The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-25 00:00:00

THE WORKING CLASSES•

TO DR. ARTHUR WADE.
PARIS, SEPT. 18, 1838.. „
MY DEAR SlR—The majority of our friends have thought
that an address from the Working Men of Paris to those or
London might make an awkward diversion to a petition which
is now circulating to obtain the Electoral Reform, viz. :---
That each of the National Guards should become an elector.
When once this petition is covered with signatures, and ig
brought before the Chamber of Deputies the inconvenience
will have ceased ; and we can then express in a straight-for-
ard manner to your brave and honest associates all the irate"
rest they inspire in the breasts of their brothers—the Nv°rkin4
men of France.
Nevertheless, my dear Sir, you can boldly present Ow Pete
tion of the French National Guard as a proof of similar the
_
ins and object of your associates to cause the rights of t.e.:
English people to triumph. The National of the lit
of 01
month will furnish you with a proof of this assertion.
dertook,
I regret, my dear Sir, that a mission which you on d
and which you have fulfilled with so much zeal, has not us
for the moment, all the results which you had a right to
from it. It is but a slight delay imposed by the circumstance
expos
and also by the utility of the cause which we both serve.
Believe me, my dear Sir, with all assurance of a riv";4t
dis-
tinguished consideration, M. MAILLF;FER•

On Monday last Dr. Robertson resented to then
Institute some observations on the Resrlration and Deglutition
of the Boa-Constrictors now exhiVAini in Paris. These' ef-the
mous serpents swallow several, large live fowls, one aite'bear
nother,r
more,at the
ahe
tmeal.nrn
at Duringcontinues tlt egrreepaat
greatly
, distended,w h i which lasts half an _
m unica t ion between the nostrils (through whicahnd,hael,lrte,c.Pcut';blye
usually breathes) and the lungs is completely shut out ; 's'the
an admirable provision of nature, the creature protr".deluwer
jaw, quite out of its mouth, to the extent of an
orifice of its windpipe from between the branches of the
nd at
least three inches beyond its usual situation. The throat.° the
distended to its utmost stretch by the fowl or rabbit In to
casophagus, the glottis is seen protruding between nit;
branches of the lower jaw and the skin of inch,
'till': If
jcet in the act of being swallowed is of
and the protrusion is greater in proportion
Every half-minute, more or less, the orifice of the win of
opened to nearly half an inch in diameter, and a gush: fresh
like that from a small pair of bellows, issues out; ariu' soli!)
air being immediately afterwatds taken in, the glottis is c'encl
closed by the sphincter muscles till the next ex piratic; 00
so on alternately. Dr. Robertson made some observartder to
the coiling of these reptiles around their victims, in °IOW°
adapt them to " their swallow," which, however, :4'elioarli's
are not new, and therefore we omit them.—
Messenger.
SINGULAR INSTANCE OF PRESERVATIo''' it St
Wednesday last, as the workmen were sinking the neeit'reraleir.
a alar;_ibeer.tei;
Newton, belonging to Messrs. Fernandes and Co., a two,
dens stream of water from some old worka burst in uPAI
and soon filled the shaft to the depth of ten yards.
named
fortunately escaped, with the exception of ore individna given
John Ramsden. This poor man was left in the pit, anserved•
up for lost ; his life, however, was miraculously
.lasroe ay to a
Finding escape at the shaft impossible, he made ill raised
0f
rather elevated part of the pit, but not sufficientlY eel 0
keep off the water ; his life was dependent upon the
.sif that b
the surrounding air, which had been forced to the po!'_, of tr
had chosen as a place of refuge, by the sudden rusheTtueab
immense stream. At this point the condensed air, b ,InPortheir.
to expand itself, offered an effectual resistance to tnit'aertain'
progress of the flood, and afforded a safe but nun° be 11;
asylum to the incarcerated man. In this situttl°lo,..:ll Pnaau
maincd from Wednesday morning at ten o'clne7,..mrs. vft
two on Saturday, rather more than sixty-eigb.t the aba
Saturday morning, on letting down a man :Ma.
_, dor'
it was found that the pit was nearly filled wit:o the bola era were
and so certain;~- was his death calculated, on, that .a in it Brsl
given for his e,,ffirl, in order that he; might be placebo acts
soon as he was brought out. itamsden, however,. r, be 11: _
with caution. Aware of the danger from foul attired fr r.,
kept himself awake, the whole time, and never ve_r..o
his retreat until he ascertained that the danger 7.'7_ first 5;
footsteps.le-ticaamri.,ntgion7,l7toraecl,t.irGgodbe
had almost forgot to state that several dinners and ?I_,,treatea.
of ale wore left in the place where Ramsden haa„rb`o is no:
thanked, e God sbt se (:)c.`3,,,'bottles
which lie happily got hold of. We understand tio',_ his St'
fast recovering from the illness and depression vil'icP
the
den captivity had occasioned.-_ Wukefie/dJobrnaLl
Cot ip
We are glad to learn from a correspoll'jahness
neighbourhood of Nottingham, that his Roy4l vt, of the
Duke of Sussex has burn able to enjoy the 51:1',7)rits in t.O
fl,ld, as last Saturday he was down shooting raaci AbbeY',:a
beautiful Park of Colonel Wildman, at Newste Vivian,
company with Lord John Churchill, Sir HussttY eleve the
n
other vis:tors, where his Royal Highness shot frornabout
twelve couple of rabbits, and appeared as eager
diversion as any of the parte. —.Morning Paper..
oirstrect.P
On Toursday Mr. -Leviek, of Welimgt
self in 111:
was shot in the leg by a spring gun, placed by attesWt,
art-;011w, in order to catch any thieves that mg.,e of sb?
t chat ',l;
to rob the premises; he rectAwd part of the so.ll`e 'et,
but the wound.; are net ponsidered dangFrous.:,--.jan
ed
An inaTt•ic4t. was held yeoerdav in Cl,,'"_s_roan natTan.,
Oeorge's-in-the Fl4s3, on the body of a u", „o
a ra.b-
tri.toyh
(d)
fi elr;r,
osaic ac t e scid. Dee ased heel fowraml ri i n
d been b- St Ot:
61,111Mtaller2 as a sugar-refiner, but of late hs in the ea
reduced owing to the Calling off in the burines
Lnilon, Verdict --4` Temporary Derangerne ;