SATURDAY, 30th.

The Assembly was to-day occupied with matters chiefly connected with the Colleges. The Report on the Widows' Fund was given in by Professor MACDOUGALL; and of the Aged and Infirm Ministers Fund, and Church and Manse Building Committee, by Mr. WILSON of Dundee.

MONDAY, 1st June.

In the absence of Dr. Julius Wood, the Report on State of Religion and Morals was given in by Mr. JAMES BALFOUR. It was supported by Dr. Begg, Mr. Robert Paul, Mr. Mackenzie, Dunfermline, Mr. Miller, C. E., Mr. Turnbull of Huntingtower, and Mr. Nairn, Dundee.

The Report on Temperance was then given in by Professor MILLER. Remarks were made by Mr. Adam, Aberdeen, Mr. R. Johnston, Mr. Kidston, Mr. Blackadder, and Mr. Balfour.

The Assembly then received the Report on Sabbath Observance, which was supported by Sir Henry Moncreiff, Dr. Begg, Mr. J. Balfour, and Mr. Nelson, Greenock, Mr. Blackadder, and Mr. Nixon.

Foreign Missions.

In the evening, Dr. CANDLISH gave in the Report on Foreign Missions. The total income for the year was £11,794, 5s. 4d. being a falling off of £2860, 7s. 7d. from the previous year. The Assembly was then addressed by Dr. Murray Mitchell, Mr. Braidwood, Mr. Carstairs Douglas, Mr. Carlile, Bombay, and Dr. Guthrie. Want of space prevents our giving any details of this most interesting report.

TUESDAY, 2nd June.

The subjects during the forenoon were the General Collections, the sanctioning of Charges, Colleagues and

Successors, management of the schemes, election of elders, &c.

In the evening, an interesting letter was read from Manuel Matamoros, the Spanish prisoner for Christ's sake in the prison of Granada, in answer to one of sympathy sent to him by last Assembly.

The next Assembly was appointed to be held on Thursday, 19th May, 1864. The Moderator then delivered the concluding address, and after prayer, and singing a part of the 122d Psalm, the General Assembly of 1863 was brought to a close.

PRAY FOR YOUR ENEMIES.

A GOOD man wrote in his journal, that some persons would never have had a particular share in his prayers but for the injuries they had done him.

SATURDAY NIGHT.

A TEXT FOR OUR TEACHER.

July 1863.

July 4. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understand

ing.-Prov. iii. 5.

11. Shall not God avenge his own elect, which ery day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.-Luke xviii. 7, 8.

18.

If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.-John viii. 51.

25. Joy and gladness shall be found in Zion, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. -Isa. li. 3.

INDIA.

CALCUTTA.

Bauleah Mission.

In the beginning of April last year, the Rev. Behari Lal Sing, who addressed the General Assembly at Edinburgh in 1861, accompanied by three native Christian teachers, began operations at Bauleah. The first Christian vernacular school of the English Presbyterian Church, was opened with ten scholars, under the shade of a thatched roof supported by bamboos. Three other schools have since been formed, and the total attendance has increased to 260. A beginning of female education has been made. Each Sabbath, besides conducting service with the Europeans, Behari preaches to the natives. During the cool season, he and his assisstants itinerated through the district preaching the gospel to the people. They were always well received, and had large audiences.

Lady Elgin.

LADY ELGIN, wife of the Governor-general of India, lately visited Dr. Duff's institution at Calcutta. She came in state, with the vice-regal carriage, and out-riders, and every. thing else belonging to her high rank. The event created a profound sensation in the native community. Dr. Duff showed her ladyship through the different departments of the building. The average daily attendance in the college department is about 250; in the school department about 750; in all, about 1000. The two highest classes were examined on some of the higher subjects of study; while 200 of the younger pupils went through various exercises and sang an English hymn, in the gal lery of the great hall. Thereafter, her ladyship proceeded to Rambagan Lane, to visit Dr. Duff's Hindu girls' day school.

MADRAS.

Preaching in the Country.

WE visited Yecaudoo, and took our stand opposite a native school. About sixty or seventy people came around us.

One

There too we declared the great truths of the Bible. feature for good which we observed in all our visits was the number of females, their eagerness to hear, and freedom of mingling with our listeners. They formed the most interesting part of our audience, and did not leave the ground till the very last.

Another feature for good which we observed, was that in almost every village we found one or more of our scholars, most anxious to show their gratitude and affection for us. They always took our part in discussions and disturbances. This is most cheering to every one who is engaged in propagating the truth.-Rev. S. Ettirajooloo.

"THANK YOU FOR THE GOSPEL."

A MISSIONARY says that he once visited a very excellent negro woman on her dying bed. He took leave of her as though he expected to see her no more in this world. Just as he was turning away she made signs of wishing to say something else. He drew near her bedside, when with her dying breath she made the inquiry, "Who shall I see in heaven?"

He replied, "Jesus, for he appears in the midst of the throne as a lamb that has been slain."

"Yes, yes; but who else shall I see?"

The missionary replied, "All the good people of former ages are now in heaven; you will meet with them."

But, as if not yet satisfied, she said, "Shall I see any of the missionary society?" meaning the friends and supporters of the society.

"Do you wish to see them?"

"Oh yes, yes, massa, and say, Thank you for the gospel."-S. S. Teacher's Journal.

THE USES OF TRIAL.

TRIAL is intended to discover what is in man; to show his strength or his weakness, his virtue or his vice, his religion or his irreligion. -Dr. Jones.

A LIFE SAVED BY A BEETLE.

JEREMY TAYLOR has somewhere said that "a fly, with God's message, could choke a king." A little insignificant beetle is known once to have saved the life of an eminent man. The following is the story:

About 1790, during the bloody times of the French Revolution, any one who was suspected of having a hankering in favour of royalty, or of being indifferent to the "Goddess of Reason," was in daily risk of being hurried