"1. The Territory must certainly be in better form than it has ever been before. This, considering the havoc made by the war, is saying a good deal. There are more Corps, more Officers, more Soldiers, plenty of money to meet their requirements, and as much favourable public opinion as is good for them, perhaps a little more. "2. So far as we have had opportunity for observation, the Officers and Soldiers appear to be in good spirits. "3. Some important advances are under consideration, or in progress, in the direction of properties, both Social and Spiritual. "4. Several very remarkable Revivals have taken place. "5. The Commissioner appears to be much improved. "6. The more I see of ---- the more I like him, and my impression is confirmed that he is a long way the best man in the country for dealing with the natives. "7. The Commissioner thinks that what there is to be known as to cattle, land, products, etc., is known to ----. I love him very much. "8. The same applies very largely to ----. What he does know he may know better than ----, though I am not sure whether his knowledge is so extensive. "9. I have seen little of ----; but he is said to be very successful in his present appointment. Two gentlemen who have been inspecting his place say they could not have believed that such wonderful results could have been achieved in so unlikely a place. "10. This man, ----, has sat on the platform, and prayed when he has been called upon to pray; but he has done nothing more. I shall instruct K., I think, to ask him a few questions, one of which will be whether he is willing to take a position in another part of the world." Of course, I am only snatching such sentences as convey the main ideas, without their fuller development, which would risk indicating the persons referred to. Will it be believed that, whilst this octogenarian was toiling in the heat to prepare if he could a brighter future for some of the poor, a syndicate of slanderers in London, some well educated, some of the Trafalgar Square bawler type, were seeking to bless "the British public" by enlightening them as to his selfish and foolish designs upon them? According to their theories his every new scheme was only brought forth to turn aside attention from his entire failure, and ensure a continuous flow of money into his coffers! Perhaps, the best feature of all about his "dreams" was that they never became less cheery for all that, and their continuously increasing infection of the world, despite every attack. The General writes, after his great Meeting with some of our native comrades as reported in connexion with his final Congress:--