had arisen out of
the proposal to appoint
Missionary Bishop for the North of China.
Few words stating London for general information as for that of the Committee of the Church Missionary Society.
It appears that Sir George Clerk has received
a Report upon the subject from
the Law Officers
and intimates that
he is unable
as at present advised
to assent to
the clause in Council on the 14th of March providing for the erection
of a See in China, unless he can be assured of the consent of the Bishop of
Victoria.
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alteration
of Council Order in
the Letters Patent must first be made. The original draft which
was sent out
but that the Letters Patent must first be altered.
Bishop of
Victoria partly derives
his authority
but at the Letters Patent must first
be altered with
the consent of the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the Bishop of
Victoria for the time
being.