4 EXETER HALL, LONDON, _January 16th, 1835._ SIR,--Your letters dated July and November 17, 1834, and addressed to the Rev.F.Cunningham, have been laid before the Committee of the Prayer Book and Homily Society, who have agreed to print the translation of the first three Homilies into the Russian language at St.Petersburg, under the direction of Mr.and Mrs.Biller, so soon as they shall have caused the translation to undergo a thorough revision, and shall have certified the same to this Society.

I write by this post to Mrs.Biller on the subject.

In respect to the second Homily in Manchu, if we rightly understand your statement, an edition of five hundred copies may be sent forth, the whole expense of which, including paper and printing, will amount to about L12.

If we are correct in this the Committee are willing to bear the expense of five hundred copies, by way of trial, their wish being this, viz.: that printed copies should be put into the hands of the most competent persons, who shall be invited to offer such remarks on the translation as shall seem desirable; especially that Dr.Morrison of Canton should be requested to submit copies to the inspection of Manchu scholars as he shall think fit.

When the translation has been thoroughly revised the Committee will consider the propriety of printing a larger edition.