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Reports on proposed acceptance of a candidate for ordination,on the arrival of money for the Church Fund and on the purchase of land around the Grammar School with funds received from the S.P.C.K. Again, expresses need for more clergymen .Reports on his relationship with the Roman Catholics.

Reports on clerical matters including the ordination of Mr. Sconce as a Deacon. Gives an account of the opinions of Australians on Lord Russell's suspension of transportation. Includes an outline of the opinions of Mr. James Macarthur.

Mentions forwarding copies of his Charge to the Clergy and one of his sermons to Coleridge via Rev. W. Cowper who is returning to England. Writes concerning Cowper's son who was the first Australian born admitted to Holy Orders. Proposed visit by the Bishop of New Zealand on his way to his Diocese. Condemns ideas presented in Tract 90 regarding the existence of purgatory.

Announces Rev. Cowper's departure for England and declares the need for a suitable successor to fill Cowper's position at St. Philip's Church. Expresses his opinion regarding the colonial policy and the political relationships between England and the colonies. States that he is enclosing a report of a speech delivered on the 26 Jan. 1842 at a dinner to commemorate the founding of the colony. Also enclosing a newspaper article about representative government. Contemplates whether a Bishop should be a member of the government councils.

Expresses the difficulty of finding a successor to Rev.Cowper at St. Philip's church. Reports on the erection of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Patrick's and its possible effect on the attendance at St. Philip's. Gives an account of the arrival of the Bishop of New Zealand.

Reports on the arrival of the Bishop of New Zealand in Auckland. Discusses the possibility of establishing a college for clergymen under his own supervision to supply the growing needs of the Diocese. Discusses Dr. Pusey's letter to Dr. Jelf on the 90th Tract and the existence of purgatory and the sacrament of the Mass. Outlines the financial position of the church in Australia and reports on the Roman Catholics in the colony. ENCLOSURE: EXTRACT FROM SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Reports on affairs in New Zealand including the arrival of the Bishop of New Zealand (G.A. Selwyn).

Gives an account of local politics regarding the issue of General Education and gathering a petition against the issue and sending Coleridge newspaper reports concerning General Education.

Reports on the progress of the Bishop of New Zealand in his Diocese. Outlines his opinions on the principles of good government in the colonies. Reports on disagreements among members of the Diocesan Committee regarding General Education and writes that he is enclosing a letter he wrote to the Committee. Expresses his views about having a Bishopric of Jerusalem and attempts to dissuade Coleridge from undertaking a colonial Bishopric in South Australia.Writes that he is sending Coleridge a copy of The Australian Chronical and examines some of the articles.

Apologises for losing part of a letter which was among papers in his care.

Again dissuading Coleridge from accepting appointment to the Diocese of South Australia. States that he is considering a visit to England. Expresses a desire that an ecclesiastical institution be established within the Church of England under the direction of which everything pertaining to the preparation of the clergy is to be conducted. Expresses his opinion of Tract 90.