The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-04 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE-(THIS DAY.)

DREADFUL CASE OF STABBING.— Thomas Mitchell, a cab-
driver of diminutive form, was placed at the bar before Alder-
man WINCHESTER, Mayor elect, in the custody of John Fisher,
68, city policeman, charged with having attempted the life of
Charles Bradfield.

Mary Steadman, servant at the Bull, Dunning-alley, Bishops-
gate Without, deposed that about half-past nine this morning,
Bradfield was in the tap taking his breakfast, when the pri-
soner came in and ordered his breakfast. They knew each
other, and sat in separate boxes. After the prisoner had been
there a few minutes, he accused Bradfield with being the
cause of him (the prisoner) losing his situation. From one
word and another they began to fight, and witness left the tap..
room. Sbe returned in two minutes, when she found Brad-
field on the floor, and a flow of blood coming from his chest
on the left side. He was assisted to Mr. Porter's, a surgeon
in Bishopsgate-street.
A letter was read from Mr. Porter, which stated that Brad-
field was stabbed in two places on the left side of the chest,
besides having a cut on his right thumb. He was ordered to
bed by him, and he now lies at the Bull in a very precarious
state.

Mr. James Saunders, horse-dealer, Sweeting's-court, said
that Bradfield was in his employ, that he had just left him at
the Bull, where he then appeared as if he were dead. One
of the wounds on the chest is nearly large enough to admit a
child's fist.

The knife was produced, which was a good-sized clasp knife,
and which must have received some violence to have forced
its way in.
Charles Bannister, a hackney coachman, heard the causo of
the quarrel. Bradfield struck the prisoner first. He tried to
persuade them not to fight, as Bradfield was the bigger man.
After two or three scuffles, the prisoner took up the knife and
made a straight-forward blow at the prosecutor. Blood in-
stantly flowed from the wound, and Bradfield exclaimed " I
am stabbed."

The prisoner, in his defence, said that Bradfield had got him
turned out of a situation, and that he did not strike him inten-
tionally. The blow was quite accidental.
The prisoner was then remanded till Tuesday.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

SWAN RIVER.--A curious discovery has been made at Swan
River, of a number of wild cattle, supposed to be some of
those which went astray from Colonel Latour's herd about
three years ago, and which had wandered to a beautiful tract
of rich pasturage on the banks of the Murray, and had in..
creased considerably.
The country is said to be very fertile and of considerable
extent. A new channel into Cockburn Sound had been dis-
covered.

The potatoe crop at Swan River has been very abundant ;
they were selling at 2d per lb. by the bag.
A commissariat store is building at Pertb, at a contract
price of 2,930/.

The natives at Swan River were still in a very disturbed
state.

(From the PJ!.:per of May 16.)
By the recent arrivals the long gap of English intelligence
is at last filled up to the first week in February. The above
paper is filled wi!:n London news.
Hobart Town Papers to May 17, have been received at the
North and South American Coffee-house.

(From the above Papers.)
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, in his visit to
Port Arthur last week, landed at Norfolk Bay on Wednesday,
and walked to the settlement, about a mile beyond, and in the
afternoon visited the stores and buildings, and also inspected
the prisoners ; after which he visited the coal mine.
Flour has risen to the enormous price of 30s. per cwt. ; also
butchers' meat.

St. John's (New Brunswick) papers, to the 24th August,
have been received at the North and South American Coffee-
house.

(From the Paper of the 23d August.)
It is our painful duty to announce the death of the I-lon.
John Murray Bliss, Senior Judge of his Majesty's Supreme
Court for this province.