The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-26 00:00:00

street, Bloomsbury.

March 31, 1838

SIR,-1 have been 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 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
am 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 and: respectable inquirer at my residence as
under.—l remain, with gratitude, sir, your obedient humble
servant, E. RousoN.
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 any
69th year) that it was the decay of nature, and was advised

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by a friend, who szr,44l much in its favor, and the extraordinary
virtues of your celebrated invention, I was induced to give it
a trial, and I am 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, t sq. ANN COLE.
To W. Grimstone, Esq. inventor of Eye' Env', 39, Broad-st.
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 1 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,
J. B. LACHFIELD.

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, Ss 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
Grimstone's Eye Snuff. This celebrated snuff is shipped
to all quarters of the globe, and retains its benign qualitiy,
in every climate. All snuffs and cigars shipped on the
shortest notice.

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

lATANTED, a HOUSEKEEPER, who must be strongly
V V recommended for strict honesty,lzobriety, and atten-
tion to her business. She must underst nd her business in
all its various branches, such as Soups Made Dishes, and
Confectionery, and also the care of the Dairy. She must be
a Protestant and an Englishwoman.—Apply to the EDITOR.

Grand preparations are making, in almost every city and
town in Germany, for the celebration of the fourth centenary
of the invention of printing. At Berlin, some restrictions
being placed on the manifestations of the general feeling, it
is proposed, should they not be removed, to unite with the
meeting at Leipzig.
TROUT FISHING IN WALES.—On Monday se'nnight, two
gentlemen, angling in the lake called Lyn-Rheidol, near
Duffryn Castle Inn, (the half-way house between Llanidloes
and Aberystwith) caught in a short time nine dozen of trout ;
and on the next day they started from the same inn, and
took between nine and ten dozens in the river Rhiedol.—
Chester Courant.

The weather at present is everything that the farmer can
require ; rain and sunshine alternately succeed each other,
and vegetation, in consequence, is making rapid progress.
In this neighbourhood the hay harvest has already com-
menced, and it has been observed that in favoured spots on
Tyneside both barley and wheat have during the past week
shot into ear.—Newcastle Journal.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—We have bad glorious
weather during the week. From the ripeness of the clover
and the upland meadow grass, we have no doubt that hun-
dreds of acres have been already cut, and should the present
delightful weather continue, agricultural operations will pro-
gress with astonishing rapidity. Nothing but a few weeks of
fine warm weather is now wanting to insure for the country
an early, which is generally a safe harvest, and as fine crops
as ever were gathered in, and that of every kind, except
fruit. We never remember to have seen the earth covered
with a greater abundance of produce of every description.—
Preston Chronicle.

PROTESTANT DISSENTING MINISTERS.—On Friday night
Lord Ashley moved for the following important and interest-
ing returns, and which were ordered, although the motion
was not heard in the gallery :—" 1. Of the totals of all sums
of money issued from the Treasury on account of the civil
list, excepting that of her present Majesty, or hereditary
revenues, or of votes of this house or from any other source,
if any, for the use of Protestant Dissenting ministers in Ire-
land ; for non-conforming, seceding, and Protestant Dissent-
ing ministers in Ireland, for the support of the seceding mi-
nisters in Ulster ; also for paving allowances to Protestant
Dissenting ministers in England, from the first date of such
payment to the present period. And,2. Of the total amount
of the "Whim Donum distributed to Dissenting clergy, from
the date of the grant to the present period."
REPRESENTATION OF YORK.—A meeting of the central
committee of the York Liberal Association was held on
Thursday, at Lockwood's Hotel, when a communication was
laid before the meeting from the Hon. J. C. Dundas, the
present member for York, to the effect that, in consequence
of " circumstances over which he had no control," he did
not intend to come forward as a candidate at the next election.
At the same time, Mr. Dundas begged leave to introduce
to the notice of the electors of York a gentleman of talent
and known attachment to the cause of reform ; suggesting
the name of H. R. York, Esq. as one eminently qualified to
represent the liberals of York in parliament.

THE ENGINES ON THE BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCES-
TER RAILWAY.—We understand that an experiment was
made on Friday last with the new engine supplied by Messrs.
Norris and Co., of Philadelphia, on the inclined plane at the
Lickey Hill, a load of 60 tons being attached. The result
surpassed all expectations,' the rate of speed attained exceed-
ing twelve miles per hour, notwithstanding the. disadvantage
of the engine being obliged to start at near the middle of the
hill owing to the base not being yet completed. From the
result of this experiment there appears to be no doubt that
when the impetus is obtained before the inclination begins,
and when the steam is up, a speed of from eighteen to twenty
miles, with a load of from 50 to 60 tons, may be attained.
The inclination is, we believe, 1 in 35.—Midland Counties
Herald.

THE FIRST RACE HORSE PURCHASED BY PRINCE AL-
BERT.—Long before the race (which took place on the cup
day at Ascot) for the Windsor Town Plate came off, Prince
Albert expressed himself greatly pleased with Captain Gard-
nor's three years old brown filly, by The Colonel, out of Mary
Ann ; and his Royal Highness, in the court circle, backed his

favourite. One of the conditions of the race was that the
winner was to be sold for £lOO, if demanded, &c. Nine
horses started, and the race, for some distance before reach-

ing the winning post, lay between the Prince's favourite filly
and Mr. Firth's Wilderness. The filly, however, won
cleverly, but by only half a length. As soon as the race had
concluded the Prince sent one of his equerries to the Stew-
ards' Stand, and demanded the winner for the £lOO in the
usual manner. The horse was immediately handed over to
the Prince's representative, and taken to the Royal stables
at Windsor the same evening.
BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY.—The line
of this railway, from Bromsgrove to Cheltenham, was opened
to the public yesterday (Wednesday.) The trains call at the
whole of the stations between Bromsgrove and Cheltenham.
Arrangements have been made by the company for conveying
passengers from this town, so that parties may be booked
the whole distance. The journey from Birmingham to Chel-
tenham will be performed in three hours and a half; in about
a fortnight the time for accomplishing the journey will be
somewhat further reduced, as the line will be opened from
Barnt Green, eleven miles from Birmingham, to Chelten-
ham ; and before the end of the year it is confidently calcu-
lated that the railway will be in operation from the station at
Camp Hill, bringing Cheltenham at little more than two
hours journey from Birmingham. Adverting to the opening
of the Birmingham and Gloucester line, the Cheltenham
Looker-on remarks, " We cannot contemplate themear ap-
proach of the opening of this first railway to Cheltenham
without anticipating from it many great and important
changes in the internal economy of the town, which cannot
fail being extensively benefitted by the direct and rapid com-
munication which by this means will be opened with the
most affluent manufacturing districts of Lancashire, and the
whole of the north of England."—Midland Counties Herald.
RIBBONISM.—On Saturday last, in the fair of Clogher
Captain Hatton, the active police officer of that town, had
two men conveyed to the police barrack for quarrelling in the
street. In the barrack the officer was induced to search one
of them, from the display he was making of a large quantity
of silver, when to his surprise he found on his person several
ribbon documents. On searching his lodgings in Clogher,
several other documents of an important character were
found. Captain Hatton, on finding the fellow's name to be
Thomas Morrow, and that he belonged to Fivemile-town,
repaired thither without delay, and in his house in Fivemile-
town he found several books, containing rules, regulations,
pass words &c. A more important capture has not been
made in Ireland, thanks to the praiseworthy exertions of
Captain Hatton, who safely lodged the prisoner in Omagh
gaol on Monday last. Is there any longer a doubt on the
mind of Lord Ebrington of the nature and extent of the rib-
bon conspiracy ?—Derry Sentinel.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD .RAILWAY.—In the House of
Commons on Tuesday evening, Lord It. Grosvenor, after de-
scribing the two plans of railway communication brought be-
fore parliament, to connect London and Dublin, observed
that the government engineers, to whom the matter had been
referred, reported in favour of the Chester and Holyhead
line, but unfortunately the report was not laid on the table
till the end of April, and if the house did not accede to his
motion, the promoters of the bill would not be able to give
the proper notices till next year. The proposed railway,
when completed, would effect a saving of £70,000 a-year to
the country. His lordship concluded by moving— That
the promoters of the proposed railway from Chester to Holy-
head, be allowed to bring in a bill in the next session of par-
liament for carrying the same into effect, on giving notices
and depositing plans and sections, as required by the stand-
ing orders relating to other bills of the second class, except
railways ; and that the standing order, requiring a portion of
the capital to be deposited in the Exchequer prior to the ap-
plication to parliament, be dispensed with."—Mr. G. Wil-
braham seconded the znotion.—After a debate of considera-
ble length, a division took place, the numbers being—for the
motion, 110; against it, 120. The resolution for dispensing
with the standing order was consequently lost.
ROYAL GEORGE WRECE.—Perhaps the most interesting
information we can give regarding tins vessel is to announce
that on Monday next, at a quarter before two in the after-
noon,magazine of 23001 b. of powder, will
a large be explo-
ded against the most prominent part of the remaining wreck
of this vessel. The Master General of the Ordnance will be
present on the occasion—and, from its general notoriety, we
doubt not a large assemblage of vessels and boats will take
place at Spithead ; as it is not likely, pow the wreck i
11 be fired is
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dispersed,
that another such a charge wr in one
body again. During the past week the divers have been very
successfully at work—on Monday, a 12_
actively and very
d since then, t •
u an
pounder brass gun was brought ,
32-pounder, and several gun carriages. A very large quan-tity of timber and other matters have
been weighed and taken
many
to the yard ; the bits, in a very sound state, andewhole
of the
other
large fragments, by Corporal Harris. Th
starboard bow, from the forefoot to the water-line,. em , was
'suc-
cessfully slung, by John Fullagar, and yesterday
i 3
0 feet brought.
by 23
lit to
the yard by the Lively, lighter ; it is a piece o
300 super-
ficial and presents on its outside curved surface per-
ficial feet of copper sheathing, with the planking, timber,
and inside lining complete, as it was when the vessel went
down ; it is in better preservation than most of the other
woodwork we have seen, and must have, been protected by
the mud from the worms and the action of the water ; its
computed weight exceeds 30 tons, and it was a doubt if the
sheers would not have given way in hoisting it on to the jetty.
When lashed to the vessel, it reached from 10 feet below her
keel to several feet up her rigging. This immense piece was
detached by the last large explosion in 1839.. flail, the
diver, weighed one gun by passing a chain round one trun-
nion only, nhich was all that appeared above the mud, but.
it nipped so closely that it drew the weighty mass out of its
graVe, and safely landed it on the deck of the lump. Several
copper hoops from the powder barrels have been taken up,
but all the barrels in the magazine are decayed, and have
disappeared. During the week George nail, the diver, has
explored the wreck of the Edgar, of 70 guns, which blew up,
at Spithead, in 1711. He finds it in pretty much the same
state as, the Royal George was ; but as its situation does not
interfere so much with the anchorage, it is doubtful if any
serious effort will be made to remove the encumbrance. As
it was, Hall brought up five iron guns, four of them yester-
day, at a time when it blew a very stiff breeze. The hope
was that this ship's guns might have been brass. This ex-
ploration was conducted by Lieut. Symonds, in the absence
of Colonel Pasley.—Hampshire Telegraph.

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