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DL'ATII Or• MR. SADLER.

In our last paper-we gave an account of the ascent of Mr.
Smiler from 'idiom onlYednestlay, and the accident be and
Ilia halloon met with ; we i:ow regret to state that the in-
trepid aeronaut has not survived the injury he received,
but di, d about eight o'clock on Thursday morning. The ,
following particulars are from • Manehater I'aper of
Sstortlay :
•• It is our painful tank to have to record another fatal
accident, arising from the dangerous and useless practice
of aerostation. Pursuant to his public notices to tbat
efreet, .Nlr. W. It'. Sadler, soon after twoo'clock on Wei-
n, sday last, ascended in his balloon ftom the yard of the
Bolton Gas Works, aecompanied by an Irishman named
Dnnell, who jr, now a watchman in Liverpool, 'tuft led
been employed in the Liverpool Gas Yard, under Mr.
Sadler, whit that gentleman was engaged in he establish-
ment of the works there. The ascent was majestic ; but
the weather being windy and very cloudy, the balloon,
which rose quiel4y, was soon carried out of sight. It
proceeded at first .in a north-easterly direction, but ap-
pears to have subsequently changed its course to one of
due north. About three, as our accounts state, but we are
inclined to think it must have been somewhat earlier, the
balloon was seen deteendin;,, rapidly, very near the works
of 31trins. Simpson, and 10., at Fox Hill Bank,
four miles ea't of Blackburn, ann3 or I north of Bol-
ton, and Mr. Sadler threw out his grappling iron, which
attached itself to a tree. Unfortunately, however, the
rope broke, and the balloon was carries forward several
hundred yards, sometimes dragging the car on the ground,
and sometimes dashing it against trees, houses, or what-
ever happened to be in the line of its course. at length
the ear struck against the chimney of a cottage, belonging
to cfexvrs. Snot/Dams Haigh, and Co., which it knocked
aeon, whilst, by die violence of the concussion, Mr.
Baer was thrown out, and one font having become en-
tangled amongst the cords, hung, some accounts • ty,
with his head downwards. Other reports state that he
was unseated at the time the grappling cord broke, and
had hold of a rope by the hands. Be this as it may,
the balloon. after striking the chimney, rose again a
little, and ha a few moments Mr. Sadler was precipitated
frmn a height of 20 to OS yards to the ground. He fell
in a small meadow very near Messrs. Simpson and Co.'s
print-works. The accident was seen by many spectators,
and assistance was innuerliately on the spot; Mr. Sadler
was Mund in a state of insensibility, and carried to the
Drift, a neighbouring public-house. Surgical aid was in-
stantly sent for, and. on examination, Mr. Sadler's skull
was frond to be terribly fractured, a considerable portion
of it compressing the brain. This injury he ia believed to
pare received previous to his fall front the balloon, when
the car struck the chimney. Some of his ribs were broken,
and his body 'was otherwise much bruised. In addi-
tion to the medical gentlemen of the neighbourhood, Mr.
Below and Mr. I)ugdale, of Blackburn, attended him as'
soon as possible; and by the former gentleman the mecca-
wiry surgical operation was performed on his skull, and
several loose pieces of hone were removed. All, however,
was in Vain ; he lingered, speechless, though apparently
In a state of great suffering, until eight o'clock on Thurs-
day, when lie expired.
l'be balloon, lightened by Mr. Sadler's ejection from it,
rose again (his companion, who states himself to have been
fur sometime previously insensible, but aroused to a de-
gree of coonciousircas by hearing the shrieks of the spec-
tators at seeing Mr. Sadler's full, remaining at the bottom
of the ear), and wars carried on, by the force of the wind,
shout four miles northward, to the neighbourhood of
Whalley. Having by this time, in some degree, recovered
his presence of mind, Donnell palled the valve-cord and
began to descend; but finding the ground unfavourable
for alighting, he closed the valve again, and the balloon
having been trailed along the ground some distance. the
car at length came in contact with some rails, which di-
vided two fields, and he was thrown out by the shock.
In the fall he broke his left arm, and remised as very
severe contusions upon the head and body. lie was enabled,
however, to bear being carried back to Bolton the saute
evening in a chaise, soil now lies at the Eagle and Child
Inn, in that town, with every prospect of recovery. The
balloon, freed by ie lora of both its passengers from all
ineumbtance, again rose, was borne northwards towards
Yorkshire, and has not since been heard of. Mr. Sadler,
whose fate has excited an uncommon degree of public in-
terest and sympathy, was the son of a distinguished aerial
navigator (who is still living), and had himself acconiplish-
ed thirty voyages in safety, amongst which was the peri-
luus enterprise of crossing the Irish Channel; he ascended
at Dublin, a few years ago, awl inteuded, if possible, to
reach Liverpool, but was taken up by a boat at sea on the
coast of Wales. Having from his frequent ascents ob-
tained so much experience, he had acquired a degree of
self-possession, and of dexterity in the use of his unwieldy
vebiel,,, which makes it certain that the fatal termination
of chic, his let excursicn, is owing to one of those gecidenta,
against the danger of which it is not probable that either
intrepidity or skill will ever suffice to protect those, who
venture on this halardous nrode of travelling.
Mr. Sadler some time ago fixed his residence in Liver-
pool(whcre he had an establishment of warm, medicated,
vapour bathe), and by the excellence of his disposition soul
character, had obtained the respect and careen' of a nume-
rous vilely of friends. Early intimation of the accident
he had sustained, having been transmitted to Isis family in
Liverpool, Mre. Sadler on receiving it set out, in a state of
mind which cm be snore easily conceived than described,
to the pie where her husband lay. She passed through
Blackburu on Thursday afternoon; but would, of course,
on her arrival at Hollitroyda, find that lie bail ken dead
many hours. Mrs. Sadler, we understand, is left with one
chill, and in an advanced state el ineresney ; and it is
feared in pecuniary circumstances, which will give her a
strong claim on public sympathy. In Bolton, we aro in-
formed, a subrcription has already been opened for her
bensifit.

Anothrr awful occurrence was coincident with this shock-
ing cataatropho. Mr. Blenkinsop, the landlord of the
public-house, at Hollitroyds, to which Mr. Sadler was car-
ried after Lis accident, ran elf instantly with great speed,
and in much 14,011+614 to Accrington, for a surgt on. He
had ra•umed lomat r.OO yards of his way homewards,
when he was seized with an apoplectic tit, fell down, and
instantly expired. He was a man much r?siwctill, and has
left a wife i,tol fain ily of four children, to deplore his end-
den and untimely death.

DESCENT OF A YOIJNO LADY IN AN AIR BALLOON.
An extraordinary sensation was produced the other day
at CueLlield l'air, in Sussex, by the descent of a large bal-
loon in the midst of a crowd stssembkd at the fete. It
being a great horse and cattle fair, as well as ove'uf statist—
ment. then• was a vast assemblage of persons of 01 classes,
and the aeronauts, whose names we have not kanit, de-
scended in the very heart of the fair. The first sensation
produced en the crowd e.f peasants, many of whom had
never seen a balloon before, was very great, and their
astonishment was considerably increased by seeing an
elegant young lady step out of the car. The immeg imme-
diately set of in a post-chaise for Loud*. We have not
yet beard whence the balloon ascended.
Going up in air-balloons has of late beanne a very
fashionable recreation. It is a remarkable circumstance,
that more ladies have ventured to make this, than almost
any other novel experiment, in which there is ce•tainly
sonic little danger. Upwards of forty-five female onauts
may be enusrersted, out of which only two have suet with
any accident.

Aftritveics' lieserruva.—We understand that Mr.
James llorsfall was yesterday appointed Librarian to the
Mechanics' Institution for the. ensuing year. As an evi-
dence of the interest excited in favour of the Institution,
we need only observe that there were upwards of PC appli-
cants for the situation. from 50 to tin of whom were con-
sidered Yrry eligible fur the appointuactit.—Masdurier
GvargHan.

Su a- ruvis MUM; LlL—The curia ruct!ort of a rib.
marina bridge, like that which is now executing under dte
Thanks, is not without example in history. According to
i)iodorus of Sicily. Semiramis caused to be emNtructed a
bridge under the Euphrates, in order to be able to repair
secretly from one to the other of the two palaces, which
were built upon each bank of the river. This road was
300 stadia in length, 19 in breadth, ts! in height, and
was finished in WO days.

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THE BRITISH PRESS.

Mil. F.4tiNTI.EIIO.Y.

At the close of his examination on Friday, Mr. Faitt:tle-
roy 'retired to Mr. Conant's private residence, which is next
door to Nlarlherough-street office, and was ushered into the
drawing-room, where he wink upon a chair, and exclaimed,
" Thank Uod, it is over !" To the officers who were present
he remark( d, that the examination had been painful; but
that his crud was too agitated to recognise any one, or to
enable hits to pay any attention to the progress of the in-
vestigation. To Mr. Broderick and Mr. Butler (Mr. llar-
mer's clerk), who came into the room, and conversed with
him, he pro".ised to communicate whatever wax deemed
necessary to the arrangement of his defence. The exten-
sive accounts of the late firm of Marsh and Co. were also
incidentally mentioned, and the prisoner expressed the ut-
most anxiety to afford every assistance towards their duci-
dation. _ _ .

Between four and five o'clock he was informrd that he
must be conducted back to Coldhath-fields, when, with an
alacrity that 'hewed he had somewhat recovered from his
former depr scion, he caught up his hat, tirseended the
stairs without assistance, and took his scat in the coach,
with an offic.7 on each side. At the gate of the prison, the
coach was met by Mr. Vickery, the governor. On alight-
ing, and going up the steps leading to the clerk's Milts., he
slid to Mr. Vickery, " 1 am very happy once snore to see
the inside of the prison, as one more day is over.- Since
his committal he has occupied one of the State rooms ; it
is one of the most desirable in the prison. and commands
an extensive view of the Highgate and Hampstead hills.
He passes his time principally iu writing and reading.
Two men attend him throughout the day, and take their
meals in the same room. At night one of them is with-
drawn. These precautions are deemed necessary to guard
against any attempt at self-destruction. To his keepers he
is extremely courteous. He is treated with indulgence,
and he is allowed wine at his dinner. The restrictions ap-
pear to have no other cbject than his safe custody and
self preservation.
Mr. Vickery stated to Mr. Conant, the Magistrate,
the mode in which he treated his prisoner, which
met the entire approbation of the Magistrate, who at thp
,iame tive observed that the legal advisers of the prisoner
were to liavo free access to him, but on no account was any
friend or relstivc to be permitted to see him without the
Maeistrate's permission.
Mr. Fauntleroy's mother is, we understand, in her 70th
year. Severe illness has confined her to her bed. Happily
the prudent foresight of those around her have, by con-
cealing the late disclosures, spared her feelings the shock
they must have undergone front a knowledge of the unfor-
tunate situation in which her son is placed.

EXTRAOIWINARY .4N4TICISM.

[From the Mau-he:ter Garrdian.l

On Saturday last an Inquest was held at the Colliers' Arms, in
i 0 the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, on the body of Daniel
Grinishaw, a child of 14 dm s old, who died on the Thursday pr
vious, in consequence of having been circumcised by Mt. Henry
Less, of Ashton, about via days beftvv.
It appears that for sums time part the followers of Joanna South-
cote, who arc still very Immerous in and near Ashma-under-Lyne,
have in that neighbourhood, and, we understand, In sum others
also, adopted the *many notion that they are bound to comply with
the tojtmetions of the hlosaical law, respecting the rite of etreum.
elision. All, or nearly all, the male believers In that neighbour-
hood have coosequently submitted to the operation, and have had
It performed upon their children, on the eighth day after bitch, in
obedience to the directions contained in the book of Genesis. This
lamentable delusion, we understand, has prevailed in a limited de-
gree for several years, though we are nut aware that it is in any way
Inculcated in the writings of the prophetess. Of late it has mad:: a
very rapid progress.
The case excited a very intense interest in the neighbourhood,
and there was a great crowd collected about the. house where the
Inquest was held.
The first witness examined was Mr. Ogden, surgeon, of Ashton,
'stated that he opened the body of the deceased on the ditytrz:
'visa to the Inquest. He found the °buten:a of the thorax, s
men, and head, perfectly healthy but the body was much ema.
elated. The witness then proceeded to describe the apparels=
' s operatioa
Its dam&
ZM mortified.

atop,
child
rectal
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proved that,
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manner in
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seen circum-

. pray whew
Watness—.thout three weeks ago.
Coroner—.%Yhat is your reason for wearing it so long ?
Witness (stroking his heed with ;peat self.compluency)—To
look like our forefathers of old. Abraham, lute, and Jacob.
This was all the evidence adduced.
The Coroner then saki, that as the case was one of complete no.
velty, before calling on the Jury fur their verdict, he should writs
tollr. Raincock, the Banister, and take his opinion on the sub-
ject. To give time us do this, he should adjourn the Inquest to the
k'rilay following. Probably when they nest met, there would be
nothing fir the Jury to do but to record their verdict.
The Inquest was then lidjourned.
Yam. tdLy, accordingly, the Jury re-assembled at three o'clock,
at the Commercial Inn, In Ashton, when the Coroner produced and
toad an opinion which lur bad received front Mr. Haincoek. It was,
In cent, that if any perique chose to perform such an operation as
circumcision, unless it As surgically necessary, they must take
the consequences upon tbremstlves; and if death should ensue from
their unskilfulness, they would, In his judgment, be guilty of Illall•
slatighttv. The lwarnad lleneitonan added, that there wuuld per.
haps be an exception is did can of Jews, who vete expressly
enjoined by their law to perform the rite ; but as at was no part of
the ordinances of the Cluistian religion, nu Christian would be jus-
tified In pc/fanning it.
The Jury deliberated for a short dote, and then returned a ver-
dict of '• Muslin:glans." against henry Lees.
Mr. Lem was. in the hou' se in the custody of the constable of
Ashton, and will, of course, be committed to Laactiatcr, to take his
trial for the ott•llet.

We untlerstaeul that, since the fatal evcnt %lAA gate rise to this
Inquest, the rite of circumcision has been perforuie 1, in at least
one instance, at Ashton.

9 Pacibus pudenda observAtiv, prreptitium peniGis alacissum
invent:. rilaus baud aaneiata erat, atuutien gangrainLartecta eat.
re gang: :in, ut opinabstur, ea prieputio ammo beta eat; twit
etiant enortia rausa. DI Sipe curatum huMc vulnur, praputii abaci/-
atone perfeetl, cenaebat.
t• PritPutt:.m. per lamella ',rad foramen tractum, ope vel
sealpellt vel radii:um (warm neact,lail) absetsaum eat.
CHILD 311.snEW.abil Fritia—ya'fitr—ndon a female infant,
arrarendy scaly born, was found in a hoz, partly covered
with earth, in the charch-yard at Itytue. A cord wag tied
tirihtiv iound its neck, and there is little doubt but it
mutt Luxe born strangled ; the skull was also 1.-atett
and there were several other bruises on various parts of the
hotly. At present there is no clue to lead to the discovery
of the mother.—Sideeturec Journal.

Pruitt .Ne; and Co.'s Offiet‘, No. 1, Cornhill, still proves
the focus of attraction. The public arc impelled there by
the nervcrsto..be-forgotten instances of extraordinary luck:—
one gentleman of Leadenhall-street, obtained 3 capitals
there within 23 months, two of them different 20,000/.—
another gentleman *chased Y shares of 20,0001. in two
succeeding Lotteries /the last share sold by l'idding and
Co. in one, and the Brat iu die next) ; he had also two
other rapitals there, 1 0001. and a 300/. These and many
similar ocearmuces, though sounding like talm of romance,
are absolutely facts. There are now 4 of 2ti,000/. with :It
other capitols, all to be decided to-morrow, Stlt of October.
Milling unit Co. bops many of there will be distributed at
th.ir No. 13, South-hridg.•, Eiliubur3ll, and the
Lucky Curlier, No. 1, Cornhill, London.

POLICL".

MANSION-HOUSE.

Kr. Lee. the hardwareman. le, Ilucklersbury, was summoned
before the Lotto MAYOR, charged with having assaulted a man
seamed flollentl, who hod !wen formerly in his employment, and
whom he had caused to be brought before the Lord Mayo: *me
days ages. upon suspicion of having raved a receipt in the name
of Mr. Waterhouse, of the Swan with Two Necks Inn, 11Adslaae.
for a valuable parch!.
Holland stated. that afar he had been discharged from the
3lansiomllouse, upon the charges of forgery, of which he was as
innocent as his toaster, be applied at the warehouse for wages that
were due to him. Upon going thither, he presented his bill to Mr.
Lee, and requesult the amount; hut instead of gettinf it, hir.
Lee branded him with the name of felon, expressed surprise at the
Impudence that dictated tlr., request, and struck him twice in the
body.
A person who was in the warehouse at the time of the occur-
reties, stated, that Mr. Lee desired the plaintiff to leave the plate,
and upon his rerasal to do so, took bun by the shoulders and puslitd
him out.

Mr. Lee admitted that he had intimated to Holland that he sru
a Moo, and that he had laid hands upon him on account of his re.
fusal to depart.

The Loan AfATOR said be thought, from the circumstance,
of the ease, as they had been detailed to him when the charge t.f
burglary was made, that Holland was not the guilty persom It
was extremely unfair to brand him with the name of thief, under
circumstances that gave rise tow much doubt. It had been suer-
tainel, since the discharge of Holland, that one of the servants of
the Inn had absconded, and that a reward had been offend for his
apprehension ; end it appeared that that servant was the very person
to whom Holland declared he had given the parcel containing the
property, and from whom he had got the receipt stated to be a
forgery. Ilia Lordship said, that was one of the many caws he
had discharged upon a comparison of the evidence for and against,
and lie bed no reason to regret havieg done so.
lie then recommended that Mr. Lee should pay the complainant
his wars, and that Holland should think no more of the assault.
Upon this agreement the parties separated.
A man of most venerable appearance, aged 82, the father of De-
lany, who lost his life in Cloth fair some months age, applied to
the Lord Mayor foredvice in his extremity. Ile stated that he had
walked all through Ireland in quest of the murderer of his sou, and
rat length succeeded .in apprehending him, after. great fatigue of
body and mind. !kW ac.companied the prisoner to this country,
in the hope of getting trim convicted, but the attempt failed, aver.
diet of manslaughter laving been given, and the only punishment
iiihicied was that of transpottation for seven years, instead of the
gallows, which ought to have been his doom. The old man added,
that he was now per.nyless, and wanted to get home tc his own
country once more before he died. Ile had, therefore, taken the
liberty to apply to the Lord Mayor, to recommend him to the dif-
ferent villages through which he would have to walk before lie
should reach Liverpool, In order that he might, through that means,
obtain a trifling aeconirrulation on his journey. Ile was sure that
the name of the Lord Mayor, who was this year everything that a
man could wish, " God bless him," would obtain for him the as.
sistance he sought.
The Loup !Heron, having learned where the poor old man had
recently lodged, told hien that the parish officers should pass him
comfortably to his own country.
Delany as d, he knew that perfectly well, but had rather walk
home.

fhe Loan MAYOR—Why, theft, if you knew that you could
get home with the insistence of the parish, did you take the trouble
to come to the Mansion !louse ?
Mcluny—Why, then, it's God's truth I tell ; I came here to
see your Lordship before Igo home, tiod bless you. You're the
friend,of the poor !Mils, and always let 'eta have fair play.
The veteran continual to shower down blessings on the Lord
Mayor, who gave him as much pecuniary assistance as will =der
his journey home es comfortable as possible.

ehiblteit by other •l rHe had so doubt that MCI
rhieh had been Amiga aldit, ems the cause of
he wound had not been pelepeeiy trate& and had mortifi
Robert Orimshaw, a conies, apparently not more than
rage. and the Luba of the child, said lus step.mother au
bild to the dispel to be circumcised, having been repea
ected so to do by kir. Leis, 11r. Swire, and Mr.Wroe.
ew amongst the followers el Joanna Southcute to take t
hildria tea the eighth day after birth to be baptized and
iced; and accordingly, when the child was eight day. oh
skrn to their chapel, and given into the Lands of lkir. Het
Vitneas did not sec the operation perfurtined himaclf, hails
Is head away. There wins 30 or 40 peewees present, aml
hs operation the musical instruments in the chapel were
' In order (as the witness aid) that the cries of the child to
c heard by the world." Witness was circumcised hims
Vhitauntitie last; no baud played then, there being no occi
The Instruments with Which the operation is perform
nife, a pair of echoers, aad a piece of !diva, about the
town piece, with a hole in iL
lirimshar, step-morher of the last witness, prov
efore the operation, she delivered the child to Mr. Len
nil saw the instruments in his hands ; but, standing at the
Is child, she did not oge see the operation perforated.
Two of the musicians tithe chapel were then ezantii
hey did not throw any additional light on the transaction
tated that they had themselves submitted to the operatk
aid that lie was arcutacised by a gentleman at (hareem
air he would not mention, Lite other, in answer to a
rum the Coroner, said, that he was circumcised at llradfoi
Coroner—Well, it would be a long time before they we
Lade me to be circumcised.
Witness—More pity, then, sir.
Joseph Orinaltaw, the grandfather of the child, saw tb
ion performed by Mr. Heavy lass, and described the In,
Mich it was effeeted.t Witness was circumeinal itiatee,
my other person, except the child, wheal he bad miasma
lied, was Wroe, "our proOset.'
Just as the witness was atout to go sway,.
The Coroner said, " You Item to have a long beard : Pt
raw you shaved I."