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E inroad. being the fourth aid last of tke Musical Tastiest. ACT 1. Overture sad Chonta—Acia wed Galatea ..... " 0 the pienauee of the plates." Recitative... Me. Meehan, " Deeper sad deepeir" Jeptba Lkidot, Air—" Wan her Angels" Soog—rNn. Biatedri, " Pets clot apeati." rims:ova. Curmettaw.VieSiii, Mt. F. Cramer Cromer. mat—Mn. ASIN sad Mr, leedwase." Teraina." Brehm. Chair. —" CA*fa is ezeelais." Pergelvi. Seg i ;a—. O! ad. Cla sisal," Che ! a parte lei void." Paisielle. "teat. are Aterrrifr. lartkesata--pojestine D r . cr.ta. A Is this thy piece!" Clasr..."Tholist'snig crowd." Alanatkesfoast. Heads!. .• . , ACT 11. Dentate and MetellP4asbertals Attars. soi.g—Mrs. Asho, " Fits &wage" Dr. Clark. horaw...• Litt up your issatia" Kedah lissidei. Direat.....Mr• Bersiemso.—Solshalter Boadel. 0 Brigham, open4ystiele. l4 Air—." Thus oath tbe Lora." , Cheraw.' Stag. tai yir Illeaverws." Illmilleoltadams Coulson sled Ms. Disagal 1 Mears. 0 Came tipiase." • ilmg—mmltr. &slim, "Victory." Crass. acsuawwitadsame Catalsai, " Ama doles." hieregoilo. Crud gaseaaimw•Wartby is the lamb." Messiah Hemet • it is unoecessary agate to bestow the tribmte of praise on the TIVIOUS , performers. They were all tint paid be wished by en wreeiowing audience-- . . snail Wog obliged to leave the doors in disep pointenest. :from being toe late to obtain a plane in 1.4 TWO& . . • a*.:114 irodios assembled in Oxford weer 1.010 ~want, and iit eight o'clock were only di*. asiaiii frees this hat of music, to prepare for the furl* treat of a Rein in dancing at the ball of this ev M,Greiswills goes to the Ball, and to-morrow afternoon lab her Ladyship's party !este Oxford, after seeing the balloon ascend. With all the departures, however, the place is ' . sate crowded to-night than it has heretofore been. ilis is owing to the influx of the families from the 11111111611111yhding country to see the ielommutic expe susiditellV'ef Messrs. Sadler to-morrow. .the wore populatien will colue in the morning ; ani s ober all Oer splendid spectacles this week has witnessed at Oxford, if the day turns oat favourable, the thew of the Satordiy must exceed them all. —The number of visitors to the balloon, in the Racket-ground. has been immense, rod 0! thou. '.•,. • r . mids who hive examined it there, at different mes, will be collected idle one great mass to-mar row. The places for which tickets are i.i.md to J, me the ascent, bear a Piny-house price; and •e . ' are glad to ma that ,Mr. Smiler's heavy expenses are already in the wry of being somewhat lightened by time receipt ()Nuttily a crows f.mr views from lliterton•Gardeoi. the Meadows. and, indeed, every eligible adjoining *pot. JOLT 7. Although NI account of the . (correctl speaking) closed yesterday, with the last ' Gellieneisas yet as the generality illitakbelilinfiellibiebillipesiet a this magnificeot iwillieed to witness the ascent of Mr. leers Wiwi, this day, an account of that grand specials may not improperly be made the con. Chl4llll steer narrative'. My da ) ..light, crowds of • people from the reentry rotted were flocking into Chilesik, and this being market-day, there was not easy isemee, sr child, within ten miles, who did not try to lee sees ewes* for a journey, at the end of this, eesieeity would be so highly gratified. • %MOB otedesietiere to Merton Fields (from which the Wiese was to sated) to Christ Church Walks, Corpse ChAeti College Gardens, &c. were sold at the peke die. per Ticket, sad purchased by most of the seated eisrepaey is Oxford. Constables INN Maimed at ell the avenues leading to the spot ethers the benoqo was filling, but it being scarcely peadbis to gain% against every mode of intrusion, the Mower orders foetid opportunities of getting ad vantage, by welling across the rivers, climbing over ertillss sod enemy ether esperbeuts. At an early hoer the speetetete berm to &iambic, and by nine 'Polak, whom the filling of the balloon can ineoced, those were several thoumodsalready collected. The apparatus for performing this proceis consisted of assmity-lire casks. with iris filings sad water, into which Itss 011briebc acid, end other ingredients, were poured by a funnel, in the quantities directed by Mr. Sadler, who continued the entire morning anxiously Mispoctiog sad ordering the whole. The gm decomposed by this process was conducted by woe tubs hsis Nab cask, the end of which was agreed mad hemmed iota two large tubs of water, eautaising a salutims of Hine. Thirteen tubes cen tred in is. of these tubs. end 12 carried the gas to the ether. In each tub was an inverted cask, into sslticb the gas passing thr•'the water, was received. and thence conducted by a largetabe, about a foot in diameter, to the orifice of the balloon, at which, tubes emitting, threw in the air.—At first Ego s was a tong silken tunnel (row this orifice to iliplunited tubes, but es the work of filling pro sumitid, it wes occasionally shortened, till the hal ' ham mad; communicated with the apparatus. • The mere*: was me of the asset detightfai that eased be sot% sod She whale a no day ecootatord so be elite!. _ _ - Med, glee. • light braes@ oneatieselly sprang up frets the Teeth-Weet. sod et tether times it wee prrthetly OAS ad forova. Temente sees the heat wee very tenet, hr. se the Whet% •dm sever tweed, better ealteleted le glee direct to A i•itimdeVealitlitive. Some of the people employed had carelessly injured the tubes. an that at first the operation went slowly on, but latterly, every teak, tube, Sec. being pro. perly luted, M►. Sadler had it in his .porfor' to carry ou the decontpoeit:on of the gas as fast or as• slow as he thought proper. The immense machine in about au hour began gradually to expand, and the light gas mounting to the trip soon comment . cated to it the appearance of a spheroid, or :atser the shape of a pear. From this period till 11 o'clock, the numbers of spectators increased to a i immense multitude round the balloon, front approaching which they were excluded by a paling, inclosing a circle of shoat 120 yards. The throng and pressure was dreadful. In every part of the extensive fields of Merton College persons were as numerous as at a fair. The broad walks of Christ-Church were as much crowded as Cheapside at 'Change tune, and here along the railing, as on the opposite side, and. on the Terrace of Corpus Christi, the ladies, in all the gaietyof dress, took their stands, and ornamented thesestations with the lice of Genet y. All the elevated buildings round were also crowded ; the roof of Corpus Christi, the top of Merton, the steeple of Christ-Chureh, the towers of Magdalen, and other high places, respectively boasted an airy of ti hors. It is not possible to convey in words an adequate idea of the grandeur of the scene. The situation, delightful its itself, arid boasting every beauty that art or nature can bestow, on one hand presentiug . to the eye the noble towers of Oxford, and, 011 the other, the lovelylandscape thro' which rolls the si I very Isis this tine situation was heightened in effect beyond the powers of description, by the coacourse of female loveliness, the presence of many illus trious persons, the throngs of plain rustics, staring with all their eyes, and their delighted children wondering at the strange sight. The ascent was to have taken place at eleven o'clock, but owing to the iajnries dour to the tubes, and other acci dental causes, it was half-past one before thst event took place. During this time a hand of music, enlivened the scene by playing a number of tunes from Corpus Christi Gardens. There also were platited the two flags belonging to the ear, and another of light blue, on a hich was inscribed " PROTECTED Sy THE CONEVEROZ or So s- NAIITS--TILE" HERO or ACRE—REAR-ADMIRAL SISE SIDNEY SMITH." About noon, most of the Nobility examined the apparatus and machine sore closely—smong these were the Duke of Somerset, Lord Grenville, Marchioness of Bucking. ham, Lord Temple, Lord G. Grenville, Sir Sidney Smith, Sir John Hippisley, and many other persons of distinguished rack. The Balloon was ut this time held down by the netting. by between go and 40 men, and almost every Noble Lord took a pull, in order to ascertain its inclination for mounting. Ou the other hand, the Ladies were cominiieratine a pretty kitten, which, confined ion small basket, was waiting to take its first aerostatic excursiou, and descend with a parachute. It was now found impossible to prevent the people fro n rushing in, and accordnigly wkole, droves of them appeared runuing towards the scene of action, from every quarter; the bays climbed thirlrees. and in their elevated station waited to have a good view of the exhibition ; while the more impatient multitude below gave over promenading, to take the most ad vantageous places for the sight. The car was in the iuterim prepared for the reception of the daring and ingenious adventurers, Mr. Sadler and his son. It was stored with philosophical instrument-, for every species of scientific observation ; two harome• tees, a Fahrenheit's thermometer, a (lipping-needle, an electrometer, a telescope. and a number of bottles, to take the air at certain elevations, and bring it down for experiment to this lower earth. A small supply of provisions sad a bottle of brandy were also included in the stowage. Several small balloons to dispatch from the clouds with informa tion, and Miss Puts; stilkitet: parachute, completed their equipment. At length the process of filling being finished, the balloon was separated from the apparatus, and tlse car was suspended to it from the netting, by a hoop, which surmounted it et the dis tance of a yard sad • half, and was fastened to it by six ropes. The vast innehine now moved rather freely from side to side, and hecamr ton potent for those who were employed to restrain it, end for the several ropes thrown over it, and fixed to stakes in the ground on every side. The shouts of the multitude encouraged our British Leetsdale's and harass, to commence their adventurous ex plait. The ropes were cut, the air rang with ac- • clamatious, and they launched into Elie boundless fields of rother.-e•The ascent was sublime beyond description.—The vast and wondrous body mounted slowly in almost a perpeudicular direction, till breathed on by the air above the high surrounding trees, it began to incline a little towards Ibe city, over which,,,at an isainiise It-ight, it majestically sailed, in a coarse to the South-West. The Aeronauts returned the complimentary shoots of their admirers below, by waving their bats end flags.—That containing the inscription to Sir S. Smith loosened from the pole and d es cended.— At about the height of two miles, as far as we could take their delve by the quadrant, the parachute wee cut away. and the 'fittest in her basket began bee course to an elemenito w hi eh she was More secs,. turned. Thedericent of ibis parachute, for beauty and Intaluttf. equalled thitescent of the biilloon. end Oere was not a vacillation or sawing mutton to be oli-erved. This circumstance deserves to be notiCed, as an uncommon proof of the abilities and know ledge, of the Aer.inaut. The main machine stkn k.pt rapidly to seek the sky, ands.* most divine effect was imparted to it by the falling of the rays. , of light upon its superior 'usher, which, being re flected, gave it the appearance of a splendid silver orb. In about seven eniutites from its ascent it en tered one of the white clouds 'which were spread over various spaces in the blue expanse, and was entirety lost to the gaze of the thousands of eyes watching its progress. From this eclipse, however, it broke in about ie minute with renewed splendour, and gradually appeared to sweep an arch formed by a distribution of clouds. From this time, as long as the eye could distinguish its course, it continued to sail to the south-west, over the adjacent county of Buckingham. It was visible to all (so clear was . the day and well calculated to give the fullest effect to the sight) fdi almost two hours ; and so strongly did fancy work upon some of good.Ottooians, that at seven o'clock in the evening they thought they could still see the lovely ball making its tran sit iscros.4 the sky. The kitten was addressed to Miss Bobart, Oxford, to whom she was soon after brought by a country :nal), wild found her and litr parapAernslia, in • lane calliql Marsham.lane, about a mile and a half from Oxford. From the great onmbers who broke into the scene of this grand Exhibition, we fear that the labour, ingenuity, mid Apense of Mr. Sadler, lisve been hut very indiMrently rewarded. Indeed, it is impossible but that he mast be • very great loser by the superb experiment in aerostatics, with which he has graced this illustrious festival. To remunerate bins, however, ip some degree, a very interesting appeal has bees, made to the generosity and candour of his Fellow-Citizens and the No. bility, Ice. who have patronized him. This appeal was contained in the hand-bills an. flouncing the balloon, is fellows:— MR. SADLER. Most trust to the liberafity of the Peddle, to be trebled to keep hi es rewards with those who have kindly given hiss credit for the expensive materials and preparations for this ealithetiou. He begs also to refer to his mad nu led Cale at staled iu the papers left at re sew babe and Codee- Houses in this City; sod the subseriptioa get ou feet by his eVet-l••ike laigieuted friend and patron, the tale Right (ion. 111. %Vindliaus, tune of Ili. Majesty's Principal Sere. tries of State,)' .rho, in the year i7tia. liirradcd from Moutry Herat, near Hniapton•Court, mud , attar on arial bleak of (islet hours, (tire trivet ever known,) descendcal err the condenser of the Thames and the Mils ay. The Trustees for settling claims on Mr. Sadler are S;r J. Cox Hippisley, Bart. Davies Giddy, Esq. M. P. and J. J. Lockhart, Esq. M.P. it is with pleasure we learn, that under these cir cumstauces a munificent subscription hes been t on foot , to which the nooses oe most of the Noble Visitors to Oxford, on this occasiou.have been pub. scribed. But such a beneficent intention ought not to be confined to those alone who 'witnessed this single display of his great talents, and we are happy in taking this opportunity to anrsottnee, that Mr. Sadler will again ascend flout Lath or London, and that the subscription book for hien is open at RansoM, blorland. and Co.'s, Pall-Mail. The case alluded to in the above appeal in one of extreme hardship, and deserving of the general aid of the British public to lighten its load. It is too long for insertion in a paper, but cannot he more forcibly described than in the words of the following letter from Mr. 1). Giddy, contained in the Appendix. From D. GIDDY, Esq. M.P. to Sir J. C. IityPIIILDT, Rut. Ho Iles street, June so, Dias But—Brag about to leave Ludo. be the course of to-arrow, I have hastily looked over the papers you her been so pod as to give me, respecting Mr. Sadler; end I have not theoretical brain re in sayieg--that, frogs all the Gels which have cease to my knowledge, his case appears to be as extresoely hard oat His statesseut reumets to this-- . 'that, having gives up a valuable galantine, for the em press purpnseif accepting soother, he a dismissed (roue the latter, without reepeneation, en the offices berg reduced ; inked, whilst ethers, not stated to have matte the previews sacrifice, are esatiasett in pay till their emir easy be wailed elsewhere : and no charge hu bees brought against hire of misconduct, or of erectile, any business pet into Lis hands. I have known Mr. Sadler armed, at to years—first, as au Aeronaut, them u as Assisting to the Professor of Chemistry at Oaford, thee r as Paginate, 1., the miring sense of that ter.; mod all along with the du gum* sis very ingenious ono. I sot, dear Sir, fee. (A true Copy, (%igued) DAVIES GIDDY. J. C Hippeeky.) The late lamented Mr. Windham we, the steady friend and . great patron of Mr. Sadler; and it bas given us no small plensnre to observe, that Sir John Hippisley, his other most excellent friend, has et. tried himself in behalf of Science, depressed in the person of this able and acute individual, as if he felt that the death of that great character hod left him a doable dory to discharge. He has threagb. out most warmly exerted himself as the patron of Mr. Sadler, and we trust, from the characteristic li berality of Britons, his effort. will be crowned with complete success. After the Exhibition in Merton Fields was over, the company In Oxford began to depart with much expedition. Lord and Lady Grenville. Lord and Lady Temple, with the numerous party attending them, set off flora Dr. Hodeon's, is Higlr.sytet, at Are o'clock, in tour barouches, landaus, am with four horses in each. lo every other quarter of the city, the carriages of the visitors were to biker:en rattling homewards. In the furei.Oon. the cereAon♦ called • °nod Cie►, took place in the Dummy Schtiol. ARMY IN The army assembled Bundlecund. under the commend of Lieut.-Cul. Martindell. was formed into brigades, ou the loth ult. at Soopah, in the following order; • Lieut.-Col. Martindell, cominandior the facet; Lilt'. C R. Glover, 17th N. I. Brigade Major to ditto. Cavalry Frigsdc—tat Reit. N. C. 1.41.-Col. Brows: ditto, Lt.-Col. Fawcett ; 6th ditto, Lt .Clo Hooatim. First Brigade of Inimitry.--Limit .-Col. Mooky„ H. M. foot ; Brii-Major--LieuteChipooll, ditto; Delg...Qoartei- Master--Limit. Greenbri.lge, ditto; lit bat. ssd font, Moja Mansell; Ist bat. 17th N. I. Major Carpenter; tat bat. Ott N. I. Mitior Wood. Second Brigade of lofootry.--Lieut.-Colooel Dativeratre• soth regiment N. I.; Bril..74ajor--Ltrot Dickson, ditto •Quarter-Master-i-Limit. Harlon, •ditio ; td bat. 1 , 4 1 (V..luntsen) Areosd; lit bat. 26th N. I. Ca7:31 1 Lamb. ' Park of Artillery.—Copt -Lieut. F. Graham. . . rmitatees.—Enagn htnrrimo; one Salk. Artill.ry Sate; sad • presorting of field pieces attached to etch tops; Lieut. Baddeley and • detachment of pcm....; and Olieor of Enritiects (Morrison) with 4 d•• 140111Mit Of Millen Of Sappers; Major Kelly's (or ath) Ugh* Sti p.* consigns, Or Is oatommire, but nest tni.adect —Oa the north it forma ti.e aerostat guard; tit" F! oftreff OM , Cavalry Brigade wW sot he noniusated sm.? the oth sod tith reps ju,o: oweett to the sewer. Comity Oates mescat. The whole of the above force mnrrhed from their ground at &opals. on the kith nit. awe Smut . gar, and on the 16th encamp d at Chaiterpore. where it still remains, and will most probably coil' thins till the arrival of the two regiments cf cavalry, which had riot joined be the oast accounts. complete company of artillery, soh° bettering treat), marched from Cainaparer the ea of November. for Soorth. but were detejue d st Celpee. Tney have ordets to he in tuameataty readiness to move. The rtins in Bundleruitcl. from the 14 tilt the 13th of hut mouth. off.: - ' /1 and sorces,..nt. We have (with 23 men of Ira in tl c coittd7:) ,atriilesesbelinuesttheoreeespipr:.: toe itttilyfizillii,illiiiiinina3uredullielitliSelii.ftleill:.l,llll,b.o:Aircul:. ... by • or lt logadiaving to atAin clug , e eh e , mime _ t ... • • -' 1 Pa IMIW , peaeeasion in a_ spad e ' gt v p, unciiio•reil. fro m ' ' a l' , •1 Cullege,ts tilA Sch . 1 - Sv , l Chancellor utpt 'lig reßoansetißegians. Ilere a shore:: it.'i ceremony takes ;:i Lce , and there is eneralle 4 Ci. t! v Live eutertai oni sat in the COfioge. to whit,' he li;., a I • k lso ags ee . ti S f:r i T n r::l .k by r t '. l l : s e i;icilleaCe t u nc rn el u l n or iThil , inutr were I l e'' ing. 'I Taking the diam e t er o f the b alloon at 36 feet, ' . ' w as mentioned by Mr. Sadler, we find that the fols tu'i lowing are its prop er ti es : Gd Solid capecity, to sulk feet ........ ......... !Man I cocumfeiersos on S q uat! } Ards .......... . ....... 452 Suprrtirial coutcuts ...... _ ... ...... '. ........ en su it Capacity is wi ne gallon , about rower, lbs. .............. si ' .l .4 t he ......... . ....... 1,511 To till it would require aperardita iroa /limo, Ilia ti,oso oa Eleven o'Clvek.--Since writing the alowe we art' team, from a gentleman who followed the eve of of I the balloon no horseback, that it went eivtr Aybs. sem bury, towards Luton, in Bedfordshire, and throve Ire shaped its course towards Cambridge. soh till IND/.4. . , . 141 lIFNINAI. 141. 11KARRI', Jos. i 5. c . c. we We have letters f r o m t h e C atnp of Doilut BIG a c Scindes. of so late te date us the 44th Deceilit,.i. That Chlorites.' was ':hen at 'recoil. a plaue I.: tot v.of neighbourhood of Sh a h poora h , where boson,f Mercer, Coq. the Briti s h R es id ent at Seirde d.'i the Court. accompanied by W. Liiid-ay, EA. kot Dr his first audience of the Maharajah. • to According to advic e* received last week from net Loodeaunah, Runjeat Sing was them at Lahore, ~, haring returned from hie campaign again the :lay Chieftains of the hills. In I It would appear that Snojah ul Moolk stir. roe. O f I tinucs to maintain a strenuous, but unsuccessful dreg struggle for his Mona rc hy, i n the Northern thetricts . pl a3 of Candehar. IMADIIe..TAM. it. Im Tlw o. .14 The Officers of the army are quhlt„ and /b a t 1., all that can be said t their invete r at e ! m i re d eesuch dm Barlow remains in full f orce ; b u t t h e Ki ng ' s troops bat have subdued and overa w ed th em . C o l onel BO fed, lieu of the artillery, is the o n ly one w h o h as yet been tic, tried ; his sent- o . ce still remains a secn.t. I believe d je his lire is ant o f d anger; and that a gene ra l pods, tribe • 1,.! grill!, Iby 1 .-ord Mints (whose conduct Ls, itti . e been merciful .11 Cr.! extreme, sod su c h as , p e r h s; ••, um so other into would exhibit) to all the other OfFeu bet who bail Ilse op.ion of dismiss o n o r Co ur t s - mett l e % O , Some of the. baleful fruit of thi s mn ti u y i s , h owever , ur now rirtilit.,:. llolkar's force., cousmand e d by a Ire ace; Chief calk,' Araeer Khan, presuming o n th e rt. frets of themutiny , srti now m a ki ng war upon m wry but 14 uilt.r other pretence s . s•v. ti They are uppoiwii by si potent semi, commended wit by that experienced and gallant officer. Col. B erl of it ton Close. the force of w hich i s us f o ll ows :-44c1 Lignt i se , Drag.. 1,500 hlysore Horse, 500 Moral Finn,,Finn,, lia4 500 Niaant's Horse, s Regiments Company's el. Native Cavalry (excellent tr o up e ), H orse an d F oot ed i Artillery. His Majesty's Seth Regiment, 7 Bit. sea Wiens of Coast Native Infantry, 2 Battalions hi. I mat'. Native Infantry. This force, on the 3011 Bei December, was au the eastern Bank of the Na,. tke hadda river, and within 200 miles of a Bengal Army Cr of great force.—When joined, they were to priced hal direct for Holkar's country and capital. Rollie this is insane. The following is the state of the Bengal hat Army : Ca ARMY IN lII . NDLECUND. I N c ., The army assembled on the southern frontier of Bundleeund. under the c omman d o f Lieut.... Col. we Martindell, was formed into brigades, ou the Wilt Plo so ult. at Soopah, in the following order; Lieut..C.l. Martindell, contaminator tbs tweet; Lii at. C R. Glover, 171 k N. I. Brigade Major to ditto. Cavalry Brigade. —tit klegt. R. C. 1.4.-Col. Brows: Ali ditto, Lt.-Cul. Fawcett ; 6th ditto, Lt -Col Hawse. . First Brigade of lobisitry.--Liatat..Col. Manly. H. M. ill foot i Brii-Majur--LieuteChipa4l, ditto; Belpetartet• COI Master--Limet. Greenbri.lge, ditto ; lit bet. Asd font, 1140 lßanarl Majorl.; ist w ba se t. a l . 7lli N. I. Major Carpenter; tat bat. 90 Cm ri.l. • Second Brigade el tathatry.--Lieat..Coloset Dasverstse. pp Stith regiment N. I.; Brig...Major—Unit Dicks" dain t : a 13:i.; •Quarter-Maoter-•-Lieut. Harlon, 'ditto i tat bat. 1 , 1 (Y..lustsers) La-Cot. Araukl ; l et hat. glib N. I. Camas no Lamb. Park tdArtillery.—Capt -tient. F. Graham. 'Si tee . F.agieteees .—Eneign Moriono one Stali. A.rri.ll:_ry_i•!(...