The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-06-03 00:00:00

St. George's Barracks

(2d batt.)— Wellington Bar.
Ist Foot (Ist batt.)—Gibraltar,
Clare Castle.
(2dbatt.)Barbados; Enniskillen
2d Foot—Bombay ; Chatham.
3d—Chichester.
4th—Madras; Chatham.
sth—Belfast.
6th-
7th—Barbadoes ; Plymouth.
Bth--Weedon.
9th—Bengal ; Chatham.
10th—Bengal; Chatham.
11th—Chatham.
12th—Mauritius; Isle Wight.
Reserve batt., Mauritius
13th—Bombay; Chatham.
14th—Canada ; Dover.
15th—Limerick.
16th—Cork.
17th—Bombay • Chatham.
18th—China ; 6hatham.
19th—Cephalonia; Jersey.
20th—Bermuda ; Isle of Wight
Reserve batt., Bermuda
21st—Madras; Chatham.
22d—Bombay ; Chatham.
23d—Trinidad; Isle of Wight.
Reserve batt., Canada
24th—Limerick
25th—Madras ; Chatham.
26th—Manchester.
27th—Cape G. Hope; Guernsey
28th—Bombay ; Chatham.
29th—Bengal ; Chatham.
30th—Castlehar.
31st—Bengal ;- Chatham.
32d—Dublin.
33d—N. Brunswick, Cork.
34th—Athlone
35th—Mauritius; Nenigh.
36th—Newcastle-upon-Tyne
37th— Gosport.
58th— Gibraltar ; En;iiski len.
39th—Bengal ; Chatham.

Until the invention of Milners' Fire-resisting Safety.
Boxes, the mercantile community, professional persons,
&c., had no means of perfect safety for their books and
papers from the casualty of fire. The invention was tested
in the Cattle-Market, in this city, on Monday last, by
permission of the Mayor, in the presence of H. Ricketts,
Esq., J. Breillett, Esq., Engineer to the Bristol Gas
Co. ; Lieut. Fisher, and a considerable numoer of scien-
tific and other influential gentlemen. The fires were
made from 40 cwt. of coals and wood with several loads
of shavings and faggots. At a quarter past eleven, they
were lighted, and in the midst were placed two safes,
first, Milners' No. 1, new patent, and with it a common
iron safe of equal dimensions, purchased for the express
purpose of showing their comparative qualities. Both
were filled with papers, books, &c., and locked down by
Geo. Wright, Esq. After being buried in the burning
mass for 3.1,- hours they were taken out and opened ; the
Patent Safe presenting all within unsinged ; the Iron Safe
a mass of Blackened tinder; thus evidently proving that
the common " safe " presents no security in cases of fire.
In the second fire, at the same time, was placed a round
magazine, with 111 double chamber, in which were in-
closed a gold watch belonging to Mr. Wendon (the active
and intelligent representative of the patentees), a casket
of jewels, a flask of gunpowder, several trinkets, cards,
&c., with four silk handkerchiefs, the property of gentle.
men present. After 6 hours severe burning in the most
intense fire, it was opened, and to the utter astonishment
of all, the inside was scarcely warmed ; the watch had not
varied a moment, and every deposit was as safe and per-
fect as though it had been in a drawing-room cabinet.
At 4, p.m., two smaller boxes, one Milners' patent
(siz4 letter E.) with one purchased for the purpose, also
sold as fire-proof, and such as we now see too general in
the offices of professional gentlemen, were subjected to a
similar trial as the above for 1 hour and 12 minutes ' • the
result was that Milners' box triumphantly presented all
within it in perfect safety, while the other had yielded to
the power of its contending enemy, not an atom of its
contents being unconsumed ; the result in each case was
most gratifying and satisfactory. A testimonial of the
above facts has already been signed ; and we doubt not
hut this excellent invention will soon be so firmly esta-
blished in the public opinion, as to lead to its general
adoption, and prove of incalculable advantage to the com-
munity. Mr. Wendon will afford all the information in
his power as to the merits of the invention, on applica-
tion to him at his offices, No. 39, Queen-square.—Bristol
Journal.