... T H E CO UR T. LONDON, MONDAY.-The Queen and the Prince Consort., accompanied by Pr ince Arthtiu' and atten(1ed by the Countess of Desart, lon. IHoratia Stopford, Lord Charles Fitzroy, anti Lieut.-Colonel the I-Ion. D. de Ros, went on Saturday afternoon to Lincoln's Inn hall and library. Hlis Royal Highness presided on Saturday at a mneeting of the British Association, held at Buciglhiarn ...

... an vttmoxinlll. THE MARTYR OF DAMASCUS. hi the dreadful massacro of the Cbristians in Damaccus, Mr. Graham had been placed for safetv by the British Consul in the houso of a Maoslrln, and the Turkilsh guard-who noted as his escort on leaving his place of refuge-on being attacked by a band of Druses, LEYT our Missionary to his fate, when he fell a victim to their infuriate rage. There's wailing ...

... FA S H.ION. T' I E C O U 1R T. WNINDSOR CWSVLI, D)l c 1. -Tho Royal diltner-party yeslerd'ay included Pricoe Alf ed, Pri cess Alicc, PIrilce Lonis of liessc, the1 Malqis 11(n3 Marellinmuss of ACail''t01', antd lanrlv G aorgi1na1 Iamtiilton, Laily Caro)line B~arrington, tile Wltiht 11oll. SirlThomal~s IV Iise, 1,aron voon 'IVstorwelhlor, latd Mljor COwell, It, E. Thoe Mar~lquis :nir ...

... FASH ION. THlE COURT. LONDON, FarDAYi-Her Majesty the Queen held a Privy Council yesterday afternoon at Bucldngham Palace. It was attended by bis Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Earl Granville, Lord.President; Vis- count Palmerston, First Lord of the Treasury.; Sir George Grey, Chancellor or the Duchy of Lancaster; Viscount Sidney, Lord Nbamberlainr; and Earl Spencer, GroomIl of thie Stole ...

... ITtALY IN 'rTll NIlrnEIN'rH ClNTURity. By the light lloni. JaMEs WHIl'l'ESIDNw, M1.P,, LLD. London: Longinasn, (Green, ?? Co. A new edition (if Mr. Whiteside's Italy, ' abridged and revised, would be a welcoelo contribution to omr literature at any time; but has a peculiar value just now when the Italian question engages the at- tention of the world. When the three volume edition was ...

... THE C OURT. We believe there is a probability of her Majesty's payinga short visit to Balmoral in themonth of May. We do not announce this as an arrange- ment positively determined on, but we learn that the Queen is anxious to see the Highlands in the Spring; and that a sort of conditional promise was given that her Majesty would visit Scotland during the Spring. We may, therefore, perhaps, ...

... THE COURT. WINDSOR CASTLE, TUESDYY.-IHer Majesty~s dinner- party yesterday included their Royal Highnesses the Prinee of Wales and Princess Alice, Lady Carolinc Bar'ington, Major-General thu Hon. R. and Airs. Bruce, Colonel Parker, commanding officer 1st Life Guards; Colonel Bradford, commandine officer 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards; Captain Grey, and tht Earl and Countess of Sheibourne, who ...

... REVIEDWS. SI3iP-BUILDINIG ox NEW AND ECONOMICAL PRINCI- rLEs. By Capt. A. MACGREGOR nEIt, R.N. CAPTAIN A. MACGREGOR SKCINNER IIas contributed some very valuable information on the subject of ship-bllilding in the form of a letter to the Presideut, Vice-President, and Council of the Institution of Naval Architects; and he has also proposed a new and economical method of construction, the merits ...

... THE C OURT. LONDON, TUESD.AY.-Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Priticess Alice, and attended by the lion. Horatia Stopford, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lient.- Colonel the l-on. D. de Ros honored Mr. Bcll with a visit yesterday afternoon, at his studio, in Douro Place, Kensington. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort presided yesterday at a ...

... THE COURT. The Queen's dinner-party on Wednesday evening, included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, the IHanoverian Minister (Count Kielnmansegge), the Greek Minister and 'Madame Triconpi, the United States Minister and Mirs. Dallas, the Earl and Countess of Elgin, and Lady Elma Brmce, Lady Fanny Iloward, Viscount Falkland and the Duchess of St. Albans, and Lady ...

... THE COURT. The confirmation of Prince Alfred will take place at Windsor Castlc on Thursday. , the 5th of April. A select number of the nobility and personal friends of the Royal Family will be invited to the ceremony. There will be no state observed, and the religious rite will be performed with every simplicity. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived at Buckingham Palace on Friday, ...

... F A IR S. ARuarA01 FAMR.-THlUnSDAY.-This was one of the largest yet hlci in this city. Beef averaged filly £3 per cwt. for well-flnished beasts; coarse beasts were sold at 40s. per cwt. and upwards, Cood two-year- old hullocks and heifers were in moderate demand, at £4 to £1, while yearlings brougthlit from £2 upwards. Muilch cows command high prices, some going to £14; springers anxiously ...