The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-23 00:00:00

ALBION NEW SROOMS,

NO. B...GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET,
QUEEN-SQUARE, LIVERPOOL.
THE Public in general, and Tradesmen in the Vicinity in
particular, are respectfully informed, that the above
NEWSROOMS are NOW OPENED for public accommo-
dation, furnished with a general Assortment of Daily London,
Provincial, and Local Newspapers. Irish and Scotch
Journals weekly ; with a variety of Magazines, Periodicals,
and Pamphlets, the character and principles of which will
be so arranged as to meet with approbation from all parties.
Qualification for Members—Yearly Ticket, 7s. ; Half-
yearly ditto, 4s. ; Quarterly ditto, 2s. 6d. ; Monthly ditto,
ls. ; casual Visitors, Id. each visit.
Connected with these Rooms is Mr. SAMUEL CAMP-
BELL'S Temperance and Commercial Establishment, under
whose entire management the whole will be carried on, per-
suaded that the improvement of the mind, combined with
the refreshment of the body, on strictly econimical principles,
will be duly appreciated and 'encouraged by a discerning and
intelligent public.
N.B. A large and lofty Room exclusively for Commercial
Gentlemen. Well-aired Beds.

STEINKELLER'S PATENT SQUARE AND DIA-
MOND ZINK PLATES.
To cover 100 square feet of Roofing with the Cwt. qrs. lbs.
above will require 1 0 22
To cover the same surface with the best Welch
Slate will require
Saving in Weight, per 100 square feet, by use•
of Zink
SHEATHING ZINK, for Ships.
SHEET ZINK, for Roofing, Verandahs, Flats, Paper
Press Plates.

9 0 0

7 3 6

dvanic

PLATE ZINK, for Engravers, Lithographers, Gai
Apparatus, &c.
ZINK SASH BARS, for Window Frames,
Fanlights, Garden Frames. &c.
ZINK NAILS, TACKS, and SPRIGS,Ir
and Outside Work.
ZINK RAIN WATER PIPINd, GUTTERING,
BELL-TUBING, MOULDINGS, LAMP BARS, &c., all
drawn by Machinery.
PERFORATED ZINK, for Window Blinds, Meat Safes,
Dairies, Strainers, for Ventilation, &c.
W. LAIRD, Derby Buildings, Fenwick-street.

!othouses,

or Ships' Use,

To be LET, good Single and Double OFFICES, in
Derby Buildings, Fenwick-street.
Apply to W. LAIRD, Derby Buildings, Fenwick-street.
/One interest.)

MILLER'S TEA ESTABLISHMENT,
112, ST. JAMES'S-STREET,
CORNER OF JORDAN-STREET.

To the Nobility. Gentry, Clergy, Merchants, Tradesmen,
and Consumers of Tea and Coffee of every Class, in
Liverpool, its Vicinity, and Dependencies.
IN announcing to the above classes, the opening of this
New Tea and Coffee Establishment, we beg to make a
few remarks that we deem worthy their attention :
If we look back on the history of the Tea Trade, and
trace the various changes that it has undergone since the
Article was first introduced amongst us, we shall find them
as great and numerous as in any other branch of trade what-
ever : for if we compare the quantity imported, the quality,
or the price, with what they were thirty years ago, we find
them changed in a most extraordinary manner: but these
arc not the only changes. At the close of that greatest and
most compact Monopoly that ever existed in England, or in
any other country, we find the greatest revolution : our Tea
no longer imported by one company, from one port, and
grown and prepared by one people ; it is now imported by a
great number of private individuals, from various ports and
countries; and it is manufactured by Englishmen, as well as
grown and prepared by the Chinese : in fact, all connected
with it have radically changed, save the retail dealer,—the
only one the consumer can look to for a legitimate article,
at a fair price. After that Monopoly had been abolished,
the Trade increased so vastly, as to occupy the attention of
thousands ; and Houses in the Tea Trade were established
to superintend the manufacturing of Tea (to speak properly,
dried leaves), and their operations have been confined,
principally, to that of imitating the green descriptions of
Tea. Of late years numerous samples of Dyed Congou
have made their appearance in the market, dyed and dressed
to imitate Fine Black-Leafed Congou. The consequence is
almost incredible ! quantities of spurious Tea, dressed and
prepared with pernicious substance, to give it appearance,
are annually sent to England. The following extracts will
give you its true character :
" Canton Green Tea, of all sorts, is made at Canton, out of
Bohea ; it is coloured and made bright and beautiful, but in
dr,inking it is rough and sour. Canton Gunpowder is
very fine to look at ; it is like the Brummagem ware—made
to sell ; it is like copper washed with silver."—Besides these
base counterfeits, there are various other unsound kinds,
that are daily given to the Consumer : such as sea-damaged,
heated, and otherwise damaged Teas. With these facts
before us, it will scarcely be necessary for us to say that,
before the retail dealer can be qualified to supply this im-
portant article of consumption, be must have vastly extended
his knowledge of the article, and changed in his method of
conducting his business.
Having pointed out to you some of the various kinds of
trash that are consumed by the British Public, to the amount
of some millions of pounds annually, you will be ready to
ask,—Who would sell such stuff ?—who has the boldness to
place it in the hands of their customers? We will tell you :
Those who do not understand the article they deal in, and
this class is numerous : they may have been many years in
the trade, and, when there was little or no competition, may
have succeeded in establishing themselves ; yet, with them,
the Tea Trade is one of unlimited confidence in the Public
Sales,—the Canton Teas being very often put into their
hands, In the second place, the general Grocer, also,—
whose attention is so much occupied by the great variety in
which he deals, that he cannot be expected to judge so accu-
rately of the value and flavour of Tea and Coffee, as the
Trodesman who confines himself to those articles. And,
thirdly,—those who are obliged to buy on credit.—These
classes get the Bad Teas.
In announcing the opening of this Establishment, it may
be as well for us lo say, that it will be founded on such prin-
ciples as cannot fail to claim for us a iarge share of public
patronage and support, with a view to permanency and pro-
gressive improvement. The great experience we have had
in the Trade ; the full knowledge of, and attention we have
paid to, the flavor and value of Teas ; ample Capital to pur-
chase at the best times, and at the best Markets; and our
profits allowing but a bare Commission ' • thus enable us to
make quick returns, that our Stock maybe constantly fresh.
Every Chest will be thoroughly examined before it is offered
to Customers ; it being our determination to offer no articles
for sale but such as we can warrant to be of a genuine and
true description.
We will now proceed to show upon what Terms we can
supply Teas, warranted, and selected by ourselves :
s. d.

GOOD STOUT CONGOU, genuine true Tea 4 0
Fine Stout Ditto, blackish leaf, strong.
(This Tea possesses much strength,
combined with a fresh full flavour:
•• • 4 4
we can recommend it strongly.)
ripe, full,
FINEST CONGOU imported .. 4s. Bd. to 5 0 rich, delicate
1.
flavour.
Strong wiry black leaf, full flavour 4 6
THE FINEST ORANGE AND FLOWERY ,
PEKOES AND SOUCHONGS, SS. 6d. to 6 0
Good Twankay 4 4
Hyson, full flavour
strongly
FINEST ONCHAIN TEA ...
mended.
Small Leaf Gunpowder
• strongly
FINEST GUNPOWDER imported.. 7s. to 7 4 recom.
mended.
In the now vastly-important article of Coffee, whether as
regards price, quality, or method of Roasting, J. MILLER
and Co. will yield the palm to none of their competitors.
To select—not merely for their opening Stock, but in every
purchase—the very best lots ; to pay strict attention to that
process, on which so much depends for developing the agree-
able aromatic properties and rich nutritive qualities of this
wholesome Berry ; and to enable their friends to indulge in
the use of a delightful beverage, at the lowest possible cost ;
will ever be, with them, paramount objects : and as they will
now derive supplies of this article from new sources, and the
prices will be further reduced by increased production and
competition, the patronisers of MILLER'S TEA
ESTABLISHMENT will ever be amongst the first to
participate in the beneficial results of the amended Tariff.
5. d.
Common Coffee ....
Fine Java
FINE FOREIGN DITTO . .
(This kind was not admitted for home consumption
before the alteration of the Tariff : it will be found
equal to that which was sold by Grocers at 25.)
Finest Jamaica imported ......
JOHN MILLER and Co.,
112, St. James's-street, corner of Jordan-street.