The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-13 00:00:00

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

This morning, between 10 and 11 o'clock, a dreadful
accident took place in the Dover-road, near Bermondsey.
It appears, that several men were employed in taking
flown some old premises, on the site of which, is to be
built a chapel; at the above time, three men named Luke,
Giles, and Parker, were on the second floor at work with
their pickaxes, when the flooring gave way, and horrid to
relate, they were precipitated to the bottom, the rubbish
completely covering them; other workmen who were en-
gaged on the premises, instantly commenced clearing away
the materials under which the unfortunate men were
buried; in about 20 minutes, they succeeded in digging
out Luke and Giles, in a dreadfully mutilated state, and
quite insensible. The other sufferer was taken out a
few minutes after in an apparently dying state; the whole
were conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, but little hopes
are entertained of Parker's recovery.

FOX-HUNTING-POOR LAWS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

St It—Your disinterested practice of publishing let-
ters, whether opposite to or corresponding with your
own views, is highly creditable to your Paper. I VMS
about writing against your attack on fox-hunting, but
a feeble answer caught my eye, and I desisted.
As I am now troubling you, however, I will recal
your attention to that subject.
Fox-hunting, a pursuit peculiar to this Island,
raises a heavy tax on persons able to pay it ; the be-
nefits they derive are health and recreation ; the evils
they inflict on land are amply compensated to the suf-
ferers by consumption of agricultural produce, and di-
rect restitution for damage.
The national benefits we derive from fox-hunting
are, beyond the gains of the Exchequer, evinced by our
superiority. over all other military States in the im-
portant point of cavalry. This notorious superiority
chiefly depends on fox-hunting ; almost, if not altoge•
ther, on fox-hunting and racing. That we are re-
markably superior to all others, in point of cavalry, the
evidence of every one competent to judge proves be-
yond dispute. For brevity s sake, I will mention one
witness only—Napoleon Buonaparte.
Now, Sir, as another agricultural question, allow
me to comment on your proposal of last Saturday, fir
granting aid from the interest of the national debt to-
wards the relief of the poor.
In the first place, if advisable to facilitate the col-
lection of money with that object, it would be a breach
of faith.

But, Sir, the fact is, too much facility in raising
money for the " encouragement of pauperism," which
is the true mode of expression, already exists. The
more oppressive the charge of it falls on the people,
who have the power of controlling its application ; the
more certain is the remedy against its weight, because
the great burthen of the poor 's-rate originates in mis-
management.
Pray do me the favour to examine a very short and
inimitable pamphlet, comprising all that can be said
on the subject, and written without an error—
" Walker's Observations on the Poor Laws." There
will you see the real growth of pauperism traced to the
satisfaction of every rational mind,; from the source to
the flood ; there you will also learn wherein the only
hope we can indulge of diminishing the excesses of
this flood rests—vigilance, inquiry, resolution, perse-
verance, &c. &c. The disease is shown to be infec-
tious, and the antidote is shown to be placed entirely
in tile hands of those who now inflict, or whose prede-
cessors in succession down to themselves, have inflicted
the poison.
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I our obedient servant,
A FOX-HUNTER.

It is stated that the Bank of Brazil has consigned
to their agents in London a quantity of rough
diamonds, and a quantity of dye wood, on account of
the Brazilian Government,