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“ Ci git Pirron qui ne fut rien, 
“ Pas meme academicien.”* 
The following is a lift of the academy of fcienccs at Stockholm, 
in 1799. 
CLASS I. 
(Economy general and rural. 
Mr. Kuneberg, known as the author of feveral pieces written 
on the fubje<ft of public affairs during the fittings of the diets or 
parliaments. 
Dr. Schulzenhielm, a phyfician, one of the beft financiers in. 
Sweden. 
Mr. Liliencrantz, formerly a fenator, a good financier. It was 
by his advice that the rix dollar was raifed from the value of nine 
to that of eighteen dollars. He was alfo the projector of the new 
fcheme adopted by government for the diftillation of brandy, by 
which the privilege of diftilling was taken from the Swedifh 
people, and became a monopoly at the difpofal of the crown. By 
thefe regulations individuals were obliged either to redeem the 
right of diftilling their own grain by a fum of money, or to pay 
for their fpirits dotible the ufual price. The intereft of the king 
was thus placed in direct oppofition to that of the nation. At the 
fame time that the price of brandy was fo much raifed, and far¬ 
ther advances were ftill threatened, the farmers were deprived of 
* Here lies Pirron, who was nothing, 
Not even an academician. 
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