VI ADVERTISEMENT 



The folloiving are some of the subjects which may he embraced in the 

 reports: 



I. PHYSICAL CLASS. 



1. Physics, including astronomy, natural i^hilosophy, chemistry, and 

 meteorology. 



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



3. Agriculture. 



4. Application of science to arts. 



IL MORAL AND POLITICAL CLASS. 



5. Ethnology, including particular history, comparative philology, antiq- 

 uities, etc. 



6. Statistics and political economy. 



7. Mental and moral philosophy. 



8. A survey of the political events of the world; penal reform, etc. 



IIL LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS. 



9. Modern literature. 



10. The tine arts, and their application to the useful arts. 



11. Bibliography. 



12. Obituary notices of distinguished individuals. 



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

 treatises on subjects of general 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 i:>rocured by offering premiums for the best exposition of a 

 given subject. 



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

 previous to their publication. 



