The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-28 00:00:00

The following circular has been issued by the
Bishop of London :

" Palace, Bangor, Sept. 36.

" Rev. and dear Brother,— There seems now to be no doubt
that throughout the country we have been blessed with an
abundant harvest. It is natural and right that we should
return thanks to God for His goodness.
"If I requested all the clergy of such a diocess as London
to set apart one specific day for a Thanksgiving service, I
might, be interfering with important parochial arrange-
ments already made and announced, I prefer, there ore,
to request you to communicate with the clergy of your
deanery, and to set before them how desirable I think it
that, if they have not already done so, they should, when
the present season of comparative vacation is ended, and
their chief parishioners havo returned to their homes, each
of them select for themselves some convenient t-unday or
other day on which their people's hearts may be stirred to
thoughts of our dependence upon God for all daily blessings,
and to gratitude for His goodness. The very fact that, from
the peculiarity of our diocess, so few comparatively of our
people have the sight of the harvest:, with its anxieties
brought before their eyes, may make such an observance only
the more desirable for us.

" The ordinary service of our Church, with the Holy
Communion and suitable hymns and sermon, will afford us
sufficient oppprtunity for the expression of the feelings
suitable to such a day.

"As it in not improbable that at this season of the year
some of those to whom this circular is addressed may, like
myself, be absent from their homes, I shall endeavour to
have it published in the newspapers, in order to avoid any
unnecessary delay in making my wishes known to the

clergy.
"Believe me to be, Rev, and dear Brother, yours very
faithfully, "A. C. LONDON."

SCIENTIFIC BALLOONING,

Lord Wrottesley, Sir J. Burgoyne, and a large nutuber of
the local gentry were present on Saturday anhe Stafford-
road works of the gas company at Wolverhampton, expecting
to see Mr. Glaisher make the last scientific ascent this sea-
son on behalf of the Balloon Committee of the British As-
sociation, under the guidance of Mr. Ccxwell, and in the
mammoth balloon of that clever aeronaut. It had been.in-
tended to make the ascent on Friday, but when Mr. Glaisher
came down from London it was discovered that some repairs
were required to the balloon. By the time they were com-
pleted a thunderstorm prevailed, and Mr. Coxwell deemed
it imprudent to venture up whilst the atmosphere was so
highly charged with electricity. On Saturday the prepara-
tions for the inflation commenced at five in the morning,
and it was Icing successfully proceeded with up to eleven
o'clock, when it was found that owing to undue despatch
the valve•line had escaped from the arm of the man who
was holding it, and a large quantity of gas escaped. Whilst
the valve-line was being sought for the balloon became
slightly rent. By the time all was again taut upwards of
30,000 of the 50,C00 cubic feet of gas that had been let into
the balloon had escaped, and it was nearly one o'clock. A
consultation was held, but as Mr. Coxwell could not pro-
mise that the arrangements would be complete to enable
Mr. Glaisher to leave the earth before five o'clock, the as-
cent was postponed until to-day (Monday). If the weather
of to-day should prove unpropitious, then the proposed as-
cent will be abandoned.