J. DOWNING. Major, Downingville Militia, 2d Brigade.
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Singular Incident.-An old ;nhabhant of this city. foreigner. and a German. well known to the public, was few evenings since called on to go to public house to see tran sient gentleman, also a German, stopping there, who had been remarked to bear great similarity to him. in person, speech. and man. ners. and which had attracted the notice of some gentlemen present. Having attended to the call. after an introduction. the parties com menced a conversation in their vernacular tongue, relative to the nativity and paternity of each. when, after a few moments, they rushed into each others arms, with The excla- nation, "Mine Got, you are mine broder," and they wept in holy silence. The scene was extreme y affecting [" the behClders. The brothers had been separated in youth. and for a period of thirty seven years had been unknown to each other. Though the transient gentleman had been frequently here on matters of business, and the personal afr mites had been before remarked, dissimilari- ty of names had prevented a recognition. the one resident here having been impressed into the British service, while in London, and sent