The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-01 00:00:00

MB, OLAISHEMS ELEVENTH BALLOON

48013 T.

Describing this ascent, Mr. Glaisher writes :

The balloon lurched a great deal, and it was with difficulty
that Kr. Negretti placed the instruments in position in the
car, and even thee there was frequent danger of their
breaking, owing to the swaying of the balloon and the car
striking the ground; to prevent which the united exertions
of 50 man were scarcely sufficient.
Unfortunately there was not gas enough in the balloon to
contend with these circum►tances, although there was
plenty had the day continued calm, and consequently we
bad at the last moment to part with Ave bags of sand to
ensure clearing the adjacent buildings. This Ices of weight
eateed us to rise quickly, and ite want afterwards we,
severely felt.
When at the height of one mile we had no more nod,
and simply became a falling body, checked somewhat by the
balloon ; we threw away leaden weights, Sac., to help check
the rapidity of the descent. The ground wind was strong
and the descent somewhat rough—we rebounded from the
earth three or four times, and finally the grapnel caught in
a water course.

The management of tbe balloon oa this occaaion, with its
increasing weight, whilst rising and falling with too small
amount of pas, and consequently of sand, called the different
powers of Mr. Con well into play, and his management of
the descent—l was almost about to write "Jockeying'—wss
equal to the occasion, and doubtless saved many of my
instruments, which in lass able hands would inevitably haw
been broken.

The unexpected circumstances which preceded our leaving
the earth had called upon Mr. Coxwell for great personal
exertions to prepare for the ascent, and on starting he was
in a state of perspiration, arid so wholly engrcesed that when
the balloon left he had no extra clothing. The decline of
30 dogs. of temperature in a quarter of an bore caused him
'to feel a most painful degree of cold, and on attempt-
ting to lower the grapnel I had to attend
to his instructions with respect to the valve, and
finally to moist him in lowering the grapnel : at lb. 20m. his
ha-As were blackish•blue. At the height of three miles a
train was beard, and at a height exceeding four miles another
train was heard. These heights are the greatest at which
we ever beard sounds, and indicates the generally moist
state of the ►tmosphere.
This ascent must rank amongst the most extraordinary
ever made; the results were most unexpected. We met
with at lent three distinct layers of cloud on emending of
different thicknesses, reaching up to four miles high ; when
here the atmosphere, instead of being bright and clear, as it
has always been in preceding ascents, was thick and misty ;
bat perhaps the most extraordinary and unexpected result
in the month of June was meeting with snow and crystals of
ice, floating in the atmosphere at the height of three miles,
and of nearly one mile in thickness.
The plaos of descent was in a field adjoining the farm of
H. Jones, Esq., on the borders of the counties of Cambridge
mid Norfolk, 20 miles from the mouth of the Wash, and
about 8 miles from Ely, next to the field in which the dam
of the celebrated racehorses Gowninuan sod Avenger was
grazing, but which did not show any signs of fright. Our
best thanks an due to Mr. Jones for his kind assistance
mid hospitality.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CARLISLE RACES.-TIIESDAY.

THE CORBY CAETLE &faxes d 5 eon. each, with 30
added ; weight for age ; penaltias and allowance'. T.Y.C.
(4 subs)
Mr. J. Osborne. The Mk Stag, by Mountain Deer—
Onatcatcher, 2 yrs, Ost 121 b ,Carroll) w.o.
A Marilgit PLATE Of 40 son. ; weight for age, with sell.
kg and other allowances. T.Y.C.
Winteringbani. Lady Braybrooke, by Neville—

- Actress, 2 yr; :502.,) sst I—b -
11r. I. 6idles's 1 by liospitallty—Bolton's 6361,2 yrs (101 )
6113 121 b
/dr. Miller's Annabel's, 6 yrs (301.,, Bat ISM J. Buovrelen) 3
The bAlowlog she ran :—lbres4 4seen, naruso, and Dick
Nwrlveller.

PLATE (Handicap) of 100 Bove. added
to a sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared;
wieners extra ; seoond to sass his stake. Twios round and
a distance. (32 subs. 14 declared.)
Nlsatanaaas Hugest J ohn date The !gabber) by Nevilho
—All's M elI, s yrs. bia bib (I. Orhashaa) I
lir. James's Tromp Queeu, 3 yrs, 6st 81b
Mr. T. 8. Llama, ad The sawn, 3 yrs, Ist 71b(;C:ardeliti 3
811 slb (Dixon) 3
The folk;whlgsao run ; ad Lens and Caller 00.

Tag GRAND STAND HANDICAP of au um. tar all age ;
witmera extra. Once mod.
Mr. Scott's ad Teddy (late Deserter) by Tadmor—Worth-
less, 5 yrs, ist 11141Mcludlng Alb extra) (13pelght) I
Mr. Jaques's Trump Queen, 3 srs,Osielb ( % MAC 2
Mr. W. Cowan's tilltnuok, 4 yrs, DA Itlb (Carroll) a
- - ' -- - --

Interest also ran.

Betting : Eren on Teddy, 6to 4 eget Trump Queen, and
sto lairst any other. Woo by three lengths ; a bad third.
TIM HOLY HILL STAKDI of 3 soya each, with 30 added ;
weights for age, ,with selling, &c., allowances ; penalties.
Three-quarters of a nude.
Mr. Winteriughanis Lady Braybrooke, 2 yrs, hatl2.lb (30L)
tlf. Marion) I
Mr. Roblaton's Prairie Flower, 8 yrs, 14 ito (W.)
;J. Noble' 2
Mr. J. Rkney's Iby Illeepltallty—Bolton's dam,2 yrs,SOL)
bet 71b
The following also ran: Wallachia, Barbara Alba, and Maid
of CheaterfiekL

BETTING AT MANCHESTER--Tuseray.
GOODWOOD STAMM
7 to 1 apt Kentetord (I)
12 to 1 Anfield (off)
14 to 1 Btondin (t)
14 to 1 Zapateedo (t)
16 to 1 Beaman (1)
16 to 1 Loiterer (t)
25 to 1 Niihau (t)
GOODWOOD CUP.
4to 1 on The Field (oft)
7 to 1 apt Fairwater (t)
ST. LEGER.
9to 2 on The Held (off)
7 to 1 apt Lord Clifdea (wanted)
9 to 1 Queen Bertha (t)

TRAFFIC RETURNS.
Mlles Pas- Mar- Total, Tol6l,
11112LWAYS. opsu Dangers chaudlee 1661 1263
Week ending May 23. 6
Northern of Canada O6 3:0 1.281 2,251 1,610
Ditto May 30 — 496 LUZ 1,053 %Old
Week eliding June 17
Buffalo sad Lake Huron l6l} 1,796 1,676
Week endhig June 24.
Belalan Masteni Junction . 684 121 189 290 310
Week ending June 26.
Cork and Yooghal and
Queenstown Direct . . 333 66 380 386
Week ending June 97.
Alugow & South Western 198 —• 8,213 7,859
London, Brighton. sad 8
Coast 26o} 17,069 3.961 31,010 24.371
South Samson — 17,1107 6.318 23,666 23.662

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—
The trial of land steam fire °arises at the Crystal Palace
has been preceded by an accidect which will, it is feared,
be attended with fatal results. In order to guard evilest
accidents today it was arranged that the boilers of the
various engines should undergo a preliminary trial yes-
terday. After this had been done the engine which baa
been sent from New York, called the Manhattan, was
being taken down one of the walks of the garden which
has a steep declivity, when by some MINIM its fore-car-
riage became locked and it turned over, mid one of the
engineers attendiog it was so seriously injured that he was
at coos conveyed to Guy's Hospital : it was there found that
be bad both thighs brokm, and little or no hope is enter-
Woad of his recovery.
CRYSTAL PALACE.--ONE SHILLING DAT.—TUIS-
DAY, JUNE 30.—Admisaions on payment, 4,560; ditto by
season tickets, 1,106; total, 5.66.5. .

THE TBILA TMBN'T or CONSUMTTION. —IL is now
universally admitted that the most valuable remedy for disease
of d.e loop is Dr. de Jongb's Light Brown Cod Liver OIL Allen
G. Chattaway, Mq., M. R .C.S., of Leominster, In reconfirm the
ware of two cases of coniirmed consumption, ormervea The
sole remedy employed we. Dr. de Jongh's Light Brown Cod Liver
Oil, and now the patients are strong sad fat, the diseased ,ab-
normal) sounds nearly inaudible. end In the one case (male),
hunting, fishing, and shooting are freely Indulged in, the patient
expreartng himself quite thpable of undermobrm as much f MMus
as any of his fellow spoftsmen." Dr. Rif—Mina* author of "A
Manual of nth's*" remarks:—" Havingextenstvely
Dr. de Jonglis Cod Liver Oil far a long series of years ressallif
consumption, I deem It bet an act of justice to record my em-
phatic testimony In favour of Its *aped, merit. as a prevenUm
of emulation, and generally as an excellent restorstivc in de-
bility and (lineman; of the chest.' Dr. de Jonah's Light Brown
Cod Liver 011 la sold only In capsuled Imperial half.pinte. fa. ed. ;
pinta. as. 9d. ; quarto, ge.. by his sole consignees, Amer. fierked„
sad Os.. 77, Iltrearl„ London ; and by clison.a&—iAdverlimanuoll

THE POLICE COURTS.

LA 2.1 BETH.

A case of • truly distressing ehnricter bas been brought
under the coasideration of the Hon. G. C. Norton. rin
Saturday, the 9th of May last, a osniplaint bad been made
at this court by a young woman, who rid that she had
bias induced, from peeing sa advertisement io a morii
paper, to call at • registry-office in the Kenuhistoo.r
and seeing the proprietor, Mr. Burnett, paid bun 5.. t 3
have bee name registered and take her chance of the tint
suitable situation that offered itself. She (the complainant)
attended daily at the house of Mr. Burnett, but found, as
she maid, that there was no claws of getting • situation
from there; and therefore her mother and herself
complained that the To. she bad paid had been
obtained by false preteens.. Mr. Norton, to whom
the application was made, granted • summons
mailing Burnett, and wishing to learn something further
of the cue, he instructed sergeant Shepard to make some
Inquiries respecting the " registry," and how the busiocn
had been conducted there, and the report of that officer was
by no mune favourable. Mr. Burnett had an intimation ou
the Saturday that an application would be made to a magv
trete, and lacking the moral courage to meet the charge or
complaint, be destroyed himself. It ham since transpired
that although he haslet one time a very good business, be
had been unfortunate of late years, and that he had a wife
and an young children depending upon him for support.
These as now left utterly destitute.

By desire of the magistrate Mrs. Burnett attended before
him yesterday, aeconipsnied by soma friends and three or
four servants who had been provided with situations from
her house. . . .

Toiton remarked that it was much to be lamented
that her late husband had not sufficient morel courage to
meet the charge made mains; him, but the question now
wee what could be done for her and her poor children, and
faked her whet she ioteoded doing
Mrs. Burnett replied that she could work at her needle,
but having sin comparatively helpless children to attend to
she was scarcely able to do anything else, and could not
hope of providing for herself and her children while she bad
such a burden.
Mr. Norton said he considered hers a most distressiag
cue, and one deserving of public sympathy, and he had no
doubt if the press would kindly notice it she might be
enabled to get some of her children in one or other of the
numerous public asylums. For her present use he should •
order three pounds from the poor box to be handed to her,
and hoped that other sums would reach her.
Mr.. Burnett expressed her gratitude to the worthy
magistrate, and wm moved to tears by his kindness.