The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

THE TEA DUTIES,

It has often been urged by the advocates of the present
high duties on tea, that by lowering those duties we
should merely injure the revenue, without benefiting-any
but the Chinese producers, who, from the increased
demand, would be enabled to obtain a higher price. This
objection has been forcibly met in an able address just
issued by the Liverpool association, and the following
extract from Messrs. Hughesdon and Co.'s monthly tea
circular, dated Canton, November 27, 1846, also ably:
confutes it.
" We think an extensive field will soon be open for
exchange operations in China : the quantity of tea. brought forward increases annually, and as it is a perish-
able article the tea-merchant is forced to submit to the
terms of his customers—for as yet he has been seldom
willing to speculate in a foreign market—but the disastrous
result of shipments to England during the last two years
will curtail purchases for that side, which have been often
made for the sake of filling up a ship only ; so that the
tea man will thus be forced to ship on his own account
under advances. A reduction in the tea duties at home
may again induce extensive operations on English account;
but larger quantities will soon be produced, and we have
little doubt the supply will be in, excess of the demand. It
may be seen by reference to our tea-table that the quantity
exported during the last season has increased 51 million lbs.
since 1844 :—At the expiration of the East India' Com-
pany's charter, in 1834, the shipments amounted to only
322 million pounds, so that in twelve years the quantity of
tea shipped to England alone has increased seventy-five
per cent.! and during this time the cost price has de-
creased about thirty per cent. ! ! and, what is more sur-
prising still, this result has' taken place notwithstanding
the restrictive duty at home of 200 to 300 per cent. on the
value of the article !! ! Reduce this enormous du, and thus allow the poor man also to be a consumer, and—but it is impossible to calculate to what extent the export
would be increased. The question more nearly affects the
cotton and woollen manufacturers, who would then be
called on to furnish more extensive supplies of their re-
spective fabrics."

The Rev. Dr. Croly has been elected to the office of
afternoon preacher at the Foundling Hospital.
The Morning Herald of yesterday contains intelligence
from Lisbon to the 20th instant, but the news is not im-
portant.

OMINOUS !—lt appears that Sir Edward Coffin R.N., is
the officer employed by the Commissariat, to convey re-
lief to Ireland ! Perfectly appropriate to the Premier's
present policy.
THE SUPPLY OF CORN AT Onessik.--The Journal des
Debate publishes the following letter, dated Odessa, Dec.
30th :—" The mildness of the temperature is really extra_
ordinary this year, which has permitted the accumulation
of a vast quantity of corn in this port.. Henceforth, how..
ever, we do not expect furthen supplies from the interior
until April- or May next. The total number of ships
which arrived here between the Ist of January and the 25th
of December, 1846, amounted to 1,400, and the departures
to 1,100 or 1,200. It is worthy. of remark, that the ships
which came here to load corn.this year were of more than
ordinary tonnage. We have still in the stores here more
than 250,000 hectolitres of wheat. Since the commence..
ment of the month, more than 200 or 300 ships have taken
in cargoes of wheat. This corn was part of the crop of
1845; we have not yet drawn.on.any part of the crop of
1846, which has been as deficient in Russia as in Western
Europe. Still a less than ordinary harvest in Russia pro-
duces much more than is necessary for the consumption
of the empire."

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
MONDAY, 25th I .ANTJARY.—WiIId S., fresh breeze.
ARRlVED.—Chimera, Abel, from Patras—Parsee Merchant,
Poole, New Orleans—Merchant, Clarke, from New York
Andes, Patrickson, from Bahia—Camilla, Jackson, Demerara—
Achiever, Johnson, Savanilla—Helen Hamilton, Nichol, Mara-
caibo—John Cumming, Dwight, Savannah ; sailed 2nd Jan.—
Robert Henry, Legg, Malaga—Matilda, Halton, Malta.

Vesper, Bellamy, hence for Naples, at Holyhead.
John APLellan, itigg, hence at Savannah.
Ames, Patten, from Philadelphia at Cork.
The Empire, that arrived here yesterday, left New York 31st
December, and Sandy Hook 3d January (brings no later papers.)
The Columbia sailed for this port 2d Jan.
The Nonantum, that arrived hereyesterday from Charleston,
was aground on Formby Spit 23d instant, for 4/ hours.
Swatara, from New Orleans, of this port.

FASHIONABLE RESTA.URANT and SUPPER
LOUNGE, 17, CUARE.
Those who have not yet visitedLA the Q
ORIENTAL DIVAN
should not omit an opportunity; for the arrangements not only
surpass those of every similar Hotel, but the viands are of the
choicest kinds. An excellent Steak, cut in the London style, is
charged 7d., and it may be finished with a half-pint of splendid
Amontillado Sherry, or fine-flavoured Port, for One Shilling.
The Oriental has been flattered by the following notices from
our local Press :

The elegance with which it is fitted, the promptitude and
neatness with which everything is served up, render it the
most fashionable restaurant.—Standard.
The Resturant, Cllayton-square.—We have no doubt the pro-
mises which Feeny makes to the ear he will, unlike Macbeth's
witches, keep both to the ear and the heart.—Mercury.The dinners and suppers cannot be excelled for variety, or
lowness of charges.—ilthion.

It consolidates the reputation of the proprietor as a caterer
for the public.—Mail.
Suitable to all classes; the wine is undeniable

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