The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

untied by the capture and destruction of Sea,el)3'l,
and then, if Russia be inclined to treat for
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unconditional acceptance of the terms proporo
Western Powers, diplomatists may confer a'
long as they please.

THE BALTIC FLEA.

pr.
IN a few weeks the winter will set in 0.044
of Europe, and the blockade of the Be
the Baltic will be left to the all-triolocti
which regards neither friend nor foe. Ituoyi
prising, therefore, that public anxiety 01011
to the doings of that magnificent fleet w
of
shores in the Spring to dare the dangers
navigation, and humble the power of 115.71
borg or Cronstadt. Last year the most
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were indulged in, for all had confidence 100
and daring of Sir CHARLES NAPIO,
forth, amidst a flourish of trumpets, torn's;
deeds. The season, however, passed over es
realisation of the many fond hopes, and vi
•
with the knocking down of the fort at 110
a mere something upon which to f°lll/00
despatch. Then we were told that our
large in size for the work which they ere,
in shallow waters ; that smaller vessels v't*fty
and the Admiral, excusing his inactivitY;
of the Admiralty to adopt his unesPlainejitY
1,1
for tbhriendgienstgruhctoimone otfheSvfleaebetorign, tsoafoketiccood
himself for the mortification of his di istiPoo!'
indulging in vituperation of his offit it '
had to learn wisdom by experience, spell`
mitted that a flotilla of gunboats 105;„,,
the performance of the required serwt sd
were instantly made to supply the defec'iloi°
tions of Russian humiliation were Pestr,;f Of)
breaking-up of the frost should alllopdr
of hostilities. The spring returned, oirii
powerful than the last, and far sato'
o
which the victories of the Nile, Train;
were won, set forth under the eon°11:04
DIINDAS. The former defect had bev-oete''
in addition to the floating fortresses, beilvi
merous small vessels, but we have rea:oer:
of August, and, with the exception °' telld
Fredericksham, there is nothingto
dr,
prowess in the Baltic. Last year, tu4
thing, because they had no gunboats' 5 t
can do nothing, because they Want 5-05
carry heavy metal a longer range, s° ,00;
assailants out of harm's way. Old 000
who so gallantly defended Acre, sai,d
,„.
ntmssstghiuhlhiooeicvaenpndeleisie,rosboaabnsuurulyittii.tAiss,
Baltic
oudonhfenall Admirals JESTY'S ships were built to be plat' 001v,f
lfhyiofraarrtotrolummsbn,seastethgelevemalayiryn,te.eoifidtnbbiTeesymhobkiefasnerrtet:Pee:oo;olribereiooi.
have, therefore, only to wait until "eir DO
tufli
ices fleets
ectrwse
crews
ossmnaion: goupnopudoterrtottf:iliiti;
for
etehosftint.
To be serious, however, it is qlo,euses
some more satisfactory account of t%i„s
tish Fleet, or some better understoitlitY;
the fault of inactivity lies—whether 11009,,
in command, or with Sir Citalass haver
Lord of the Admiralty. The Publiecierto:
suppose that the expedition was
~
view to cripple the power of Rossiav I)ai'tio;';l
of her fleets and fortresses in the excuse;'
le' fleet,
we have yet received have y
been
The first 31
be satisfied with the safety of the d
ade of the Russian ports ; while Sir
more than hinted at his being restrailS 110
'r .;a year, we have a chanel,li,
mint., unl a far, more pow eriu.
are equally, if not more unsatisfacto•oald
3 oe
which seems interminab
on the eve of breaking up • and 6400
perhaps, if Ministers were questio
Cro
I so that we may understand if the core o
had any serious intention of deingitiel''
cising the fleet in the intricacies 0f
ADULTERATION 0
THERE is not an abuse perpetra-
its enormity, but what defenders r;eeiiii'ell
by the most specious sophist*
•e of
has been given before the coraloitte.efelil",
Commons, corroborating previous 1.01;01difii'o•
proved to demonstration that there 01'4
general consumption, either of fo°e
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ble of adulteration, in which this void se of,
ble fraud is not largely practiseg, tobee:liere
that the adulteration is not injari°, 0 the
tively poisonous ; that, if poisooe;l' ("1",
no very ill effects upon the be, )
and that the public, as coosnAr
themselves to blame for disPolocle ei4l
an anxiety for cheapness. This "reie: r
may suit a code of morals very fa1.,041f,i)
was once understood as common ee
ever may be said as to the innoce'lA be rL
it, is at the best fraud, and shoul'llicohev
may be true that the mixture of -1,5 leof'y
does not render it actually deleteri°o4
that bean-meal, when added to wheaotSte,
render it poisonous ; and that varion:eoi'el`,olc,
which the art of the chemist has dii)e..
under sundry fictitious names, W lug 0,0,
as they are of good. But these est eat
to be facts, do not offer the sligliljptsife,f
consumer, however strong his ."-1,04f0r
should be made to believe lie IslargeAti
when in reality he is buying ", ve. PA'
some other article comparativel6;oll3:it tIY,
may not destroy the wholesoineueco, 1),"
indeed improve some other bevertieltoet
the slightest justification ; and t11:01°_, 0'1,4
be multiplied in which dealers, Pit i 5 °Vilye(
table, have practised such fraudseeforl,fie
reason why the law should interTfog• Oe
of those who cannot help theleelago,;,lo
easy :it requires but an act to ,1a o',
tications to be offences liable
eat,
ment by fine or imprisoonlee t thee
might soon be enabled to PretAvell t ,
cularly if encouragement were 5
, Dot Oe
an award of half the penalpenalty• of C°-,e
A committee of the House t
been sitting for some weeks pas ofth isll°'.i
has been driven so close to the t schicl';tik'i
even if they present their repor;; Aite
results can be expected this Yeato
experience of late, it is f°llY,.titore
from the promises made for 3,0 000ePAA
meantime, the public maYluie jaws
selves, without relying on tbe,_e
, sumers' Protection Society, s.v:bro tnitile,`;(
°sore' poov
of tradesmen by a fearless exP
analytical chemist,
, to
orue.
to
the press might be used n
_anoess
make quality the test of
..700 rest, cy4:,
between the honest' and dll ft g",.itit'
boldly pursued, would soon have
to In'ey.
should the leoislature continue
dutio•
performance of its legithuate
'LIT ft. ills('
01 ;1'
THE PE -.4 -7.ltig
is of -05 ‘i'
SINCE the old distinctio
ouper
00
been almost obliterated, bY tl
and the multitudinous cliang.eos:_f
in the opinions and profesfisinlious 0/1;1:,
difficult to refer to party de
_Lioctiooo•_ 0,1
able prospect of satisfactory cnsvearriin:s4(e r
ralism had been successful in 0 Torieo'e
Bill, the diminished ranks of tn
"night ei