The following extracts of recent letters, containing items of intelligence regarding the Burman Mission, will be read with interest. The first is from Mr. Cutter, who lately returned from Ava to Moulmein, on account of the ill health of Mrs. C. at the latter place; the second from Rev. Mr. Simons, who recently left Moulmein on an exploring tour in Arakan, to ascertain the best situation in that country for the future operations of the American Mission; and the third from Rev. Mr. Mason, who has been long laboring with success among the Karens, in the neighbourhood of Tavoy.

"On this last trip to Ava, brother Brown, and myself, with our assistants, distributed tracts and Scriptures, to the amount of 4,72,010 pages, 3,31,410 of which were pure Scripture. The Gospel also was preached to many who never heard before, and we cannot but hope some good will result from these endeavours to enlighten and benefit the degraded Burmans.

"About half way between Rangoon and Ava, brother Brown had the pleasure of baptizing one young man. There are some others, who, we hope, have passed from death into life, and many who are real inquirers after truth.

"Satan has stirred up the rulers at Rangoon, to put forth their hand and vex the church. One of our most devoted and faithful native assistants is now groaning under fetters and chains, and a number of the poor Karens from the vicinity of Rangoon have been imprisoned, and otherwise persecuted for righteousness' sake. Our only hope is in God, and it is a great consolation to reflect that the Lord reigneth. Pray for us."

"Since I wrote you last I have been absent from my family at Maulmein three months. I have visited Akyab, Kyouk Phyoo, Ramree, and Sandoway on the Arakan side, and Bassein and Pantanau on the Burman side. From Sandoway I came in a Burman boat, along the coast, to a village called Kyoungsah, and at this village obtained two canoes to convey my trunks up the creek, and some coolies to carry them from the head of the creek over the Yumadoung_mountains. It took us about five or six hours to cross the mountain, and in some places, we found the path steep and difficult. I never travelled such a path before, no not even when residing among the Indians in the wilds of America. After crossing the mountain, we fortunately obtained a canoe from some men who were cutting bamboos, and my trunks being put into it, three of the men paddled me down to a village called Kyouk Kyoungge, which we reached at sun-set. The next day, at about 8 A. M., arrived at Bassein. Here I obtained a Burman boat and some men to take me through the creeks to Pantanau, and thence to Rangoon, which I reached about 9 P. M., on Sunday evening, and found our brethren Webb and Howard, with their families, in health. I expect to leave for Maulmein, to-morrow. During my stay in Arrakan I received much kindness from the civil and military officers at the several places mentioned. I had a good opportunity to distribute tracts at the towns and villages, and I hope the seed sown will some day spring up to the glory of God. Brother and sister Comstock have taken up their residence for the present at Kyouk Phyoo. I saw brother Fink at Akyab, and had religious exercises with him at his house.

"Let me hear from you, informing me how the Romanized books succeed, and whether you have given our Board all the light you and your associates possess on this great undertaking."

You have probably heard of Mr. Wade's return with a reinforcement of Missionaries for Burmah, Arracan, and Siam. Two new Mission families have been expressly appointed to labour among the Karens; one of whom is located above Moulmein,

and the other in the district of Rangoon; while we had the pleasure early in June to welcome Mr. Wade, Mrs. Wade, and Miss Gardener to Tavoy.

Mr. Wade and myself have since made a long excursion through this and the neighbouring province of Mergui. In the course of our journey, we established native assistants at four new points, two or three days apart from each other, who had been previously qualified for school; and the prospects are that each one will have a large school to teach during the approaching rains. Twenty-five Karens have lately been baptised at Mata-myn, (two days' journey east,) and four atToung. byorik, (two days' journey south ;) at both which places a goodly number of pleasing inquirers remain. Mr. Vinton has baptised a few above Moulmein, and a few months ago, there were said to be in the Rangoon district more than two hundred that wished to be baptised, and who, in the judgment of the native assistants that were labouring among them, were fit subjects for the ordinance.

6.-MALACCA.

By a letter from Mr. Tomlin, dated May 15th, we learn, that his new school, on the model of the British and Foreign School in London, "commenced operations with about seventy children, Portuguese and Chinese," and that the number soon increased to about one hundred, (including an adult class,) made up of four nations, Portuguese, Klings (or Kalings), Malays, and Chinese." Many of the scholars wese very young and ignorant, and some of them of a wild untoward spirit. The school was divided into eight classes, consisting of boys all on a par with respect to the English, each having to begin the alphabet; the head-master was consequently destitute of those useful little subalterns, (monitors,) to be found in every school on the British system in England. However, the want of these has been partly compensated by two out of three native teachers, qualifying themselves by diligently picking up the English, and getting ahead of the boys, so as to become useful monitors to their own boys, at their English lessons. This they have done most willingly, without the least solicitation, prompted apparently by an earnest desire to make themselves acquainted with our language, although neither is young, and one of them, the Portuguese teacher, is advanced to gray hairs." Mr. Tomlin's plan, it should be here remarked, includes a large central English school, with others subordinate, corresponding to the variety of nations congregated. For the central school, a building is in progress, and those now in use need repairs. In stating the aggregate amount of expenditure likely to be incurred, Mr. T. thinks they shall not be far wrong in fixing the minimum at 900 dollars. Towards this sum, contributions have been made principally by friends in Malacca, to the amount of 400 dollars. Monthly subscriptions to the amount of ten dollars have also been obtained; but as this sum will be quite inadequate to pay the teachers' salaries, &c., we trust other friends will favor us with their names as monthly subscribers. All persons contributing one or two dollars, will have the privilege of sending their children to be instructed free of any further charge, and of recommending as many native children as they please for admission to the institution."-As the school is to be a Christian Seminary, that knowledge which maketh wise unto salvation will be sedulously inculcated. It will be the teacher's principal and constant aim to teach all the boys to read and understand the Old and New Testaments. Other branches of human science, such as writing, arithmetic, grammar, geography, astronomy and history, will come in their place and order.-Chinese Register.

7,-MADRAS AND TRAVANCORE DISTRICT COMMITTEES OF THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY..

The Seventh Report of the Madras and Travancore District Committees in connexion with the London Missionary Society, has recently made its appearance. In the Madras Presidency there are in connexion with this Society thirteen stations. During the time to which the 7th Report refers, there were at these stations 17 ordained Missionaries, besides two Indo-British and two native assistant Missionaries, with a considerable number of schoolmasters and native helpers, who are employed as catechists and readers. The reports of the different Missionaries exhibit evidences of the steady progress of religion in their respective stations. It is the privilege of most of them to record considerable additions to their Churches of such as afford credible evidences of faith in Christ; and it is a gratifying fact, that between 6 and 7000 children are enjoying the advantages of Christian education under the auspices of the London Missionary Society in the Madras presidency. The claims of the Society have been powerfully felt, and liberally responded to, by the Christian public. Including 8168 Rs. collected for the erection of a new Chapel at Bangalore, which was opened some time ago, 4500 Rs. realized by the Madras Auxiliary Missionary Society, and the proceeds of public institutions at Bellary and Belgaum intimately connected with the Society, more than 25,000 Rs. are acknowledged as having been derived from local resources and applied to local purposes. -Madras Missionary Register.

8. MADAGASCAR.

In the month of June last, an interesting Missionary anniversary was held at Cape Town, in which ministers of all denominations labouring in Africa appears to have taken an active part. From a speech then delivered by Mr. Baker, Missionary at Madagascar, we extract the following gratifying account of the progress of education and Christianity in that large island.

Should any of our readers doubt the propriety of introducing to the heathen the truths of Christianity, till they are prepared by civilization to receive them, we request their attention to the remarks on this subject, which they will find below, and which are founded on the experience of the speaker, and we believe, we may say, of every other individual who has perseveringly tried the experiment.

"In 1818, when our first missionary reached the Isle of Madagascar, only two or three persons were found at the court of Radama, the king, capable of writing, and that in so imperfect a way, in the difficult Arabic characters, as to leave their documents scarcely legible. And now about 20,000 have been instructed in reading and writing; and the native government itself employs 2,000 young men, taken from the schools, as writers in various departments of Government, that have sprung up under the fostering care of knowledge, thus newly introduced. At first, the missionary brethren had to contend with a general unbelief amongst the elder and more influential natives, that paper would (as they said) speak. It was not till after a lapse of about two years that they were able to hold their first meeting of scholars, to convince such opposers of the nature and value of knowledge. It was a memorable day; many intelligent and confident faces were seen waiting to be examined. At one end sat the principal judges, the senior of whom called to the bench a scholar, and, after having dictated a sentence in a whisper, took it to the other end of the room to be read by another scholar. This was an important experiment: the child read off the sentence readily; and the old judge, at once convinced and delighted, exclaimed, Solombava tokoa !'-a substitute of the mouth indeed! And, to this day, a letter is called in the Madagascar language, the mouth substitute.' Arithmetic created still greater surprise. The native mode of reckoning is either by stones of different sizes, or by cutting pieces of rush of various lengths, and using the shortest as units, the next length as tens, the next as hundreds, and so on. At the meeting referred to, the senior judge put a specific question, which he had previously calculated in his own tedious way, If 500 of my bullocks be sent to Tamatave, and sold, say, 100 at 5 dollars, 80 at 4 dollars, and so forth, what number of dollars must my slaves deliver up to me on their return?' This simple question was instantly answered correctly by many of the children, when all agreed that the children had become wiser than the old people; the judges protested it was like magic and conjuring; and the schools immediately became popular. And not only is there no inability to learn on the part of the heathen, but oftentimes remarkable superiority of intellect is manifested. He (Mr. Baker) had known an instance of a little girl only six or eight years of age, learning to read the Testament in the native language in three months, and that without the preparatory aid of infant schools, which promise to make such instances common in our own happy land of liberty and knowledge.

"It was twelve years before the missionaries of Madagascar saw any explicit profession of Christianity. Ordinary perseverance may impart the elements of useful knowledge to a few uncivilized heathen, but it requires missionary perseverance to overcome the aversion of a heathen mind to the purifying truths of Christianity. At present, however, there are not less than 500 natives, who have maintained a constant profession of religion amidst persecution and danger. It has often been said, You should instruct and civilize a people, before you introduce religion.' But actual observation and experience had convinced him, that the arts of civilized life will always follow in the footsteps of religion. Teach a semi-barbarian to believe in the future existence of his soul, to feel conscious of the relation in which he stands to his Creator, a relation with which no man has a right to interfere, and he will imperceptibly imbibe the sentiments of religious liberty, and immediately transfer these sentiments to the affairs of civil society, when the arts and sciences will not fail to follow in the track of religious and civil liberty. We find in Madagascar that just in proportion as a native becomes enlightened on the subjects of inquiry, he endeavours to conform to the habits and customs of his teachers. We find among them, as among all the heathen, the civil inseparably connected with the religious state of the people. The whole scheme of barbarous customs and cruel practices is built upon the country's superstition, and if we undermine the foundation, the whole fabric speedily falls to the ground.'

ΜΑΥ.

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.

[Where the place is not mentioned, Calcutta is to be understood.]

MARRIAGES.

27. At Loodianah, A. B. W. L. McGregor, Esq., M. D., Assistant Surgeon, Horse Artillery, to Anna Caroline, eldest daughter of Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Skardon. JUNE.

8.

Lieutenant C. W. Montrion, N. I., to Miss Eliza Fergusson.

Mr. G. Crane, to Miss F. B. Mansel, the only daughter of Mr. H. Mansel, of Calcutta.

MAY.

BIRTHS.

16. At Muttra, the lady of Capt. J. Moore, 10th Regt. Light Cavalry, of a son. 19. At Kurnaul, the lady of Capt. Angelo, of the 3rd Light Cavalry, of a daughter. At Nusseerabad, the wife of Mr. Collins, writer, of twin daughters. 28. At Nusseerabad, the lady of Captain H. W. Bellun, D. A. Q. M. G., of a daughter.

21.

31. Mrs. C. Davenport, of a daughter.

JUNE.

At Challa Factory, Mrs. Lloyd, of a son.

1. On board the General Kyd, the lady of Capt. C. Douglass, 14th Regt. N. I., of a daughter.

2.

4.

5.

6.

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At Bhagulpore, the lady of W. H. Urquhart, Esq., of a son.

The lady of Lieut. J. H. Hampton, 50th N. I., of a daughter.

The lady of Captain G. Thompson, Sub-Asst. Comy. Genl., of a daughter.
The lady of Lieut. Rouse, (Buffs,) of a daughter.

At Cuttack, the lady of W. Taylor, Esq., C. S., of a daughter.

Mrs. C. Shelverton, of a son.

Mrs. Von Lintzgy, of a son.

10. Mrs. Dunnett, of a son.

12.

MAY.

Mrs. D. Mercado, of a son.

Mrs. W. B. Carberry, of a daughter.

DEATHS.

10. At Simla, Captain J. E. Debrett, of the Artillery.

17. At Gorukpore, the wife of Mr. J. F. Casabon, aged about 23 years.

18. At Kotah, Haurati, the infant daughter of A. D. Johnson, Esq., aged seven months.

19. The infant son of Mr. J. W. Gray, aged 9 months and 22 days.

Miss Eliza Keitch, aged 20 years.

24. Charles, the third son of Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Bengal Marine.

At Simla, C. E. Davis, Esq. 62nd N. I., aged 29 years.

25. Mr. J. Hardless, aged 32 years.

28.

Mr. William Crawford, Constable in the Calcutta Police, aged 27 years.
J. Coulter, Esq., Surgeon, 3rd Battalion, Horse Artillery.

29. Mr. H. G. Howe, aged 23 years.

Charlotte Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. W. R. Russel, aged 4 years.

31. At Benares, Captain J. Nicholson, of the 8th Regt. Light Cavalry.

JUNE.

1. At Baitool, the infant daughter of Lieut. Pigott, 18th Regt., aged 4 months. 4. At Serampore, the infant daughter of W. W. Baker, Esq., aged 1 year and 3 months.

5. The lady of D. Carmichael Smyth, Esq., C. S.

Amelia Adelaide, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Smith, aged

Shipping Entelligence.

ARRIVALS.

27. Navarino, (Barque,) C. Prentice, from Moulmein.

Passengers.-Mr. B. L. Davidson, Surgeon, Madras Artillery, Mr. W. Grif. fith, Assistant Surgeon, Madras Service, Mr. Finton, Assistant Apothecary, Madras Service, and Mr. William Fergusson.

28. Apthorp, (American Brig,) G. W. Stetson, from Boston 20th December. Esther, (Brig,) R. M. Nicholson, from the Mauritius 7th April, and Covelong 20th May.

30. Stieglytz, (Amr.) A. Eldridge, from Boston 15th February.

Edward Barnett, H. Rose, from Singapore 17th April, and Penang 1st May. Passengers from Penang.-Mrs. Bateman, Mrs. Montgomerie, and Captain Montgomerie.

29.

Ann Lockerby, J. Johnson, from Liverpool 12th January.

Mascari, (F.) C. Grangier, from Mauritius 18th April, and Pondicherry 22nd May.

30. Ganges, (H. C. steamer,) W. Warden, from Chittagong 30th May.

JUNE.

2. Eleanor, (Bark,) T. B. Timms, from Covelong 24th, and Madras 26th, May. Passenger from Madras.-Captain Evert.

4.

Strath Eden, (Barque), C. Cheape, from Portsmouth 24th December, Cape of Good Hope, (no date,) and Madras 30th May.

Passengers from London.-W. Dent, Esq., Mr. C. Horsburgh, Mr. H. Bishop, and Mr. J. C. Johnstone, Cadets. From Cape.-Mrs. Alexander, Major McDonald, H. M. 44th Regt., W. Alexander, Esq. B. C. S. From Madras.-Messrs. Canure and White.

6. Sherburne, T. J. Warren, from London 20th November, Cape of Good Hope, (no date,) and Bombay, 18th May.

Passengers from Bombay.-Mrs. Scott, Miss Scott, and George Scott, Esq. General Kyd, R. Aplin, from London 22nd January, Portsmouth (no date), and Madras 31st May.

Passengers.-Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. Douglas, Capt. J. Stokes, 4th Regt. M. N. I., Capt. C. Douglas, 14th B. N. I., Ensign Menzies, H. M. 3rd Regt., Ensign Sey. mour, H. M. 49th Regt., Cornet Jackson, 4th B. N. I., Assistant Surgeon Patton ; Cadets Brook, Boyd, Ar. Boyd, Davidson, Travers, Mercer, Creton, Showers, Fenwick, Alexander, Hepburne, and Hervey; Mr. Mirs and Mr. McDonald, Merchants. Intrinsic, J. Chambers, from Liverpool 23rd January.

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11. Alexander, W. Sanderson, from Rangoon 27th May.

14. Agnes, (Bark,) R. Swan, from China 26th April, and Singapore 27th May. Passengers. Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Howard, Mr. Palmer, Captain Wallace, Mr. Francis, and Mr. Nisbet.

Betsey, (Bark,) G. S. Jones, from Madras 5th June.
Passenger.-Mr. C. Noyes, Merchant.

15. Ruparell, J. Wilson, from Bombay 28th April, and Madras 7th June.
Passenger from Madras.-Mr. C. Davis, Mariner.

Allalevie, A. R. Clarke, from Bombay 17th April, and Aleppee 28th May.
Passenger.-T. B. Roussell, Esq., M. C. S.

16. Hindoo, (Bark,) J. Askew, from Liverpool 12th February.

Passenger.-Mr. M. Bell, Merchant.

Avoca, (Bark,) James Beadle, from Madras and Ennore 7th June.

18. Claremont, (Brig,) C. B. Stephens, from Liverpool 28th January.

Demerara, (Brig,) G. R. Thorn, from London 16th August, Madras 27th

May, and Ennore 7th June.

Warrior, J. Stone, from Sydney 26th April.

Fort William, from Bombay 26th May.

Scotia, (Bark,) W. Randolph, from Bombay 21st May,

Passengers.-Mrs. Thompson and Mr. Thompson.

7. John Adam, J. Roche, for Bombay.

8. Hinda, (Barque,) J. Lowthian, for London.

11. Margaret, (Amr.) W. C. Stotesbury, for Philadelphia. Resource, (Bark,) R. H. Scott, for Madras.

13. Gunga, (Bark,) J. Mackiney, for Liverpool.

14. Ruby, W. Warden, for Singapore and China.

21. Gaillardon, (Barque,) for the Straits and China.

Passengers.-Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Stone, Miss Scott, G. E. Scott, Esq., E.

Stone, Esq., and B. S. Burnes, Esq,