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tins-le4,lets iii the i reeedipg tli , gtacefill transar- dons. • • „. Ac the apse of tie 1)611 on that day the numbers We re —••• Par Citvsi:qa • l4OO 'For nr. LE i LA ND S lia dos , / 796 Majority 4M An agreement had been made in the forenoon, that if Mr. CANNING'S majority increased, the Contest should terminate it five o'clock, hut the Party resolved on mpother " Now or Never," backed out of their engagement, and declared they would open the hopeless Poll once more on 'Wednesday. Wednesday would raise the majority so high as to put Mr. CANNINC3 4 4 RAHN beyond compe tition, were he even to leave the town and not register another vote :—ti.en, perforce, the Trou biers must cease, leave off their little self.import suit bustle ' , And cast a longing, lingering look behind." 'k i tte rejoice to have it io our power to add to the'se accounts, that besides the quiet of the day, I .lleithy Sivas an era of unn►ixed triumph to Mr. and the respectable portion of Liver pool. If popular applause, mat the warmest tes timoniei 'of the approbation of the better inform ed orders of society ; if the admiration, of friends and acknowledgments of adversaries could elate a mit u l like that of the Right ll►►nourable Gentleman, he experienced abundance of all these tributes to tttatchli•ss talent and political integrity, in the course of that (lay. No more of his Ad dresses to the. Electors have •et reached London, eta we trust we shall he enabled to lay these fine examples of eloquence before Our Readers to, morrow, with the account of the final close of a contest, which lies raised Mr. CANNING still higher than before in the opinion of 'the people of Li verpool. THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE'S HeAt.TH.--The Princess CHARLOTTR WAS yesterday entirely free from fever, but had a rhematie affection in ,her head, the effect of her severe cold. Her cough was better. The inquiries were nutnerons, RS There is a report, says a Morning P►ttier, that a DISTINGUISHED LADY IS re-called front the Con- Omit. Thee Cork Arivertizei., in comnienting upon the . „ Liteinsittreetion in 13arbudoett, makes the tottow- ing vet y remark Were it nut fur the.elioroui.ptoeeedings against the in 'surgeon and the sulfiCicncy of the force ensployd, the eon .sequences would have hren r. ~ t calamitous, The circutn• thori 7 iiighteil policy of thi;se ecotio'ruisti in l'arlitunent, who would expost the c.:teiiiive impnrru►t pt'lssetisitens of the British Crown to intrinw . r4ble perils a tisingfrom various unforeseen cuntittgenvirm, hy depriving '4".ipvetnitient of the means of adequately providing for their sccitrit y." Indeed every hour produces new proof of the wisdom of the policy pursued by Government in maintaining an Establishment calculated on the yet unsettled nature of the times, and not on the vain theories of their opponents, ►cho would have r'aked', we might say sacrificed our Colonies, the peace of Europe, anti the dear bought, safety of the. Empire, rather than support for a short pe riod the military force necessary for the preserra troll o(these inestimable objects. • WI NHSOIt, JUNE 12. 7 —Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, her MAJRSTY, the Princesses , AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, and Many, visited Ascot-heath race course. They proceeded to the PEINCE REGENT** stand, where the Duke of -GLOUCESTER ,was in readiness to receive them. The Spanish Amhas and a number of Personages of distinction, were admitted to the Royal Stand. There was the greatest assemblage ot , the Nobility that has been known for a number of years. After the con clusion of the second race the Royal Party went SO the .Marquis Colisvat,Lis's marquee, by the new mile-course,' where there was an elegant co- Jation provided for them. After their refreshment, they returned to the stand, and viewed the other slices ; at the ennclusion of which they left the course, and proceeded 41) the ILFGENT*II Cottage, where there was a select party to dinner: they .aftertvards wencto Windsor Castle. 'Yesterday the Dukes of Co N and G Lon paid their respects to the Pat NCR REGENT it I.:ht.Ito:1;114)0st% C,Tt.toteAan had a long audience of the 1 3 111110 E REGENT yesterday. Eitraetot a Letter trom Bristol, ;Lte 101-- ,• A' leiter . row a (iettlillltitil in B.ohisdoes, re ceived here, states, 'hat in pursuit of the Negroes a flag was found, 'divided into three comport ments; in the first ot which tA IV painted H white Than litiughty,— by the neck ; the second a black 14hief, with a w hite Woman kneeling at his feet, twith clasped hands, imploring mercy : itt the third, a bi, tc h Chic( cro%yiled, with a white wo men at his side. It oates that the insurrection Imasnyeroil ar concerte d plan, but that : it burst fh aort, Welt before it was intended, by some of the chiefs, who, 'having becnincittfuriate by drink, COMilletieeti the work of dcsOlatiott," Yesterday a Geheral Court was hell at the Last !tulle Hoose Ott 'special atille After sl i me pre liminary iiirsittess; the Court came to the_ ques tion on the grant of 15001; to Li e utenant-Colonel , ( 13 ,,atiCE udit m H intendment was p.oposed by Homy., and seconded-by Mr Alderman AT: b e i tig list by a very lArge majority, 414 e H(144160014 the ecturtof'Directias was con tram!, •r NAVAL'iStW§. The Granicus frigate tlrrived at •PlyrnO ntb an Tuesifity Fast froto Pbrtstowith ; she i 3 to take out a General,Officer to the %Vest Indies. 1-Lowlcir, 'UNE 1 . 1 2. Hi ed the Prince of Orange packet Holland; I . ork packet for Cuxhaven ; and the Allianee tiacket for ()ouch.. bitrgh.—Wind S. r At.motrrit. JUNE 10'.—Arrived the Pox lifte)tet, with mails from Nlalta and Gihraltar ; she left the fortuer the 24th April, and the latter the I lth May. The 311 inst. in hit 47. 30. long. 21. 2S. spoke the sloop Jothistry, from Cork for New. &midland, out 15 flays, Wien with settlers (52). The Rola] Chatlette yacht - , at Deptford, is equipped in every respect, nod will soon be coon• pleted, for proceeding to Weymouth. 'The Enterprize receiving ship, for impressed seamen awl volunteers, otf the Tower, Itt's been paid off and removed to.Deptford. TM?, THEA'T'RES. Dautiv-LAstF.—Miss KaLLY acquitted herwlf so well in her performtnee of Miss Peggy. in The Cotn►try Girt, oo the Benefit* of her uncle, last week, at tl►e Opera Mose, that she was e':can• raged TO assume the character last nit,►ht, for her awn benefit. Wentay fait ly say that her-per formance Watt for the lienefit-of her own fame, as well as "'ter put money in her purse," for .she displayed, throughout, chaste immour„ strongly blended with judgment ; feeling, - simplicity, and troth. Such a mode of acting the part, will well account for the passiOn which she excites in Del who must be supposed to have revolted from coarse rusticity, however spirited. Her playful ness, ease, and vivacity, were highly admired, and she received abundant proofs of public esteem and applause for her acting, as well es on her en trance .and exit. A pleasant little Piece, entitled The Man Ins own Master, followed, and experienced a favourable reception. COVeNT•G&BDEN.—COsbeIine was repeated last night, Hod again performed the part of Posthumous. Miss STITHENS wits bilOgen, and fully justified the favourable report that we gave other first performance of this interesting cl►a racter. There was an abundance of musical ad denda to increase the general attraction, and the house . was full. SPORTING I NTFILIGENCE. BLACK I'4XnSTItIAI4.---The fine weather of yesterday again induced a number of, petting's to repair to Blackheath, to wituess• the conti nuance of .E.rros's exertions. This morning he, shortly after nine o'Cloek, , completecl 20i miles. ASCOT MATH RACES, Tinsimy, Juntlt. . • 'nese Races commenced yesterday,' and we ticver s:tw the mine mote crowded,' with elegant . 03101411 y, au t t Le, fineness of the't.lay rcndercd )t a beetle of great attraction, Thrre were, gazes in abrandance, as follow Ills MairsWs Plate of 103 x.. Oottr.rnile beats, Mr. SiLtekell'i ch h. Toy, 5 vri old, t tat. 611) I I Mr. Itincdelt's b. ni.Maiti of the Mill, S yrs tild,t Ist. slb. 2 2 Mr. Starling's b. tit.. Mks Coburg, 5 yr% tat. 51b 3 Mr. Charlton's tn. Gossip, 5 yrs old, 110. Sib. dia. Mr. %%Tangles ch. g. Clwyd, 6 yrs old, t Ist I 2lb 5 o.is. Mr. Gootlison's . b. tra Atosc, S yrs ();(1, st• A SWeelistakes of Onegs each, Was won by Lord' Lowther's f. by ' , When's, out of Iris. Sweepstakes of tOOgs each. for, colts, est. 71b. ttlites, ttst. 21b. New Mile. Sir 3. Shiilles h. e. by WiliOn, out of Cressida . I Mr. Tbornhill's cli. c. by Mittens 2 Duke of Boland's c. by Walton.. Duke of York's Brother to Saksita Mr. Northey's f. by Gausenitt Sweepstakes of 100 gs each. New Mile. Duke of York's ch. c. by Zodiac, out of Rosalioa 1 -----,-- b. c. by Walton. Mull by Whisky.. a Mr. Payne's f. by Sorcerer, out of Black Disown(' o Lord Itons's Firetnaster 4 The Oatlands Stakes of 30gs rack. Two miles and a half. Lord Lowther's Garus, 4 yrs old, 7st. bib.. " I Lord Poley's 1. by Sir Darid—Duwager, Sat, I Mr. Thornhill's Anticipation, 7st. tOth ~ , ' 5 Duke of York's Aladdin, 9.t 21b 4 Loii4 G, H. Cavendi•th's Jane, 7st. 41b. (........• S Mr. Rush's Lapwing, art. BILL Mr.Wyndliam sc. by Election, fist. . 9 Renewed Ings Stakes. Two miles and a half. General Gower's Clarity!, 'by Rutter's, 4 yrs old Duke of York's Cashew, 4 yrs Old • 2 Duke of Rutland's Osman, 5 yrs old Mr. Blake's ellit !icier, 5 yrs 01d... 4 SECOND DAY-WErianssoAy. A Swetptalies of 30gs each, for all ages. - D. of York's c. liy Bobtail, data by Orrilio Mr. liatsnn'a Coy, by liedley 2 Mt. Rush's Cygnet Mr. Bolt's Fair Kitty 3 to I on Coy, and 10 to i in rittnnog. Swinley Stakes for 25gs each, for 3 and 4 yrs 014. D. of York's Scrapall D. Of Rutland's bl. c. he Sorcerer t Any odds on tko Winner. The Doke of Vork's Plate of 501. for all ages. Mr. Pervin's Clutter I). of York's hr. c. by Rnhenv . • g, Two only were placed; six started. IS to 2on the winner, in running fur the Pinte, his Royal Highness the nuke of York's colt bolted near the winning post, arid fell tm his knees, hat neither the boy who rode him, or !wile, received, any injury i and plthough p.everal per nn. werti it) rouge quenee thrown down, we are happy to steer• ,tutor Mated any to:aerial injury. The Oth Light Dragoons are to do the London truly—The 20th Light Dragoons here returned to Hounslow from the late disturbed districts. The story of the girl , who grows horse-radish in her stomach, had better be reserved for the next monthly Agricultural 'Report. She noght certainly to betaken out of the hands of the focutty • The Magistrates of now-street :yesterday Com mitteif twfi''gitis named Smith anti War heath under 15 years of 'age, "for bathing 'KO expo:iiog themselves naked tit St. James's Park in the nricklle ,of the day. The former girl, it anticared:wis an orphan; whose father had been lately killed in battle: thepoor wretch had not cdept in a house for a mouth pest.—A Day. who was committed tor'an assault,: made a eioiemt attempt to destrOy•l;itnitli ill the Oaett. - lie seemed to bs delirious. i'tth 6iJN',.hh.viEw. .t.,, (No, cxxin.) . . _ An HISTORICAL ACCOtTNT, interspersed pith tioirt phical Anecdotes . , of the HOUSE of ,SAXONTY, &c. &c.) containing,*, Memoir of the Life of his SereneHighwess LLOPOLD fIEORGE CHRISTIAN rftEDErtic, Doke ,of Saxony, rrince of Sate ! Cohurg-Saalfeltf. Dedicated (by pormi4sl,4l) to H. R. H. the Ptltver. REnENT. lly FREDtitic Silt !M.—Embellished with Portraits; crown avo. pp. 198, price 7s. 6d.--41.. (tclermutitt, Strand. It was to he expected, in this book,making age, Om a Prince whO has become so Interest ing to Great Britain, and who, in all human pro- babllity, is destined to net so conspicuous n part in her history, would not be long without his Bio grapher. We do riot know a subject more at tractive to the Public, nor do we knows► one more likely to have fallen into empirical Mantle to abuse US with a catchpenny publication attached to a seducing title-page. It i 3 therefore with unfeigned pleasure that we congratulate not only the Prince of COBURG, but the thithm, on the execution of this work falling upon i Gentleman every way so competent to do it justice as Mr. Snottent and we congrattdate Mr. SHOBERL himself an loiving conceived. this excellent purpose, and carried it , into effect in a manner so honourable to his talents. To Mt. ACKERMANN, too, as we observe from the preface, we ire much,indehted for his zeal and activity in procuring information from high and authentic sources, of which the author hai so' ably availed himself. As we propose to illostrate our opinion of this Work more by extracts than assertions, we shall briefly say of its merits generally, that it is so well done as to leave nothing fort,her to he wished fat% on the subject. Tite plate; are bea u tiful, anti the volonte altogether curious, ainniing, and instrnc tive. After interspersing with 'luny entertaining anecdotes a detailed account of.the ancient house of Saxony and all its branches (to which, by the bye, a genealogical tree would be an excellent addition on the 2d edition) Mr.. Snontott. comes to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, of which the following is the history " ITOUSE Or SAYE-COBURG-S.l NIATI.D. sr .TntiN ERNEST, seventh on of Emelt thr ' , foul, Iva, the ((moiler of this tioofie, originally canc.! !ii.oce•Saalfeld, upon obtnining the principality of Coburg, it mimicries! the Itlinre title, " Chrktisn Ernest and Francis Josiig, governed jointly after the death of their • lather in 17e9, till the decease of Christian Ernest, in 1757, left his brother the sole possessor. He died in 17a/. a. Ertrtst firederle, .1.1800. "Trinci• Freth.r c Atittonty, mnrried firstly, in 177(, nestina Frederica thotrlitur of Mike Cutest. Frederic Charles, of Saxe•ifilditrOlausen, who died In the cone year • and get:mistily in 1777, ,Angtpna Carolina dinxhter of Chtint Henry IXlV..lteus of Eberstlorf, by whom he hurl itsue. Em eat Anthony Charley Lewis,-the reiviing Dulv, born Jan 044, Norcreded hia tither, Dec. 3„ " His brothers and sitters ar e 7 • " Sophia Frederica. Caro:loa horn Ang. 18. 1778, and married in 1304 to Count 51ensdorf, it Coltioel in the 'Austrian service. " Antoioetta Ernestina Amelia, horn Aug. 19, 1779, mar. tied in 1798 to Charles Alexander Frederic; brother to th,', King of Wirtentherg, a flenerol to the Russian S.A . Viee, Governor of Livonia. Esthottia, and entirland. • " Juliana Henrietta itlrica, horn Sept. 93i 1781, married in 1798 to the Gralotolstke Conitantine of Russia, olten assumed the name of Anne Feoilarowna. " Ferdinand George Angustus, born 'March 41 , 1, 1785. Maria Louisa Victoria, horn Aug. 17, 1784, -married in 1403 to Prince lintich Ciliates, of Leiningen, by wliolu slot hits been left a widow. 714 1.47niv01:1 ornrge Christian Frederic, born pee. 16, 1796, married May 2, 1816, to her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales." Respecting the extent of the territories of Co. burg we are tohl, that Prerionsly to the Treaty of. enngfess, signed at Vienna in 18 18,.the possessions. of Ihe 4 liouse of Sarc-Coburptiaal feld comprised 17 i German square miles, with it population. according to the census taken in 181 1, of b7,266' souls. They contain eight towns and 270. villages and hamlets. The re venues of the Prince aniounteil in IBM la 425018 florins, or !war WWI. sterling... Thu inhabitants, as. wril as ilia reigning family. belong to the Luitlieran chureh,,end .ure chiefly entiiiiiyed in trade end manufactures. The' AboVe mentioned treaty secures to the Mike of Cohm-Saalfield, an additional territory of such extewt as to copprise 90,000 inhabitants, su that his duininiuni . end. resources will bu in creased by :bout one-third." • • ' Of the more recent *feelings "nncl,conduct of this" ancient and illustrious fainily, the fUllowing are part of the interesting details 1, The political convulsion, which; in 'lBO6, involved the whale north of Ger Many, was attended with consequences peculiarly celaniitints to the house of Coburg, .When, in the atitutan of that year, I he french approached the Saxon Iron ' tiers, Duke Francis who was in very ill health, 'retired with his consort front ("tilting to Saalfeld ; which latter town is si lowed beyond the very consideruble range of mountains, known by the appellation'of the Forest of Thueingia, and homing the barrier of North' Germany. Prince Leopold, theta but fifteen years old, *as the Companion and the snit.' port of his infirm father: for Ferdinand NYts, tlet,iiied by his duty in Austria, and the truly German spirit of Prince Er nest bad carried him to the bead-quarters of the 'King of Prussia, with whotube had been for some 'years on terms of the closest friendship. The Yrench appeared , before Saalfeld; the castle was stormed ;• tool the ducal family which Was in it, exposed to all the dangers and horrors of that disastrous battle, which cost Prince Lewis Ferdinand of Prussia his life.• Ttlis was more than the 'coustitution of Duke Flatten', al ready so much impaired by disease, was capable of support ; he said under the accumulatiOn ormisfortimes, and died is the beginning of Devemberi td the profound - grief of itittlantitratail country, which were left by his_decesse in a truly disconsolate situation. N a sooner was BM - Map:Me informed that the Hereditary Prince . Ernest, now Duke of Coburg, was at the Prussian belui,oiterters, than be issued a Proclamation 4clarinif him hi s particular enemy, and caused 'formal possession to he, taken of Ins territories. A French intridarit and cpaiman. dog' were appointed exelusieely for Coburg ; ail the pioperry belonging to the ducal fainiW was seised, and a eery heavy eontriuution impos-of om the somittey, which had already *offered mint ser t riqy front the pass:loot' great part of the Freud! army, Irmo the - hattleott Ste-atrial, and frourthe con. iminent plunder of the town aid environs. MmHg. this period of distress, Prince Liopold remained • wttli Ins afflicted mother, who, but for him, weuld'havu been entirely deserted, attentively watching over the interests srf his tenailY• i• ' c' Pris» i i ) a u t h t: ' t E lte rn e us e t e ' tttl l i e ll I t a ft a i t i ; l l l- e iP o l f l o i t r . o t t il e e d that King o ticcesion to his Cl111111:6 hUW'arilioaf a hive of German intle. Prudence anal how lofty a principle of huteaor within his bia*oitt. He would rather have sacrificed laianielf amid his sawn piassessions, than ! Gi d e d esef o r d the cause of his Itieial frienvllit his adversny. night—that pieta of unpar•il- Icle3 rind, 'contusion, and dismay, which at the. saute time enveloped all the Duke's prospects ;a Impeiest ilespair—ne • tulle With'the King between the Fretiat Watch- 11 mi tuivaxd* not 131 - 4. He kept conitnntty wall' the King when rattiest every e'ce hod atntatlutird , tn. ,ICC(.4tit !Ott Ait j,..ty to the dreary wild: of Airmel 3 atittl,as if t at: had beets doterituned to pot his etrostarsey to evvry possible trial, he was tiwre s.ised will the , pittetnist ..mervoui fereri front which be bad a vcsi narrow em:ape :vitt; his life. It was nOttill the Peace of Tilsit, that , bytt' 'particular stii pulation,. the house of Saxe-Cobarg , •Saalfeiti was reinstated In tits possesstons. • Doke Eroest, however, on his return to his capital, foamd the finances dilailidated ley the French maim.. variot“,snstitutions, which before the war were in it flourishing state, entirely ruined, and his cOnutry to the last dearer impoverished.' • - Though. now under French shpremaeyi and strictly watched by Buonoaarte, the Prioces of the House of Coburc ittedfaxtly adhered to the pritieqdes prescilbed to them by their .ardeut patriotism, and their high sense of honour, troth, mid justice. b nay, they were not scan at the pains It) conceal frounthe Olipre.,or of t.i . rnotity, that the deliveramo of their native land was mid ever wound tinder every cir eumstitee, the sacred ohject of ,t heir persevering exertions. Such frequently the power of right, that. litionaparte self, though he knew but too well the sentiments of thesis princes; and kept a particularly vigilant eye upon them, stilt could not help doing complete justice to the siikcerit y of the brothers, twit thevetore treated them with marked distinctiott when they visited Paris upon business relative to their house,. " to tfloB, Duke, Ernest went to Russia, and resided there for some time. l Dornet hisiabience, prince Leopold devoted assiduous attention'to the iilluirlistration of the duchy. Siucts that period his brother has never failed to consult hint out all coneerus,,,wpether internal or extel al, of the house of Coburg; and whenever be _has not been Itimself•dtbsent uu his travels, he has exclusively supeilutemled various branches of the administration. ,a, • „,. • . • " " In t he same year Pri ke Leopold accompanied the Emperor of Russia, and his brother-iii , law tkeliritedThilie Canstan tine, to the interview which Napoleon bad 'ttlipointtil at Erfurt." IVe shall not fill up the intermediate period, with Our author, but proCeed puward a few years.' ". At the codottenteuient of 1811, the three brothers of the bowie Of (*.Ant* exerted themselves, as tar us their sanatiou. permitted, to prepare the emancipation of Germany. Such. were the zeal -nod the openness of their priteeritingp, that tli , o French Go'vertnuetit,' iticensed in the highest degree, oily Waited for .the moment of as favourable turn in the political, state of affairs to wreak its utmost vengeance. ...In despite of its r.fge. however, the reigning Duke, Fornest, repaired to Berlin, where he had no tovonsiderable influence upon tt:a persona', resolution.. of the King, in eutiselneiter of which ha sent his brother Ferdinand to Vienna. Prince Leopold went. to Munich,. to, pave the way for happy changes, rind in Fe bruary proceeded to Poland, to the Emperor of Itemio, who tedeived hint with cordial friendship. Here he etitonotit;cat a to Field-marshal Kutusoff much important information, respecting the state of things iu Germany, and tite 'condition of the French army, and thus acquired the immortal tomoor of being the first Prince of the then-existing confederation Of the Rhine, who openly declared. against France: if The Allied Army now marched. front Poland to Silesia. anti Saxony. On the 2.1 of May, Prince Leopold was in tte battte of Lttzen, and the • following day with the Russiatt cavalry formed part of the rear-guard. The Prince was 110,1- a...0i1s sent in forced marches towards the. Elbe, to Ilia sop port of the Prussian General Kleist, biallis ile,iiuution was cliaogid, and .he returned to lAnsatin.. " Ott the 19th of . MaS', the Prince marched to the sup port of Getieral Barclay, but was recalled to a.sist on soots and otst in the battle of Bautzeo. In this engagement he Was employed in supporting the line tin various and in the evening of the locum' day,'lte covered the ref rent, amidst the liattest fire, with that serenity which is the /tn►. perry of genuine courage. Atter the battle be retired to Silesia with the corps of estralry to which he was istlaelied. " During the uraninite, and the negociations at Pragite, Prince Leopold repaired. with Ilia consent of the Emperor of Ktissia, to that cite, and was the ‘,/,/y stranger who was thee iribUit tett to severni interriewil pith the Emperor Eritock, ". Oat the expiration of the armistice, the Prince proceeded with the army' to Bohemia, and thetice to the frontiers of Sac oil. The main force of the Allies was already helmet Dresden. while the cainlry reserve was custeged itt the more than:oft march across the Monotaiivi. OA the 2titla of Atiglist,„ Vandaieme briskly .attacked the corps. posted near the fort• ress of Kunigsteiii to coyer the rear of Or gram! aray, unit the principal eiminnitlieation's with Bohemia. and eintonato:- ed itPiliice'Ertgette of Wirt.mbherg. This General urgently solicited a reiutnxceittent of cavalry, that he might be *misfiled to waist .iii his highly important positiou Agaiitto. a very so. perior enemy ; ant! about neon. Korey Leopold . w.is im ciliate- Vence ilvt.o:l,cd with los cuirassiers to his assisl awe. Scarce , - had the Pritiet j , ,iuttj the corps when the vac t commen,4a the :attack. The on account of its weahtless, was at on the wings, and supported upon two t . Otago; while Prince Leopold and his cavalry loaned the centre. This pro carious position dial Leopold maintain, duriog a contest or tive. hours ;tonna a foe three or four times as nomernos, and after the two wings of the carps were almost completely sur. rounded, with - such • Limb:ll4:n intrepidity, that night came kiiip v fore the eqemy had been able to gain nil decisive ad• vantage, or force the position. Eugene paid that - t Wrote . the Prtnee which he uniply deserved, for by his firmness Ito had nut only-towed the whole corps, but rendered it impossi ble for Vini(intlntle to make an attack, either io datuk or rear, on the main army of the Mlles, ongaged.on the '.ritts of Ant., gust with the assault of Dresden, which would necessarily. have been attended with. the 'most disastrous ctinsequetices.' ' Um' space will rot enable us to gratify our deft sire, and copy the ac4oirrits of all the brilliant, achievements and splendid services in the Allie& Canit perftirined by Prince LUOPOLD in the caino. paign near Dresden. Suffice it to, say, that he, highly distingiiished himself there, and contri~ hated greatly to the overthrow of the enemy, for' Which, On the morning of the 30th of Atigutt, before Ih. on filet was renewed, Prince I x opobj received on the field battle, from thik:niperor of ltosf , in, the Croy► of Con►rir.►nthr of the Military 4)ider of St. George, fur his conduct during the yrecuclinctlays.". We must now abridge our labours, referring our Readers, in the good crld style, " for further particulars enquire within;" and we can promise them they will be pleased with. the result. We conclude with our author—, " Though the' preceding biographical notion would, Dill any further observations, furnish thr'attentlet! ohsereer with a cw'rect outline of this Prince's chit - tuner, yct the de* lineatioit of moral,qualities is wanting to complete a most ntrritetiri lord interestin.g picture. ' 6 In his early youth, he manifested an excellent tinder/. standing, and a tender and a benevolent heart.' As he u 4 vanced to years, he displayed a strung attachment to literary and teiatific pursuits, and even at that thus/ all his actions were marked with dig nified gravity and unusual moderation. His propensity.to.study watrseconded by the efforts of an ex* cellent instructor, and at he remained a stranger to all those dissipations with which persons of his age and rank are Com monly indulged, his attniuments, so tatty as his fifteenth year, were very extensive. Hi* extraordinary capacity, pm— Ocularly unfolded itself in the study of the languages, his tory, mathematics, hotany, music, and throwing, in which host he has made a proficiency that would be creditable .to a pro fessor. • " The vicissitudes which he was so. early dsstined to ex. perienev, seem only to havecontributed to preserve the 'intim ur his murals and they have certainly had a most powerful, influence in the ilvveloponent of that rare moderation, that ardent love of justice, and that manly firmness which art the predominant traits in the character of this Prince. " Necessitated in like manner at so early an age to attend to a variety of diplomatic businv*S. he at .inn eel partly in this school, and partly in hit extensive tuievi*, a lhoronali know. ledge of men in their relations; his eNpcei. eucv has not always been of the most - agreeable specie*, it has not been able to warp the linnintls and benevolence of his nature. " in hit camptigns, and in tht , 0,14 of battle, tt bete rat false greatness disappe;as, Leop o ld h o s given the yowl. nu deniable proofs that cAntrage, pioloutol seiii.o of rip , liition and Wally, nye innate in his ,nut uied that citotr lciligtinee find uni liaict 11 fortitode aro his 4liictireilt Wit to littuhtieti of the head 'nnil with is .rheter tool pm{ ipies Witt su ,00tplettly li.troomite with the frri• Ii ,• tli endues. nity t,1.0 'the to 'indices of the British n.niun e tit;) ilinstriuus Print autioo izeis oil 'to ottticiostv, f , ' , ito Id , moot; anti to the tOrolly, teittilot coniltii;ivc to the Iti.intre of the Itrnple tiries•. ;Anil In llid happiness ot that distitt l ;uisttod fatuity of wllich lid it irtSC4SAO ar member."