Star.
London, England, 1826-11-16 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Prince Lieven entertained a select party of his distinguished
friends to dinner, yesterday, at Ashburnham House, Doter-street.
The Duke of Buckingham has arrived at his seat, Arington,
Hants, from Stowe, Bucks.
The Marquis of handos left town, yesterday, for his seat, Wm-
ton, Bucks.

The Earl of Shaftesbury has arrived at his house, in Grosveuor.
square, from his seat, in Dersetshire.
Viscount Palmerston, M.P. has arrived at his house, in Great
&anhnpe-street, from his seat, .in Hams

J. Calvert, Esq. M.P. arrived, yesterday, at his house, in Upper
Wimpole-street, from his seat, Albany Hall, Herts.

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C. *Alderson, &q. arrived in town, yesterday, from his seat, in
Hants.

Mr. and Mrs. Peploe have left Eastnor Castle, for their seat, in
Het efordshire.

Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street--B. Lester,
Esq. M. P. from Poole; S. Spurrier, Esq. from ditto; and Admiral
Sir John Wells, Bait. from his seat, Bolwor House, Sussex.

Colonel Pemberton arrived, yesterday, at the St. George's Hotel,
Albemarle street, from Wales.

E. B. Clive, Esq. M.P. and son, have arrived at the Burlington
Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets, from Hereford. IL
mot, Esq. has left ditto, on a tour.
E. Littleton, Esq. M.P. arrived yesterday at Thomas's Hotel
Berkeley-square, from Staffordshire.
Samuel Smith, Esq. M.P. has arrived at his house, in Berkeley-
square, from his seat, Wouditall Park, hefts.
Arrivals at Mead's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—Sir Edward
and Lady Moser), from their seat, Taker*, Flintshire; Lord Ashley,
from Paris; Colonel and Mrs. Austen, from Kent.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown and family are ex-
pected in town to-morrow, from their seat, Bowood Park, Wilts.

LITERATURV.

THE SOUVENtit.

Among the many elegant watts which inakelboir annual appear.
once at this season, the Literary Suusenir of 1227, edited by Mr.
A„.A.Warrs, and published by the Mews. Longman and Co. fully
merits our hearty commendation. The embellishments of this
splendid work ire of the highest order; and these, In all instances,
are illustrated by select pieces in prose and verse, written expressly
for the occasion, well worthy of a niche in as beautiful a repository:
and forming altogether a suitable offering to our juvenile friends at
the approaching holidays. The following is a specimen of the poetry

THE SWORD OF WALLACH
The sword that was fit for Archangel to wield,
Was light in his terrible hand. Cam's's&
The Patriot's sword !—A talisman thou art,
That, conjures up the old heroic years
When Wallace, leading forth the Scottish spears,
To bravery fired the veriest coward's heart !
What men are we, in these degenerate days !
The blade which his terrific arm could wield,
As, Titan-like, he swept the carnaged field,
Sintiws of modern strength can barely raise !
Oh, Wallace, Wallace! champion of our rights,
Preserver of our land ! there is no name,
From Thule to far Tweed, which so delights
The common ear. Thine Is a household fame,
To wondering youth carrol'd by grey.huired dame,
And thrilling shepherds on the thymy heights! DELTA.

Cradock's Literary Memoirs.—Vol. 11. Svc
The first volume of these interesting Memoirs, which
appeared at the beginning of the present year, obtained
the reward that its metiii entitled it to, in the high fa-
vour it enjoyed with the public. The present will be
found no less attractive than its predecessor. The Author
relates, in a circumrtantial manner, a journey to Paris
and the Southern Provinces of France, performed so•n
after the conclusion of the Peace in the year 1783. His
connections with the first literary and political charac-
ters of the day afforded him a favourable opportunity
of fainiing a cotrect judgMent on the state of of iirs at.
a critical period; he has not failed to avail himself of
knowledge so acquired; his book, therefore, we think,
cannot be uninteresting to the lovers of historical re-
search ; while the light and well selected anecdotes at-
tached, will render it acceptable to the gtneral reader.
Tnere are two illustrative engravingt—the one a plan
of the celebrated Royal Canal, eitending From Toulouse
to the Mediterranean; the other representing the course
of the river Gironde, as far as B3firdeAux. For the present
we extract the following, but shall frequently recur to
this intererting volume