The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

ADDRESS.

MRS. PARKES,..in making her appearance before
the Public, with herlast "GRAND CLUB SUBSCRIP-
TION," is anxious to address a few words to those of her
Friends, Patrons, and Subscribers in Liverpool, who were mem-
bers of her " Su plemental" Scheme, which—opening in January
and closing in July last—was announced at its corn nenceme.nt
as being intended for a final distribution of that ►magnificent
property, in the Fine Arts of this country, which Mrs. Parkes
has had the honour of freeing from monopoly, and throwing
open, with easy and attractive acceptability, to the possession
of the Public.

Mrs. Parkes, in then announcing that "SUPPLEMENT" as
final, did not intend the old dramatic deception of " more last
words;" no second farewell benefit was. within her contempla •
tion ; and she looked to the fall of the curtain with the belief
that it would never be raised again by her; was thankful for
what her friends were doing, andlooked to bring her enterprise
to a conclusion, so as to make it a pleasurable memory to all
engaged in its pursuit; but, under the. force of circumstances,
the curtain fell, as it were, in mid-performance !
With a sale of only five thousand portions nut of the ten
thousand proposed, the summer season forced on the close of
the distribution, and Mrs. Parkes was only consoled for her
large sacrifices, at the half-way termination of her " Supple-
mental Subscription," by the belief that its members and the
public would give her credit for honesty and enterprise in the
cause of Art, and for caring less for her profit than their praise,
in promoting the exercise of its influence, and the freedom of
its trade.

It is now that the noble property still remaining from that
"Supplement" upon her hands suggests, and indeed demands,
that Mrs. Parkes should raise that curtain which had prema-
turely fallen, for the purpose, as it were, of renewing the per-
formance, and really concluding her engagement with the pub-
lic. And let it be impressed, that in so doing she brings a bill
of fare so additionally powerful and attractive—so replete with
strength, novelty, and riches, that all who encouraged her
Supplemental scheme may assure themselves of advantage
and satisfaction from the more brilliant finale of this last
"GRAND CLUB SUBSCRIPTION." None of her old friends
can be by possibility disappointed; on the contrary, she holds
out to them a prospect to make the " Pleasures of Hope," in
the treasures of her parting distribution, exceed the " Pleasures
of Memory," derivable from the success and satisfaction of
each that has gone before,

From the liberal spirit of commercial Liverpool, she expects
a due appreciation of the motives that have spurred her on;
and she confidently appeals to her former subscribers to in-
crease the value of their patronage with a muster-roll of new
friends—remembering that the importance of her last "GRAND
SUBSCRIPTION" is enhanced by a leading allotment of "Tit REE
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS'," and that the splendid
LIBRARY CABINET, magnificently sculptured, in which its
unique treasure is contained, is only the richest of the other
elegant pictorial cabinets, and unrivaled framings which sur-
round so many of her allotments with every variety of device.
Day of closing the Distribution, the TWENTY-NINTH OF
➢IAY.

BOWYER GALLERY.

THE LAST GRAND CLUB SUBSCRIPTION,

INSTITUTED BY
MRS. MARY PARKES.
FOR TIDE PURCHASE OF THE MAGNIFICENT

BOWYER COLLECTION OF SUPERB WORKS OF ART,
PICTORIAL CABINETS, 4C.,
AMOUNTING, AT PUBLICATION VALUE, TO
EIGHTY THOUSAND GUINEAS.

The Scheme is divided into 17,773 Shares, One Guinea each.
The highest is 3100 Guineas ! the lowest One Guinea and a Half.

Abstract of Allotments, showing the Amount eachlrember of the
Club will receive for his Subseriptioa of One Guinea.
1 of 3103 Guineas, making 3100 Guineas
I „ 350 Guineas, „ 350 Guineas
1 „ 250 Guineas, „ 250 Guineas
2 „ 150 Guineas, „ 300 Guineas
2 „ 125 Guineas, „ 250 Guineas
1 „ 120 Guineas, „ 120 Guineas
I „ 100 Guineas, „ 100 Guineas
14 „ 70 Guineas, „ 980 Guineas
1 „ 50 Guineas, „ 50 Guineas
1 „ 35 Guineas, „ 35 Guineas
28 „ 32 Guineas, ~ 896 Guineas
3,, 30 Guineas, „ 90 Guineas
14 „ 25 Guineas, „ 350 Guineas
11 „ 20 Guineas, „ 220 Guineas
12 „ 18 Guineas, „ 216 Guineas
18 „ 17 Guineas, „ 306 Guineas
3 „ 16 Guineas, „ 48 Guineas
25 „ 15 Guineas, „ 375 Guineas
31 „ 14 Guineas, ~ 431 Guineas
2 ,12
702
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GGuuiinneeaass,„", 910 Guineas
264 Guineas
10 „ 11 Guineas, „ 110 Guineas
28 „ 101 Guineas, „ 294 Guineas
491 „ 10 Guineas, „ 4910 Guineas
68 „ 9 Guineas, „ 612 Guineas
35 „ 81 Guineas, „ 2971 Guineas
487 „ 8 Guineas, „ 3996 Guineas
35 „ ii Guineas, „ 2621 Guineas
83 „ 7 Guineas, „ 581 Guineas
21 „ 61 Guineas, „ 1361 Guineas
2410 „ 6 Guineas, „ 14,460 Guineas
18 „ 51 Guineas, „ 99 Guineas
3239 „ 5 Guineas, „ 16,295 Guineas
62 „ 4 Guineas, „ 279 Guineas
1343 „ 4 Guineas. „ 5372 Guineas
35 „ 31 Guineas, „ 122 k Guineas
5109 „ 3 Guineas, „ 15,327 .Guineas
83 „ 21 Guineas, „ 2071 Guineas
2463 ~ 2 Guineas, „ 4936 Guineas
146 G „ 11 Guineas, „ 2199 Guineas
17,773 80,0401 Guineas

Shares to be had at 22, Golden-square, London, and through
Mrs. PARKES' Agents, Mr. WILLIAM LEA, Stationer, 1, Dale-
srteet ; B. SMITH, Stationer, 71, South Castle-street; SAMUEL
ALKER, 29, Basnett-street ; and JAMES SMITH, Music IVare-
house, 6G, Lord-street, Liverpool.
It should be clearly understood that every Subscriber of One
Guinea secures an Allotment, the value of which may fall
within any of the above classification, from the 3100 Guinea
downwards, but can in no case be less than One Guinea and a
Half.

It is definitively settled that the dealing out shall take
place on the 29th instant, at Exeter Hall.

GREAT FIRE
IN MARKET-STREET, MANCHESTER ;
ENTIRELY CONSUMING A LARGE SQUARE OF WARE.
HOUSES, OFFICES, AND SHOPS.
TN the last great Fire in George-street, Manchester,
nine large Houses had their Books burned in Iron Safes,
Closets with Iron Doors, Wrought iron Fireproof (?) Safes,
&c. &c. &c. ; and again on the above recent occasion, a great
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mass being the one alluded to below.

" Manchester, August 13/h, 1847.
" GENTLEMEN In the late Fire in Market-street, which
entirely gutted the entireblock of buildings of which my Ware-
house formed part, I have sincere pleasure in informing you
that my hooks, together with a quantity of valuable papers,
watches, &c., were preserve, uninjured in one of your Fire-
resisting Safes, which I strongly recommend to the public.
I am your obedient servant,
"THOMAS HAIGH, Woollen Merchant,
" New Brown-street and Market-street.
" Messrs. Milner and Son." •

The outside of this Safe was partially melted: the contents
inside unsinged, being steamed (boiled instead of burned) by
the evaporating principle of 'the Safe. Near to it a large
'
Wrought Iron Fireproof (?) chambered Safe, full of valuable
Books and Documents before the Fire, was found to contain
nothing but tinder and ashes after it !

In tne numerous accidental Fires and experanental tests
which Milners' Safes have been exposed to—every description
of Safe in use—Fireproof (so called) or otherwise have been
burnt nut beside them, confirming the recommendation of the
scientific and practical authorities who have tested them, and
the Patentees' during seven years' active working of their
patent, on a rapidly extending scale, have spared no pains nor
cost in effecting improvements, by which they are enabled to
secure depositories for llooks, Documents, a na-VaribreZ'YTii-
chiding the strongest Wrought-iron Safes, Closets, and Doors
in the World. lined with their unenualled Fire-resisting Cham-
bers. Out of upwards of 20.000 of their Sates In use amongst
the Manufacturing and Commercial Houses of Great Britain—
the class best able to appreciate their value—numerous cases of
exposure to accidental fire have occurred, from which Thomas
Milner and Son select the following as instances, in which they
are of opinion that no other Safe than their own would have
preserved its contents unhurnt.

Fire at Mr. J. Blackaller's Ship and Chandlery Store, Spar-
ling-street, Liverpool; a strong and fierc Fire; Safe most
severely burnt outside; contents unsinged.

Fire at Alessrs. J. and W. Walkers',„ the extensive builders,
Birkenhead; buildings entirely gutted, everything burnt in
them, including the contents of large Iron Safe and drawers,
standing besides Milners'; the contents of Milners' uninjured,
and in use now.

Fire at Messrs. Carniss and Co.'s, Park-lane; a very strong
fire; again the contents of Milners' Safe the only thing saved
on the premises.
Fire at Plimsaul Brothers', of Plymouth ; a very extensive
and destructive fire; a large Iron Safe covered with brickwork
with double Iron doors burnt out; Milners' entirely preFerving
its contents.

Fire in Queen-street, Glasgow; a great number of Safes and
Closets burnt ont; no books saved throughout the buildings
excepting Messrs. S. It. and Thomas Browns', in Alilners
Safe. . . _

Milners Fire-resisting safes, Chests, and Boxes, suitable for
all classes of Buildings, impregnable Locks and Cash Boxes,
at the Works, 50A, Lord-street and Cable-street, and Show-
oom, 15, South John-street, Liverpool.