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of the enjoyments of our sociable little dinners to see the sort of defer- 
ence, and even fear, which Cuvier and Humboldt exhibited in the an- 
nouncement of their opinions before Correa, who, with the grace and sly 
maliciousness of a cat, would at once expose their weak sides. Like | 
secuted him ; but he forgot all his wrongs when his sovereign became un- 
fortunate. Correa died when ambassador to the United States.” 
The following, of a somewhat later period, is abridged from 
DeCandolle’s account of the Société d’ Arcueil:— 
Sone Its founder was the excellent and illustrious Berthollet, who then living 
in his country residence at Arcueil,..... invited thither, once a month, 
MM. de la Place and Chaptal, also senators and members of the Insti- 
tute, were, so to say, Vice Presidents of this little reunion. Humboldt 
also had a place, and the parterre was composed of Biot, Thénard, Gay- 
Lussac, Descotils, Malus, Amédée Berthollet, and myself. Later, Berard 
and Frangois de la Roche were admitted. [And finally Arago, Poisson, and 
mee, adds the editor, who notes that the last volume of the A/émoires 
. of the Ranunculacee. e first of these writings was a 
simple and clear solution [although an incorrect one, as it proves.—Eps. 
h was insoluble; the second reduced to just pro- 
cence of organs, to which my Théorie Elementaire was devolea. «s,s 
“We commonly made our rendezvous at Thénard’s, and went together 
to Arcueil, as happy with this run into the country as 
for a holiday. e abo 
cold I spread my pocket-handkerchief over my feet.” This man, so high 
im social rank and scientific celebrity, bore contradiction unusually well, 
and loved above all things truth, When the first works of Berzelius 
