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THE SCHOOL QUEsTIoN.-This is the topic which is at present agtating the citizens of New York. s.##

 The merits of the question are simply these. The education fund, now disposed, makes no distnc- ton of sects classes. The books adopted by the ools are all alike and every thing sectarsn in ligon has been carefully expurga,ed from them The bible alone is used and without comment or sec.ari- an bias. The catholics, It appears, are dissatisfied with this mode, and wish special appropria ion, so that their children may be taught in their peculiar nets To this end, they have agitated the question for several years, but without success.

 On the 18th ult., Bishop Hughes, man of great influences ambition. and talent, assembled meeting and nominated members to the general assembly, pledged, as he stated, to forward their views. This ticket embraced all the regular democratic nominees except three. The speech which he delivered the occasion showed an intimate knowledge of the char of his iish countrymen; and the ticket ried by accla amation. On the following day howe, the regular democratic candidates came out in q com nuncation, stating that they " utterly opposed to any appropriation of the school funds for any tarian purpose, directly or indirectly"

 The probability IS by this tme, the Bishop mas made new nomination, and prejudiced large DOT ton ofthe other sects against the regular democratic candidates.

 From the Sun of the 30th, we learn that the u,ure pruden. of the catholics opposed to the measure, and that the number of those who indiscreet enough to engage in it is very small.

 The consequence may be the defeat of party. We have hopes, however, that before the election. they will be wise enough to see how utterly incom- patble the movement is with the genius and spirit of Ixarl