of 3,900,000 francs,
destined to improve the condition of the Catholic Clergy.

_Ditto, ditto._--Decree for the suppression of the Secretaries-General
of the Prefectures, except only for the Department of the Seine.

_April 16th, 1817._--Three Decrees to regulate the organization of, and
persons employed in the Conservatory of Arts and Trades.

_Sept. 10th, 1817._--Decree upon the system of the Port of Marseilles,
with regard to Custom-house Duties and Storehouses.

_Nov. 6th, 1817._--Decree to regulate the progressive reduction of the
number of Councillors in each Prefecture.

_May 20th, 1818._--Decree to increase Ecclesiastical Salaries,
particularly those of the Curates.

_June 9th, 1818._--Decree on the discontinuance of Compositions for
Taxes payable at the Entrance of Towns.

_July 29th, 1818._--Decree for the establishment of Savings Banks, and
Provident Banks, in Paris.

_Sept. 30th, 1818._--Decree which removes from his Royal Highness
_Monsieur_, while leaving him the honorary privileges, the actual
command of the National Guard of the Kingdom, to give it back to the
Minister of the Interior, and the Municipal Authorities.

_Oct. 7th, 1818._--Decree respecting the use and administration of
Commons, or Town property.

_Oct. 21st, 1818._--Decree respecting the premiums for the encouragement
of the Maritime Fisheries.

_Dec. 17th, 1818._--Decree relative to the organization and
administration of the Educational Establishments called _Britannic_.

COUNT DECAZES.

_From December, 1818, to February, 1820._

_Jan. 13th, 1819._--Decree to arrange public exhibitions of products of
industry.--The first, to take place on the 25th of August, 1819.

_Jan. 27th, 1819._--Decree for creating a Council of Agriculture.

_Feb. 14th, 1819._--Decree for the encouragement of the Whale Fishery.

_March 24th, 1819._--Decree introducing various reforms and improvements
in the School of Law, at Paris.

_April 9th, 1819._--Decree appointing a Jury of Manufacturers to select
for reward the artists who have made the greatest progress in their
respective trades.

_April 10th, 1819._--Decree relative to the institution of the
Council-General of Prisons.

_April 19th, 1819._--Decree to facilitate the public sale of merchandise
by auction.

_June 23rd, 1819._--Decree to reduce the period of service of the
National Guard of Paris.

_June 29th, 1819._--Decree relative to holding Jewish Consistories.

_Aug. 23rd,