d be brought up in the Church of England as by
Law established. When she was at a proper age she commenced
attending Divine Service regularly with me, and I have every
feeling, that she has religion at Her heart, that she is
morally impressed with it to that degree, that she is less
liable to error by its application to Her feelings as a Child
capable of reflection. The general bent of Her character
is strength of intellect, capable of receiving with ease,
information, and with a peculiar readiness in coming to a very
just and benignant decision on any point Her opinion is asked
on. Her adherence to truth is of so marked a character that I
feel no apprehension of that Bulwark being broken down by any
circumstance.

"'I must conclude by observing that as yet the Princess is not
aware of the station that she is likely to fill. She is aware
of its duties, and that a Sovereign should live for others;
so that when Her innocent mind receives the impression of Her
future fate, she receives it with a mind formed to be sensible
of what is to be expected from Her, and it is to be hoped, she
will be too well grounded in Her principles to be dazzled with
the station she is to look to.'"

[Footnote 3: Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London,
1828-1853, and John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln, 1827-1853.]

[Footnote 4: The Rev. George Davys, the Princess's instructor,
afterwards successively Dean of Chester and Bishop of
Peterborough.]

The examination was undertaken by the Bishops, with highly
satisfactory results. Their report says:

"The result of the examination has been such as in our opinion
amply to justify the plan of instruction which has been
adopted. In answering a great variety of questions proposed to
her, the Princess displayed an accurate knowledge of the most
important features of Scripture History, and of the leading
truths and precepts of the Christian Religion as taught by
the Church of England, as well as an acquaintance with the
Chronology and principal facts of English History remarkable
in so young a person. To questions in Geography, the use of
the Globes, Arithmetic, and Latin Grammar, the answers which
the Princess returned were equally satisfactory.

"Upon the whole, we feel no hesitation in stating our opinion
that the Princess should continue, for some time to come, to
pursue her studies upon the same plan which