Paris, France - Palais de l'Institut. "An Act of August 8, 1793 had removed all academies and literary societies endowed by the State. Father Gregoire, rapporteur of the Act had announced the creation of an institute that would be reorganizing the academies. The political events prevented this happening until the day Daunou presented a report to the Convention on october, 17 of 1795. The article 298 of the Constitution allowed the creation of a national institute charged with collecting discoveries and to ensure the development of the arts and sciences for the whole Republique. The Institute that the Convention organized in its penultimate session, was divided into three areas. The first concerned physical and mathematical sciences, the second class dealt with morality and politics and the third one literature and fine arts. It was composed of one hundred and forty-four members from Paris, one hundred and forty-four members from across the country and twenty-four partners, eight in each class. On November, 20 of 1796, the Directoire appointed the first forty-eight members, who named the other two thirds. Some of them were renowned dramatic artists such as Pastoret, David, Mole, Preville, Monvel but also the abbots Gregoire and Sicard. The Institute was first located in the Louvre and moved to the Four-Nations College, which is now called Palais de l'Institut. During the French Revolution, the Four-Nations College served as a depository where criminals were held before being sent to various prisons within the city. The public welfare committee held its meeting there everyday in order to execute decrees. The Palais de l'Institut founded by Cardinal Mazarin was built on the site of the Nesle Tower."