380 Foreign Literature and Science. 



Foreign Literature and Science; extracted by Prof. J. 

 Griscom. 



17. Premiums awarded by the French Academy. — At a 

 public session of the Academy, on the 25th of August, 1827, 

 at which M. Picard presided, the prize of Eloquence was 

 divided between M. M. Girardin and Patin. Two other dis- 

 courses were honorably mentioned. 



The prize of Poetry was decreed to Pierre- Augusto Le- 

 maire, adjunct professor of the university. The subject was 

 the heroism of unfortunate Greece. 



On the termination of the literary session, M. Picard read 

 the report on the prizes founded by M. de Montyon. Agree- 

 ably to the will of this benevolent individual, the Academy 

 decreed eleven prizes to the same number of females, for 

 acts of the most disinterested virtue during the preceding 

 year. The prizes to each person varied from three thou- 

 sand francs to five hundred francs, according to the merit of 

 the acts for which they were assigned. The females who 

 received these honorable testimonials of virtuous deeds, re- 

 side in different parts of France. 



The prizes to be bestowed upon the authors of ivorks most 

 useful to the public morals were then decreed. 1st, a prize 

 of six thousand francs for the work of Madame Guizot, en- 

 titled, Education dpmestique, ou Lettresde famille surP edu- 

 cation, 2 vols. 8vo ; 2d, a prize of four thousand francs to the 

 work of M. Alibert, first physician in ordinary to the king, 

 entitled, Physiologie des passions, ou Nouvelle doctrine des 

 sentimens moraux, 2 vols. 8vo ; 3d, a prize of three thousand 

 francs to the work of M. Merville, entitled, Les deux ap- 

 prentis, 4 vols. 1 2mo ; intended by the author for the benefit 

 of young artizans, in order to divert them from the shame and 

 disgrace attendant upon disorderly conduct and the frequent- 

 ing of bad company. 



Premiums of a similar nature will be decided in the ensu- 

 ing year ; and in addition to these , from the funds left by 

 M. Montyon, the following: 1st, for 1828, a prize of six thou- 

 sand francs, on a question of morals, the particular subject 

 to be left to the author. 2d, for 1829, a prize of eight thou- 

 sand francs, on this subject — l CIiarity, considered in its prin- 

 ciples, its applications, and its influence on morals and social 

 economy. 3d, for 1830, a prize of ten thousand francs, on 



