The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-28 00:00:00

TRADE WITH FRANCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
SIR,—It is not our province to take part in public
discussions upon questions of political economy ' • but we
are compelled,.in self-defence, to refer to the letter of
" Publius," in the Times of this day, on the subject of
" Trade with France," which is made the medium of an
unwarrantable attack upon us. .
" Publius" is, no doubt, an interested party, who, un-
der the shelter of an anonymous signature, would fain
serve himself and other holders of French brandy. To do
this he adopts two means—argument, if his writing can be
so called, tending to a reduction of the duty on French
brandy, and thereby to enhance the value of that article
in bond ; and abuse, applied to British produce, with a
view to creating a greater demand for the foreign. He,
and those interested with him, or whose feelings he is en-
gaged to represent, may justly feel alarm at " the conti-
nually declining quantity of French brandy which pays
duty for consumption, in the face of a constantly increas-
ing population ;" and, having little regard for truth or
consistency,it is not to be wondered at that, in the spirit
of unscrupulous advocacy, he should assign any but the
real cause for such decreasing consumption; or that he
should attempt to put down successful competition, which
is the real cause, by vulgar abuse. Indeed, so reckless is
he, that not satisfied with an onslaught upon British dis-
tillers, he even assails the whole medical and chemical
professions.
The simple truth is, that the constantly increasing de-
mand for our Patent Brandy has made an important in-
road upon the trade in foreign brandy ; and that this,
with the adoption of our Patent Metallic Capsules, as an
effectual security to the public against the fraudulent sub-
stitution of inferior spirits, has occasioned the utmost
uneasiness in those who deal in foreign brandy.
That " Publius" is what we have described him to be,
there cannot be a doubt. He asks for a reduction in the
duty on French brandy, not for the benefit of the consu-
mers who will, at any price, indulge their taste for " the
finest Cognac ; but for the purpose of effecting " a conci-
liation of the most powerful agricultural interest" of
France. Generous Cosmopolite ! He is eager to sacri-
fice every native interest (except that of the holders of
French brandy) at the shrine of foreign prosperity. What
to him the grain of England in competition with the
grapes of France ? If there be sorrow in our farmsteads,
will there not be joy in the vineyards abroad ?
Although our firm is not mentioned by name, yet, as
our Patent brandy is the produce of British grain—as the
trade description of it comes within the scope of " high-
sounding titles"—and as its healthfulness and genuine
purity are borne out by the " testimony of scientific
men," it is barely possible to suppose that " Publius" did
not intend, and deliberately perpetrate, a personal attack
upon us; or that the passage referred to has not been
more or less applied to us by your readers, and the public
generally, many of whom are unpossessed of the absolute
merits of the case. .

We maintain, Sir, and we have the most incontroverti-
ble evidence of the fact, that our Patent Brandy, distilled
from British grain, is a purer and more wholesome spirit
than Cognac or other French Brandy. This has been
ascertained by the most careful analysis, made by Chemi-
cal Professors whose names rank with the most eminent
in the world—by " scientific men," who were unquestion-
ably paid, not any agreed sum, as is basely insinuated by
" Publius," for the purpose of influencing their opinions
respectively, but according to the charge made by them,
for the time and professional skill bestowed upon the in-
quiry, as a physician, a barrister, or any other gentleman,
would be paid for first-rate professional services. That
the opinion of such a person as " Publius" would conform
with that of any • purchaser, at a given price, we have no
reason to doubt. On the contrary, we believe him to be
a commodity for any market—at present disposable by the
holders of Foreign Brandy.
But " the gall and wormwood" to " Publius" is, that
the genuine and decided testimonials in our favour have
had their natural effect upon our sale. They have led to
the use of our Patent Brandy by an immense number of
private consumers, among whom the greatest men of the
day might be named ; and to its being prescribed, daily,
in preference to French Brandy, by the highest medical
authorities at Guy's, St. George's, and the Westminster
Hospitals ; at the Manchester, Bristol, and Brighton In-
firmaries ; and, In short, at all the principal hospitals and
public institutions in England.
Free from the acid inseparable from French brandy,
and from its astringent nature, we challenge competition
at home and abroad ; and whilst we thus tear away the
mask from " Publius," controvert his statements, and
repudiate his conclusions, we say at once that fear of
competition does not for a moment influence us in writing
this letter. The fashion for the use of French brandy is
rapidly passing away. British science and British enter-
prise have succeeded in raising the produce of British
Grain far in intrinsic value above that of foreign grapes ;
and however much the duty on foreign spirits may be re-
duced, we are confident that such a reduction will not
prevent the continued increase of demand for our patent
brandy.
We are, Sir,
Your most obedient Servants,
J. T. BETTS, Jun. and Co.
7, Smithfield Bare, London.

WINE FININGS.—An article of a new and certainly
useful character for fining wine is advertised in our paper
of to-day ; and so truly efficacious is it that one bottle is
sufficient to rectify a hogshead of liquor, and the price
does not exceed ss. per gallon. It is applicable to either
port or sherry, and is warranted to keep any length of
time.
STEAM TO THE LAKES.—We are glad to find that the
favourite steamer, Windermere, has again commenced
plying between this port and Ulverstone. She has been
fitted with new boilers, condensers, &e., and the whole of
her hull has been thoroughly overhauled and repaired ;
the cabin too has. been redecorated, and no exertion has
been spared to secure the comfort of those who may
during the insuing summer visit the picturesque and
beautiful scenery of Cumberland and
circumstance s Westmorland, the
. It
is calculated that under all ordinary
passage to -Ulverstone will be made in about 3 hours.

THE never-failing effects of BLAIR'S GOUT AND
RHEUMATIC PILLS in curing every description
of Gout and Rheumatism, have secured to them a cele-
brity unequalled by any medicine of past or present times.
They not only give relief in a few hours, where the patient
has been driven nearly to madness by the excruciating
tortures of this disease, but restore to perfect health in an
inconceivably short space of time. They are equally
speedy and certain in rheumatism, either chronic or acute,
lumbago, sciatica, pains in the head or face, and indeed
for every rheumatic or gouty affection ; in fact, such has
been the rapidity, perfect ease, and complete safety of this
Medicine, that it has astonished all who have taken it,
and there is not a city, town, or village in the kingdom,
but contains many grateful evidences of its benign in-
fluence. The following recent case, selected from among
those with which the proprietor has been favoured, is
submitted to the public :
TO MR. PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON•
P every year for
Sin.,—l have the pleasure to inform you that person..
fomentationsservant, had been
in one of my bills
holding an official situation, noticingg
Rheumatic Pills,
was I was agent for Blair's Gout and
for a box, and had only
was induced to try them • he sent
found wonderful
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medicine taken, to no purpose. I have ob-
applied, and from a person
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tained the above statement.
if
several weeks,
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have sent this for publication you think it worthy, and
shall be most happy at any time to satisfy any party de-
sirous of ascertaining its authenticity.
THOMAS WYBORN Chemist.
after leeches d'ient
Sold by THOMAS PROUT, 229, Strand, London; and,
by his appointment, by Rennie, Wagstaff, Howell, Phil-
lips, Aspinall, Fisher, Apothecaries' Company, Roberts,
G. Syers, J. Syers, Johnson and Son, Lathbury, Schole-
field, Smith, King, Bradford, Blake, Bird, Gerard,
Watson, Mucklow, Lloyd, Carter, and Rowland, Liver-
pool ; Law, and Gaskell, Manchester ; and all respectable
Medicine Vendors throughout the United Kingdom.
Price 2s. 9d. per box.
Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC
PILLS, and observe the name and address of " Thomas
Prout, 229, Strand, London," impressedupon the Govern-
ment Stamp affixed to each Box of the Genuine Medicine.

ELLIS'S

GENUINE, SUPERIOR,

AND HIGHLY-CON-

CENTRATED SODA WATER.
THIS elegantly finished preparation of concentrated
SODA WATER is introduced to the notice of the
Nobility, Gentry, Commercial Gentlemen, and Public
generally, under the most illustrious patronage and
recommendation being the Purest and most delightful
beverage ever offered ; manufactured in apparatus of
creatly improved construction, highly impregnated with
Vital Air, or Carbonic Acid Gas, and holding the Salt in
solution under the greatest possible pressure. In addition
to the gratifying patronage of Royalty, it has already ob-
tained the most flattering testimonials of the first Nobility,
Gentry, and Pneumatic Chemists of the present age, and
is confidently recommended as very far superior to any
that is made. Owing to the almost incredible metre of
fixed air, which it contains in such extraordinary perfec-
tion, when drank in the summer months in the proportion
of a wine glassful of old Hock, Sherry, Orange, Lemon.
or Ginger Wine to a bottle, it forms a peculiarly delicious
and refreshing draught, and retains its acidulous prowl-ties
long after opening. Well does the Poet exclaim :
_ _

. ...
" Ring for your valet, bid him quickly bring
Some Hock and Soda Water, then you'll know
A pleasure worthy Xerxes, the great King;
For not the best Sherbet sublimed with snow,
Not the first sparkle of the desert spring,
Nor Burgundy in all its sunset glow,
Can vie with draughts of HOCK and SODA WATER."
Prepared by R. ELLIS, Ruthin, where any quantity
may be had on the shortest notice.
Sold also
in byLaivllertpobeol.
respectable Chemists and Italian
Warehouses

• TEETH.
MR. A. ESKELL, SURGEON DENTIST, from the
Firm of Messrs. Eskell and Sons, 99, Norfolk-
street, Sheffield, and 28, Cooper-street, Manchester,
74, SEEL-STREET, Eight Doors from Berry-street,
Liverpool, has the honour to acknowledge the very dis-
tinguished and gratifying increase of confidence daily re-
posed in his professional skill and abilities, and takes this
opportunity of informing his numerous Patients and
Friends that he has taken the above Permanent Residence,
and may be Consulted Daily.
ARTIFICIAL and NATURAL TEETH, of SUR-
PRISING BEAUTY, fixed from one to a complete set,
without extracting the roots, or giving any pain, and
without springs, wires, or ligatures, answering all the
purposes of MASTICATION and ARTICULATION,
REMAINING PERFECTLY secure in their places,
and may be taken out and replaced by the wearer with
the greatest facility, at the following low charges :

s. d.
A single artificial tooth. 0 10 0
A complete set 5 5 0
A complete set of natural teeth, on fine
gold plate..
An entire set of natural or terro-me-
tallic teeth, highly finished in the first
style, with fine gold sockets, usually
charged 40 guineas 2O 0 0.
INCORRODIBLE STONE TEETH, warranted
never to change colour nor decay. The great beauty. of
these STONE TEETH is that it is impossible to detect
them from natural.

Loose Teeth fastened, arising either from age, disease,
or mercury : and DEFICIENCIES of palate EFFEC-
TUALLY REMEDlED.—Artificial Teeth, out of re-
pair, re-modelled to fit the mouth, and restored equal in
BEAUTY and DURABILITY to the original state.

FILLING DECAYED TEETH.
Messrs. ESKELL'S celebrated MINERAL TERRO
METALLIC, for filling Decayed Teeth, without heat,
pain, or pressure. This Mineral is applied, in a soft state
like paste, into the cavity of the Decayed Tooth, how-
ever large or small ; it hardens in a second into an enamel,
becomes incorporated with the outer shell, arresting
thereby the progress of further decay and toothache, and
lasting for many years.
All other Dental Operations, Scaling, Separating, El"
tracting, and Regulating Children's Teeth, Mr. E. Per-
forms with ease and safety.
Mr. A. E. begs to inform those who require Artifi,c..ia
nrn
Teeth that his method of practice combines all the
town improvements, both in the Teeth and mode of fixing
them, which are highly approved of, not only by his
Patients, but also by the first medical authorities in the
kingdom.
74, SEEL-STREET, (Eight doors from Berry-51.,)
Liverpool.