The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-24 00:00:00


OCR New .11arket, -held on Friday and Saturday
last, was but thinly attended, and the supply of cat-
tle, pigs, &c. rather short, owing to the great swell
of the Severn, which rose so rapidly in the night
of Thursday and Friday morning as to occasion
considerable- alarm to the inhabitants living near it.
In the course of that day it increased so much as
to enter the lower apartments of many of the houses
in Frankwell, bottom of Mardol, Rowshill, the Ab-
bey Poregate, Coleham, bottom of Wyle, Cop, &c.
whose inhabitants were obliged to take refuge in
their upper-rooms, and were furnished with provi-
sions, and other necessaries, by means of boats. On
Saturday the Mayor set on foot a subkription for
the relief of the poorer classes, who were sufferers
on this occasion, which, we doubt not, will amount
to a sum sufficient at least to furnish them with ad-
ditional firing to keep off the bad effe&s naturally
arising from the combined. influence of cold and

wet.
Among other fatal effeas of the flood, the follow-
ing have come to our knowledge—a young woman;
at Preston Boats, going with her father in a boat to
the assistance of some persons who were endeavour-
ing to save their sheep, in consequence of its getting
between two trees and upsetting, was unfortunately
droWned, but the father was saved by laying hold of,
and climbing one, of the trees; till assistance was af-
forded: a valuable draught horse was drowned near
the Abbey Mill; and six pigs carried off, belonging
to a poor. man.
From inquiry, ,we learn that ,the water was pot so
high, by nearly a yard perpendicular, as in the great
flood of February, 1795.

Some workmen at, a place called Redchester, . in
the County of Northumberland,' in opening a drain
on Monday se'-nnight; diSbovered a small brass boX
of a very peculiar shape ; on opening it they found
two coins, upon one of which was the following in-.
scription : • - • • - '
" C. Julius Anicet*
" Soli divino suscepto voto
" Aniino
.1nbens. ll, D."
There is something here which cairns! be made out.
These coins are in the possession of Mr. Ream-
SON, at 1VIorpeth.
On Wednesday the 1st instant, an inquisition was
taken 'at Buckden, in the County of Huntingdon, be-
fore D. WELSTEAD, Gent. Coroner for the Liberty
Hundred. of Toseland, in that county,on view of the
body of a person unknown, who had committed sui-
,cide, by taking arsenic. It appeared from evidence,
that the deceased came froth Alconbury Hill to the
George, at Buckden, the Monday Preceding, where
he dined, and in the evening, about nine o'clock,
went to bed, and the next morning was found dead
in his bed. It was proved that the deceased was in
his perfea senses, and it is supposed, froin a letter
,written by him the day before this melancholy catas-
trophe happened, that a disappointment in love was
in great measure the cause of this rash act.—Verdict,
Self Murder. The body was put in the ground on
the King's Highway leading from Buckden to Hunt-
ingdon.
About nine o'clock yesterday morning as a young
man was driving a cart along Coventry-street, the
horse took fright, ran down Whitceinbe-street, and,
dashing round into Panton-street, stove in the win-
dow of the wine-vaults at the corner. The hore
fell on the pavement, and the driver, remaining in
the cart, escaped unhurt.
The first-drawn 5000 Tickets are sure to, be
PriZes,--4-1ORNSBY and Co.'beg leave to state to their
Friends and the Public,
.that in consequence of the
arrangement of the above benefits, it is manifest to
every Adventurer, that by purchasing before the
Lottery commences Drawing, an important advan-
tage is obtained : for instance, the First-drawn Tic-
ket will be entitled to 10,0221. ; the fortunate holder
may renew the purchase of an undrawn Ticket with
the 221., and on the second day obtain 20,0221.,
and continue to do so until the first 5000. 221. Tic-
kets are drawn out of the Wheel. Tickets and
Shares are selling in great variety of numbers, and at
the lowest prices: Prizes paid on :demand by
HORNSBY and-Co. the old established State Lottery
Offices, 26, Cornhill, 52, Charing-Cross, and St.,
Margaret's Hill, Borough. Orders by Letter or.
Carrier executed exa&ly on the same terms as if pre-
sent. The Lottery begins Drawing next Monday
week.