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Christ,—are not Christians, and certainly not the disciples 
of the Lord, our Saviour.” 
In January 1841, Dr. JOHN HANCOCK, who had travelled 
in the interior for many years, announced a work entitled 
“ British Guiana; including a journey into the interior to 
the Parime and El Dorado, and to the Carib Chief 
Mahanawa” in one volume 8vo. with map, price 15/, 
This would, no doubt, have been a useful publication, 
but probably, on account of SCHOMBURGK’S works being 
sufficient for colonial readers it gained nosupport. Seve- 
ral manuscripts now in the possession of the Govern- 
ment go to prove that Mr. HILHOUSE also projected two 
or three works on the Colony which were never published. 
In 1854, the R. A. & C. Society commenced the publi- 
cation of a Magazine, of which the following was the 
advertisement :— 
“ Prospectus of a Periodical Publication to be called 
the British Guiana Yournal, of useful information in 
Literature, Science and the Arts.” 
The attempts which have from time to time been made 
in various parts of that section of the Colonial Posses- 
sions of the British Empire to which we belong, with the 
objeét of establishing periodical Publications of a scien- 
tific and literary chara€ter, have so commonly resulted in 
failure, that it may appear presumptious to appeal to 
the judgment of the community on behalf of any similar 
undertaking. 
Yet it cannot be denied that the present time seems 
not inopportune for such.an experiment. 
It is believed that the class of readers in the Colony is 
much more numerous than is commonly supposed, al- 
though, for the most part, the matters which occupy 
