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fine arts. The members who compofe the firft clafs are: 
Andreoffi, Bonaparte, Coftaz, Fourier, Girard, Lep re, 
Leroi; Malus; Monge, Nouet, Quefnot, Horace Say. Thofe’ 
which ¢ompofe the phyfical clafs are: Berthollet, Champy, 
Conité, Delifle, Deicotils, Defeenettes, Dolomieu, Dubois, 
Geoffroy, Savigny. Thofe who compofe the clafs of poli- 
tical economy are: Cafarelli; Gloutier, Pouffielgue, Suls 
kowfky, Sucy, Tallien. Thofe who compofe the clafs of li- 
terature and the arts are: Denon, Dutertre, Norry, Parfeval, 
Redouté, Rigel, Venturi, D. Raphael. 
The objeéts with which the Inftitute will be occupied are: 
ete propagation of knowledge in Egypt. 2. Refearches 
into the natural hiftory, induftry and hiftory of Egypt. The 
Inftitute, which meets on the firft and fixth of every decade, 
held its firft fitting on the 6th of Fruétidor, An. VI. In 
ihis fitting Monge was appointed prefident, and Bonaparte 
vicc-prefident. General Bonaparte then propofed the fix 
following queftions: 1. Are the ovens employed for baking 
ammunition bread capable of any improvement in regard to 
the expence of fuel, and what are thefe improvements ? 
2. Does Egypt furnifh any thing which can be fubftituted 
for hops in the brewing of beer ? 
3. What are the beft means to cool and purify the water 
of the Nile ? wor 
4. In the: prefent ftate of things at Cairo, whether is 
it moft convenient to conftruct a wind-mill or a water- 
mill ? ; 
5. Does Egypt furnith refources for manufaéturing gun- 
powder, and what are thefe refources ? 
6. What is the ftate of jurifprudence, of judiciary order 
civil and criminal, and of education in Egypt?) What im. 
provements are poffible in thefe departments, and wifhed for 
by the natives? 
Second Sitting, Fru€tidor 14, 
C. Andreoffi made a report on the fifth queftion propofed 
