A notice of motion, by Mi. htuwait, of Kaglan, which is to come on for discussion in the J'lovinoinl Council to day, uiises the question regarding school en dowments for the beueht of the out-settlements. The notice is us follows : - " Mr, Stew ait to move th.it an address be presented to the Rupeiititende'iit, requesting his honor to send down an nmunded JSdueation Bill, in older that the beuehts of education ir.ay still fiuther tli.m nt piescntbo extended to tho thinly populated out dwtiiots. " Living in tho bush or out settlements has it"! advan tages over living in thu city ; but it Ims its drawbacks nlso, and none is inoic discouiaguig to a woll legulated iniud than tliu knowledge that the means of educating the young ot a family aio not available. Thu educa tion scheme, at present in optiation, is admirable in most lespects, but it does not make piovisiou for sup poitmg schoolmasteis in distiicts which me unable to contribute a ceitam piopoition of the salaiy of the teaehei. Theio aie many distiicts which stand much in need of a losident teacher, the settleis in which are too few in mimbei, or too stiaightened in means, to con tiibutc the nectary yearly stipend for his maintenance, and to meet such cases wo tlnnk the machinery of thu Act should bo alteied. We aie opposed to needles-, changes in enactments winch work well, but in llns case »c Uiuik theie is a necessity foi making such an alteiatiou as will extend the benefits of an English education to tho chddicu of settleis living in thinly peopled distucts. fcome time ago, wo believe, the pio vincial funds would not have borne an e\ti.i outlay foi tlu paunent of tt-auheis, but at piesent we think a little might be spaied for the (impost*. It should be thu aim of the Oov eminent to assist the weak, as well as those who can help themselves. 