tive : thus much is certain, that the changes were effedted by-
the confent of the majority of the ftates, and with the concurrence
of the people at large j and that the fame powers which,,
acceded to the Adt of Safety may,, on fome future occalion,
limit the royal prerogative,, if found to be too dangerous to the
liberty of the fubjedt.. The king has but a fmall Handing armyj-
the greateft part of the troops confift of a national militia, who,
inftead of fupporting him in any arbitrary meafure, would. bo
the firft to. oppofe him. And as almoft the whole body of the
nobility, whom he has difgufted and lowered, watch his-condudb
with a jealous eye, and are ready to oppofe his meafures and
moleft his government, whenever he fummons the ftates, the
permanençe of the king’s authority ultimately depends on conciliating
the three houfes of the clergy, citizens, and peafants,
and on the affedtions of his people.
C H A P .
C H A P . III.
Commerce ■ of Sweden— A comparative View of the Exports and
Imports for 1781— Revenues and Expenditure— Bank of Stockholm
A General idea of the commerce of Sweden will be belt
-* found by a comparative ftate o f the exports and imports
for 1781.
E X P O R T s .
n s.. 4&
Copper plates, ordinary — - 22,308 11 I l f
Copper, refined - - - - 20,579 2 7*
Hammered copper plates - 9° J3 o f
Large copper plates - — - i ,979 3 O i
Old minted copper plates, - •- 42,798- 1 3
Different forts of copper - 'if* . LJ72 3 01
Brafs - - | 2 1 m
Brafs wire: p n 39>°79 5 7i
Brafs kettles; - - — 0 11 8
Different forts of brafs _ 112 2 2 i :
Iron anchors - 2>343 10 IO
Iron plates, tinned - 1,079 16 I l f
Iron'.