Mr Verrall, of State bank fame, declares that tho colonial financo is neither souud nor sober, but idiotic. In another column will bo found the pro grammo for the concert which is to be given m Iho Wesjeyan schoolroom to-morrow even ing. It will bo noticed that the majority of items are very popular, and will tend greatly to make tho concert a success. A cablegram from London this morning rpcaks of Ihoetriko of the Bow Street police as n moro trifling matter. " Tho Bow Street polico go out on ttrike to night" — as il : it woro a mere ohango of beat. It may prove to bo an untmportant matter, but we can hardly anticipate that. There appear to be wheels within wheels m this movement, "a general " strike of polico being threatened unless certain demands are complied with. Cables received yesterday are of a more sorisus tone. Attached to Mr Tanner's Bill for Bible reading m schools is a long schodulo of the portions of Holy Writ which are approved as being specially suited to the study of tbo lisiog generation. They aro wholly taken from the Old Testament, the four Gospels, and the Aotsof tho Apostles. The Bill pro vides that any echool committee may sanction the daily reading of tho portions indicated m the sohedule without comment, either at tho commencement or tho close of the day's studios. It is proposed that any scholar may bo withdrawn by his or her paronls or guar dians during the timo of the rootling without forfeiting any of tho other benefits of the school. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Trinity Presbyterian Church Literary Society wan bold on Monday ovoning. Thero was an attendance of about 70 members and friomle. Mr D. M. Mackay, tho president, ocoupied Iho chair. After tho usual routine business had been gone through, Mr Storricr read a paper nn Socialism, tracing its gradual growth and pointing out its aims, and showing how its principles if acted upon would result m a great improvement m tho condition of man kind. Ho claimed that every movement for good was due to socialistic tendoncy. Con siderable diecuseion followed (he reading of the paper, m which Messra Bruce, Wake, McNab, Henderson, Bey. W. Gillies, and ethers took part. 