The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-15 00:00:00

TAUNTON ALE.

THIS Old English Beverage, celebrated for its strength,
purity, and flavour, may be had, in Packages suitable
for the Trade or Housekeepers, upon application at the
Stores, in Colquitt-street, or to the Agent,
HENRY W. HAYMAN,
Rumford Buildings, Rumford-street.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S PUBLIC & PRIVATE
SEA WATER BATHS,
GEORGE'S PIER, LIVERPOOL.

HENRY PENN, in returning thanks for the kind sup-
port he has received, hopes, by strict attention to the
comfort and convenience of Visitors, to merit ii continuance
of their patronage.
TERMS FOR BATf!ING.-COLD BATH.
Subscribers for Six Months to the Public Bath £1 10 0
Children under twelve years of age
Non-subscribers, each time of Bathing
Detached Private
Shower
Children under twelve years of age
WARM BATH.-NO SUBSCRIPTION.
Warm, Medicated Vapour, or Tepid Bath 0 2 G
Plunge Tepid Bath, with Douche, or Invalid Chair 0 3 0
Warm Chair
Bathing Hours from Six in the Morning to Nine in the
Evening.
London and Liverpool Daily Papers for the accommodation
of Visitors to the Warm Baths.

PATENT PERRYIAN FILTER INKSTAND.
THIS novel and useful Invention insures an instantaneous
supply of CLEAR FILTERED INK in the cup of the
Filter, which can be returned into the Inkstand at any mo-
ment, where it is secured from injury, and not affected by
the atmosphere. The Ink, thus protected, never thickens
or moulds, and remains good for any length of time in any
climate. The process of filtration causes the colouring mat-
ter to be held in suspension ; hence the trouble and inconve-
nience occasioned by unsuitable In/ generally found in
ordinary Inkstands, are completely obviated by the use of
the FILTER INKSTAND. One of moderate size will
contain sufficient Ink for six or twelve months' writing.
THE RAVEN BLACK PEN.
One Shilling per Card.
THE PATENT PERRYIAN RAVEN BLACK PEN iS not
liable to corrosion, and will be found excellent for the use of
the Counting-house, and for general purposes.
Sold by JAMES PERRY and Co., Patentees and Manufac-
turers, 37, Red Lion-square, London ; LACE and Anntsom,
Standard-office, Liverpool; also by all Stationers and other
dealers in such articles.

SIGHT RESTORED !
NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE CURED !
GRIMSTONE'S CELEBRATED EYE SNUFF,
Under the patronage of his late Majesty, her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, and the Lords of the Treasury,)
IS universally recommended by the Faculty for its efficacy
in removing Disorders incident to the Eyes and Head.
It will preVent Diseases of a Scrofulous Nature affecting the
Nerves of the Head. In cases of Nervous Head-ache it is
completely efficacious, and gives a Natural Sweetness to the
Breath. It may be taken as frequently 9 other Snuffs, with
the most perfect safety and gratificatioix' to the consumer.
Wash the eyes every morning with warm milk and water, to
remove whatever secretion may have been produced during
the night.
_ _

Dr.-ABERNETHY used it, and termed it the Faculty's
Friend and Nurse's Vade Mecum.

Dr. ANDREWS also recommends its use as a preventive.
(See his report when in Sunderland, published in the Times,
Cheltenham Journal, and British Traveller, in Nov. 1831.)
He says, " the herbaceous quality of the snuff had such effect
on the stomach, as well as the nerves' of the head, from the
tenacious sympathy of the membrane of the nose with the
nervous system, that Grimstone's Eye Snuff, when taken
frequently, must prevent any contagion entering the system,
and recommends its universal adoption. Dated Nov. 10, 1831.
G. J. GUTHRIE, Esq., F.R.S.—This eminent surgeon
strongly recommends Grimstone's Eye Snuff. See J. B.
Lachfield's, Esq., letter.

OBSERVE THIS CAUTION.

W. GRIMSTONE is the SOLE INVENTOR, and the
Only Genuine is Prepared by him.
A Liberal Allowance made to all Vendors, by PIERCE and
CaosFiEma, Cigar and Foreign Snuff Merchants, Castle-
street, Liverpool, WHOLESALE and RETAIL AGENTS; also
by J. Forrester, Druggist, 59, Byrom-street ; Welch, Snu
Maker, Church-street; Ross and Nightingale, Chronicle-
office Lord-street ; Atherton, Lord-street ; Denby, 4, Great
Charlotte-street • Hignett, Oldhall-street ; Messrs. Hignett
and Bullen, Tobacconists, Moor-fields ; Mr. Proctor, To-
bacconist, London-road ; Mr. Roberts, Druggist, Ranelagh-
street ; Mr. G. H. Howell, Druggist, Dale-street; Mr. J.
Shepherd, Tobacconist, 3, Scotland-place ; Mr. Hignett,
Tobacconist, corner of Dale-street; Mrs. Moreland, Tobac-
conist, Church-street: Mr. Plummer, Tobacconist, North
Crescent, Lord-street ; Mr. Thomas Hignett, Tobacconist,
1, Tithebarn-street ; Mr. W. King, Druggist, Soho-street ;
Mrs. Miller, Tobacconist, Elliott-street ' • Mrs. Moore, To-
bacconist, Pitt-street; and Mr. Mawhood, 20, South John-
street ; and in MANCHESTER, by W. Grindon, (late M.
Shone,) 4, Old Church Gate, Market-street, and 119, Picca-
dilly ; Mr. Rayner, Tobacconist, 25, Market-place; Mr. G.
Bevins, 23, Market-street ; Mr. J. R. Lynch, Market-
street ; Watson and Co., 45 Market-street; Abrams 4,
King-street; Biggar, Deansga!te ; Lovett, High-street • 'W.
Smith, Market-street ; Mr. Brown, Market-street ; 'Gee,
Ancoats-street ; and every principal Town and City in the
Globe. But read the following :
From the John Bull, 6th May, 1839.—We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cheltenham Journal, being struck by its re-
ference to that eminent and successful oculist, James Ware,
Esq., F.R.S., whose opinion touching the subject of which
he treats will be read with interest. The discovery of Mr.
Grimstone is simple, gentle, and certain, and by its unfailing
influence on the nervous fabric of the head, possesses the un-
questionable power of relieving, assisting, and prolonging the
sight even to extreme old age.—Editor.
Cheltenham Journal, 22d April, 1839.—" That most emi-
nent oculist, James Ware, Esq., F.R.S., Was so strongly im-
pressed with the utility of snuff not made of tobacco, that in
the third volume of the Medical Society's Works, page 334,
this able oculist read several cases of gutta serena cured by
the plentiful use of snuff. This snuff was made without the
aid of tobacco, that being too great a narcotic to be used as
a remedy. The anticipations of this gentlemen have been
fully realised by Mr. William Grimstone, the Inventor of
Eye Snuff, made from aromatic herbs, so judiciously ar-
ranged as in almost every case of disease touching the eye,
ear, and the delicate organs of the head, to produce a certain
cure."—Editor.
" There are, perhaps, few articles which are so universally
used as snuff, and various and innumerable have been the
devices to tickle our noses at the expense of our pockets, but
there is only
one snuff—albeit many have been attempted—
which has proved of any value, or indeed realised the inten-
tion of the consumers. Grimstone's Eye Snuff is a delightful
and fragrant compound, and possesses properties peculiarly
its own; for, unlike all other snuffs, it is really of essential
and important service to persons of studious habits, and of
weak and infirm sight ; and if we may judge by the numerous
medical gentlemen who have borne testimony to its merits,
and the many well authenticated cures it has performed, it is
not undeserving of the high esteem which it has already
attained, not only in this but in other countries."—Old Eng-
land, 11th January, 1840.
"We should be glad to see this snuff in general use. It is
a safe and powerful restorative.—Manchester Chronicle.
" GRINISTONE'S Era SNUFF.—Notwithstanding the sys-
tem of puffing which is carried on in this vast metropolis, we
rsally must claim for Mr. Grimstone the distinction of being
a benefactor to his species. We have had ocular demonstra-
tion of the value of his snuff, which we tried out of curiosity,
having at the same time a slight affection of opthalmia, which
the use of the snuff very speedily removed. We therefore
cordially recommend it to the public."—Crown, Aug. 26,1838.
" If any testimony were wanting to prove the efficacy of
Grimstone's Eye Snuff, we should be most happy to throw
ours into the grand scale of demonstrations and proofs already
possessed by the inventor. Literary men, and individuals
accustomed to sedentary habits or long reading, will find this
snuff invaluable in keeping off headache, dizziness, &c. &c.
—Old Monthly Magazine, September, 1838, p, 336.

Marchioness de Broglio Solari, 26, Charlotte-street, hearing
and sight restored.
Decirnus Blackburn, Esq., Chertsey, Surrey, head-ache,
weakness and dimness of sight cured.
George Smith, Esq., 6, York-place, Kentish Town, weak-
ness and dimness of sight cured by its use.
Elizabeth Robson, 19, Bell-street, Edgeware-road, aged 65,
cured of ophthalmia and deafness.
G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F.R.S.—This eminent surgeon strongly
recommends Grimstone Eye Snuff. Read Lachfield's
letter.
Copy of a letter sent to Mr. TV. Grimstone, inventor of the
celebrated Eye Snuff:
The Marchioness de Broglio Solari presents her best com-
pliments to Mr. W. Grimstone, and has the pleasure to in-
'iti es o
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form him that she had the most convincing proofs of the be-
neficial o
Herbaceousf sightE Eye
and hearing.
!pan y cases
of ts restorativeq
Mr. Grimstone—sir, you are at liberty to make use of her
name. Sept. 22, 1838, 26, Charlotte-street.
Copy of a letter sent to Mr. Grimstone, July 9, 1838.
Sta,—Having been afflicted with bad eyes for a long time,
a friend who had received benefit from using your eye snuff
recommended it to me. I have taken the contents of your
2s. 4d. canisters, and am happy to say my sight has im-
proved ; the weakness and dimness is removed; and, sir, it
is my wish wish that you make this known for the good of
the public.
6, York-place, Kentish Town. Your's, G. SMITH.
To Mr. W Grimstone, inventor of Eye Snuff; 39, Broad-
street, Bloomsbury.

March 31, 1838.
SIR,—I have teen afflicted for many years with a severe
pain in my head, attended with a dimness of sight and dart-
ing pains in my eyes, for which I have had the first medical
advice ; indeed, I have taken large quantities of medicine,
without receiving any relief; but 1 am now delighted to say,
with truth, that ever since using your valuable eye snuff, which
I have taken copiously, that is, a 2s. 4d. canister weekly, I
ant quite free from those excruciating pains, and can read the
smallest print, although I am in the 65th year of my age.
This is my third testimony, and I shall be most happy to give
it to you or to any respectable inquirer at my residence as
under.—l remain, with gratitude, sir, your obedient humble
servant, E. Roasox.

19, Bell-street, Edgeware-road, Marylebone.
7, Skinner's Almshouses, Mile-end, Jan. 26, 1839.
Sir,—l think it my incumbent duty to return you my grate-
ful acknowledgments of the efficacy of your invaluable " eye
snuff." You must understand, sir, that I have for the last
four or five years suffered much with giddiness in my head
and dimness of sight. I naturally concluded (being in my
69th year) that it was the decay of nature, and was advised
by a friend, who said much in its favor, and the extraordinary
virtues of your celebrated invention, I was induced to give it
a trial, and I em happy to say that the great and signalbenefit
I have derived from the use of four 2s 4d canisters has ena-
bled me to lay aside my spectacles, has given me great relief
in my head, and I feel so thoroughly convinced of its benign
virtues, that my gratitude shall ever be evinced in recom-
mending it to all I may hereafter meet suffering with those
afflictions.—l am, sir, your most obliged and grateful servant,
To W. Grimstone, Esq. ANN COLS.
To W. Grimstone, Esq. inventor of Eye Snuff, 39, Broad-at.
Whitehall, March 8, 1838.
Mr. Grimstone,—Sir, I think it but justice that I should
offer my acknowledgments to you for the great benefit I have
derived from the use of your most exquisite fragrant com-
pound, composed of herbs, called Eye Snuff ; its action on
the membrane of the nose, causing the lachrymal glands to
discharge in a manner truly surprising, and by that means
to cleanse the cornea, that my eyes became healthy, strong,
and performed their wonted duties in a manner that I have
not known the blessing of for six years. The renowned Dr.
Guthrie recommended me to try your eye snuff prior to my
undergoing an operation. Many thanks to him for his sug-
gestion, thanks to your invention, that operation will not be
necessary. Sir, you have my permission to make this known
in any manner you think best.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
.1. B. LACHVIELD.

P.S.—Sir, be pleased to send to the Thatched House Tav-
ern, St. James-street, a4s 4d and a3s 4d canister. You
can send the change in the parcel for the enclosed half-sove-
reign. J. B. L.

This letter is attested to by G. J. Guthrie, Esq. F.R.S.
CAUTION.—This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of
Herbs, sold in canisters, Is 3d, 2s 4d, 4s 4d, 8s and 15s 6d
each, with copies of original testimonials, gratis, with each
canister, by all Agents, both Foreign and British. It can be
obtained in all the principal towns and cities. A liberal
allowance to shippers, owners, captains, and all vendors of
Grin:stones Eye Snuff. This celebnated snuff is shipped
to all quarters of the globe, and retains its benign qualiti
in every climate. All snuffs and cigars shipped on the
shortest notice.

Copies of Testimonials may be had gratis from all the Agents.

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OLD FEELINGS.—In no country in the world does this
feeling exist as it does with us. The sports of the field, the
occupations of agriculture, a similarity of interests and tastes,
all combine to promote a good understanding between every
class of an agricultural population ; and as nothing is so easy
for a country gentleman. living on his own estate, as to con-
ciliate the affections of his humbler neighbours, so 1 know
nothing which gives a more unfavourable impression of him
than to find that he has not succeeded in so doing. But this
warm attachment more particularly exists where the land
has remained for centuries in the same hands ; and many
years must elapse before the inhabitants of an estate can
bring themselves to view with an eye of favour those who
replace an ancient family. Benefits are unheeded, charity is
lavished in vain ; they cannot so soon change their idols, and
are too apt to institute comparisons unfavourable to the last
comer, whom they generally look upon in the light of an
usurper.—Arundel, by Sir Francis Vincent.
THE DEATH OF WILLIAM RUFUS.—a is remarkable
that, when the late Duke of Gloucester was head ranger of
the New Forest, a cottager named Purkiss still resided upon
the spot occupied by his ancestor at the period of the death
of William Rufus by Sir Walter Tyrrel's arrow. His calling
(that of a charcoal burner) and condition in life were in all
respects similar, having suffered no alteration during a lapse
of more than six centuries. It seems that a wheel of the
identical cart used to convey the body of Rufus to Winches-
ter had descended as a heir-loom from father to son. When
this came to the notice of his Royal Highness, he desired to
become its purchaser ; and application was made to Purkiss,
who expressed a perfect willingness to part with the relic,
had it been still in his possession. But the previous winter
was a severe one ; fuel proved scarce and dear ; the ancient
wheel shared the fate of some old palings surrounding the
hovel—having blazed up the chimney.—Book of Archery.
MR. WELLER'S OPINION OF RAILROADS.—" I consi-
der," said Mr. Weller, " that the rail is unconstitootional
and an inwaser o' priwileges, and I should wery much like to
know what that 'ere old Carter as once stood up for our
liberties and wun 'em too—l should like to know wot he
vould say if he wos alive now, to Englishmen being locked
up with widders, or with anybody, again their wills. Wot a
old Carter would have said, a old Coachman way say, and I
as-sert that in that pint o' view alone, the rail is au inwaser.
As to the comfort, vere's the comfort o' sittin' in a harm
cheer lookin' at brick walls or heaps o' mud, never cumin'
to a public-house, never seein' a glass o' ale, never goin'
through a pike, never meetin' a change o' no kind (horses or
othervise), but alvays cousin' to a place, ven you come to
one at all the very picter o' the last, vith the same p'leese-
men standing about, the same blessed old bell a ringin' the
same unfort'nate people standing behind the bars, a waitin'
to be let in; and everythin' the same except the name, vich
is wrote up in the same sized letters as the last name and
vith the same colors. As to the honour and dignity o' tra-
vellin', vere can that be vithout a coachman ; and wot's the
rail to sich a coachmen and guards as is sometimes forced to
go by it, but a outrage and an insult ? As to the pace, wot
sort o' pace do you think I, Touy Veller, could have kept a
coach goin at, for five hundred thousand pound a mile, paid
in advance afore the coach was on the road ? And its to the
ingein—a nasty wheezin', creaking, gasping, puffin, hustin'
monster, alvays out o' breath, vith a shiny green and gold
back, like a unpleasant beetle in that 'ere gas magnifier—as
to the ingein as is always a pourin' out red hot coals at night,
and black smoke in the day, the sensiblest thing it does in
my opinion, is yen there's somethin' in the vay and it sets
up that 'ere frightful scream vich seems to say, ' Now,
oere's two hundred and forty passengers in the very greatest
extremity o' danger, and here's their two hundred and forty
screams in vim !"—Master Humphrey's Clock.
THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.—There's a world of buxom
beauty flourishing in the shades of the country. Farm-
houses are dangerous places. As you are thinking only of
sheep or of curds, you may be suddenly shot through by a
pair of bright eyes, and melted away in a bewitching smile
that you never dreamt of till the mischief was done. In
towns and theatres, and thronged assemblies of the rich and
titled fair, you are on your guard; you know what you are
exposed to, and put on your breast-plate, and pass through
the most deadly onslaught of beauty. But in those sylvan
retreats, dreaming of nightingales, and hearing only the
hawing of oxen, you are taken by surprise. Out steps a fair
creature, crosses a glade, leaps a stile ; you start, you stand
by, lost in wonder and silent admiration ; you take out your
tablets to write a sonnet to the return of the nymphs and
dryads to earth, when up comes John Tomkins, and says,
" It's only the farmer's daughter." What! have farmers
such daughters now-a-days ? Yes : I tell you they have such
daughters—those farm-houses are dangerous places. Let
no man with a poetical imagination, which is but another
name for a tindery heart, flatter himself with fancies of the
calm delights of the country ; with the serious idea of sitting
with the farmer in his old-fashioned chimney corner, and
hearing him talk of corn and mutton ; of joining him in the
pensive pleasures of a pipe, and brown jug of October; of
listening to the gossip of the farmer's wife ; of the parson
and his family, of his sermons and the tenth pig; over a
fragrant cup of young hyson, or lapt in the delicious luxuries
of custards and whipt creams, in walks a fair vision of won-
drous witchery, and, with a curtesy and smile of most win-
ning and mysterious magic, takes her seat just opposite. It
is the farmer's daughter ! A lovely girl of eighteen. Fair
as the lily, fresh as May dew, rosy as the rose itself ; graceful
as the peacock perched on the pales there by the window ;
sweet as the posy of violets and " clove gillivers ," modest
as early morning, and as amiable as imagination of Desde-
mona or Gertrude of Wyoming. You are lost! It's all
over with you. I wouldn't give an empty filbert or a frog-
bitten strawberry for your peace of mind, if that glittering
creature be not as pitiful as she is fair. And that comes of
going into the country, out of the way of vanity and temp-
tation, and fancying farm-houses only nice old-fashioned
places of old-fashioned contentment.wHeads of the People.

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