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52 among them. They have a remarkable public library, in which are thirteen volumes of original manucript letters of the firt reformers. To ee the different effects of different forms of government on the human character, and the happines and properity of nations, it would be worth while to compare this city with Contance, in its neighbourhood.

This happy and properous, though diminutive republic, has its grand council of ninety perons, its little council of twenty-four, and three burgomaters. The little council conits of the three burgomaters, nine enators, and twelve tribunes. The grand council conits of all the little council, and eleven perons from each tribe, for the city is divided into the ociety of the nobles, and ix tribes of the artians, of whom the weavers are the principal.

Beides thee there are, the chamber of jutice, the chamber of five, and ome others.

the republic of Geneva, the overeignty reides in the general council, lawfully convened, which comprehends all the orders of the tate, and is compoed of four indics, chiefs of the republic, preidents of all the councils; of the leer council of twenty-five; of the grand council of two hundred, though it conits of two hundred and fifty when it is complete; and of all the citizens of twenty-five years of age. The rights and attributes of all thee orders of the tate are fixed by the laws. The hitory of this city deerves to be tudied with anxious attention by