The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-31 00:00:00

Exist, however, these misconceptions have done
and their existence finds ample confirmation in
the late dispute, and is sufficiently evident in the
remarks of the New York press on its satisfactory
conclusion. Our American contemporaries are
evidently both surprised and gratified at the
magnanimity we have displayed, and are en-
deavouring to divest themselves of notions we
have shown them to have been based on mis•
conception, and not on fact.
Gratified, however, as we are that so great an
opportunity has been afforded us to demonstrate
our feelings towards America, and at the measure
of success which has followed the demonstration,
we must be permitted a. few words of expostula-
tion and of advice fitting this country to offer,
and not derogatory to American greatness to re-
ceive. "You, descendants with us of one common
stock, heirs with us of the noblest portion of our
literature, and entrusted, like us, with the
priceless pearl of Liberty ; you, great, glo-
rious, and free—do not forget that the blood of
patriots and heroes, the love of home and the
pride of country, and the detestation of tyranny
that runs in your veins runs in ours also ; and,
when you are most impatient of real or
imagined affront, forget not that there
are two sides to most questions, and
that we may believe ourselves right ; and, above
all, in consideration for the honour of the pre-
cious charge entrusted you, remember that our
needless humiliation would at best be but your
disgrace. We have given proof of our magnani-
mity. Let the world Sea you can vie with us in
this great quality also. The greatness of a people
is but scurvily illustrated by blustering, and an
aptitude to take offence. Add but to your
material —a larger manifestation of mora
greatness, and not merely will the respect
we feel for you be increased, but also the
envy with which despotic states regard your
magnificent development, and the two countries,
England and the United States, will not only pur-
sue their career of greatness in unbroken har-
mony, but the world will be benefitted by their
example to an extent of which there is as yet no
parallel. The groat heart of England beats
steadily in sympathy with 'America. Lot it never
be recorded that America was unequal to respond
'to its pulsation beat by neat', ant was CULL Witt, by
carp, and sneer, and bluster in the presence of a
moral greatness, from whose altitude indulgence
in base passions had caused it most deplorably to
decline."

Householders beware ! About the period of
harvest, and for some time after, there has gene-
rally been found a quantity of unsound wheaten
flour in the market, owing to reasons with which
most of our readers are familiar. The present
year will form no exception to the rule, but, un-
less precautionary measures are taken, is likely to
stand out in unusual prominence. A quantity of
flour, literally alive with animalculse, is now, there
is every reason to believe, being offered for sale
by retail dealers in the metropolis. But the other
day the fact was brought under the notice of Mr.
YARDLEY, at the Thames Police Office, by Dr.
LETHEBY, who presented a sample justifying the ut-
most severity of remark, and calling for the greatest
care and discrimination on the part of purchasers.
For let the public be assured it is not a mere risk
of having the taste offended and the cost of pur-
chase wasted they have to guard against ; it is
the extremest danger to life itself, at the worst
possible period that head can be made against it.
Fortunately Asiatic cholera has not this year made
its appearance among us, but there is always a
tendency at this period of the year to choleraic
attacks, which renders unwholesome diet pecu-
liarly dangerous. Mr. YARDLEY tells us of one
instance in which an entire family has this pre-
sent season barely escaped with life from
the effects of flour become unfit for human
food. A poor woman, he says, com-
plained to him' that after eating plidding
made from a quartern of flour purchased of a
Whitechapel dealer, herself, her husband, and
two of her children, were seized with severe
ill-
ness--the only member of the family, who
escaped, being a child who had n partaken with
them. This feature of the case, together with
the sample shown by Dr. LETHEBY, leaves but
little scope for conjecture as to the cause of their
illness. The poor creatures were poisoned—
poisoned to gratify the cupidity of a reckless
and most unconscionable trader. How many
more have been similarly victimised it is, of
course, impossible to say. Many may have failed
to detect the cause of their illness, and others,
who may have a decided opinion on thii
head, may have been reluctant to make
any stir about the matter. Oue thing
may fairly be presumed. The Whiteohapel dealer
is not alone in his iniquity. It would be uurea-
sonable to suppose such flour has not been offered
elsewhere. The necessity of caution on the part
of householders will by this time, we imagine, be
admitted. What, it may be asked, are they to
dog Use what discrimination they possess—buy
only, if possible, of parties, whether fl mu-dealers
or bakers, of known respectability, and do their
utmost to expose every one they find guilty of
offering unwholesome fool for sale. En the latter
attempt every facility, wa doubt not, will b 3
afforded them by the local officer of health, under
whose especial cognisance this species of diabolical
fraud is placed. Lit them, in the first instance,
purchase some of the suspected flour in the pre-
sence of witnesses, and send a specimen in a sealed
packet to him, with the name and abode of the seller
and wait his instructions in the matter. By
these means, if generally adopted, the danger of
such food continuing to be offered may be in a
great measure averted. A few expeiur -s,
pro-
perly-followed-up by punitive measures, will-go a
long way to keep others in the path of honesty, as
I well as to alarm and divert from their course the