32 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, 



was never proceeded with. Queen's College, however, 

 continued in active operation, and in 1843 J. R. Buckla-nd 

 joined GrII as his assistant at this School. 



The Governor continued his efforts to obtain an en- 

 dowment for the College, and to give it the stability of a 

 chartered Institution, and for the second time forwarded 

 a Memorial by Gell, with his recommendation, for this 

 purpose. (Despatch, 1st October, 1842, No. 96.) (See 

 also Despatch No. 172, 9th December, 1841.) - Lord Stan- 

 ley renlied by Despatch dated 27th July, 1843, No. 130, 

 which held out the promise of the desired boon on certain 

 conditions. Franklin deferred the consideration of this 

 till the arrival first of the new Colonial Secretary, and then 

 of the Bishop of Tasmania. The suHj'^ct was under ais- 

 cussion in the Executive Council, of which the Bishop was 

 a Member, and on the 17th August. 1843, it was decided 

 that at the following meeting the opinions of the memDei"s 

 should be finally expressed upon the propositions of the 

 Secretary of State. On the evening of that day Sir 

 Eardley Wilmot landed to take up the reins of Government, 

 consequently a decision on this question was postponed. 

 (Narrative.) Sir Eardley Wilmot saw good to defer the 

 whole matter of Lord Stanlev's susgestiono for 10 vears 

 (Letter, Sir E. Wilmot to J. P. Geli; 7th October, 1843), 

 and he resumed Jhe site at New Norfolk granted by Sir 

 John Franklin for that purpose 



As Sir John Franklin desired to be guided by Dr. 

 Arnold's advice in the foundation of this College, Arnold's 

 views as to the scheme of National Universitv education 

 are an important item in cn'^idering the objects of the 

 founders of the Government Institution. His views as 

 to the connexion of Religion with education were not in 

 accord either with the leaders of his own Church or with 

 those who were opposed to the domination of the Church 

 of England. In a letter to W. Emson about the teaching 

 in the University of London he writes: — "On the whole 

 "I am quite clear as to my original position, namely, that 

 "if vou once get off from the purely natural ground of 

 "phvsical science, philosophy, and pure logic — the moment, 

 "in short, on which you enter upon any moral subject — 

 "whether moral philosophy or history — you must either 

 "be Christian or Anti-Christian, for you touch upon the 

 "ground of Christianity, and you must either take it as 

 "your standard of moral judgment, or you must renounce 

 "it, and either follow another standard or have no stand- 

 "ard at all. In other words again, the moment you touch 

 "on what alone is education — the forming of moral prin- 

 "eiples and habits of men — neutrality is impossible." 

 (Letter CLXX., Stanley's "Life of Arnold.") 



