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HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
Schools, Baldwin’s Gardens, &c. &c. They were also much 
gratified by an inspection of the paper manufactory of 
Messrs. Pewtress and Co., the iron-foundery of Messrs. 
Maudsley and Co., the pottery of Mr. Green, Lambeth, and 
the glass-works of Mr. Pellatt, Bankside. They felt them¬ 
selves much indebted to the polite attention of the proprie¬ 
tors of those establishments. 
On Monday, the 6th of March, they attended a meeting 
of the Directors of the London Missionary Society, at the 
Mission House, to which they had been invited. They 
were received with kindness and respect; and to the address 
delivered by W. A. Hankey, Esq., on behalf of the Directors, 
they made a brief and appropriate reply. The Rev. 
J. J. Freeman acted as interpreter on the occasion. 
On Tuesday, the 7th of March, they had an audience 
of his majesty at Windsor. The Rev. Mr. Freeman accom¬ 
panied them at his majesty’s express desire, and had the 
honour of presenting the king with a copy of the holy 
Scriptures in the Malagasy language, which had been 
translated by the Missionaries, and printed at the Mission 
press in Madagascar. His majesty received the copy of the 
Bible in a manner that could not fail to impress the embassy 
with a deep sense of the high regard entertained by the 
British sovereign for this volume of divine revelation, and 
the satisfactory result of Missionary effort, its existence in 
the Malagasy language, afforded. 
During the interview, his majesty graciously introduced 
the embassy to the queen, who addressed them with great 
courtesy and kindness. Afterwards, while passing through 
the apartments of the Castle, they had the honour of again 
meeting her majesty, who condescendingly entered into 
conversation with the embassy; and having learned that, 
although many had been instructed by the Missionaries, yet, 
