The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-31 00:00:00

BISHOP OF JAMAICA.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE =MN.

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Sta,—There Wan an article in tne Ezpreu a
few days since which, in treating of the cholera en Jamaica,
bore very hard upon Dr. Spencer, the bishop of that diocese.
It is now neatly 32 years ciao, (in 1819) that he left a pas,
total charge in England and went out as a missionary to
Newfoundland; he was then about 25 years of tine. In 1821
he was obliged, on account of his health, to change to the
milder climate et Bermuda, where he was immediately
inducted into • living. In 1825 be was made Arch-
deacon of Bermuda, and in 1828 (after being nine
yean abroad) he visited England for the first time.
lie returned to Bermuda in 1829, and remained
there, in close attention to bit duties, for eight yeare—viz.,
till 1837, when he came to Enehuid on business connected
with the arceideaconry. In 1838 he went back to Bermuda,
and in 1839 was recalled to England, to be consecrated
Bishop of Newfoundland and Bermuda. Immediately after
his consecration he went to his diocese, and remained there
till he war translated to Jamaica, in 1843, when he ;eased
from one diocese to the other without visiting England. He
was obliged to come home in 1845, on account of Mrs.
' Spencer's severe illness, but returned in 1846, leaving her
behind him. Since that period he has been labouring dili-
gently in his vocation, until his own health, in the spring of
this year, forced him to try another climate. Fever and ague,
withelfien he had been repeatedly attacked, had so undermined
his strength, that his physician in Jamaica told him he
mill not answer for his safety union he left the tropics, and
remained in another climate until the deem wee driven from
his system. The bishop tried • change of work in the first
instance, by going to Nassau (a pert of hie diocese) in the
early part of this year, bat the voyage war of use only as it
enabled him to settle some difficult business in that calmly,
and to leave the church there benefited by his visit. Soon
after his return to Jamaica he bad another attack of fever;
be tried the mountains, bat it followed him there ; and in
May be went to the United States to 800 what the Saratoga
springs would do for him, but he experienced no
decided benefit from them ; and it was consequent
on the failure of these remedies that he consented to the
earnest entreaties of hie family and friends to winter in
England. He arrived here in October, and has ever since
been under medical are. I need scarcely add that Ja-
maica was entirely free from epidemic when be left the 'n-
ifty, end that the blow under which it Wren wee inflicted
since be reached this country,
From this statement you will perceive that the Bishop
of Jamaica has been nojainienit, and that out of mere than
thirty-osee years' service en the colosies, he has been in Bog-
land only three yews altogether, leaving eight-end-twenty
years of nealonely-performed duty in colonies of • tropical
I character. _ _ _

Tbe archdemen's absence at this Jungian, however unfor-
tunate it proves, arises from • lastly muse of a most di&
messing nature. His young wife was confined about eight
months since, and has never left her bed except for transit to
• couch or litter ; nor could • removal be attempted until
last September. The srehdeama could not leave her bed.
side, and they came to England In the hope of saviag her
life, which Is still • very dangerous gnostic' ; Dr. Ferra-
ris, in whom heads she is, attesting to her ceaditios. C.

CHOLERA Lir ISHSlCA.—Memorislit to Earl Grey
sad the Admiralty preying them to relieve the salmon
from eholen in Jemelce, not by cirmiers and medical pre-
scriptions, but by sending government surgeons, and from
the various stores Bangles of medicines, have bees lying at
the Stook Exchange, sad have been ntimeeessly sad in-
liseetially signed. Among the stamens are the following
James Hutchinson. Robert W. Carden, Alderman, William
Ruassand, 8. J. Willey, Louis Bannon, W. B. Morgan,
Francis Whit., Thomas Brown, Edward Levy, George
Webb, John Banes, James Buttes, William Chaplin, N.Wilkins, FrederickA. Bakal's. Edward Levies, Charles
J. Reentry, William Roes, H. J. Bostock. Albert Cohen,
curioHsrtridg., Robert Bowden, J. B. Bond, 8. W.
Wally, Alfred J. Walley C. Pothergill, Hoary
Cohen, J. F. listakews, William C. Clifton. Charles F.
Gould, Thomas Buses, 8. B. Worms, A. A. Eloghtss. A.
De Symms, OD. B. Maior, D. Title Frederick Manch,
Homy Tuner, T. Whielli, Lair. H. Pulley, 8. Rerepeth.
'The subject of relief her been taken up very warmly la the
provinces. As it was doubtful whether there would Its Wm
to get up a sainearial .t Birmisgbam, Mr. Josephßtarge
wrote a strong letter to Me Colonial Gees, urging disclaims
of die sufferers. At Southampton a meeting was-held by the
corpo-
rator Mr. Joseph Clark, sad other members of the sorpo-
sad the strongest sympathy ezpreseed, but no memo-
risi was drawn up, a. the shamuses of the time precluded soy
earth step being taken, or a special meeting of the town
Milli being aenvinted.—frra memorisla above referred
to, were, we understand, presented We morning to Earl
Grey widths Admiralty.]