hundred correspondents selected from 
learned men, natives or foreigners, 
» The second class is composed of forty 
meinbers, and in some degree corre- 
sponds with the ci-devant Vrench acade- 
my. It is particularly intrusted and 
‘charged with the completion of the 
French dictionary, and to examine in 
“relation to their language, such impor- 
tant works in literature, history, and the 
sciences, as, merit their attention, It 
“nominates of itsel!, and subject to the 
approbation of the Emperor a perpetual 
secretary, who still continues to make a 
part of the forty members of which this 
class is composed. They are*allowed to 
“elect twelve of their members into those 
of the other classes of the Institute. 
The third class is*composed of “forty 
members, and eight foreign associates. 
The learned languages, antiquities, mo- 
numents, history, the moral and political 
‘sciences, in their relation to history, are 
the objects of its researches ; it eudca- 
vours particularly to enrich French lite- 
rature, from the works of such Greek, 
Latin, and Oriental authors, that have not 
yet been translated. ‘Lhe members are 
charged with the continuation of a col- 
lection of diplomatic papers, facts, &c. 
A perpetual secretary is nominated in 
the same manner as in the other classes, 
and among other privileges, nine of the 
“members of this class, named by them- 
gelves, are qualified to sit as members of 
‘the other classes of*the Institute; they 
can also nominate and appoint sixty cor~ 
“respondents, natives or foreigners. The 
fourth class, on that of the fine arts, 
which will particularly demand our 
attention, is composed of — twenty- 
“eight members and eight foreign asso- 
ciates, Jt is composed and subdivided 
‘in the following manner: 
~~ Painting, six members; sculpture, six 
members; architecture, six members; 
engraving, three members; musical coim- 
position, three members. ; 
This class nominates, subject to the 
Emperor’s approbation, a perpetual se- 
cretary; six of its mentbers may be elected 
‘fro the’other class; and it is allowed to 
“nominate thirty-six corresponding mem- 
bers from natives abseut from Paris, or 
foreigners. ‘The foreign associates have 
“a deliberative voice only for the objects 
of science, literature, and the arts. 
The foreign members of the Institute 
~ ‘form a part of the or@ hundred and 
ninety-six correspondents, attached to 
the classes of the sciences, literature and 
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the fine arts. The correspondents ate 
not to assume the title of members of the 
Institute, and they lose that of correspon- 
dents, during the time of their residence 
at Paris, 
The nominations to vacant places is 
made. by each of the classes where the 
place is just vacant; the election to be 
confirmed by the Emperor. ; 
The members of the four classes 
have the right to assist reciprocally in 
the particular places of each, to the read- 
ing or lectures when they are requested. 
The body of the Institute unite four 
times in the year to give an account of 
their works. i 
They elect, in common the librarian, 
and sub-librarian of the Institute, like- 
wise all the agents and officers that be- 
long to the Institute. 
Each class holds every year a public 
meeting, at which the three others assist. 
There is, for the Institute in general, a 
committee, composed of five mem- 
bers, two of the first class, and one 
from each of the other three, named by 
their respective classes. 
Tiis committee regulates, during the 
general meetings, all that relates to the 
administvation ; to the general expences 
of the Institute, and to the division of 
the funds between the four classes. 
Each class afterwards regulates the 
employ of the funds that are ass gned to 
it for its expences, as all that relates to 
the printing and publication of its me- 
moirs, &e, 
Every year each class distributes pri- 
zes; the number and value of which 
are regulated in, the following manner: 
The first class, a prize of three thou- 
sand francs: the second and third, 
each a prize of one thousand five hun- 
dred ditto: and the fourth class, gratid 
prizes in painting, sculpture, architec- 
ture, and musical composition. “Those 
who have had one of these grand pri- 
zes are sent to Rome, and maintained at 
the public expence. 
I have been favoured with the names 
of the associates and correspondents of 
each class; but as our observations ave 
concentrating towards the arts alone, 
IT shall not occupy more of your valuable 
pages in detailing any other lists than that 
ofthe fourth class, which is as follows: 
FOURTH CLASS=—FINE ARTS, ‘ 
First Division, Painting —David, Van- 
Spaendonck, Vien, Vincent, Regnauit, 
Taunay, Denon, Visconti. ; ” 
Second Division, Sculpiure —Paregou, 
Houden, 
