Public ex'iminntinnn were held nt botti •ohooli, and m intimated to you by iho flinirin of til,' « -lv) i\ °»» invlfoi* |>ni>p|o Iho evening exhibition, the Committed are desirous o( obtaining from you an exprnion of opinion both nt to the dtiirubiMty of pub He exittninations mid publio exhibitions, a* your Committee feel that Ibcr* is muoh to b. «aid on both nidet of tlie question. You< Cnmmitten feel that tl»«*r^ it great difficulty in countering either imti*factori»ril,y, owing in no small monourn to the difficulty of obtaining properly qualified examines, and of •■le'tmu sucli exuniner*. It it quite evident, however, tlxit tli«ul(i you tlftna^ an evening public exhibition, the Hiving ww»y of prizes at the tnme time, must he *ivoi )>-d, and bettvr menn* of obtnininK order it ttitutcd. At the 'I rrftnurer'* atntement will fnl y ex plain the fiimnrm! potiliou of the tch»ol. it wi 1 not he necct aiy to ulludp to it Anther tlmn to my that in all probability you win decide thut n tUvht incMvnin in the leet will be de*i<ahle, nnd in fucit ncret^nrj. Your Oomnvt'i* derm ♦» «ooord to Mr H. Aitkm thi-ir I linn lit for til mluabU itMist enee at Honorary Treu*urer. At tcvfrnl of the matters that hfiva baen tinder the oon»iiler>»tion of you<- C»mmitt.'e have been of an nni>lea»ant and deli' tie. niv hire, it <*a*i on'y bo expected thut a consider able differ. n<e of opinion mu*t exitt, an \* .•videnced by a petition that lias been handed in to the Committee, which it attaohed to Mils report. The Comiuit'ite have only to ii»k that whiUt rmri' full oxpressi->n to y >ur opinions, you will accord to your Committee the ooiirlfliv of bnhevin/ that they hare en deavored to carry out the trust committed to th m to tliH bi*«t of their abiltf i and it now only remnim for them to retire from their duties, earn««tly hotting that the oaui* of «iluo'iti»n rn'ij reoeive more and more atten> tion at tha hands of the public of Oatnaru. Quo. SnuPTKR, Chairman. To this report were appended the re port of the Sub-Committee, re North School, published in extenso in our issue of the 12th December. Also, the memo rial from parents in favor of Mr D. 