COLENSO (John William, 1814-1883, Bishop of Natal from 1853)

Autograph Letter Signed 'J.W. Natal' to the Society of Arts saying that he is "much obliged by the copy of the Journal of the Society of Arts which you have been so good as to send to me - & thank you for the report of what I said though I had not the least idea that this 'discussion' would be reported. May I ask you to correct with a pen in the copy which you will send to Mr Robinson one slight error in the record of what I said, which is of no consequence at all for English readers, but will be taken notice of in the colony – at the bottom of p. 432 second column it stands 'Mr. Robinson had fully recognised the desire of the native community to avail themselves etc?' It should be 'Mr. Robinson had fully recognised the desire of the Europeans to bring the native community etc.'. Otherwise, the report is accurate, excellent ...", 2 sides 8vo., 23 Sussex Place, Kensington, W., 9th May

Sir John ROBINSON (1839-1903) was the first Prime Minister of Natal. He became manager of his father's paper the 'Natal Mercury' in 1860. He travelled widely from 1861, staying in the United Kingdom for five months, where he studied the International Exhibition of 1862, and lectured on the colony. After a long career in politics he became the first Prime Minister in 1893.
The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is a London-based organisation committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges. Charles Dickens, Adam Smith, Benjamin Franklin, Karl Marx, William Hogarth, John Diefenbaker, Stephen Hawking, Benson Taylor and Tim Berners-Lee are some of the notable past and present Fellows, and today it has Fellows elected from 80 countries worldwide.

Item Date:  1862

Stock No:  39182      £275

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