The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-17 00:00:00

THE SUN,

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North Do xne, Treleigh, Neptune, Trefusis, West Rus-
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ship, Zion, Porkellis, Rosewarne, Sidney Godolphin, West
Treasury, Wheal Squire, Pentire Glaze, Coed Mawr
Pool, North Wheal Buller, Wheal Mary (St. Just),
Christew, Eat Trescoll, East RaAhleigh, Wheal Golden,
Yeoland Consols, Clijah, East Russell, Boringdon Park,
East Boringdon, North Wheal Robert, Cwnsdyle Rack,
Or.sedd, Robins, Trevylian, South Tamar, Union Tin,
West Wheal Rose, South Carn Brea, Beacon, West Pol.
gooth, Wheal Lovell, Merllyn, Okel Tor, Wood, Syd-
ney, Great Polgooth, Carvannal, East Bassett, Tyward-
reath, Wicklow Copper, and Mining Company of Ire-
land.
In Foreign Shares transactions have taken place in
Royal Santiago, Cobro, Worthing, Linares, St. John del
Rey, Copiapo, United Mexican.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
COLONELCY OF THE SCUTS GREYS.—SpCeUlatiOn is,
of course, afloat regarding the succossion to the vacant
colonacy of this truly distinguished corps. Following
the usual practice, it is surmised that a cdonel of one of
the less profitable regiments will be removed to the 2d
North British nrcgcons, and that Major-General Tay-
lor, C. 8., will have the vacancy so cleated. Among the
gener::ls named in the reports (for none of which do we
vouch), as lik;-ly t) have the Grays, are Sir H. Cumming
and the Hon. H. ?Jurray,
REINFoRc.EKENTs FOR JERSEY.—The depot 58th
Regiment, now stationed at Canterbury, will embark at
Dover on the 17th, in her Majesty's steam-ship Samp-
SOn, for Jersey.
A MILITARY FAMILY PARTY —Major-General Bain-
brigge, who has embarked to take the command of the
troops in Ceylon, has appointed his sons on the staff of
the colony—viz.,- Ensign Bainbrigge, 13th Light In-
fantry, as Assistant Military Secretary, and Lieutenant
Bainbrigge, of the Royal Engineers, as Aide-de-Camp.
BLESSINGS OF THE PURCHASE SYSTEM—Captain
Pedder, 39th Regiment, has purchased his commission,
over the heads of nine lieutenants. This officer only
last year entered the corps, having exchanged from the
3d Dragoon Guards.
STMT.—Major-General Fleming, C. 8., left Limerick
on the 12th inst., on a tour of inspection of this district,
and arrived at Galway on the 13th inst., to make his in-
spection of the head-quarters of the 9th Regiment.
ORDNANCE.--Military escorts have marched from the
Ordnance depots at Charlemont Fort, Magazine, and
Pigeon-house Fort, Dublin, Athlone, and Cork, with the
spring allowance of practice ammunition, for the use of
the troops in the several districts.
CAPE STAFF.—Captain Hugh Smith, 3d Buffs, late
Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant-General Sir 11. Smith, has
been appointed Aide-de•Camp to Major-General Yorke,
the second in command at the Cape of Good Hope.
VACANT REGIMENT.—By the decease of General Sir
William Kier Grant, K.C.B. and G.C.11., the Culonelcy
of the 2d pragoons has become vacant.
Major-General J. M‘Donald, C. 8., has returned to
Kilkenny, from his tour of inspection of the district.
CORK DISTRICT.—Major-General Mansel, K. 13 , has
returned to Cork, from his tour of inspection of the
district.

The following infantry regiments, stationed in Ireland,
are the first on the roster for foreign service, viz.:-
71st (Highland Light Infantry, lit Battalion), 89th,
39,11, 14th, 9th, 623, 17th, 52d (Light Infantry), 633,
81st, 27th (loniskilling), 90th (Light Infantry), 91st
Regiment (Ist Battalion); 40th, Ist Royal (2d Bat-
talion), 311, and 57th are already under orders.
The following derro stationed in Ireland, are first on
the rooter for Grett Britain :-66th, 34th, 733, 6th
(Royal), 41st (Welsh), 49th, 59th, 47th, 921 (Gordon
Highland: I.s), 68th (Light Infantry), 56th, 3d (Buff.),
74th (Highlanders), 60th Rifles (21 Battalion), 2d
(glom's R ,yal), and 43,1 (Light Infantry).
It is reported that Captain Francis P. Blackwood will
take command of the next Expedition to Behring's
Straits, should it be decided to st.nd one to the relief of
Captain Coltinson and Commander McClure. Com-
mander Inglefield will, in all probability, be second iu
command.

MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A
CLERGYMAN.

EXETER, THURSDAY.—A. general gloom has bean
thrown over this city, by the intelligence of the death of
a clergyman who was not better known than he was
universally esteemed and beloved. It appears that on
Saturday morning the Rev. J. H. S. Burr, who was a
priest vicar of Exeter Cathedral, left his residence in
Colleton-erescent, to proceed to Porthleven, near Hela
ton, in Cornwall, to supply the place of the Rev. J. L
Wiliam, the incumbent, who is absent on account of
ill-health. On Sunday Mr. Burr did duty for the
reverend gentleman. He was lodging in a small house
which overlooked the sea, and about half-past eight on
Tuesday morning he went out to indulge in sea-bathing,
of which he was particularly fond. This part of the
coast, however, is very dangerous, from sunken rock,
and rapid currents, and Mr. Williams had earnestly re-
presented to lir. Burr, on previous occasions, the great
danger, and had begged him not to bathe without taking
very great precau-tiees. Mr. Barr. however, who had the
reputation of being en c xpert swimmer, is stated to have
been of a venturesome disposition, and to bo undeterred
by any of the fears for his safety which were entertained
by his friends. On Tuesday morning ho had been invited
to breakfast at the parsonage, but not appearing at
the tine appointed, a servant was sent to his lodging
to make inquiries. On learning that he had not re-
turned from bathing, alarm was immediately fel-, aLe
some of his fri.rrids hastened to the spot in the direo-
lion which he had Leon last seen. They found his clothes
upon the beach, and hi 3 faithful dog—a slued white ter-
rier—still guardieg them. Nothing could be seen of
she nnfnztueate gentleman, and the sea was sa rough
that the boatmen could net put out in any small boatx.
However, search was prosecuted, and at a late hour
in the afternoon the body was discovered, carried ta
the rapidity of the currant a distanc-s of two mileri
from the sp:;t where the clothes and dog were found.
Tho Rev. Canon Rogers, who resides within a mile,
was promptiS, engaged in assisting and superintending
the search, end the di;eovery of the body was imme
diately communicated to Mr. Burr's friends in Exeter.
What aggravates the distressing character of the event
is the circumstance that Mrs. Sur was absent, visiting
her friends in France, when the arrangements were
made for the deceased's visit to PortLven. Mrs. Burr
re:nrned unexpectedly to Exeter on Saturday morning,
after her husband had left for Cornwall.

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
STATE OF TAHITI.
Thursday morning the great annual meeting of this
escilent tied eminently useful satiety was held in Exeter-
Oil the plitform we observed the Hon. and Rev.
Baptist Noel, Dr. Cox, Dr. Tidman, Dr. &unman% Dr.
Halley, Rev. John Angell James, of Birmingham, Rev.
J. &bree, of Coventry, Rev. J. Alexander, of Norwich,
Rev. Josiah Henson (coloured), George Hitche.Vs,
and A. Rooker, LT, Mayor of Plymouth, and rainy

The a •
chair was occupied by the Right Hon. the LORD
MAYen, who introduced the proceedin,a by a brief allu-
sion 0) the general importance of the - 1 ' missions,and a cordial
Dexrprete.stanioinAllof
this interestwierLsf society.
The lat.v.
port of the society. It commenced fiLy-eighth annual re
foreign secretary, then
read the report, which wa's theoe
i homementi n g
secretary, the re-
move} e
trnhoel,L:z.
Josephd est h o f
jtohheni r respectedElraeteetaa b).
firmso
msnapnporter of their
an and also of the Rev.
Thomas Lewis, of Islington,
society, the venerable Dr. Philip,
sionary of the society in South Africa, manythe Seats
a mis
Flabart Hamilton, 34 years the laborious coadjutor
h ar Rev.
o ft
Moffatt, had been taken from them. Tho number
European agents at present sustained by the society
Was 170, with their wives and families. Tho band
of missionaries at Tahiti and the South Sea Islands
had been reinforced by four young brethren, and
the Rev. Aaron Bezicott had returned with five thousand
copies of the Bible in the dialect of the Hervey Islands,
which be (Mr. Bua ',cot° had translated, revised, and
carried through the press. Tho report then explained
the position of Tahiti at the present time, which it ap-
peared had bacome vary difficult and embarrassing
under the present French Governor. The labours of
the missionaries ware restricted to certain Ina-
bides, and the people were restricted to certain
localities, and practically prohibited from rendering
any assistance to their pastors, and as those restric-
tions were framed and passed in the assembly of na-
tive chiefs, but in which the influence of the Gover
nor was paramount', they had all the authority of
native law. Such proceedings were obviously at vd
riance with the original treaty made by the Queen
with
French authorities, in which the unrestaic!ed free-
dom of the British missionaries was guaranteed ; but
the. events which had occurred in France during the last
leL months, had deterred the directors, for the present,
fromeiv oseoevkairnugmarnedt.resos
On May
the int'enventiou of o.ur.
gave instructions fora fete in celebration
rail:oda
nt,b e raeafvo
"'IT of the Republic,o4e,itehberatiooof Governor of Tahiti
the anniver-
Sabbath by soleeh occurred on the Sunday,
roe the missionaries, both English and Arne-
on thatrulling
the natives council not to profane the
themselves up with it, as it oc-
. earned
prosecuted afo ay. For this the Rev. Mr. Howe was
and was
• into contempt; -attempting to bring the Government
acalittedT,he Rev. Gentleman defended himself,
reality little better though a Queen in name, was in
state that thomareuy the jury. The report went on to
she than a captive, and deeply felt
her bondage,
her Protestant had,paincl however, nobly maintained
missionaries was too evident
and her regard for British
raoticryuoluntgo
their adversaries.
cf Tahiti had receivWedhnliaad
Tahitians, the Popish priesthoote d
cdPrhoatdosthailcrhtourbcbeeens
eenrotustoaddbietiongs
totally unsuccessful, ea
Ssveral native far as the natives were con-
cerned. pastors had been ordained, to
coutdcract the curtailment of the
sionviaa, The extirpatin "civil wars,
liberty of the mil-
in and devastating the Samoan
.Islands had ceased,
and peace was rthotlY restored. Having touched
on the state of the West Indies
Africa, and entered a th© report came
~0 500th into an elaborate
d, fence of the conduct of the missionaries and
againstbrought
their loyalty. 'rho report nest stated tl-14the i' . ntelli-
gence of t'ac death of the Queen of Madaguaarhad proved
inaccurate. Eighteen native Christians bad h
d ' list of martyrs been added
to the aircady extenaea in that island
and some two thousand others had been fined,
im ,
sorted,tke. China Wa3 DqXt touched on. The Irirst-
copy of the revised Chinese New Testament, printed in
moveable metal types, by the Missionaricb' Colonisa-
tion Society, had been rece,ived ; an additional map,
sioaary had been sent. India came next, and was elabo-
rately reviewed. The cash statement set forth that the
receipts of the past year included subscriptions to the
amount of 46,71a41.; legacies, 10,108/4 and contribu-
tions from raissiPanary stations, 12,175/.; total, 69,048/.
Expenditure (i:Acluding special disbursements to the re,