Notices and Extracts from the Manuscripts, of which the
first four are of the Ancient Academy,
Literary History of France, of which the first twelve are of
the Ancient Academy,

Collection of the Historians of France, of which the first
thirteen are of the Ancient Academy,

Ordinances of the Kings of France, in folio, of which the first
fourteen are of the Ancient Academy,

Total of the Publications of the Academy of Inscriptions and
Belles-Lettres,

3. ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.

The publications of this academy make 5 vols.

4. ACADEMY OF MORAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES.

The publications of this academy make 5 vols.

Reports of prizes decreed by the two last named academies, 6 vols.

5. THE FRENCH ACADEMY.

This academy has published little besides its celebrated Dictionary in 2 vols.

It appears from the foregoing, that the publications of the entire institute, comprising all the academies, amount to 372 volumes. Some of the academies have also several volumes in course of preparation or in the press. This is particularly the case with the Academy of Sciences.

It is probably impossible to obtain all the earlier volumes published by several academies, especially that of sciences. It is not difficult to obtain the volumes published since the organization of the institute on its present footing; or, indeed, those which have been published since 1795. The cost is usually at about $4 per volume.*

There is probably no other body in the world which has done so much to advance the cause of literature and science as this celebrated institute. The volumes of its several academies, contain a vast amount of valuable information, although they also contain much that cannot be thus characterized.

Although there has not been wanting in every period of the history of the institute the employment of intrigue, and sometimes the influence of the government, in order to procure the admission of men, whose talents and attainments were far from being such as to entitle them to a place in this distinguished assemblage of learned men, yet it has always possessed a large number of members of great talent and profound erudition. There is at present a large number of men of this character in this literary body. There are, however, many men in France who merit a place in the institute who are not members, and many of whom, it is probable, will never be members of it.

A history of the Institute of France, of a moderate length, and written by one possessing the requisite talents and knowledge, would be a very important work. Something of this kind has been attempted, but neither very satisfactorily nor very completely.

I will only add that the institute renders great service to the country, by examining and reporting upon, with great care and ability, the questions which the government submits to it from time to time. In this way it has often guided the legislation of the country on questions of great moment.

*The Messrs. Didot, publishers and booksellers at Paris, have, for several years, been the printers for the institute. Should any one desire to purchase any of the volumes published by any of the academies of the institute, he would do well to address Mons. Ant. Pingard, Employé à l'Institut Royal de France, who will do all that can be done to procure them.

PROTESTANT FOREIGN MISSIONARIES.

LIST OF THE NAMES OF THE PROTESTANT
MISSIONARIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

FEBRUARY, 1837.

FOREIGN

EXPLANATIONS.-A. B. C. stands for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; A. B. B., American Baptist Board; A. E., American Episcopal Missionary Society; A. W. F., Western Foreign Missionary Society; A. M., American Methodist Episcopal Missions; F. W. B., Free Will Baptist Missions of the United States; C. M., British Church Missionary Society; L. M., London Missionary Society; G. P. S., Gospel Propagation Society; W. M., British Wesleyan Methodist Society; 1. J. S., London Jews Society; G. M., Glasgow Missionary Society; C. S., Church of Scotland Missions; E. B. M., British Baptist Missionary Society; G. B. M., General Baptist Missions; S. M. S., Scottish Missionary Society; U. B., United Brethren; F. M., French Missionary Society; R. S., Rhenish Missionary Society; G. M. S., German Missionary Society; B. M., Berlin Missionary Society; S. M., Serampore Missions. N. I. stands for Northern India; W. I., for Western India; S. I., for Southern India. SA. I., for Sandwich Islands; S. A., South Africa. The last capital letters in the line, indicate the Society.

The list is not so complete as we could have wished to have made it. We resorted to all the sources of information within our reach, but most documents of this sort are defective or imperfect, owing in part, to the constant changes in missionary stations. We regret that the managers of the United Brethren's Missions do not publish the entire names of their missionaries. In some other cases, we have been obliged to content ourselves with the surname only. We have prefixed the name of the territory or country, except where the station is so important that there could be no misapprehension. We have seen no recent report of the Netherlands Missionary Society. They sent out, a few years since, a number of missionaries to the Indian Archipelago. A large portion of them have become connected with the government, and have regular charges. Their names, as far as we could learn them, are Kam, Beidel, Schnary, Hellendoorn, Finn, Heimering, Varick, Wentink, Jungmichel, and Le Brunn. The Society for Propagating the Gospel, support a large number of clergymen in Canada. The greater part are, however, connected with parishes, and they are not included in our list. We may, hereafter, as we find opportunity, publish a more complete list. EDITOR.