the
ministry to adopt a measure acknowledging the copyright of
foreign as well as native authors, and forbidding foreign or
clandestine editions.

THE SHERIFFS OF LONDON AND MIDDLESEX.—We have
it from the best authority, that it is intended to propose Sir
Robert Peel and Lord John Russell as sheriffs of London for
the ensuing year. They are both citizens, and cannot refuse
the office without the payment of a penalty of £6OO. So
much for privilege !—Staffordshire Gazette.
EXTRAORDINARY MONOMANIA.—A Lyons paper states
that a man, rather advanced in life, was arrested, a few days
ago, in that city, on a charge of mendicity. He had made
a considerable collection, aided by certificates from various
ecclesiastics. On his being searched, his pocket-book was
found to contain eight bank-notes of 1000 f each, and in his
pockets was a considerable sum in specie. He was questioned
how, with so much wealth, he could venture to degrade him-
self by begging, and replied, that he had a great many grand-
children, to whom lie wished to leave a handsome indepen-
dence. He was, in fact, a lunatic, with the monomania of
mendicity, and has been ascertained to be worth 150,000 f.
He has two sons established in a thriving manufactory near
Rouen, and two daughters, both advantageously married.
His malady came upon him some years ago ; and his sons
took the precaution of writing to the chief magistrates of
the county, warning them of it, and requesting that he might
be sent back to his family. This has been complied with by
the Procureur du Roi of Lyons.
RUFFS.—Queeu Elizabeth and her ladies are represented
in all pictures as cased in whalebone, with waists very long,
and made excessively small by tight 'lacing lacing; with enormous
stiff ruffs round their throats, and small caps of point-lace,
which now go by the name of
Queen Elizabeth's cousin, Mary
Queen of Scots. The ruff was sometimes kept upright by a
wire frame ; and was sometimes so stiffly starched as to stand
lip by itself. Starch of various kinds came into fashion ; and,
in the next reign, a certain Mrs. Turner brought over from
abroad the method of making yellow starch, which was so
much admired, that every fashionable lady appeared in a yel-
low ruff (toile up with Mrs. Turner's starch. Mrs. Turner
was at length hanged for murder. She appeared on the scaf-
fold in a handsome yellow ruff. Every lady threw away hers ;
and not a yellow ruff was ever seen more. The starching of
ruffs became so important a business, that a Dutch woman,
named Van der Plasse, came to London to carry on and teach
the art. The premium she asked was five pounds—a great
sum in those days—and an additional pound for the secret of
preparing the starch.—Guide to Trade.