Mr. Fleet was followed by

those who were once pupils had now become teachers, while their children filled their own place. There was great improvements in our Sunday and dayschools, but something better would yet be achieved by both. Above all things, let the Catechism be taught honestly and faithfully. His system of teaching children was never to say one word about other people's opinions, but teach them what he believed to be right.

Vice Chancellor Page Wood, who said he fully agreed with the remark which had been made, that in the management of day schools they must not look too much to schemes, and plans, and nice inventions. The chief thing was to have soundly and well-trained teachers, and the next that they should not look to any system of cram on the part of those teachers, but should depend upon their giving that instruction they had been The Bishop of Oxford in summing thoroughly guided to teach. His motto up the discussion, said-It seemed to was the man and not the plan. He as me that the one idea which pera boy was taken to hear Mr. Lancaster vaded the whole of Mr. Clarke's paper give one of his lectures many years ago, was, that you are not to look on and all sorts of schemes were propounded the Sunday school for its main result and some of them were very funny. But in the direct and immediate matter of the day for such systems was long gone teaching gained, but that you were to by. They did not ask, as was asked look at it as the most precious opporsome years ago,- What is the system? tunity of bringing the young of the but what kind of man? Whatever was parish upon the day of idleness under the done before the eyes of a child was a part moral and loving influence of the minisof his education. As to cram, he would try of God's Word. I am convinced just mention that once he saw upon a myself that that is the way to make our slate in an infant school the following:- Sunday schools useful. If they are not "Qualities of a sponge-elastic, porous, made, as he beautifully said, pleasant, opaque, absorbent." The poor infant, they are a failure. If it is merely instead of being fed with pap, was regarded only as an opportunity of crammed with that kind of stuff. But teaching syllables and the like to dull we had now come to better days. Of children, I maintain it is an abuse of Sunday schools he should know some- the Lord's-day. If they are used, as was thing, having been a teacher for twenty- urged upon by the next speaker after the eight years. He did not agree with the paper (Mr. Fleet,) considered as a part remark of the writer of one of the papers, of the loving ministry—and a very prein which he doubted the usefulness of cious part of it-their value cannot, I morning Sunday schools, and referred to think, be overrated; but if it be only to Scotland in proof. He (Sir P. Wood) had bring tired children to tire them out also travelled in Scotland, and when in before Divine service, by a dull teaching, Glasgow he was most thankful to feel and then take them into the church to that in London there were Sunday schools sit in an inconvenient part of it upon and that the children were not spending very narrow seats, with a man near with the Sunday morning as they were in a stick, to give them a knock upon the Glasgow. He could generally mark the head when they follow the child's insteps of degradation taken by lads. If stinct, which they cannot resist, to kick on the Sunday morning he saw a boy out their leg when it begins to go to playing at what was known as buttons, sleep; then, I think, the Sunday school and then at toss-penny, he put it down becomes one of the most efficient agents as a bad job. That was the sort of work that we can employ in weaning our he saw going on in Glasgow. It afforded children from our beloved Church. him great gratification to know that Therefore, it does need all the delicacy

occupation for twenty-eight years, he had been spoiling his Sundays by teaching the poor children at Westminster. And really every word he said-from "the buttons" down to the "toss-penny"— It was a piece of savoured of reality. that lawyer's learning which deals with "reality."

ALTO-RELIEVO PLAN OF EUROPE. THE last idea of Paris is a plan in alto-relievo of the whole of Europe, not in maps or models, but actually raised out of the ground. A garden is to be set aside for the modeller, who taking "Mont Blanc," fifteen feet high, as his point de départ, is to raise, in just proportion around it, the rest of the mountains of Europe from the seas into their proper places, and intersect the whole with roads, canals, railways and telegraphs. A steam engine is to act the part of the moon and regulate the tides. It will be a geographical garden where "he who runs may read"-when it is accomplished.-Daily News.

unity of purpose and effort needed to AUTUMNAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE effect their one great object,-the salvation of their children.

Hall for breakfast. The Conference We understand that the papers read commenced at ten o'clock in the As- at the Conference, with a full report of sembly Room, when Mr. Jas. Sidebottom the proceedings, will appear this month presided, and an admirable paper was in the pages of our contemporary, “ The read by Mr. H. H. Tubbs, of Man- Union Magazine," and our number for chester, on "The Present Want of January will probably contain some Efficient Teachers in our Schools, How personal notes of a visit to the Conference, may it be Remedied?" A lively dis- introducing our readers somewhat more cussion ensued which lasted until dinner closely to its very interesting proceedings. time, when Mr. Alderman Manton, of Birmingham, succeeded Mr. Sidebottom as Chairman. At three o'clock the Conference resumed its sitting under the presidency of Thomas Barnes, Esq.,M.P., and a paper was read by Mr. Watson, of London, on The Necessity of Sunday School Unions, and How may they be

made most useful?"

The public meeting was held in the noble and elegant Free Trade Hall, at half-past six. Mr. Alderman Abbiss, of London, was to have presided, but was prevented by severe domestic affliction, and his place was most efficiently supplied by Mr. Sidebottom. The attendance was very large, and the meeting was addressed by Rev. J. G. Rogers, of Ashton, J. P. Chown, of Bradford, A. Mursell, and J. Garside, of Manchester, Messrs. Cooper, of Birmingham, and Cuthbertson and Reed, of London.

On Wednesday morning, November 4th, a select party of about 70 met together for breakfast, at the Albion Hotel, when Mr. Henry Lee presided, and a free conversation ensued on subjects connected with the progress of Sunday school instruction.

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL HONOUR.

Ar the period of the last panic in the American commercial world, the house of Messrs. James M Henry, at Liverpool, succumbed to the pressure of the times. The honour and integrity of Mr. M'Henry did not however depart with his failing fortunes, and since then he has more than surmounted the height of his former commercial standing. A few days ago Mr. Mozley, the Liverpool banker, in opening one of his London letters, found therein a cheque on the Bank of England for £47,000., with the name of "James M'Henry" attached. This cheque covered the sum, with interest, due to the bank of Mr. Mozley, when the Messrs. M'Henry suspended payment. Mr. Mozly, who is a liberal in politics, and a Jew in religion, has been elected Mayor of Liverpool.- Daily News.

CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

Our want of space prevents our entering into any details upon this afflicting subject, nor do we believe that they

The closing Conversazione took place in the evening of the same day at the Roby school room. At this meeting a would interest our readers. General very satisfactory report of the proceedings of the United Relief Committee was read and adopted. Mr. Brain was then called upon to repeat his oxhibition of the two Panoramas, and notice was given that they would be again shewn on the following evening for the benefit of Sunday scholars, and others who had not already had the opportunity of seeing them.

Rosecrans has been superseded, and General Thomas has succeeded him. The Federal army, however, is still cooped up in Chattanooga, but great efforts are being made to furnish supplies and reinforcements, so as to enable it again to take the field.