The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-11 00:00:00

FOR. TIIE SUN.

Mn.EDITOR, •
though you have several times inserted'some
very reasonable complaints against the state
of the Paveinent, Al'hiCll, to ,be Aare, is suf-
ciently dangerous in all parts of the 'metro-
polis, yet, Sir,w bile you touch on the ad-
vantages which suge.ors may derive from this

lament_ble state of the public streets, you seem
.to be totally insensible of the- mischiefs which it
occasions to the' b'eaur and bcl,:is. Es it tot a
matter of some consequence to these ornamental
orders of our species to be ex'empt from tbe me-
lancholy annoyance of mud and dirt? Figure to
yourself the misery-which a well-dressed gentle-
man or lady. must experience when, after, they
have carefully picked. their way below, and have
defended themselves from above by a capacious

Umbrella, a heavy cart comes by, and, sinking
into a deep rut, . covers them in a moment with
such a Multiplicity of stains, of various shapes and
sizes, that they are unable to proceed in the*
journeys. To add .to the melancholy picture,
suppose the beau should have on his only shirt, or
the bei/c,her only gown, and that the former was
on his way to dinner,--and then conceive, if you
eati what must be their feelings. 'The supeivin-
iendatits of the pavement, who probably enjoy
good places and fqrtunes,• being 'exempted from
all such terrible disasters, are incapable of enter-
ing into the feelings of those who are the victims
of them ; but as you, Si'r; are aknight of the plume;
and iymts't of course be well acquainted with the
varieties of a life devoted to literature, and the ex-
pedients to Which another arc often driven, you, no
doubt, will sympathize in their distresses, and
endeavour as much as possible to secure them from
the evils which I have now stated. As to the fair

sex, as most of them, however high, are exposed
to the dangers which I have described, if they
venture to-walk in the streets, even in the .most
fashionable parts of the town, they will drmbtless
fe cal- their fellow-sufferers,,however humble* in
lon .have observed, Sir, that the surgepns
oitOlt to present some mark of their gratitude to
those whose neglect 'affords theni such a:copions
harvest of fractures and dislocations. But would
you have negligence rewarded? No, Sir,—as the
surgeons are the only persons who'benefit by the
evil, and have so gri:at an interest in its continu-
ance, I propose, that they, should rather subscribe
to a fund in order, to indeinnify those whose shirts,

shifts, and.other apparel, may receive o.permanent
or temporary injury from the sudden lateral de-
• scent of a cart, or the wide dispe:sion of its un-
seemly contents ; and it can hardly admit of a
doubt, that the many advanta,gcous Osualties which
suraeons eicperienec,*ard may reasopably hope for,
while the pavement of the metropolis .is suffered
to remain in the present deplorable condition, will
fully enable them to purify, or provide cloaoing,
from the profits of daily broken Linde and bruises.
•

, . .
have the satisfaction of stating from the
North Wales Gazette, that the Commissioners of
Malltreath inclosure have succeeded in'excluding
the sea. from that valuable tract, and that, by
this undertaking, not less 'than 3000 acres of
land have been rescued, from a state of compa-
rative sterility, into fertile pastures, and rich
corn fields.