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eolsblished by the Silesia, Power. The Judge Advocate G I, or the Deputy Judge Advocate, is, by his office, She 'minrotor on the part of Governmeut fur she violation Ito ..rd., a hove suffered, and no other proseensor is nes-nosey For the surer fiersberunce of justice, the ittdivi. dual who has hewn dirertlyiffeeted in the aushorisy or person l.y his eras •gressien, ix usually allowed to net no joins prose. ✓nt.•r Tim, however, is a matter of c.invensetire, and is toot essential so the proceedings. The represevolation of she Deputy Judge Advocate lo the Court is therefore regaided by the Commander in Chiefs' having been perfectly correct; and the inotteul ion of she Court lo it is consequently deemed • Had sh•• Prisoner imagined that his defence would be be. Wefilral by she opproltiolly of pullibit gantivas to Major- Geiieral Sir Gabriel %lnnudell, it was irompetent to him to have required that the Major•Groeral should be summoned so a willies,. Am it would then have been incumbent on the Court to adjourn Sill the public service allowed Sue Gabriel Mai tindell to appear, she principle is manifest, which should have prevented the Court from closing its pores-dings, till the means of attending had been given to him, when his • videnee was held necessary for the accurate discharge of she cloy owed by the Court, au Ina to Government and the Army, t►an to the Prisoner. Since the derision of the Court amounts to an acquittal, the Vonintamder in Chief will not order a revisal; bat fur the Mikan*, assigned he is obliged to signify his disapprobe. &us of the proceedings. The Prisumer is to be released from arrest. JADES NICOL, Adj.-Gen. of the Army. CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.. A Cingalese boy has lately collie to Kandy. who was kept prisoner by the rebels in ‘Vells‘ee f or more than a month. He dues not appear to he above 13 or 14 years of age, but lie is very intelligent, end his accurate recollection of all that happened from the afar that he fell into the hoods of those nierci less wretches, makes his account curious and dile testing. He belonged to one of the persons who attended Mr. Wilson on that mifortninsie expedi -00000 in which he lost his life. When Mr. Wilson was killed this boy was not present, but lie continued wish Lieutenant Newnan 's detachment upon their 'retreat, till after halting for the night at Illtishigat lease they came to Pulwitta, where they hurled the Lascoreen, who there died of his wounds. Here they were attacked by the Veddis, who were es4dy r-pulsed by at few shots; hut the boy, Mr. Wilson's Goontemie some Lascoreens . and others, in all right, weer frightened, and ran into the jungle. The Mithandirrin and the bocci %rens threw away their clothes, except • simple cloth, and the better to disguise thinaselves smeared themselves with mud awl water. They all gut tire In Comerika in Ours, when the Moliandirrin was tecognised by two of the inhabitants, who, under /pretence of kindness and hospitality, inveigled them _ all into a house, when they shut them upend basely twirayed them to a party of armed Vedahv. The Alolistidiram defended himself with great spirit, and knocked down the two first who attempted to seize Lim * but he was soon overpowered by siumbers. They were all carried the next day, with their arms hound )whind their backs, to the residence of the Preten der, at Oosanwolle. Hats were all round the I se for the Vedali Guards ; and the boy, with his cum- pinions, was brought up before • window, which load a curtain that Raul drawn aside, and the Preteir. der's bead appeared. Kiwulrgeddra filohottale stood by the side of the window, surd put to the prisoners the siurstions dir t sted iii • loud voice by the Pretender. The Mo. hinelirain wits first examined ; and UllOll lii* avow ing, lii a noisily way, his having been with the troop., the Pretender ordered him to be tekesi.:twity ; he was removed to a little distance, but full in the sight of the window, a w l ii ieamn upon she ground. Kiwulegeddra then cut off his Bair, and the poor fellow said in a jocular mas her, " Do you want to give illy hair to your wife The *renter Kiwulegeildra replied, " I want none of your family jokes, you are one of those who sent inc to K +nay, where I was kept a long time;" and eller killing !inn with the blows of a hammer on his breast. lie cut tiff his head. The Hest exsmin eel was Goontenne Vidal's*, who wrs asked in the Caine intoner, why lie hail sword the people in Well not to send the Pretender any girl., tell ing skein lie would bring the troops upon them from 1l dulls, if they did ? Upon his admitting that lie had so cautioned them, he was asked, if he tl gist it would be any sill to put Ilion to death ? Ile replied, lie did not know whether there was soy sin in murdering people, but lie was in their power, suit they could do with 1 as they pleased. The inhumes' monster, who aspires to the Kandy's' Crown, then prescribed in a very lund voice all the sooners which should he inflicted upon this poor wretch, and K.wsilegeddr* presided user the per. formance immediately in his presence. It would shock our readers too much to detail the abomin able cruelties practised upon this unhappy man, liefore droll) put au end to his sufferings; they were all that barbarous ingenuity and savage insult could devise, and expressly directed by the upsart King to his infernal agent, whom he always called Walepana Demise. One of the prisoners was pardoned on account of his skill in medicine. because one of she Pretender's people was sick and h- undertook to clue I ; a priest also. who knew him, vouched for his keiow ledge of medicine, and interceded for him. The boy saw from 10 to 20 priests with the Pre tender. The rest of the prisoners were ordered away, and, as it was reported, put to death at different places, all except the boy, who was excused on account of hia youth. lie describes the Pretender, whom he slice saw come out of the house in great state, to he a young man, rather above the middle size, of a thin visage and brown complexion, with a beard that had been nut long ago shaven, and was about hall an inch long, lie wore a handsome white and gold turban, a gold bordered muslin shawl thrown weer one shoulder, and a great bulk of very flue White cloths round his waist. The boy was taken tb Mammals/a, where he was kept a mouth in the stocks, and made his escape when the people all ran away on the approach of Capt. Juties's detach anent. On New Year's Day the Kantlyan Chiefs Eyhey lepola, the second Adigar, the Gajensyke Namur, the VIII Gabade Nihilist% the Ratanialostme 4,1 Darrispattoo, and awe other., were assembled in the andience-hall. The meeting was not so foil as sumo stone former occasions, because many of the Chiefs ate al sent from Kandy, either in the field, or nt tl sir sevrnl districts. His Elterlielley the Governor soon entered the Doll. attended by his Staff, and accompanied by the Ilan. the Resident, the Second Commissioner, time CounnAudout of Kaudy, and most of the OS errs of the garrison. Ilia Excellency than address ed the Chiefs in a speech to the following effect : Kaselyao Chiefs, I have abstaleedior sew time front calling you together, in the hope that I *mild have it hs * My power to someone, to you, that the insurrection in the dis turbed provinces had been sappeessedi het l'am coaceroed to inform yon, that owing to the severities used by the rebel leaders to force the people into inturrertion, and in conse quence of barbarities committed by their orders on some of the well-disposed inhabitants, who have solicited the protec. lion of his Majesty's arms, te rebellion still continues in the Veda Rolla, and Yalta Kinds of Ouva sod in Wallapane. But the utmost exertions ore noise to rubdlir this daring re. hellion, which, with the blessing of God, I fruit Will shortly Ire accomplished, when those who have stood forward as the leaders and poomoters of it, will suffer the punishment dee to their atrocious crimes. " I had Battered myself that the Kaudyan people, living as they have now done, fur nearly 'twee years under the be nign Government of hie Majesty the sing of Great Britain, would have been so sensible of the belittle and security which they enjoy in their religion, persbni, and property, that three would have been no Kandyan wicked and hist enough to plunge his eornsry into all the horrors of war, in the feeble attempt to set up a pretender to the Crow■, and least of all, a .51alabar, of the family of the late King, from whose itirnpportable tyranny and oppression the Kandyan people were resened by the power of the Briti►h Govern. mesa. But this vain attempt will speedily he overcome, and the Kandyan peore may rest satisfied that Great Bri tain will never relinquish the Sovereignty which she has ac quired by she voluntary consent of the Cliiefsnsid People. I shalt now cause so he read to you a Proclamation, which ea the names of the traitors who have shewn themselrro she leaders in rehellidiv, and who have is mist. queure forfeited their lives, lands, and propel lies." After the Proclamation had beess read in Eng lish by the flora. John D'Oyly, the Resident, and interpreted to the Chiefs in Cingalese by the aid or Malta Modiler, his Excellency the Goirernor resumed, and concluded hi! address nearly in these worlds :-- "This list will now he published of those traitors, who, swayed by no other motive than the suggestions of Ihei► own terbuleut ambition, have-plunged their country into the miseries of civil *sr. The present rebellion is an set of the greatest togratilude; for while every exertion has been made to improve the condition of the people, no new tax leas been levied, no new service has heed required. It re names your duly to exert your utmost efforts in aid of the British Governisseut. t inflnenre you may possess is your respective districts, let it be shewn by your encou raging the people In *rise and delieer op to condign phoisle. silent the traitors who would mislead them to their rain. Be assured that the British Govrrnmeat knows bow to distim guish between a visions supporter mid a lukewarm friend or secret foe. Favour a►td rewards shall be given to thOse whb stand forward to d b them. 1 tell roe this, for yoor sakes, that you may know litiforefinnil what sort of rou duet it is that will be remunerated with honour sad priimo lion. I tell it to you, for the sake of your country, which may be the sourer restored to trangnilh►y by your loyal es calms*. Fur, however you may art, I have no fear fo► the result. 1 have in my own bands by God's bkosing, ample useine to crush this insurrection. It is humanity alone that has hitherto prevented me from using them In their foil ex tent; hut if 1 am compelled, 1 will skew you that 1 hale the power without your assistance to put this rebellion down. And 1 will put it down." The Chiefs listened to his Exeeliency's speech wills great attention, but made no lomat reply. They treated the present insurreet . as a disturb mice that could not be formidable, hut must soon be quelled, as it wits not supportril by any persons of con4equence. They spoke or it as tieing from the dregs of the people, who would themselves ere long put an end to it, as salt that was made (rout water was easily dissolved by water again. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. HAMBURGH MAIL. BERLIN, SEPTEMBER 5. The new law upon the duties and excise of fo reign goods, and ou the trade between the pro vinces of the kingdom, will be published here, it is said, on the Gill of this mouth. It is then to be sent by expresses to the Chief Presidents and dif ferent Provisional Governments, where it is to be in force immediately for the three western provinces, but for the seven eastern provinces not till the day which will he signified by a special notification of the Alinistty. SEPT. 8. A delay which has occurred in the intended jour 'my of the Russian Emperor, induces his Majesty to proceed from Memel without stopping, and on this long journey to stop only one night, which will be at Landaherg, ou the Wartha. All the nights' lodgings bespoken at other 'places are there fore countermanded. Ills M.ijelny's arrival in Berlin is calculated will be on the 16th, in the evening. The Secretary of State, Count Nes srlrode, was to trace St. Petersburg!' on the 14 of September; but as lie first visits his estates in Livonia, he will arrive at Aix-la-Chapelle only at the tame time as the Emperor. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Meck lenburg Schwerin arrived here on the 6th from Schwerin, and immediately after his bon, Prince Paul of Mecklenburg, from Geneva. They have taken up their abode in the Royal Palace in the apartments prepared for them. Yesterday there was a grand parade of 24,000 troops before the King. All the. regiments defiled before his Majevty, which, on SCCOU lit of the num. bar of the troops, took two hours time. In the yenr ISIS, the Prussian IVar Department made a contract with Baron Champin, at Paris, to establish a gunpowder manufactory in Prussia. Great and unforeseen obstacles arising to the ear• cutiors of the project, a suitable indemnity has been offered to the Baron, but the latter appealing to his contract, demands so large a MM, that it cannot be acceded to, and the affair will therefore is. all pro bability come before the Chamber of Ju.ticr. The public is the mote curious to learn the issue, as the question is to do justice to a foreigner, even with a considerable sacrifice, but at the same time to skew that his demands are extravagant. It is well known that the Baron has hitherto received a large sum, awaiting the fulfilment of the contract. St.PETERSUUGGH, AUGUST 19. lirr Itlajenty Or Ensiirroti Merin will art oil in September on a 'ilk. to Stutgitrit, and go by way of Warsaw, Prague, and Bareatb. The Eturtaa Elisabeth will afterwards go, with a small suite, to Carlsruhe. Their &biotin will be back here about the end of December. The kiiitinuatiou of the Russia. Journal, edited by the Counsellor of State and Censor la. sesta°, is said to be prohibited. The Journal had in it an article in defence of the servitude of the peasantry. The Chancellor of the Empire, Count Roman• sow, has made this su►up►er, as he had done in the last year, • tour through several poovinces of the empire, to search after and purchase documents, original works, and rare MSS. for the National His tory. He is well known to be thorotighly versed in this branch of knowledge, and spares neither expense nor personal labour and trouble. He has returned from this tour to his estates in the Ukraine; and will arrive here next month. StOCIIIIOLW, SEPTEMBER 1. An account has been received that the coronation of his Majesty Will not take - plact till the 6th of September, which it the anniversary of the battle of Dennewitz. His Majesty is expected to be back here on the ebth. • The Congress of the United States of North America having resolved to have no Ministers Plenipotentiary eat ept at the Courts of London, Paris, St. Petershurgh, and Berlin, the liminess of the Ainerican Legation here will be in future ma naged by a Charge d'Affaires. 111ANO,Rit, SEPT. 8. Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence re turned yesterday to this city, from his journey to the Hartz. (014TANTINoil.E, AUGUST 10. Numerous fires, which daily occur here, shew the spirit of discontent, ■ntl are solely ascribed to the unstinting Janissaries. Its order to appease them, the Sultan has resolved to depose their Aka, and to appoint in his room the late Kiaja, or second commander. Seyda Effendi, who was formerly Reis Effendi, ii now Made Intendant of the The new Austrian Internuncio, Count Lutzow, ha, arrived on board of an Austrian brig. which lies off Tettedos at anchor. The Porte vent to re ceive hint • Capidgi Pacha instead of the Uvula Mikmandat; and thus sheared him an honour Which is usually bestowed Only on Ambassadors of the first rank. COPRIMAGEN, SEPT. 8. Mr. be►hrowe, British Secretary of Legation, has r. crivrd orders from his CoUri to join Lord Castlereagh at Ai:-la-Chairelle, and accordingly set out this morning on his journey thitlirr.—(lism burgh Papers. Sept. It .) Exchang e r.n London, September R-31. 5.-33. d. 11..43. 7.-33. Id. TICE BRITI SH PRES S. LONDON. SATURDAY. SirrEmitut 19. mit. A Ilamburgh Mail has arrived, bringing letters and papers to the 12th. As the period approaches when the Allied Monarchs are to meet in Council, the Continental Papers teem with accounts of Royal and Imperial jemmies, and of preparations making for the reception in yahoos places of Monarchs arid Ministers. These fonts the prelude to the grand exhibition which will shortly take place. The Emperor of RUSSIA, to ptoie his consistency, has lately suspended a Journsl, be cause, forsooth, it contained an article in defence of the slavery of the northern peasatitp. bid his Majesty fear that the poor Serfs avoid become too much enamoured of slavery, that it was necessary to sacrifice the freedom of the Press to protect their love of liberty ? Or did he imagine that the ar ticle would appear to be a satire upon the joint la bours of himself and the other Sovereigns in the lest and the approaching Congress ? Or possibly his Majesty feared that a clumsy defence of slavery might suggest topics in favour of liberty, and by a contrast with its own inherent imbecility prove the strength of such dangerous novelties ? We have received Halifax Papers to the 40th last. The following is an extract : HALIFAX. ♦UGUST 16. SPANISH EXPEDITION.—Captain Mix, of the brig Bee, who arrived last evening in 42 days from Tenerilfe, informs that two Spanish frigates, ore sloop of war, and twelve transports, with 3,000 troops, sailed thence on the 2d of June to South America. Thessailing of Lord Cocmuses steam-vessel has given rise to various conjectures respecting the peculiar service for which it is destined. and Me, are nut wanting who believe that it was built and equipped with the intent of endeavouring to effect the liberation of 11011APART13. A correspondent communicates the following ideas upon this subject to an Evening Paper : " The kines ships at St. Helens lie rhicfly at or of James Town, on the leeward side of the island, into which there is good access by the usual way. There is nu other OCCePIi to the islitud except at the opposite, the windward side; but here there is nu anchursge. Off this place two cutters usually cruise. Seafaring meu, of course, speculate os the possibility of Honer ries escape, and the most peso. •tical chaste they think would be,foru Wan culler or two, well appointed with oars, to approach the windward side, brat off the cotter% take and row away with Bonaparte, their prise, to a large ship at wine distance., perhaps out of sight of the island, whick eight tawny him to his demi. nation. A steamboat can approach the island on every side, its inechaatual movement supplying the place of oars, sad after taking away Bonaparte, being large, and heavily armed, It might beat off any cotters. Experieaced nautical men, who have had au opportunity of inspecting the strata vessel of Lord Cochrane, have been struck with its reale& able adaptation for navigating upon such a coast u.the writ& ward side of It. Helena is represented to be." It is no small proof of the great security in which NAPOLEON BON APARTI is placed, that no attempt has as yet been made by his numerous brave and wealthy partisans, both in Europe and America, to obtain his liberation. His adherents find them selves degraded as a party, persecuted by their cue. : mier, exiled from their country, and deprived of emolument and power; yet neither their devoted attachment to the rr god of their idolatry," their deep-rooted hatred to his antagonists, the tidings of his privations and sufferings, nor their own despe ration, has prevailed upon them to venture one chance for his recovery. They could, if earnestly bent upon such a project, raise funds sufficient for the undertaking ; by money they could provide ships and seamen, and there is every reason to believe that desperate valour would not be want ed, were a practicable scheme in contemplation.— These considerations alone, independent of the positive knowledge possessed by the public re apecting the natural anti artificial strength of St. Helena. aided by the ptesente of a watchful fleet, would convince the most sceptical that an attempt to carry off NAPOLEba s either by force or stealth, would be an enterprise of almost insurmountable difficulty. The same convideratioha would also up- pear sufficient to remove any apprehensions that might be entertained from the sailing of a single steam-vessel from England. Lord Coctiftatii has no doubt given repeated proofs of an enterprising spirit and of determined valoitr, and it is not impossible that his ideas of humanity might induce him to employ these high qualities in ah attempt to restore to freedom one whom lie might consider as unworthily treated.— We might lament that such an impression upon the gallant Lord's mind should lead to such a re sult, but we have no right to censure him kir enter taining it. This country, in consequence of the ingratitude and unrelenting severity of the Go vernment towards Lord CdCHRANC, has, unfortu nately, no claim upon his services. While at home he was, witl► a perseverance that spoke a vindictive feeling, marked out as the victim of oppression; at tempts were made to dishonour him in the eyes of hi. countrymen he was deprived of those professional honours which he had purchased by valour and dis tinguished services ; his name was erased from in►ong the Knights of the Bath. But the paltry feeling that could dictate such an outrage could not obliterate the tame of COCRRA vie from the bright est page or our naval annals. Even in exile his enemies continue to assail him, and now upbraid him for leaving a country where they rendered it impcssible for him to live, and for transferring bit services to a people who will not degrade him, in testimony of their gratitude. The long list of trials for forgery ended last night at the Old Bailey, with the acquittal of Mary Smith, charged with uttering two forged 11. Bank notes. The trial occupied the attention of the Court seven hours, and the Jury did not take more than one minute to pronounce a verdict of IVot Gat/!y. What marks this case snore particularly is, the fortitude of the Prisoner in resisting the many efforts, humanely intended, no doubt, before the trial, to induce her to plead guilty to the niitior offence, and thus save herself from the chance of a capital conviction. Might not an innocent woman, of weak nerves, have yielded to this humane solicita tion ? Might not an innocent woman of strong nerves, but pour, friendless, ignorant, and un known, have received the solicitation as a favour, and falsely confessed herself a felon ? It is had theory, bad practice, and Cries loudly for amend ment. Letters have been received from Gibraltar to the end of last month. The plague had not, nor was it in the least probable that it would make its appear ance in the place, as General Dort had adopted measures so exceedingly cautious, that he hail ap pointed guard-boats to row in and ont of the Bay, day and night, to prevent any vessel from entering clandestinely. The Governor had also given orders not only to preveut persons coming from the coast of Barbary from entering the town, but he had like wise issued instructions not even to allow the intro duction of a single letter from the infected place. According to private letters it appears certain that the four Allied Sovereigns refuse to admit to the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, the Spanish Ple nipotentiary whom the King of SPAIN wished to send there. It is said that Prince METTER. mot made the principal opposition to this admis sion. This refusal is, however, very proper, if it be true, as is reported, that the first act of the Spanish Plenipotentiary was to be to prated against the evacuation of France by the foreign troops. It is reported that M. Dc HUMBOLDT, brother of the Prussian Minister in London, has been re quested by Prince HAIIDINIERG to attend the Congress, to give his advice respecting the pacifi cation of the Spanish colonies: no one is more ca pable than M. DE HumooLor of throwing light on this great question ; and if the news be true, the Allied Sovereigns may he congratulated on their having recourse to the knowledge and experience of this enlightened traveller. . • • ~4 72. W f . . e" s; i, 16 4. ti 40 77 Ct 4 / 6 . ) - Wl \e r s ‘ C:-:) 1 3 flr j:J --) v a , *- - 111'..."! , .... r '.o ''' (..:,?) # THE QUEEN. The private accounts reapecting the state of her Illsierrt ire alarming. The following Bulletin, which was"eithibiteil tart morning at the Queen's Palace, is not calculated to diminish our apprehen sions:— " Kew, September ls, 1618. The Queen has had a very bad night, and her Prlairsty costieuss very much indisposed. " FR. MILMAN, " HENRY HALFORD" ICE* PALACE, SEPTEMBER 111. Yesterday Sir MERRY HALPoRD and Sir FRAN- Cis MILSIAN arrived from Windsor, who, with Dr. BRAND, remained at Kew all night. The PRINCE REGENT arrived at four o'clock to-day to visit litr MAJESTY. FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. The Martial, of Salisbury is arrived at Hatfield, from his seat, Aldborougli, Suffolk. Countess Beauchamp and Lady Emily Leon left her Ladyship's house, in St. James's-square, yesterday morning, for. the Continent. The Lord Chief Baron of Scotland, Mrs. Bandits and fa mily, left Cook's Hotel, Albemarle-street, on Thursday, fur bath.,, , Departrres.ftom Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street:—Mr. and Mrs. West, for their sear, Farnham, Kent ; Gilbert Munroe, Esq. on a tour i Mr. and M, s. Hall, fur their seat in Wor cestershire. Mr. and Mrs. Prescott arrived yesterday at the British Hotel, Jermyn street, from their seat near Oxford. John Walt 1111 l Esq. M.P. has left FeritoiOs Hotel, St. Jameesstreet, for his seat, Skelton Castle, Yorkshire. The tad of Clerical returned yesterday to Warren's New lintel, New-street, from Lord Riversdale's scat in Berks. This day his Loollship leaves town. for Paris. Lady Lonisa Ann Stuart has left town, fur her seat, Pure Cottage. Hants. Earl Vcrulam has returned to his seat, Gorbambury, Herta, from a tour. The Earl of Longford has left towns on a tour. The Countess of Oxford and family are expected this day, at their house in St. Jaineit's.miliare, from a tunr. The Cohntess of Sandwich has left town, for her seat, Hinchinhruok. General St. Juhu hus left town fur his seat, Roekley.hause, Mills. Count Woronsovi ban left town for Wilton-house, Wills, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Pembroke. Lord Henry Howard baa left town for his seat, Pat k-house. Sussex. Sjr George and Lady Warreoder are shortly expected home froth the Coutinent. Yesterday mottling the Duke of YORK and Lord LITERPOOI, had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House. The PRINCE REGENT left Carbon House for Kew, at half past two o'clock. The facetioUs SYDNEY SMITH is reported to have described thus a clergyman he met at dinner: —•• Sir, he was a wonder! He had a sir-parrou power of stomach, and betwixt the courses he had some lucid Weimar." The tourists to the Lakes of Cumberland at.d Westmorland; whom they style there" The Lakers," from the names or the waters and from the visitor s having nothing else to do, have been exceedingly nUmeroui. This circitmstatice, as well as the crowds at all the watering places, prove that there is no want of money in the country at present ; sod the funnels; from all their produce selling so high, begin to allow they are doing as well now as ever they did formerly. HARROGATE. —Amongst the proofs of ibe great resort of company to this place; on marl *lays the well WWI drank entirely up, and it mrrined tigrerd by chemists and others " there was no making that water. IMPROVEMENTS IN BREED.—A Dandy, who had been amusing himself and his company at a water ing-place by a display of his various excellencies, was accosted by a grave old gentleman, who re marked that he remembered his father, who w; , s a good surt of a man, but a plain book,eller. It might be so," said the Dandy, " for 1 have for gotten him. My friends call me—the Elegant Ex it:W." The two theatres proceed this year on very orpo site principles. The Manager of Covent-garden is for introduction. The Committee of Drury-lane, adverting to the Manager, are for reduction. A new melo.draine or most affecting and mys terious interest, under the title of The Invisible Witness, or the Chapel in the Wood, is in rehearsal at the Surrey Theatie for Monday evening, which is appropriated to Mr. DIBDIN's benefit. The Performers, from their great opinion of the piece, which is pronounced to be the best yet produced at this prolific bootie, and out of their zeal to serve the Manager, have, in a most incredibly short space at time, rendered it ready for representation : the scenery, especially of the first act, is said to be beautiful in the extreme. BOARDING SCHOOLS.—WhiIe the present age is running mad after what are called the fashion able accomplishments," all the smatterings of hilt expire, like the snuff of a candle, the day atter the Lady is married, and which, nine times in tea, only serve to make a Itinstuind unhappy,,we can not conceive but a Lady who advertised to teach the useful accomplishments of domestic manage ment, and the art of making a house comfortable, would, from the utility of the plan, as well as the novelty, meet with great encouragement. THE TURF.—It seems the opinion of the York shire trainers that the horse Merlin was much managed by the trainers at Newmarket, who lopped him to much on the hard ground during the hot weather, that his legs became as much battered us those of a pust.horse. With what view this was done has not been ascertained; but as it is difficult to suppose that skill can be wanted at Newmarket, it must resolve itself into some other cause. The losing his chance for the St. Leger Stakes at Don. caster is a serious drawback ou his value.