The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

UNION:HALL.
An Englishman, named Burns, with his face tattooed like
a New Zealand Chief, was charged with being drunk on the
preceding night.
When Burns was brought before the Magistrate, his ap-
pearance attracted a great deal of attention, and when asked
by the Chief Clerk why he, as an Englishman, permitted him-
self to be disfigured by tattooing, his reply was, " Better be
that, than eaten." Burns had been wrecked about six years
ago on the coast of New Zealand, when six of the crew were
murdered ; by the interference, however, of a native, his life
was saved, and he was conveyed into the interior, where he
adopted the manners and customs of the natives, with the ex-
ception of eating the bodies of the enemies of his tribe slain
in war. Soon after his residence amongst the New Zealan-
ders, it was determined that he should be made a Chief, and
for this purpose lie was compelled to undergo the painful opera-
tion of tattooing, which was performed with such skill that it is
impossible to distinguish his visage from that of a native.
He shortly became inured to the way of life of those amongst
whom he lived, and being a handy fellow, lie became a use-
ful member of his tribe, and was as expert in the management
~ef the canoe as those accustomed to it from their infancy.
To this may be attributed Burns's escape from his cap-
tivity amongst the savages. He had been out at sea in his
canoe with several warriors, on the 100k-out for their enemies
along the coast, when he espied a vessel in the distance. The
moment he made the discovery he was determined to effect
his escape if it was possible, and with this in view he sepa-
rated from the main body of the canoes, allowing his to drop
astern to give some orders to those in the rear. When, how-
ever, he considered that he was at a sufficient distance from
these whom he knew to be most expert in the use of throwing
the spear, he at once turned the head of his canoe towards the
ship, and used the paddles with such dexterity that he out-
stripped the efforts of the New Zealanders to come up, al-
though several canoes tried hard, and he got safely alongside
a Spanish vessel homeward bound, and was taken on board on
the Captain being apprised that lie was an Englishman, a fact
which was not credited for some time, owing to his being tat-
tooed, and dressed after the manner of a New Zealander.
From Spain, Burns recently arrived in this country, and when
brought before the Magistrate (Mr. Traill), he stated that he
was to exhibit at the Surrey Zoological Gardens that day in
the costume of a New Zealander, and to display his dexterity
in the management of the lance, and perform other feats which
he had acquired during a six-years' residence amongst them.
Burns was liberated immediately, that the public might not be
disappointed of his exhibition.

Letters from Martinique, of the end of May, an-
nounce the burning of seven or eight houses at St. Lucia,
which the negroes of that English island are _said to have set
on fire.—French Paper.

- Those who opened the prison for the fugitive pri-
soners have also opened their purses, in order to secure their
flight ; this sufficiently proves that Louis Philippe had nothing
to do with it.—La Charivari.
The Mechanics' Magazine says that the House of
Commons' Committee have recommended a grant to be made
to Mr. Iloldsworthy Gurney of 16,0001., for his steam-car-
riage improvement.

THE SPANISH EXPEDITION.—The recruiting
for the first regiment of Lancers of the British Auxiliary
Legion, at the Ship, Charles-street, Westminster, has gone
on briskly for the last few days. Amongst those who en-
tered yesterday are several Poles, who it is intended shall
form a distinct troop. Several of these are decorated with
the legion of honour, and were engaged in the principal part
of the campaigns of Napoleon. On entering the service, the
sum of Si. is paid into the hands of the Paymaster, by the
Committee for the relief of the Polish Exiles, with the un-
derstanding that hereafter they renounce all farther claims on
its assistance. It is expected that the first regiment will be
completed in a week or ten days, when the recruiting for
the second regiment will commence at the Ship. A party
has just gone to Canterbury to recruit for a regiment of
Hussars,

MLLANCIIOLY ACCIDENT.—FIVE LIVES LOST.
—Monday afternoon six men employed in the chalk works at
Hailing, left Rochester Bridge in a boat to return to that
place, but had not proceeded far before the boat was upset,
and five of them were drowned. Monks, the man who was
saved, has a family of nine or ten children I of the others, J.
Harris has left three, J. Batty and W. Taylor, a man about
60 years of age, have each left two children ; J. Durrant and
W. Harris were single men. The bodies were recovered soon
after the accident occurred. Great praise is due to Thornu,
Featherstone, a fisherman, who succeeded in p;elk,i9g up two
of the party immediately after the accident. Thei had the
ferryboat from Hailing, and haying sailed down the river,; had
the mast up on their return, and one of the party wa ctk,served
climbing the mast when the accident eeeu,rreci. They had, it
is said, been indulging rather freely in drinking through the
afternoon. The medical practitioners in the neichbecrheed
were prompt in their attendance and unremitting in their
endeavours to restore animation, hut, unfortunately, without
setocen.