The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-16 00:00:00

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ROCK HARMONICON

POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK THE ROCK HAR-
MONICON will be EXHIBITED in LIVERPOOL.
ir RICHARDSON respectfully informs the Public that
el • the Harrnonicon will (for the last time) be exhibited on
THURSDAY next, the 18th instant, in the MUSIC-HALL,
Bold-street, when Mr. JOHN DAVIES will again perform
in conjunction with the Inventor's Three Sons. First Per-
formance from Eleven till One ; Second Ditto, from Three
till Five, and in the Evening from Seven till Ten o'clock.

Admittance, ls. ; Children, (id ; Schools, Half-price.
N.B.—The Harmonicon may be seen daily, for a WEEZC
ONLY, at Miss KNIBB'S, 15, Bold-street.

CERTAIN CURE OF BLINDNESS

MR. BAXTER, OCULIST, WARREN-STEET,

LIVERPOOL

Nrit. BAXTER, has been nearly six months in Liver-
-11 pool, and completed some remarkable cures, testimo-
nials of which arc attached to this advertisement.
In submitting the following testimonials to the notice of
the Ladies and Gentlemen of Liverpool, Mr. Baxter does
so, in the hope that the strictest inquiry will be made into
every case.

TESTIMONIALS OF CURES,

MR. BAXTER.—For the good of the Public, I here in-
sert, that I feel great pleasure in informing you, that
my eye, of which 1 was blind, through a severe inflam-
mation and swelled to a great size, is now quite perfect ; and,
at the same time of returning you my grateful acknow-
ledgments for your kind attention, and the high state of per-
fection to which you have brought it in so short a period.—
Given in my own hand writing this 21st day of December,
1840. STEPHEN M`DONALD,

Blake-street, Copperas-hill, Liverpool

SlR,—Being blind through a violent inflammation and
films, three years previous to placing myself under your
care, I feel myself happy in being able to return you my best
thanks, for the satisfactory cure you have performed on my
eyes in the course of three months, and I may add, with
scarce any pain.—Given in my own hand-writing this 21st
day of December, 1840._

JOSEPH WDONALD,
Blake-street, Copperas-hill, Liverpool

Strt,—Being afflicted with opthalmia for twelve years,
and at intervals blind, for six and eight months together,
previous to placinr, myself under your care, and I feel it my
duty, for the goodof others (that are blind) to return you
my sincere thanks for the perfect cure you have made of my
eyes, in so short a period, after being under advice so many
years.—Given in my hand-writing this 23d day of Decem-
ber, 18-10._ JOHN TOBIN,

No. 4, Dawson-place, Hunter-street, Liverpool

SlR,—Being blind of one eye, through a speck left by in-
flammation, twelve months previous to the time of placing
myself under your care, and 1 feel it my duty to return you
my sincere thanks, for the great benefit which I have re-
ceived ; and I can assure you and the public, that after being
one month under your treatment I can now see to read, and
thsr, sir, I must acquaint you, that my eye was declared
incurable at Manchester.—Given in my own hand-writing
this 11th day of Jan. 1841.

ELLEN JONES,
No. 12, Union-place, Clayton-street, Liverpool

Sur.,—With the utmost deference I address you, and am
happy to state, that my son, John M`Cann, after having been
about nine years afflicted with bad eyes, he acknowledges
that he cannot describe the very great benefit that he has re-
ceived since he came under your very diligent care ; and I myself
feel the greatest comfort imaginable. seeing the very great
change for the better in his sight. Therefore, I think it an in-
cumbent duty on me, through this natural life, to be grate-
ful to you.—Sir, your already obliged and grateful servant,
CHARLES M`CANN.
Crosbie-street, Liverpool, 29th Dec., 1840.

6.
SIR,—I take this opportunity to write to you, to inform
you how my brother's eyes are getting on, Alexander Frazer,
who was declared incurable at Glasgow, and called upon you
at Bolton ; he can now soe to read the smallest print, for
which I feel truly grateful to you sir, for my brother's pro-
gress in sight, as well as many more friends in Glasgow.—
Given in my hand-writing this 2d day of August, 1840.

JOHN PRAZeR,
No. 98, Gallowgate, Glasgow, Scotland

SlR,—This is to certify, that I was nearly blind (amaurosis)
of the right eye, and very deficient of sight of the other eye,
it having been gradually failing for years, and being in my
70th year, I had given up all hopes ; but hearing of the cures
you were performing in Liverpool, induced me to make a
trial, and 1 am happy to say, that after being under your
treatment ifor one month, I can now see to read tolerably
well without the aid of glasses.—Given in my hand-writing
this 28th day of January, 1841.
FREDERICK HAMILTON,
No. 39, Charlotte-street, Liverpool.

Sir,—For the good of the public, and especially those who
are labouring under the distressing malady of blindness, I
here insert that my daughter, Mary Leech, 15 years of age,
was blind, through a violent inflammation and films, and
was in the North Staffordshire Infirmary fora length of time,
where she was severely blistered and leeched, &c., until her
eyes were sunk in her head, and after that golden ointment
was applied to her eyes with care, but all to no service ; but
hearing of your ability as an oculist, and the cures you had
performed, I wrote for £1 worth of your eye medicines,
giving you every particular of her case, on the Ist day of
April, 1840 ; and, thank God! in one month she could see
to read the smallest print, and has remained perfect ever
since. And, sir, my youngest daughter, Emma, had very
bad eyes at the time, to which I applied your medicines, and
she was made perfect.—Given in my handwriting this 11th
day of January, 1841. WM. LEECH,

AmlUable-street, Tunstall, Staffordshire Potteries

Vr•R-',7 Sir,—Mr. NEWBROOKS, High-street, Tunstall,
desires to state that he .is perfectly restored to sight, and is
happy that he had the chance of meeting with your valuable
medicines.

Sir,—l was for three years totally blind of my left eye, and
could only perceive the shadow of a person passing me with
the right eye (the complaint being amaurosis) ; but, after
being under your treatment for two months, I am happy to
say that my leftleye is perfect, and my right eye (that on
which I was entirely dark) I can now see a little with; for
which I feel thankful to God, and greatly obliged to you.—
Given in my handwriting this 3rd day of October, 1840.

JAMES FRANCIS,
North Bradley, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire.

Sir,—l am a seafaring man, of the age of 36 years, anC
have been afflicted for eight years with a deficiency of sight
For the last three months I have been on shore in nearl3
utter darkness, and could get no relief from the doctors here
who call it amaurosis ; but hearing of your cures of blind,
ness in the newspapers, induced me to send for £1 worth o
your medicines, being the sum stated in the advertisement
and in nine days I feel my sight a great deal better, and
hope, if it please God, to be able to go to sea again in a shor
time ; but I will write to you again, sir, in a fortnight's time
—Given in my handwriting: this 15th day of February, 1841
JOHN BURNICLE,
Albion-street, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham.

HENRY SADON, No. 16, Clayton-street, Liverpool,
was blind (amaurosis) for a number of years. He has now
bee❑ five weeks under Mr. Baxter's treatment, and has re-
ceived that benefit of sight, that he can go about the streets
alone without any inconvenience, and there is every hope of
a perfect cure being made.

13.
Mrs. PRICE, Dance.street, Copperas-hill, Liverpool, 53
years of age, was blind (amaurosis) for three years, and so
weak and infirm that she could not rise from her chair with-
out help ; but after patiently persevering in Mr. Baxter's
mild treatment for five months, she is restored to sight so as
to distinguish man from woman, and was able to walk out
last week by herself ; she keeps still improving both in health
and sight.

14.
WM. PARKINSON, No. 41, Vienna-street, Leeds, had
been nearly blind for 23 years, and in six weeks he could see
to read the smallest print. This case, as well as some of the
above, was not owing to a decay or wasting of the optic nerve
(which does not admit of a cure), but proceeded from a com-
pression of the nerves by redundant humours, which, had
they not been drained off, would have elided in total dark-
ness, i.e. snake serena.

Mr. Baxter is successor to his Father, who practised upon
the eye for 40 years. The case now mentioned was the first
placed under the care of the present Mr. B. A soldier, in
Hull, who was blind through inflammations and thick films
in the year 1813, having lost his sight in Egypt, was restored
to sight and made perfect in two months, after having been
discharged blind from the hospitals of London, York, Leeds,
and Hull. This will bear out Mr. B.'s experience for nearly
28 years. Many hundreds more have been cured, too nu-
merous for the limits of an advertisement.
Mr. BAXTER, Oculist, from Bolton, may be consulted
daily, by letter or personally, at No. 37, Warren-street,
Copperas-hill, upon all cases of Ophthalmia, or Inflamma-
tions, Specks, &c., Amaurosis, or Dimness of Sight, without
the use of Mercury, Blisters, Bleeding, Seton, Issues, or any
restraint of diet or business.

NEW FAMILY FRUIT WAREHOUSE,
No. 16. PARKER-ST.REE7', Corner of Clayton-square,
JOHN WILKINSON most respectfully informs his
Friends and the Public in general, that he has opened the
above Premises in the BRITISH and FOREIGN FRUIT
TRADE, and he hopes, by strict attention to business, to
merit a share of public patronage.
J. W. can assure those who may favour him with their
orders, that each article will be of the finest quality, and
charged on the most favourable terms.

American Apples, (favourite brands) in whole and half
barrels ; Malaga Grapes, in whole and half barrels ; Muscatel
Raisins, in whole, half, one-quarter, and one-eighth boxes :
Elenae and Turkey pulled Figs, in one-half, one quarur, and
one-eighth drums ; French Plums, in a variety of packages.
London Confectionery, Pickles, Hervey's Sauce, Preserved
Ginger, Bottled Fruits, &c. &c.
All goods delivered in town free of charge, and country
orders punctually attended to.

SHAW, CHIMNEY SWEEPER Srld SOOT DEALER. No.
• 15, SKELHORNE-STREET, begs to inform the Ladies
and Gentlemen of Liverpool and its Vicinity that he has a
PATENT MACHINE, from Mr. Glass, of London, for the
purpose of Sweeping Chimneys, without the use of Climbing
Boys.

J. S. begs to observe, all orders will be punctually attended
to, and Chimneys may be swept in the most clean manner
without the fear of endangering the life of any human being.

BOROUGH OP LIVERPOOL.
WANTED, a HEAD MISTRESS for the CORPORA-
TION NORTH SCHOOL. Salary not less than
£75 per Annum. _ _

She will be required to be present with the Children of the
Established Church at their Weekly attendance on Divine
Service.

Applications, with Testimonials, to be delivered at the
Committee Clerk's Office, Town Hall, on or before the 31st
March, addressed " To the Chairman of the Education
Committee."

BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY.
TENDERS FOR LOANS ON DEBENTURE.
THE Directors of this Company are ready to receive
TENDERS OF LOANS OF MONEY, on DEBEN-
TURES to be issued in conformity with the Act of Parlia-
ment, secured on their Undertaking, and on the Rents, Rates.
and Tolls arising therefrom, in sums of not less than £2OO,
for terms of three, five, seven, or ten years, on interest, at
the rate of Five per Cent. per Annum, payable half-yearly,
at the Bank of Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co., London.
The Tenders must express the sums and terms of years,
and be addressed to the Secretary, at the Company's Offices,
in Prince's-street, London, or Broad-street, Bristol.
By order of the Board of Directors,
J. B. BADHAM, Secretary.
Office, 30, Broad-street, Bristol, sth Feb., 1841.

BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.
CONTRACT FOR WORKS.
NTOTIOE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Directors will
receive, at their Office, in Broad-street, Bristol, on or
before Friday, March tie 19th, at Twelve o'clock, TENDERS
for the execution of the several works comprised in SEVEN
CONTRACTS, extending from the station at Bridgewater,
to the proposed station at Taunton, a distance of 11 miles 35
chains. These Contracts comprehend the entire completion
of the Works, including the Ballasting, but exclusive of the
laying the permanent rails.
Drawings and Specifications will be exhibited on and after
Monday, February 15th, at the Resident Engineer's Office,
Coronation-road, Bristol.
Printed Forms of Tender may be had at the same place,
and at the Company's Offices, Broad-street, Bristol.
The Directors will not consider themselves bound to ac-
cept the lowest Tender, and they expect the several parties
to attend at the Office, in Broad-street, Bristol, at Twelve
o'clock on the said 19th day of March.
J. B. BADHAM, Secretary.
Bristol and Exeter Railway-office, 30, Broad-street,
sth February, 1841.

3tlu lattwirattons.

NUISANCE FROM SMOKE

In the Press, and shortly will be published,SeCond Edition,
W. WILLIAMS, on the COMBUSTION OF COAL,
• CHEMICALLY and PRACTICALLY CONSI-
DERED.
In this Edition, the several Diagrams, which have been so
highly approved of by Professor Braude, and Dr. Ure, will
be Lithographed in Colours.

SIR WALTER SCOTT'S NOVELS.
CHEAP EDITIONS.
()N the 27th instant will he published, two New Editions
vV of SIR WALTER SCOTT'S NOVELS. Will be
issued Monthly, and each Novel completed at the low price
of 4s.
SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES received by WAREING WEBB,
Castle-street, where copies of each Edition may now be seen.

INDIA, CHINA, AND THE COLONIES.
/IN Saturday, the 13th instant, was published THE
ASIATIC JOURNAL for March. Contents :—Pro-
fessor Wilson's Theory respecting the Puranas—Hindoo
Women—Wood's Journey to the Oxus—The Campaign in
Affghanistan—The Poetical Character of Bishop Heber—
Women of Turkistan—Memoirs of a Griffin—The late Lieut.
Loveday—Life of Warren Hastings ; and the fullest Intelli-
gence from Calcutta to the 22d January ; Madras, 23d Ja-
nuary ; Bombay, Ist February ; Macao, 18th December ;
Chusan, 27th November ; Sincapore, Ist January ; and Cey-
lon, 14th January.

This JOURNAI, is now published Monthly, immediately on
the arrival of each Overland Mail, and not, as hitherto, on
the last of the Month. Thus its readers have always the
Latest Intelligence betore them from all parts of INDIA,
CHINA, &c.

A few copies for January and February may be had, com-
eting the whole of the News received in the present year.
London : Was. H. ALLEN, 7, Leadenhall-street.

Lately published,

rrHE CHURCHMAN'S MONTHLY REVIEW,
J. March, 1841. Price One Shilling.
CONTENTS :-I. Dr. Hook on Religious Societies.—ll.
Alison on the Principles of Population.—lll. Poole's Life of
Cyprian.—lV. British Countenance to Hindoo Idolatry.—
V. Scotch Church Controversy.—Vl. Short Notices of
Helen Fleetwood—Mackay's " Hope of the World"—Pro-
fessor Scholefield's Five Sermons—Hawker's Ecclesia, and
other Poems—The Centurions.
Also, No. 11., February, containing—
I. Sewell's Christian Morals.—ll. Ranke's Lives of the
Popes.—lll. Paget's Tales of the Village.—lV. Murray's
History of the Irish Church.—V. Archdeacon "Wilberforce's
Charge.—Vl. Protestantism in France.—Vl I. Short Notices
of Dean Graves' Works—Bosanquet on the Romans—Arch..
deacon Hare's Charge—Lady Flora Hastings' Poems, &c.
No. 1., January, containing—
!. Bishop Shuttleworth's Three Sermons.—ll. Gurney's
Winter in the West Indies.—lll. Taylor's Natural History
of Society.—lV. Faber's Cherwell Water Lily, and other
Poems.—V. Gladstone's Church Principles.—Vl. Short
Notices of Milman's History of Christianity—Liverpool
Lectures on Unitarianism—Wilson's Sermons on the Sacra-
ments.