The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-08 00:00:00

SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS IN

LAMBETH.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Stß,—Permit me to thank you for your kindness
in having noticed in your valuable columns, some
short time since, the exertions of the Lambeth Anti-
Cholera and; Dwellings Improvement Committee.
In addition to their having prevailed on the board of
guardians to allow able-bodied men to leave the
workhouse, and be employed, as street-orderlies, in
cleansing the streets, courts, and alleys of the parish,
by which means the health and comfort of the inha-
tants is promoted, and the men living on the poor-
rates rendered independent labourers, they have been
instrumental (supported by the rate-payers) in caus-
ing a resolution to be unanimously passed in favour
of the erection of baths and washhouses for the
labouring classes. A requisition (emanating from
this committee), signed by nearly three hundred of
the rate-payers, has been forwarded to the church-
wardens, requesting them to call a meeting of the
vestry, for the purpose of securing to the parishioners
a pure, cheap, and abundant supply of water. Also,
with a view of improving the dwellings of the poor, a
draft of an important Bill has been drawn up by the
committee, and which has been submitted for the
consideration of the
.Members of the Borough, to be
brought forward at the next session of Parliament.
Meetings are about to be held in various parts of the
parish, for the purpose of showing the necessity for
sanitary measures. His Grace the Archbishop of
Canterbury has generously given his support to the
committee by subscribing the munificent sum of
1001., and many influenttal persons have come for-
ward in a manner highly creditable to them.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN SMART, Secretary.
Lambeth Anti-Cholera and Dwellings Improvement
Committee, Ship Tavern, Lower Fore-street,
Lambeth, Nov. 5.

THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Much harm has already been occasioned by
our coming late into the diplomatic field ; had we at
once put our strenuous veto against the cruel inter-
ference of Russia in the Hungarian war, how much
generous blood would have been saved how many
noble men would have been in a position to which
their virtues and capacities entitle them L. Bat-
thyany, Aulich, Luningen, Kossuth, C. Batthyany,
and Dembinski : one's very blood runs cold to think
of the fate of some and the present position of others
of these great men.
Let us now endeavour to repair former guilty in-
activity. Reports are rife that Kossuth and his heroic
followers are, in order to appease the savage fury of
the Russian aar, to be immured for life in Turkish
dungeons ! Can this be true ? Can the Sultan be
guilty of such inhuman intentions ? Will the laws
of nations and the rights of man permit this infamy ?
For humanity's sake, for the sake of liberty, for
the glory of Turkey, I hope, I trust not. Deep and
dark will be the stain on Turkey's honour, which of
late has shone brightly, and should not now be tar-
nished—deep will, be the hatred of civilized Europe
against the authors of so cruel a deed.
Now, at least, let our Government take the
initiative, express its horror and the disgust of the
whole nation at so infamous a proceeding. Let our
noble Foreign Secretary, whose heart must yearn
towards the defenders of liberty, insist upon the
heroic refugees being immediately placed in a position
to at once quit the dark shores of eastern Europe for
those more hospitable of western Europe. Here let
Kossuth and his friends rest, and be it the duty of
every Englishman to alleviate their sufferings, both
mental and physical, by testifying and proving our
affection for the glorious cause of unhappy Hungary
and for its brave and heroic, but, alas ! unfortunate
supporters. _

_ .
" Eljen Kossuth !"
I have the honour to remain, Sir, your respectful
servant,
A LIBERAL, AND CONSTANT READER.
London, Nov. 7.

THE TALACRE MINING COMPANY

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,--1 should advise those interested in the
affairs of the late Talacre Mining Company to call a
meeting of the sufferers, as I think we might obtain
some very curious information► from Mr. Lewis
Levason, who I find has returned to England, and is
now practising his old profession as a dentist, at No.
16, Claremont • place, I'entonville.
I have had an interview with that gentleman, who
expresses his readiness to supply the necessary infor-
mation to corroborate or refute the statements put
forth by the late chairman of the company and
others.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant,

ONE OF THE TALACRE SUFFERERS.
Nov. 5, 1840.

DOG-CARTS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The dog-cart nuisance is vastly on the in-
crease. It has become dangerous to parties travelling
on horseback or driving a vehicle. Frequently there
are four dogs to a cart, sometimes two fellows riding
upon the cart, and often going at a great pace. No
tax is paid for these dogs, and of course they increase
the unhealthiness of lodging-houses. It is now high
time the Legislature stepped in.—l am, Sir, &c ,
Nov. 8, 1849. OBSERVER.

TO THR EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sil,—Travelling on the continent is beneficial in
many respects to the traveller, and ought to be, if
due means be adopted, beneficial also to his country-
men who remain at home ; for every person must
perceive sights and hear truths abroad which may
with advantage be communicated to the public on his
return.

Sir, allow me most strongly to protest against the
fashion of educated young Englishmen entering the
Austrian army. There is nothing more demoralising,
nothing more unpatriotic, nothing more un•English.
When I was in Milan, last summer, I fell in with
four English officers in the Austrian army, and in
the course of conversation (which being carried on at
a table d hole was anything but secret) elicited the
following astounding facts from them :-
1. That it is perfectly right to flog women in public,
and also that they would pursue that course them-
selves. Such an announcement coming from four
English gentlemen must strike the reader with horror.
This was bad enough in all conscience, but they all
' said that in case of war they should have no hesita-
tion in fighting against England. This was the
climax, which drove me from the company of such
cowards and traitors. I do not speak of those four
gentlemen at Milan only, but regret to say, that these
Austrian notions are held by all the English serving in
the Austrian army, at Florence, Venice, and Vienna.
Therefore, Sir, let young Englishmen pause before
entering the Austrian army. Let them hesitate before
contaminating themselves with an atmosphere which
has no respect for decency, no ft eling of patriotism,
and where they will be but tools in a service under
stricter discipline than any in Europe.
2. Having been at Vienna when the news arrived
of the death of Count Louis Batthyany, I can safely
say that all classes were struck with a feeling of
horror at the news. It was not a crime of the Aus-
trian nation, nor of the young Emperor, who was
justly incensed at an act of barbarity which has
loosened the bulwarks of his throne, and which will
be remembered by Hungary to the end of time.
The sole author of the murder was the most infa-
mous Haynau, indirectly backed up by the Prince
Schwartzenburgh ; and to this we may attribute the
fall, now imminent, of his Ministry. But the Em-
peror is ruled by the army ; nor can he possibly act
in contradiction to the voice of this vast machine.
It will not be content till the Emperor is deposed,
and the power of the army is supreme in the
whole of the Austrian dominions. I write this
in order to fully exculpate the young Emperor from
approving of the atrocities committed in his name in
Hungary. All accounts at Vienna tended to prove
that young Francis Joseph is of an exceedingly mild
disposition, fond of literary pursuits, and entirely
opposed to the harsh measures perpetrated in his
name by Radetzky and the truculent Haynau. The
young Emperor is but the tool in the hands of his
army. Mark my words, Sir, that if the Austrian
throne be abolished—if the present young man be the
last Emperor—the cause of such revolution will be
the army, which will, as in Cromwell's time, seize
the reins of government and become supreme. An
immense standing army like that existing in Austria
fills one with painful fears for the future. Nor can
one help lamenting that this now dormant volcano,
which may so soon swallow up the monarchy, is at
all kept alive and fanned by the young blood of
England.—l am, Sir, &c.,