The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-09 00:00:00

SECOND ASCENT OF Mr. LIVINGSTON.

[From the Dublin Correspondent, August 6.]

The assemblage of spectators to witness this
Gentleman's second enterprize yesterday was
very considerable. All the avenues and roads
about Portobello barracks, &c. were crowded
chiefly by well-clad pedestrians; the equipages
were few in number ; much inconvenience was'
experienced from the dust ; the morning threa-
tened rain, and the atmosphere proved rather
unpropitious. During the process of inflation,
a trifling accident occurred, which for a moment
caused some uneasiness :—A temporary platform
having been erected for some purpose of the ex-
hibition, was immediately taken possession of by
a host of Dandies, to the exclusion and great an-
noyance of the less obtrusive part of the assem-
bly, when some envious elf, chagrined at their
unmerited exaltation, contrived to withdraw a
few of the supporters of the platform on
which they were perched, and suddenly they
became a promiscuous heap, moving on all
fours, to the great injury of stays, and de-
rangement of well-adjusted stiffeners—it afforded
great amusement to many, who diverted their
spleen by enjoying a laugh at the expense of a set
of coxcombs. At half-past two o'clock, the top
of the balloon was visible overthe barrack wall on
the Portobello side, and at 20 minutes before
three the ascent took place. Mr. Livingston was
loudly cheered on his appearance. Shortly after
he threw out some ballast, and then rose over
Ranelagh ; he continued to ascend while passing
over Cullen's-wood. In ten minutes after his as-
cent, the car ceased to be visible to the naked eye,
a thick vapour having encircled the balloon ;
it continued to become more and more dense,
and in thirteen minutes after it had risen from the
barracks the balloon ceased to be visible—it was
lost to the spectators for five or six minutes.—
At three o'clock. it re-appeared in the direction
of Stillorgan, and he descended in a meadow at
Kill-o'-th'-Grange, at twenty minutes past three
o'clock. Mr. Livingston arrived in town about
seven o'clock.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, AUG.

.-STATE OF THE ODDS,

DONCASTER.
9 to 4 agst Swap
8 to 1 agst Ajax
11 to 1 agst Mandane
11 to 1 agst Marcellus
16 to 1 agst Euphrosyne

ST. LEGER.
20 to 1 agst Newbyth
20 to 1 agst Bro. to Antonio.
25 to 1 agst Theodore
25 to 1 agst Magnus Troil.
25 to 1 agst Gascoigne's c.

NEWMARKET ST. LEGER.
sto 4 agst Moses I sto 2 agst Pastille.
2 to 1 agst Posthuma

OXFORD RACES, WEDNESDAY, (SECOND DAY.)
The Duke of Marlborough's Plate was not run for.
Fifty Pounds Plate. The best of three two-mile heats.
Cardcnio - - - - - - 1

Liberty
Pastoreila

Betting even.

CRICKET.

A Match was played at Ware between the Ware and Big.
gleswade Clubs, and terminated on Tuesday in favour of Ware
BIGGLE.SWADE. WARE.
Ist Innings - - 79 Ist Innings
2d ditto - - 59 2d ditto

- 119

Ware won

10 wickets.

The Return Cricket :Match:
with Messrs. Budd and Ward,
was decided on Tuesday in favo

between the Woolwich Club,
, unit the .Mary-le-bone Club,
)ur of Woolwich.

Ist Innings - 7 57
2i.1 Ditto - - - 22'J

MARYLEIIONE.
Ist Innings - - 129
2d Ditto - - - 107

236, I 136
Woolwich won by 50 Runs.—Even betting at starting.

PEDESTRIANISM.

Mr. Greaves, an Officer in the Artillery, undertook yester-
day morning, on the Balls-pond Road, to go a quarter of a
mile within a minute, for a bet of twenty guineas. He wore a
light pair of drawers only, and he went over the ground in two
seconds within the given time.
A Mr. Gifford started on the same ground to run 100 yards
in 11 seconds, for. ten sovereigns, which he won cleverly.