The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-19 00:00:00

TBZ MAMMOTH BALLOON.

•
In spite of gloomy and threatening weather, there
was a large attendance of spectators at the Crystal Palace
on Wednesday, to witness what bad been announced as the
" last ascent for the moos •of Mr. Gossett's mammoth
balloon. When it had bees duly inflated, voider the
soperintendenos of Mr. Ohree, the manager of the Crystal
Palace District Or Company, the balloon was 'coveys. d
to that portion of the grimed' from which it was in-
, tended to ascend. It bad been publicly announced that
"partial ascents" would be made, but so fresh a breeze
was blowing that Mr. Cowell at first declared it to be
unsafe, and positively declined to make the attempt.
Anxious, however, not to appear as if he had broken
faith with the public, he reconsidered his determioation, and
consented to make one partial ascent before setting off for
the voyage in the evening. The car was quickly filial, some
ladies being 'modest the parengers, and the great halloos,
fastened by loose ropes to the ground and to • tree, rose ra-
pidly. When the time arrived for her descent, it became
plain that Mr. Coawell's misgivings had been well-founded.
The monster swayed to and fro, and the workmen employed
at the ropes, whether from nervoussees or from stupidity,
seemed at a loss what to do. Seeing that the balloon
was descending at some little distance, and that no means
were being taken either to break its fall or to prevent it
from re-ascending, Mr. Olaialier, who was standing amongst
the spectators, rushed forward at fall speed, followed by
ooe or two other gentlemen. The car struck the ground
heavily; the task of preventing it from rebounding was far
too greet for the strength of the few volunteers ; and is
lees than it takes to write these lines, the balloon rose
again, cerrying Mr. Olaisher and two others into the sir.
Whilst one descended, hand over band, by a rope, Mr.
Welsher and another greyed the car as firmly as they
could ; and Mr. Coxwell, seeing his old companion le dan-
ger once more in a somewhat perilous position, gripped him
by the collar. After a few minutes of painful anipanas, the
balloon descended. By this time there were heeds enough
to hold her down, and Mr. Glaisher again reached
terra firma in safety. His coat was torn, but he
had sustained no armorial injury. Had the work-
men employed for the parpre shown but half
the alacrity and courage of • ew amateurs, this scene need
not have occurred. All the party, however, for the great
sweet (11 in number) having taken their seate—the grapnel
having been secured, the Whist bags counted, and the usual
preparations made with even more than ordinary care,'.
since it appalled likely enough that the journey would be
one not altogether free from danger—Mr. Co:well at length
gave the word to let go, and then, amidst the cheese of the
crowd, the monster seemed to bound into the air. The de-
nest, which occurred at a few minutes before six, took
place on sloping ground in the parish of Mickieham, near
Dorking. We understand that it is Mr. Corwell's intention
to make one more ascent from the Crystal Palace, several
gentlemen having been disappointed in obtaining seats.
An anent from Winchester, ender the auspices of the
officers there —scene of whom shared in the expedition we
have described—will take place on the Ist October. The
utmost height reached on Wednesday was • little under a
mile and shall.

Me.. LAnra AT MarscHERTER.—Mr. Laing yea.
terday received an address from the Manchester Chamber
of Commerce expressing their sense of the rioundos
and congratulating him on the success, of his financial
policy in India. The hon. gentleman, in acknowledging
this tribute to his services, briefly referred to his late
dispute with Sir Charles Wood, and then passed oa to
the larger question, in which this country is so deeply
interested. For the next year or two, he said, within wee
likely to be done which would largely immerse the emptily
of cotton from India ; sad if, daring the bird 12 menthe, •
million and a quarter bales should arrive from that country,
M believed it was as much u could reaeonably be expected.
If therefore it should be impossible to get at the cotton
stored in the Southern States, the present cries must go on
with augmenting force for the next twelve mouths ; bat he
believed that many months would not elapse before the ter.
minstion of the struggle in America, and the recognition
by England and other great powers of Europe of the
Southern Confederacy. Looking to the future, however
• large and increasing supply of cotton might, node;
certain conditions, be obtained from India ; indeed, " if the
pries suited, that cultivation admitted of almost le-
defielte increase." He strongly recommended the esta-
blishment of European agencies, so as to resew the net
from the grasp of the native nearer, and middlemen. He
pointed out some of the more ear* aateirdiee is the
=imam system of internal government in Ladle, sad made
a powerful attack upon the constitution of the lodise ;
council—a body which was repeating the Woman of oar
old colonial peaky.

FURTHER SPREAD OF THE SMALLPO.I
SHEEP.

(From the Derizes Goalie of yesterday.)
The continued spread of this unfortuitat.,
virulent malady, in • way which bids debases not only to
the laws of contagion, t every theory which the moot
scientific among our veterinarybu professors have laid dove,
is a matter which demands the immediate attention of .d!
flockmasters; and for their own pemparratiou we hope that,
before soother week has passed, there will not be an owner
of sheep in the county of Wilt' who will not have enrolltol
his name as a member of the association which has nos
been organised by the leading flockmasters in the coustr
" for preventing the spread of small-pox in 'beep add
atrdiok compensation to those who may sustain hem Ince
th special enema"
On Saturday evening, rumours were rife coseernieg &
number of separate outbreaks, and on Monday inomin;!*,
heard that Professor Ganigee (who is still exerting hin,wif
in this neighbourhood) was on his way into Ikrkshire. He
wait, however, soon stopped on his road to inspect the Net
of Mr. Isaac Dark, at A vebury, where two cams of eoo.
fluent small•perz in the early stage had exhibits,'
themselves. One of the affected sheep had, it ap.
pealed. been seen ailing as far back as Tuesday the
inst., but had not been separated until the day previous to
Mr. Gamgee's visit. There is therefore great reason t, fear
that the disease will spread among Mr. Dark's flack (shotconsists of between 300 and 400). although every are is caw
being takes to carry oat the system of separation whkli
proved so beneficial in the case of Mr- Giddings' tick
Barton.

—iron Avebury, Profaner Garogee went on to I,
Church's at Aldboanse, where several more lambs and „a
ewe have been seined. Mr. Church is very active le it,
venting the further spread of the disease. but oat" is
continued misfortune, to one of those " rases stub
are so much to be dreaded—we mean ono of those ci•ei
which an animal passes through every stage of the die
ease unobserved, and so infects • considerable nurel,trof
animals without being detected.
It will be remembered, from what has previously app..*
ir our paper, that Mr. Church had sold 100 lambs at I:,ky
fah.; but disease in his flock was not recognised anti; I
fortnight after this, though it appears that the sbepLerd
had observed a lamb Mbar on his return from the fair. Thee
100 kmbe of Mr. Church's had been purchased by Mr.
belt, of Langley Farm, Berke ; and Mr. Hulbert, dears.
safely not knowing the symptoms of small-pox, sus~d
several animals to die unheeded amongst his dock of hewn
three and four hundred lambs. The deetrnetion whi-h
ensued may therefore be well imagined. Professor Gun.e.
on his visit to Langley Farm on Tuesday, saw twelve cum,
and many more were separated immediately afterward..
Of Mr. Lousley's conduct we masa speak too higik
He has afforded every information to Professor Gauze.
and thus all the sheep which Mr. Lousley purchased at
Marlborough Fair on the 22nd of August have heel
traced. It appears that he purchased 210 lambs of WS.
Neste, of Allmoniegs 100 of Mr. Wilk., of Lena,
99 of Mr. Goodell. of Manton ; SO of Mr. T. P. Bra,;
of Burden's ; 70 of Mr. Looker, of Fully Farm, Marlborough;
and 37 of Mr. Brows. of Mott. Of these. Mr. Seate's'A
were returned es the followiegday, andexhibited the disease
within two days after their arrival at Allcannings ;
were Mhos to West liaghemse 11ffr- leaders farm) ; !.9
were at lir. Hatebiee's at Harwell ; sad 137 at Mr.
Betielge's at Streseley. The Meek which had beta mixed
with Mr. Neate's infected lambs were, therefore, ft will be
sees, separated into three lots, and have since been care-
fully watched sad kept clear of ell other animals. By
these means a great deal of anxiety, if not of los, bee
been awed to the Berkshire farmers, and we are glad to
learn that there is sow so danger whatever that the small-
pox should spread through Mr. Lostaley's sheep.
It is due, too. to PrefineorGamree to say that it le owing te
his activity and moray that • great deal has been brought to
light which would probably sever have been known until
istmeees mischief had bees eases& It is through hi, ie.
strumentality that the public have been made aware of the
existence of the disease at Stanton, and it was a bold deter.
minstion on his part to have the bodies of two animals which
had been buried with the stall-pox upon them co dr.
Simpkins' farm exhumed, that brought the fact tom,.
takeably out, sod led to the return of a flock of hubs
(although free from disease). which Mr. Simpkins had soli
at Wilton fair on Friday lag.