The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Melbourne, after having met the Lord Bishop of Sydney at Albury, on the Murray, proceeded across the interior of the country to Portland, where his Lordship purposes to remain until March 4th, returning so as to arrive in Melbourne about the middle of March.

The following is an outline of his journey, as gathered from his Lordship's letters. After visiting Ballan he proceeded across the country to Kilmore where he arrived on Thursday morning January 24. He only remained here, however, for one day, but was able to address a congregation which had assembled at Dr. Lumsden's; the new school-room not being quite completed. On the Sunday, he held Divine service at Seymour, and thence proceeded towards Albury; so far the weather has been dry and hot, but heavy rains occurring as he approached this place, the creeks were running, and even in some places were not very easy to cross.

He arrived at Albury on Friday morning February 1st, and in a few minutes after the Bishop of Sydney drove up in his carriage. This meeting of the Bishops at Albury was very interesting, and, if ever that little township attain such eminence as to be noticed by the historian, the fact may be considered worthy of record, that it was the first village in the Bush of Australia, which witnessed the meeting of two Bishops of our Church. A Store which was just completed, but not yet fitted up, furnished an exceedingly convenient place for Divine Service; and great pains were taken to prepare it in a suitable manner, under the superintendance of the Bishop of Sydney. A small table, placed in one corner upon a temporary platform, served as a desk for the clergyman; and another table rather larger, at the same end of the room, covered with a clean white cloth formed the Communion Table. There was a congregation both morning and evening of upwards of one hundred persons. It happaned that all the ordinances of the Church were administered, for there were not only several children, whose parents were desirous that they should be baptised; but there were also four young women and one young man, who wished to avail themselves of the opportunity for receiving confirmation.

In the morning, therefore, the latter ordinance was administered, and the Bishop of Sydney delivered a short but very impressive address to the parties. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was also celebrated, and it was pleasing to observe that all those who had just been confirmed partook of it. The Bishop of Melbourne preached in the afternoon. On the Monday a meeting of the settlers on both sides of the river, as well as of the townspeople, was held; and an arrangement was made for immediately proceeding to build a residence for a clergyman, who should divide his ministrations between the township, and the stations on the two sides of the Murray; and whose stipend should be raised partly by local contributions, and partly by a grant which the Bishop of Sydney undertook to procure for at least one year. The gentlemen present appeared to feel no fear whatever about raising the money.

On Monday afternoon both the Bishops left Albury on their homeward journeys. The Bishop of Melbourne preached at Seymour on Sunday, February 10th, and states that he hopes to be soon able to place a clergyman there. From hence he crossed by the Sugar Loaf Creek and the Campaspie River to Burn Bank at the Pyrenees, where his Lordship preached on the following Sunday. Here too there will soon be a clergyman permanently located, as subscriptions had been promised to the amount of £150 at a meeting held only a few days before the Bishop's arrival, and there seems little doubt but that double the sum might be procured.

From Burn Bank his Lordship proceeded by the river Wimmera and the Grange to Portland.