One of the most interesting sights in this District is the aboriginal School on the Merri Creek. The Baptist persuasion in Melbourne has the credit of establishing this most interesting institution, having raised the necessary means to set it on foot; Mr. Langlands in particular has taken great trouble in the matter, and is extremely sanguine of the complete success of, what can only yet be termed an experiment upon the aborigines. We visited the station on Sunday last, and we now lay a description of it before our readers.

The situation of the school is one of the most beautiful about the town, it is within a few hundred yards of Dight's Mills, just above the junction of the Merri Creek and the River Yarra; the house was formerly occupied by Dr. McArthur, and has the Yarra in front, where it winds and curves most beautifully, and the Merri Creek at the back. The school house has four apartments, one a school room, another a kitchen and barrack for the children, and a parlour and bedroom for the teachers.

The Schoolmaster and Mistress are well educated and superior persons, and their care of the children under their tuition is unremitting. The schoolroom is an oblong apartment with seats along the sides; we were particularly pleased with the cleanly appearance of the children, the boys dressed in clean shirts and the girls in dark print frocks; about thirty were present, and their orderly behaviour and attention to the teachers was very remarkable. They read their lessons well, considering the short time they have been under the charge of Mr. Peacock, and sung several hymns in very excellent style. The boys seem far more intelligent than the girls, and their appearance and cast of features are also much better, - one of them the son of the chief, is a particularly fine young man, and seems to exercise considerable authority over the other youths.

One or two of the old aborigines were present and appeared much interested in what was going on, and did everything in their power to keep order. The mia-mia's of the tribe are at the distance of about a mile up the river, and the young girls sleep there in good weather, but in wet weather Mrs. Peacock has to take them into her own parlour and keep them there. Mr. Peacock seems to have a particular aptitude at teaching, having formerly been engaged under the Protectorate in this capacity, and the progress he has already made is most wonderful - and it is to be hoped as the experiment has succeeded so well that it will not be abandoned. We must not forget to mention that a book is kept in which visitors enter their names, and in it the Rev. Dr. John Dunmore Lang has recorded his high opinion of the school and of the abilities of the schoolmaster, Mr. Peacock. Several other names are in the book, and we are sure many more will go out to see the school, but it would be proper to go on particular days else it might be irksome to the teachers. Visitors will also see the aboriginal graves near the schoolhouse which are a great curiosity.

The object of this experiment is to try if the aborigines, when taken young from the tribe, may not be educated and civilized, and it has hitherto been conduced by the Baptist Church under the immediate superintendence of Mr. Langlands and Mr. Mortimer, who have each given large sums from their private means to keep it up; Rev. John Ham has been also very much interested in its success; the house was empty, and being on Government land, Mr. La Trobe kindly gave permission to have it occupied by the school.

The philanthropic individuals who originated the undertaking cannot be expected to do much more, and we must solicit aid both from the public and from Government. The former must come forward and give liberally for such an excellent object, and the Government must give as much as is raised by the public in the shape of fees, and also afford the land - for a term of years - on which the house is erected.

Although two or three excellent individuals connected with the Baptist Church have set it on foot, it is not their intention to make it a sectarian institution, but to leave it open to all classes of the community, who owe it as a solemn duty to do everything in their power to promote the welfare of the aborigines.