The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

EL 3LONDIN Ar mu oartrAz PALACE.

The benefit of this gentleman took place at the
Ciyetal Palace yesterday, and drew an imams assemblage
to Sydenham. Y. Biondi° bad announced that be would
make two anent. during the day, one at three o clock, and
mother at ia o'clock, the latter lucent to be accompanied
by firework& The promises made were fully redeemed,
sad the pertannames gone through were of the most extra-
ardiaery and smiths( character. His first performance was
main a ewes against time upon the rope 40U feet is length,
sad May elevation of 100 feet from the ground, which he
with the greatest same within the allotted
=MBHaving rested for • few seconds, be then corn-
summed walking, /unclog, lying down, and other astounding
feats all being accomplished with his usual ease and grace,
his eyes being bandaged and his head enveloped in • sack.
Another interval of rest having taken place, this wonder-
ful man then travelled the whole length of the rope
upon stilts. He then, taking with him a table, chair, and
other necessaries, proceeded to the centre of tie rope, and,
placing the table before him, seated himself upon the chair
sod partook of luncheon, finishing his perforniance for the
afternoon by carrying a man, apparently as heavy as him-
self, with great ease from one end of the rope to the other.
The excitement attending these varied feats was increased
by several pretended slips and false steps, causing a pain-
ful feeling to the uninitiated. Upwards of an hour was thus
occupied, and when the intrepid performer descended to
terns
,Amu he was most vociferously cheered. Towards
evening • thick fog spread itself over the grounds, and it
was thought doubtful whether IL Moodie would carry out
the second part of his programme, of crossing the rope over
W fountains but at the time stated he made his appear-
ance on the rope, the terraces and fountains being din-
sleeted by miaowed Area N. Biondi. again went through
may of his saspvlsisg feats, surrouaded by a brilliant dis-
play of Ilrimorha, to the admiration and astonishment of
the sway thousand spectators. The wed attractions of
the passe were Fives during the d• and it was • late
beer before the visitors all departed. Mine were upward.
4AM pintos preoset during the day.

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Yesterday evening a lecture, the first of a new
series. was given 17 Mr. Pepper, the subject being "The
Art of itelaucing, as illustrated in the performaoces of
Moodie and Leotard. The lecture was errnmenced bz
moue observations on the meaning of the term "balancing,
aol Mr. Pepper proceeded to show that the most ancient
Warners were the Egyptians of old. He said that even
. the snout austere priests could not give an entertsinrueut
(which, by.the-bye, WAX a very good one and did not merely
moist of bad Gurus and cakes, but was really one which
was auhatential and worth eating) without providing pro-
fessional dancers and music. So that even in those slays a
man became eminent not only for his balance at his baoker's
but also from his ability to steed on one toe, and it was
curious to notice the same shaped Samisen which was
placed to accoollany the ,lancing that was now seen '
in our public streets. In order to understand the
principles which govern the remarkable positions
which accompany balancing •it wan necessary to take
into consideration an abstract principle of force or power,
called gravitation, which we discovered was the only enemy
Illoodie, and might bring him crashing to the earth from
Ins perilous height if he did not continue to balance him-
self by scrupulously and thoughtfully attending to what was
called the centre of gravity. It would be impossible to
follow Professor Pepper through all his ingentous experi-
ments that were employed to explain the scientific term of 1
gravitation." Suffice it to say that a mass of matter was
taken, and the audience were shown bow to discover its
centre of gravity, which wee perfectly distinct from the
centre of magnitude. For instance—the centre of magni-
tude if a billiard hall was the centre of the sphere ; but
the centre of gravity might be a differed point if the
specific gravity of the ivory varied is era part of the
billiard ball. The centre of pevity cootinually eudeavoured
to fall towards the centre of our earth. A line, there-
fore, drawn from the centre of gravity of a body towards
the centre of the earth, was called the "line of di.
rection.' Now, when the latter was within the hem the
Ludy would need ; if it was outside it would tall ;
and this fact was illustrated by the story of Columbine
and the egg, and the foolish act of people rising in • boat
ail consequently upsetting it, the practical moral of which
fact was, ' Ladies, keep your seats in • heat, you cannot
escape by rising, and are more likely to be drowned if you
do so." Allusion was then mule to the Egyptian Pyramids,
which were the finest examples of stability and grandeur.
I Now, those who had been in the habit of inspecting the
worksi of sculptors could not have faded to have noticed
the art which was displayed by impeding stability to
thin figures by lowering the centre of gravity, as in the case
of the statue of Achilles, in Hyde-park, which would be in
a perilous positioe if it were nut fur the great man of metal
in the armour at his side, which lowered the centre of gra-
vity. Again, lie instanced the leaning Tower of Pisa.
Eaough had ben said to explain the mewling of the term
" centre' of gravity," and the art of balancing was then
with—with the famous trick at country fairs of
aceoecitilthe swords, Wanner • pail of water upon sticks,
the art of walking epos stilts, which was only an imitation
of astute, and found its parallel in the case of the stork,
which always walked on stilt' and was not fatigued.
Amongst the curious and apparently anomalous examples of
oslancindwas introduced that of suspending a pail of water
at the end of a stick placed on a flat table. And speaking
of balancing, the old monks' treats in Westminster Abbey,
in Henry the Seventh's Chapel, they were pieced on an axis
which passed through the centre. As long as they remained
aw the nothing happened, but directly they west to sleep
the mat upset, and they were tumbled out ; this uriclenosl
merriment was also provided for at the church at Bishop
&milord, where the seats were similarly constructed. A
peat number of facts were illustrated by beautiful
experiment*, which were then brought forward, and
the audience were introduced to the rope dancer,
whose basis was narrowed to the breadth of the
rope oe which he stood, and that lessened the dial-
coll.:dal maintaining his balance by the use of • long pole
with lead at both ends. When be found himself in-
clined to one side, he extended the pole in the opposite
direction, and was thus enabled to recover his emilibrium.
The rope dancers usually kept their eyes fixed on some
object in trout, and directly its • line with the rope, by
which means they knew when their centre of gravity in-
clined to one side of the rope or the other ; and thus by
the help of the pole they were enabled to keep their centre
of putty over the ham, i.e. the rope, narrow as it was.
Morelia 's pole was about 28 feet in length, and was mid
to weigh about 40Ibe. • The great care which Bloadin took
io the preparation of the rope he walked on, which he ha-
variably superintended in person, gave him an aseuranee of
safety which has never yet been mistaken, and he mounts
" his hempen bridge or throne with a confidence that he bean
a charmed life." The Biondi. introduced at Mr. Peppin's
lecture was the celebrated aquatic Bloodin, John Spell,
who walked acmes the river on a slack rope, at the Hamp-
ton Regatta, the rope being • common line for towing barges,
one inch in diameter, and having been broken in one of the
trials it swayed up and dews in • very daogerons manner,
acid was indeed a slack rope. The hero was the well known
waterman and boatlmilder. He was heartily welcomed, and
be astonished the audience in a meaner worthy the great
Moodie himself. Leotard, we were surprised to been, wee
a living pendulum, and the impenonalice el the Galileo
experiment, who first noticed the swinging eta lamp, and
from it was led to determine the laws 'gumboil"; the
motion of the pendulum. Professor Pepper pointed out the
amazing strength, quickness, agility, and steady bead re-
quited to change positions from one pendulum to the other,
as shown in the wonderful trapeze feats of this accomplished
gymnast. A portrait of Leotard was compared with the
unique statues of Hercules and Apollo.
The lecture was received with great attention and interest
by a large audience, and it will be repeated twice • day till
further notice.

Tat GAIN or GODLINEN4. —With that matrimo-
nial good fortune which very often attends members of the
clerical prolossios, we are informed that one of the curates
of the not fashionable and affluent parish in Bristol—a
gentleman much respected by his congregation and friends
—is amid to marry an accomplished young heiress, whose
family reside in the district, and whose fortune on ber mar-
riage day will be 50,000/., with fully twice that sum in re-
remiss.—Wager's Daily Pram

HILMALRY (YORKSHIIIi) CATFIJI FAIR, OCT. 3
AND 4.—n• peat aunual fair has presented an unusually
animated appearance this year, more eepecially among sheep
far grazing, for which ao extraordinary demand has arisen.
&este were not an average supply, and drovers asked eunr-
mously ; therefore only small Weals' was done in this de-
partment. English steers, 141. to 201. ; heifers, 121. tolill.•
Scotch lied Irish cattle, from 51. upwards per head. The
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prolific promise of the root crops has imparted strength to
the sheep-market, Cheviots, !d ashama. and cross-lierds bele;
readily boughtat from 11e. to foa. per bead, aced other h4h-
breeds from 21te. to 40e. per ditto. °lmam and wither
hap, ewes, and all descriptions equally era. Pigs in re-
quest, and prices against buyers.

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BALLINASLOI OSIAT FAIR.—The following is
the elkial return of the Noise.. done in sheep on Friday
mad Saturday :-Sold, 611,811 ; unsold, 3,437 ; total, 73,245.
1.1850, the number of sheep at the fair was 91,909, of
which 72,065 were sold, leaving unsold 19,84.4. The figures
for 1860 were-total of sheep at the fair, 80,008 ; sold,
74,640 ; unsold, 5,448. It will be seen, therefore, that the
supply at liallinasloe this year was short that of 1850 by
the large number of 18,000, and short of PM by nearly
7,000. This falling off is ascribed mainly to two causes-
first, the mortality amongst sheep from the rot, caused by
the unusually wet winter of 1860 and the wet summer of the
' present year • second, the increase in the lamb breeding trade
' during the last year. The Leinster dealers find this
branch of business profitable, especially in exporting to
England, and they made large purchases of ewes in the
western districts is the manner months, which, as a
matter of course, cut down the supply at the peat October
fair. Another resume fur the shortens of the supply may
be added -the fact that the railways in the west enabled
graziers to promptly. send up sheep to Smithfield whenever
the market is in their favour, and this was largely availed
of during the present year. With a limited supply, and
the Leinster dealer, eager for business, the slight advance
in rates on Friday and the substantial advance of Saturday
can easily be understood.-fames's Journal.
TRADE TO HOLLAND.—The Netherland,' Steam-
boat Company's favourite psdffle-wheel steamer &Meier,
Captain W. Smith, sailed from London for Rotterdam on
Sunday morning, lit• MM., with 309 chests indigo and • full
eargo of general merchandise. Amongst the passengers,
upwards of 130, were the Hoe. Alm Lowther and family.
The present is the 30th voyage performed this season
by this wiall•knowis vowel; she wil/ continue her trips
from London until the savinatioa is impeded by ice,
when she will be thoroughly overhauled and redecorated
fur the Exhibition movies of 1862.
St reOriLD LOIN OP • ScH(X)NER WITS ALL
HANDL-The supposed lose of the Corsair, of Plymouth,
and the whole of be, mew, is reported at Lloyd's, and it is
feared that she has been run down. She left Plymouth
lades with pain for London on Friday lot, and a quantity
of week answeritg bee description has been picked up at
I the tote of the Isle of Wight. The stern of • vessel
beide, the ward " Conair, Plymouth," • boat, some
' charts, tees shook rod maltiog, have come ashore, sad
from the treprealary Ode ia which • great deal of the
lumber was weird* k le conjectured that Ike ill-fated
vessel most have boa vu down. The meaty-guard oa the
island report hawk* sees some lights as if two vessels were
la onto% sad roe use of the lights dlesaeeesed Yr.
Curealog, tie stets, of the Couloir, is elslid to here led
hie wife is beast Mort of the crew loideased to &Oka&
Mancunian. 8lIu?IILD, AND LINCOLNITNIRI
RAILWAY. -The Wig -.- esspeay's raliweg,
iocludig nate. lelk do, her July 1 to Sept.
Dad. monoted le . se *plot 110.2161. for the
polled et The prepartioa of the Booth
gee .• .1.1.-
=tilleveipie mire* to this teen lily Ito
Sept. 20, amounted to tow. ray%punt 7,Bllfif. for the
I torrepeading period at UK end the *apron to 3,9301., me
spirt 3,1111i1t.