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nopoly arofe, and the man of condition muft pay fome- 

 what dearer for his wood ; but at the fame time the 

 poor have it much cheaper than formerly. Every one 

 perceives the neceffity of the regulation, and every one 

 applauds the fovereign for making it. It is true, he 

 promifed at that time, that it fhould be of no longer 

 continuance than for a few years, till things were re- 

 duced to their priftine order; and that then feveral 

 changes might be expected, and ftill other alleviations : 

 this however remains as it was ; and the monopolies 

 have indeed turned it greatly to their profit, by con- 

 Handy railing the price by infenlible degrees. It is 

 likewife a general complaint, that many other abufes 

 have flipped in, by which the forefts even greatly fufFer, 

 as the company keep up a good underftanding with the 

 forefters, who therefore pay no regard in what parts 

 the wood is felled, but allow it to be carried away from 

 places where the tranfport is the fhorteft ; and it is al- 

 ready talked of as if the grant would be entirely abo- 

 limed, and that the king would take the trade into his 

 own hands. 



LETTER IV. 



Berlin, January — i 1786. 

 ONE of the moft ufeful foundations of the prefent 

 king is inconteflably the cadet-houfe. The beft. inffci- 

 tutions for military education, were to be expected 

 from a great general as he undoubtedly is ; and here we 

 find it accordingly. It is here provided that young 

 perfons mail be inftrucled in all that is necefTary for a 

 foldier to know ; and tutors are appointed for the lower 

 branches of mathematics, as well as for the higher. 



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