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Excerpt from The Theory of Evolution of Living Things and the Application of the Principles of Evolution to Religion
"Hannah Acton, of Euston Square, widow of Samuel Acton, architect, from motives of respect and regard for the memory of her late husband, and in order to carry into effect his desire and intention, and with a view to the diffusion and extension of useful knowledge in the Royal Institution, invested the sum of one thousand pounds sterling upon trust, so that at the end of every seven years successively one hundred and five pounds should be offered as a reward or Prize to the person, who shall in the judgment of the Committee of Managers for the time being of the said Institution, be the Author of the best essay illustrative of the Wisdom and Beneficence of the Almighty, in such department of Science as the said Committee of Managers shall in their discretion select."
[There having been no assignment of such Prize on the last septennial occasion - two Prizes were awarded in the year 1872, the other Essapst being Mr B. Thompson Lowne, F.R.C.S.]
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