Star.
London, England, 1824-07-28 00:00:00

THE LATE BISHOP OF CHESTER.

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A VALEDICTORY ADDRESS TO THE RIGHT REV. GEORGE
HENRY LAW, D.D. LORD BISHOP OP BATH AND WELLS.

4, The Dean and Chapter, the Chancellor, the Archdeacon and
Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Chester, would feel deficient in
energy and attention, did they not, upon your Lordship's recent
translation to another See, express their sincere regret for the loss
they have sustained, and their cordial and united declarations of '
gratitude and affectionate respect, for the zeal and activity which,
they so long witnessed in your Lordship's exemplary discharg
of all the various duties attached to your high office in this laborious
diocese. Your example has been an incitement to diligence. Your
firmness and decision created confidence, and your kindness and
attention conciliated the esteem and affection of your Clergy. But
it. is on other and higher grounds that we think it to be our duty, on
the present occasion, to offer to your Lordship this united testi-
mony of our gratitude; it is for the constancy and perleverance
with which you have resisted every attempt, either in Parliament
or elsewhere, to assail the principles or encroach upon the privileges
of our Church ; for the anxious care and diligence with which you
have watched over and promoted the temporal and spiritual good of
all under your authority; for your indefatigable pains in acquiring
an intimate acquaintance with. all the concerns of the diocese,
and the promptness and decision with which your knowledge
was brought to bear upon the wants of Religion and the Church.
0 Your Lordship's personal visitation of every parish in this ex-
tensive district, at great expense of money and bodily fatigue—the
large sums collected at your suggestion, and under your influence,
for repairing the venerable fabric dour Cathedral—your liberality
and uniform attention to the various public charities—and your pa-
ternal anxiety for the, welfare of that excellent institution, in which
we cannot but feel ourselves" peculiarly *interested, as its objects are
the widows and orphans of the Clergy, not only justify the observa-
tions we have made, but demand this avowal of our gratitude and
respect. Such instances of your zeal, ability, and kindness will long
mark the date of your Lordship's Episcopacy in the See of Chester.
" Whilst we regret the loss we have sustained, 'we beg leave to
offer our congratulations on' the change' which your Lordship has
deemed conducive to your happiness. May this, and every succeed-
ing event in your Lordship's life, add to it.
~ We havethelortour to subscribe ourselves,
0 Your Lordship's most respectful and obedient servants."
ANSWER OF THE LORD BISHOP OP BATH AND WELLS.
" MY RIINIUMND BRZTHIAN.--rhatre just received your valedic-
tory address, and read it with feelings which I want words to
describe.

" Aware, as I fully am, how much I stand indebted, on this oc-
casion, to your partiality and kindness, yet should I be wanting to
myself if I did not acknowledge, that, during the happy period of
my connection with you, it was the anxious wish of my heart to
fulfil all the duties of my important station, to the best of my ability
and power.
" Many as have been the blessings showered down upon me by
an all-gracious BUNG, yet is there none which I look back upon with
more devout and humble thanksgiving, than my having been placed
in a situation which afforded me such abundant opportunities for
active and useful employment. That my endeavours were rendered
productive of that good which I sought for, and which you assured
me they did accomplish, this, my Reverend Brethren, was in a great
degree owing, under Dims Paoymaxca, ro your friendly aid, your
kind and zealous co-operation. Judge then, at this moment of
separation, what must be the regrets of a mind not insensible to
kindness. But though my official connection with you here ter-
minates, yet, be assured of my never-ceasing respect and affection,
and accept all that I can now offer, my most ardent hope and prayer
for your welfare and happiness, temporal and eternal.
" G. 11. BATH and WELLS.
" Palace, Wells, July 15, 1844."

Sunday evening, as Master, CHARLES GREVIL LE:
son of the Hon. Mr. Gastvmat, of South Audley-street
was riding a small Spanish genet through Hyde-park,
the animal set off at full speed, whilst the rider endea-
voured to retain his seat by clinging to the saddle. The
creature broke from the carriage-drive, and in endea-
vouring to make for the green open space, struck vio-
lently against one of the large elms, and both horse
and rider were directly overthrown. On being taken
up, it was ascertained that the young Gentleman's arm
was broken a little above the elbow, and the cap of the
knee had received a very severe contusion. The Rev.
Mr. BOLTON, whose carriage drove up at the time,
kindly offered the suffering invalid an easy conveyance
home. The fractured limb was set soon after.
During the interval between the pieces, at the Co-
burg Theatre, on Monday night, a ruffian in the gallery
threw a large stone ginger-beer bottle with the greatest
violence into the pit. The bottle struck the head of an
elderly female, who, stunned by the blow, nearly fainted.
Some friends near her took off her bonnet, and her cap
was deluged in blood. The sufferer was carried out of
the Theatre, and an universal cry prevailed throughout
the house for the detection of the miscreant, but un-
fot tunately for the ends of justice lie escaped.

NAPAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Hercules; Vaughan, frurm.—Bombay, his arrived at Gisles+
end, haying sailed from thence the 23d of March; from Point de
Gallo, the 6th of April.
The Maria, Moffet, from Batavia, has arrived off Portstnoith,
sailed from thence the 21st March.
The Cumberland, STRAOCIIIAN, of Newcastle, for London, caught
fire at North Shields on Monday, when her masts, rigging, part of
the bull, and cargo were destroyed.
The Thomson, TROIIII, from Newcastle to Ipswich, got on C'or-
ton Sand on Monday, and afterwards went to pieces—crew saved.
FALMOUTH, JULY 26. Wind E.— Arrived the Lady Louisa
packet, from Buenos Ayres—Jailed 18(11 May, and from Mo:ite
Video 21st ditto; spoke in the River Plate, on the 30th April, the
Pacific, from Liverpool for Buenos Ayres; and on the 30th Nlay,
in tat. 30. long. 36. spoke the American brig Rapid, from Barrios
Ayres, for Gibraltar: also arrived, his Majesty's brig Pa. wiarnais,
with a Mail, from Lisbon in twelve days, and sailed again for
Plymouth. _ _ _

PLYMOUTH, JULY 26.—Wind E.—Arrived the Inlets, Km t
and Royal Charlotte, Hav, from Riga; Sarah, Mena:trot, troll
Mexico and Gibraltar, in twenty-four days from the latter place;
and Rovar. SOVIRRION yacht, from the Eastward. Off the port,
the Caroline, Evasis, from Gibraltar ; Thomsons, —, from Alex-
andria ; and Jane, BULLOCK, from Oporto in twenty-four days—.
spoke the Princess Elizabeth, of Dartmouth, forty-five days from
Zante, and the Ringdove, LANOSTONE, on the 2d inst. off Vigo.
I)xtr., Jinx 27.—Wind N.E. strong breezes and squally, with
rain.—Arrived from London and remain, the William and Henry,
FRANCIS, for Alexandria, having lost her topmasts, sails, litc. in a
heavy squall, near Margate Sands.
lAvaaroot,, JULY 26. Arrived the General Graham; and
George, CoNsarr, front Miratnichi ; Ovington,Wamsen ; and Har-
rington, HALLIDAY, front Richebucto ; Derwent, HARRISON, from
Pictou ; Waller, Hammy, from Malta; Hardware, FRORALL, from
Lisbon ; Dispatch, Postale, from Leghorn ; and Mary, Emma,
front the Mediterranean.