The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-05 00:00:00

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Exeter Hall was occupied by the Church Missionary
Society. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided at an
afternoon meeting, supported by the Bish;:p of Ripon, the
Earl of Chichester, Lord Fitzwalter, the Dean of Exeter,
&c. The Archbishop addressed the meeting in support of
the society, earnestly advocating union among the various
sections of the Church. Notwithstanding existing differ-
ences, he believed there never was a time when the
Church of England was more powerful and earnest
in its work ; and the operations of the Church
Missionary Society formed an eloquent testimony to
that opinion. It appeared from the report that 156
stations had been occupied last year by 320 clergymen,
EuropPan. r_a.f.ivp I. 1863 there were
16,145 communicants. The receipts from all sources
amounted to £157,330 lls. Gd. The report was adopted,
and various resolutions spoken to by the Bishop of Ripon,
Mr. J. Bateman, Bishop Ryan, the Bishop Designate of
New Zealand, &c. In the evening a second meeting was
held, under the presidency of Sir T. F. Buxton.

CHRISTIAN MORAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.--THE CHRISTIAN
INSTRUCTION SOCIETY.
The City Terminus Hotel was chosen by the supporters
of the Christian Moral Science Association. The chair
was occupied by Mr. Hugh Matheson, who was sur-
rounded by ministers of various denominations. The
report, read by the Rev. Dr. Cather, stated that during
the past year there had been an increase secured to
the provisional council, which now consisted of 125
members, and it was confidently hoped that the full
number of 145 would be obtained in the course of the year.
The scheme for raising a fund of £3,000 as a working
capital was progressing satisfactorily, and the sum was in
a fair way of being made up. The council further re-
ported that they had advertised the prize essays, and that
several MSS. had already been received. The chairman,
Dr. Chalmers, and other gentlemen delivered speeches in
support of the claims of the association.
A similar association held a meeting at Finsbury
Chapel, the Christian Instruction Society. Mr. J.
Alexander presided, supported by the Rev. J. A. Wilson,
Rev. A. M'Auslane, Rev. L. D. Bevan, and other minis-
ters and gentlemen. The report stated that the society
was founded in 1825, but had of late years fallen into
decadence. A strong desire, however, was felt on the part
of its friends to resuscitate it, and from the encourage-
ment which the society had received, this appeared pro-
bable. Addresses on the spiritual destitution of London
were delivered by the chairman, the Rev. J. A. Wilson,
Mr. R. Sinclair, and other ministers and gentlemen. A
vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings.

Mr. Jefferson Davis, in a private letter, says that
his health is excellent, %lid that he intends to return to this
country this spring. He adds :—"lt has been my purpose
to return this spring to what was my home, and if per-
mitted to do so, without injury or embarrassment to my
friends, to engage in some business which may yield a
support."—New York Times.

Madame Patti has undergone a slight operation,
which will delay her journey to London for some eight or
nine days. The patient refused chloroform, and showed
wonderful courage during the operation, which was per-
formed by M. Nekton. Not the slightest danger is antici-
pated, but, lest erysipela3 in the head might set in, a week of
perfect repose is prescribed.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—The Gazette
announces the appointment of Major• General E. Frome
as Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey, and of Mr. C. A.
Cobbe as an Inspector of Constabulary. Knighthoods
have been conferred upon Mr. J. Martin, late First
Minister and Attorney-General of New South Wales, and
upon Mr. it. Officer, Speaker of the House of Assembly
in Tasmania.
BURYING A CORPSE WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION.—
The Dewsbury Reporter tells a very singular story. A
short time ago a person residing at Bank Top, Earls-
heaton, received information that his mother, an inmate
of the Lunatic Asylum at Wakefield, was dead, Ile
went to that institution, and found a coffin, in which he
was told the body of his mother was placed, and he was
advised by the officials not to allow it to be opened, inas-
much as it concealed rather a hideous spectacle. He
acted upon their advice. The corpse was conveyed to
Earlsheaton, and it was interred by order of the deceased's
son without having been identified. The funeral and all
the preparations connected with it involved a cost to the
son of over £3O. It was subsequently discovered that the
person who had been buried was not the young man's
mother, but a person of the same name belonging to
Pudsey ; and, moreover, that she for whom he mourned
was not dead, but enjoying her usual health. She is still
an 91 the asylum;