TRANSACTIONS

OF THE

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

FOR THE

PROMOTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.

1858.

OF THE

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

FOR THE

PROMOTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.

1858.

EDITED BY

GEORGE W. HASTINGS, LL.B.

GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION.

(LONDON:

JOHN W. PARKER AND SON, WEST STRAND.

HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIDRAR

1867. Mar. 6 Love Film)

LONDON:

SAVILL AND EDWARDS, PRINTERS, CHANDOS STREET,

COVENT GARDEN.

CONTENTS.

Sermon preached before the Association. Right Rev. LORD BISHOP

Address on the Diffusion of Knowledge. LORD BROUGHAM
Address on Jurisprudence and Amendment of the Law. LORD CHAN-

Address on Education. Right Hon. W. CowPER, M.P..

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84

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Address on the Punishment and Reformation of Criminals. EARL of

CARLISLE, K.G.

Address on Public Health. EARL OF SHAFTESBURY

Address on Colonization as a Branch of Social Economy. Right Hon.

Sir JAMES STEPHEN, K.C.B. .

SELECT PAPERS.

I. JURISPRUDENCE AND AMENDMENT OF THE LAW.

The Legislative Arrangements of a Ministry of Justice. ARTHUR

SYMONDS

Free Trade in Land, a few Suggestions on the Expediency of facili-

tating the Sale and Transfer of Land in Great Britain.

LOCKE, A.R., F.S.S.L.

Statement of the Proceedings of the Special Committee of the Associa

tion on Bankruptcy and Insolvency. G. W. HASTINGS, LL.B. 135