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rri;jeque3- ^^ tlip}' by their Own, nature capable of beins; -advanced, snd 

 tiotis. ^^,j,at jj,.g ^he limits which appear to bound their possible im- 



provement ? 4rh. — What are the properest means for giving 

 fhis possible degree of perfection to those parts of nioral 

 science? 5th.-^It is more particularly desired that the dis- 

 cussion of this matter should be so conducted as to present 

 results tending to advance the theory of the legislation most 

 flimformable to the nature of man." 



The prize is lOD gold ducats of Holland ; and the concur- 

 ». rence is open till the lirst of September 18C6. 



The second prize. " To determine by analytical investigation 

 iftf political economy what are the points in whicli the funda- 

 jnental posiiion:^ of Adam Smith and Dr. Quesnay agree, and 

 those in \v!iich they differ or are even opposite to each oiher. 

 This examination must necessarily present results useful ^o the 

 progress of the science of political ecr.no)ny." 



The prize is 100 gold ducats of Holland ; and the concur- 

 rence is open till the f.rst of September I8O6. 



The dissertations are required to be written in Latin, French, 

 or Polish, and the.packet addressed to the rector of the Univer- 

 taty of Vilna, to the cave of Messrs. Layscr or Karner, who 

 are bankers in the same tovn, and to whom the rector will give 

 a receipt. The University does not engage to return either the 

 Memoirs rr drawings which shall bo fowarded iu this compe- 

 tition ; but the authors may take copies of the same at any time. 

 Tiiese works will not be printed by the University without the 

 the formal consent of the authors ; but the authors themselves 

 arc at liberty to publish them in whatever manner they please. 



The prizes will be awarded before the new year, that is to say. 

 before the first of January 1807 ,for those solutions made in the 

 first year, and before the 1st of January 1S08, for those made 

 in the second year ; and lastly, before the f.rst of January ISOp, 

 for those made in the third year. The adjudicatious will be 

 respectively announced in the public gtizettes. 



Each author may in person receive his p!i7e from the ad- 

 ministrative committee of the Imperial University of Vilna, or 

 he may employ a person to whom he shall have given his full 

 procuration. The prize will, according to the election of the 

 candidate, consist either in the sum of money named, or a gold 

 iiierlal of the same value. 



The actual professors and honorary members resident in 

 V'ilna are not admitted to this competition. 



