The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-29 00:00:00

MR. GREEN'S BALLOON.

Yesterday Mr. Green, according to public announce-
ment, made his 48th aerial ascent, from the gardens of the
Eagle Tavern, City-road. The balloon was suspended in
the gardens at an early hour, the promised hour of ascent
being three o'clock ; and considering the unfavourable ante
of the atmosphere for this species of amusement, the com-
pany was as numerous as could reasonably be expected.
A band was stationed on the ground, and occasionally
Iplayed several popular tunes ; but an unusual degree of
anguor seemed to pervade the meeting until the actual
time of the ascent drew near. This was not until almost
five o'clock, when the preparations having been completed,
Mr. Green and his brother entered the car, and shortly
afterwards, the balloon being released, bounded, not into
thin air, but into a thick and hazy atmosphere, and was in
a few minutes out of sight. The balloon used on this oc-
casion first ascended from these gardens last Easter ; and
since that time it is said Mr. Green has made 13 ascents,
with it. The gas was supplied by the Independent Gas Com-
pany. The balloon rose rapidly and steadily, and it was
conjectured that the aeronauts would land in Essex. The
City-road and the streets in the neighbourhood of the
tavern were thronged by an immense multitude.
At ten o'clock last night the Messrs. Green returned to
town. It appears they effected a landing without any diffi-
culty at Raynham, near Barking. Their return to the Eagle
Tavern was greeted with loud applause. It is said they
suffered considerably from cold in the course of their
voyage.

DUKE or YORK'S Levee.—Yesterday afternoon, a
half-past four o'clock, the Duke of York, as Commander-
in-Chief, held a Levee at his Office, in the Horse Guards,
which was but thinly attend.d, and only occupied his
Royal Highness about half an hour. Among the General
Officers present were General Gascoyne, Li. utenant-Gen.
Lord Howard of Effingham, Major-General Shaw, Major-
General Manby, Sir Henry Wilson, and about eighteen
other Officers.

Yesterday morning Mr. Secretary Canning left his resi-
dence, in Downing-street, for Bath, for about ten days.
Mr. Under Secretary Planta left town last evening, for
Hastings, for a short time.
Miss Stephens is engaged at the Bristol Theatre for five
nights. Monday night she was to play Adinc, in the drama
of Faustus.

Tue CHURCII.—The Ecclesiastical Promotions conse-
quent on the demise of the Bishop of Durham, independent
of that of Dr. Van MiWert to that See, are Dr. Sumner,
one of the King's Chaplains to the Bishopric of Llandaff,
and Mr. Bayley, the highly respected V icar of Margate,
and late Chaplain to the House of Commons, to the stall in
Canterbury Cathedral, void by the elevation of Dr. Sum-
ner to the Kpiscoyal Bench.

The New Catliolic Association met on Saturday, at their
Rooms, at Burgh Quay, Mr. J. Redmond, in the chair.
The proceedings of the last meeting being read, Mr. Con-
way observed, in reference to the circular.and formulary
ordered by the Association, that he trusted, before they
should meet again, a copy would be in the hand of every
Cath.,lic clergyman in the kingdom ; and, before a tnonth
should elapse, he had no doubt that these formularies
would be returned filled, and in such a shape that the
Association would be able speedily to lay before the Irish
public a faithful report of the state of education in Ireland.
Ile then argued at some length in reference to the speech
of Mr. Frankland Lewis, and concluded by giving notice
of a motion on the subject next Saturday. After a few
words from Mr. Reynolds, the meeting adjourned.—Dublin
Evening Post.

A rli.o'rt time ago, we have been informed, a clerk •in a
banking-house, in Birmingham, absconded with a large
sum of money, the property of his employers. He was,
we underlain], traced to this town ; and it was ascertained
that he had taken his departure for the United Slates, in
one of the vessels that sailed in the course of the preceding
fortnight. His employers immediately determined to pur-
sue the fugitive to the States, and on Friday one of the
partners in the banking-house proceeded in the packet-
ship Corinthian, for New York.-I.irer pool Paper.
The Jewish Festival of the Passover usually occurs within
a few days of our Easter, the periods of the return of both
tieing regulated by the same natural events. An exception
to this rule, however, occurs evety fourth year, at which
time, in order to accommodate their Calendar to the actual
period in which the sun performs its annual revolution, the
Jews introduce an intercalary month, called the Vi Adaz,
or Adar Sogi; the effe..t of which is to throw hack the
feast of the Passover one month.—The present being the
year in which this rectification of their Calendar takes
place, the Passover does not commence till the 29t1 of next
month.

iVe judge an author by his worst works while living,
and by his best when dead. The same may be said of
things; and there are but few persons who will not re-
gret when Lotteries have passed away; for, after all that
can be argued agait st them, there is no other mode by
which any one may grin, in a few (lays, 20.000 guineas
for the risk of a mete trifle ; and yet, by Act of Parlia-
ment, this door of Ilope is now to be closed for. ever, as
tit. present Lottery. to he drawn Wednesday, 3d of Msy.
is the last but one that can take place in this kingdom.