his repeated requests, he said, "I tell you then, plainly, that this island, and Nosifaly and Nosibe, have not many masters. The French alone are the masters here, and they do as they please. I have offered to engage you, and you refuse; therefore I tell you that we will have no other mode of worship here, but that of the Roman Catholic."

Soon after the Catholic priest commenced building a house in the village, and the people were ordered not to come to us. As there was a general dissatisfaction in the island, and having no people to teach, we wrote to Madam D, at Nosibe,

and in a few days her little vessel arrived to convey us thither. We embarked, eight in number, and arrived in safety at Nosibe, after a few hours' sail. We cannot speak too highly of Madam D. She is exceedingly kind to us; has given us a good house on her premises to reside in, and her servants unite with us in family worship. We intend, however, shortly to take a house outside the premises, as there are many Sakalavas, afraid to enter the house of a Frenchman, who wish to converse with us relative to the word of God, and to learn its contents.

JUVENILE MISSIONARY MEETING AT EDINBURGH. THE Directors continue to receive delightful assurance of the steady progress of the cause of missions among the young. The following communication, with which they have been recently favoured by a friend in Edinburgh, affords great encouragement, and furnishes an example well worthy of imitation in other parts of the kingdom. It is written in reply to an official letter from the Board, accompanied by a number of idol-images suited to impress the youthful mind with a just sense of the degrading and miserable character of heathen worship, and to awaken strong desires for the larger diffusion of that Gospel which reveals the way to present peace and everlasting bliss.

I hasten to return my most sincere thanks for your obliging letter, with the grant kindly. presented to the Edinburgh Sunday-school Teachers' Union, which, I have no doubt, will cause great joy to every individual connected with it. If, in the hands of heathen teachers these wretched objects have done evil,-in the hands of Sunday-school teachers they will preach most eloquently on behalf of the sacred cause of Missions; and, believe me, the Missionary pence of the children will, in a few years, become Missionary pounds, from those who have been thus early taught to feel, and give, and collect.

We had a great Missionary Meeting of the Edinburgh children, in the Free Assembly Hall, Tanfield, on Wednesday last. FOUR THOUSAND CHILDREN were present. Had the day not been very unfavourable, there would have been EIGHT THOUSAND. We are to have an open-air meeting of the Leith children to-morrow; and the recent glorious revo lution of our church encourages us to hope that the children of our schools in Scotland, will, at no distant date, collect as much for Missions as all our churches do at present. Your kind grant will help forward this happy event, and I am thankful in being able to say, that other Societies are following your example, in sending us articles for our Museum. May God bless your noble institution, and crown it with many victories!

Wells, of Clapton, read suitable portions of Scripture, and offered the opening prayer. The introductory discourse, describing the Missionary's future field of labour, was delivered by the Rev. A. F. Lacroix. The questions were asked by the Rev. A. Tidman, in his official capacity, as a Secretary of the Society. The Rev. W. Chaplin, of

Bishop's Stortford, (Mr.P.'s former pastor,) presented the ordination prayer. The Rev. Dr. Pye Smith (tutor of Mr. P.) gave the charge; and the Rev. John Feaston, from Exeter, offered the concluding prayer. The services on both occasions were very numerously attended, and proved deeply interesting.

EMBARKATION OF MISSIONARIES.

On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Rev. A. F. Lacroix, and family, returning to Calcutta, with Rev. Joseph Mullens, and Rev. J. H.

Parker, appointed to labour at the same station, embarked for Calcutta, in the Queen, Capt. M'Leod, at Portsmouth.

LETTERS RECEIVED FROM MISSIONARIES,
Latest Dates.

SOUTH SEAS, 1842-43.-Tahiti, Rev. A. Chis-
holm, March 24. Rev. T. Slatyer, March 24. Mr.
J. Barff, April 14. Rev. J. M. Orsmond, Feb. 15.
Rev. G. Stallworthy, Feb. 17. Rev. D. Darling,
Feb. 20. Mr. E. Buchanan, Feb. 13. Rev. J.
Davies, Feb. 13. Rev. T. Joseph, Feb. 20. Rev.
J. T. Jesson, Dec. 22. Rev. W. Henry, Oct. 17.
Mr. J. Johnston, March 12. Mr. T. Blossom, Mar.
12. Rev. Messrs. Howe and Simpson, Feb. 8.
Eimeo, Rev. W. Howe, Feb. 23. Rev. A. Simp-
son, Feb. 21. Huahine, Rev. C. Barff, March 2.
Rev. G. Platt, Feb. 21. Raiatea, Rev. G. Charter,
March 4. Rev. G. Platt, March 2. Borabora, Rev.
J. Rodgerson, March 3. Rarotonga, Rev. W. Gill,
Jan. 9. Rev. C. Pitman, Jan. 3. Rev. A Buza-
cott, Jan. 6. Savaii, Rev. C, Hardie, July 30. Rev.
A. M'Donald, Nov. 25. Rev. G. Pratt, Dec. 2.
Rev. G. Drummond, Oct. 26. Upolu, Rev. W.
Harbutt, Nov. 30 Rev. J. B. Stair, Dec. 1. Rev.
W. Mills, Nov. 3. Mr. J. C. Williams, Dec. 2.
Rev. W. Day, Dec 5. Rev. T. Bullen, Dec. 2.
Tutuila, Rev. A. W. Murray, Dec. 22 Tanna,
Rev. Messrs. Turner and Nisbet, Oct. 19. Syd-
ney, Rev. Dr. Ross, March 15.

ULTRA GANGES, 1842-43.-China, Dr. Lockhart, April 18. Malacca, Rev. Dr. Legge, March 11. Singapore, Rev. B. P. Keasberry, April 2. Penang, Rev. A. Stronach, Jan. 6. Batavia, Rev. W. H. Medhurst, April 10. Mr. W. Young, Feb. 20.

EAST INDIES, 1843.-Calcutta, Rev. T. Boaz, June 7. Rev. J. A. Shurman, May 8. Berhampore, Rev. Messrs. Hill and Lessel, June 2. Be

&c.

Rev. J. H. Budden,

nares, Rev. W. Glen, June 6.
June 1. Mirzapore, Rev. R. C. Mather, June 8.
Surat, Rev. Messrs. Flower and Clarkson, May 16.
Rev. W. Fyvie, May 8. Bangalore, Rev. B. Rice,
April 24. Rev. E. Crisp, June 16. Salem, Rev. J.
M. Lechler, April 22. Nagercoil, Rev. J. Russell,
May 4. Neyoor, Rev. J. Abbs, May 10. Trevan-
drum, Rev. Messrs. Mault, Roberts, and Thomp-
son, May 31. Rev. J. Cox, May 6.

MEDITERRANEAN, 1843. Corfu, Rev. J.
Lowndes, July 24.

SOUTH AFRICA, 1843. - - Cape Town, Mrs. Philip, May 27. Rev. Dr. Philip, May 29. Rev. R. Moffat, May 8. Tulbagh, Rev. A. Vos, Nov. 11. Port Elizabeth, Rev. W. Passmore, May 5. Rev. A. Robson, May 6. Graham's Town, Rev. J. Locke, March 4. Kat River, Rev. J. Read, Jun., May 9. Long Kloof Rev. T. Hood, May 6. Blinkwater, Rev. H. Calderwood, June 12.

WEST INDIES, 1843.-Demerara, Rev. E. A. Wallbridge, Aug. 2. Rev. C. Rattray, July 20. Berbice, Rev. J. Waddington, July 24. Rev. D. Kenyon, July 14. Rev. J. Dalgleish, July 15. Rev. J. Koome, July 13. Rev. E. Davies, July 18. Rev. A. McKellar, June 2. Mr. J. L. Parker, June 4. Jamaica, Rev. R. Jones, July 31. Rev. E Holland, July 26. Rev. J. Vine, July 25. Rev. G. Wilkinson, Aug. 7. Rev. R. Dickson, July 6. Rev. W. G. Barrett, July 15. Rev. B. Franklin, June Rev. T. H. Clark, July 1. Rev. W. Alloway,

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MISSIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS,

From the 1st to the 31st of August, 1843-inclusive.

Contributions in aid of the Society will be thankfully received by Rev. John Arundel, Home Secretary, at the Mission House, Blomfield-elreet, Finsbury, London; by G. Yule, Esq., Broughton Hall, Edinburgh; J. Risk, Esq., Cochran-street, Glasgow; and by Rev. John Hands, Society House, 7, Lower Abbey-street, Dublin.

Tyler & Reed, Printers, 5, Bolt-court, London.

It is

my de

decided opinion that of all countries on earth, India is the most prepared of the Love for immediate and extensive Missionary operations

A. J. Lacroix

Missionary in Bengal