y^ ADVERTISEMENT. 



The. followivg are some of the subjects which may he embraced in the 

 reports: 



I. PHYSICAL CLASS. 



L Pliy.si{!S, iucluding astronomy, natural philosophy, chemistry, aud 



meteorology. 



2. Natural history, iucluding botany, zoology, geology, etc. 



3. Agriculture. 



4. Application of science to arts. 



IL MORAL AND POLITICAL CLASS. 



5. Ethnology, includiug i)articular liistory, comparative ])hilo]ogy, antiq- 

 uities, etc. 



6. Statistics and i)()litieal economy. 



7. Mental and moral jdiilosophy. 



8. A survey of the political events of the woi-Id; iienal reform, etc. 



IIL LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS. 



9. Modern literature. 



10. The fine arts, and their api)lication to the useful arts. 



1 1 . Bibliography. 



12. Obituary notices of distinguished individuals. 



II. To DIFFUSE Knowledge. — It is proposed to puhlish occasionally separate 

 treatises on subjects of gener(d interest. 



1. These treatises may occasionally consist of valuable memoirs translated 

 from foreign languages, or of articles prepared under the direction of the 

 Institution, or procured by ottering premiums for the best exposition of a 

 given subject. 



2. The treatises to lie submitted to a commission of competent judges 

 previous to their publication. 



