In the first volume of this Journal, (No. 10, p. 150,) we published an interesting communication in regard to the partial provision, which had been made, by the liberality of private individuals, for instructing the children of the laborers on the Western rail-road. When inserting that communication, we could not refrain from adding the injunction, “Go And Do Likewise,” to all, who had a similar sphere of beneficent action. We rejoice to be able to say, that this, to a great extent, has been done. The communication, referred to, stated, that, “on the first day of January, 1839, we began with but two Irish children.” Now, hundreds of the children of the laborers on the great line of road, west of the Connecticut river, are in schools, which have been provided for them by private charity. And by the journals of the House of Representatives, we perceive, that many petitions for pecuniary aid have been forwarded to the Legislature.