The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

AMERICAN ICE.

THOMAS PORTER feels mach pleasure in inform-
ing his old Friends and the Public in general, that he has
been appointed SOLE AGENT for the SALE of
THE PURE AMERICAN BLOCK ICE,
From one of the American Lakes, which is justly celebrated
for the purity of its waters.
T. P. is now selling the above at
20 lb. for ls. Od.
56 lb. for 2s. 6d.
112 lb. for 4s. od.
Or, per Ton of 20 Cwt.
Blocks of Ice carefully packed and forwarded to any part of
the United Kingdom.
T. P. has alto on sale pure Rough Ice, at prices considerably
lower than the above.
Apply at No. 1, Upper Dawson-street, where samples of the
above are constantly on view.

TO BANKERS, MERCHANTS, AND OTHERS.
E. T. HALL,

METALLIC PEN MANUFACTURER,
BEGS to inform his Customers and the Public, that
he has Removed from 16, Houghton-street, to
23, SOUTH JOHN-STREET,
and most respectfully solicits a continuance of that liberal
patronage bestowed on him for the last seven years.
E. T. H. having made great improvements in his Pens, par-
ticularly calls attention to his Blue Steel Tens, well adapted
for all Writers.

Sold in Boxes, 2s. 6d. per Gross.
Shippers and the Trade supplied Wholesale.
WHOLESALE AGENT for W. LYON'S ANTI-CORRO-
SIVE INK, a Substitute for Writing and Copying Inks com-
bined.
N.8.--Any description of Pen made to order.

BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

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THE PATENT RAPID WATER PURIFIER,
WHICH WILL PURIFY FROM

30 GALLONS TO 50,000 GALLONS PER DAY,
AND UPWARDS,
Now introduced into Her Maiesty's Royal Castle, Windsor, the
Admiralty, the Residence of Her Grace the Duchess of Suther-
land, Charles Barry, Esq., the Architect of the New Houses of
Parliament, and numerous others of the Nobility and Gentry ;
also into Ifer Majesty's Navy, by order of the Lords of the
Admiralty.

ADVANTAGES OF THE PATENT RAPID WATER PURIFIER
OVER EVERY OTHER KIND OF FILTER.
Its Simplicity of Construction—the Thickness of the Stone—
its Durability—a never-failing Supply of Pure Water, without
any trouble—the speedy Removal of Deleterious Matter—its
applicability to be placed in Water Butts, Cisterns, Tanks,
Ponds or Reservoirs, &c. &c.

ABRIDGED OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
" The simplicity of construction insures the lasting proper-
ties of the Filter."—London Times.

"No Ship with this Portable Apparatus on board need. be •
in want of the sweetest and purest water."—Liverpool Courier,
June 21st, 1848.
" We can conceive no invention better calculated to serve the
sailor, and at the same time to benefit the interest of the riser-
chant."—Lirerpoot Mail, June 10, 1848.
" To the brewer, dyer, and others requiring a copious supply
of pure water it offers great advantages, and is also available
for culinary and other purposes."—Standard, 30th May, 1848.
" The Filter was greatly admired by the Scientific Gentlemen
at the Polytechnic Society for its self-cleansing, self-acting,
and durable qualities."—Liverpool Standard, 13th June.
" It is far and away the most perfect and economical thing
of the kind extant."—Liverpool Chronicle, 2gth April, 1848.
" It possesses advantages over all other Filters we have seen
in the simplicity of its construction and its capacity to disen-
gage all deleterious matter with which water may be impreg-
nated."—Liverpool Journal, June 10th, IS4B.
" It is a new Filter, made of Sand Stone, which disengages
matter of every kind held in suspension, and renders the water
beautifully pure and limpid."—Liverpool Times, June Bth,
1848.

" One of the most unique and really useful inventions of the
day is a Stone Filter which became the object of much atten-
tion at the last meeting of the Polytechnic Society."—Liverpool
Albion, June 19th, 1848.

Copies of the Paper read before the Polytechnic Society, in
reference to the above invention, and all particulars, can be
obtained at the Office, No. 5, SOUTH JOHN-STREET.
JAMES FORSTER.

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,
IN
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
number of parties have suffered the same calamity. The only
Safe which brought its contents uninjured out of the burning
mass being the one alluded to below.
" Manchester, August 13th, 1847.
" GENTLEMEN In the late Fire in Market-street, which
entirely gutted the entire block of buildings of which my Ware-
house formed part, I have sincere pleasure in informing you
that my books, together with a quantity .of valuable papers,
watches, &c., were preserved uninjured in one of your Fire-
resisting Safes, which I strongly recommend to the public.
" 1 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 the numerous accidental Fires and experimental tests
which Milncrs' Safes have been exposed to—every description
of Safe in use—Fireproof (so called) or otherwise have been
burnt out 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, nave spared no pains nor
cost in effecting improvements, by which they are enabled to
pledge themselves at all times to supply the most complete and
secure depositories for Books, Documents, and Valuables ; in-
cluding the strongest Wrought-iron Safes, Closets, and Doors
in the World. lined with their uneoualled Fire-resisting Cham-
bers. Oat 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
expasure to accidental hre have occurred, from which Thomas
Milner and Son select the following its instances, in which they
are of opinion that no other Safe than their own would have
preserved its contents unhurnt.
Fire at Ml. J. Blackaller's Ship and Chandlery Store, Sper-
ling-street, Liverpool ; a sti ong and fierc Fire; Safe most
severely burnt outside; contents unsinged.
I've at Messrs. J. and W. Walkers', the extensive builders,
Birkenhead;.. buildings entirely gutted, everything burnt in
themoncludmg the contents of large Iron Safe and drawers,
standing besides Milners'; the contents of Milners' uninjured,
and in use now.

Fire at Messrs. Garniss and Co.'s, Park-lane; a very strong
fire; again the contents of Miners' 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 preserving
its contents.

Fire in Queen-street, (Glasgow; a great number of Safes and
Closets burnt out; no books saved throughout the buildings
excepting Messrs. S. R. and Thomas Browns', in Milners
Safe.

Milners' Fire-resisting Safes, Chests, and Boxes, suitable for
all classes of Bnildings, impregnable Locks and Cash Boxes,
at the Works, 50A, Lord-street and Cable-street, and Show.
own, 1 s,:South John-street, Liverpoll,