His mother was the only daughter of Lewis Pintard, LL.D., of New York, whose long and devoted services to the Church have endeared him to the hearts of all who seek her welfare and pray for her peace. At the early age of three years, Lewis P. Bayard went to England with his father, who was sent by the United States Government to that country, we believe, on a private embassy. During his father's residence in London, young Bayard received the rudiments of an English education, and some knowledge of the French language. For some years after his return from England, he resided in the family of his grandfather, at New Rochelle. Here the foundation of his classical education was laid by several successive teachers, among whom was Mr. Corbet, a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. His father afterwards removed to New York, and placed him under the tuition of the late Rev. Edmund Barry, D. D., rector of St. Matthew's church, Jersey City, N. J., from whose excellent instructions he appears to have derived the most decided and permanent benefit. Having been thoroughly prepared for College under Dr. Barry, he became a member of Nassau Hall, Princeton, N. J., in the Fall of 1804, where he remained four years, and graduated with the usual honors in the summer of 1808. For some time he hesitated which of the professions to choose ; but, " after long and mature consideration," he says, " I felt inwardly called and moved to take upon myself the office of a minister of Christ ; " and he accordingly commenced, in 1809, a course of theological study under the direction of Bishop Hobart. Although nurtured in the bosom of the Presbyterian denomination, he became convinced, after a faithful investigation of the subject of Episcopacy, aided by Divine light and guidance in prayer, and diligent and humble examination of the Scriptures, diat it was his duty to connect himself with the Episcopal Church as one " divine in its institution, apostolic in its ministry, pure and evano The purchasers of the old glebe, (Elijah Ward ami others,) having paid off their bonds to the Church, and the monies being deposited in the rector s hand, the iatter, to secure the same to the Church, mortgaged a tract of laud of about sixty acres, situated in the town of New Kochelle, which was foreclosed as above ; this land has since been sold by an order of the conn of Chaucery, and is now occupied by Benjamin Le Fevre, Capt.