includes letters from Malacca by:
Maria Newell [later Gutzlaff] - requests teacher for school of Malay, Chinese and Portuguese girls
joint letters of James Humphreys and Samuel Kidd - again recommend Frederic Smith (see 1827) as missionary candidate; he became convinced Christian through ministry of John Hands at Bellary; has now resigned his military commission
Samuel Kidd - death of David Collie described; arrangements for work at Anglo-Chinese College
Jacob Tomlin - account of mission work at Singapore and Anglo-Chinese College, Malacca
James Smith - relieves staff shortage at Malacca
James Humphreys - visit to Rhio [Tanjungpinang] for health and distribution of books, tracts; work among Malays; confession of a Malayan woman; children go to England