The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-02 00:00:00

• ARE WE IN EARNEST ?

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TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN.
have read with much pleasure your
urging a vigorous prosecution of the war, d
all
dition to the weakest part of Russia (Poland), ill1,1;01_,
wasting men and money at Cronstadt and Seb3srt-oJel:"
You say, with justice, that "the sparing
has hitherto been the saving of Sebastopol." of
treacherous
conduct still prevails. ;
1. humble apology is made for the bill.°
ieo
Lovisa. Aroi
2. At Nystad, "a battery was completely de' 00-
.and a largo amount of timber used in the coostrif 56:
it burnt. Immense piles of wood and lank 11;fe45:,
in different parts of the harbour and islands ; bil"„ver,
Burgomaster had declared it was all private tb4t 111:
it was not destroyed." Does any nedonht
wool and plank will be employed in rebel'
ow
battery ? dco
eel
3. In your paper of last night you quote he foie
of the attack on the battery of Frederickeh,,ll:edericfe
correspondent there says, "The town of eSS,-ff
sham could have been destroyed with the gre:bte vtie
cility, but strict orders were given to fire et '0 Fti'"
only." Why ! How is peace to be made tl,ll°pletc
factory terms unless we show the Russian P'-"(1013
war is a losing game ? And how is this to be ,
tit°r•„
we constantly spare their property ? 0
It is currently reported that the Ministry ar b tldHl
or at least are not in earnest, and wish to Ps'et, ,IL
hollpw peace during the recess of Parlieniejloo
examples I have given above strongly correb°r ite
til ry
current reports.
I shall never believe that we are in eareestu°ece
march into Poland, and "sink, burn, and des-
thing Russian."—Your obedient servant,
August 1, 1855. yd
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UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE 01411.; 012A00'
general meeting of the proprietors, held on troy "
an addition was made to the capital stock e'
o
pany, at the rate of 303. per share.
ADULTERATION OF FOOD, &c.—The ~,.1 fog/ „
tually met yesterday, and Mr. Thomas -13-6;:ie ab at'
had been 45 years in business as a Whel,esed
and druggist, was first examined, and cite''''c to
his opinion the adulteration of drugs elist„efj ce/fo I
great extent. Opium was a drug which e 49" „crbt t
got pure. He thought that no medicines '3(400301
sold except in a pure state. The only wad° of selog
adulteration was to give power to some the aloe
tf
and talent to walk into any shop, exarc"°-10P°11.ts
and seize those which were too bad to be co
rode..ee
Mr. Simons, the author of a work on „rato° tb' I
the vegetable kingdom, submitted to thecvnti ffe
calculation of the loss sustained by the reventioo• 9,3 e,
adulteration of various articles of colisuip` Upon °tear
i
estimated that the revenue lost annually; 00);
300,000/. ; sugar, 550,0001. ; cocoa, 71,9. einol9l.;':
232,5001. ; spices, 2,250/. ; pepper, 9,0311- ' 466'.00i;
5001.; nutmegs, 5001.; tobacco, 22,917/. ; gio7 . ort,
wire, 357,500/. • foreign spirits, 250,00 ;boos dot/
altogether, 2,194,200 k Mr. John Postete,
of the
Birmingham, gave evidence in confirma"lis, ctior"
terations, spoken to by previous witnesse_sseatote
flour, bread, and other articles of generalbeluic ifisPers
He recommended the appointment ot offeedereedr
and prosecutors, and the punishment 0
,ve
imprisoment and hard labour. The comolio
at half-past four, until Friday next.