The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-26 00:00:00

FRENCH COMM UNISM.

BY EBENEZER ELLIOTT.
Lord, send us weeks of Sundays;
A saint's day every day;
Shirts gratis, ditto breeches ;
No work and double pay.
To slow and fast one weed allow ;
Tell short and long they're both short now ;
Let Louis Blanc take Ashley's cow,
And Richmond give him hay.
—Leeds Mercury.

ACCIDENT AT THE RAILWAY TUNNEL AT SWAN-
SEA.—On Friday morning, just after the hour of our
publication, information reached Swansea that another
dreadful accident had taken place at the tunnel, resulting
in the loss of tour lives. Such a rumour, as might be
expected, produced a painful excitement in the town and
neighbourhood. ;11t.tppily, when the fact was ascer-
tained, matters were found not so bad as they were re-
presented to be. The facts are as follows:—Early on
Friday four men, instead of going down the pit on the
ladder, entered a skip, and were let down. Whilst
about half way down the chain snapped, and the un-
happy men were dashed to the bottom—a tremendous
depth—and were greatly injured. One of the four,
named David Rees, died in a few hours afterwards.
The others are in a fair way of recovery, under the care
of Mr. Michael. 4n inquest on the body was held on
Saturday and Monday, at the Ty Melyn, before Charles
Collins, Esq., and a respectable jury, of whom Mr. J.
Oakshot was foreman, and a verdict of " Accidental
Death" was returned.—Cambrian.
ACCIDENT ON THE STAGE.—A painful accident
occurred to Mr. Pritchard, the lessee and maaager of our
theatre, on Wednesday evening, while he was playing
the part of Macduff to Macready's Macbeth. In the
fight represented in the last scene the point of Mr.
Macready's sword unfortunately struck Mr. Pritchard on
the face with such force as to cut through the cartilage
of the nose and the upper lip, penetrating to the bone.
It was with difficulty Mr. Pritchard was able to retain
his place on the stage till the conclusion of the scene,
and he could not speak the remainder of his part in con-
sequence of the blood which filled his mouth. Mr. S.
Smith, surgeon, was promptly in attendance and dressed
the wound, which, being made with a blunted weapon,
was much lacerated, and required to be closed with
sutures. Though we have the satisfaction to learn that
the wounded gentleman is going on as favourably as
could be expected, he will necessarily be incapacitated
from pursuing his avocations for some time, the situation
of the injury requiring him to abstain from speaking,
and being otherwise of an irksome and distressing nature.
—Leeds Intelligencer of Saturday.
OXFORD, JUNE 23.—This afternoon the following
gentlemen were elected postmasters of Merton College
—viz Messrs. David William Bernard, George Noel
Freeling, and George Edward Martin, Commoner of
Christ Church.
WEST INDIA PINE APPLES.—The Tay steamer has
brought a large parcel of this fruit, consigned to Messrs.
Keeling and Hunt, the season for which up to the period
of the sailing of the steaa:er was unfavourable to the
growth of the crop, and a number of vessels from Eng-
land and America were detained in consequence of the
difficulty of obtaiuiug cargoes.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 25.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 54; Highest, 68; Noon, 62.

BAROMETER, 29.75.
WIND W. ; dull, muggy, rainy morning ; afternoon,

heavy showers.
JUNE 26.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 55; Highest. 66 ; Noon, 65.
BAROMETER, 30.13.—W1ND E.S.E. ; hazy.

BIGLI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. .58 min. after 8 ; Evening .. 32 min. after 9

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