in some places sent their mite likewise by their children, requesting that they might also be allowed to contribute to so blessed a cause. The teachers in many schools, without any suggestion from us, and entirely of their own accord, made a collection among themselves, and sent the amount with that contributed by the chil. dren. The limits of a letter do not admit of the many pleasing facts that have come to our knowledge, arising out of this mea. sure, and some instances of Christian liber. ality and self-denial on the part of the chil. dren that would do honour to persons of more advanced years, and greater maturity in divine things. We have reason to believe, that the adoption of this plan bas mnade both parents and children more deeply sensible of the privileges they enjoy, more thankful for them, and more anxious that the inhabitants of other countries, less happily circumstanced, might be made par. takers of them : indeed we see, that the peculiar blessing of God has accompanied the effort; and can we doubt, that he, who pronounced so high a blessing upon the liberality of the poor widow, would look with an approving smile upon the thousands of poor children as they “ cast their mites" (which were literally call the money they had") into the Lord's treasury.

« We beg to enclose a Bill on London a. mounting to £43 5s. 7d. the contributions of seventy-seven schools--L33 8s. 7d. of which, is made up of the pennies given to your So. cietg by EIGHT THQUSAND AND TWENTY. THREE SUNDAY ScuooL CHILDREX, AND £9 175. BY THE TEACHERS; and we present the whole as a free-will offering of THE CHILDREN AND TEACHERS OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN THE NEWCASTLE SUNDAY SCHOOL Union, with their most earnest wishes and prayers for the success of your excellent Institution. We cannot conclude without expressing our anxious hope, that other Unions in this kingdon, influenced by the same feelings, and actu. ated by similar motives with ourselves, may adopt the same plan, and which we are con. fident will be followed by the like gratifying results. May the blessing of him whose Divine Spirit suggested the idea, and crown. ed with success this humble attempt to ex. tend the Redeemer's kingdom, rest upon you and the children committed to your care."

Since the above contribution was received from the Newcastle-on-Tyne Sunday School Union, this plan of Sunday School Children subscribing one penny each, annually, in aid of the funds of the Sunday School 80ciety for Ireland, has been also generously adopted, and liberal contributions have already been received from several Sunday schools.

We now wish you, dear young friends, to consider what privileges you enjoy by at. tending the Sunday School. There you are taught to read the Holy Scriptures, which contain the words of eternal life,” and which “are able to make wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Je. bus.” Would you not wish to endeavonr to extend these blessings to others? We would tell you that there are thousands and tens of thousands of poor children in Ireland, who do not enjoy such blessings. Are not your hearts affected by the melancholy con. dition of these poor children ? and are you not desirous of doing something for tbeir relief? Trusting that you are, we would suggest to you to follow the example of the Children in the Sunday Schools mentioned above, by subscribing 'ONE PENNY a year, r we will not receive more,) to assist the funds of the Sunday School Scciety for Ireland. We request you, however, to understand, that we do not wish you thus to sub'scribe unless you and your parents quite approve of the plan. We do not wish you to give“ grudgingly," or of “necessity,” but

'with a willing mind, for you will remember in that God “loveth a cheerful give

GEESE. · The Gray Goose may be rendered very tame, and it is capable of feeling great affection for those who are kind to it. I will tell you a story that will show you this, and that these birds are neither shy, like the Snow.Geese of Hudson's Bay, nor silly, like those of Siberia.

There was once a gentleman who lived in France : he was called the Count de Buffon, and he was reinarkably fond of observing the characters and manners of different ani. mals. I believe his friends could not please him much better than by telling him true stories of any animal they happened to meet with. A gentleman who kept Geese, one day related the following story to the Count: " In my flock of Geese I had two Ganders, who were often striving for mastery: one of them was gray, and the other white. The gray Gander was much stronger than the other; and I believe that one day he would have quite killed him, if I had not been induced, by the noise they were mak. ing, to go to the bottom of the garden, where I happily arrived in time to rescue poor Jacquot (for that was the name given to the wbite Gander) from the gripe of his enemy. Jacquot was very grateful for my help, and soon became much attached to me.

One day I was going to a wood abont a mile and a half distant, and as I passed through the park in my way to it, my friend Jacquot followed me very familiarly, till I came to an ice-house at the extremity of the enclosure. Here we parted. I shut Jacquot into the park, and pursued my walk alone." When he saw himself separated from me, he began to make a strange noise. Still I went on, and when I had gone about half a mile, I heard something heavy flying, and, turning round, I saw poor Jacquot almost close to me. He followed me all the way, sometimes flying and sometimes walk. ing. He would get before me, and scop where the path separated, in order to see which way I was going. The walk was a very long one, and I was gone many hours ; but still Jacquot followed me through all the windings of the wood, without seeming tired. · Another time I was at the house of a friend, and as Jacquot happened to be passing the window, he heard my voice. The door of the house was open: he came in ; ascended the stairs; and, to the no small alarm of the family, entered the room in which we were sitting, uttering loud cries of joy. · You have seen a dog leading a poor blind man by a string, and were very much pleased with the care he took to guide him safely. I have read, that in a village in