... (From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.) There are many new materials in silk; amongst others the Paein, with satin stripe, brochd or chine, Levaneines, doubles, foulardsde Chine, satins d' Orient, d'lspahan, cochemire d'Ecosse, and foulard de la-'e, with Persian, Turkish, and Arabian pat- terns, &c. The dresses for the approaching season will be made with tight bodies, and the ...

... FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE AND MUSICAL I INTELLIGENCE. From letters lately received from Paris, it appears certain that Fanny Elssler, instead of passing a sear at New York, as was- reported, has resolved on returning to France, to set aside, in the Court of Appeal, the judgment pronounced against her in favor of the direction of the Opera House. The sister of this- celebrated dancer, Mdlle. ...

... THE ST. LECER PROPHECY. BY YATES. Haust: Epsotni manE repet.-RAwLrrNsoN. The draught to be repeated.-Aro-IsECAR IES ALL. Let fancy convey the quick thought to the course Where the leger, once race of all races, Was performed at all points with the grand tours de force, And ran at the pace of all paces. Let fancy alone, too, with tyres recall The splendor and turmnoil of old, When the ...

... I The Queen held a Privy Council at two o'clocL- oil rze'do afternoon at Windsor Castle. It was attended by his Rovai Riligness Prince Albert, the Duke of WvellingtonP tle i erd President, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secrctarv sf for Foreign Affairs, the First Lerd of the AdmiraltV, the Pre. sident of the Board of Control, lhe Paymaster Generajl the Lord Steward, and the Master of the ...

... DRURY LANE. Weber's Oberon was revived on Monday night. It was curious to see an English opera, long fallen into disuse on the stage for which it was originally composed, reproduced in a German form. Fair justice was done to the music. Haitzinger fell short of the better days of Braham; but from Madame Heinefetter we had a manifest improve- ment, in purity and in strengrth, upon Miss Paton; ...

... The Negroland of the Arabs Examined and Ex- plained; or an Inquiry into the Early History and Geography of Central Africa. By William Desborough Cooley. Arrowsmith. We cannot recollect to have read, upon any subject, a more ingenious, learned, or conclusive argument, than this which is now before us. it has for its object to establish, upon a firm and intelligible basis, the early geography of ...

... I Taglioni has re-appeared at her Majesty's Theatre, to give what help she can to the fag-end of a season of uniform ill luck and many disap- pointments. She is more thin, and more faiscinat- ing, than ever. Mademoiselle Rachel is lingering on through her five nights more; another night more being added, though the specification was quite unnecessary, for the benefit of M. Laporte. We had ...

... CONCERTS OF ANCIENT MUSIC. Seventh Concert, Wednesday, May 19. PART I. Introduction and Chorus, , Ye sons of Israel (Joshua) . . . . . . . Handel. Anthlci, Hear my prayer . . K. ent. Song, M iss Bruce Wyatt, Pious orgies (Ju- das Maccableus) .Hade]. Concerto (A minor) . D. . . .Martini. The Hymn of Eve, Miss Dolby, How cheer- Iu I . Dr Arne. Recit. and Aria, Mdlle Loewe, Aufstarkem ...

... Sketches of China. By John Francis Davis, Esq., F.R.S. 2 vols. Charles Knight. Mr Davis's admirable Account of the Chinese is well known and deservedly esteemed. The present book he seems to have written, less because he had anything new to say, than for the temporary interest the subject has of late ob. tained. And for that same reason, though but the scrapings of his portfolio, it will no ...

... PUBLIC AMUISEMENTS. ROYAL ACADEMY, TRAFALGAR-SQUARB.- Tilt EXHI11ITION of t~e ROYAL ACABEHY IS NO' OPEN.- Adirrfission, (fr~oin Eight o'clock tiii Sovenl. II. Cut tlga' 1ti. HNR'iYIOftVARDI, H.A,, Setretary. T Iue S E VEfNth- A1NNSU AL E X -I B I T ION o f tile NE W SOCIETY of PAINTERS 'n WATER COLOURs, FIFTY- THIRFE, Plol-ml~al. oeal VI'' Britlish Instituitotj, 1S NuJw OPEN front Nlie ...

... 'TIM GgHW.IVAN UPBR4A. M,?lE Ite n B e mt' celebrated Reobiert le iebi was bcoziglht oat last light at Drurola-Jne, inl a iermull dress. 'I'is pieee is by ln oceais 111w tu the Ena4glishl public. SODU aiteri itse appeairaine at Paris, it wats produced at outr Itahian Opera I ouse, in its original tbrnc, in the season of I84lQ, darincg the spirited, but unifortunate mlacagenient of Mcr. MUNICl ...

... .. .,q 2W, iC A KU&,h' ;AIW';S. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, Re- gent-street.-MOIRiNtiN. and hVISNING.A. oxcept Saturday Even- tiir R.-New and varied LlEtCTRIES, gid ean ELEFMEN'l'ARY COUtRSE oll BiITANY, by a Grtadtett or h Uaniverrsity of Londu c on the IlAfUEiRIEO TYPiR and l iOf01A 1PiIIC PORT~ilITS, wilto illustrations, and a l1 iiountulortion of :he chetnical proc,,ss; oa HAlN'S ...