310 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 political 

 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. 



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 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 vnW 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) Jour, of the French Academy ; F. Arago, Perpetual 

 secretary of the Academy of Sciences ; Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaike, 

 Vice President of the Academy of Sciences; Dureau DeLamallk 

 of the Academy of Inscription and Belles Lettres ; Degerando, 

 Counsellor of State, Member of the Institute, President of the Com- 

 mittee; David of the Institute ; Villemain; Duparquet, Secreta- 

 ry of the Committee; A. Brongniart, President of the Society of 

 Natural History ; Percier, 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. While the votes were being collected, it was rumored through 

 the hall that Geoffi'oy-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. Dumeril, one ; blank, one. 



Their being no majority, a second balloting took place, when M. 

 Dulong received thirty votes, and the president proclaimed the elec- 

 tion in his favor. 



