INTRODUCTION. v 



3. Books for Dr Livingstone*^ "Cambridge Memo- 

 rial Library 1 . 1 ' 



The following extracts from his book will give the key 

 to this attempt at presenting him with a library. It 

 appears that the Dutch Boers were his active bitter 

 enemies, for reasons stated at p. vi. 



" The Boers, encouraged by the accession of Mr 

 Pretorius, determined at last to put a stop to English 

 traders going past Kolobeng, by dispersing the tribe of 

 Bakwains, and expelling all the missionaries. Sir George 

 Cathcart proclaimed the independence of the Boers, the 

 best thing that could have been done had they been 

 between us and the Caffres. A treaty was entered into 

 with these Boers; an article for the free passage of Eng- 

 lishmen to the country beyond, and also another, that no 

 slavery should be allowed in the independent territory, 

 were duly inserted, as expressive of the views of Her 

 Majesty's government at home. 'But what about the 



shall be pleased to receive presents of books for both libraries : works 

 referring to Missions, Missionaries, &c. for the one, and books of 

 general interest for the other. 



1 This library at present comprises about sixty volumes, which have 

 been presented or promised, by Dr Whewell ; Professor Sedgwick ; 

 Professor Selwyn ; Professor Jeremie ; Professor Browne ; Professor 

 Miller ; Dr Lee, Hartwell Park ; Dr Bateson ; Rev. R. A. F. Barrett, 

 Fellow of King's College; Rev. C. Babington, Fellow of St John's 

 College ; Rev. C. Clayton, Fellow and Tutor of Caius College ; Rev. 

 J. E. B. Mayor, Fellow of St John's College; Rev. T. Field, Fellow of 

 St John's College ; R. Potts, Esq., Trinity College ; Rev. W. Emery, 

 Fellow of Corpus Christi College ; Rev. S. B. Sealy ; H. Monk, Esq., 

 Jesus College ; J. A. Scholefield, Esq. ; A Lady, &c, &c. 



