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 BEDELL BEDFORD 447 ary government minister of war, he preferred to be military commander of Paris. He was next commander of the first division of the army of the Alps, was elected to the constitu- ent assembly by the department of Loire-In- ferieure, and, though originally a legitimist, was more liberal than most conservatives. He was wounded while operating under Cavaignac against the Paris insurgents in June, 1848. In 1849 he was sent to the legislative assembly by the department of the Seine. He was now considered, after Cavaignac and Lamoriciere, one of the principal military supports of the republican constitution. The coup d'etat of Dec. 2, 1851, consigned him to prison at Mazas and Ham, and subsequently to banishment in Belgium till after the amnesty of 1853, when he returned to France. 1:1:111:1.1.. I. Gregory Townsend, D. 1 >., an American clergyman of the Protestant Episco- pal church, born on Staten Island, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1793, died in Baltimore, Aug. 30, 1834, while on his way to Philadelphia, where he was buried Sept. 2. He was a nephew of Bishop Moore of Virginia, and a graduate of Columbia college (1811). Having been or- dained deacon in 1814, he became rector at Hudson, N. Y., in 1815, at Fayetteville, N. C., in 1818, and of St. Andrew's church, Phila- delphia, which had been built for his use, in 1823, where he remained till his death. He was the author of many sacred poems, and of several musical compositions, some of which are in familiar use in the churches. Among his other works are: "Bible Studies" (2 vols., 1829), "Ezekiel's Vision," "Onward, or Chris- tian Progression," " Waymarks," "Is it well? " &c. After his death the Rev. Dr. Tyng pub- lished a memoir of him with 30 of his sermons (2 vols., 1836); the former was also published separately. As stated in this memoir, " he was very remarkable for the beauty of his oratory, and has been regarded by those best qualified to judge as a model of chaste, dignified, and im- pressive elocution." II. Gregory Thnrston, D. D., an American bishop of the Protestant Episco- pal church, son of the preceding, born at Hud- son, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1817. He was educated at Bristol college, Pennsylvania, and the theo- logical seminary of Virginia, was ordained in 1840 at St. Andrew's church, Philadelphia, and became pastor at Westchester, Penn. He was rector of the church of the Ascension, New York, from 1843 to 1859, since which time he has been assistant bishop of Ohio. He is prominent among the evangelical clergy of the Episcopal church, and a number of his sermons have been published by request in the United States and England. He has also re- published one of his father's works, " Pay thy Vows," under the title "Renunciation," with additions of his own. BEDELL, William, an English prelate, born at Black Notley, Essex, in 1570, died at Kilmore, Feb. 7, 1642. He was secretary to Sir Henry Wotton on his embassy to Venice in 1604. 81 VOL. ii. 29 Having acquired the Italian language, he trans- lated the " Book of Common Prayer," and presented it to the clergy who were at the time appointed by the republic of Venice to preach against the papal power. On his return to England he remained in retirement for some time, but was at length presented to a living in Norfolk. In 1627 he was elected provost of Trinity college, Dublin, which office he de- clined until the king's orders made his accept- ance imperative. He was next made bishop of Kilmore and of Ardagh, but resigned the latter see, and addressed himself to the task of reforming the clergy of Kilmore, and of in- troducing the Protestant worship into Ireland. He studied Irish, and had the Prayer Book with the homilies of Chrysostom and Leo in praise of reading the Scriptures translated and circulated. On the outbreak of the great Irish rebellion he was at first not molested, a respite which he used for the benefit of the distressed Protestants. Soon, however, his palace was invaded, and himself, his two sons, and son-in- law were carried off to a stronghold of the rebels, where all except the bishop were put in fetters. The exposure during the winter brought on a severe fever, of which soon after his release he died. At his burial a concourse of Roman Catholics attended, and a volley was fired over his grave by the rebels. His trans- lation of the Old Testament was published in 1685 at the expense of the Hon. Robert Boyle. His life was written by Bishop Burnet (1685). BEDFORD, the name of counties in three of the United States. I. A S. county of Pennsyl- vania, on the Maryland border ; area, about 1,000 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 29,635. The sur- face is broken by numerous ridges of the Alle- ghanies, whose principal chain forms the W. border of the county. One half of the surface is unfit for cultivation, but in this portion iron ore is abundant. The Pittsburgh and Connells- ville railroad passes through the S. W. corner, and the Huntingdon and Broad Top road has its terminus near the centre of the county. The chief productions in 1870 were 338,074 bushels of wheat, 118,091 of rye, 405,261 of Indian corn, 376,296 of oats, 35,491 of buckwheat, 104,657 of potatoes, 28,623 tons of hay, 457,241 Ibs. of butter, and 60,705 of wool. There were 8,249 horses, 8,079 milch cows, 10,189 other cattle, 21,746 sheep, and 15,302 swine. Capi- tal, Bedford. II. A S. W. county of Virginia, at the E. base of the Blue Ridge, bounded N. E. by the James and S. W. by the Staunton river ; area, 504 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 25,327, of whom 10,770 were colored. The surface is hilly and mountainous and the soil fertile. The Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio railroad passes through the county. The chief productions in 1870 were 165,560 bushels of wheat, 258,995 of Indian corn, 249,799 of oats, and 1,956,157 Ibs. of tobacco. There were 3,194 horses, 3,995 milch cows, 5,659 other cattle, 5,935 sheep, and 12,649 swine. Capital, Liberty. III. A central county of Tennessee, intersected