Education of the Poor. 379 
29. Monument of Pultowa. 
A monument of cast iron bas been erected at Pultowa by 
the emperor Alexander, in memory of the victory obtainec 
by Peter the great over Charles the 12th of Sweden. 
Idem. 
30. Biography of Linneus. 
Chaver has receidly brought to light at the house of a 
Florist, a biography of Linneus, in’ the Swedish language, 
written by himself and continued to his death. 
The manuscript has been sent to Upral and will soon be 
published in an 8vo. of five hundred pages. It will be or- 
namented with six engravings, presenting two portraits of 
the celebrated naturalist, a fac simile of his writing, his 
monument in the cathedral church and the arms of his fam- 
Hy.—Idem 
31. Jurisprudence in Switzerland. 
A premium of fifty louis has been granted to M. Han- 
gard by a convention of inhabitants of the Canton de Vaud, 
in Switzerland, for the’ best dissertation on the question, 
‘would the institution of juries in criminal cases prove ad- 
vantageous in the Canton de Vaud.” ‘The memoir will be 
printed at the expense of the Canton and spread through- 
out Switzerland. ‘The author has decided against the es- 
tablishment of juries in Switzerland though an admirer in 
general of that excellent institution. But in the Canton the 
judges are appointed by the people at determinate site 2 ; 
they receive nothing from government, and have 
grace, favours, nor fortune to hope for. Their indepen 
1ese 
others not less ale, are dovloped inthe meni with 
great pre cision.—: 
‘ of the Poor. 
vyl desitiniteates 
upon a large scale, 
If the bse fo — cebiidien: at Hosfe 
the happy influence of a moral education 
