The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-20 00:00:00

(I'l°
TUESDAY, NOVEIIi 11?

THE WAR Is AS

AJT:
4. b ell r`',
THE intelligence which has Ps' -ertbe 41
another victory gained by the Turks due Pr°,o'.A
fril
shows that we must not undervalue are .11.-3il
our Turkish allies when their enevgies„ ss(l k fP
directed. In their defence of Siliatite p
the battle of Kars, where so 1101 theY'f
slain, they gave abundant proof that 0 fiv
than a match for their enemies, efsecoo 1;‘).
against them; and now, the viet°l no{nor
PASHA, in crossing the river Ing°lll.':a4 ,lel
Kutais, in the face of a Russian fore"oltr, V
him, has left no doubt that he is fallYilecir‘, 110',.r,
reposed in him, and that the Olwa:coon,111)
are worthy of their commander. Ille,e dry! 0
have as yet been received arc Ili rsb4'T
but, through English, French, AlStorvu ugii if
they concur in representing the ''''ad- e. 9. 'llil
though fought under great disadvorhoOrii,
that the force under 0311 R PASO, °I fi'aclleV't: 5 '
had landed on the Asiatic coast, and 773.63 P„ '
the provinces of Mingrelia and Toler' so 0 ''''
of threatening an invasion of GePrg43.' brit Se'
tPRhAeSIITAur,kas,
a diversion in favour of Kars, from wil,e•oes f4,f
Russians had already made prePara-,,,'
satnrdcingaftfeorr force a
briefs
ment ; but, in order to intercept the "' ty IS
hPu°:edde:silil Ce'ea:t:
bank of the Ingour. This Was gallaoti) attic
effected,
were totally routed, the pale iiii.s
e and OMAR PASHA prOCeedeu
riot 0011
victory is, therefore, important, ll'e or ,
js
immediate influence rage °A e r
allies, but for its
damaging
the courage
on tb
00
of the Russians in Aasigaingwheich iBlllllO I
threatened ; but, as no doubt they otiolj)rioas
e„+
attempt to stay the progress of the v'e.othe i,'"
we may shortly have intelligence Of 111 , 511 tin
new interest to the
ment. It lends a w
c ..,5,"
find the Turkg'so gallantly acting for thebeto,
locality where their peculiar qualities ~i.
PA.slo. has pr,,,
into exercise ; and, as 030-11 Of'
be hopedto
self so able a General, it IS
receive efficient support. -

HIGH PRICES.

which SnirewßosynsEtueTm
~ to
tion to which he had been elevated 1)) to I°,lll
Live majority, elected in 1841, see filch
followed by a series of paradoxes "I,eitilleer
defiance to calculations founded ou of tii
first step was to open the ports to anilliv
growth; and by the importation of fereie;>
sheep to augment our supplies of beeaps
pofEcEotmanivearZ
brionlilsce3i'fileof
Such was the object, and yet, since soate:ll
articles have been dearer and more neat 6te? ei
ment than they were before. His net CO
w open
at the English
merelyE n g
nominal
sohm
imn
threat that, unless the measure wered
the
eoobenfy
fora evetecthchhueeetnihpaue
il
dbac
trooioefnoafsnade
cisffeaouiannfer.:
ees
nbea,stir:: /10:5!jici
fluctuations in market prices, and 110 i817;:f
scarcity, as England would become tlieniell:
hopes
up for the deficiencies of failing to
aralkdeuttsyt:;:oll:"l:
: for not a year had elapsed
seventeen shillings a bushel ; and hafri:et
double its ordinary value, was estea°oice,
,vefatib emesuth
making bread. Then followed years ',.tAJ
againt o
eai
nrr farmers
breadth
rsretwerelivingEsdetth;h
there
tolrfedwat
hrhoeeonau t
ngt
though
re
ol:spi
os s
ee f' :0
the most abundant harvests upon ret.es'd' 10
exception of one very brief interval, ; set,i);(
dever since ; and, though followed 05'
any relief.e state
With reference to this subject, 0; coil;
to probable yield and requirements I°' f 0
have been recently published, which e
the necessity of reliable statistics 01-I..it
question of the quantities of agriernn-lip
wehade:valrndaiastnbt,
Such returns are obtained from ,
the constabulary, and from Scotlaw
agency of the Highland Agricultural roc
they are comparatively useless for OnY P
pose, unless accompanied by situil,armie }
England, so as to form an estimate of 7,e of
of the United Kingdom. In. the abse32' de
formation, all statements are but Ritl
founded upon no reliable basis ; but "„,
from every county in England, of vel34 opt
tent of particular crops, something like --
to the truth might be arrived ac-
tion.oo
error, however, appears to be &rate,
amount of consumption at too high a,,,-"of
whole population there are numbers Nvii; tiy
oats or potatoes constitute the staple
Milli
,t
and there is no doubt that if twenti
taken as the number of consumers of A, ,yt,p;
be rather above than below the truth. of
been usual to calculate the consuuiPti°P.,
dividual at one quarter in the year. 11.1; t
error, as five bushels of wheat will furiusiiis
bread for each day in the year, aucl,to 0
exceeds the average rate of cons
o'
in bread-eating families, requiring' so
a-day for each individual ; but, if the cet'll;ot
calculated at this rate, it will be feurldi tiol3
quantity required for the whole popu 000
twelve and a half millions of quarters ; 10
defiele
,d 0
an average productive harvest, the
The e—yY
so great as has been supposed.
aloul
with ,
naturally follows, how is it that,
suPP"
t
and free importations of foreignjab "°
though not so large, must be sub
_A?
pose, we have to pay so much for bre'
yl4tiwtbtcindulged
ihiuoeeoadaurcTulrratuotdnli in
gt
pr
country
foreigner,