plan of the Church Society. The Bishop is decidedly against any provision for religion to be raised in the colony upon the mode recommended by Stanley. He thinks a provision for religion generally, the funds arising from which should be divided amongst all sects, very objectionable, and would much prefer depending upon a society to be got up here, and the voluntary subscriptions of churchmen in the colony. He recommends the appointments to be made by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, as from that body much pecuniary aid might be expected.
"February 27th.—Called on the Bishop of London. His conversation was much of the same character as that reported by Currie. He will allow his name to be used as President of the Church Society, and told me I might use his name wherever I liked to that effect. He liked the association, but would not give his name to it, as the committee consisted of Radicals and Unitarians. No mention was made of schools. He prefers this mode of getting up the Church form of worship to any other plan.
"March 3rd.—Received a letter from Whitmore, stating he had had a conversation with Stanley respecting the charter, and found him decidedly adverse to the plan of commissioners, stating that he could not submit to such an imperium in imperio—he said he should not object to the principles of the measure recommended in other respects, but he seemed resolved to take his stand upon this point. Whitmore considered that his mind was so fully made up on this point, that he thought a meeting of the committee should be summoned to take the present posture of affairs into consideration.
"March 5th.—Pottinger took me on one side to say, that, if I encouraged the idea, he would guarantee the money for an exploring expedition, whether the charter were obtained or not. If it were not obtained under the present control at the Colonial Office, he would find the money if Stanley would give him an assurance in writing
