most honour, but of whom, except by name, they know nothing. By such means, duly persevered in, and practised with meekness, and without the appearance of dictation or superiority, it may be hoped, under the Divine Blessing, that some of the grosser ignorance may be removed, and some of the more crying abuses reformed, which have, for many centuries, overspread the most ancient and illustrious sects of Christianity. Bishop Abraham complained, with much feeling, that almost all the books of devotion or instruction which the Armenian nation possess, are printed at Venice, and, in many instances, interpolated there; and he seemed extremely well disposed to recommend to his patriarch a plan which I suggested, of obtaining such works in future from the press of Bishop's College. It is my purpose to write on this, and other similar subjects, to the Societies for the Propagation of the Gospel and promoting Christian Knowledge, and I trust that we shall have some assistance from them in carrying these measures into execution.

Bishop Abraham evinced, on leaving Calcutta, his confidence in myself and Principal Mill in a yet more remarkable manner, in committing to my care for education at Bishop's College, a very pleasing young man, a Deacon of his church, and related to himself, who had attended him from Palestine. He said that the Armenian Church felt the want of a more liberal education than they could usually obtain for their Clergy; that, in particular, a knowledge of the English language and litera

ture would be very valueable to them, and that this young man, who, having good talents and powerful interest, was likely to be called, eventually, to a conspicuous station in the Church of Jerusalem, was exceedingly anxious to learn any thing which we might have to teach. He professed a willingness to pay, to the best of his power, towards the expence of his remaining with us, but, well knowing his poverty, I told him that was needless. I have accordingly arranged with the Principal, and College Council, to receive "Mesrop David" on the same terms of inmate and guest on which Christian David, the Tamul Clergyman, was received on a former occasion. They agreed with me that it was an opportunity not to be lost of improving and extending the influence of our Church among his countrymen, and should the Society for Promoting Christianity in Foreign Parts object to his being supported at the College expence, I will most cheer'fully take it on myself.

From Ceylon I have heard actually nothing which can be regarded as authentic since I last addressed your Grace, and the continued silence of the acting Archdeacon, the non-appearance of the Tamul and Cingalese teachers expected by the college, and the unpleasant reports which have reached me from other quarters, are calculated to give me much disquietude respecting the success of the plans on which I had built so much, and which I detailed to your Grace, I fear with too much exultation.

At Bombay one of the Chaplains, whose conduct and character have, on many previous occa

sions, given me great uneasiness, has been attending a conference of American Independent Missionaries, and receiving the Sacrament at their hands. Admonition from me I have no reason to suppose does him any good, and I have found, to my surprise, no provision for the punishment of this open and daring schism in any of the canons, nor in any of the few books on ecclesiastical law which are within my reach. May I request your Grace, at your leisure, to favour me with your opinion and instructions on the subject?

I remain, my dear Lord,

with much respect and regard, Your Grace's much obliged and faithful Servant and Suffragan,

REGINALD CALCUTTA.

I forgot to mention to your Grace that I have heard of the arrival of the Syrian Metropolitan, Mar Athanasius, in Travancore, but that I do not yet know whether his claims have been recognised by the Malayalim Church. I wrote him, some time ago, a long letter, which was translated for me into Syriac by my friends Principal Mill and Mr. Robinson, and Mar Abraham added one from himself, which, as coming from an Asiatic and Monophysite, is likely, I hope, to have much weight with him. In it he encouraged him to place confidence in the friendly disposition of the English Church, and cautioned him, very earnestly, against the arts and encroachments of the See of Rome and its Clergy.

TO MRS. R. HEBER.

Madras, February 27, 1826.

DEAREST LOVE,

I have been so much hurried with business, that I have only just time to save the Dâk. I am very well, and established in a very comfortable and handsome house which Government have taken for me. We had, on the whole, an unpleasant, as well as a tedious passage. The ship is a fine one, and well manned, and the living on board abundant and comfortable, but she was so much out of trim, owing to the bad arrangement of her cargo, that she could carry very little sail, and lent over on one side so strangely, that, had bad weather come on, it would have fared hardly with us. The captain is altering the arrangements, and I hope, for the sake of all concerned, that this may prove sufficient, though, as the ship is also leaky, I have some doubts. We had much sickness on board; one poor man died of cholera, and was committed to the sea a few hours before I came on board. A woman I left not likely to linger more than a day or two, and for some days back had been insensible or nearly so, the victim of long habits of drunkenness, and, unhappily, not at all disposed to profit by the advice and prayers of Mr. Robinson and myself. From most of the other invalids, however, and from the sailors, we met with great attention and gratitude. A poor little baby died while we were

on board, and I buried it, the first funeral at sea which I had seen. I thought of Southey's "Oliver Newman" when the coffin's plunge was heard.

The mother was one of the ladies on board, a Mrs. S., wife of a merchant in Calcutta, going home with her infant, on account of her own ill health: her distress was very grievous and affecting, particularly to one who was himself a father and a husband. Though almost broken-hearted, she shewed a Christian temper, prayed for resignation very earnestly and humbly, and was, I think, remarkably supported by God in her own utter weakness and helplessness, both during her child's sufferings, which were very severe, and after his death. In the former case, she begged me earnestly to come and pray for him, which of course I did, and did best to comfort her afterwards. It has ended in my asking her to occupy a room in this house during the two or three days that the vessel's cargo is shifting, when no sick person could, with tolerable comfort, remain on board, and she was not able to get a lodging on shore.

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Of the other passengers, one, a Lieutenant Kenny, is a pleasing and gentlemanly man, going home in a miserable state, covered with ulcers from head to foot, the effect of the Arracan fever. I asked him also on shore, but he could not bear going through the surf, or even being moved into the boat.

The surf, when I landed, was very moderate to