Governor Sir John Bowring
14th June, 1855.
Victorias, Houstons,
to
The Lord John Russell, M. P.,
Aup: 182.
3 enclosures.
Received
the subject of the
Victoria and himself. between the Bishop of
Forwarding Correspondence
072.
Crimea.
of the war in
of public Fast and Humiliation on account
Proclamation of a day
the
Mr. Elliot
The Governors of Colonies were not instructed to
take
A
should think that out this subject.
Cather Gp
-report as be
quite sufficient, & probably the
best course to pur
Jain noe disapproved
to check that this.
to
8 Sep
be passed
by
in
Our Bishops
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in the Colonies are unfortunately
too prone
to
arrogate rights which they
do not possess
and it might
establish a bad precedent if erroneous
Assumptions
on their part were suffered
to pass in silence.
This correspondence speaks
The Bishop
pretty strongly in itself.
begins by submitting to the
a
proposal to name a public day of
thing recognising (very properly)
that the Appointment of
such a
day
rested with the
Executive.
But as low as the Bishop found that
the
Government did not
form. form the
same opinion on the question
himself, he proceeded, without further Communication, to take the matter into his own hands and Assume to
himself the authority which he would have been ready to act
Acknowledge in the Executive, if it had happened
to
agree with him, and indeed not
merely
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