The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-07 00:00:00

GREAT FIRE IN BELFAST.

"Messrs. MUSGRAVE, BROTHERS.—GENTLEMEN,—At your request, I beg to state, for the information of the public,
that the only property saved from the late fire, in the premises of Thomas S. Major and Co.. was that contained in one of
Alilners' Patent Safes. From the intense nature of the fire, and the length of time the Safe was exposed to the action of the
flames, I was fully convinced of the destruction of the books and papers it contained ; and feel very great pleasure in testify.
ing to this extraordinary instance of their preservation. I may add, that the Safe was placed on the third story, without any
protection, where it remained till the floor was burnt around it, when it felt to the room beneath, the floor of which was like.
wise destroyed by the fire.—Yours truly, "JAMES S. HUNTER,
"Executor of the late Thomas S. Major, of the Firm of Thomas S. Major and Co.

"Belfast, January 2nd, 1854."
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TRIUMPHANT RESISTANCE TO ROBBERS, AT MESSRS. BUTTERWORTH. AND BROOKES'S,
MANCHT.
fiSiu,—Last night our Premises were entered by burglars, ES
wh
omade a desperate attempt upon the Milners' Holdfast
Safe we bought from you some time since ; and, although they evidently had recourse to all the usual appliances of accom-
plished thieves, and ultimately to gunpowper in abundance, we are glad to say with no other cffect than to injure the lock—
the opening of the Safe they found quite impracticable.
" We are happy to he enabled to express our unqualified approbation of the Safe ; we believe it is impregnable to thieves.
"If our verbal testimony will be of service to you, you are at liberty to to us, and to make any use you please of
this conamunicion.—Yours resectl
22nd, 1851." refer "
BUTTERWORTH and BROOKES.
si 76, Mosleaty -street, Manchester, October

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THOS. MILNER and SON select the following severe cases of successful trial of their Safes from hundreds of Certificates of
utility, as instances in which they believe that any other Safes than their own would have failed :
Great Fire at the Gotta Percha Company. I Triumphant Resistance to Robbers, Glasgow, James Richard-
Great Fire in Haydon-square, Coubro and Potter. son and Co.
Burglarious Attempt at the Bridgewater Offices. Great Fire in Market-street, Manchester, Thos. Haigh.
Great Fire at the London and North-Western Railway station, I Destructive Fire in Park-hine, Liverpool, Garniss and Co.
Coventry. W. D. Roberts and Co.
Entire Destruction of Offices at Birkenhead, including con-
Great Fire at Cape Haiti,
tents of strong Safe and Drawers, Milners' standing beside
Burglarious Attempt at the Theatre Royal, Manchester.
Walker. it, red hot outside, but contents unsinged, J. and W.
Great Fire at Glasgow, Chas. Boyd and Son.
Destructive Fire in Gordon-street, Glasgow, Ker Doer:ng & Co.

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MILNERS' FIRST-CLASS STRONG " HOLDFAST" AND FIRE-RESISTING SAFES AND CHESTS,
HALF-INCH THICK WROUGHT IRON OUTSIDE ;
Constructed in the strongest manner, fitted with the New Patent Expanding Doors and Continuous Groove, at extra Cost.
MILNERS' HOLDFAST AND FIRE-RESISTING SAFES AND CHESTS,
Half-inch Doors ; Quarter-inch Bodies.
' MILNERS' THIEF AND FIRE-RESISTING SAFES AND CHESTS,
Of medium strength ; # Doors, 10 and 12 gunge Bodies.
• All the above qualities with Improved Impregnable Powder-proqf Locks.
MILNERS' FIRE-RESISTING BOOK-CASES AND CHESTS.
lIILNERS, PORTABLE ONE-CHAMBERED FIRE-RESISTING BOXES.
HOBBS' LOCKS, 10s. each extra.
SHOW-ROOMS LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
LONDON DEPOT., ..... MORGATE-STREET, CITY.