14 DECEMBER 1839, Page 10

A correspondent of the Standard mentions a munificent act of

the Bishop of Calcutta. His Lordship wishes to erect a cathedral in Cal- cutta, of which the estimated cost is 40,000/. ; of this sum the Bishop himself proposes to contribute one-half. He publishes his plan, and adds— "I give myself altogether two larks, (20,0004) one immediately, the other probably not till after my death. I shall have to raise by subscription here and at home the remainder."