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Rh in every bailiwick, ufficient for the militia of the ditrict, and a um of money for three months pay. The dragoons are choen from the ubtantial farmers, who are obliged to provide their own hores and accoutrements. There is a council of war, of which the avoyer out of place is preident, in peace; in war, a general is appointed to command all the forces of the tate.

There is a political eminary for the youth, called the exterior tate, which is a miniature of the whole government. The young men aemble and go through all the forms; they have their grand council, enate, avoyers, treaurers, bannerets, eizeniers, &c.: the pot of avoyer is ought with great aiduity. They debate upon political ubjects, and thus improve their talents by exercie, and became more capable of erving the public in future life.

The nobility in this country are haughty, and much avere to mixing in company, or any familiar converation with the common people: the commons are taught to believe the nobles uperiors, whoe right it is to rule; and they believe their teachers, and are very willing to be governed.

My dear Sir,

HE canton of Fribourg is aritocratical, not having more than forty families, who can have any part in the government. Thee all live very nobly; that is to fay, without commerce, manufactures, or trades. The