TRANSACTIONS OF THE SECTIONS. 
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Proportions of Convictions and Executions. 
MURDER. 
5 years ending 1824, capitally convicted, 69, executed 47:—orVW 
5 years. 1829,.50,. 26or ^ 
5 years. 1834,. 43,....... 16:—or T VV 
Here there is a diminution of executions in each of the two last 
periods, and at the same time a diminution of crime. If we compare 
the two extreme periods, we find one third less crime in the last with 
16 executions, than in the first with 47 executions. 
The mean population of Prussia during the same period may be 
taken at 12,303,535, that being the amount according to the official 
census in 1826, which year falls exactly in the middle of the same 
series of years. 
On the Social Statistics of the Netherlands. By W. P. Greg. 
The essay, drawn up principally from the works of M. Quetelet, 
has been printed by the author. The information contained in it 
is classed under the heads of: 1, density of population; 2, number 
of children to a marriage ; 3, education ; 4, crimes against person; 
5, crimes against property ; 6, crimes of great violence. These sub- 
jects are discussed in tables for the different provinces of Belgium and 
Holland, and illustrated by six maps, in which the premises are shaded 
and numbered in the order of their numerical relations to the above 
six subjects. Comparisons are occasionally introduced between these 
results and those attained in France and England. 
Account of the Normal School in Dublin established by the Com¬ 
missioners of Education. By Dr. Dickenson. 
On Cooperative Shops for the purpose of supplying Workmen with 
the Necessaries of Life. By C. Babbage, JF.JR.S ., fyc. 
Mr. Babbage gave an account of an instance in which such shops 
were in operation from 1818 to 1832. He produced tables showing 
the number of purchases, the quantities of goods sold, and the rate 
of profit in every year during that period, and explained the causes 
which led to the failure and abandonment of the system at the end 
of the latter year. 
On the State of Education in the Deccan . By Lieut.-Col. Sykes, 
F. JR. S., S)C. 
Statistical documents relating to the New Colony of Australia were 
presented by Col. Sykes. 
