... . l 'e One of the best indications of the advanced state of I It society in the present day, is the marked improvement n manifested in the amusements sought for by a great por- J > tion of the people. The age of bull baiting, bearbaiting, n and other degrading so-called sports may be said to ?? ithave entirely passed away, and now are patronised re- lj it creations which tend to elevate the ...

... voetip. A CHRISTMAS HYMN. Uav sv. a; :. Dvalcnfl. Whet Christ from Heaven, his pure abode. Descended to our sinful clime. It was IoI in the summer Imontlis, But in the dreary winter time. No silken coush recelved him then, In a rude manger low he IYa,- 8nt seraph guardians stood around, And angels hymn d his natal day. O'er Bethlehem's delds a lambent light . Ere morning dawned vras seen to ...

... RA~, - I THE~. M RAL OF THIS MILD CHRISTMAS.' Another year i9 nearly gone, Avnd COtritm5s comes again, tse passhig time, - l ntO twith icy tread, in snowy nantle wrapt, t A* he was wont to steal Upon the seene.. The vra blod coursees l his throbbitag veins - ili forehead wvears no rigid aspect now To oh ii the poor with' cold severity, - And smiles arouid hbs thin lips playing, cheer, 's . ...

... F-SHIONAJBL IE JNTELl I S Net The Queen and Prince Albert, accoapniea Princess Royal, arrived in London in a charlotain 114 minutes before five o'clock on Monday afternoon e mont. . hoe Marquis of Sligo, by the adviee oft siciens, is about to remove to Cowes, lsle of w' Al time. o Viscount Northland, M-P-. has returned to from this country. -° Sir R. Peel arrived in London on eayton 51anor. o ...

... FASHIONABLE INT L/G n WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING eb fineuess of the day, in addition to the atrat the Bence of her MaJesty at the Castle, caused an Ait Ley influx of visitors, who continued to arrive by the from London and various parts of the ...

... VISIT or FIEF MAJESTY AND PitiNcE ALBERT TO CAMBRIDUE.-A baggage van arrived at Cambridge on Friday evening from London, with everything complete for a grand state bed, to be put up for her Majesty at the Lodge. ler Majesty's arrival about two o'clock on Wednesday, and her de- parture for the Earl of Hardwick's, are at length officially announced, and, in addition, it is statedthat it is her ...

... I _ _ _FASH.IONA I;L G-C . I WINDSOR, MONDAY--Thefollowing areepU toarv at the Castle this evening, On a iitt ?? to arrivo coneort ?? Portman, the Bishop Of Oxfor Sir Henry Wheat]e, a t ?? oaln. depa rt fln ai Edun Burk te R ight, Is. Vis o tecountyM] Attorney-Genleral of'the Duchy Of Corwal ViO1 e- bourne and Lord and Lady leasuvale took their departure front the Castle to-day. r ftecberatora ...

... - . -LIT-ERAT ?? PoATifY1tO1 T et MltLfON. By a ME IBER OF -PARULA- 1dENT. 4E#1ib'd by P a PsiaGGcts. *(Whitakef.),Evdi'y thing nowva.days is 'for the million- Singing for the Milw- ]iontt-'i*Morals'-for the Million.' The Masses, as they are politically called, are coming into fashion, and all science, art, and literature,, of every sortand kind, is served out whole-, sale; -The present ...

... FRAaEr.-Frsser has commenced the year and his new: number with a dramatic scene, in which, under the title of Oliver Yorke at Home, he has introduced us to some of the sr-afisa personte of his magazine. Oliver Yorke, who appears to be the Christopher North of Fraser, is seated in his library, over a flask of Burgundy, indulging in a soliloquy upon the glories of editorship, and, as a ...

... LITERATUE. ! ' i, I . 4- w.; * -THE COLD WATER CURE. f TittkDAReBlS Or TEIX WiTEX CUax. By JAMs VS ?? a d'3fMs5 M- GUL - M.-D. (Cunningham and r ii ?? anF ne* invention in the treatment of disease is brought forwtard~we ought to be greatly-indebtedtoho ne stien who devote thems~elves to eni imnpartial in toteseglo mediclt vetgto fits merite and laybefore unprofesaional readera such an ae t,~ ...

... (From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.) Cachernires, silks of every description, displaying peculiar beauty and varietv both in colors and style, with velvets, consti- tute the fashionable materials in preparation for the season. Gimp continues to be much used; nor do we see any chance of bugles declining in favor; indeed, fringes, resifles, berthes, and cei/fures composed of ...

... ` The theatre of Havre was burnt to the ground in the night o0 0 Friday. We regret to add that M. Fortier, the manager, sshc resided in the apartments attached to the theatre, lost his life. The following account of this catastrophe is from the Journal du J1avre of Saturday:- At about half-past one o'clock this morning some persons wvere attracted to the Place du Spectacle by cries of ...