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

STRAW.

And for the best dry Wheat Straw, for the next Twelve
M0nt114.,. •

Any information regarding the probable consumption,
and the manner in which both articles must be supplied,
may be receive I from Mr. EVANS, the Governor. at the
Vt-orkhouse. Sureties will be required for the due per-
formance of the Contracts.

Sealed Tenders for each article to be left at the Select
Vestry Room, Fenwick-srreet, on or before WEDNES-
DAY, the 131. h instant, at Four o'clock.
• By order,
NATHAN LITHERLAND,
Liver')lol, Ist Nov., 1844. Secretary.

EDINBURGII,LEITH,& GRANTON RAILWAY•

ESTIMATES WAXTTEb.—
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TAE DIRECTRS of the EDINBURGD, LEITH,
and GRANTON RAILWAY COMPANY are now
prepared to receive TENDERS for the EXECUTION
of the WORK of the EDINBURGH TUNNEL, el"
tending from Cannonmills St tion of this Railway to the
Stations of the Edinburgh and Glasgow and North
British Railways at Canal-street, being in length 10°°
yards or thereby.

A Drift Mine'haying been already carried terough the
whole extent of• the Tunnel will greatly facilitate intend..
kg Offerers in making up their estima►es.
The Plan, Section, and Specification of the work to be
executed may he seen at the lisihrav Company's Office
here, from MONDAY the 18th to SATURDAY the 30th
current ; and further particular:. twy he h arned at tba
Office of Messrs. GRAINGER and MILLER, 16, Castle'
street.

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Sealed propos:Us. marked " Tender. for Tunnel," Will
_
be received by the Secrebiry wail the evening of Ws°.
N ESDAY the 4th December next.
By ordt r of the Directors,
A. G. FIELD, Secratarl-
Railway Office. 35, Scotian 1-street,
_Edinburgh, Ist Nor,mber, 1841.

• IMPORTANT LIGHT.
CHAS. KUTtTZ'S PATENT SOLAR CAM PHINg
and NAPTHN LAMPS are particularly recom:
mended to those desirous of baying a chap and brilliant
Light. The Camphine Lamps arp perfectly harries"'
being constructed on the Solar pr'm irte. and wh• re Gas
cannot be procured, they will hr found an excellent sub-
stitute, the Light being equally as oneap and btilli.ot•
They are entir lv free from smell r smoke, consequentli
much superior to any hitherto in use.
CamPhitte and Nautha Spirits ei•nstantly on hand.
28. Moor-street, Back G-ree, Liverpool.
P.S.—The Trade snpvlird on reasonable terms

PUBLIC NO !Iris.-
F
ER Mnjesty's Commissioners of Woods, Forests. snl
Land Revenues, hlving taken NI r. GRIMSTON
off
extensive premises in Broad-street. Mr. G. has, at a
considerst;le expense, prepared very commodious pre-
mises, 434, r uford-street, Lonrion, at which lace .“11
earnestly solicits a continuance of the kind support voii,
which he has been favoured by the Nobility and Puh generally. Mr. Grimstone's commercial intereoats
enables him to vend his foreign
goods in the most ¢e°ll,-
condition. and he pledges himself to continue the
(satire of every article in its pure and pristioei:;hest
Testimonials of undoubted authority, from the"Epal
characters, proving the efficacy of his EYE SNUFF'
be seen at his Warehouse as shove, a• d in the s'ys
edition of his Almanac, 1844.—G MSTONE'S F" of
SNUFF.--A few of the snarly thousand Testimonials
Sight Restored and Deafness Cured :

Sir,--I was from 39 by Copy of le
to'ter.
Kmirye-is,itirdelet)..dHßatfliicnt-etrard d
wieihn dimness of
bnd
aenidnasalmaeddvitrael epdraientiytieoanresrb.eecla,emryeoalcit:ltiossttobf blind
eml,Y;elourei'vrara.el.
consulted, hut unfortunately wa;
the
without any teal relief.
commended by one of my friends, although a men er ° the
profession, who said he had taken it for a few months With°
happiest result : he being relieved from inflammation atter 'soil
sufferi g. induced me to give it a trial. I hay tal, en four 2
~t,
canisters, and shall cortinue to use it to the end of try days,lo7r
I have derived so much benefit from using it, that I cat :Lait
real without the assistance of any kind of eye glasses' ' E •
feel happy at any time to acknowledge the t,
Snuff has made in my case. Make what use you
.may please h
-ear and
this testimony, and remember. I am in rr, seventieth .
I could for the
Can read and no needlework much better than
last forty years, without a gl""%f„Ilv. rest cure your
eas yo f
I am, Sir. yours gr_t.
Q. I,,rusanti.L.
Widow of the late Dr. Fothergill.
Coil' of a Letter rent to Mr. %V Gr.imstone, Inventor of the
celebrat d Eye snuff
To W. Grimstone,
Esq. Inceptor of Eye snuff,d
ctreet ondon.
The Ma•chioness de Hroglio Solari presents her hest complP
39,
mettle to Mr. W. Crimetone. and I,as the pie sure to inform him
she has had the most convincing proofs of the bent flcial qualities
of his Herbaceous Eye snuff in many cases of its restorative
power. both of sight and hearing. r
yr. Grimstone—sir, you are at liberty to makeuse of be
name.—scptember 22 18:2, 45, Charlotte-street.
Any quantity can be forwarded through the Genera
'
Post, by s,ndinsr, money orders. A 2s. 4d. canister, with
postage, will cost 35., and so on in like propot lion.
Atr,nts for Liverpool :—PIERCE and CsossrrELD,
Castle-street ; POS% and NIGHTINGALE, Lord-street ; C'
SHARP, Church-street,; W. PROCTER, Loudon- oad.

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Nov. 5, 1844.

,eiu Vubltrattollry.

OPENING
OF THE NEW DOCKS
AT BIRKEN HE.
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDONAD
NEWS of No•
vxmotit 9th will contain an ENGRAVING of the
',hove greßt. event. The delay ingiving this Picture in
the ILLUSTRATED LONDON has arisen from the
Roc' io fully illustrate the Opening of the New
lt:1El-61414:e. radon.
xtrated Londim News Office,
198 Straw! 0ct.30 1844.
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ot,.d to the Illustration of this ERA IN THE
‘,ONIMERCLU. WORLD. •
The number for Oct. 26th, 1844, will contain an His-
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His-
toe tittle of El'l I a g
z3.)eth.
The numher t,;; Nov. 2,01 will be crowded with Magni
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the'ew Pc2'.:clisot th, Queen, and other Engravings.

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;LIISTRATED lONDoN NEWS. and copies can only be
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irk Towa as i
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OFFICE, 198, STRAND.
1122'( Regular Subscribers to the " ILLUSTRATED LOlsi-
pa? NEWS" will be presented, e Christmas next, with a
rp.stilma of the River Thames, a most msgnificent En-
measuring 8 feet.

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BIS'PoRY OF THE CHURCH IN AMERICA,
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474 to 1794.
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WAAA, ew Edition-of CHEFFIN'S MAP of the RAlL-
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E'CO----------NOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
m
34, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKF.RIABS
LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 1823.
-Br""cered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV.

ThLi
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ERightp"
NBA,FRANKLAND LEWIS, Chairman,
' D. STErENsoN, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
THE followi•
g are among the
1 Society :ri
advantages offered by this
LWER.RATES.
OfficOe of Premium than those of any other
, which entitle the assured to participate in the
profile, and COnSidera bl low
er than those of any other
zix,ut:aLAssurauce Soellie/y
bt\ Proprietary participate in the profits, the whole
The
divisible among the Assured.
first in 1834, averaged £l6 per cent. on the
Premiums paid.
The Second, 1839, averaged £3l per cent. since the Ist
, division.
Ltie third, 1844, averaged £36 per cent. since the 2d

division.
Assurances effected on the equal scale of Premiums in
the year 1841, will participate in the bonus o be decltared
in 1849.
CAMPBELL JAMES DOWNER, Secretary.
Further particulars can be obtained from the following
Agents :
T. 0. COOPER RUMFORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
•,
Wm Johnson, jun., 2,
John Taylor, 9, Ducie-pPlarienec,ebs-street, 1 Manchester.
Thomas Edwards, and 1
Robert Roberts i Bank,
Chester.
Henry Glover, Solicitor, Bolton.
T. B. Chadwick, Blackburn.

ASYLUM FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LIFE
OFFICE,
ORN
70, C RILL. AND 5, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON.
ESTABLISHED IN 1824. •
DIRECTORS.
The Honourable William Fraser, Chairman.
major-General Sir James Law Lushington, G.C.8.,
J. Deputy-Chairman.
Qartnont Whiteman. C. W. Hallett, Esq.
Pon' Edmd, Ferrero, Esq.
ReYnolds, Esq. Thomas Fenn, Esq.
n lam Pratt, Esq. G. Farren. Esq., Resident
'4°l.Ke Palmer, jun., Esq. l Director.
OFFICERS FOR LIVERPOOL.
Physician :
Dr. HANNAY, 30. Great George's-square.
Bankers :
e Bank of Liverpool. J. Langton, Esq., Manager.
kr. 1 Directnre Correspondent :
.OHN LIGHTBODY, Jun., Derby Buildings,
Fen w iek-- treet
taR,4SONS suffering from Chronic Disease or irregu-
at jaritT of form, in pregna,cy, or old age, arc insured
r,oPortionate rates, the AsrLtnu being the Company
84eh originath extended the benefits of life insurance to
ieftses,
RENEWABLE TERM INSURANCES FOR
HEALTHY LIVES.
The utmost advantages are seemed by the smallest ne-
Zaal7 outlay, in the first it•stance—the Policies being
fut7nued year by year for the whole of life, whatever the
or :re health of the es,ured, s ulated sliglit increase
intyrernium little exceeding the price of an ordinary term
ltato the age of 70, when the rate remains
'unary.
Extt Lets from 'RENEWABLE TERM rates for

Aci— , lat
sst , ..,
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I I'd yr. I lo yr. 1 4th yr. i sth yr. I 6th yr. 1 7th yr
'I 1 6
L 12221221111891197, _
......_____Extracts from the EVEN RATES for select lives.
401 ,
, j 2,) 1 an I • '

1 10 511 11 4

70 I SO