At the Annual Privy Council Examination for Certificates of Merit held in December, the following were the results for our two Normal Schools : : Forty-three male and forty-six female students left the Normal Schools in December last. Forty-one of the former, and thirtyone of the latter, are known to be now engaged in teaching. APPENDIX. DELIVERANCES BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. At Edinburgh the 29th day of May 1867; Which day the General Assembly of the Free Church of Inter alia The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Education, which, being printed and in the hands of the Members, was referred to by Mr. NIXON, the Convener, who addressed the Assembly thereanent. It was moved, seconded, and agreed to, that the General Assembly approve of the Report, and record their thanks to the Committee, especially to the Convener. EDINBURGH, 24th June 1867. The Assembly reappoint the Committee on Education, with Mr. Nixon as Convener (for list of names, see next page.) Extracted from the Records of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland by H. WELLWOOD MONCREIFF, Cl. Eccl. Scot. Lib. Mr. NIXON, Convener. ELDERS. Mr. WM. KIDSTON. Mr. JOHN LAUGHLAND. Mr. JOHN MACMILLAN. Mr. JOHN SIBBALD. Mr. P. D. SWAN. MR. W. S. TURNBULL. Mr. H. WALKER. Mr. R. C. WILLIAMSON. Dr. ALEX. WOOD. Principal LUMSDEN, Vice-Convener. Mr. WILLIAM GRAY, Secretary. Mr. ALEX. THOMSON, Inspector of Congregational Associations. Free Church of Scotland. FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE HOME MISSION AND CHURCH EXTENSION COMMITTEE. MAY 1867. FOLLOWING the course which has been adopted for the last two or three years, the Committee will first of all lay before the General Assembly an Abstract of their Income and Expenditure for the year ending 31st March 1867, and shall then add some remarks explanatory of the Charge and Discharge. CHARGE. I. Balance of last Account, ending 31st March 1866, II. Contributions during the year 1. Congregational Collections, £2,455 17 8 £3,556 2. Contributions from Mission Stations, 929 17 3 III. Proceeds of Stations from Sustentation Committee, for year to 15th March, 735 485 II. Territorial Operations— 1. Grants to fifteen Ministerial Charges in large 2. Do. to twenty-three Stations, do. do., at £80 and under, and their own Contributions returned, 2,777 13 2 3. Chalmers' Endowments Chalmers' Ch., Glas., £65 14 10 Young Street, do., 65 14 10 143 16 3 3,890 4 5 III. Evangelistic Deputations, including Travelling Expenses of Ministers, Tracts, etc., 480 16 7 IV. Grants in Aid to Ministers of Church Extension The first remark which the Committee has to make upon this statement is in reference to the balance. It will be observed that the year was commenced with a balance in favour of the fund of £2455, 17s. 8d., and that the balance in favour of the Scheme at 31st March last, with which the Committee have to commence operations for the present year, is only £871, 19s. 2d. In the Report which was given in last year, it was explained that the cause of |