The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-19 00:00:00

MISS MARTINEAU'S ANSWER.

" Tynemouth, Nov. 11. 1842.
" Dear Colonel Thompson,—l believe I was more
surprised then any one to see in the newspapers my
correspondence with certain friends of mine, on the
subject of a pension from the late Government. After
receiving your packet, I can never regret that this
private transaction, in which I acted merely with re-
gard to my own feelings, has become known. I ac-
cept, with thankfulness, the expressed sympathy of
the parties of whom you are the representative to me;
and I need not say I consider their acknowledgment
of my sincere desire to promote their interests a high
honour. Nothing in the whole transaction pleases me
so much as the diversity of opinion, through which
all the parties concerned have penetrated, by means
of earnestness on a moral question, to a point of heart-
felt agreement. However we may mutually differ in
regard to the great political questions of the time, we
all agree that there can be no peace in benefiting by
the proceeds of an unjust system of taxation. In de-
clining so to benefit, I acted, as I have said, for the
comfort of my own feelings only, and in privacy. As
to the other matter touched upon at the meeting—my
writings on social subjects—my chief desire has ever
been to stir up the minds of the unprivileged classes
to the patient and thoughtful consideration of their
own interests. That my aim has been understood, and
my sympathy in their worldly difficulties appreciated,
is, and ever will be, a high gratification, renewing
much of the pleasure of inch labours, after sickness
has brought them to a close.
" Allow me, dear Sir, to thank you for the kind-
ness of the letter which accompanies the resolutions,
and believe very truly yours,
" HARRIET MARTINEAU.
" Colonel T. Perronet Thompson, Blackheath,
Greenwich."

NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY.--Three dread,
ful accidents occurred in the course of yesterday
the unfortunate sufferers from which were all ad-
mitted into St. Thomas's Hospital within the short
space of an hour. The first was that of James Burn,
48 years of age, a labourer, employed at Galley Quay,
Thames-street, who, whilst engaged in piling up a
large quantity of bar-iron on the wharf, the whole
pile, weighing upwards of 20 tons, suddenly fell, and
buried him underneath. Upwards of an hour elapsed
before the unfortunate man could be extricated. His
right leg being broken to pieces, on being received at
the hospital, amputation was immediately resorted to.
The ( peration had scarcely been performed when
another man, named Joseph Blackman, nearly 70
years of age, a drayman in the employ of Messrs.
Marsh= and Co., brewers, of Lewisham, was laid on
the surgical table, with his right leg fractured in a
shocking manner, caused by a butt of beer falling
upon him, whilst unloading at the Nelson Tavern,
Deptford; amputation was also in his case resorted to.
Another man was admitted into the hospital, whose
name was Thomas Roberts, 40 years of age, a back
maker, in the employ of Messrs. Young and Co. of
the Borough. He was engaged in erecting a new vat
at the brewhouse of Messrs. Barclay and Perkins,
when he overbalanced himself, and fell to the ground,
a height of upwards of 30 feet; he was taken up in..
sensible, and conveyed to the hospital, where it was
found that his skull was fractured, and his right leg
broken. Not the slightest hopes are entertained of
his recovery.
For her late engagement at the Bowery Theatre—.
eighteen performances—Madame Celeste received
5,500 dollars, which is a greater sum than was ever
before paid to any performer for like service in this
country.—New York Paper,