The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-20 00:00:00

COFFEE

The following indisputable data respecting this important
branch of our imports are items worthy of univeral attention,
viz., the improved qualities of East India and Foreign Sorts,
and their increase of consumption. From official returns,
the gross amount of duty paid on Coffee these last
_four years
was

1837. 1838. 1839. 1840.
British growth 699,400 333,246 451,860 374,786
Foreign 230 121,037 327,993 584,126
Yo will here perceive that the consumption of Foreign in
this country is now nearly double that of British growth,
therefore we wish to invite your attention ; and, in accordance
with the spirit with which we have introduced the Sale of Tea,
by Retail, in Liverpool, we clearly see a decided advantage to
introduce the same principle with Coffee, and are prepared to
sell the Finest growth of East India at Is. 10d. per ii., and
yet obtain an adequate profit. That this can be done, we
prove from the price at the Public Sales, both in this port
and in London.
The highest average price in the raw state, _ _ _ _

duty included

Add for expenses of roasting, 6,.c.
Addfor loss of 'weight in roasting

143 s Od
3s Od
29s Od

175 s per cwt.,
or about 1: 7id per lb. Our prices will therefore be, for
FINEST EAST INDIA..
particularly recommended.
Good sweet Rio
Do. do. Laguira
Fine Fine Jamaica
Few require to be told that price alone, unless it be accom-
panied by quality, is a deception. We can only remove an
impression of this kind by earnestly and respectfully soliciting
a trial. Without this no one can fairly deter mine. By this
test we are content to abide, and shall not ask for a con-
tinuance of your favours if not found to deserve them.
Coffee entered for h.•:me consumption in
the United Kingdom in 1824 was .... 8,262,943 lbs.
In 1840
This will show the growing increase of the Trade, and from
being thus a mere luxury, as at one time, it is now become
a highly important and necessary article of subsistence, and
forms a great portion of the expenditure of almost every
family.

Liverpool,—unquestionably the second port in the world,
presents in no portion of its commerce more scope for ad-
vantageous competion than in the articles of -Tea and Coffee,
from its direct imports, immense population, and local facili-
ties ; yet it is a remarkable fact that in no place through-
out England have the inhabitants reaped less benefit, from
the want of a properly conducted Retail Tea and Coffee
Establishment.

Therefore, with a view to accomplish this object, we shall
use every discrimination to deal out to the consumer such
qualities as shall excite confidence. Your interest, there.
fore, is concerned as well as our own.

The last news from China state,, that up to the Ist of April
no Tea had been shipped from thence to that date. This
account has improved the demand upon the market, and
Teas have been gradually advancing.
Meantime, until some more important change takes place,
we shall continue to sell—Fine C'ongou, Pekoe Souchong
flavour, sS.—Full ripe Lapsang Souchong, ss. 9d.—Ordinary
Congous, 4s. 3d.—Stout Blackish Leaf "Souchong flavour,"
4s. 6d.—Very rich burnt Pekoe, Hyson fla., 6s. What we
recommend in Green Teas is Cowslip Hyson, 6s.—Fine Gun-
powder, small close Twisted leaf, is.
ROBT. ROBERTS and CO.,
Wholesale Tea and Coffee Dealers.
1 4^ 2, Royal Bank-buildings.
Entrance—Up the steps leading to the Bank.
Liverpool, 15th July, 1841.

N.B.—We beg to call particular attention to a plan which
we have found necessary to adopt to prevent families being
imposed upon by persons whom they send for our Teas and
Coffees. In several instances, on the paper being brought
back, we have found the prices obliterated, and a higher one
substituted, to our injury in every respect. To prevent a
recurrence of this practice, we shall mark the price on the
wrapper. We suggest, however, that in all cases a written
order is the best security.
Parcels delivered daily, within four miles of the Exchange•
by our own Van.

THE NEW PARLIAMENT,

ENGLAND AND WALES

Conservative members returned up to this morning 302
Liberal Ditto
Double returns 2
Total members for England and Wales.. -
SCOTLAND.

Conservative members returned up to this morning 22
Liberal ditto
Return not yet received
Total members for Scotland......
IRELAND.

Conservative members returned up to this morning 44
Liberal ditto
Returns not yet received
Total members for Ireland

Total members of the House of Commons
Total conservatives returned .
Total liberals returned..
Total conservative gains up to this morning ....
Liberal ditto

105

41
Total conservative gain 41 votes, equivalent to 82 on a di-
vision (as compared with the last Parliament.)
STATE OF POLLS (SINCE OUR LAST.)
CARLOW COUNTY.
FINAL CLOSE.
Bruen

Bunbury
O'Connell
Yeates ..
Gross majority for the Conservatives ....
'WICKLOW COUNTY
FINAL CLOSE.

Acton (C) ..
Howard....
Grattan (R)

Sir Ralph Howard, whose conduct throughout the election
has been rather remarkable, has been kept a-head of Grattan
only by the exertions and split votes of the conservatives,
who look upon him as a conservative to all intents and pur-
poses of practical utility. Almost all the votes given for
Grattan on the last two days have been ulumpers, as his
friends began to perceive that if they continued to split with
Howard, and Colonel Acton conferred the same favour on
him, their unfortunate prote2/1 would he left in a woful mi-
nority. They, however, did not see their error in time, and
the result is. that Acton, a thorough, unflinching conserva •
tive, and Howard, for whom we cannot find a suitable de-
scriptive epithet in our political category, will be the sitting
members. Sir Ralph engaged neither agents nor committee-
rooms, and has been represented solely by his usual law-

LONGFORD COUNTY

L. White (R)
H. White (R)
A. Lefroy (C)

FINAL CLOSE

At this electiOn'tlie usual means have been resorted to, to
prevent the conservative electors recording their votes for
Mr. Lefroy, and we regret to say they have succeeded.
Amongst the list of outrages we may record an attack upon
seven poor Protestant electors on their return home, after
voting for the conservative candidate. They all lie in the
county infirmary—four in a hopeless state, and the rest
desperately injured. The result is, therefore, not to be won-
dered at.