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BALLOON ASCENT.

flare we not ?
treasure? How ! No treasure? What,
ace we not liberty ? that precious ore,
'hat pearl, that gem the tyrant covets most,
• can't enjoy I self—tor which he drains
coffers of their coin—his land of blood ;
ea, makes a pawn of Ilia own soul—lacks ease—
kw% without sleep—pines !dimwit' sallow, paha.—
'lvy till the hile gnaws rppetitc away—
;farts both heaven and hell, only to strip
.ie wearer of it! Emma, we have that,
oil that's enough for (haler !
description we give that part of Ten's address to his
ivat previous to his revealing to her the design of
to tyrant:—
When I wedded thee,
to land was free! Heavens, with what pride I us'd
I walk these hills, "and look up to my God,
td Wes* hint that it was so. It was free—
rum end to end, from chff to lake 'twas free !
ree as our torrents arc that letup our nicks,
id plough our valleys, without :taking leave
asour peaks that weer their caw ut snow,
very presence of the regal sun."
us happy was it then ! I heed
very minim Yee, Emma. I have sat
my boot at night, when, midway o'er the lake.
Is Nan went out, and down the mountain gorge
he wind carne roaring. I have sat and eyed
'he thunder breaking from his cloud, moiled
se: him shake his lightnings o'er my
think l had nu master save his own.
1 ou know the jutting cliff round which a track
I p hither a Inds, whose base is but die brow
To such another one, with scanty room
fur two abreast to pass? (retaken then
ty the mountain blast, I've laid me flat alerts,
1,,d while gust followed gust more furiously,
ds :t to sweep me o'er the horrid brink,
And I hare thought of other lands, whose storms
vtiinier Claire to those of ruing, awl ;oat

Mr. firaliam, the aeronaut, once mo►e made an ascent in hi■
beautiful balloon, from the gardens of White Conduit House, Pen.
tonville, yesterday.
The notice given of his intention to ascend was very short, so that
the number of visitors was comparatively small, but there was sill
a tolerable sprinkling of respectable company to be seen in the
gardens ; and on the outside the lower orders mustered in pretty
good force. A good band of musicians was stationed in the gardens.
and contributed much to relieve the tediousness of the process of
inflation.-

At half-poet four a signal-gun announced that the preparations
were in a forward state; and at the same time a small pilot
balloon was .ent off.
. .

Several offers of money were made to the aeronaut in the course
of tic day, by gentlemen who were anxious to share with him the
pleasures and perils of the aerial voyage; but no proposition which
was thought worth accepting was made until late in the afternoon,
when a gentleman, who stated himself to be the editor of a forth-
coming work-on astrology, tendered a sum of money (we under.
stood 301.) and seemed particularly anxious that the bargain should
be struck. While the negotiation was still pending, however,
another candidate presentee, himself, in the person of Captain
Currie, of the &I Dragoon Guards, who without ceremony ex-
pressed a desire to go up, and put into 111 r. Graham's haft's
a cheque for 401. This was accepted; and from that moment
Captain Currie took an active part in the preparations for the
ascent.

At twenty minutes before six, Mr. Graham, who, with Carols
CUM., had been for some time on the platform on which the bal-
loon was placed for the purpose of inflation.iiintered the me milt
the cheers of those in the gardens. and vas followed in a second
of two by the Captain, who first took off his hat, and bowed with
great good humour to the spectators. He stepped into the car and
took his seat with the moat perfect ease and self-possession, and
when the signal gun was fired to " let go," he again bowed smil-
ingly to those around. The balloon was at length entirely released
from the platform, bat was still held by the managing men, with a
view to wait until a favourable opportunity. presented itself of
letting the machine go so as to ensure the clearing of the trees and
the adjoining houses: but they committed a singular error, for in-
stead of dragging the lailloon to the windwusl side of the gardens,
they suffered it to drag them (which could easily have beep
avoided) to the lee side, and then were obliged to let go. The ma-
chine, however, was so well filled that it ascended in an almost per-
pendicular direction, and the aeronauts escaped with a mere brush
against the trees. The balloon rose above the houses at exactly a
quarter before six, and took a north-westerly course, the aeronauts
standing erect in the car waving their flags, and receiving in return
the hearty cheers of those below. The spectacle at this moment
was truly magnificent. In about a quarter of an htrar (coin the
time of ascending, the balloon suddenly took a direction almost
due North, and in about ten minutes more was seen bearing as near
as possible E.N.E., in which course it continued perfectly visible
to the naked eye for nearly an hour and a half, when it:disappeared.

THE DESCENT.
At half...past two o'clock this morning Mr. Graham arrived in
town, having descended at Mr. Askew's farm near Waltham
Abbey, about half-past seven o'clock. Mr. Graham and Captain
Currie, when they reached terra firma, proceeded: to Epping.
place to dinner. Mr. Graham smite, that after his ascent /*tont
the ground he experienced the most extreme cold, and that at one
time it was so intense as almost to deprive him of sensation.
The extreme height of the balloon was two miles and a half.
Mr. Graham brought his balloon safely with him to his house in
Poland-street, and was cordially greeted by his friends alio had as-
sembled there to meet him.

POWER OF °m.o. .
Ould is so ductile, learned chemists say,
That half an ounce rill stretch a wondrous way ;
The metal's base, or else the chemists trr,
!

.—Last night late, arrived at the York
de Frederick Lamb, Ambassador from
ies's to Madrid. His Excellency ern-
/clock this morning, on board his Ma-
Fury, which was lying in the Roads, and
ander a salute from the guns at the heights.
Passed kw to the Downs, the Earl Camden and another
East Indianian.
Ito sir An CATHOLIC RELIEF BlLL.—After the main
question was carried, and the Bill read a third time yester-
day morning, three amendments were proposed ; one to
insert the words, "not to sit in either House of Parlia-
ment," which was negatived without a division. The
second was similarly disposed of; but the third, which
was merely a verbal correction, was adopted.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when Lieutenant-General Sir George
Walker, K.C.B. appointed Commander-in-Chief of the
Company's forces at Fort St. George, was appointed Second
in Council at that Presidency.
Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India House
on the following question ; viz.—
" That this Court confirm the Resolution of the Court of Di.
rectors of the 30th March last, whereby the Commander and Owners
of the late ship Kent are fully acquitted trona all imputation of neg.
lett or misconduct in respect to the lots of that ship."
At six o'clock the glasses were clostd and delivered to
the scrutineers, who reported the question to be decided in
the affirmative.
We hear, from good authority, that the expectations d
the brevet which was on the point of taking place a
few weeks since, will not be disappointed, but that
a brevet will certainly appear in a few months ; the ob-
jections raised in Council lately, by a high personage con-
nected with the Admiralty, being now removed.—)forn:ag

TIIE BRITISH PRESS.

QUARANTINE LAWS.
• , —amr.---- . -
REIrATIVE CONSISTENCY OF rHE CONTAGIONISTS
AND NON-CONTAGIONISTS.
• [TROY A COXIESPONDILIIT.I
The eontagionists assume that plague, and other epi- '
demic diseases, are prod a'specific contagion
person to he non •contagionists al- ,
lege, on o
the co ntrary, that t .' no proof of the existence
'of such a virus in regard to any epidemic: that, as the
lawi.of epidemic and contagious diseases are not only dif-
ferent but opposed, it is impossible their causes should bd.
similar ; that, in point of fact, the pro ufa of the non-effistepec
of a specific virus in these discascsarc direct, numerous, and
conclusive; and that these proofs depending upon pgueral
and incontrovertible priwipke, all testimony in favonrof a
contrary ielult, in respest is particular cases, tnnitt
deemed ,to be founded tnillllacy qr .delusion. As
stance in point, it is confidently asserted that the
l e
was introduced into Malta,: ib ,1819, by the ship
T • it
,colo. h u g e existen of contagion in plague bet
to be impossible, it follotris of course that all such facts
must be untrue ; and it itoebt he a.work of supererogation
to disprove them severe*, - To .show, however, the sort of
bases upon which such allegations invariably rest, it may
be observed of this ease, that the San Nicolo arrived at
Malta in March, was ?reht away early in April, and that
the disease did not manifestitaelf as an epidemic *KR the
13th of May. Another assumption, not only neatened)
hut palpably contiary to the truth, is, that theplaapne in
Malta, in 1813, was extinguished by the operation of the
,aarritary laws. In the towns and villages generally, accord-
ing to the official returns, it ceased in Se bur or Octo-
ber, the usual period of the cessatian of , demise ies
'in that island; but, in era! Currni, laws
were pushed to the - bt r,
the disease was re Inani baYersl elm;
period, or to the • of Mora, 11314. Now it must
appear to non-medi loans a curious species of induc-
tion, by which it is inferaed that restrictions, which for
wise months were unable-to produce any favourable effect
Upon the disease in any of its milder stages, should all at
mice have had the effect of arresting it after it had arrived
la its utmost intensity! These cases, together with that
ill the ship Theorem, In the evidence before the Committee
of the House of Commons on the contagion of the plague,
' in 1919, will be said .
Wltrate this • . proposi-
tion, exempting ns f 4-lie.. .111; to it,
upon the recurrence • , .. . .at passing
assumption for fact. - • ...tr.r..-
It may be proper, .P"" • • • • on, to ad-
vert to the relative •• • , . y , some . er respects, of
the conclusions of the opposite parties. The contagionists,
professing to believe that a specific virus is the cause of
epidemic diseases, which may exist, in an active state, in
goods, for months or years ; and that, to prevent the
spreading of this contagion, sanitary laws are the necessary
and efficient remedy, one would think that the inevitable
nee of this opinion would be, a recommendation
Aar these laws should be augmented in duration, increased
in rigour, and universally extended. But what is our
surprise, to find the implicit believers in these doctrines
, asserting, in the same breath, that the existing restrictions
' for preventing the spreading of a specific virus which may
exist in goods in an active state, for months or years, nay, in
certain cases, be with safety diminished to a few days, and, in
others, wholly abolished ! The non-contagionists, believing,
on the contrary, that peetilestial contagion has no existence;
that sanitary laws have consequently neither foundation
sow ; and that they are not only useless, but highly,
upend, with perfect consistency, that '
should be wholly abolished. With respect to the
in which it may be proper that popular
should be deferred to, by not abolishing dress'
thillpiestrated evils at once, it is wholly another question,
et which Ministers and the Legislature are the fit judges.
We shall, et a future opportunity, take occasion to examine
Isfromfge of the absurdities with which the doctrine of
austagils, and its advocates, abound ; including the ex-
travagances of a person who designates himself, in respect
to this matter, " An experienced physician," without hay-
ing ever seen a case of plague.
CATHOLIC EM A NCI PATIO.V.

It. is mated amitosis,' est a crisis like the preient, to
turn hack to the history of our fathers, and to mark the
condition of the public mind, and the progress of public
opinion, as it respects our Catholic brethren, since the im-
portant era of the abdication of JAM ES 11. We make the
following interesting extracts from the LONDON Mx Revert-i
newspaper of December the 12th, in the year 1688 :
" Loeno e, Drees( BIER 12.—N0 sooner was the King's
withdrawing known, but the mobile consulted to wreak
their vengeance on Papists and Poper.- ; and last night
began with pulling down and burning the new-built Mass-
house, near the Arch, in Lincoln ; thence
they went to Wild-house, the residence of the Spanish
Ambassador, where they ransacht, destroyed, and burnt
all the ornamental and inside imit of the chappel, some
cart-loads of choice books, manuscripts, &c. And not con-
tent here, some villanous thieves and common rogues, no
doubt, that took this opportunity to mix with the youth,
and they plunder'd the Ambassador's house of plate,
lisiggis, money, rich goods, &c.; and also many other whiz
And sent in there for shelter their money, plate, Sze. ; among
Which, one gentlewoman lost a trunk, in which was 8001.
in money, and a great quantity of plate. Thence they
went to the Mass-house at St. Jones's, near Smithfield,
dernolisht it quite; from thence to Blackfryers, near the
Ditchside, where they destroyed Mr. Henry Ilills printing-
house, spoil'd his forms, letters, &c. and burnt R or 300
reams of paper, printed and unprinted ; thence to the Mass-
house in Bucklershury and Lime-street, and there de-
molisht and burnt as before ; and this night they pulled
down the resident of Florences Chappel in the Haymarket,
where a company of the Middlesex militia, commanded by
one Captain Douglas, a cheesemonger, was killed as thought'
by one of his own men, whom he commanded to fire
upon the rabble; thence they went to the Nuncio's, and
other places at that end of the town ; but finding the birds
flown, and bills on the door, they drew off; thence they
went into the city, threatning to pull down all papists
houses, particularly one in Ivy-lane, and the market-house
upon Newgate Market, for no other reason hut that one
Be RD LT, a papist, was one of the farmers of the market ;
but by the prudence of the citizens and some of the trahred-
bands, they were got off without mischief doing any where.-
" Tuesday night last, and all Wednesday, the appren-
tices were busie in pulling down the chappels, and spoiling
the houses of papists; they crying out the fire should not
go out till the Prince of Oraii7,e came to town. There
were thousands of them on Weinestlay at the Spanish
Ambassador's, they not leaving any wainscoat withinsidc
the house or choppy!, taking away great quantities of plate,
with much money. household goods and writings, verifying
the old proverb, All fish that came to the net.' The
spoil of the house was very great, divers papists having sent
their goods in thither, as judging that the securest place.
" Then they went to the Lord Powis's great house in
Lincoln's Inn Fields, wherein was a guard, and a bill upon
the door, ' This house is appointed for the Lord Dela-
sneer's quarters and some of the company crying, Let it
alone, the Lord Purvis was against the Bishops going to the
Tower, they offered no violence to it.
" Afterwards they marched down the Strand with
oranges upon their sticks, crying for the Prince of Orange,
and went to the Pope's Nuroio, but finding a bill upon
the door. ' This house is to 1w Id,' they desisted. Lastly,
they did some damage to the house of the Resident of the
Puke of Tuscany in the hay market, carrying away some
of his goods, when one Captain Douglas, coming thither
with a company of trained-bands to suppress them, a soldier
unadvisedly firing at the boys with ball, shot the Captain
through the back, of which he lyes languishing. They
also went to the houses of the French and other Ambas-
sadors, but finding them deserted, and the landlords giving
them money, they marched off.
"On Thursday, an order of the Lords coming forth,
warning all persons to desist from pulling down any house,
especially those of the Ambassadors, upon penalty of the
utmost severity of the law to be inflicted on them ; since
which they have been very riet."
" The Prince of Orange is said to have gamed in pub-
lic at the Groom POrters soon after his arrival, and hod
the good fortune to win .500 guineas, one hundred of which
he immediately presented to -- Neale, Esquire, who
held that office, placing the remainder in the custody of
the firer Bentiock„ So Li applied to charitable purpeers.

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Fur now.a-daps our Suirreigur wont go far !
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Id ? ".--- , -ne Duke of York transacted military business with the
. ..
ing yesterday. •
r
144 j 4 rince Ltropold dined with the Duchess of Kent yester-
„r-j: t her apartment at the King's Palace, Kensington.
ray t -se lie - 1.4,0p0hl honoured the Prince and Princess Ester-
nat Via',
. •
• y evening.
ath .
•fr In illf • • the Duke of Wellington had an audience of
ok . 2 •
ri' • t 1111 •p of St. David's (Dr. Burgess) will succeed,
William, -% • " to Ow wee of Salisbury.
Have .;,, .i. Vey, Many 10.—Last night late, arrived at the York
hat, Hot , Ole Honourable Frederick Lamb, Ambassador from
the Coen of St: James's to Madrid. His Excellency cm-
ost, batkitkolb..eleven o'clock this morning, on board his Ma-
ns jestyso puska the. Fury, which was lying in the )(nada, and
; ; I.tiletl for Calais under a salute from the guns at the heights.