Star.
London, England, 1826-11-21 00:00:00

GOSPORT ORSktV4Toltr, Nov. 15.

WEST INIVAN BALL.

rs~x Till MONTHLY arntw.

A Ball, if We may believe a rheumatic man, irnojoke
in the West Indies. The Creole Ladies'are quite French
or rather Spanish in their &tieing. Tie quiet well-
dlessed qtlachillers of England can form no idea of the
degree of enthusiasm to Which the soul of a Spanish girl
Is kindled, by the merry sounds of the Violin. As to the
Cteole maidens, let our author be heard. VoCtoilVii=
gent, the geologist, gave us an excellent dinner at-
Meirwing Hall, properly so called front a certain
modification of mosquito which rejoiceth therein. The
Gentlemen Were boots, and the Ladies covered their
Racks and feet with shawls. I being Ignarus mali was
horribly punished, nevertheless we enacted a quadrille
in the evening, for the amusement of the negroes of the
establishment. I like a Ball in the West Indies better
thin in • England; true it is that you perspire, but then
you haie not to undergo the triumph of superior frigi-
dity in your partner. She per spires in precise an
with yourself, lifts and resifts the cambric toties quotsfe
ad the rapists lay, Vfhihr ever Both the orient humour
Wist forth it intervals upde bet ivory chief; itid gra4
'ate in emulous contradoence with icrill ditd.
down, doors, and jalousies are all thrown opin ro 'hi
breezes of nighi: flowers and evergreens gift life and,
verdancy to the wills, and the golden modfl br dhhhond.
stars. gleam through the many openiiigt st+ftii that rtth
and sleepy splendour, which good men wit see heft:after
in Para _hie. It is my ad4ice not to drink much-; se•
strain yowls-tell till tWeilve o'clock or so; aid then eel
some told meat, and absoiii a pint of pbiter cdp; which
is peifectly ianoiious to the system, and Mori kestori.;
tive to the animal spirits than punch, wines or Saisgaree.
Above all, do not be perinalled to stridlu# any Washy
tea, it gives neither strength nor vivacity, but rather
impairs both, and makes you excessively ntrininfort.
able. It is important to remarki that your shirt cellars
should be loose round the neck, and the gills lo* ; a
mere white stock of thick Holland, well stitched With
arrow-root is the best cravat, otherwise, with the ordi-
nary apparatus, yohr cloth in an hour beconies a rope,
and the entirefocak sinks into a state dotter dissolution.
-Every Creole terriale Isaacs dancing as she Ivrea het-
self. From the quadrille of the Lady, down to thel
John-John of the Negro, to dance is to be happy. The
intense delight they take in it is the natural consequence
of that suppression of animal vivacity which the cli.
mate and habits of the West Indies nevir fail to prodnte.
the day is paused Within dooti in languor and sllerke;
there are no public amusements or public occupitinin
tri engage their attention, and their domestie cares are
few. A Bail, theiefortite them is Mort thih a Batt—
i; is an awakener from serimtder
society —a liberal,* :if tricked up affections—aninipfrer:
lit 'Motion sad thought. Accordingly there is mine;
artlessness, more passion, than is usual with us in
England. The sort dark eyes of a Creole girl seem tot
"speak itithdeYotiiiii and earnestness of Spirit, that youl
.canit.4 ci;orvic bit make your pat tner yiytit tavidinve
of an holir. There is an att4climent between ye*
is mighlt-61, lin.' yen atilt& resign it wittiont regret.i'
She is pale, it is true; but there is a bea*fy, allibtrthi
said, in this . very Palettes's, Vna her full,
.yet 4
shape, is at once the *Wise and cernsor Of lyre;
breathe

!H CA ti

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0, The iiiatint tfibbitte,
The kiris the yieldlitt 'mac" I
thefr daticiag is an oa4 *e Ilidifiliftlft,iitit 'OW
-stair tire. Upbore With iiaditatiiiihte
hieia volt or iight-hoors right on cad, and think
minutes all lootdibet. At tbir ih
last piritiir '4-allied at 'hilf4llit
She could no longer re>ist ilie.iivVrlpus yawns of her
Spa and aroma; but it was reliactantly that aseiieat.,

Yesterday the first stage reheaViilof ZaVaineAttiriaii,
at Covent!garden 'theatre, tiinic'Plaise.
t.olib JOHN kthillti.L'S "Aliatittftbrti.--trird IOHN
ii,iiiskt has' 4ttl 4'40 aleifer-th'Liltd ktilltritiht,-tin
the liesolutionsHif the late.flOiise of tOiiiiiiiiiis, IttlitiOt-
it* Bribety at E!ections., in which 'his Lordship says—
.. As it ban not been itly .fortOie.to be Cho a illentiter lif the
near Parliainent, I Vtlltlilr to tomtit 'Yita, on the inland 41 our
.easeeiseat oa politic.' tabikaa. and Men eiliaAalY MI the question
tit Rf(otin, to propoot to the A hotiv It
be'commons her, die Kesolliffens
which. were curried by the outing vote if ttie ' r a I& 'days
indasantse
.prisiolis to thediiseintitia. 'Tiny, itastand.'" d thiblediately
on the meth% of the flaws, anions the orders." .„. ,
Wednesday Bight., Mr. Neville, of the Site)helcille-
fire, whilst playing Dirk' Haien:la; ht (Is, Illaititerit.‘,
wet with a serious ateideht. In taking' a.pistol from his
belt, it unfortunately exploded, and completely that.
tered one of his hands.

BRANCH BANK IN lartzaretoL—lt is at length de.;
, tenninod t•iiipen .an itatablillunentoin liverypid, on the same plan
pkthat of .Ploresterkhlanclielerhae., &wow, Tomtits, ri,aq. is
appointed the chief eaa_pager, and Mr; POsirs, thiiitiond Mats.
its Offiters Hier tiliderdien M. sing
stitnitiui's, eiA. eeenty 'Of giglaiii; thrtrasts; lava bet
'6(160 Strviirdins. Thty are to talie a luta bf Money from coati-
1, Woes, not less than 1244tel1ifls, lisititlubbut ss.for each county.
Me, liveretp,,Windsoion'Thursday evening liut,andiung at several
parts tovm, , t , •
A veray.liindshiiie"in4ad 'of .21i6til which "Wis'On
!lts *at Oen 'OAT' to Ow' bughnlieleti fts'istrlige
Englaiid.sess. bored to a%cettalti contrahund
was contained within it. This) prying,rsititipsrlt:hsp.spaiewhat
ieisivit..a.mmismir production of the Arts. It is st present 6 the
CeirtoesliiieseApkiblie. .
old 'campaigner pr '' of Vheiliiioe'of Nfleihtlf•itref with
a-se'siti4stikastir on Thoridir .e'rtnig!lt;litt‘cilViririche
Ups, 4f thelist& y chest some"skizieNVaidds
*:.; a *art 'iatihiciterlttetrAdYptihs. The reitniv
besisi)pl..6COla itiletiite his. isthsiditNiftl'anlfl'
Wliftisbilff, la brOridgite.. ;irritate lb 4
..castonnsry libations; foundlildi-Al oi
*epos, who, aftielfFiringibinelibirtitMilersoris:'
ManiCattonsna his part, soon expres4cl a
in kis welfare. The tankard was- pushed abok viii
extraordinary semi; but Mitchelt.from some
pOsilbly, 'Ong**, tritnion, inibibed tither ipaslitgly;l
misting, neie,thelesx, as Orti'viAo • bactlust tailed'. his
Majesty's bounty, upon doing the haasirnie thing by'
la: new friends. Phr a while every thing bore a vett,
am'sble kppeatanee nogl one bribe' pierty,'*lthout ant;
'..rani, firrot.'ked lam "4:lvin on the ffabs;,bad hie ;or
t Are others threw themselves on him tri
Mitchell, by instinct, thrust hit heads into his Starches!
Pockets as to a strong bbld; but wisi anon dislodged
the cruel, and almost unheard of, sleeker otteibe 061'
or the gang, who took the kettle froin Offilte"Kre. aid 1,
deliberately poured the content' over his body.. tieleirre
in this manner soon rifled of the ilintentsof his pockets,'
ooe or two of the gang diseipeosed ' With tho'ildunder
the others, thinking thesiselves in no darter, Fenn* ecri:
but by the exertions of the landlord, and the police, tWo
of %bons were seized as accrienplices, and are cornanitied
to the city pa. The tautest of the Tose Which hit on.'
formate loquacity has occasioned to the poor lithe, is
about 21. U.—Lincoln Mercury.

Last evening one of the most interelting lunar eclipses
occurred that has been seen in this latitude fin' many.
years past. A few concise remarks on simnel of the pe-
Culiar circumstances that attended' it may not be.unin-
teresting to those of your readers Who witnessed the
eclipses—Soon alter sun set the full *roan rose from
behind a dense cload about E.NI.E. completely overcast
by the earth's shadow, yet her whole disc', which was
:Of a darkish slate, colour, was perceived by the naked
!dye. Immediately after the end of total darkness,
which was at 4h. 4I m. 265. mean time here, a beautiful
'eemi-circular light played on the Northern edge of the
*boon, and seemed, to make efforts to run round it ; it
siontracted and expanded in thii manner several times,
till the Northern merit'n of ihe moon had sufficiently
emerged oat f the eardi's shadow to give it the ap-
Pearance of a very thin light crescent. As the Moen
'Continued to emerge, her disc was gradually dicing-
nated, and the shaded part changed to a blight copper
dour. At sh. 221 n. Os. when half the moors Was en.
Ifighernstli she and Venus, which latter bore S.W. by S.
'And near the horizon, exhibited the mime appearance
thidukh itelettope, only the illtlminated pat t or Venus's
dist tat Eetrersed. At this time Man wes a few degrees
Weft of ihtl meridian. and displayed a striking eon-
ifict td the ripper/fence of Veneer the former being fiery
iid, hitti the tenet of a sileety culi.nr. It is worthy of
tiltiltiff; that the flee was so strongly reflected into the
eanbii &Wow as ro ebabla ally person. with the aid of
a tettictrpb, to distinctly sit through it the darkest
shades and the light spins (or MOWltlindlli parts) upon
the 'hob* disc. Prods the transpettncy of the atmos-
phi* and the brilliancy of the lunar-light, the proper
cohrdtute of the earth's shade* on the moon's disc was
well defilied throughodt, insomuch that scarcely any
pentilitirk could be traced. At sh. 56m: 484. mean
tithe the earth's shadow separated from the moon's
Soirtheid Mb, when the full moon shone forth with
*oft. brightness.

lThoratiat. at jt Meeting of the Weavers' Incbrpora,
ams of Olitgdw, it was resolved to petition both Houses
1
of Parliarbedt for a retilitin of the Coln Lives.
A OuttiOote Meeting of the Proprietiwi of the &A-
den-lila Breteery *as held at ale Commit** Room,
Rolleitt Stifrittittlh Eqt. in the Chair..-The Chairman
stated the objett Of the Meeting was to ascertain wise-i
titer the principal shatehotders would unite to purchase
the .prnpfeity Of the Cortapany, which was now on sale
at a thy reduced tate. He was convinced, that ender
the manageineht Of t Aflutter body of people the busi-
ness might be carried on to considerable advantage.—
Mr. At -mason ltrifented that the shareholders should
have alteived the bosh*** to be continued so long
ititlidut ink Inca', utitsl k hid almost consented then
reletidid eafitid a -1100MOOL He blamed the Directors
fOr haiing so long eHo*ed the badness to proceed
'creer a iniitiviturgehteet that cost the Company
16, 1. per anntria. After a short discession, the
Mik?ereg itflotanitirl 1* a tea dojo, in order to Oft the'
-Chasiiiiiith trit Opportunity df pig his plain for
diefiteirre'cronkliiet of Me bosinos. 1

&Wish bir ma Sum.-011 the 29th of Notember
iMI will be an eclipse of the euridttie greatest thalti
inff tihnien until iiily 17, 1839. The fieit iallnes9ien!
'ant Ireittatfe abotrt 90 degree., to the ea* of the son's:
Veita, tit 44 minutes past nine in'the spot fling—gni/test'
iltisettisulon. 45 atittfitei phst teherttl. 54 minutespast.
teleiren=tligitireelipied, six deg. 57 min. 'this eclipsel
hfe ills et sun rising. at 'light *Wm. pun nine, in thel,
4"2 deg. 4 min. N. and long.
3L deg. IC 4115 taut: at Sun .settiny, between Georgra
Zest, ratitode 49 deg. 12 min. N. and
Ilbiightrtfe 49 deg. E. Vie tithe here given is *hat it
dagirt tbtlie 'try h *Fill regulated cloth, br mean time.
The' 11:_iriet Slttirn riles itt pretreat a little bertne.seven
.lit!rirtoindilitay lib Teen to great clventage *titbit,
tills*erfuliVleterspe. The Major to the Minus •axis of
%ileitis fag, Is as MOO to 489. The.pl.,net Mars may
be teen every night ih the •sistith west, and the planet
,Irenits a little farther t the Snitch vest than Mars.

Fiehtlitnan 'being troubled with the Out, -was
differeke there was be: weer that and the
fßeilataiiiitt? "'One vety great difference," replied
Monsieur. " Suppose you take one vice, .you pin your
tiger In and 'pm. him' -itttW till -you.bear'him no
longer—:lat is de iheisidaiiil dth spbielou gife hitn
nnefaitn alert --dot is de goad."
Iklr. Joseph Farrah was-convicted oriSaturday vieek,
'eft Hertford. Much of .Magistrates, in the penalty
of 554 for purchasing eleven partridges of st taintaiiied Vials Bad,' la (ay in his let* iee. It *Speared
ny the `evidence 36t 'thkiiris ffie iatiblet, that
Pirrah agreed with Beds io.gite him Vs.:it !irate for
,heasants, and 2s. 6d. '2 -bra‘e I•sr partridges, diving
keriatis, but herniate a•sehsecitierst bargain, -by which
he wilts for Redd 10s. a'sbitk, forwhich he Was to
keepiiiin supplied with gilttle.
. A case ota• peculiar character occupied the 'Wench of
Magistrates at Brighton for several' huars on Thuriday.
Afterting Than, well looking in pet son, wined Davey;
repettably Coanet Wit; and v.ficire Mother .and brother
i•eiiie at Co'alarn, in' Hants, Was ktiarged With hoiririg
discharged a pistol at Miry Ain 'lleirtsVell, with in
tent to destroy her, but which had done her no corporeal
*jay. 1v t'dapcpe'nett, ihist he had paid his addresses to
re yoditg warnitn,' and with • the consent of her father
411 J %elven; the • dgy ;had -been fixed 'tor them to be:
and y4ile. Mary Ann, howtver, wavering
ehiACe, ititiseil to. fulfil the Contract; and her
lover, wrought to a pitch of desperation, in Neu of lead.
Wit thitleoo Abe Church, on Tuesday last,
• • ed'ht•ratiter resilience, armed with• a brace of pis.
tbli. l'aftet; On discbvering a:pistol in his hand,
ititigkled
_with him,,tifid called for assistance, -which
stitter tillorded ;but yin the previous struggle the
islablihidlwen'dhthanged. • A-second pistol was found
tigibirliftKibaded•ibith pnwdeeand a•bullet, and which,
iiobn'the'abseHticessf the riming and the foulness of the
lock; 'teethed tollarre Utilised 'fire. The •deposition of
Heinle/ell, whose fatheris the mister of the
vendith 'Arius •Brighton, gave-au accidental
hirricterto the discharge of the pistol which bad taken
ice; and' which,. she 'said, had'not been levelled at-
r,.tineirid'she believe that•the prisoner bad intended
o hints] her; and to which- the latter toplied, that be
ad inlay-intended .to destroy himself. The young
'woman was dreadfully agitated during tlseexamination,'
'dd 'the conduct of the prisoner was allied to extreme
.defiroailelicY intervals, hitface was steeped in tears.
The evideitke not being of a complexion to establish the
aphid' pin of the charge against him, he, in the end,
wit idjitigo toen*er into areeognissince of 2001. with
wo sittities of 1501. each, to keep the peace to all his
Platy's liege Subjects, for the space ottwo years, aid
'cutarly toward* Mary Ann -ffmtwell ; in default,
the prisoner stood committed, and he ha* now to. gibe
4,8 house notice.