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penhagen, A pril 2d., 1801 , and w hich w as never silenced, w as a t th a t tim e , altho ugh comm enced in 1784, in an unfinished sta te : its bulw arks w ere then m uch low er and of w o o d , n o r did it m ount so m any guns as now. T h e p o p u latio n , according to the last census (1850) is 129,6 95, o f w hich 6 0 ,5 9 2 are m ales, and 6 9 ,1 0 3 are fem ales: the Jew s num b er 2 5 0 0 . In consequence o f its in crease, and the lim its o f the tow n being confined by the ra m p a rts , the w ant o f building space is becom ing a serious e v il : the alread y lofty houses are consequently raised by an additional sto ry or tw o , and buildings erected in the y a rd s a t the b a c k , to m eet the dem and for dwellings. T h e port, form ed by a channel or arm of the sea, is one o f the m ost capacious and comm odious in the w o rld , capable o f containing abo ut 5 0 0 m erch ant-sh ips, besides the N a v y ; and, b y the aid of can als, vessels can pass alm o st into the centre of the tow n, to the g reat advantage o f comm erce. T he finest aspect of C openhagen is, doubtless, from the se a , and altogether it m ust be pronounced a very handsom e city. T h e clim ate is dam p, variable, and u n h e a lth y : still the unhealthiness of Copenhagen is certainly in a great degree ow ing to an entire absence o f all sanatory im prov em ents, the w ant of w hich is now