THROUGH SWEDEN. 
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merous. In the branch of theology there are fix profelfors, three 
affiftant profelfors, and three private teachers or magtfri docentes : 
of law, two profelfors and two affiftant profeftors: of medicine, 
three profelfors and two affiftant profelfors: of philofophy, ten 
profelfors and tw r enty affiftant profelfors: of genteel exercifes, feven 
under the name of artium equefrium et cultiorum magiflri , viz. a 
riding mailer, a French mailer, a dancing mailer, a drawing mailer, 
a mufic mailer, a fencing mailer, and a mailer of the German and 
the Englilh languages. Concerning fome of the profelfors of Up- 
fala, I believe the following information may be relied upon: 
Neikter, royal profelfor of eloquence and poetics, has the reputa¬ 
tion of having read and remembered an immenfity of hiftory with¬ 
out being a good hiftorian. He can read and remember, but not 
digeft and combine. He has adopted the philofophy of Kant, and 
is a zealous propagator of the new dodlrine. 
Afzelius, profelfor of chemiftry, is in Sweden efteemed a line 
genius, but faid to be extremely indolent. He is one of the ableft 
fupporters of the antiphlogiftic chemiftry. 
Aurivillius, librarian and profelfor of humanity, or Viter re hu~ 
manioreSy is remarkable for the excefs of his bigotry, and the im¬ 
pediments he conftantly endeavours to raife, as far as his opportu¬ 
nities and abilities extend, to the advancement of knowledge. 
In diredl oppofition to Aurivillius, Hands Tingftadius, D. D. 
profelfor of oriental languages, who has laboured with confiderable 
fuccefs to introduce into the univerfity liberal fentiments on fub- 
jefts of religion. 
Chriftopher 
