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centre, and not in the south, as has been supposed ; the same dis- 

 tricts shew the least amount of crime. The greatest amount of 

 crime is in Corsica and Alsace. 



In both sexes, the greatest number of crimes is committed be- 

 tween the ages of 25 and 30, which short period embraces nearly 

 one-fifth of the whole. 



It is impossible to give an accurate notion o^ the various inte- 

 resting comparisons given in this work, without extending this re- 

 port too far. 



M. Guerry concludes by warning his readers not to be too has- 

 tily led away to the conclusion that education hfis a tendency to de- 

 velope instead of repressing crime, remarking, that the utmost li- 

 mit warranted by his observations is, that education is a mighty in- 

 strument, powerful either for good or evil according as it is direct- 

 ed, and that, unless, \^'hilst we inform the intellect, we also take 

 pains to cultivate the moral sentiments, and to touch the affections 

 of the heart, we bestow only a doubtful advantage on its object. 



Mr Auldjo read an account of Potindo's work on the revenue 

 and population of the kingdom of Naples, referring to that part of 

 the kingdom lying north of the Straits of Messina, giving details 

 of the state of the population, and the public institutions. These 

 statements shew the amount of population, the extent of the coun- 

 try, the quantity cultivated, uncultivated, in forest land, and capa- 

 ble of being cultivated ; giving comparisons in these respects with 

 the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the kingdom of Sardinia, and the 

 dominion of the Church. They also shew the number of landed 

 proprietors, renters of land, labourers, and paupers. An examina- 

 tion of the revenue shewed it to be in a prosperous state, and that 

 the funded debt of the nation would probably be redeemed in fif- 

 teen years. 



The Secretary read a paper by Mr Murray, on the different rates 

 of mortality in the higher and lower classes of society, shewing 

 that the author's observations agreed with those of Dr Villerme in 

 representing the most opulent classes as the longest lived. Mr 

 Mun-ay hoped to lay the details of his observations before the next 

 meeting of the Association, 



These remarks gave rise to some discussion, in the course of 

 which Mr Humby observed that in Lancashire and Cheshire those 

 receiving the highest wages in manufacturing towns were often im- 

 provident and dissipated, and consequently short-lived. 

 , The Secretary read a paper by Mr Grut, on the tables which 



