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Jardin des Plantes, another at Montb^liard, the 

 size and materials of which depend on the 

 amount of the subscriptions. The King has 

 also ordered a marble bust, by M. Pradhier, to 

 be placed in the Institute ; and another to be 

 placed in the Galleries of Anatomy, by M. David. 

 M. Cuvier is succeeded by Baron Dupin (the 

 elder) at the Academic Fran9aise, and by Dr. 

 Dulong * at the Academic des Sciences. M. de 

 Blainville is appointed professor of comparative 

 anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes. Many of 

 his places remain unfilled, as if those, who would 

 otherwise be candidates, were afraid of the con- 

 test. This one man held them all ; rigidly per- 

 formed all their duties ; carried his benevolent 

 and enlightened principles with him into all his 

 employments ; scorned no detail which could 

 bear upon their improvement; saw, in one 

 glance, the influence which their progress would 

 have over society at large ; and yet, while his 

 mind was filled with these great and general 

 views, never, for one instant, forgot that which 

 belonged to his character as a father, a husband, 

 a brother, and a friend ; or that he had fellow 

 creatures who needed his assistance. His public 



* Since writing the above, M. Dulong has resigned his 

 secretaryship, on account of his health. 



