EXTRAORDINARY ANTI-SURGICAL OPERATION. THE USE OF THE KNIFE UNNECESSARY. MR. R. L----, MEDICAL HERBALIST, 15, I---- STREET, ROXBURGH TERRACE, begs respectfully to intimate, that as a great many Persons have been very desirous to see the Serpent which he extracted alive lately from the breast of a lady labouring under Cancer, he will be most happy to show it to those interested, any day from 10 to 12 o'clock, at his house, 15, I---- Street. _Edinburgh, 12th August, 1853._ This is either a libel upon somebody or other, glanced at under the figure of the Serpent: or it is a satire on the gullibility of the inhabitants of Edinburgh, from the _News_ of which city it is extracted. The modern Athenians, with all their acuteness, are said to be rather susceptible subjects for quackery. * * * * * IMAGINARY PLAY-BILL. We observe that at one of the Metropolitan theatres an endeavour has been made to dramatise _The Times_. We admit some curiosity to know in what way the leading journal has been adapted to the purposes of the Stage. During this hot weather it is of course impossible for us to visit the theatre; but in the mean time we have drawn upon our melodramatic reminiscences, and have sketched what we suppose must be the playbill of _The Times_. We are, however, open to conviction, should our anticipations have been inadequate. ACT ONE. SCENE 1.--Printing House Square, by moonlight. A policeman on duty. Clank of the steampress heard amid the silence, and distant plash of the river. Coronetted carriage driven hastily in. Beautiful and fashionable lady, in opera costume, alights. Her agitation. "_He must be saved._" She dashes hastily into the building. Policeman saunters up and examines arms on carriage, and the next moment is recognised by the flunkey. "_Ha! my Lord._" "_Silence, my faithful_ JEEMES." Resumes his walk. Lights seen along a passage--mysterious lady is being conducted to the EDITORIAL CHAMBER!