The Sun. — 1855-04-30 (London, England)

EXECUTION OT BURANNALLI.—The execution of Butrannalli for the murder of Mr. Lambert took place this morning in the Old Bailey, the memorial signed by several eminent professional men, urging the Government not to carry out the sentence upon the ground of insanity, having failed to produce its intended effect. Notwithstanding the extreme coldness of the morning, vast numbers of people were assembled to witness the revolting spectacle:  - • - DREADFUL SUFFERINGS ON THE IoE.—The following interesting particulars of a voyage from Cape Tomentine to Prince Edward's Island, is given by one of the sufferers (Mr. 'Joseph Were), who is well known to many of our readers, and who resided several years at Bedminster, carrying on the business of a tanner. The letter was addressed to a gentleman at Boston, and sent to a friend of Mr. Were in this .city, who kindly favoured 113 with the particulars :—" I suppose long ere this you have heard of our catastrophe. I will give you the precise particulars, which I will do to the uttermost in my power. Owing to a letter received from my lawyer, of Prince Edward's Island, I thought it advisable to start immediately, consequently your letter did not reach Bangor until after my departure. My route was from New Brunswick, a place called Cape Tomentine, across the ice to Cape Traverse. After waiting several days for fair weather, Saturday morning hailed us with every prospect of a pleasant day. There were two other passengers besides myself, young men from Prince Edward's Island, who had been to Boston receiving medical instruction, (me named Johnston, the other named Hazard; besides them four boatmen, making our complement. After partaking of a hasty breakfast, we sallied forth on our journey. For several hours the weather was propitious, then it changed to a heavy snowstorm, which drenched us to the skin ; we still made our way on, fully expecting to reach the island the same evening. When we came within a mile and a half of our destination, the snow was so densely thick we could not make our way through it ; the night coming on we thought it advisable to encamp on a sheet of ice, having no covering whatever to shelter us from the weather. The next morning we found we had drifted at least five miles off from the island. We immediately mustered all bands, using every exertion imaginable to reach the land. There was a mile and a-half of water to cross before we came to the island, and the- waves were running so high the boatmen said it would be impossible to cross ; we then put back again, until we came to a sheet of ice, in despair. It was very cold, and in order to keep ourselves warm, we took our clothes from our trunks, and nailed them before the mouth of the boat. By break of day we held a consultation on the best course to steer ; my advice was to make for the nearest land on the Nova Scotia side ; we toiled on the whole day, and towards evening came in sight of the land, when we again encamped on a sheet of ice. Next morning we found ourselves in a deplorable state of hunger and deprivation, not having partaken of any nourishment since we left. The men declared they would not go any further without some nutriment. Then was depicted the passisn of man—selfishness alone prevailed, and man became a brute. Fortunately, I had a little spaniel dog, which they seized upon with the greatest avidity, and after draining every drop of its blood, they ate the flesh raw, the young doctor partaking with them that renewed their srength ; and we again set forwardk for the land. About 11 o'clock, Dr. Hazard was taken delirious, and I saw his time was come to leaveaf ter world. then threw my greatcoat over him and an hour's moaning he passed into eternitynot sleep death-struggle. I told them it would and after constant d'woittohout a out again, or we should all be dead, toil and exertion we reached the lanndiatiboonn,tbseiixogoie,alodelyk the next morning,in a state of frost-bitten. I sank down in h h of aid, which they in a deplorablet condition, boat We were stupor, while the men went in fortunately found in the course I ssituations, the neighbours fortunate in getting search hours. exerting every influencingeoytosoerifeliweavee poaurrtideinsltarrelsys,foarntdunpartoe-, mote our comforti riland,a family, who treated me as a being in Mr: child of fingers and toes the doctor cannot of their own. lam the worst frost-bitten of any yet estimate. of them, and my loss were obliged to leave our trunks on the ice, with everything remaining in them, to fad. Iwo° our paplage."!—Briltoi itror..