The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-02 00:00:00

E±TRildßbilvAhr OCCURRENCE„

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AN Inquest was held on Tuesday; 6.3/0. COLLINS
Esq. on the body of David George, of, Swansea, %-t
POOr ind4striotis fisherman, who lost his life on the
I preceding night, injhe following singular manner::
Some une\pe&ed success in thi! morning induced
i •liim to go qut•to fish off the Pier-head late on Alm-
-1
1 day evening, accompanied.by his .son .and two tuen;
they had-drawn the net.on snotie;and whilst George
was clearing it, observing a small sole entangled in
the meshes of the net, he put 'the heacl of the fish
between his teeth to draw it through (a cpunnoa
practice; we Understand; with fisli:ermen) ; but whe,
ther in so doing, Or; in going. to open ills mouth
afterwards, cannot be ascertained; 'the fish-slipped
into his throat, and choked him in.a few minutes.
Medical assistance Was obtained with all possible
speed; but every effort to.extrati.the sole proved
unaVailing, while a chance of saving the man's life
remained; nor, was it until the operation of opening
the wind-pipe-had been performed that the:whole
of the fish could be removed. The Airy •of
.course
returned.a verdict of Accidental Death. - .

The poor fellow has left a pregnant widow, with
five small .children to deplore his loss ; but on the
circumstances becoming •public on Tuesday morn.:
lug, a generous emulation prevailed to administer
ts, the necessities of the unfortunate family ; with a
benevolent promptitude which does• honour- to hu-
man nature, many hands Were, stretched forth with
pecuniary relief, and, seYeral.pounds have since been,
humaiely contributed: there is, hOwever; much left
fortcharity to effed,. and we feel the pleasing-assur...
ance that the widow -find fatherleSs Will not appeal
in vain.

The same Coroner held an inquest lately,. on the
body of Rees Thomas, farmer, of Languge, Glamor_
ganshire, who hung- himself by a hair rope fastened
to a hook in the chimney of his own house, on the
16th ult. He had previouSly shewn symptoms of
insanity, and the Jury returned a verdiU cf Lunacy.

•
During a thunder-storm, on. Wednesday se'nnight,
.the lightning struck four pitmen, who had taken
shelter in.a new building at St: Helen7s, Lancashire,
the windows of whiCh were not glazed.. One of
them, tirho had, just" stepped forward tb look at the
appearance of the sky,. was. killed, on the spot, and
two of them were so. debilitated, that they were
obliged to be put to bed. _The watch and chain
belonging to, the poor fellow who was -killed were
'completely melted.

At' the Fate Assizes for the County of Westmor-
land, much to the credit of the.County,..there were
only two prisoners ; and the Grand Jury did not find
a true bill aoninst.either of them. ••
Sunday.tll heavy Glooce,sler coach upset within
a mile and an halt,
,of Cheltenham, •by which (we
man had his arm brolcc/n,.a child was nearly killed,
.hnd several of :tl e passengers severely. bruised.
To-morrow, according-, to annual custom, the
Right" Hon. the Lord Maycr and the Sheriffs will go,
in state from the Mansion House, accompanied by
several Aldermen, the Recorder, &c. to Cloth-Fair,
Smithfield, and proclaim St. Bartholomew Fair:
SuccEssimc OF HAltvEsTs;—The 'present harvest
will bilSil); employ the farmers -this and the 'ensuing.
Month., The next harvest will indeed be a Golden
one, and will commence on the 13th of Oatober,
b Dame liortune, who will that morning reward
• her votaries, who purchase Tickets or Shares in the
State. 'Lottery previous to that Day, with a Prize of
• 10,0001. There are only 20,000 TiC'ets, and the
Schcme contains
Three grand Prizes of 20,00(1, each
Three ditto 10,000
Three ditto. - 5,000