58 SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 



Neworganira- The firft: fitting of the firft clafs, in Vend^miare; that of 

 FrLlinftitutc. the fecond > in Nivofe ; that of the third, in Germinal; and 

 that of the fourth, in Meflidor ; are to be public. 



In conformity to thefe decrees, the national inftitute has been 

 re-organifed. 



The firft clafs, that of phyfical and mathematical fciences, 

 held its firft fitting on Monday the 11th Pluviofe. 



C. Chaptal was chofen prefident; and C. Cuvier, perpe- 

 tual fecretary of the feclion of phyfical fciences ; and C. De- 

 lambre, for that of mathematical fciences. 



The committee to propofe regulations are CC. Laplace, 

 Monge, and Fourcroy. 



The fitting of the fecond clafs, that of French language and 

 literature, was held on Wednefday the 13th. 



Prefident: C. Luc ien Bonaparte. Perpetual fecretary : C. 

 Suard. 



Committee, &c. CC. Morallet, Bigot-Preameneu and 

 Andrieux. 



The third clafs, that of hiftory and foreign literature, on 

 Friday the 15th. 



Prefident: C. Le Brun. Perpetual fecretary: C. Dacier. 



Committee, &c. CC. Paftoret, Dutheil, and Sylveftre de 

 Sacy. 



The fourth clafs, that of the fine arts, on Saturday the 16th. 



Prefident : C. Vincent. Perpetual fecretary : C. Labre- 

 ton. 



Committee, &c. CC. Vincent, Danon, Dufourny, Gretry 

 and Moitte. 



Galvanic Information. 



Galvanic re- THE Moniteur of the 2d Floreal (April 22,) fays "the 

 fearches. galvanic fociety continues its labours with zeal and with the 



mod marked fuccefs." 



" Cit. Gautherot has performed a fuccefiion of experiments 

 tending to prove that the developement of electricity is pro- 

 portionate to the furfaces. 



" New difcoveries have been publilhed by Profeifor Aldini 

 relative to the exiftence of a galvanic atmofphere, and to the 

 contraaibility of the heart. 



¥ Cit. 



