... BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY begins the new year bravely. The ,editor. Mr. Ainsworth, contributes the first chapter of a new historical romance, entitled Guy Fawkes, but of these few pages we can only say, the work opens in a powerful and spirited style. Of course we cannot yet judge how much of romance, and how much of reality will be infused into the hero's character, but the subject will be well ...

... -1p COURT AND FASHION. The Court is still at Windsor. Her Majesty during the week has taken frequent walks on the ?? Majesty will return to town from Windsor, on Thursday, 9th January, to be ready to open Parliament.-It is said that the three Coburgs, father and two sons, are to arrive about the 20th of January.-It is said that the King of Hanover will arrive in this country on the 30th or ...

... COURT AND FASHION. Her Majesty will continue at Buclingham Palace during the| opening of Parliament, but will not attend on the occasion in person. The preliminaries of the Royal marriage being ar- ranged, the Royal consort will be escorted to England by the Hon. Colonel Grey, one of her Majesty's equerries, in the first week in February. The nuptials will be celebrated be- tween the 4th and ...

... -6 TII TowER OF LONDON; an Historical Romance. By WVil- ham Harrison Ainsworth. Part l. (Bentley).-The very title of this work conjures up a host of historical and traditionary asso- ciations; and in choosing for the epoch of its commencement the brief and troublous career of the hapless Lady Jane Grey, Mr. Ainsworth has met with nearly unbroken ground-a rare and dif- ficult thing for romance ...

... THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES or VALENTINE VOX, THE VENTRILsoQaUsT. No. 10. (Tyas).-The January number of this clever work is as amusing as the best of its predecessors, and, like them, displays not only a keen perception of the ri- diculous, but m uch depth of thought and observation. Added to which, there is sufficient interest about the mere story to malke the reader turn to each new chapter with ...

... COURT AND FASHION. Her Majesty gave audience on Monday to Lord Melbourne, the Marquis of Normanby, and the Judge Advocate General. The Duchess of Kent paid a visit to the Queen Dowager at Marlborough House. Her Majesty held a Court on Tuesday, at Buckingham Palace, for the reception of several Foreign Ministers, when Baron Blome, Baron de Cetto, Baron Mun. chausen, M. Alejo Fortique, and Baron ...

... I EGYPT; a Familiar Description of the Land, People, and Produce. With a map and fifty-three wood engravings. (Wim. Smith, 113, Fleet-street.)-We have latterly had so many elaims upon our columns, that, week after week, we found it impossible to obtain a sufficient space to notice the volume now before us, at the length which its merits deserve. Even yet we are compelled to be brief, and must ...

... COURT AND FASHION. The workmen commenced their labours in the chapel on Monday,the upholsterers having made the requisite surveys, and received their instructions. It is said the marriage cere- monial will be, as nearly as circumstances will permit, accord- ing to the precedent adopted at the marriage of George III. and Queen Charlotte, and that immediately after the marrage her Majesty and ...

... _ ?? MARIAN; or, a Young Mlaid's Fortunes. By Mrs. S. C. BALL. Authoress of Uncle Horace;' &c. &c. 3 *ols. (Colburn.)-Highily as we esteem several of Mrs. Hall's former productions, we do not believe anv of them are nore worthy of admiration than the present volumnes. Indeed their aim is a more important one, than the mere amusement of an hour; and wre are sure there are very few who lsill ...

... M!ANNERS AND AMUSEMENTS. COURT AND FASHION. Her Maijesty and Princess Augusta, and suites, attended Divine Service on Sunday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. -Her Majesty held a Court on Monday at Buckingham Palace, when the Rev. Dr. James Bowstead, late Bishop of Sodor and Man, was presented and did homage on his appoint- ment to the See of Lichfield. -The Earl of Lauderdale deli- vered to ...

... BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY is full of agreeable papers. First on the list are two new chapters of 1Guy Fawkes;' of which, -if we may dare to judge from the inconsiderable portion of the work that has yet appeared-we are iniclined to think YerY bighly. 1Stanley Thorn;,' by the author of 1Valentine Vox, is also continued with much spirit; the hero is about as fine a specimen of a head-strong self ...

... COURT AND FASHION. Viscount Melbourne had an audience on Tuesday of the Queen. The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace in- oluded the Earl of Uxbridge, the Right Hon. George Stevens Byng, Hon. William Cowper, and Colonel Cowper. The Duke of Sussex and Prince George of Cambridge visited the ?? TheDuchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester- house. Viscount ...