810 Documents in Commemoration of Baron Cuvier. 
With respect to the monument, the amount of subscription will 
determine its nature and importance. It may, however, be primari- 
ly understood, that an essential part of it will be the statue of him 
whom it honors. 
At a time when every country seems to be agitated with piel 
convulsions, it will be interesting to witness the elevation of a peace- 
ful monument, which will attest to future ages, that neither the rival- 
ship of nations, the spirit of party, nor the war of opinions has been 
able to divert the men of our age from the respect which in all places 
is held to be due to letters and to science. Ss 
N.B. At the invitation of the minister of public instruction, the 
receivers of colleges and the money agents of the university acade- 
mies will receive the subscriptions of the departments. The Co Consuls 
of France in foreign countries will be willing to perform the same 
service. M. Cardot, the special agent of the Institute, will hold the 
central purse, and will also receive the subscriptions of Paris. 
This programme will be addressed to all learned societies. 
In all cases in which the amount of the subscription is sufficient, 
the subscriber will receive an engraving representing the monument 
and the traits of M. Cuvier. 
(Signed) Jovy, of the French Academy; F. Araco, Perpetual 
secretary of the Academy of Sciences; Grorrroy-SainT-HILAIRE, 
Vice President of the Academy of Sciences; Dureav DeLAmALLE 
of the Academy of Inscription and Belles Lettres; DeceRaND0; 
Coun’ellor of State, Member of the Institute, President of the Com- 
mittee; Davin of the Institute; Vitnemars; Duparquet, Secreta 
ry of the Committee; A. Bacupwtans: Peeiciout of the Society of 
Natural History ; es Architect, Member of the Institute. _ 
3. Perpetual Secretary in the room of G. Cuvier. 
The committee appointed to propose a list of candidates deemed 
this step to be unnecessary, as all the members of the Academy were — 
sufficiently acquainted with all who had any pretensions to. the sta- 
tion. tile the votes were being collected, it was rumored 
the hall that Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire renounced his candidature. ‘The 
number of votes given in was forty five, of which M. Dulong ! had 
twenty ; M. Flourens, eleven; M. Geoffroy, seven; M. Bendant, 
five ; M. Duneril, one ; blank, one. 
Their being no majority, a second balloting took place, when Mf 
Dulong received thirty votes, and the president proclaimed the elec- 
tion in his favor. 
