The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

eo n I ra rts.

TO NURSERYMEN, &c.
ITURSERYIEN and others desirous of supecit
.L PLANTS for the BIRKENHEAD PAI?K.
is now ready for plainting, are requested to send we,
names and addresses to Mr. KEMP, Park-office, 13irk,,e;t3
head, on or before TUESDAY. the 12th November, W"-•
they will have circulars and lists forwarded to their,
their locality be deemed suitable.
By order, SA M UEL MOSS'
Town-hall, Birkenhead, 31st Oct. 1814.

LIVERPOOL DOCKS.
TO CONTRACTORS.
THE COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DJCKS
will be ready, on SATURDAY, the 9th day o' NG
vember next, to r:•ceive TENDERS for EXCAVATt'Is
and removing by WAGGONS, &c., the MATERIA'
from the Site of the proposed DOCK, between Regent
road and Great Howard-street.
The Specifications, with plans and Sections of the
ground, may be seen at the Office of the Dock Survelcr '
on the south side of the Coburg Dock, from the 24°3
instant to the 7th November next, between Nine ILO"'
and Five p.m., each day.
The Tenders must be sealed, addressed to the ••
man of the Sub-Committee of Works," endorsed " Teil
der for Excavating, &c.," and must he sent in to theh
Office of the Secretary, not later than FRIDAY, the St"
day of November next. By order,
DANIEL MASON, Secretary.
Dock-office, Liverpool. 21st October, 18-14.

PARISH OF LIVERPOOL. -
CONTRACTS WANTED.
THE SELECT VESTRY are now ready to receil
TEND FRS for the Supply of the WORICHOIf°'""
for the following articles, viz.:—
POTATOES.
For the next Three or Six Months, specifying the price
per Measure. The Potatoes are to be delivered at the
Workhouse at such times and in such quantities as the
Governor may direct, and subject to his approval of the
quality, &c.

STRA W.
And for the best dry Wheat Straw, for the next Twelve.
Months.
Any information regarding the probable consumptiorr,
and the mannrr in which both articles must be supplied
i„
may be receive t from Mr. EVANS, the Gcvernor. at tu
Workhouse. Sureties will be required for the due per-
formance of the Contracts.
Sealed Tenders for each article to be left at tile Select!
Vestry Room, Fenwick-srreet, on or before WEDN°
DAY, the 13th instant, at Four o'clock.
By order,
NATHAN LITHERLAND,
Liverpool, Ist Nov 184.
Secretary.

EDINBURGH, LEITH, & GRANTON RAILWAIC
_ESTIMATES WANTED.
THE DIRECTORS of the EDINBURGD, LElrr-11:
J. and GRANTON RAILWAY COMPANY are no°l
prepared to receive TENDERS for the EXECUTIu„,
of the WORK of the EDINBURGH TUNNELS eler
tending from Cannonmills St Ilion of this Railway to to,
Stations of the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Nfaroo
British Railways at Canal-street, being in length I"
yards or thereby.
the
A Drift Mine having been already carried terouV d.
whole extent of the Tunnel will greatly facilitate intell
ing Offerers in making up their estimates. ha
The Plan, Section, and Specification of the work Wt6'.o
executed may be seen at the Railway Company's °got!)
here, from MONDAY the 18th to SATURDAY the ..'te
current ; and further particulars may be leanedat-tle,
r
Office of Messrs. GRAINGER and MILLER, 16, ...A.'
street. ,
aiU
_Sealed proposals, marked " Tender for Tunnel,'„,-
be received by the Secretary until the evening of "'
NESDAY the 4th December next.

By order of the Directors,
A. G. FIELD, Secratall.
Railway Office, 35, Scotland-street,
Edinburgh, lst November, 1844.

CIMP LIGHT.
141 HAS. KURTZ'SORTANT PATENT SOLAR CAMP- ofso.
and NAPTHA LAMPS are particularly re„lisoC
mended to those desirous of having a cheap and hr"ii,osc
Light. The Camphine Lamps are perfectly barn' ess
being constructed on the Solar principle, and wh,re sub-
cannot be procured, they will he found an excellenriiBot,
stitute, the Light being equally as cheap and
They are entirly free from smell er smoke, consequ'
much superior to any hitherto in use.
Camphine and Naptha Spirits constantly on band'
28, Moor-street; Back Goree, Liverpool.
P.S.—The Trade supplied on reasonable term

PUBLIC NOTICE.
HER Majesty's Commissioners of Woods, Foref-010

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Land lieve'nues, having taken Mr. GRIIVISTY, /en
extensive premises in Broad-street, Mr. G. has, at ore'
considerable expense, prepared very commodious 116
mites, 434, Oxford-street, London, at which rifitt'3,ith
earnestly solicits a continuance of the kind suPerahlil
which he has been favoured by the Nobility and 005 e
generally. Mr. Grimstone's commercial interc„,lio6
enables him to vend his foreign goods in the most ge"3oo-
-
btfa:ecnt
characters,du
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Testimonialsn o
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ta proving
every
pledgessvfrhyienu‘vganradttrhoiecelhll himself to continue the els te •
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efficacy
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in the ,irE
edition of his Almanac, 1844.—G RIMSTONv''''.BIS °
SNUFF.—A few of the many thousand Test
96. igltttt
Sight Restored and Deafness Cured :
Copy of a Letter.
39, Kirby-street, Hatton-garden Dee' sof slt'tl
Sir,—l was from my childhood afflicted with dim e 5 besto
and as I advanced in years became almost blind "Yoe "ie.
being a medical practitioner, every oculist of any ernio„ coS fha
consulted. but unfortunately without any teal f
per ° the
commended by one of my friends, although a witil,„eir
profession, who said he had taken it for a few Ilar"`"nfter
happiest result : he being relieved from inflammation ‘,025,0r
suffering, induced me to give it a trial. I have taken t"doS,010
canisters, and shall continue to use it to the end of lean 101
I have derived so much benefit from using it, that / sae
read without the assistance of any kind of eye glass e; .1)0 eof
feel happy at any time to acknowledge the great curs, 'leasett
Snuff has made in my case. Make what use You ,7,3etts fair
this testimony, and remember, I am in my seventie__id for
c
can read and do needle%ork much better than I u"
last forty years, without any glasses.
I am, Sir, yours gratefully,
W 0. FIITIIIgRGILL.
idow of the late Dr .F 0 for
'o"
Copy of a Letter rent to Mr. W. Grimstone, Inventor
celebrated Eye Snuff
To W. Grimstone, Esq., Inventor of Eye Snuff,
chin li-
Broad-street, Loption.
Mai
she has had the most convincing proofs Of the benefl
rest°ra
meatsTle Wn.e ssie
Grimstone,nmgl i°a
nStio,lta, arsi there
spellei!iss uhreert_,c,b.iers,°4cru°":ll:tiiile
of his Herbaceous Eye Snuff in many cases of its
n
power, both
yo are at liberty to make use
name.—September
quantity can
1 Sb4e2,f4osr,,,Calrarel,oitteth-srtoreuegt
Anyfierier $
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h.es Wit
Post, by sending money orders. A 2s. 4d. cain?:"
postage, will cost 35., and so on in like yroPfLittol
Agents for Liverpool :—PISRCE and
ssFfEf C•
Castle-street ; Ross and NIGUTINGALE,
SHARP, Church-street ;W. PROCTER, Condor,Lcrstr‘‘e.edt.