... ?? ?? I., ' ?? ' ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? THE publication of Professor J. R. Sceley's new book, A Short History of Napoleon I. (Seeley and Co.), is not an event of the first importance in contemporary literature, like the publication of Ecce Homo, Natural Religion, or the Expansion of Eng- land. It would seem from the Professor's preface that he has written the book chiefly ...

... (FROs OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) pARIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14.-MI. Alexandre poinsei' new piece at the Renaissance is as gay as his canons 115, Rue Pigalle, to which it bears a strong 'isnily likeness, broad farce and equally broad dialogue ;,iitg amongst its most marked features. But the wit the author of Le Deputd de BEmbiigoac and his talent devising droll situations are again to the fore, so ...

... 1 - , P8HId D AXV xTI *- I . _ - 4 THE PRISCE-SS OF WALES. t- ' X ?? I' -, Li,,jdned>g t !ba princess of -We.4 -alpeared WIMn ±ifo t. Btlnd to-day sins eher anfvd iu tedon fromn Ssdig- ham. .IestioyalE1ighness, 4ho loo1~tv~ry-0ale 'Sft r r; e h ate iniosdtoa and confinement to the hoa4, L1drove at X~~'i0:In A cdotaedr atgge. tg Blnckizdghaln ;rwsce to visit her Msty. Lady Burton has left ...

... FASHIONr AND VARIETIES. PRiNCESS CHRISTIAN. a London, Tuesday Night. Princess Christian takes daily drives, and her health is gradually improving. ter physical condition will not, however, permit of Her Royal Highness being present at the opening of Parliament. To-day the Prineess n paid a visit to the Dean of Windsor and Mrs Davidson. g Viscount Bangor ?? left Kingstown for a England. I Lord ...

... I17[L _ _L1 LIST OF ENTERTAINMENTS. - THEATRE ROYAL DkCUX:Y ?? 0 T g V LN ri is a magifent realization of tile famous Arabial Nights ?? iS reired atigtly with deafening applauise and lauhiter by avelitsriog . th o ?? Lbe best features and full of ?? panltomnime, I. c ) ,) s titti , tle grace. of French ?? e, and trh charnt of comic . . 'si atl Iyoig, andi is unianimously pronnetced to be the ...

... LITERARY NO1'CUIS. EL The Vegetable Garden,- by M. M. Vilmnorin ae Audrieux. (John Murray, Albouiarle-street)-. The e. writer of this boos is a Parisian, bub what we have it, before us is an excellent traaslation of the 'rencouh ly work. A book aontainiog -over rix hnidred pages of al illustrations, descriptions, bud&'anodea' of culture of or. the garden vegetables of cold ;and temperate cli- ...

... .LTrLRATUt U Rev. JosenphS. qEe!], Edibg T. & T. ki,. r MA. Tre iee fulerprete-r this moath con T. ofr wich arQ excellent, each after 1=wd kind. PRebenldai -u blhsaeA~ I a',- - om 'm siThl Brentl' he of our LFnSA MNvin aiusitons to them in writers posterior to those in New Testamnentl for two or three centuries. ' j ustifcation of the workA,- h& says ?- rhe inquizy is by no means one op e i±5 ...

... SOM1E POETS AND A POETESS.* THE Glasgow Ballad Club seems to be somewhat misnamed. One expects it to be a society for the collection and study of the old ballad literature, of which Scotland is so justly proud; whereas it is in reality a company of original versifiers (original in the sense in which we are all original sinners), incorporated with the object of aiding and abetting each other ...

... BECMATET AsT'S THEATRE. THTE MW1-A-DO. The motive- & the latest production ofthe united ;eivit of MYiessrs Gilb ert and Sullivan is wvuil-known 'Po hae K e in-5,irecd by thre popDularity of the ±se dunc if ono. Mr ½. S. Gilbert to an et alents as a- librettist -adds the veryt ;niinrtanc- an bus-iness-lure qualification of being alrat t hit off th~~ precise whim that May n-topc-r. to have ...

... L I T E R A T U R E. O Soxos oY TA'Ie HEsGUT8s Ae7N Dzcrs. By the loen. itoden Noel. London: Elliot Stock. TEic 1t2test work of the lIon. Roden Noel forms au excellent example of the most distinctive school of modern poetry. It would have been impos- sible in the earlier hittory of poetics art in this country. It is an eseential outcome of modern life and latter thought; it finds itsroot ...

... MUSIC AND THE D.RAMIA. (FROX OU 3WI, CO.RRESPONDENST. ) London, Sunday Night. The Duke of Edinburgh, at the concert of the il Royal Amateur Orchestra last night, took hlis farewell of the London public as a solo violinist, i c at anyrate until after his return from the com- mnand of the ?? Squadron. It has been stated that HisRoyaliEighness^.vill appear t o more in public as a soloist, but ...

... FA$HiON-4. -rVARIETrES. Viscount Cole has left Xingstown for Eng- left lingtowni for L.. d Charles Kwez has left Kingstown for Enln. .; - Oapt$iM.-E NewOrOPM ?? o4ngatown forn The Earl of Xilmorey has ieft K ston for Engtand. CaptaitArcidale arrived at Eizpto'nyea. tetdas trom EssPg=d.. .EHis trace tho Duke of Abercorn ha left Mr. and the 'ou Mrs Broughton Adder- ley bare left ?? Io England. . ...