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neighbouring kingdom, I could never find in the capital, nor in 
all Sweden, more than two. The periodical publications of Den¬ 
mark are fraught with the moft liberal opinions on every fubjetf:. 
In Sweden publications are flopped without the allegation of any 
reafon whatever, or on pretences the moft frivolous. The Journal, 
entitled, “ Memoirs of the Society for the Improvement of Know- 
“ ledge moft ufeful to the generality of Citizens,” digefted and 
publifhed by a fociety of philanthropic individuals, which was 
held in great eftimation by the public, was put an end to by the 
king : and neither the members of the fociety, nor the editors 
of the journal were ever able to obtain from his majefty any 
account of the caufe of its fuppreftion. Another journal, called 
JLxtrapoJlen, (nearly anfwering to the word Courier) w T as file,need 
on account of a dialogue which it contained between Luther 
and the Devil, in which the latter appeared to be too good a lo¬ 
gician. In 1798 a royal edieft was iflued, ordering that no 
periodical writings whatever fhould be publifhed without exprefs 
permiflion from the king. The only two works of the kind that 
at prefent come out in Sweden are—Journal for Swedifli Litera¬ 
ture, and a Colle&ion of mifcellaneous fubjedls for reading.* The 
firft is only a catalogue of Swedifli books, with critical remarks. 
The editor is Mr. Silverftolpe, a man of confiderable learning, 
and of a very fatirical turn. The fecond is a work written in a 
fine ftyle and manner, and contains many beautiful pieces in lite¬ 
rature 
* Lafning i blandade amnen. 
