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authority to make, alter, repeal, and difpenfe with laws ; when he alone can make peaceand declare war; form alliances and levy taxes; when, in a word, he enjoys all therights and prerogatives which an hereditary, abfolute, defpotic King can enjoy;” whatfignify privileges which he can annul at pleafure ? of what force are laws which he canrepeal with a word ? Allowing, what is true, that the Kings of Denmark have feldomabufed their authority; and without pretending to deny that the tyranny of the nobleshad rifen to an exceffive height; yet we furely may conclude, that it would have beenhappier for the kingdom, had the power of the crown been duly circumfcribed, whilethe rights of the nobles were qualified, not abolilhed; and the people continued fub~je&s of a-limited monarchy, not enflaved to arbitrary dominion.
Chap. Ill, — Remarks on the Population, — Finances. — Army. — Navy.—Church Ejlablijh-
THE following table exhibits the population in the Danifh dominions:
No. of Inhabitants.
04
C 3
s
§
Q
"Diocefe of Zealand, including the files of Zealand .
Moen, and Bornholm -
Diocefe of Funen, including the illes of Funen ,j Langeland, Lolland , and Falfter> Diocefe of Aarhuus 'lDitto Riber j T ,, ,
Ditto Viborg J - -
Illes of Feroe - r
r Diocefe of Agerhuus - ' -
§ J Ditto Chriftianfand ...
^ I Ditto Berghen
^ vDitto Drontheim - -
C Diocefe of Scalholtl Ditto Iiolun -
Duchy of Slefwick -
Duchy of Iiolftein belonging to the KingDuchy of Glucklburgh -
Diftrift of Kiel
Number offouls in the Daniih dominions
283,466
143,988 •*
117,942
99,9*380,872
59,399
m
Z1 5,°431 13,024
130,352164,7 22„
34 , 216 ?
IG985J
785,590
4,754
623,141
46,201
243,605^4,66510,07275,ooo
*1,923,028
The revenues of Denmark are principally derived from the cuftoms, duties on ex-ports and imports, excife on provifions and liquors, poll-tax f, tax on ranks, on places,
* Since this was written, the population has increafed, and may now be eftimated at two millions threehundred thoufand.
t The poll-tax takes place only in Denmark; it was at firft laid on the inhabitants of Norway , but hasj e ? aboliihed, and another import fubftituted in its room ; the peafants, who are all free in that kingdom,laving confidered it as a badge of flavery. The towns of Altona and Bornholm are alfo exempted from it,the payment of an annual compenfation,
penfions,