The Sun. — 1810-11-20 (London, England)

INDIA.--ACcolloiS were received at Bengal, in May last, ,aatilig emit a battle had been fought betw. en the Btqinalis and tie Siamese, in which the latter had obtained a great victory, and recovel_ed the territory- front which they w ere driven in the pre- ceding January,: A great inundation lately took 1).;,c& in the Upper 1.) StrittS, in consequence ot which, the ancient bridge, ver the Ricer Is,a, said to be t6Uo yea s old, and %chid) atf rJed a communication beAgra and war catri2d away. Some. n it ire boats were. destroyed, and sat eral persons lost their lives. A serious aqui banee lately broke out .at Benares, occasioned bi a party of F..keers of the northern, and another ot the, southern dia.. 'Weis, arriving at the same lime, to celebriate a re-1 4.-ious festital, when 't dis:iute arose about the ccLL,patior, ola holy spot, which not being sufficiently extensive for the aacorninudat.on of heti), they pro- seeded to blows. Twelve of their partizans were killed before older was restored ; and the military were obliged to lie underarms during the whole of their stay. Wednesday afternoon, as the Sheffield and Nattingharn new light. coach, called the Hope, was turning the corner of Angel-strcet, St. Martin's-leGrind, on its way to this. Angel Inn, it was'upseta the Guard was precipitated througa the window into the shop of Mr. Meadows, the shoemaker, and the 'eta: airman .ps much hurt : a soldier, belonging to the light Woons, who was an outside passenger, was severely bruised, and one of his legs much hurt, by failing bFtween the coach and the shop windows. The inside .passengers tortunately escaped without any material • qn47.rya SundaidaMcaVve!ancholy accident happened near Woodstock .:' t young men, servants to Mrs. Km o, of Haaboroagh-mill, -lost their lives in endeavouring io save some sheep which had been carried away by the rapidity of the flood. Having pro. cured, a boat they, with three of their cornaanions, proceeded down the stream, till they came neat a bridge, where their three companions, alarmed at the increasing fuice of the current, leti'the boat and with difficulty reached the shore. The perilous sinal ton aif the two young men, who remained in the boat, soon became more imminent ; the were driVen with great violence against the bridge, when she boat upset, and, : hey were both drowned. HoNouita-a-A cricurnstance oc, tarred a few days ago,which presented a more chivalrous idea of honour than any which has occurred to modern times. A venerable and respectable looking mai, was taken to 'Mmddleset Hospital With his throat cut from ear to ear, but the wound, in consequence of the attention and the skill of the Surgeon, did not prove mortal. The person who attempted committiOg suicide was questioned as to the cause, and at length reluCtantly sZaued the fa{, He said he wanted aoirrething which another person had, who refused hisxequest. He again repeated it, but in vain, which roused his anger, and he declared on his honour, in a fit of passion, it the matter in dispute was not given up, tie would " cut his own throat. The ether ae:90a continued perverse, and the patient it, Lonse. auence determined to 'commit suicide rather titan fc;rfeit his honour, and aCciarcliogly made the attempt.  ~vx