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borer as well as the pibesphtee the Jew as well as the chris- 
tian, are so well known, and so evident, that no anne 
person can entertain the least doniet with respect toi 
his declaration of the principles which govern che socie- 
ty, renewed by M. Chasson, one of its secretaries, at the 
meeting of the 27th of September, 1827, was followed by a, 
report upon the situation of the society ‘and the results a 
ready obtained. Afflicted by the fury with which so many 
persons yield to an excess of gambling, and the misery ocea- 
sioned by this detestable passion, the society ordained a prize 
for the best work. against this shameful vice... The number 
of competitors was considerable ; but the prize was adjudg- 
ed, and the society seen: its value for the next year, It 
will be three hundred fran: 
ieee ociety ociety had « conceived | the project of forming, i in Prov- 
i meine a home and without resources ; but circumstan- 
ces, which could not be foreseen, occasioned. the postpone- 
ment of this interesting project; but the hope is cherished 
Bae resuming it next year. In the mean time, the society has, 
extended its care to the young orphan Greeks, and it is esti- 
mated that a-capital of one hundred and forty-four thousand 
francs will be necessary for this charitable. purpose, within 
the year. But this sum is very small compared with the 
the society of Marseilles invites the other inhabitants. of 
rance to unite in this work of mercy.—Rev. ce 
1827. 
16. Figure of the Earth—M. Biot cond a memoir on this 
subject, before the Institute, on the 3d of November see 
His own observations, confirming the results at which many 
others have arrived, have induced him to admit that the ac- 
tion of ‘gravity is no ot the same at all points on the same par- 
alle 1, cand eer * is not a uniform variation on the same 
thereafter to ceccd ohgentakions. on oi ad of she 
lum, to render them as useful as possible. Every i 
