'A correspondent sends us the following extinct from a letter written ton friend by a lady missionny living with other Jadies in one of u series of mission stations in the east of the Kianysi province, worked entirely by Buropean ladies. The haviour of the local magistrate responsible for their safety is an instance of the kind of protection, which resulted in such Aisaster last year less than 50 miles distant from the place in question, and is what may be expected in any future trouble in the interior. The letter says:—"We have been looking forward very much to the autumn work, but it seems we are going to have another testing time. Phere have been a good many ramours here for some time and the people have been very much atr local rebel Tike we had last year. We did not take much notice of all the things "said till yesterday, when we heard that all the rich people and shopkeepers were removing their things from their houses, as it. was really true that the rebels or robbers, whatever they were, were coming. 'The poor people were in a dreadful' state, especially after Inst year's experiences, and we felt so sory for them.
"The local magistrate sent the military mandarin to the place, 40 li from here, where the rebels were, to see if it were really true. He came back and said he had seen the thing with his own eyes. "There were thousands of them.
"The mandarin sent for our evangelist this morning and told him we should have to leave for some time as he had got no soldiers and could not protect us. We sent again and asked if we might not stay, we were not afraid, or if he could not let us go to the next station for a few days, but he replied he could not take the res: ponsibility—we must go down the river, ud if we could not get ready to-day should have to start early to-morrow morning. Well, we had no choice in the matter but had to obey and trust the Lord for all the rest. We had just put everything into His Hand and waited for guidance step by stub-—some began. to pack, whilst others of us tried to write letters that we might them aff before we went. You may inn our joy when a Tittle Tater the mandarin ganta loller saying he had received i formation that the things were not true, and there was no need for our going just now..... The people are in a sad state. They have not lost their fear but keep on moving their things outside, while those iving outside bring them inside the city. All is confusion "<The poverty' this year has been greater than ever, partly die to the opium and partly to all the troubles of last year, when almost everyone suffered, and many los they had."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.