The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-23 00:00:00

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THE above Room is now replenished wit ,''carefully
selected Stock of the newest designs in CSMDINALS,
CAMAILLES, and ROMAN FUR SHAWLS, which for
extreme simplicity and comfort, will he, found superior to
any thing produced at any previous season.
JEFFREY and MORRISH wild remark that their
Stock of real RUSSIAN SABLES' is being offered at the
same prices as in the earlier part of the season, notwithstand-
ing the great advance on that article.

CHILDREN'S FURS of every description, all warranted full-
seasoned.

ECENT events have awakened so general a feeling of
IV the momentous importance of securing a protection
from fire to Deeds, Records, MSS., Books and Papers of
Accompt, Cash, Gunpowder, and all Combustible Materials,
that THOMAS MILNER and.BON feel excused in again
inviting public notice to their PATENT FIRE RESISTING
DEPOSITORIES. Having sutifsltted their one-chambered
Boxes, of one inch in thickness, to severe trials in the prin-
cipal towns, they have received from the authorities of each
the most satisfactory certificates of their efficiency for ordi-
nary casualties ; and, being confirmed in their opinion by a
ong course of experiment, that, under suitable modification
of chambers and thickness of boxes, the peculiar principle
of their Patent is capable of affording security under the
severest ordeal likely to occur in calamities of the kind, they
respectfully solicit the consideration of gentlemen interested
in mechanical science to the subject generally, 'and investiga-
tion into the pretensions of the various means of security in
use, their own amongst the rest.

M. and S. are prepared to submit their manufactures to
public trial with any others of equal dimensions, whilst their
comparatively moderate cost renders them extensively avail-
able.

The Certificate of the satisfactory trial of their Boxes in
Liverpool bears the signatures of the following gentlemen, to
whom permission of reference is kindly given :

THOMAS BOLTON, Esq. (ea-Mayor.)
JOHN SHAW LEIGH, Esq. (ex-Mayor.)
Sir THOMAS BRANCKER•
BARTHOLOMEW PRESCOT, ESQ.
L. GRAHAM, Esq.
R. FRODSHAM, Esq.
WM. STOCK, Esq.
S. WOODS, jun., Esq.
In addition to the above, Milner and Son draw attention
to the following statements :

A trial of 3lilner's Patent Fire Resisting Safes and Boxes
having been announced by cards, issued to 500 of the scien-
tific and principal gentlemen of Dublin, which was adjourned
from the Royal Dublin Society's premises,
on account of
alterations in progress thereon, took place at the Rotundo
Gardens, October 7th, 1812. The fire, consisting of half a
ton of coals, and fifty to sixty feet of wood and kindling, was
lighted at one o'clock, with a box and powder safe, filled
with papers, &c., in the centre. The whole were examined
by the gentlemen present, whose signatures on the certificate
were placed inside.
Sir John Kingston James kindly conducted the proceed-
ngs, and locked the box. At two o'clock, at Dr. Meyler's
suggestion, a large sugar hogshead, with both ends knocked
out, was placed over the top of the fire, which, quickly ig-
niting, caused a very fierce draught, and produced intense
heat on the tops of the boxes, which were seen through the
opening crevices of the burning cask most severely exposed.
little before three o'clock, 'Dr. Meyler, with whom the
keys had been left by Sir John Kingston James, opened the
box, and its contents, including several parchments with seals
attached, were found to be perfectly safe. At half-past four
o'clock the Powder Safe was taken out and opened, and the
inner cell, with its contents, were still unaffected by the heat.
It was again replaced in the fire of red coke, and kept in
until six p.m. ; when taken out, after five hours trial, al-
though the outer cell was red hot, the inner one and contents,
on being opened, in the presence of Joshua Abel, Esq.. H.
Richardson, Esq., M.D., Messrs. Thosand, Gardiner,
Trouton, &c., were still as fresh and perfect as when placed
in the fire. We declare our satisfaction with the result of
these experiments, and our confidence in the perfect efficiency
of this principle for the preservation of all combustible ma-
terials in ordinary fires.
(Silt) JoHN KINGSTON JAMES, (Bart.) Cavendish-row,
\VM. FARRAN, Abbey-street,
(Slit) Taos. M'KENNY, (Bart.) Fitzwilliam-street,
JAMES SHERIDAN, Church-street,
JOSHUA ABEL, 27, Eustace-street,
ROBERT KANE, M.D., Professor, Royal Dublin Society,
ROBERT HUNT, Crampton Quay,

ANTHONY MEYLER, M.D.,
(SIR) EDWARD STANLEY,

THOMAS GrIER,
ISAAC M. D'OLIER, Gov. of the Bank of Ireland,
P. WILSON, Registrar, Royal Dublin Society,

(SIR) TOLER O;I3ORNE,

RICHARD PURDY,
C. H. MINCIIIN, A.M.

JOHN DOYLE,
ROBERT LEECH, M.D.
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loHTlLoucx, Architect,

WM. M. BENSON,
GEORGE DAVIES.
Committee of Illanttfacturers, Royal Dublin Society.—
RESOLVED,—That having carefully examined the Fire-proof
Safes, produced by Messrs. Milner and Son and witnessed
their application to powerful and continued fire, we recom-
mend them as articles of appraved utility.
EDWARD STANLEY, Chairman.
12th October, 1842.
Messrs. Thos. Milner C Son,
Gentlemen,—At ctell'eCllTenfieirmy2l wlBO4re2-.
houses, I regret to inform you that my Deeds, Papers, and
Account Books, which were deposited in two Iron Safes,
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consumedn . 0c t .
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The incom eniencc and loss' occasioned to me is very great.
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I no, faith
induced to purchase your Fire-proof
whatever in Iron Fire-proof Safes,
gyour bumble servant,
I am, Gentle
Boxes which have been sp
Gentlemen,
strongly tested.
RICHARD G. HICKS.
P.S.—Please send me a No. 10, with drawers, and No. 1,
for deeds

Hanaburgh,29th August, 1842.
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time of the above, feel p.leasureinj expressing our conviction
of their perfect security In all cases of casual and ordinary
fires. The Box was filled with papers, circulars, books, and
old ledgers; in addition to which, Mr. Wenden, the repre-
sentative of the patentees, placed his watch inside ; the whole
were examined by the gentlemen present, and were locked
down by " Hernn H. C. Bleeker, 68, Admiralitiitistrasse."
The fire was composed of upwards of seven cwt. of coal, and
a considerable quantity of wood, oaken slabs, and other com-
bustibles, solely under the superintendence of Mr. Thomp-
son, Manager of the Globe Foundry Iron Works. The Box
was placed in the fire. and there allowed to remain for one hour
and a half, during the chief of which time it was of a white
heat. Much curiosity was excited respecting the watch ;
but on opening the box, it was perfectly safe, and going a
true es when deposited—thewhole contents were also pre-
served, ineludinl he document cn which this esrtifisete is
written.