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122 of education to the colonists, in the principles of the Church of Christ, and in all useful knowledge," by means of private subscription; and the Venerable Archdeacon Marriott, of Hobart-town, is in England for the purpose of carrying the views of the bishop into effect upon this as well as some other points connected with the welfare of the church in Tasmania.

It is calculated that 5000l., raised in England, may, together with landed and other endowments in the colony, produce such an annual income as will enable the bishop to proceed at once to organise the college: as the payments of the pupils will supply what may further be needed for obtaining the lease of suitable premises, for the general expenses of the institution, and for the accumulation of a fund for the erection of college buildings at a future time.

The bishop will, with the advice and assistance of proper persons in the colony, "hereafter to be named, invest the funds, and the property will be held in trust for the college, and made over to it in the event of its being incorporated; and from the yearly income provision will be made for the warden and fellows, and for scholarships, exhibitions, and other expenses."

We cannot doubt that a design so calculated to promote the well-being of the church in that colony, and to extend the blessings of a sound religious education to a population of sixty thousand souls, so greatly requiring it, will meet with ready