emen, would
state that the Lord Alfred Churchill is the learned Oriental traveler
and Christian philanthropist, brother to His Grace the Duke of
Marlborough and son-in-law of Right Hon. Lord Calthorpe; Right Hon. Lord
Calthorpe is the great Christian nobleman who does so much for Churches
in Great Britain, and member of Her Majesty's Privy Council; Sir Culling
Eardley Eardley is the great promoter of the Evangelical Alliance;
George Thompson, Esq., is the distinguished traveler and faithful friend
of the slave, known in America as a Garrisonian Abolitionist; and J.
Lyons Macleod, Esq., the indefatigable British Consul who so
praiseworthily exerted himself, and brought the whole of his official
power to bear against the slave-trade on the Mozambique Channel. There
are other gentlemen of great distinction, whose positions are not
explained in the council list, and a want of knowledge prevents my
explaining.

Before leaving England for Scotland, I received while at Brighton, the
following letter, which indicates somewhat the importance of our
project, and shows, in a measure, the superiority of the people in our
part of Africa, and what may be expected of them compared with some in
other parts; and how the Portuguese influence has ruined them. I may
add, that the writer, Mr. Clarence, is a gentleman of respectability,
brother-in-law to Edmund Fry, Esq., the distinguished Secretary of the
London Peace Society. Mr. Clarence has resided in that part of Africa
for twenty-five years, and was then on a visit to his relatives:

DR. DELANEY: Brighton, August 28, 1860

MY DEAR SIR--I am sorry that I am obliged to leave Brighton before
you deliver your lectures, and as we may not meet again, I thought
I would write you a few lines just to revive the subject that was
passing our minds yesterday. I cannot but think, if it were
practicable for a few thousands, or even hundreds, of your West
Coast men to come round to the East Coast, that is, to Port Natal,
an immense amount of good would be derived therefrom; not only in
assisting to abolish the barbarous customs of our natives in
showing them that labor is honorable for man, but that the English
population would appreciate their services and that they would be
able to get good wages. What we want is constant and reliable
laborers; not those who come by fits and starts, just to work for a
month and then be off. Th