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hab its. T h ere are, no doubt, instances w hich seem ­ ingly tell in favor of the rev o lu tio n ary or dem o­ cratic th e o ry , of w hich the follow ing anecdote is one: In th e m on th o f O ctober last a t the final ex am ination prev io us to entering th e H ig h School a yo u th , n am ed R — , w hose m o th er keeps a ve­ getable stand a t E lsinore , obtained th e h ig h est c h a ra c te r, and received his ap pointm en t o f Second L ieuten an t. T h e result o f the exam ination n o t being m ade p ublicly know n for a week, the young m a n , w ishing to gladden th e h e art o f his p a re n t, com m unicated in an e x ce lle n t, m o d est, sensible letter to his m o th er the resu lt as regarded h im self, begging h e r to keep it an entire secret from e v ery one else till its public announcem ent. T h e tem p ­ tation , how ever, w as too strong for the fo n d , vain h e a rt of the p o o r m o th e r, w h o , d isreg ard ing th e judicious injunction of h e r talented son, shew ed th e letter to som e m erchants o f E lsinore, h e r custom ers, w ith one o f w hom I happened a t the tim e to b e sta y in g , and thus obtained a sight o f it a few m inutes afte r its delivery by the post. Sacadetacademiet , The Naval Aca­ demy in B red g ad e, founded in 1781, b u t really only a developem ent o f the N avigation School in-r stituted b y C hristian IV . in 1647. T h e Cadets, o r 3.