ewards of scientific eminence; many are known to
have been such; but it would be quite sufficient for the argument to
mention the names of Lagrange, Laplace, Berthollet, and Chaptal.

The estimation in which the public hold literary claims in France and
England, was curiously illustrated by an incidental expression in the
translation of the debates in the House of Lords, on the occasion of His
Majesty's speech at the commencement of the session of 1830. The Gazette
de France stated, that the address was moved by the Duc de Buccleugh,
"CHEF DE LA MAISON DE WALTER SCOTT." Had an English editor wished to
particularize that nobleman, he would undoubtedly have employed the term
WEALTHY, or some other of the epithets characteristic of that quality
most esteemed amongst his countrymen.

If we turn, on the other hand, to the emoluments of science in France,
we shall find them far exceed those in our own country. I regret much
that I have mislaid a most interesting memorandum on this subject, which
I made several years since: but I believe my memory on the point will
not be found widely incorrect. A foreign gentleman, himself possessing
no inconsiderable acquaintance with science, called on me a few years
since, to present a letter of introduction. He had been but a short time
in London; and, in the course of our conversation, it appeared to me
that he had imbibed very inaccurate ideas respecting our encouragement
of science.

Thinking this a good opportunity of instituting a fair comparison
between the emoluments of science in the two countries, I placed a sheet
of paper before him, and requested him to write down the names of six
Englishmen, in his opinion, best known in France for their scientific
reputation. Taking another sheet of paper, I wrote upon it the names of
six Frenchmen, best known in England for their scientific discoveries.
We exchanged these lists, and I then requested him to place against each
name (as far as he knew) the annual income of the different appointments
held by that person. In the mean time, I performed the same operation on
his list, against some names of which I was obliged to place a ZERO. The
result of the comparison was an average of nearly 1200L. per annum for
the six French SAVANS whom I had named. Of the average amount of the
sums received by the English, I only remember that it was very much
smaller. When we consider what a command over the necessaries and
luxuries of life 1200L. will gi