The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-30 00:00:00

APPuINTMENTB.

Woolarca, JAN. 29,—Clerk—Harry T. Nettleton
(1845), borne on the books of the Fisguard flag-ship at
Woolwich, for service in the Woodlark, to the Indelati-
gabte, 50, at Devonport. •
Clerk's Assistant—Julius Ibettson to the Cumberland,
70, at Sheerness, making ready to proceed as flag-ship
on the Pacific station.

Mate Mark B. PechcA, of tbe. Cumberland, opened a
rend( zvous yesterday, at the Ship Hotel, Woolwich, for
the entry of able and ordinary seamen for service in that
fine vessel; and men producing certificates of good cha-
racter will be engaged and obtain one month's leave of
abbence before being called upon to join at Sheerness.

EXTENSION or THE EPISCOPATE.—The Channel
Islands contain a large population—quite large enough to tax
all the energies of an active prelate. Why might they not
form a diocese separate and distinct from that of Winchester?
Lord Auckland, the present Bishop of Sodor and Man, has
about 9,y thousand persons within the range of his
bishopric; surely Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney, which
greatly outnumber that population, might have the advan-
tage of an accessible bishop, instead of being placed as now,
under the control of a prelate whose diocese extends from the
boundaries of the islands to the foot of London-bridge. The
question of the extension of the episcopate must, ere long,
come before Parliament. We hope the Channel Islands will
not be forgotten when the arrangements are under con,Qiderti•
tion.— The Protector,

STAPLEteURSi..;-- tiONEE•TY AND LIBERALITY.—
One day hat ';yeek, just after the arrival of the four u'cloci
train, 4 101. note of the London and Westtninster Bank was
found eatside the station-dor. A battle was on it, which
';as thought to be that or Pnnnett, of Chart Sutton=
place, who had tote down by the train, and to whom the
tinder, actompanied by another man, immediately took the
note. That gentleman would not oViti it, but he most hand-
PL;nely presented each br the men with five shillings, and
ti'eatrd thrffi With the most liberal hospitality, as a reward of
tteir honesty.—.Maidstone lourita4

A MAN BURNT To DEAtit.•-i-jone of the bloat bor.
rible catastrophta that has Occurred in this nsighboiiii+Ooti..
for a long time took place on the metntng of Sunday last;
An old pensi6ner, named oseph Healey, residing at Castle-
hill-side, nett Aimondbury Poorhouse, in a low Miserable
hovel, Without anybody to take , care of Went to Al.
mondbury on Saturday night, where he remained till early
the next morning. He returned to his home in a state of
intoxication, and, there being very little fire in the grate, he
sat down in front of the Orel: ate, resting his elbow on one
of his knees, and his head upon his hand, stretching bis
other leg straight out close to the fire grate, in which posi-
tion he fell asleep. Some tune during the night his clothes
got on fire, but how it is impossible to conjecture; but,
they being woollen, would not blaze, but gradually
smouldered away. Not making his appearance at the usual
time in the morning (9 o'clock), one of the neighbours broke
a pane in the window and put aside a thick packsheet which
was hung up for a blind, and discovered the man all in a
glow of tire. The door was instantly broken open, and the
poor fellow was found quite dead and stiff, with a portion of
his clothes still burning : the flesh being completely burnt
off his legs, so as to exhibit the bare bones. He was in the
same posture as when be fell asleep. An inquest was held
dwiheten
on the body on the following day (Monday), before Mr.
George Dyson and a respectable jury, at the Woolpack Inn ,
ofaf,t,epr
eaaptiaitifernotm investigation,
suffocation
atuhde jbuurryn
burning."—Half
returned aa
Guardian.