The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-17 00:00:00

.734L1A0N dSOATASION PROM TORONTO.

Professor Stainer is now in Toronto, making ar-
rangements for an aeronautic emersion to the Atlantic coast
in his balloon the "Europa." He wads to stet about •
fortnight from this time, and will endeavoar to land at toms
point between New York and Boston. The "Europe" la of
gigantic proporrious, being 105 feet in circumference, 66 feet
in height from the car to the top, and capable of contrunhig
20,000 cubic feet of gas. Should the day be flee, Ptolemaic
Steiner will be able to take with him two pressmen, if two
can be found &Mous at crossing Lake Ontario, and
willing to rum the risk of falling into It from
• distance which would frighten even the Goat
Island adventurer Mr. Ay mar. For those cf weaker
nerves, a shorter aid lees deagscaa journey Is In contem-
plation. It is proposed to reeks what are coiled " topical"
secensimes, the halloos beteg held by a rope, and restrained
thereby from any erratic wanderings. The average height
attained by this means will be about 600 feet. The ground
on Front-street, opposite the Revere House, may be chosen
as the spot from which to make the toonsim, If the gas-pipe
there Is sufficiently large. Complete arr.ng-ments have not
yet ham made, but, though far advanced, their cmaumma-
ion depends upon the terms offered by the railway com-
panies and hotel-keepers to Professor Steiner, in con-
sideration of the numerous pemengers sad customers
he is ears to bring them. It will certainly be to
the advantage of all who look to travellers for profit,
to aid the adventurous aeronaut in his enterprise.
This will be the first balloon ascension ever made from
Toronto, aid Is ante to bring in great numbers of people
from the country round to worms 4. Professor Steiner is
well known in the ti Sited States for his, daring and mimes-

&rec. 71;v7men ts. On the 18th of October A he sad Hr.
Goddard started from Cinchanati for a race in separate bal-
loons. Tha former travelled 230 miles, landing near 811 IN
dusky, beating his opponent by 30 talks. Agate, on the
18th Jane, 1067, Mr. Stein.r having started from Eris,
travelled to safety for 200 mina, but got at
last Into a thunder-storm, which having whirled bim &boat
foe a time flolahed by emptying him into Lae Erie. He
was nomad by the Stewint.—Zoroato globe, August il.

PROPOSED ASCENT IN A BALLOON FOR SCIEN-
TIFIC PrerOSES.—Ort Monday afternoon last • balloon
ascent under the nippiest of the Royal Astionomiesl Society,
for the purpose of tasking certain meat& observations, was
to have taken pleas from the Stafford-rood gasworks In dale
town. The balloon was to have ascended under the dietetic=
of Mr. Green, the oslebretsd aeronaut, who was to have been
accompanied by 8. H. Estee, Esq., of Dorettehire, foe the
purpose of making the costemplated observations. It was,
however, deemed advisable, is eouteqsence of the strong
breeze which sprang up in the mane of the afternoon,
to postpone the ascent until yesterday (Tuesday), and the
halloos, which was then Misted end ready for the voyage,
was secured, slid allowed to remain all night in the yard at
the works. A good desl of damage was done to the balloon
in the course of the night by the wind, which rushed from
ander the railway arches with terrific force, and being met
by en opposite current, the balloon, although It examined
nearly 30,000 het of gut, was tossed about like a child'e
hall. Yesterday afternoon everything wee in readiness. and
it was confidently expected that the ascent would take place.
Unfortunately, however, the experimentalets were again
doomed to be disappointed, for kid as the balloon wee being
slackened, in order to saoertain the balsam, • tremendous
gust of wind suddenly came sod tore the silk in such • men-
LAMBETH nee as to resder say farther efforts eutiraly useless.— WM-
Yeeteedey • darns-aged, habiosably-dreased female, reritamPfo4 Chroateld•
who appeared tee 'Mee of servo= excitement, applied to YORE eCHOOL OF MEDICINE.—Within the past
the Hos. O. C. Ilium, foe hie advice as to how she should few days, the Royal College of Surgeons have withdrawn
eat under the feaserhig cheintstancee their noogsfiles (which has been enjoyed for the periud of
It appeared frog her statement that she was the daughter twenty-ilve yests) from the York Sch. old Medicine, alleging
of • moyea, endl bed boo sorrisd to a gentleman who died as thek ground thst t' there is no probability of the patients
rest Go pie, hobs largwithout a family, but with • whitened In the Tat County lioepital being raised he
well- lames, sad allenthewe Income. In the month area Imbed, the umber required of provincial hciernet
of March 1e5ur...0.04 nes of Bernon's lectures, is by the melds= of the council to constitute them
• James's she not a gentiora Jens hoe own on, el sorgry." Hitherto the York County Hospital has lea
who introduced as the DOG of a earl, mode primal) an eaceptien to the metal rule, biannual as the Task
love to her, sad mod be would shoot bee loglegs the mar- los her thrown open for the elmeresiliss eul
tied him. Oa his reprourations of high ilsolly end OM • annoy of wiled sesgeate in the city, sr spossa am.
senior, Ws promising to pant Ur with • new curler, tar •bias asublered an equivalent he the parity dad 2,0001. is money, and eansinfiel to bowler ors Mintage palms in the hospital. This step of the loyal College of
Nor upon herself, she oroserwl to his peoposata rd they Burpor Is odd to Is considered by the nottlemd pronesion
Ilera weak! on the 11th d June lot, at at. Geniis nonseely es being goody initiatory toosade the rostratio-
Clara, itenever.equage. Waite pool sot without the idea dished in* within the metropolis. The Tot City
resestoeir of either the 2,8012.ce t e Noise, and this Id Cooed have owoorialiald the Royal Collar of Guesser to
her to suspect that herboard hod um afted candidly with within", their theision ; and the goreesors of tba York
bm and tide folios had inereemi by his est Introducing hen Coro Hospital have posed re solutions which will me-
se • stash member at what be described as his alistocratio bably lid to ationomodarn beiag &lorded in the inatimtion
hos* All be lost she could Lois stoat her husbaad wee for the esqvind gusher of patters.