... COURT AND FASHION. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and his Serene Higb- ness Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg Gotha, with the ladies and gentlemen of the household, attended divine service on Sun- day morning in Buckingham Palace. The Queen held a Court on Tuesday afternoon at Bucking- ham Palace, for the receition of the congratulatory add ...

... BY W. H. FORMAN. GEOFFREY C HAUCER. We now approach to the life of the father of tle English poets, and the first great improver and reformer of our language. Hde flourished in the fourteenth century, justly obtained the highest admiration among his contemporaries, and has beent handed down to us from generation to generation, with increased lustre as the great luminary to whom we are indebted ...

... THE PERIODICALS HEADS OF THE ProPLE-Tyas, London. These Picture of the English, are still as interesting as ever; their colouring equally fresh and pleasing to the eye. We extract the following graphic sketch of the The Baaket.Woman. 'God be wid ould times! Sure it makes altogether an ould fool of me to see yer honour onc't more. Och, mnusha! musha! God be wid ould times! whin the masther ...

... PAPER THE riFTH. THlE STORY OF MICIIAEL MELKSITAMl. jify worship of the female sex has been like that of my predecessor-a polytheism, although I must say that be- twreen the manner of our attachment there exists a great difference. Perhaps equally fervent in my adoration for women, my passion was more beneath the control of reason, Under whose guidance it went through the appointed stages, ...

... This performance having concluded, and the amount being settled by the usual process of ' odd man,' between every couple, the expedition again started. They were not long in meeting with a shop for the sale of eggs and cheese, with the accompaniment of bacon, and the usual routine of a chandler's wares. Huggles was -deputed to purchase, and accordingly banged his donkey up to the shop. Now the ...

... ADBLPIII THEATRE. The new nautitoli drama by BITCESTON it, under the title of l)oor Jack, ano founded upon a tale ealled tie ltiride of Obe dubll, was comipletely ?? last night. 'I'br ulithor was our, of the principul actors in it, ndll e was auseited by T. P. COOsNu, YATEs, iitt'D flRD, Mie IOtRTESCt'U], Mrs. livIT ItY, ac., o0 that as liale woie wanting int the p-rrlorn- UIIce as in the ...

... POOR JACK.. By Captain MARRYAT, C. B. With Illustra- tions by CLARKSON STANFIELD, R.A. Parts I. and 11. (Longman: and Co.)-The now thoroughly.established system of publishing works of fiction in detached portions, renders it very difficult for a reviewer to avoid one of two errors-he is likely either to form an incorrect and immature judgment, or leave his readers in ignorance of the character ...

... I ?? THE EGLINTON TOURNANIFNT. Dedicated to the Earl of Eglinton. (Hodgson and Graves).-We were able last week to take one glance only of this magnificent folio and we now turn over the leaves seriatidm. The title page is perhaps une of the best things in the volume. Independently of the design, it is a perfect triumph of lithography, presenting all the dis- iinctness and all the minuteness of ...

... ANECDOTE OF A BEAR.-I saw several oC the coast Lap landers while at Alten, and they strlick me as a wretched se of men, for the fur clothes of their brethren of the mountain increase their size beyond what it really is. I was told, whil there, that they have a superstitious belief that the bear un derstands their language. An anecdote illustrative of it wa told me at Bosekope by a trader. Two ...

... . LITE ARy ScRACS. DESCRIPTION OF THE CATHEDRAL OF MILAN.-This cathe- .dral is a most astonishing work of art. It is built of white marble, and cut into pinnacles of immense height and the utmost delicacy of workmanship, and loaded with sculpture The effect of it, piercing the deep blue with solid groups of dazzling spires, relieved by the depth of this pure Italian heaven, or by moonlight ...

... d BY BARRY CORNWALL. (WITaGUT.) IC r The winds are bitter, die ?? are wild, di e From the roof comes plunging the drowning rain: WVithout,-in tatters the world's poor child Sobbeth aloud her grief, her pain! a No one heareth her, no one her headeth; 0 But Hunger, her friend with her cold gaunt hand, a Grasps her throat,-whispering huskily, n ' What dost thou in a Christian land1' d] d (IVIIN.) ...

... FACTS- AN SCPAFS. LINES ON TIHE DEATH OF JOHN SKELL ags WRO WAS KILLED IN FRONT OF THE WESt- to GATE INN, AT NEWPORT. of i 0 gather around yourave fallen chief, Cio Profound be your sorrow, and deep be your grief; i hei let the 'requiem be sung, let the blood-furrow'd plain I pu BAe-echo the dirge of our brave comrade slain! i La 'The mighty are faIl'at! the bravest andabest I Have gone where ...