The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-13 00:00:00

LITERAT URE

THE KEEPSAKE.
London, Longman, Orme, Brown, and Co, 1837.
" The Keepsake" for this year is if possible superior
to the best of its predecessors. In point of shape it is
improved, for the quarto form sets off an Annual in
fat
.better style than the octavo, which is apt to cur-
tail the engravings of their " fair proportions." The
embellishments are twelve in number, and arc for the
most designed and executed with skill and taste. The
frontispiece, which is entitled " A Portrait," is a hall-
length figure of a lovely young wo:Tan, the expression of
whose countenance is full of sweetness and gentleness ;
her attire, however, is rather too tawdry, and she is almost
buried beneath voluminous folds of Brussels lace. " The
Last" represents a husband hanging over the death-
bed of his wife. The subject is painful, and one on
which the eye refuses to linger ; but it is worked up
with much pathos by Corbould, who has found an
excellent engraver in Cooke. The expression of the
expiring wife's countenance calls to our mind some
touching passages in Shaw's " Monody"—which is
a poem less known than it ought to be. " The
Greek Maiden" is a vigorous aild picturesque sketch.
A Greek girl is represented seated on a rock, meditat,
ing on the fallen fortunes of her country. A wild
sky hangs above her head, charged with all
the elements of storm and tempest ; yet there she
sits, " like Patience on a monument, smiling at
grief," heedless of the gathering storm about her,
and absorbed in melancholy thoughts of the Greece of
her immortal ancestors. The attitude of the maiden
is replete with grace and dignity, and her countenance
is expressive of a world of hopeless resignation. Mote
is the engraver of this embellishment. " Walter and
Ida" represents an interesting scene of billing and coo-
ing, which is going on with infinite briskness, between
a young gentleman and still younger lady. There
is a fine sylvan back-ground to this picture, which
has been well designed by Corbould. " Emina
and Mustapha Paella" is an imposing Oriental
scene, with an animated groupe, consisting of three
figures, in the fore-ground. The literary department
of this Annual is not unworthy to vie with the pic-
torial. It contains some verse, but more prose, which
we take to be an advantage. Among the best of the
prose tales, we may mention the first, which is entitled
" The Royal Marriage ;" the " Sister Theresa," and
the " Story of the Black Pin." Altogether, the
" Keepsake" is quite as good if not better than any of
the Annuals we have yet seen.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
DEAL, Nov. 11.—Wind W.-12. Wind N.N.W.—Ar-
rived the Lord Lowther, from Canton ; Salacia, Wren, from
Hobart Town ; \Vare, Goldsmith, from Manilla ; Lord Eldon,
from India ; Aristides, Hart, and Richard Watson, Martin,
from Bahia; Alonzo, Hicks, and Dove, Scoland, from Quebec;
and Queen, Robinson, from Miramichi. Came down from
the river and sailed with the whole of the outward bound, the
Gladiator, Briton, for New York ; Reward, Hogg, Caro-
line, Campbell, Brightman, —, Ghisbee, Charters, Ralph
Bernal, Bridges, for Jamaica ; Beatrice, `ioung, for St. Vin-
cent ; Secret, Gates, for Buenos Ayres ; Corril, Carting,
fur Constantinople; Seppings, Rawlins, and Moffat, Bolton,
for Hobart Town; George Canning, Gibbs, for Bermuda;
and Captain Cook, Thompson, Sydney.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 11.—Wind W. N. W.-12. Wind N. W.
to W.N.W.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Rose, from Madras
—sailed 15th July, Cape of Good Hope, 11th Sept., and St.
Helena, 26th. Off port the Hector, Hopper, from Honduras ;
and Caledonia, Drummond, for Havannah.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 12.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the Hull,
Lister, from Oporto. Sailed her Majesty's brig Camolion,
for the westward.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 10.—Wind W. to N.W., fresh. Nov.
11.—Wind W. N.W. to N. N.W., moderate.—Arrived the
Ann, Brown, from Pernambuco. Sailed the Lyra packet, for
Madeira and Brazil', with mails.
Dovr.E., Nov. 12.—Arrived off port, the Pactory, Pule-
sleet, from Batavia ; Stephen, Wright, from Quebec; Eliza-
beth, Storey, from ditto; David Lyon, Woodward, from ditto ;
and Everton, Bunn, from Odessa.
MARGATE, Nov. 12.—Arrived off port, the Lysander, Cur-
rie, from Calcutta; Reviewal, Wildes, from Quebec; Per-
cewal, Miller, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; and Bran-
ken, Moor, from Calcutta.
PORTLAND, Nov. IL—Arrived off port, the Camoat, Nixon,
and Portia, Ord, from Quebec.
To RBAY, Nov. 1 I. Arriv, d off port, Molly, Polehy, Reval.
GLour•rsTEn, Nov. 11. Arrived the Frances, Smith,
from Richebucto.
SWANSEA, Nov. 11.—Arrived Warn:, Llewellyn, Africa.
LivEaroui„ Nov. I I.—A vessel went to pieces on the West
Mole, near Chester bar. The Mary Bibby, Cumming, from
Bombay, in docking this morning, ran against the pier, and
injured her bow.
JERSEY, Nov. 9.—The Spring, Laramour, bound to Lou-
don, which sunk near this on the Gth instant, has been raised
and brought into harbour.
HULL, Nov. 11.—The Lively, arrived here fiom Riga, 1 as
been twice in Norway.
SCARBOROUGH, Nov. IO.—A small craft has been seen to
go down off this place, supposed to be a loaded 'oilier—the
crew taken out by a loaded collier.

The Elizabeth, from Bathurst to Exeter, was abandoned on
the ith instant, being water-logged.
The Edward, Finlayson, from Seaham tD London, was
wrecked near Wells, on Saturday.
The Maria, from Kincardine, was on shore near Blyth
ort Friday.

Yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Cambridge, the Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince George
of Cambridge, attended Divine service at St. Philip's Chapel,
Regent-street.
Viscount Melbourne will give his official chimer to
the mover aad seconder of the addres's in the House of
Lords on Saturday next, preparatory to the Queen's
opening the Session of Parliament on Monday.
The Princess de Lieven, who has for some time
been in a weak state of health, is now perfectly recovered,
and has argaain commenced her evening parties at Paris.
The Duke .of Devonshire, it is said, the town being
refilled by the return of the Court, will commence his de-
lightful reunions at Devonshire House before Christmas.
BANQUET TO THE QUEEN.--We need scarcely
refer to the heart-cheering account which crowds our co-
lumns, cf the proceedings in London on Thursday, on the
occasion of the visit of our beloved Queen to the City of
London. Every truly loyal Irishman will read the deeply-
interesting narrative with gratification and delight. As the
best description of the impression produced upon the two
ies by this splendid display we shall quote the descrip-
kart
non of t':e weather en Thursday, from a Liberal and
a Tory j",;urnal :—" For the time of year, we never remem-
ber to have 6ern a finer day. The sun shines as reful-
gently as on a s:..otembe..r day."—Sun. " The physical
circumstances of the mi;yintig unhappily do not correspond,
for a dense fog has caveren the metropolis for twenty-four
bours."—Standard. How jauncLeed must have been the
eyes of the Orange writer when he could see nothing but a
dense fog, although the sun was shining most refuigently !
—Dublin Evening Post.
DEATH OF TIIF. EARL OF EGV:MONT.—
George O'Brien Wyndham, Earl of Egremoute Baron
Coekermouth, and a Baronet, was born December 18,1751,
and he died at Pctworth House, deeply lamented, •on
Saturday night, at 11 o'clock, in the SGth year of
his ~ge.
Sir
.Nlatthew Tierney was in attendance upon his Lordship
from the time he was taken seriously ill—namely, on last
Tuesday morning, till he died. excellent 11 d muni-
ficent nobleman, " whose name is associated with almost
every institution of the country, of which the object is to
increase the sum of human happiness" (vide Baxter's His-
tory cf Sussex), was a aeral patron of the arts, a generous.
benefactor to the poor in the neighbourhood, and for intics
around Petworth, by whom his death will be sincerely and
deeply felt. He succeeded his father .IV.!. 21, 1763, and
was for a great number of years Lord Lieutenant of the
county. His health during the last year or trYo had been
rapidly declining and his Lordship when last in Brighton
was heard to say that he should not go through another
winter He is succeeded in his title by Captin Pereit
R.N. The Earl and Countess of Munster were at Pet.
worth when their venerate parent breathed his last. The
families of Caraarvon, Romney, Purehester, and Marsham,
will be thrown lute mourning by the death of his Lordship.
Lady Sophia Gres'ey, accompanied by her sister-,
Lady Birbara Craufurd, has left Drakelo7v Hall, in Da'
byshire, on a tour. Her ladyship has arrived at Weymouth.
The Russian Amlaassador and suite arc eNpeeted
at Ashburnham House to-morrow. The nephe' mid
niece of his Excellency, Colonel and Countess Pozzo di
Barge, accompany his 'Excelbmey to England ; the party
were to leave Paris oil Saturday. The Charge d'Affaires,
the Chevali,r Kipele, will remove to-day front the embassy
to Mlvart's Hotel.
Lord Mul,rrave, after having taken the oaths and
his scat in the -House of Lords, and depositedh
resume his
is proxy with
Viscount Melbourne, will return to Dublin to
high official functions, accompanied by the Countess and
Lord Normanby, the Noble Viceroy's only son.
The Martini., and Marchioness of Clanricarde have
arrived at Walcrioc- ex eseent, Dover.