Star.
London, England, 1818-06-12 00:00:00

FROM THE LITERARY GAZETTE.

e should have been exceedingly surprised had
following Report found its way into any other

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:blication
On Sunday evening (there being no particular
• in thy circle of fashion) in consequence of what
transpired elsewhere, a numerous and respect-
Meeting of the Corps de Ballet, and others
ittached to the Opera House, took place in the
Green Room.
Madame Copere was called to the Chair, which
assumed in a manner peculiarly graceful ; first
stretching out her left limb so as to form a right
-0e with the perpendicular of her body, inclining
h arms into a curve forming almost a complete
arcle, wheeling round with that description of :no-
- which the polite nation denominate a pirouette,
latterly bringing the toe of her right foot as it
'e into the inner ancle of her left, she came plump

the seat with an aplomb of the most firm and
graceful dignity. The business was immediately
opened by Monsieur Baptiste, who declared in inJif-
ferent Italian, which has been translated into corre-
sponding English exclusively for this Journal, that
John Bull's Nobility and Gentlemans had neider de
ear for de music nor de eye for de dance. Noble
Lors in anoder room had venture to find fat wit him
Ince. Ile vood daunce wit dem for hunder pound
Ninnies, and not care goddem for der impertinence—
de coxcombs to find fat wit him. If de Lor Hard-
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.6, or de Lor Illsbray, or de Lor Softonc, or de
Sieur Furmanteau, or even de grand SirVatcomeVin
irtself vood daunce wit him, he vil be joodge by de
generous bubblick. He vas not fear non one of dem
a pas seul, a pirouette, a toupee, a sarabande, a cou-
nate, nor even a darn vulgar Anglice country
Aunce. It vas very fol for Lors to meddle vit tings
know noting about ;—de Corps de Ballet did not
meddle vit de debats in de Chambers, alto de mea-
sure of de Alien Bill affect der interest ver much
more clan de measure of de daunce affect de interest

de members of de Corps de Parliament. He had
hear of some fine Latin vonce vich he vish he could
emember, but it vas meaning dat Cobblers should not
ritique any ting but old shoes : "if any Lor (added
presume no more Je le ferai denser sans vicilon."
Oscar Byrne extenuated the offence of the sub-
ibers. He observed, it :night be very well for
Aonsienr Baptiste to fulfil his threat, and make
Noble Lords dance without a fiddle, for thinking
Nat he could not make other persons dance with a
treat many ; but for his part he humbly conceived,
toat as they paid les viol(Jus, they had a right, ac-
carding to the proverb, faire daN.ser.
The Cheiir-woman expressed intich displeasure at
• sentiownt, and declared that the person who
...red to make it in that assembly was ua leomme yui
dansc our id cot tie._

Mademoiselle Volet, apparently waking from a
sort of magnetic dose? seconded this motion, which
\as agreed to.
Mademoiselle Milanie very softly moved—a reso-
ticn—" That the present Meeting are of opinion,
fiat the state of the Opera Establishment is worthy
patronage it has received !" Cjried unanimously.
IViademoiselle de Breton did not pretend to know

ty more about the matter than Lord Sefton, but if
Subscribers complained of M. Baptiste, it was
ajust and ungrateful in them to mass the female
performers in their indiscriminate censure, since it
is noto,ious that ever since the establishment of
Italian Opera in London, they had done every
tug in their power to satisfy the Public. She mov-
. that a " Committee be appointed to inquire into
is fact, and communicate with M.Waters thereon."
Ivlocsicar ravier condemned in toe-toe the steps
len by the corps of malcontent Subscribers. Ifr
:e:gn talent were treated thus disrespectfully, no
-mous of genius would honour England with a visit.
was quite absurd- in men who were entirely igno-1
tat of dancing expression to hazard opinions on the
ibject. Poor creatures, whose tastes went no further
:an to appreciate leapt, friskings, and the twirl-
effected domes of short petticoats, had better confine
'mix applause and censures to their proper place,
,'ops-Alley, -I. and not expose themselves by discuss-
ag merits too exalted for Boeotian to comprehend.
!ran themselves, they ought to let Light people
lone.—Great applause.
M. Toussaint moved a vote of thanks to the Chair-
woman, which, leaping up, Mr. Hullin begged leave,
a neat address, to second. M. Copere returned
tanks in a majestic manner; and in a few seconds
to robot was cleared, by the whole meeting spin-
in out of it like so many tetotums, except Baptiste,
ho chose to spring out by the window. senrAron.
• N.- senor ultra crcridam—we anupos.,..
t 'Luc central space us the Pit of the Opera, so caned.

ANZRIC.I.

PROCLAMATION
By his Excellency lieutenant-Colonel Edward O'Hara Mem-
ber of the moot.lionourable Military Order of the 13;th, Go-
vernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Island of St. Lucia,dt4.

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" Whereas several representations have been made to me by
the Commissioners of the different quarters, respecting the state
*of the Colony, and the disastrous effects produced by the late
hurricane, whereby it appears that, notwithstanding the permis.'
sion granted for the admission of every kind of provisions into
this Island in neutrakvessels, the inhabitants still experience
much diffict•lty in prdviding sufficiently for the subsistence of
;their negroes, a=d that the scarcity of victuals has never pre.
railed to such %degree as at pr-.eat, but a very small portion of
the productions of the earl. having been preserved from the
'disaster. of the storm. This privation of food, and the want of
shelter from the Inclemency of the weather, have been the
cause of a very great mortality among their slaves.
" Considering, that if the port of Castries should be closed
against foreign vessels at the period prescribed by my Procla-
mation of the Bth of November laic, the evil would increase to
a much greater degree, seeing that at least seven months will
elapse before any benefit urn be derived from the productions of
the earth, particularly from cassada and bananas, which are the
principal mod, not only of the slaves, but also of the free people
of colour, and even of a considerable part of the whites,
" Wherefore, having consulted his Majesty's Council of this
Island, by virtue of the powers and authority with which I
am invested, and with their advice, I hereby prolong the open-
' ing of the Port of Castries to the ships of all nations having
la good understanding with Great Britain, until`the 21st day of
Oztober next, for the importation of rice, Indian corn, Indian
meal, and every other kind of provisions, except salted beef,
pork, butter, cod-fish, and other salted fish ; we also permit the
entrance of animals, such as horses, mules, and horned materials
of every kind.
" I moreover authorize and permit the exportation of rum,
molasses, and sugar, in the proportion, and on the corditinns
stipulated in my Proclamation of the 96th of Jar.uary last, in
the ships of every nation which shall import any of the articles
herein mentioned.
•' Given at the Government House, Castries, the 26th day of
March, 1818, and of the reign of his Majesty the fifty-eighth.
(Signed) " EDWARD O'Haaa,
" Lieutenant-Colonel of the 63d Regiment, Commander
and Adridivistrator of the Civil Government."