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the bishop's rule, for general education of Europeans and natives. 

 There are eight boarders at present, about a hundred and fifty 

 out residents, and twenty in the native orphan school. I hope 

 this may prove a nucleus of a better condition of the church 

 than at present exists in the island. 



Before leaving Ceylon, Dr. Harvey spent a fortnight at a 

 little inn at Belligarn Bay, for the purpose of collecting 

 alga?, where he was comfortably lodged, and found good accom- 

 modation for drying plants. Here he was joined by his friend 

 Mr. Thwaites, who came "principally to see and take leave of 

 him. He writes : " Mr. Thwaites arrived yesterday. He will 

 explore the neighbouring jungle while I work at the shores, and 

 though we shall part and meet from day to day, I hope we shall 

 be much together." It proved a time of good success. Writing 

 to Mr. Ward, November 20th, he says : — 



" I only commenced my algae hunting ten days ago (the 

 monsoon not permitting access to the shore till then), and the 

 first day's work introduced a new Claudea and a Vanvoorstia 

 (nigrci), specimens of both which I enclose, that you may have 

 a foretaste of the good things coming. I am sorry to say I 

 must leave this charming spot in nine or ten days for Galle, to 

 await the steamer which is to carry me on to Australia. 



" Though my visit to Ceylon has not been so successful botani- 

 cally as I had anticipated, I am very glad I came, as it has 

 put me greatly au fait at the work before me, and enabled me 

 to supply myself with sundry necessaries for collecting, which I 

 had neglected to take ; but chiefly, it has hardened me gradually 

 to roughing it. You should see my forehead. Since I came to 

 dear Belligarn, it looks, from mosquito bites, like the frond of 

 Jridsea radula in full fruit ; but Claudeas and Vanvoorstias make 

 up for many disagreeables." 



In a letter of December, writing from Point de Galle, he 

 says : — " Had I done as well in the first two months of my 

 Ceylon trip as I have done here, I should leave with a very 

 superior collection. I have gathered a hundred species of 

 Algse, and perhaps as many as 5000 specimens. Of a few I got 

 nere scraps or a solitary specimen. Upon the whole I must 

 uot grumble. I was certainly much discouraged and depressed 

 at Trincomalee, but my mind has become fortified against 



