1008 
might tend to prevent the avidity and 
cunning of some professional men. 
“6 Yei, amongst the ancients and 
. the moderns, the wisest Jaws have 
not been able to prevent this evil, 
which re-appears: under a thousand 
Shapes. If the knowledge of the 
forms of proce!ure were generally 
Spread ; if all the tricks and turns 
of chicane were well known, and 
ceased to be the useful secret of 
knaves; no one would dare to use 
them: and, perhaps by means 
of this course, the yradual destruc- 
tion might be operated of that 
chicane, which is the mst dangerous 
malady of justice.” Though there 
be schools for the education of 
Jawyers and physicians, itis believed 
there are none especially dedicated 
to that of the clergy ; and with: the 
universities all degrees have expired. 
He justly praises the liberality of the 
€ancient government, which, at the 
college of Louis the Great, educated 
six hundred boys free of all expence, 
and founded the excellent military 
schools, which formed so many great 
men. The various universities also 
enjoyed very numerous free scholar. 
ships. He justly regrets the sale of 
the funds destined fur these laudable 
Purposes, and quotes, wiih deserved 
applause, the example of Washing- 
tony who bequeathed a great part of 
his wealth for the public instruction 
of his country. He _ preposes, 
therefore; 1. That such donations 
be authorized by law. 2. That 
small contributions be paid by those 
who have received their education 
in these seminaries. 3, That the 
government, actually in possession 
of eight millions of acres of woods, 
sould for a very trifling profit, should 
allot the whole, or a part, for this 
purpose. 4. That a part of the 
national lands, generally sold at five 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
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1806. 
or six years purchase of the rent, 
should be disposed of to administra- 
tors, on condition of paying th 
price at the end of six years; whew 
the departments might be excited, 
by the certainty of the pledge, to 
contribute by gifts or loans to dew 
fray the expenece, 
He concludes with remarks upor 
the rewards to be offered, in order 
to excite emulation; and recome 
mends that, afler solemn examinae 
tions, the most meritorious of the 
poor scholars should have an allows 
ance of certain sums, in order’ to 
prosecute their studies, or be placed. 
at the public offices, where intrigue 
and interest have too long supplanted 
merit, and states sometimes perish 
by the ignorance of subalterns. He 
justly and somewhat boldly repro- 
bates the military education given 
by the ancient Greeks and Romans, 
** Where what was called a republic 
was a handful of nen, who kept the 
rest of the people in oppression and 
slavery.” 
If this important subject of nas 
tional education bave diffused itself 
to more length than was intendedy 
it must. be considered tn apologyy 
that some degree of minuteness: 1s 
essential fo its illustration: and it 
was thought that the practical opi« 
nions of an experienced masilery in a 
country where an unprecedented 
revolution had authorized every ex~ 
periment and innovation, deserved: 
to be weighed with particular atten 
tion. 
Luxury of Paris. From the Same. 
Vol. IL. 
An Englishman who has not vi- 
sited Paris; wihl scarcely believe 
that the luxury of London can be 
exceeded. 
