Star.
London, England, 1826-08-31 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF CALCUTTA.

PROM THE BOMBAY COURIER OF APRIL t 2.
Our Readers throughout India will receive with a
universal sentiment of grief, the intelligence that the
earthly career of our beloved and revered Bishop ter-
minated at Tr ichinopoly on tht morning of M onday, the
Si instant (April). His Lordship had reached that
place on Saturday morning, and on the following day
had preached, and held a confirmation in the evening;
after which he delivered another discourse, concluding
with a solemn and Affecting farewell to the congregation.
Monday, at an early hour, his Lordship vi,ited a
congreg.rtion of Native Christians, and on his ri tiirn
went into • bath, as he had lone on the two preceding
days. He was there seized with an al oplectic fit; and
when his servant, alarmed at the length of his stay,
entered the bathing room, he found that life was ea-
tinct. Medical aid was immediately procured, but
wholly unavailing.

MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

Ai ANC HESTgß7iirrsoAy, AUG. 49.

Yesterday there was a meeting of General Com•
mittee of Subscribers to the fund for the relief of the
poor, at which the report wat read, detailing the manner
in which the subscriptions to the amount of about
16,00014 and 2,4001. from the London Committee, and
1,000/. from his Majesty, were expended. The persons
who were appointed to visit the houses of the applicants
for food, join in representing the distress as being not in
the slightest degree diminished; and, indeed, that the
sufferings of the poor are increasing in intensity in con.
sequence of their having parted, by little and little, with
almost every article of furniture and clothing. Many
of the cottages eahibit scenes of the most deplorable
wretchedness. The people have sunk into a fithtful
apathy, and remain in their houses in silent submission
to their hard fate.

After being so tardy in providing employment for
the working people on works of public utility, the
Central Comm; tee seem now disposed to go to work
in good earnest. They have issued a notice to-day to
persons out of employment, who have been trot less than
twelve months resident here, to apply at the Town
Hall, in order that arrangementi may be made for em-
ploying them on the highways. The London Cont.
mittee is to pay It. for every 31. advanced here in }riving
such employment.
ENGLISH OPERA Flouss.— TX R .Orvnirrivas again
produced last evening at this Theatre, and elicited, as usual, the
tribute of approbation to which its merits so well entitle it. Tte,
If followed, in which we were again charmed by the effective
acting of Miss Kgu.r. Messrs. Baaszre, PIMIXAN. and Cuarawt,
rendered great assistance to the piece, and it went off with eclat.
HARROGATE, AUGUST 98.—This fashionable water-
hie place is now remarkably gay, the various lodgings being re-
spectably filled. There was a grand ball, at the Crown, on Wed-
nesday last, which was die most spirited that has taken place this
season. The quadrilles and waltzes were elegantly danced, and the
music was particularly admired for ha superiority and precision.
It appears from a Dresden Journal, that the P3li,it
General, Count Von Katemscazwirs, whe was arrested on the 6th
!chivvy, at the instance of the Russian Government, and impri-
soned hi the fortress of Koningstein, has been pronounced innocent,
and set at liberty. The liberated Count was received at Dresd.o
with great joy,. and went to Minim to wait upon the Knits. The
Count was fortunately out of the Muscovite territories, or Sibein
would probably be his fate.
The Tribunal of Premier Instance has pronounced
sentence in the ease of " Despres v. Desprez," an account of whir!,
we gave a few days since.' The following is the judgment:—
" Whereat the facts allegedly Madame Desprea are not in them.
selves of a character sufficiently grave, and whereas some of them are
not borne out in proof, the demand of the said Madame Desprea is
rejected ; and it is decreed that she do return to the house of her
husband within the space of six months, reckoning ft om the mart
day; and she is condemned In all the expenses."
In the French colonies, culprits are tied by the neck
and feet to a ladder. They receive as many as 29
blows of a cart whip, each blow drawing blood, and
scattering particles of flesh in every direction.
W ENTWORTig AND CO.— Yo d y, this pro.
perty was again submitted to the hammer, when the
premises in which the banking business was carried on
were offered for sale in two lots—the portion nearest
the bridge was bought in for 2,0001. 1,100 guineas
only hating been offered for ir. For the other portion
1,000 ghineas were bid, but it was bought in at 2,000.
The building ground adjoining the premises aas next
offered-4701. were bid for it, and it was also bought in
at 1,5001. A share in the York Assembly Rooms was
purchased by Mr. Davies, solicitor, for 201.
Many of our readers may not be aware of the enstom
almost universally prevalent in country places among
the keepers of bees—that of serving them with bhcut:
and wine on the day of the funeral of any member of
the family to which they belong. This practice seems
to be one of the more !armless of those superstitions
of our ancestors, which yet linger in the more seclulea
parts of the island—and although not, we presture,
specially recommended by any writer on bees, from
Virgil to Huber, yet so firm is the conviction, that the
neglect of this ceremony would cause the failure of the
apiary, that it is very seldom omitted. A few days ago
an instance came to our knowledge :—a respectable far-
mer died, and on the day of his interment, the female
pursuivant at the funeral ceremony filled several plates
with biscuit mashed with wine, which she placed under
the different hives respectively, repeating, at each opei a-
don, this nemainy r " My master is dead! my mistiets
will be master next year ; and she invites you all to hi,
funeral." Our informant, who witnessed the ceremony,
expressing surprise that the bees did not attempt to slim
nor seem exasperated, though it was the middle of a
hot day, and they flying th'ck about, was ansseted
with so.; assurance that they would not, on that occa,ion,
by any means sting the person who served them. It
was afterwards remarked by the set vivo., how entirely
they ceased from wor king on that day, and thickly at•
tended about the house at the time of the lune:2l.-
51/40dd Iris.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

MOVEMENTS.

The Princess Augusta arrived at Frogmerretliis day, from a visit
to the Earl and Countess of Arran, at their seat, Bognor Lodge,
Sussex.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown and family have ar-
rived at their seat, Bowood Park, Wilts, front Ireland.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury arrived yesterday, at her
house in Arlington-street, from Hatfield.
The Countess of Ilarrowby has left bet seat, Sandon Hall, Staf.
ford.hire, fur Wortley Hall, near Sheffield.
The Ilan. Charles Greafell left town yesterday, on a visit to the
Earl and Countess of Sefton, at their scat, Stoke Farm, Berks.
James Murray, Esq. left town yesterday for China Cottage,
Brighton.
Arrival at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street—Hyde Parker,
Esq. horn bit seat, in Berks. Departures—Captain Hawkins, for
Ireland.
Arrival at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square—Mr. and Mrs. Ro-
binson and family, front Scotland.
Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork
streets—Lord Strangfotd, tront Clifton; G. Steward, Esq. from
Weymouth; Captain George Mildmay, front the Isle of Wight.
Departures.—Sir A. Campbell, Bart. for Exeter; Major Pratt, for
Nor;'olk ; H. Palley, Esq. on a tour; Captain and Mrs. Ilarrison,
for Essex ; Messrs. Fortescue, for ditto; A. Bradshaw, Esq. for his
seat in Kent.
Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—The Earl of
Puckinghamshire, from the Continent ; Lord and Lady Chetwynd,
from Cheltenham ; Mr. and Mrs. Deering and family, from Suffolk.
Departures—Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth and family, for their seat
in Yorkshire; Harrison, Esq. and Dawson, Esq. for
Saffolk ; Captain Horsley, fur Cheltenham.