The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

ROYAL BANK BUILDINGS,

LIVERPOOL, 7TH FEBRUARY, 1852.
WE have not felt justified, until the present time,
in recommending this season's imports of Black Teas,
the quality of the earlier arrivals having confessedly been much
inferior to those of former years. This is attributed to the
continued rains which have prevailed in some parts of the Tea
districts in Chian, owing to which the crops have been consi-
derably deteriorated.

Our delay, in order to see the result -general importation,
has already proved most benefici o the interest of our con-
nexion. Watchfulness and ju ent, exercised in the selection
of qualities, will, •ve thi ,be more than usually appreciated
this year. With thi onviction, we may confidently refer
Family Purchase o our present List of Prices, and other
essential re s, which can be had when applied for.

An official statement of the quantity of Tea consumed in 1851
has been published. The consumption was upwards of Fifty-
three Millions Pounds, on which a duty of 2s. 2d. was charge-
able—producing a revenue of 45,853,695 sterling. Considering
the immense importance of such a trade as a source of revenue,
and the magnitude of the interests concerned in its develop-
ment, it is astonishing that Government should persist in refu-
sing to protect it from frauds, especially from such frauds as
those recently and boldly practised in the importation of spu-
rious Tea from China.

If the Chinese could not produce an ample supply of pure Tea
for the consumption of England (the best of their customers),
there might be some reason for connivance at such a fraud ;
but there can be none when the opposite is known to be a de-
monstrable fact.

Immediate inquiry into this matter is a stringent necessity,
and ought to be instituted in fairness to the Consumer. It
would meet with the full co-operation of every respectable
Dealer, as well as every well-principled Importer of Tea.
ROBT• ROBERTS AND COMPy:,

(Entrance up the Steps,)
ROYAL BANK-BUILDINGS,

LIVERPOOL

BURGLARIES AT THE DUNDEE BANK, AND
AT MANCHESTER.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS.
Sir,—Having just received the following testimonials of the
practical worth and efficient security of our Patent Locks and
Safes, we beg to submit them for the information of bankers
and the public generally.—We are, sir, your obedient servknts,
CHUBB and SM.
57, St. Paul's-churchyard, Feb. 7.

" Dundee pn)r;Dun4ee, Feb. 6, 1852

" Gentlemen,—l suppose it wil e gratifying to yOu to re-
ceive the following testimonial the security of your locks:—
" An attempt was made u this bank, on the night of Sa-
turday last, by a set of thi es, evidently quite accomplished
in their profession.

" The-part of our p erty which they selected for their ope-
rations was an it door, secured by one of your locks ;in
attempting to c which, there can be no doubt, all their
ingenuity was at first expended, as the only alternative was the
tedious and laborious one of boring into the lock in order to
destroy it. Before this could be accomplished a sudden alarm
made them take to flight; but the work done in boring, &c.
could not have occupied them less than four or five hours,
plainly showing that they despaired of being able to open your
lock in that time. And as in their flight they left all their
implements behind them, including a perfect set of lock-
.

picking instruments, it is also seen that they were amply
furnished for their work had they believed it practicable.
" So far as the construction of your locks is concerned, their
safety seems very sufficient; all that
_appears to be wanting is

that they should be enclosed on all sines in case
and their security would seem to be complete
men, yours obediently

hardened steel,
—I am, gentle-

GEORGE C. BOASE, Cashier

Vara, London.

" 128. Cross-street, Manchester, February 3, 1852.
" Sins,—My premises having been entered twice by thieves
in the course of the last two months, and an attempt made to
open my safe, which is one of your make, and has one of your
patent locks upon it, I have the satisfaction to state to you
n either case to open the same. The
he evening of Friday last, the 30th
diently, " JOSH. CLARKE.
Messrs. Chubb and Son, 57, St. Paul's-churchyard, Lon-
don, and 16, Market-street, Manchester."

was made or

CHUBB'S PATENT LOCKS and LATCHES, FIRE-PROOF
SAFES and CASH-BOXES, to which the Prize Medal, with
" special approbation," was awarded by the Jurors of the Great
Exhibition," are on sale at their Establishments, London,
Manchester, Wolverhampton, and
28, LORU-STREET, LIVERPOOL.