had seen before at Singapore. Happily for us, he pronounced it good; for we perIceived the chief was so much under his influence, that he was likely to be guided by his opinion. Had he given an unfavourable opinion, we certainly should have been denied permission to proceed further-perhaps we should not have been suffered to depart so easily.

Embracing an opportunity, after having been long surrounded by this formidable assembly, and closely questioned, we rose and again requested permission to proceed. This was granted, and we quickly left the group, consisting now of probably all the men in the village, (the women not being allowed to appear before strangers, could only get a sight of us by stealth,) wondering what sinister motive we had, concealed under the ostensible one of giving away books, to visit the Chinamen at the tin mines.

After travelling some distance through the jungle, accompanied by part of the king's body guard with krises and spears, we arrived at the commencement of the mines, and took up our quarters in a Chinese village. In their usual spirit of hospitality, the Chinamen residing in the house at which we stayed, took what articles we had with us of any value, and put them under lock and key. Having taken a little refreshment, which we much needed after our toils, we opened our store of books, and found the people very eager to possess them. We observed that each individual put them carefully away until he should have leisure to peruse them.

About three o'clock, p. m., we sent coolies forward with some books, and we soon followed, intending to visit some of the nearest mines, not more than four miles distant, through the jungle, along a path beaten by the coolies who transport the tin. Here again we were well received by the Chinamen. It was with them a day of sacrifice. We saw in their public building, or headman's house, the offerings, consisting of pigs, ducks, fowls, &c. Having disposed of our books, and become wearied with their pressing invitations to eat with them, (of the meat sacrificed of course,) we returned to our quarters, most heartily tired, having had great fatigue, and scarcely any rest since leaving Malacca.

After we had taken a little refreshment, we proposed to our Chinese brethren who accompanied us to have a Chinese service. They immediately wrote out a Chinese hymn, which we were to sing, and we soon collected most of the villagers. One of our Chinese brethren conducted the service, which was most interesting. Here God's praises were literally sung in the desert, in a strange tongue; here his Gospel was

preached by a Chinese evangelist to his countrymen, who never before had heard the glad tidings, and, perhaps, never may again; and that in a Mohammedan state, where both we and they were scarcely tolerated.

Completely wearied, we commended ourselves and our dear families to the protection of our Heavenly Father, and we then lay down upon a paddy-chest for the night.

In the morning we rose with the dawn, having planned a journey into the interior in another direction. Our road, as before, lay for miles through a dense jungle, inhabited only by beasts of prey and venomous reptiles; at length we emerged into a narrow valley, partly cleared for mining, without any interruption, or having sustained any injury either from man or beast; although in these Mohammedan states one is surrounded by as many krises as human beings. Having entered the mines and arrived at the headman's house, we were very hospitably received. He expressed a wish to entertain our Chinese brethren, and would take no denial. He also invited us, and as he appeared to feel disappointed by our declining, we at last accepted it. The number of books intended for this village was soon disposed of; and as we had further to go, we left our host to prepare for our reception while we went forward. We pursued our journey, reaching the most distant part of the mines in that direction.

Our stock of books being exhausted, we returned according to promise to partake of the Chinaman's hospitality. Tables were laid out for our Chinese brethren and ourselves, well furnished with rice, ducks, fowl, salt pork, and various Chinese dishes, all cooked in the Chinese style, which we had to partake of with the chop sticks. After remaining a short time to rest ourselves, we retraced our steps towards the village in which we first took up our quarters; and we found on our arrival that our books were all gone, except a very few intended for a small village in the neighbourhood. We also found that all the Malay tracts and Scriptures which we took with us, had been taken away during our absence. This was a convincing proof of the eagerness of the people to be possessed of our books.

Having taken a little rest, and accomplished our object by giving away nearly 5,000 volumes of Scriptures and tracts, and preaching the Gospel as opportunity permitted, we took leave of our host and bent our way towards Malacca, lifting up our hearts to God for a blessing upon our hum. ble efforts, and beseeching him that the books distributed in his name might be as the good seed sown in good ground.

We proceeded on our way the whole

night, and reached Malacca the following day, where we found our families well. Here we united together in praising God for his

goodness, and that his Gospel had been carried into this barbarous clime.

You have at different times received so much intelligence about Mysore, that I need say nothing respecting its importance as a Mission station. Of the influence which it has over the country generally, being the capital of the Mysore and one of the strongholds of idolatry, you are aware: while its nearness to Seringapatam, and other large places, renders it still more interesting. The population of Mysore itself is estimated at 65,000; 14,000 of whom are Brahmins, 12,000 Mohammedans, and the rest composed of different castes.

Treatment of the Gospel by the natives. As yet I have not met with any great opposition in my work. The people hear the Gospel attentively, and when they enter into discussions they speak very respectfully. This may be because the thing is new to them. Should God bless my labours so as to lead to the conversion of any, I doubt not the enemy will begin to take the alarm, and stir up opposition. Most

gladly would I exchange my present peace for suffering, were it to be followed with good to the souls of men and glory to the Great Head of the Church. I feel, however, that I labour on precarious ground, where much care is required not unnecessarily to provoke opposition. I have, therefore, hitherto avoided preaching in the streets of the Pettah. I prefer taking my stand in two or three open places outside, where there are great thoroughfares. In this way I put it out of the power of enemies to bring any just complaint against me, while by the means adopted I gain my object in making known the Gospel to as many as will hear it. By and by when the people are more accustomed to it, I may be at liberty to act with less caution. I

hope to be able soon to get two or three places in the Pettah, which may be used in the same way as those at Bangalore.

Formation of Schools.

I have established three schools; one Canarese, in the old Agruhara, a village closely connected with Mysore; one Tamil, in Eringherry, which is a part of the Pettah; and one Canarese, in my own compound.

The first of these is under Timothy, formerly a catechist at Bangalore. He does not, I am sorry to say, give any signs of real repentance, but I hope he will make himself useful as a schoolmaster, and ere long experience a change of heart also. The Tamil school is under Nathaniel, who was once a reader or catechist in Belgaum. He had been employed as a schoolmaster before I came to Mysore. I can say nothing about him from personal knowledge, only that he is qualified for his situation, and my prayer is, that he may conscientiously discharge his duties. My reason for establishing a Tamil school was that he was unemployed at the station, while there were many Tamil people in his immediate neighbourhood, whose children he might instruct. The one in our own compound is taught by Josiah, also from Bangalore.

Mrs. Campbell did what she could to make this a girls' school, but hitherto she has only been able to get one girl. This object will of course be kept steadily in view, and I hope God will ere long open an extensive sphere of usefulness among this much wronged and wretched part of the community. Very often her expectations have been raised, and again disappointed, in reference to getting female children to instruct. I trust it will not be long so. There are even very few boys in

this school. I dare say the people are afraid to trust their children so much under our influence. Notwithstanding this, I think it of importance to persevere. Josiah is a good schoolmaster, and as both Mrs. Campbell and myself have an opportunity of daily inspecting the school, many may by and by be induced to avail themselves of its advantages.

I have the schoolmasters at my house twice a week for instruction. On Tuesday morning, from six to seven, I give them lessons in geography, and on Saturday afternoon, religious instruction. On Sunday forenoon I have a service in Canarese in my own house, when the schoolmasters, my own servants, and a few others attend.

Preaching in English.

There is a small but interesting community of Europeans and East Indians at Mysore. Some time ago they built a chapel by subscription. The ground on which it is built was consecrated by Bishop Corrie, and therefore it has always been considered as belonging to the Church of England, and under the charge of the chaplains at Bangalore, who visited it occasionally for the purpose of dispensing the Lord's Supper, &c. All evangelical ministers, however, have been allowed to preach in it when passing through. Since I came to Mysore, I have preached in the chapel twice every Sabbath-day. The resident reads the prayers. Our Wesleyan brother declines

taking any part in the English service, except alternately with me conducting a prayer-meeting, which we have on Wednesday evening. I think it proper to give so much attention to English preaching, because the people here have no other means of grace; they therefore value, and are likely to benefit by the instruction thus afforded them.

Mrs. Campbell has formed a Sabbathschool, and a Bible-cass, which I trust will also prove a blessing to them. I do not expect that much will be done in the way of contributing to our Society among the people, as the most of them are poor; still I do not want for supporters. The resident (the only one to whom I have yet applied) has shown his good-will to the cause by giving 30 rupees as a donation, and seven rupees a month of subscription for schools.

Upon the whole I feel encouraged by the commencement which has been made. It is the day of small things, but I hope there are many great and good things in store for us. Glorious things are certainly spoken concerning Zion in the word of eternal truth; these shall all be fulfilled in their season. It is ours to labour hard, and pray fervently now; our labours shall not be in vain in the Lord. May he by his Spirit soon turn the hearts of this blind and rebellious people to himself, that his holy name may be glorified, and their precious souls everlastingly saved.

Ruth Dudley-her birth and parentage.

Anamak, or Ruth Dudley, was born at Seringapatam about the year 1824. Her parents were of the Madigà caste, and were consequently in very poor circumstances, being obliged to subsist chiefly on the miserable pittance in grain allowed to that class by the Government, for the most laborious and servile employment to which the natives of this country are liable. During the season of scarcity in 1833, her father died from starvation, leaving a wife and two children. On her husband's death, the mother left Seringapatam with the view of visiting some of her relations in the Kowl Bazar, Bellary; and to obtain from them that assistance and support for herself and her children which she was unable to procure in her own town. She begged her way from place to place till she reached this, (a distance of upwards of 200 miles,) but on her arrival, found her relatives in circumstances of almost equal distress with

herself. Exhausted with fatigue, and in a state of partial starvation and consequent disease, she only survived the journey à few weeks; one of her little girls having died from the same causes, while on the road.

Her

Abandoned by her heathen relatives. The little girl, Ruth, was thus entirely thrown upon the care of Providence. relatives, indifferent whether she lived er died, treated her with unkindness. In consequence of their treatment she left them, and though then only nine years of age, or thereabouts, she determined to beg for her. self. She came to the Pettah quite alone, a distance of a mile from the place where she had lived, and commenced begging in the Patcherry, where many of the native Christians reside, near the Mission Compound.

Kind conduct of a Native Christian
towards her.
One of the Christians received her into

his house, and my Ayah, a relation of that family, gave her food for that night, and brought her to me on the next morning. I well recollect the pleasure which beamed on her countenance, when in reply to the question, "Will you come and live with these other little children in my compound, and be a good little girl, and learn to read ?" She replied, "Oh yes! Sir."

Her reception by the Missionary-her disposition-progress in knowledge.

She was gladly received; her filthy and tattered garment tied round the waist exchanged for a little frock; and she was soon quite happy, and freed from all anxiety for the future. For many months she was very slow in her attainment of knowledge, and being of a very dull understanding and sullen disposition, she was far from being a pleasing or promising child. Her diligence, however, in some measure compensated for her obtuseness, and she made very fair progress in learning. Peevishness of disposition was her prevailing fault, and this sometimes required correction and reproof. however, listened with some attention to instruction, and was, in general, ready with her lessons, and thus her mind became gradually informed on religious subjects; but no evidence of a gracious work appeared in her disposition or conduct till the time of the three elder children being received to the privilege of Divine ordinances.

First religious impressions.

She,

This was the first thing, she says, which brought home to her heart the inquiry, "What must I do to be saved?" But her serious impressions were not of long duration. She thought, she read, she prayed for a time, and the example of her companion, Elizabeth Boyle, had the effect of keeping up a sense of her obligation to love and serve the Lord; but her evil heart grew cold and dead, and she again, for a time, desisted from the practice of bowing her knee in secret, till nearly twelve months ago, an expostulation from the pulpit, on the infatuation and guilt of putting off the concerns of religion to a future day, was brought home with power to her conscience, and from that time she began, she in

forms me, to seek the Lord with her whole heart.

Appearance of a divine change.

Shortly after, having, without any knowledge of her state of mind, called her up to my study, for the purpose of privately pressing upon her the duties of personal religion, she, while I was speaking, burst into tears, and said, "I have been praying a long time to God to take away my wicked heart, and to make me to love him; and he will not hear my prayer; and how can I turn to him if he will not give me a new heart?" The tone in which she spoke, gave evidence of her sincerity, though what she said was manifestly spoken with considerable impatience and hard thoughts of God. I reproved her temper, but at the same time encouraged her to persevere in earnest prayer, bringing before her mind many of those great and precious promises which are fitted to inspire confidence towards God, as the hearer and answerer of prayer. She seemed humbled and encouraged, and promised to continue to seek till she should find grace from the Lord to serve Him. I sincerely trust, she has kept her promise, and has not sought the Lord in vain. Improvement of her religious character.

The change which has taken place in her disposition within the last twelve months is most strikingly evident to all. Her diligence in the study of the Scriptures is evident from the clear and correct views she has attained of Divine truth. She has become warmly attached to Elizabeth, and spends much time with her in prayer and serious conversation, assisting her as far as she can in teaching the younger children; and I have confidence, in the testimony of the matron, master, and all who know her, that she is following the way of truth, and has chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her. She was baptised on the first Monday of December, and received to the Lord's Supper on the next sacramental occasion. That she may be kept stedfast and consistent in the profession she has made so early in life, and adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour, the prayers of all interested in this little narrative are earnestly desired.