The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-18 00:00:00

Extract from a Feport by the Board of superintendence for dig;

Co dited 31st December, 1823.

Mr. Bannerman *milted. the translation of s paper "of
considerable difficulty t}om Telugu into English without a
single error; and his translation from English into Telugtacon•
tained very few inaccuracies. He read part of an official letter
with ease; and a few only of the words were unintelligible to
him. He speaks the language remarkably well : and his ac-
quirements on the whole are considered by us to be of a very
high order.
Mr. Bird's translation into Tainil was perfectly correct ex-
cept in two places, where the deviations from the original were
not material ; the precise translations of those passages must
have been as easy to him, as the rendering, which he gave to
them ; and the substituted phrases were excellent. Tamil His
style is idiomatic, and his version flail. He has great command
of words, and is only occr.sionally inaccurate in orthography.—
Mr. Bird's translation from Tamil into English, though not
quite so accurate, conveyed generally the meaning of the ori-
ginal. The connection and spirit of the story were preserved,
and it was only ratheroo free a translation for an exercise.
These two exercises, however, are extremely creditable to Mr.
Bird ; and shew that he has studied not only assiduously but
judiciously since his last examination. He converses with great
fluency and propriety and perfectly understands what is address-
ed to him : his grammatical knowledge is evinced in hie corn -
positions, which are, with one or two very trifling exceptions,
correct throughout.

Mr. Bannerman's progress in flindoostanee since the lest
examination is creditable to him in the highest degree. His
translations into English were remarkably correct, and the ilsw
errors which they contained, were altogether unimportant. His
translation from English into llindoostanee conveyed the fall
sense of the original in language for the most part strictly
idiomatical. Mr. Bannerman's orthography, which at the pre..
ceding examination was found to be faulty, is now very correct.
His pronunciation is particularly good ; and in conversation he
expresses himself fluently and with great correctness of lan-
guage.
The progress made in Hindoostanee by Mr. Bird since the
last examination is also highly creditable to him. In trans-
lating from Ilindoastance into English he was not quite so suc-
cessful as Mr. Bannerman ; nor was his translation into Hin-
doostance distinguished by the same accuracy of idiom and
orthography, as that of Mr. Bannerman. His acquirements,
howover, in this language, though inferior to Mr. Bannerman,
are of a very high order, and merit particular approbation. He
converses with case and fluency, and his pronunciation is very
good.
qualified l e
consider
ttlosi ednetre r tilrill3taiville rt
publicgan e
servicerman a;n dant Mr.to
established their claims to the honorary reward of B,NO
coopbeettifveultyy
Rupees, which we recommend may be conferred upon them.
Mr. Bird, we consider also to be entitled to the highest rate
of College allowances, which we recommend may be granted to
him from the filth instant.
Exercises in Mabratta and English were sent by the Mah-
ratta translator to Government to be performed by Mr. Lavie;
and the following is a transcript of Mr. Eliot's report on the
translations.
" Mr. Lavie has made considerable proeress in Ai Arena
" since his last examination, and has attained a very creditable
" proficiency in the language. He translated a long and die-
" cult passage from 11ialuatta, and although his version into
" English is not perfectly correct, he has been successful in
" rendering the general meaning of the original, and the Ink-
" takes and defects in the trauslation are not of material Ini-
" portance. This exercise, on the whole, *hews toles
" Ness an extensive knowledge of words, and to be. wellness
" qttainted with the rules of construed() and the idiom of the
" language. his translation from English into Mahratta Is
" not so well performed, but it is generally intelligible.
" I consider Mr. Lavie to possess a sufficient knowledgeof the
Mahratta language to qualify him to transact business
Mr. Cochrane, who was so good as to conduct Mr. Levies
oral examination, reports that he reads and converses with cor-
rectness, though he is rather wanting in fluency.
Mr. Lavie has added to his acquirements in Hindoostanee
since the last examination. His translations into English were
nearly equal to those of Mr. Bird ; and his II indocketanee Ex-
ercise, though it contained several mistakes both in point of
idiom and orthography, was still very creditable to him. He
converses with great fluency and ease.
We consider that Mr. Lavie, although he has not established
a claim to the honorary reward, is qualified to enter the public
service, being fully competent to transact business in two lan-
guages. •
Published by orderof the Honourable the Governor In Council.
.1. M. !MACLEOD, Acting Secretary to Government.

INQUEST ON THE ABBE PAPILLON.

Yesterday tit three o'clock, a respectable Jury
assembled before Mr. STIRLING, the Coroner, at the Wor-
cester Arms public-house, George-street Portman- to
inquire into the death of the venerable Clergyman whose aw.
fully.sudden death we announced in our paper of Monday.—
The room was thronged with members of the French Embassy
and several Roman Catholic Clergymen. ,
Phineas Coyne, M.D., was the first witness called,;—He only
knew the deceased personally. He was attending divine A..-r_
vice in the French chapel on Sunday. The. deceased Pre'ste
et idi eswsi
tahn (14A11h:1 ilai:-
was preaching to his Excellency the Frnich Ambasistiot and
gradually, and
suite.. It was about 12 o'clock in the day, and he Was in the
hmeidastppeoarf hetils.tglirsucowtilursge,ilui,,heannhdiebevmeaietedofiviluteirteitithe
pulpit,
and
then endeavoured to get on his feet, but was still speaking. He
Was unable to stand, and sank on his kne:s. He stopped sp ak.
vestry.rootn, he became insensible, and died instantly. He
tionignianotrilliifies. head
itt dtrhoeprthieclomfoernwta9rtils.be
pel clerk went up to his assistance, anti on taking iiiin into th-,
never from falling forward in the pulpit displayed at y at trip.
was preaching on the subject of eternity, and on the n .ce si y
of being at all timer prepared for death. The witness could not
recollect the precise wards- Nature in, him appearAl perfectly
irerghesewisi
exhausted; he looked like a man of the age 90 yearA, but we-
only 80 years n/d.; The witness has no doubt ,he died by th:
visitation al. • ... .• ' .
Mr. tleorge eating, bookseller, of Duke-street,
dance to the same °fleet, adding, that the deceased'gave evi-
Was very
infirm ; about 12 months since he fainted op the altar while ce-
lebrating the mass; he was remarkably aim • . emious ; the cr d
ell state of the chapel to a man of his venerable - wouldow "
tainly produic serious effects. The head i age, cer-
Cherie went tip to the deceased, and not th c Intlain, L'Abbo
Dr. 'Coyne, in answer to some of the c der
'nut by: jurors,
said,. it would he fatal to the deceased,4uespitionsne' fle-4"reeD,.—'
verahle, to have', then bled him. S 0 Supposing
Vviiihod-- - was
0
bleed the deeeaSed, but he ' rn-
-----. ---- him g
markably infirm,'end was far refused, The deceased was re-
he' bled hint at that time, *
. from being of aMI habit ; had
have been- exhau sed. the last spark of iia remaining "mad
Mr. Keating Said atthe
cil
i moment Of receiving the stroke of
death, he
was
pieng on the necessity .of being at all times
prepared for death, and on the necessity ofpetiitcnce.,
The Jury here expressed themselves satisfied, andafter
viewing
viewing the body, returned a venlict of " Died by the viskii,
tion of God," t,.