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 conversation with him, at the termination of which he said he would be a member of the committee on two conditions; first, that his name should not be published without his seeing that the list of the committee was strong enough almost to compel the Ministers to grant the charter; and, secondly, that no person should be invited to be on the committee, excepting those persons whose names he then saw &hellip; Proposed at the office that the persons who intended to emigrate should form a committee, or a society, for the following purposes: getting up a little land company, to be confined to the colonists as subscribers; forming a society for building a church and paying a clergyman; another for building a chapel (if need be) and for paving a parson; and another society for establishing schools, and setting on loot a subscription for procuring a colonial library. This I recommended Hanson to take the management of, and he consented&hellip;"

Day after day the Journal bears witness to the unremitting toil of Mr. Gouger in the prosecution of his work. Morning, noon, and night, day after day, his one consuming thought was to make known the principles upon which he hoped to found the colony and to obtain influential supporters. Here follows an entry of one day's work, a specimen of many, which need not be recorded:—

"December 10th.—Called on Montefiore, who said he would join the committee on the understanding that he pledged himself to nothing at present except a general approval and support of the measure. On Borradaile without seeing him. On Mangles, who was out, but I left him a note with the prospectus, saying I would call early in the week. On Senior, who said he would join the committee on the understanding- that he was not to