The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-21 00:00:00

TIANIBURGH MAIL.

llAinnunon, OCT. 14.—Summary list of ships of a
nations which passed the Sound in the month of Set
tewber, 1846:
From the North
Baltic

Of these the English were—
From the North Sea
13-Itic

1,230
993

2,223

GALICIA. LIMBURG, OCT. 6.—A1l those persons who
have endeavoured to spread reports in the Vienna
Gazelle, and the Angsburyh Allgenteine Zeitung, that the
disturbances among the peasants in Galicia were long
since terminated, are at length completely refuted.
Count Stadian publishes, in the Polish Limburg Ga-
zette of this day, an ordinance which has long been
expected, by which the whole of Galicia, with the ex-
ception of the Bukowina, is put under martial law.
Count. Stadian having convinced himself of the state of
things in Galicia, went to Vienna to obtain more corn •
prehensive full powers for his conduct in Galicia. Thee
were granted by the Emperor on the 15th of September,
in consequence of which two ordinances were issued,
one for the application of martial law to persons guilty
of treason in Galicia, with the exception of Bakowina,
end a second containing more severe measures with
respect to the superintAndence of strang,r, by the police.
BERLIN, OCT. 10.—Mr. Wensel, lately appointed
Commissioner, is gone to-day to Posen, in order to pre-
pare for the great trial of the conspirators, or at 1-ast
to arrange on the spot the course of the proceedings, ac-
cording to the materials which have been collected there.
Up to this period 84 Poles, who have hitherto been
confined in Sonnanberg and Posen, have been brought
hither. As it was to be
.expected, it is not thought ad-
vi,able to place them for the present in the just com-
pletedof the new prison, and they will, therefore,
probability, remain during the whole winter, or
in
all
at least while the preliminary proceedings, and the
trial continues, in the city prison. The trial itself will,
it is said, be conducted in the
.hall of the county tribu-
nal. The criminal court of this city, by a proclamation
of the 6th of this month, has determined or made known
the punishment which those persons incur who do not
obey its summons to appear as witnesses, which is
a fine of 20 rix dollars, or 8 days, imprisonment. It is
well known that the appearance of witnesses is of the
greatestproceedings,
and it is, therefore, especially recom-
mended to the attention of the friends and promoters of
expeditious judicial proceedings.
irr.portance, in fact, indispensible in oral
GoTTINGEN, OCT. 12.—We are looking forward to a
melancholy winter; the distress among the poor is very
great, and yet the harvest is but just over. Senator Berg,
and other benevolent persons at Gottingen, are buying
up potatoes, in order to sell them to the poor at compa-
ratively low prices. But all such measures are insuffi-
cient to avert the impending distress, so long as the fetal
brandy diStilleries so wantonly destroy the precious food
of thousands and thousands of indigent poor. A distiller
at Mortheim is said to have already bought up potatoes
to the amount of 14,000 and 16,000 rix dollars, and at
Gottingen immense cellars are at this moment filled for
the same purpose,—Haniburgh papers, Oct. 16.

occurred at Stoy's
NaewrnJoestrsebylo,osdixy aoffrasireven miles from Cam-
den,BLOODY AFFAIR.—A CANAL BOAT CAPTAIN CUT
TO PIECES WITH A BOWIE KNIFE.—On Saturday
Washington B. Swain, of a lime
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Captain
boat, and a negro man living in the neighbourhood.
The altercation commenced between them on some
trifling subject, when the negro suddenly drew a Bowie
knife and cut and carved his antagonist in a most
shocking manner. Several punctures were made, one of
which entered the abdomen just above the hip, and some
thirty incisions on the face, neck, and back. One
of the cuts is entirely through the lower lip and
chin to the bone. One on the side of the neck, four
inches long, separates the jugular vein, and one on
the back of the neck. five inches long, is entirely
through the muscle. One on the chest is five inches
long, and one on the back, from the shoulders to the
hips, twenty-five inches long. Nine are ten inches in
length, many of them running through the skin, flesh,
and entire integuments. Notwithstanding this horrid
eating and butchery the captain walked to the dwell.
ing of Mr. Phillip Stay, about 150 yards distant. Dr.
C. D. Hendry, at Haddonfield, was sent for, who, with
the aid of one of his students, Mr. D. M. Stout,
dressed his wounds, seventeen of which it was
found necessary to stitch up. Though the doctor
found his patient sinking and insensible from
the great loss of blood, he left him about ten o'clock with
some symptoms of reaction. Two men were present at the
time of this bloody outrage, and stood paralised with
fear, unable to afford the defenceless victim of the armed
negro the slightest aid, and permitted the scoundrel to
make his escape. The neighbourhood, however, soon
became aroused, and a vigilant search was set on foot to
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ferret out the offender. Captain Swain, we learn, resides
at Norristown where he has a wife and child. He was
still alive yesterda
recovery—
' at three o'clock, though little hope
was entertained of
THE LIZARD.—The fishermen of Cadgwith, who
hale this season been employed in the shell fishery, sus•
tamed a heavy loss on account of the late stormy
weather. Their store pots were well filled with fish, ex-
pecting to make a good return ; but the violence of the
sea made them a co-replete wreck, which blasted their
anticipations and left many families to mourn over their
loss. Last week some very catches of hook fish
were brought on shore, of an excellent quality,
and met with a ready sale. At present the
weather is not favourable to the fishery here. On Sa-
turday there were some small shoals of pilchards seen in
the bay, which encourages us to believe that they have
not left the coast. There is an expectation indulged
that when the weather moderates the seans will be put to
sea again. On Sunday night the sea ran so violent here
that it was necessary to call many who had retired to
rest for the purpose of preserving the boats.—Falmouth
Packet.

DBATH OF THE
Harbron Witch
ing of Thu"daY, the Bth instant, the window-shutters of
a cottage in East Haab near Stockton-on-Tees,
urn,
which had be •
been occupied several years by an old woman
Haannorr WITCH.—On the morn-
()f the name of Mary Newton, alias Fenny, alias the
hour, but no witch made her appearance. Her neigh-
bours, whose fears were excited by the circumstance,
, were observed to be open at the usual
shortly afterwards effected an entrance into the premises,
when they found the unfortunate woman lying dead upon
the floor, having apparently dropped down in a fit and
d
instantly expired. Deceased was eighty-nine years of
age, of a very eccentric character, but remarkably in-
ustriouF, and was possessed of money, which she had
put out at interest. Gold and silver to a considerable
amount are also said to have been found secreted in her
humble abode.—Durhatis Advertiser.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, October 20.

The Rev. R. P. Burton, A. 8., clerk, now acting ra;
curate at Somersham, near Ipswich, and formerly of St.
Peter's, Stepney, obtained his final order to-day under
the Insolvency Act. His debts are stated at
4,0461. 7s. Bd., and his credits at 1,0001. He ascribes
his difficulties to pecuniary liabilities incurred for his
brother, Arthur Burton.
A bankrupt of the name of R. Francis Barber, described
as a publican, lately conducting business at the Sir Paul
Pindar, Bisliopsgate-street, was adjourned for unsatisfac-
tory accounts. •
Mr. Cooke opposed, and Mr. Lawrance supported.
The debts of the bankrupt are not large, but his con-
duct seems to have been very profligate. He could give
no clear account of a sum of 31. per week charged in
his balance-sheet for extra expenditure. further than it
went in pleasuring, attendance at theatres, and other
nocturnal amusements. He admitted that he frequented
a " private lodging " occasionally, the rent of which he
paid, besides remunerating the person who domiciled
there. The bankrupt's conduct in court was marked by
the greatest levity.

SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS.
The general quarter sessions for the county of Surrey
were held yesterday at the Court-house, Kingston.
The magistrates present were E. Penrhyn, Esq., Chair-
man; J. Trotter, Esq., M.P.; J. I. Briscoe, Esq.; Sir R.
Frederick, Colonel Challoner, J. W. Freshfield, Esq.;
R. A. C. Austen, Esq.; A. K. Barclay, Esq.; G. Best,
Esq.; C. Barclay, Esq.; J. E. Johnson, Esq.; G. T.
Nicholson, Esq.; H. M. Parratt, Esq., &c.
It appeared by the reports of the governors of the dif-
ferent houses of correction that their establishments were
not sufficiently capacious to contain the unusual number
of prisoners committed to them, and that during the in-
tensely hot weather three and four prisoners had been
confined at night in one small cell.
_ _

Mr. JOHNSON moved that a committee be appointed to
take the subject into consideration, and report upon the
best means to be adopted to provide adequate gaol ac-
commodation in the county.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. PARRATT said he should be glad if Mr. Sibley,
the keeper of the House of Correction at Brixton,
would give some explanation in reference to the charge
that had been made against him in the public prints, of
having ill-used one of the female prisoners in his charge.
The case referred to will be fresh in the recollection of
the public, as having been heard at the Lambeth Police-
court, when it appeared that a woman named Maria
Roast had been kept for 24 hours with her hands hand-
cuffed behind her back.

Mr. PARRATT inquired whether it was correctly stated
that the woman had had two pairs of handcuffs on?
The governor replied that it was the fact, but he was
not aware of it. The turnkey, without his knowledge,
had put on a second pair, finding that the first were
much too large.
The CHAIRMAN said that, by rule 80 of the gaol re-
gulations, the governor of a prison had the power given
him to handcuff a prisoner, but it could be only done
when he considered it absolutely necessary, and then he
was bound to report the circumstance, and to make an
entry in his book; and he could not keep a prisoner in
that state over 24 hours without the order of one of the
visiting justices.
Mr. BRISCOE said that at all events this rule had been
violated, for the power was only delegated to the go-
vernor himself, and not to a turnkey.
Mr. A. R. BARCLAY acquitted the governor of the
charge of cruelty, but must express an opinion that it
was very improper to use handcuffs in this manner, and
he considered it little better than a species of torture.
lie believed that in the present instance, what had been
done was absolutely necessary for the peace of the pri
son, but he hoped that before long the use of irons in
prisons would be altogether abolished.
In answer to questions put by the Court, Mr. Sibley,
the governor of Brixton, detailed • the conduct of the

woman, which appeared to have been of the most violent,
an outrageous description.
The explanations given by the governor appeared to
be satisfactory to the majority of the Court, and a reso•
lution to that cifeet was carried, the Court at the same
time expressing regret that two pairs of handcuffs ha!l
been made use of; it did not appear that the additional
pair had caused any increase of punishment.