The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-27 00:00:00

CREMORNE GARDENS.

A special programme, presented as justifing an
increased rate of nitres, made yesterday an exceptional day
at Cremorne. Up to 'even o'clock in the evening Ike
charge fur admisaion was two shillings, and into the after-
noon were crowded all the ordinary evening attractions,
with some that were complitely new ; and the result was,
the weather being favourable, a large and w►at is called a
" fashionable " attendance; after seven, when the ctu-
tomary esienr was returned to, the river-brought public
Mocking in literally in thousands. The management of
Cremorne Oardeus bile for all classes, and with well-
deserved marten. _

After an endless number of feats and tableaux In Soul-
lier's Hippodrome, came the event of the day—tho ascent
of Madame Poiterin, Anixonically, en a puny (advertised
as a horse) attached to a balloon. This was something new
—a concluding wonder to close the list of aerostatic dis-
plays supplied this season by Crcraorne ; and the en•
lightened public present took vast interest in the whole
process and proceeding. Madame Poitevin, hereafter,
takes rank, in the aristocracy of serostation, even above
her husband ; for what is a merit in him to du is ten times
a virtue iu her to accomplish. The tedious operation of
filling the balloon baring been successfully completed,
Madame Poitesin, cool and collected, and looking fasci-
natingly courageous, made her appearance on the ground,
attired iu a riding habit, perfectly artistic, with a black
equestrian list, and mounted on a small but well shaped
cob, evidently of French origin, and well inured to the
misery awaiting him. The harness of this un-
happy quadruped consisted of a broad treble
leather trace bound round the chest, belly, and haunches,
connecting two other straps carrying a square strong piece
of canvas round the belly. Leading upwards from the
first strap there was at each leg another strap, terminating
in • wooden handle, to which the curds suspended from the
car of the balloon were attached. The pony was led into
ring and fastened to the balloon, without evincing re.tless-
ness or fear, being by no miens voluntarily spirited ; and
he remained quite passive until, by the jerkiugs of the
balloon, his volition was gone. The Parisian Amazon was
engagingly at her ease, too ; chatting dashingly, and enjoy-
ing her distinction. Certainly (though nerve to a very
great extent is required), the risk is more in appearance
than in reality; and, at any rate, the danger is reduced to
what it would be in the circumstances of an ordinary non-
equine balloon ascent. From the cardepends a small rope
ladder, which is fastened to the secure saddle; and, again, a
rope fastened round the lady's waist ties her, rather un-
Ansatheically, to the ladder. Perhaps the swinging in mid-
air on horseback suspended from a balloon is not agreeable,
either to hone ur rider; bat there is this difference in their

chances—that the horse may suffocate or burst a blood vessel,
whatever the eclat of the ascent and descent, but that if the
balloon travels safely no harm can happen to the rider.
People, however, don't et:titers always on exploits they
foreknow gannet end fatally ; and Madame Poitevin must
be &Homed to have witched the Cremorne world fairly.
The ascent was a very favourable one. There being but
a gentle biter: the balloon and its pendants remained long
in sight of the wondering spectators of west London; and
ere the constellation duappeared, Madame Poitevin was
ems by Rood eyes to leave the poor pony alone,. and to
mount the shrouds up to her husband, M. Puitevan, who, I
be it understood, was piloting in the car.
We won't sterilise on the exhibition. The public must
be amused ; and Mr. Simpson is not responsible for their
tastes.

EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—A boy about 14 years
of age, named Charles Boodle Singleton, was brouegedup
before the magistrates at Whitehaven on Monday, e
i with having robbed the Whiteharen Junction Railway
Company under the following extraordinary circumstances:
1 1t appeared that the company keep the money taken for
tickets it, a drawer in the egice' which is in charge of •
clerk, who has two keys to this drawer. Some tune ago
one of the keys was missing, and latterly the drawer has
been frequently plundered of a considerable portion of its
contents—in the whole, we understand, to the extent of be-
tween 801. and 1001. The late e.erk repettedly found his
cash deficient, and, consequently, it is said, began to falsify
his accounts in oricr to keep matters straight, rather than
mention the circumstance to the secretary. This clerk was
discharged, and another person appointed to take charge of
the ticket money. On his successor taking office the de-
ficiencies still continued in a most unaccountable manner,
notwithstanding that the drawer was always locked. This
circumstance left no doubt on the mind of the secretary
that some one about the premises had a false key to the
money drawer, consequently, at the instance of the were-
trary, a quantity of silver was marked and put in the
drawer, and • person appointed to watch. Aceordiogly,
the officer took his station in the attic above the office, and
concealed himself. There was • hole in the ceiling, through
which he had a full view of the drawer. lie commenced
his watch about eight o'clock in the morning, and about
five o'clock in the afternoon, during the temporary absence
of the booking clerk, he taw the prisoner, who has been
employed as an errand-boy by the company for the last
twelve =laths, come into the cake and open the money-
drawer with a key. Before this, however, the prisoner
came in and opened another drawer, when some one ease
into the office, and the prisoner quickly moved further
back behind the counter to conceal himself. When the
prisoner opened the money-drawer, the °Seer saw him put
' his right hand into the bowl when the copper was kept,
and the left hand into the bowl where the silver was kept.
He took a handful of half-crowns, then some shillings, and
put the money in hi, pocket. The prisoner then locked the
drawer, put the key into his pocket, and left the ogle. The officer followed him and took him into custody. His
was taken into the secretary's office and there searched,
and the key and the marked money found upon him. He
was fully committed for trial.
DEITRUCTION OF A COTTON FACTORY BY FIRE.—
On Weiluesday evening an alarming conflagration occurred
in Preston which resulted in the destruction of a factory
belonging to Messrs. John Ellis and Son. The building in
question (which is four stories high, and forms three sides
of a square) is situated in Berk.street, at the lower end of
the town, is adjoined by the large mill of Mr. Gardiner,
and surrounded by Mr. Bodgett's factory, Messes. Wataor;
and Allsopp'e machine shop and other erections, forming
altogether a closely pent neighbourhood. The alarm
was
given about half-past nine, and the toms engines were soon
upon the spot; but in the brief Interval which had elapsed
the devouring element had made fearful progress, one wing
of the building being literally a mass of flame. The night
being remarkably calm, a column of fire ascended perpen-
dicularly to a considerable height, and was visible at a
great distance, attracting thousands to the locality of the
appalling scene. Shortly before ten, the whole of the roof
fell with a tremendous crash, bringing with it the top floor
and a portion of the second. Ores exertions were made to
prevent the flames extending to the adjacent buildings, and
in this the brigade were happily succomfal, though had
there been a wind, the destruction of property must have
been very great. By eleven o'clock, the Be. had exhausted
its fury, though not before the premises were completely
gutted. The upper rocas, about forty-feet long
by eighteen wide, containing machinery for spinning, with
cotton in process of manufacture, were destroyed. The
lower story was used as • carding roots, and there consider.
able damage was done to the machinery by breakage and
water. The origin of the fire seems at preen' to be en-
shrouded in mystery. We understand that the premises
were lucked up about ten minutes past eight, and the per-
son to whom that ditty was entrusted states that he looked
over the mill at that time, and found all safe. One of the
rumours in circulation is, that a light was seen in the build-
ing upwards of an bola, before the alarm was given, but no
notice was taken of it at the time, it being thought the
hands were at work. The fire, whisk appeared to have
commenced at the south-east corner of the second story,
must have been burning some time previous to its d -
eovery, to account fur the height it had attained
on the arrival of the brigade This Is the fourth time
within a few plies that this ill-fated building has been
reduced to a rain by fire. On our correspondent's inspec-
tion of the premises yesterday morning (Thursday), the
probability was suggested that the fire originated from the
overheating of • shaft in an upper room, the engine having
been kept running a couple of hours after the hands left,
for the purpose of pumping water into the tank. The
proprietor's loss iv covered by insurance haute Sun-office,
the policy having only been obtained last week.,
EAST IN DI F:lo.—'lle papers respecting the conduct
of the Amor Ali Mond have been printed, with a copy of
the proclamation issued on the 21st January last by Mr.
Yrere, the commissioner in &We, by order of the Go-
' vernor-General, declaring the forfeiture to the British
Oovernment of all the territories held by the Aseer
except those which he received from his father on the
ground of his having wrongfully obtained possession of a
portion of thane tereitories by • forged document, styled,
tt The 'I testy of Nownaheer." The proceedings of the
commis•iouers appointed to inquire into the conduct of All
Horrid are given fully. The result of the inquiry was, that
in the opinion of the commissioners the charge brought
by Sheikh Ali Hussite was irresistible, and they bad there-
. fore no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that the fraud
was effected by his Highness Meer Ali Mond, and most
probably at the time and in the manner set forth in that
chatZw. Oilmen AT PIMLICO.—A new church is in
cruise of erection in Ws:sick-square, Pimlico, and is
expected to be ready for consecration in the course of •
few weeks. The Rev. Br) mrr I) teller, curate of St. Pe-
' ter's, Eatun-squere, will be the first incumbent.

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The returns from the following places did not reach thin
Mee in time for publication yesterday; they Mermen
inchoate the state of the weather on Wednesday looming at
nine o'clock.

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Tur. CDOLERA is still raging fearfully in Itiunian
Poland. The population of Warsaw in 1161 was 164,116.
The cholera his akoody resinesol it to 1410,000, and more
than 400—of mimes aro bait die-611 sick every day.
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