Star.
London, England, 1829-09-02 00:00:00

THE CHURCH.

The Bishop is now proceeding en his tour of visitation and con-
firmation throughout his diocese. His Lordship has confirmed at
Chorky, Prescot. Wigan, Preston, &c. At Wigan 2,700 young
persons, were confirmed, and at Preston about 1,700. At the latter
place his Lordship held a visitation of the clergy, and delivered a
luminous and excellent charge. The kishop has contributed 501.
towards the subscription which had cciiimenced some time ago,
with a view to raise the sum of monep required in order to obtain
Queen Ann's bounty, in aid of the revenues of St. Paul's.—Pres-
ten Pilot.
Sir George Clerk, of Penicuik, Bart. has presented Mr. William
Scott Moncrieff, preacher of the Gospel, to the church of Penicuik,
vacant by the death of the Rev. Thomas Coulston.
Tuesday the 25th instant, Mr. William Mackelvie was ordained
to the pastoral charge of the United Associate Congregation of
Balgedia, vacant by the death of the Rev. William Gibson.
Knro's Cor.t.ma.—His Majesty's grant of a Charter to this In-
stitution has, we understand, been received by the Council within
the last few days; it declares, in the preamble, that the College is
founded with the intent that " instruction in the duties and doc-
trines of Christianity, as taught by the United Church of
England and Ireland, shall be for ever combined with instruc-
tion in the various branches of literature and science." The
Charter appoints the Lord Chancellor and eight others, in virtue
of their dike, as perpetual Governors ; the Archbishop of Can-
terbury as visitor ; eight Life Governors ; one Treasurer; 24
Members of Council; and three Auditors; the whole of whom
must be Members of the Established Protestant Church, or other-
wise become incompetent to act. The Corporation is designated,
" The Governors and Proprietors of King's College, London."
—Every preliminary arrangement having been matured, and the
Council having received proposals from various parties for the
erection of the College, finally contracted for the completion of the
buildings at a sum of 65.9471. independently of the fittings. Under
this contract we are told that the magnificent front of Somerset-
home towards the river is to be finished. The public access to the
College will be through a gateway, at present occupied by the two
houses 159 and 160 in the Strand ; and to the High School, through
an entrance to be formed on the site of two houses at the Northern
end of Strand lane. The purchase of these properties has long
since been effected ; and no time will now be lost in carrying into
effect the admirable purposes, for which the public munificence
has already provided a sum of nearly 130,0001.
Bishop Doyle has delivered a pastoral address in Edendery. It
is very general in its application, and condemns the spirit of ani
malty and agitation now so fearfully prevalent throughout Ireland.
The Lord Primate holds his triennial Visitation for the diocese
of Ardagh, iu Longford, on Wednesday the 2d of Sept.
Sunday se'nnight an ordination was held by the Bishop of Kil-
Woe, at Kilfeta Church, county Clare.
The Rev. Mr. Griffin, V.T.C.D. lately appointed to the Living
of Kilfeacle, was King's Lecturer in Divinity, Assistant to the
Catechist, and Junior Assistant in Mathematics, Trinity College.

ANOTHER STORM AND INUNDATION.

From the Elgin Courier.

It is with feelings of a most painful nature we an-
nounce to our distant readers, that we are again visited
with a truly alarming storm, which is raging with tre-
mendous fury at the moment at which we write—Thurs-
day afternoon, 4 o'clock. There is a melancholy similarity
in the present storm to the one of the 3d instant, which
has spread desolation and misery to so mournful an
extent throughout the north of Scotland, but which has
been peculiarly'devastating in its effects in the county of
Elgin. The storm, which is now exhausting itself round
and about us, commenced yesterday (Wednesday) even-
ing a little after nine o'clock, since which time it has
not had a moment's cessation. We had fondly hoped
last night, that before, the dawning of this morning, it
would have spent itself ; but we have been disappointed.
In the course of the night it greatly increased in its fury;
and this morning, and during the whole of the day, has
blown one of the greatest hurricanes we ever remember
to have witnessed. While the winds have been tearing
slates and tiles off houses, and uprooting trees, the rains
have descended, and are descending in prodigious tor-
rents.

TEN O'CLOCK IN TOE EVENING.

Since the above was written, we are happy to say the
sky has partially cleared up ; but all the rivers in the '
neighbourhood are swelling with prodigious rapidity. For '
the last few hours, Lossie has been rising at the rate of
three feet per hour, and has already covered the whole of
the Green, with a great pOrtion of the growing corns in
Burrow Brigs. The water has also broke into Lord Sea •
field's parks, and is up a considerable part of the Sham-
ble's Wynd. All who have moveable property in the
neighbourhood of Lossie are rehioving it as fast as possi-
ble, and endeavouring to secure whatever they can against
further damage.
BOAT LOST. —We regret to state that during the
strong northerly gale of yesterday se'nnight, one of the
herring boats belonging to Cromarty was upset, and all
hands perished; she was manned by foul. individuals,
chiefly young men, the oldest being only thirty years of
age—he has left a wife who is pregnant, and two young
children, to bewail their irreparable loss. One of the
bodies, that of a James M'Clemond, was found on the
beach at Burghead, on the following day.
HERRING FISHING.—In consequence of the preva-
lence of strong northerly winds, the herring fishers at the
neighbouring stations have not been at sea, excepting
once, since our last. This is more to be regretted, as
there is at present a much better appearance of fish in
the Moray Frith than there has been for the last seven
or eight years. We conversed on Wednesday with an
individual extensively engaged in the herring fishing bu-
siness at Portmahomack, and we learn that it has been
the most successful station in the North this season.