AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 199 



This number contains a list of all the members thereof. We 

 give so many names as may be useful to our people for corres- 

 pondence, viz : 



President — Le Compte DeMorny ; Hon. President, or Presi- 

 dent d'honeur — Le due de Cazes; Vice-Presidents — Morel, Payen, 

 Chedeville, Bernard DeRennes; Secretaire General — An dry; Sec- 

 retaries — Pepin, Chedeville, De Saint Projet, Bouchet and Rouil- 

 lard ; Librarian — Saillet ; Treasurer — Corbay ; Assistant Treas- 

 urej---Hund ; Honorary Treasurer — Parguez, Jr. 



The general and alpliabetical list is given in full of all the 

 members in 1856. 



Their Lnperial Highnesses, le Prince Jerome Napoleon, le 

 Prince Napoleon, la Princesse Mathilde. Then follows a list of 

 ladies of the highest classes — about 160 ladies — about 30 hon- 

 oraiy members — 90 corresponding members, some from the U. S., 

 as for instance. Farmer Cavelier of Austin, in Texas, Dearborn of 

 Massachusetts, Wilder of do. John Smith, Secretary of the Horti- 

 cultural Society of Philadelphia, Zadock Thompson, President of 

 the Agricultural Society of Burlington, Vermont. 



The ordinary members are nearly 1,588 in number. About 

 100 French societies are in Copenhagen, and 19 foreign corres- 

 ponding societies, of which the only one in the two Americas is, 

 L Institut Americain De La Ville De New- York. 



Tlie Admiral, Minister Secretary of State of the Marine and 

 the Colonies, Mons. Hamelin, addresses the ' Governors of Colo- 

 nies, to cause societies of correspondence in conformity with the 

 views of the Imperial Society, whicli will gather and transmit to 

 it all valuable plants, animals, and information relative thereto, 

 ■for the attainment of the great object of the society — Acclimation 

 of the choicest of all sorts. 



The Ignames (Chinese Yams,) of New Zeland, announced by 

 Mr. Piddington, have arrived in good condition. The Council 

 have taken all necessary measures to secure the best possible cul- 

 tivation of these generous vegetables I 



[By the Secretary of the Council. Guerin-Meneville.] 



In order that all who wish it may know to whom to address 

 communications for the Imperial Society, we add a list of the 

 heads of its departments : 



Mons. Is. GeoiTroy Saint-Hilaire of the Institute, President ; 

 Le Compte D'Premesnil, Secretary General; Dumevil, (Auguste), 

 Secretary of the Sessions; Dupin, (E.,) Secretary of the Interior; 

 Guerin-Meneville, Secretary of the Council; Le Baron DeMont- 



