... 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 DRA1IIA, NUSIG, &e. OLvcrYcpA most amusing piece, called The Red Cap, has been revived at this thbtatre. Its plot rests entirely oli tihe captivity of the Duke de Beaufort (Ir. Leigh Murray) ice the Csacean or Vincennes, by order of Cardinal Mazarin, and le ingenious way in which his release is effected, through tile contrivances of the Duchcke de io lfntbauzon (Mrs.Stirling), who, ...

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... LITERLAtNA. Naro~ozss Wn..I A . a dmestic occurrence, nsothing could more contribute to Napoleon's hpinesta i no with M aria Louisa. , , 01.- t apmssthaleonohisnio ?? Loisa He was 'wont to comp'i he wt Josephine, by giving the-latter all the advantages of art and grace; the former the charms of simple modesty and hino- ces.His former Empress used every art to support or enhance her personal ...

... LITRAR-t -ISCELLAN> -- .. . - ?? , , GOOD Hualot.-As I *am generally happy myself, I like to see other people so; for, let philo ophers say what they' will, I am convinced nothing makes sas so much disposed to view our fellow-ereatures in a favourablee light, as being in perfect good humour with ourselves; whereas, when we are in trouble and distress ve get cross and ill-tempered, -we are ...

... .RETEhWS O1-O BOOKS. MISOFLtANICS. AVALBRIDGE LuNN.-Routledge -and Co., Solso-tqeare.-This is a volurne of that w1id!_ seii'uted and soomosstli series of peuil icntioils known by toe nallme ot the Popular Li linrar.' As the title of rii, book indicates, it. is a coll etios of tales; antd we most be permitted to observe that til. interest, amiuso- ne-'nt, and variety, a more judicious ...

... RE VIE W OF BOOS. AxNsWOTv1t's MAGAZrNEr.' Chapman &iid Hall'pj ?? lhavfi seldom seen a nunibir of thlisperio dical containing matter of such' varied descriptionl;- for in generil Mr. Aigsworth ?? ents hiul;l but bu question whether lie does the public, by dosing hiS readers with an inordinate quantity from his old ro- mances, which have been published in aluost every state, and at every ...

... : T HE EXHIBITION OF- 1851. The spectacle which the interior of the Crystal Palace presents increases every day in interest. Already the entire space: east of the transept has its fittings in an advanced state. Stalls and tables spring tp with magical rapidity, and the whole of this part of the building begins to present visibly the system of arrangement and distribution which the Executive ...

... pRINCE ALBERT AND HIS EXHI- BITION. SIt,-A dissolution of Parliament is pretty generally acknowledged to be necessary at the present time; par- ties are so divided and split into sections, such a difue- rerice of opinion exists upon so many important matters, that an appeal to the people, as the sovereign arbitrator, is become urgent and necessary. The Papal Aggression Bill, one of the rocks ...

... LITERARY -ISOELLANEA. A twaenD Or VEIfett-IEft must Ibe borne in mindithat .the legend whigh we are ?? eoddbmr I.. I~c ut toproduce is rnecore~iddd thatre than one authentic chronicler, and that it wa eufficiently believed to 'give birth to a Public religious ceremony. In the year 1841, an inundation, of many days' continance. had. raised the water three cubits' higher than it had ever been ...

... I U REV-EWS 0 BOOKS. ti. TIHE MTAGioAn PRIEST O.2-AVIGSON T. USBOUNE, -Partridge awnd ,Oatsy, Papiyosterrow.-The period of this interesting historical romanace is during thle short' hut eventful reign of Louis VIII of France, and the most striking scene'in the work is the siege of Avignon, in 1226, by the Crutad'ers. ' A student, named Hermes, defended the city to the last, and by his ...

... THE: FASiIONS FOR FEBRUARY. FROM THE FRENCH. THe riphness of the ball-dresses this winter surpasses every- thing that has appeared for a long time: the costliness of the materials, and the splendour of the jewels, added to the exquisite taste displayed by the milliners in the beautiful trimming of these dresses, are beyond aU description. It would be an endless task to attempt to describe ...