... ErNr.AND'S DECAY. I NV CirTIZE LED1u-liiOLs1A.--- Pa~is.-lg. hayo- now befoie us, and have carefully perused this invailuable, work of the exo-mieabor of the- Provisio'all anld Execu tivc government of France. In its pages are startling asserti.ns which wo, unfortuliately,.. are not in a psosition to euntraiict. for they are buti tob title. Bitterly does the author reproach the aristocraci- ...

... THE EXHIBITION OF ISSL VISITING THE BmULDIN.-The Commissioners have de- aided, in order to prepare for the reception of foreign goods in the ensuing week, that the public must be altogether ex- eluded from visiting the building after the 3rd of February. AlDrMnsSOze PRICE To THE Exnmsnon.o-Mr. Paxton, the architect, has written a letter'to Lord John Russell, sug- gesting the propriety of ...

... LITERARY _ A HORSE AND A LION,-A 1obley-n,, - I the reign of Louis XV, havinl tear inth none of the grooms or serva ntc X thes I .tbav~gIestelitgwii acon tilled urcstsl emu1eaty to hemave i urh 1 i' ased t lagailst one o% kthel elieh. ri51 'and th animlon aeered t e ' nd rendi3t.> ?? after-theari of terho sy, cot-heri ,drawn up, od the men , - the door 4s ,moared slowl the month of it, r rled ...

... O- am-db ?? Two YreaSa RESIDENCE IN A LEVANITINE FAMiILY.-UY B. Sr. JOHN.-Chopinenand He, Strand-There is some- thing so quaint and original in many of the custones of Musselmen, that we-the inhabitants of these unromantic isled zbannot but feed interested. andocurious in any fresh de- tails which are afforded us by eastern travellers,., Although ,there is but little in Mr. St. John's work ...

... The period of the atinual cattle exhibition having arrived, the judges assembled on Monday morning at the usaal place in Baker-street, for the purpose of conducting their exami- nation and awarding the prizes. Their names were Messrs. Torr, Turner, Buckley, Webb, Grantham, and Burgess. About eleven oclock her Majesty and Prince Albert, together with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, ...

... ITHIE ZEXIBIION OF 18as. I Iiow-that*a -large proportion of the commiesioners of foreign cenlries ieave arrived int England and takes posses- eion of the differentt spaces allotted to them in the Crystal Palace, the public will be curioue to know how they are satis- fied with the arrangements made for their reception, and to what extent they are preparing themselves for the opening in May. In ...

... THE DRAMA. EUsI , &e. D~ruE LANE. --Mr. Bunn has once ?? assumed the ,$seagerial reins of this magnificent theatre, which will re- open on Boxing night with the legitimate draa,. s Many a time and oft have the done of the professieon essayed to .hold the mirror up to Nature within its walls, and bank- rsptcy and ruin have ?? their reward of merit. Whether this will be the fate of Mr. ...

... LITERARY XS ELLAiiEA, :. , .II A - A TRAITOR has fear for his. bedfellow, care for his cam .panion, and the sting of ?? for his torment. HncnREDsTaBY TniTs -Thie absiurdity of descendit bonours is not a mere matter of philosophical opinion iti capable ofM nathematical demnonstrtion. A mea-s oi tor instance, is but ialf of nis family, the other half beloain2, fo the family of his wife. Hlis son ...

... [NMON TEM FsNc.L] Sostevery ?? Of quite a new style of dispositionhave appeared These consist of plaid in various colours: the squares are formed of velvet stripes, more or less large, and in relieve. Amongst the materials that are made for evening dress, nothing is snore eiegant than the Helena velvet brocatelles. Another style is the BeMaenutO, having the body, the front of the dress, and ...

... LITERARY XISOELLANEA. GovEaRESSES.-What a strange and disgraceful anomaly iE it in Fnglish society, that the very step which ought to entitle a gentlewoman to additienal admiration and respect, on the eootrary, entails on her the loss of caste.. This is aa incontro. verltible fact, tkough one which is often reluctantly admitted. As a 0less, gevernesses may be cosesidered extremely estimable ...

... . EVIEws OF 300S. TEm OLD Foxas'T RANGERm. dA^oJR CAMPESDML. HaU, 'Virtue, asd Jo, ernoster'.soso -The third edition'- of the Indian adiventures of an old forest rangerthas jjn'ti made its appearance, ai 'will 4e heartily welsed that portion-oflthe readrg publre which delights in th recital of 8augui gary encounters betwiixt man affdibeast, hair-:breadth eibapegs by land and flood, and, in ...

... REVIEWS OF BOORS. SAUNTRqINGS IN AND ABOUT LoDoNo. By' MAX CGHLESINGEr. Cooke, Straned. -Perhaps no one is more suited to write a descriptive work on London and its inhabitants than an inquiring, impartial, axd edu- cated foreigner. He will ferret out peculiarities in our -wstoms and manners which we ourselves do not notice; hr, will visit places that, although containing curious and ...