The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-11 00:00:00

Do. xxxi.
COVENTRY AND
.1.172 N LIEETINGS. &c.

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CREMORNE GA [DENS.
NOVEL, AND STARTLING PERFORMANCE.
The wonderful and unprecedented feat performed
here on Monday evening by Edouard Boutellier, one
of the Italian brothers, whose gymnastic exhibitions
created so much interest at Drury-lane last year,
and have excited great enthusiasm in the circus and
ill the garden at Cremorne this season, will be re-
peated to-morrow, as though resolved to outdo all that
bit of
been previously attempted. The trapeze (a light
thcif wood, about an inch and half in thickness and
ree feet long, suspended by two cords twelve feet
treg). is fixed beneath the car of the balloon, and as
the gigantic machine rises majestically into the air,
and mdaring athlete (accompanied by Mr. Chambers
han„--`, r. L. Mermead, the intrepid aeronauts), is seen
hie6ing by his feet, and
.so continues, swinging with
head downwards, until the balloon attains a con-
siderable elevation, when he swings himself up, and,
aelt,ing himself upon the bar, commences his amazing
Though he
with the same fearlessness and skill as
i,lough he had been performing in a drawing-room,
-rtead of being some thousand feet perched up in
air. The balloon on Monday took an easterly course,
thus traversing the greater part of the metropolis,
and eventually made a safe descent in Victoria-park.
The intrepid gymnast continued his bold and startling
evolutions throughout the whole of the aerial voyage,
and, as the balloon never attained a very great eleva-
-I_4°ol be was seen by myriads in all parts of London,
and the cheers of the multitude evidently nerved him
the -
more ror his daring achievements. He ascended
into the ear just before the descent of the balloon,
and reached the gardens between nine and ten o'clock,
in time for his customary performances in the circus.
We need hardly add that his reception on his return,
by the thousands that thronged the gardens, was such
as Englishmen are always ready to give to those who
display such courage as he had done. Of all feats
that have yet been attempted this is the greatest, and
to appearance the most daring and venturesome, but
the great muscular energy and strange presence of
min.! of the intrepid performer take away the feeling
of fear, and make that certain success with him
Which it would indeed be dangerous for others to . at-
tetn-t
P We have no doubt the gardens will be
crowded to-morrow to witness the repetition of his
u°4l and daring ascent.

DREADFUL THUNDER-STORM AND Loss114. Ma MANCHESTEA.—Yesterday forenoon Manchester OF
LIFE
rlanEd
11,,eighbout hood were visited by a severe thunder-storm,
h,
navce-
o74lPanied by heavy showers, which, it is teare , m
-•:a,ioned great damage to lite and prort. Among the
vs,ai consequencess already known are the death of four men
11,,(1 the serious injury of another, who were employed at a
or° building in Ridgway-street. The blackened corpses of
ge four unfortunate men present a horrible spectacle in the
e;11:111,_ Yard public house, near the scene of the calamity. U
named
ho'oe deceased was a tine young man, aged
reofillits Dowd, an apprentice to a mason. The Isa9s,hes and
Vo of the building were shattered to pieces by the deatruc-
L• 0 element.
, TII b. 1,
Oy th-e''L MILITIA.—On Saturday orders were issued
the , ord-Lieutenant of the county of Middlesex, and by
Nte.-Icrd-Lieutenants of other counties, to their deputies to
ill o,l!ttriediate steps for raising the required number of men
todi`e,r respective districts to serve in the militia, to be eta-
Or pae..4,,i0 accordance with the Act passed in the last session
litilte"lament, and during the next week general courts of
the kil'atioy will be held in most of the counties throughout
°lgglotn to settle the preliminary matters.
theA ARTY OF PLEASURE FOR AUSTRALIA..
Assis
orp, eogers who went out to Australia in the mail steamer
ttpti°sai which left Southampton on Saturday, Were two
Fliod i,?rlen of that town, who went out in her on pleasure,
titi„tod returning to England immAiately. One of the
gia n;•"'en took his wife with him; the other only made up
'leotittl,4 to go in her a day or two before she sailed, and as
berthas no did so went and paid his 90 guineas for a first-class
Dod
and
, • r
't el., e.,,, 3'
.men going on a ple.asure. trip to the enti-
rely uu getting to the end of their vo3 age in 10 w. eeks!
keiati wri live in an pe„ 1-ohea is
of
con
idage of marvels. The fact that is just
r,o Da St . s erable significance,
._ vol., e beginning to think that a voyage to Australia is
vAstiiib,4,iitigateivifiti'or,t, after all. as it shows that
betweenA u s tr a-
ao„ ;,,,,,, . c (Company's steamers bin to,
ei. • 411 d Sydney a man with six months' holiday
Next year,.w ben
runthe
and
the in his , .. ,a .
to
Pocket reap go round the world and live splendidly
If tiny one had
tlli "le of the
1%11: centur3l•°agwodhye. would have been placed in a madhouse.
144 t,,, pate
OF W . YACHT
prognosticated such a
Ifro s-u of thALES CLUB.— ill.- fourth
,yttithl;l„kweasiela
tsoonGcraaine off vest ,i
- --''r-aY• The first class sailed
rJr e Valentine, Mr. Bve.s‘l'Vnda'"sd There and the race was. won
I)lltitht2l_entideonri , ace,l.
G een-
which wasili fro re competitors.
wall to .
01,7..." hack, there were three starter4l
N to be the Calliope, lUr• W. 1'110,17;11f:11d the winner

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Slit,—The colt by Stanootn, out of Verb rig, improved
upon his running in Ireland by winning the Chillington
Stakes at Wolverhampton yesterday very easily. It is
true enough that he had nothing ol cons, quench to be";
but, considering his travels lately,and, cclisequently, some-
what deficient work, his victory is very creditable to
him. Ile is a horse that will make some noise in the
World before he closes his racing career.
The Patshuil Handicap was won wry cleverly by
Paddy Bird, who found himself perfectly at home over
his own peculiar length—a mile aed a half. Morning
Star, receiving 151bs of the winner, and 32!bs of Young
England, managed to beat the latter for second honours.
Grief, who won the Free Handicap last year with the
top weight up, jut contrived to ditto that performance.
She has evickinly improved in form during the pre,ent
spring and surnm,r, and not inaproh.biy may enable
her noble owner to pick up a thing or two with her in
the course of thi-! autumn.
Galashism, about whom there has been so much said
in panlic of bate. was brought out yesterday, and
the Cleveland Cup from Trifle and Clothworker. The
latter, evidently stale, had to concede some three stone
to the winner, and his chance, in cons, quence, was out
from end to end. This daughter of the Doctor and
Shadow is a fine sla,hing filly ; aad being a very jai,
proving animal, will, late in the autumn, or next spring,
if not over weighted, do a .‘ good thing."
The only stake at Coventry that the public seem in-
clined to bet about is the aptly, though strangely,
named Peeping Tom Handicap a three-qulriers of a
mile spurt; out of an entry of eighteen it will have a
third, or more, at the post, wi,h THE KNIGHT cF THE
THISTLE, or BULLFINCH the winner.
At the Lynn m,etiog only two races are likely to
create speculation in town. For the first, the West
Norfolk Handicap, a two mile run, SURPRISE and KING
OF Taov, to my thinking, will be first and second; end
for the other race, the Stradsett Hall Stakes,
SCANDAL is reported to be as good as any thing.
Both these meetings come off to-morrow.
The betting was not very brisk last night, nor is it
so this morning; the principal investments were on the
Ebor Handicap and St. Leger. The following were the
latest quotations :—Reading Stakes-5 to 4on Vaultreas,
sto 1 cgst Michaelmas Maid. Innkeepers' Stakes-5
and 6 to 4 ags Kilmeny, the latter odds takce freely;
4to 1 each agst Tneoreln and Eurus. Peeping Tom
Handicap-6 to 4 agst the Knight of the Thistle, take
2to 1. Ebor Handicap-6 to 1 agst Wea,thergage,
taken freely; 7 to 1 agst Little harry; 8 to 1 agst Vol-
tigeur; 12 to 1 agst Sir Rowland Trenchard; long odds
elLreci egst Nancy. Great Sr. Leger-3 to 1 agst Song,
stress; 4 to 1 agst Stockwell, taken freely; 5 to 1 ags'
Daniel O'Rourke; 40 to 1 agst Lapidist; 100 to 1 agst
the Major.—l am Sir, &c.,
Aug. 11. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—TIIESDAY.
The Patshull Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5
only if declared, with 30 added. One mile and a half.
(17 Subs., 5 of whom declared.)
Mr. Meiklam's Paddy Bird, 3 yrs, Est 51b ...(Carrol) 1
Mr. Shelmerdine's Morning Star, 3 yrs, 5s 41b
Mr. Phillips's Le Juif, 4 yrs, Bst
Mr. R. Denman na b g Young England, 5 yrs, 7st 81b 0
Mr. J. Saxon's Courier, 6yrs, 7st 61b
Mr. Gifford na Sir Charles Napier, 3 yrs, Est 31b
The Cleveland Cup, by subs. of 10 sovs, each; second
to receive 20/. out of the stakes. Three miles. (7
Subs.)
Mr. Foley na Galvanism, 3 yrs (Carrol) 1
Lord Lewisham na Trills, 3 yrs 2
Mr. Bigneli's Clothworker, aged....
The Chillington Stakes of 10 sovs. each and 50 added,
for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71h; fillies, Bst 51b; winners
once 3lbs extra. T.Y.C. (12 Subs.)
Lord Caledon's br cby Simoom—Verberia (White) 1
Mr. J. Merry's Desdemona 2
Mr. Halord's f by Assault—Newton Lass
Mr. T. Shepherdson's Pastrycook ... 0
Mr. Plintoff's Whalebone... 0
The Borough Members' Plate of 60 sovs., added to a
sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. One mile-and-a-half.
(7 Subs.)
Mr. Monntford's Thunderbolt, 3 yrs, (501.)...(C1if) 1
Mr. Bartlett's Tancred, 4 yrs, (301.) 2
Mr. Brown's Lucy, 6 yrs, (301.) 0
Mr. Dawson's Miss Truth, 4 yrs, (301) 0
The Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 3 tt, with 30 added,
for three yrs old and upwards, the second to save his
stake.
Lord Warwick's Grief, 6 yrs ...(Crouch) 1
Mr• Fi• ,
.„ • intoff s The Reaper, 4 yrs
~.cur. Sparrow na Sir Charles Napier, 3 yrs
..;I,rr• Hargrave's Osbaldeston, 5 yrs
V . Bignell's elorhworker, 6 yrs
7. J Adey's Liberty, 5 yrs 0
''r• Holdtorth's Wilmont, 5 yrs
„, GREAT YARMOUTH RACES.—TUESDAY.
h 4:he Vauxhall Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 30 added,
b:ats, three quarters of a mile, were won by Chorus
rs,,llting Sabra, and Miss Sarah.
The Norfolk and Suffolk Handicap of 10 sovs. each, 5
it,,_ ft, and 3 only if declared. Two miles. (6 Subs.)
",-L,ri; C. Boyce's Ingratituds, 4 yrs, 7st 51b...walked over.
40,,
&r.,, with
rwo Yrs Old Stakes of 10 sovs., 5 ft,
61cw -, with 50 added ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 2lb ;
li,...l.rranraci:lerxdterra. T.Y.C. (l 5 Subs.)
Mr, p c°Br°ll•T,s Placid
2
The Bo Wen by a length ad a half.
an, _ rourph
, 6 Members' Plate opt 50/, for three yrs old
-n" u7w'rjs, heat 4 one mile and a quarter, was won by
I gratitude he • heat,, one
Bpr, lie Urbanity.
Tact; AT MANCHESTER.—TnEsDAY.
We, ,: G—E4T EBOR HANDICAP (YORK).--8 to 1 ags
riva'...,rg4ge (t), 12 t., 1 agst Haricot (t), 100 to 6 ags
im,eint„ll (t), 100 to 6 age, Sir Rowland Trenchard (t)
._•-.'4E GREAT YORKSHIRE STARES,-2 to 1 agst Stock,
well (0, 2 to 1 east Songstress (t).
~, ST.:" LEGER -3 to 1 agst' Songstress (t), 4 to 1 ags
Qteck9ssell (t), 5 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke (t).