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Comparative numbers of the Royal Society of London, the Insti- 
tute of France, the Italian Academy of Forty, and the Royal Acade- 
my of Berlin. 
Number of Members = Number of For- 
‘Country. Population. of its Academy. eign Members. 
I. England . 22,299,000 . 50 
2. France . 33,058,000 , 15 ‘ } force: 
3. Prussia . 12,415,000 é 38 ‘16 
4. Italy — . 12,000,000 40 8 
Hence it appears that in Frarice, one person out of 427,000, is a 
member of the Institute; that in Italy and Prussia, about one out of 
300,000 ; and in England, every 32,000 inhabitants produce a Fellow 
of the Royal Society. 
In France, the situation of its savans is highly respectable, as well 
a8 profitable. 
Number of the Members of the Institute Total number of each class 
who belong to the Legion of Honor. of the Legion of Honor. 
Grand Croix ‘ 4 c 
Grand Officier ‘ : 3 5 160 
Commandeur . ‘ 4 ; 400 
Officier 17 
Chevalier 2 ee ‘ Not limit 
Of the Order of St. Michel.’ Total Number of that Order. 
Grand Croix % 100: 
Chevalier Ee ee 
Among the members of the Institute, there are— 
ukes E : 2 
Marguis 1 
Counts . 4 
Viscounts : é 2 
Barons - 14 
Of these there are Peers of France 
Among the 685 members of the’ Royal Society, there might be 
found a greater number of peers than there are in the Institute of 
France ; but a fairer mode (says the writer) of instituting the com- 
Parison, is to inquire how many titled members there are among those 
Who have contributed to its Transactions. In 1827, there were 109 
Members who had contributed to the transactions of the Royal Soci- 
i amongst them were found : 
Peer . 1 a 
Baronets ; : 5 
Knights = - . o 
