... TH- CHRISTMAS A IVSEMtENTS. HdAYMARKET. At this ?? the fitherrcnmlg novelty will be entit~le' Queen Ladybir'd mid here C'/idren;, or, ilarlequin and the Kelmu on litt. Thie ocenery of' the fairy stiry fttie beaa p~iinted by Mr. Frederick Fenton, who will, it i.. ailt, pro- (duot, S01it' ?? Of tire aind water; thle mach1inery by Mr. Oliver Wialev, the tiresneti by Mr. Bnrnett Rnd Misn Chery ?? ...

... I [2hefogjja2,iq Gppeare, in ouir yown Edition of loag wok_,l I IW B. WOODILess NEW ENTERTAINMEJNT ~ .1, The Cabinet of Curiosities, After an absence from the metropolis of some time, during which Mr. W. S, Woodin has been extending his fame as an entertainer' through the whole of Great Britain and Ireland, this modern Proteus has returned to his old quarters at the Polygraphic Hall, King ...

... IJER AI4JESTY'S E TEA TTE. ?? b The reappeaarlmce of Mr. Sims Reeves last night, in his frC favourite part of lobin lHood, after several weekls' secession, sa necessitated by n severe domestic affliction, was almost as , exciting an event as tho first night of Mr. Macfarren's now ngt opera. Although Robin Hood did not entirely lose its at- du traction in conseqnence of the chief character ...

... CHRISTMIS CATTLE S-IHOW. if IY1'iOPOIITAN C'AI'TL2 E tU l-trtt\. I 'L'tainhrric it it Srrt~aiile (ub i hi-bgric rtrtif- int- ti, ha it to i 1toi, is ext-n linit.'ii. ~'Ir teear'. U111.1 1 List Ietatli ;itt ?? sh 'A t! its-_l, ?? thie lord cf thre soil ildito I., rhe ?? tt~-IJ-~tC 't tife ?? 'ot'i'il t'etx a~tpai~ ttt :l cIA! at'alst',; iI ase p' ?? giva II ?? wa ilu ?? l:tntls to the ...

... THEATRES, &O. . | Royal English Opera, Covent-garden.-Ou Thurs- day night, a new grand romantic Opera, in tour acts, by Balfe, was produced at the above house, with the most decided and unequivocal success. This Opera, which is by far the most ambitious this favourite composer has yet given to the public, and which contains hroughout a much higher description of music than any of his former ...

... LITEBATURE. CHRISTMrAS BOOKS. Christmas is as certain to be welcomed with timelyI books, in Ielloow, blue, req, and gold, as he is to have his holly. crown and miseltoe. Tales illustrating the virtues andahowing the dangers and sorrows of vicious courses; narratives of daring adventure by land and sea; sclence made easy for the young idea; and fairy stories of all kinds employ the pencils of ...

... COURT AJND LABHION% ?? 0- WINDSOR CASTLE, DBC55BER 1-The Queen, accom- panied by Prince Alfred, princess Alice, and Prince Lois of Hesse, walked in the Home Pakti onn, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, attended by Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, wvent to town to preside at a Council Of the Committee Of the Royal Horticultural ...

... I PROVINCIAL THEA RICAL4. (IROx OU3 OWN CORRESPOND33TO.) ADEDTRSBOI7T. CAMP TURATH-.-Tw grand pea-formancceshave la'ecnptoleeduring tbe Past Sycef, under the patrounge ot Lieutenant-General Sir J. L. Poear- fathoer, RC.B. attended with great suceoss consequent on the exertions Cf tlae Amateur Dramatic Company, formed from Ike officera of the 26th (King's Own Barerisers), who propose giving a ...

... Popular Tales of the WVest Highlands orally collected. With a Translation by S. F. Campbell. Two Volumes. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas. A better book of its kind than this no country possesses. Dr Dasent's Norse Tales are of high value, and the relation of Scandinavian mythology or legend to our own folk lore, as well as to the traditions of the East, is very close. But Gaelic of the ...

... FASEIONS FOR DECE51BER. (From .e Follet, Jouiyl du GCand Wfonde.) The rigour of the commencement of winterly wea. ther has prepared us for welcoming the new cloaks and mantles for out of doors, and there is to fear now of our complaining of their length or amplitude. The paletot form is decidedly the most in favour. Either the paletot sac, with narrow revers and smsll sleeves, or, if ore ...

... 1,, , ?? i, COLttLIGS V. RIaCHARD TORnsNsII. -hMr W. H?. Collinga DealIeflt sued bdr Richard Thorne, Manager of the Theatrce Royal f2acce far the sum of 3e. 4d., being the proportion of a joint salary of at B Per weeatk alleged to be due to him and to Mrs Collings, his wife, It the end of a week in Novembor last. Mr Miller, writer, sppeared for ?? ad ?? Graut, for thb defender. Appearance on ...

... ?? 41~~ _ Julux ri Historv of -Netv EuJI'land ?? Muart Dynasty. By JORNU' H PALFR.EY. Volume HI. Boston :Little, Brown,adCo 18.th a Th iatp'e of the History Of New England is Bacrifil familiar to uvert~ one. The herosmoth lile dr baud of nonconformisits who in 1620. sailed across fed the Atlantic to seek a spot where they might wor- i h ship God without molestation, acecording to the munit ...