aris. It is remarkable,
for the numerous shells which it possesses, as also for some mammiferi,
which are exceedingly rare. This gallery is open to the public, on
sundays and holy days; foreigners and students may enter on any day.

Mr Pouchet is the director of this establishment.

LEARNED SOCIETIES.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, ARTS AND BELLES-LETTRES.

FREE SOCIETY OF EMULATION.

CENTRAL SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURE.

SOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

SOCIETY OF MEDICINE.

APOTHECARIES SOCIETY.

SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF ARTS.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

COMMISSION OF ANTIQUITIES.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

BOTANICAL GARDEN.

This garden was formerly situated on the _Cours-Dauphin_, but, the
municipal administration wishing to render that portion of the town
named Martainville, more healthy, entertained the project of opening a
street at the entrance of the town, on the ground occupied by this
garden; in consequence they sought another place, more suitable for a
botanical garden. The place fixed upon, is the _park of Trianon_, where
people formerly went, to visit the fine hot houses, and rare collection
of dahlias and other plants, which belonged to a distinguished english
florist, Mr Calvert.

This new botanical garden, is situated at the extremity of the rue
d'Elbeuf, and forms a square of about 45,500 metres (or yards) surface.
Mr Lejeune, an architect, gave the plan of this garden.

LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY.

These lectures take place every year, (beginning the 15th november), on
tuesdays and saturdays at one o'clock, in one of the halls of the
ancient convent of Saint-Marie. The lectures are principally on the
application of chemistry to arts and industry.

LECTURES ON NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.

These lectures were instituted in 1835; they take place twice a week in
the amphitheatre at Saint-Marie.

PUBLIC LESSONS IN DRAWING.

This school, founded by Mr Descamps, the author of the _lives of
flemish painters_, is now established at Saint-Marie. The lessons
commence in the month of november and finish in the month of august,
from one o'clock till three.

LECTURES ON NATURAL HISTORY.

They take place in the amphitheatre, which is given for this science,
and is situated at Saint-Marie, Poussin street. The lectures take place
on tuesdays and saturdays, during the winter, at eight o'clock in the
evening.

There are besides, at Saint-Marie, every