The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-23 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 21.

YESTERDAY evening as Mr. JOHN H;?xiss, andi
his brother RICHARD, were returning, at a little:
past six o'clock, from Vauxhall, (which is a pleasant
walk from Birmingham), by the side of, the Navi-'
gation which encircles the lower part of the Town,:
being in earnest conversation, and the light from the'
Steam Engine shining bright on- the water on the'
side of the Lock, caused such a refle6tion, that Mr.:
HIPKISS mistook it for the stone-work, and tread-
ing upon the deceitful element, was in a moment,
precipitated to the bottom of the lock. Mr. R.
H. immediately plunged in after him, and in his,
anxiety to save his Brother from destruetion, had
nearly met with a, Watery grave. Mr. H. in strug-
gling- to get up to the top 'of *the water, felt:
his Brother lay hold of him, and had presence of
mind to call out to him to let go.his hold ;" and
fortunately reaching the wood-work, he suspended
himself in such a manner. as to secure himself, and
buoy up his Brother ; and after some .difficulty,
they extricated themselves from their perilous situa-
tion. Mr. R. H. was in such imminent danger, that.
had he been a few seconds longer in the water, he
would surely have fallen a victim to 44. Fraternal
Affedion."

The Gentlemen afterwards walked borne, and'
fortunately have experienced no ill effeas from their
aquatic plunges.. .
Mr. R. H. in jumping into the lock, precipitated
himself immediately on his Brothel, and crushed his
hat to pieces. Fortunately the lock was full of
water, which broke their fall.

DUBLLIV, DFC. 16.

DURING the late flood, forty-nine families, in-
habitants of Chapelizod, Martin's-row, and Red.,:
mills, were compelled to seek refuge on the roofs
of their cabins, where they sat all night, viewing,
with dreadful apprehension for their owr+•exiseence,
the overwhelming torrent bearing every thing be-.
fore it. It is, however, a happy circumstance that
no life was lost, and the evils that have been suf-
fered the benevolence of the rich is alleviating. To
the Rev. Mr. O'Neill, who is humanely exerting
himself on this ,occasion, his Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant has given twenty guineas, ana sixteen
more have been received from personages at his
Excellency's Lodge, and at that of the Right Hon.
William Wickham, beside some other small bene-
fadtions.

By the vigilance of Mr. Justice Bell, some vil-
lains, who have been
_concerned in stealing paper
from the fa Tory of Messrs. Archbold; at Boldbrook,
County of Dublin, have been detected; and, fortu-
nately for the proprietors, the plan of depredation
was discovered nearly in the commencement.
On Thursday night last, a most daring robbery
was committed in the, Town of Lurgan. William
Brownlow, Esq. whilst walking in his own garden,
was attacked by two armed men, who robbed him
of a few guineas, and two gold watches, with which
they got clear off.
The savage crime of houghing cattle, with which
no country but Ireland has been ever reproached,, it
would seem is about to.be revived in the County of
Waterford : three'cows, the property of tenants of
Thomas Wyse, Esq. having experienced that. bar.
barons treatment on Saturday night last.
Notwithstanding' the awful spectacle which the:
execution of Charleton and Kearney exhibited on
Wednesday last near Dolphin's barn, for the
robbery of Mr. Fisher, Mr. Samuel Jackson's
bleach-green, in that neighbourhood, was robbed
on the same- night, and a tan-yard attempted, but..
the party were beaten off.
A great number of people asserbbled near Two_
mile_bridge, on Monday last, to witness the deci-'
sion of a bet for fifty guineas, that a mare belong-•
ing to Capt Robbins, of the r zth Light Dragoons,
should, in a sporting manner, clear a six feet wall.
She performed it, evidently 'With ease, carrying a
lad of r t or 12 stone weight.
The -Post.-boy conveying the Mail from Arylee:
to.Collon," was
stopped at eight
.o'clock; on the.
night of. the 16th inst. by three men, one of whom
was armed With a musket, who robbed hip of the
whole Mail, containing the bags of letters which
should have arrived yesterday morning froM the
following Post.towns, Ardee, Aughnacloy,

Lk) N DON : Prtntc;(l by lilt CHA NM' M I 1,1,AN, (ot BoxvStrect, Covent-Ginicii);
,At the,6uN.OFFIcE, No. 1121 Strand ; Where idvertittments, Order;

13allybay, Clone's, 'Clogl;er,- Carrick-mfcioss,
Cootehill, Perry, Dunfanagby, Letterkenny,
Monaghan, Newtown-Limavady, Newt°Wti-Stew.
art, Omagh, Rainelton, Itaphoe, and Strabane:

SHIP NEU'S.

GRAVESEND, DEC. 21,

Passed by—the Goede , Vrc4 Walkin,, fohannes, from
Middleburgh.
Sailed—the Cave, Wyatt, ,for Dunkirk • Aurora, —,
for N ,
gntz ; San Joseph, Marcada, for Bilboa ;' Juno, Rose,'
Rebecca, Sowden, and the Hermes, Grant, 'for [amaica.