That, properly speaking, is not " the people's school." It is a school for the children of rich or well to do parents ; for the gentles, in fact, who are well able to pay, and ought to pay all the expenses of their children's education out of their own pocket, and not to come on public funds for the purpose to any extent, in my apprehension there is something mean and spiritless in a gentleman of position and wealth having his child educated in whole or in part out of public money. It is said the Grammar School is open to rich as well as poor. And so it is; but how many of the poor would avail themselves of it, or would have any occasion or induce ment to do so ? Supposing it were a real Grammar School exclusively, and not as now, both a common and Grammar School. The Hon. Mr Robinson Governor of the State of New York, iv the course of an [i official address lately, said he looked upon it as a great blot upon the American Educational system, aud an in justice to the humbler ranks—that the higher classes should be provided with " higher education" at the public cost. I think it is equally a blot on our educational system here. It is fair and reasouable that the humbler ranks of society, the industri ous labouring poor should be aided by you, and liberally aided when actually necessary, in their efforts to provide a good secular education for their families, suitable to their condition and prospects in life. But I can not see the justice or reasonableness of the wealthy or well-to-do classes, receiving such aid from the Government. It they had a proper feeling of independence: aud self-res pect they would not ask or expect or take such Government aid. Roman Catholics are now carrying on an active agitation for Government aid to all their schools, both common and for higher education. But that I apprehend is only because they see others now getting such an advantage. If no other classes were to get Government aid to their schools, Roman Catholics would be, if 1 mistake not, quite content to go without it. Though not rich they have quite money enough to provide suitable schools for their owa children, out of their own pocket. 