The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-29 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS,

. WILLI:Am' s, the son of a tradesman. in We.st-
minster, having imprudently ventnrH. ou theiceo
close to the shore at Milbank, on Tuesclav, the
piece on-which J)e,stood was'-suddenly disengaged
from the bat*, and floated down the ricer.
cries for help attracted the attention of inany per'
°sons, who were; however, unable to render hint
assistance;, and after having floated to nearl,f
opposite the Peniteptiary• house, he" suddenly sand
in the water and was-drowned. •

On Thursday last, Mr. Jots` SNILBECK, and his
son, of Huddersfield, took the coach at Leeds tor
Tadcaster, at which place they arrived' about nice
o'clock in the evening, where they had still tilted
miles to walk before they arrived at Mr: SKIL'
BECK'S brother, where th 4 were going on a vi"
sit. They had not gone above two miles before
the inclemency of the night induced Mr. Sato
knock at a door which he knew, but the inhabi'
tants of the house having retired to bed, and the
fire gone out, they told hint he had better pro-
ceed to his journey's end, having only a mile •to
walk, on which he proceeded, and in his attempts
to walk with his son (about nine years old) nn
his back, be sprained his nude ; here thesunfor-
tunate Mr. SKILBECK was obliged to rest,and de-
sired his son to go to his uncle's, about a mile
from that place, and tell them to fetch him: The
boy, who bad never been in that part of the coon-.
try before, told his father he did not knbw where
his uncle lived, but said, he would return to-Tad-
caster, and tell them attthe coach office to fetch
him. He thew took a guinea note and a shilli4
out of his father's pocket-book,, but on his re-
turn to Tadcaster, missed his way, and wandered
in the lanes till he found a sheepcote, which he
entered, and sat him down and began crying.---
Some men who were going to a brick-kiln heard
him cry, and took him along with-them to the
brick-kiln, when he told them who he was and
Where he was going. - lii the mean time, 1:111';
SKILBECK was foUnd dead in the lane where his
son had left him, 611(1 taken to the next public'
house, where he was soon owned. Au inquest,
has been Jaken by Mr. CowuNo, Coroner Or
York, on view- of the body. Verdict—Died bit.
the inclemency of the 'weather.
On Saturday morning the 211 inst. was found
'only about 300 paces from the_ hospitable rest'
deuce of Mr. WILLIAM STICKNEY, Of Itidgmont,
in Holderness, the body4of Mrs: SARAH. WItIGHT,
widow of the late Mr. DAVID WRIGHT,
,of
haul. The morning of Friday being fine, she left
Hull, on foot, a little after twelve o'clock, in the-
hope of safely arriving at home ; and art-Cl' 213'
amazing perseverance through the dreadful storm
of that_ tremendous clay, she was found by 0o
0
labOurers, and 'her eldest son, who had gone ig
quest, of her early in the morning, standing in the
.mtdst Of-, the snow by the appearance of her bac
only, and all signs of life had fled.
Wednesday last Wm. HEWITT', of Becst99'
near Nottingham, went-put, in, compa ay with J•
SAxTobi, of the same place, to shoot wild fowl,
the liberties of.4enton, when, in crouching alOl
the edge of a dyke, to conic near to some bird"
which were in :view, the, piece of the latter ratt?,ll;l
against a briar, which caused it.togo of,
unfortunately shot liEwrrr dead upon the spot•
Last Week,- an infant, apparently not manl
hours old, was exposed on the. large dunghill ne'"'
London-street, New Town; Ediuburgl:, Whc9
found, it teas quite dead, and had seemingly
for some hours in thksituation, The barbarous
mother has not yet been discovered.
It is stated, that eight persons, returning frog
a funeral, in.the neighbourhood of Naas, krclusi
on. Monday night, perished in the stfow ; -two °
their bodies were found on Tuesday morning. _