Luncheon was served in the King's Arms Hotel at two o'clock in the afternoon. The VICAR, the REV. CANON SIMPSON D.D., presided; there were also present the LORD BISHOP and MRS. GOODWIN, MRS. CHAMLEY of Warcop, MR. WHITWELL, M.P., MR. MASON (High Sheriff of Westmorland), MRS. THOMPSON of Stobars, MRS. KING, the MISSES KING, MRS. WYBERGH, MR. PRESTON of Warcop Hall, DR. TAYLOR of Penrith, the REV. W. LYDE, the REV. H. C. BAKER, the REV. J. BRUNSKILL, the REV. C. M. PRESTON, the REV. J. CHAPELHOW, the REV. J. SISSON, the REV. J. RIDLEY, the REV. JOS. BOWSTEAD of Soulby, the REV. MR. CHESTERS of South Shields, the REV. T. HOLME, the REV. J. M. MASON, the REV. R. C. HESLOP, MRS. HESLOP, MISS FAULKNER, the REV. J. DOBSON, DR. LELAND, MRS. LELAND, MR. W. WALDY of Eden Place, MISS WALDY, MISS THOMPSON, MR. M. MORLAND of Winton, MRS. RIDLEY, MRS. HOLME, MR. H. P. MASON, MISS MARY MASON, MASTER JOHN MASON, MR. and MRS. JOHN NANSON, of Appleby, &c. "Church and Queen" was the first toast honoured; and following it, "The Royal Family." The VICAR then proposed the health of the BISHOP. They were grateful to his lordship for his services on this occasion; and they also held him in respect and esteem for the admirable way in which he had discharged his episcopal duties since he came amongst us. (Applause). He (DR. SIMPSON) had served under four Bishops in this diocese; and each one of them he had numbered amongst his friends, - not perhaps during the whole of their episcopates, because when BISHOP VILLIERS came to Carlisle he (the doctor) had the misfortune to be in his bad books, not on account of anything he had done, but on account of what other people had said ... (laughter) ... but he was glad to say that before BISHOP VILLIERS left the diocese, their friendship was as close as perhaps ever subsisted between a Bishop and a clergyman (Applause). With respect to the present Bishop, ever since he came to the diocese, he had pursued his way steadily and firmly; and there was no individual, if he be a just and honest man, but would admit that great progress had been made in the diocese, especially in Church matters. (Applause). It was not merely in respect to the building and repairing of churches; he spoke more especially of his influence in intensifying and deepening the vitality of spiritual life amongst us; and he hoped his lordship might long be spared to preside over the diocese. (Applause) He knew that one of the Bishop's capacity might be called on to occupy a higher sphere; but however we might be deprived of his services, he was sure it would be a long time ere we looked on his like again. (Applause.) The BISHOP, in reply, congratulated them heartily on what they had done in restoring their noble church. In this diocese, churches such as they possessed were very rare. The greater part of them were necessarily on a small scale, and some of them, he was sorry to say, were on a very neglected scake also, (Hear, hear, and laughter.) But of the few churches which we have, this of Kirkby Stephen stands forth conspicuously; and those who saw it to-day must have been astonished that the Church in this country should ever have been in such a condition that it was possible to so mulet this grand building of its fair proportions and fill it with omnibus pews and so forth - (laughter and applause) - as entirely to destroy the beauty which the architect originally conceived when it was designed. (Hear, hear.) He dare say there was something more to be done; but he did not doubt that DR. SIMPSON would keep steadily to his work until he had accomplished it, or at all events until he got as much money out of them as he thought he could get. (Laughter.) But he trusted that this restoration of the church was only a symbol of what was going on throughout the parish. He felt much the importance both of building new churches and of restoring old ones. He had a strong feeling of the dignity and beauty which ought to belong to anything dedicated to God, and especially of a house that is built for the worship of His name. (Hear, hear.) But at the same time he felt - and every one must feel - that the mere wood and stone and glass which combine to constitute a church are as nothing compared with the spirit of religion which the church symbolises; and that if they had only the external fabric, without the in-dwelling spirit, then they had only a very small part and a very inconsiderable part of that which they ought to have. (Hear, hear.) Proceeding to propose the health of the VICAR, he said he knew they all regarded DR. SIMPSON as a great man; but he was even a greater man than they thought he was; for he (the Bishop) had had the pleasure and satisfaction that very morning of instituting him to nothing less than an Honorary Canonry in Carlisle Cathedral ! (Much laughter.) The Bishop playfully dilated upon the matter, remarking that when DR. SIMPSON, as required, made declaration that he had entered into no corrupt contract to obtain the Canonry, he quite believed him - (laughter - the doctor not being so foolish as to give a shilling for that which did not bring back a shilling in return; still he was sure DR. SIMPSON would esteem it an honour to belong to so venerable an establishment. (Hear, hear.)