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INDUCEMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS
circumstance of the younger branches of the royal family of Prussia having acquired considerable knowledge in such subjects, we may attribute the great force with which that maxim is appreciated.
In France, the situation of its savans is highly respectable, as well as profitable. If we analyze the list of the Institute, we shall find few who do not possess titles or decorations; but as the value of such marks of royal favour must depend, in a great measure, on their frequency, I shall mention several particulars which are probably not familiar to the English reader.[1]
| Number of the Members of the Institute of France who belong to the Legion of Honour. |
Total Number of each Class of the Legion of Honour. | |
| Grand Croix | 3 | 80 |
| Grand Officier | 3 | 160 |
| Commandeur | 4 | 400 |
| Officier | 17 | 2,000 |
| Chevalier | 40 | Not limited. |
- ↑ This analysis was made by comparing the list of the Institute, printed for that body in 1827, with the Almanach Royale for 1823.
