The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-01 00:00:00

ASCENT FROM CHELTENHAM.

TUESDAY, JULY 30.—This afternoon, at half-
past three o'clock, Mr. GREEN, the aeronaut,
with a Gentleman named GRIFFITH, of the Chel-
tenham Chronicle, made an ascent with a large
and very beautiful balloon, from a yard at the
back of the London Hotel, in this town, amidst
a more numerous assemblage of Nobility, Gen-

try, and Fashionables, than was ever wit-
nessed in this place on any former occa-
sion. At half-past three o'clock the Gentle-
men entered the car (which was of most
costly and elegant structure, a gift to the
xronaut by Colonel Reddell of this place) ap-
parently in high spirits ; they both displayed the
utmost coolness and intrepidity ; and having at-
tached the cords, they bade adieu to their friends,
when at the moment the car was removed to the
farther end of the ground to windward, it was
discovered that some wicked person had cut one
of the cords that suspended
.it from the net-work.
Mr. Green, with the greatest promptitude, order-
ed every person to leave the car, and when cirged
to have the cord 'repaired, he replied," I'll
not hazard the cutting of another cord—l do
not depend upon one line only, unloose the
ropes." The cords were loosened immediately,
and the balloon ascended in the most majestic
manner, amidst the plaudits of thousands.—
The voyagers remained in sight upwards of
twenty minutes, and the greatest delight and
satisfaction were expressed by every behold-
er. Bets, amounting to many thousand pounds,
were depending upon the ascent. A public
dinner will take place to-morrow, at the Plough
Hotel, of Mr. Green's Committee, inhabi-
tants, and visitors. Lord Sherborne was on the
ground, with several Noblemen.—The course of
the balloon was due east"; it passed over
Northleach, and Lord Sherborne's park, and
we hear the mrial voyagers descended near that
place, after being half an hour in the trackless
space.
,Great numbers of Gentlemen have rode
out to meet and welcome Messrs. Green and
Griffith.

Saturday forenoon the Weigh-house of this
City was sold by public roup for 2711. Early
this morning a number of workmen began to take
it down, and it must be cleared away on or before
the Gth of August, under a penalty of 501.—.
( Edinburgh Courant, July 29.)
A dreadful attempt was made to assassinate,
Mr. O'BRIEN (late of the county Limerick.) at
his new residence, near Caller, on Sunday night,
by a desperate gang, who fired several shots,
which wounded Mr. O'BRIEN. Mr. CAVENDISH,
and a party Of the 10th hussars, under the Earl
of WILTstuRE, followed the perpetrators, but
without effect.

LAW INTELLIGENCE:

COURT OF CHANCERY, AMY .31.
EX-PARTE PARKINSON, A LUNATIC.
Mr. HART stated that this r
case pressed very much jiYl
ing, and requested his Lordship would appoint an ear"
for that purpose. ti 00°11
Friday, and will sit at nine o'clock in the morning
The LORD CHANCf LLOR—" 1 will hear lunatic Pc--tj ,
for r
pose. I have read all of the petitions : some of them e;:ith
fe
much attention, from the change of the Five per Cent': s kite
Four per Cents. ; others require attention on account 00,0,1
Act of Parliament that has passed for regulating marr4t ot
and which, in some instances will, alter the rights of,te'oao
kin to lunatics. I merely throw this out to draw the a"
Of the Bar to the circumstances."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CONFESSION OF FORGERY.
in
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80-STREET.—Avis, one of the patrol, brought !„ ~
of mean appearance yesterday, whom he had tale° tir
tody on his own confession of having ceetimitted a forger).
years
The mana. ra
e
was placed at the bar, and gave the folio ,
count of himself :—His name, he said, was Gilbert 6411).01$
was by birth a Scotchman, a shoemaker by trade, and hjuilcirk
wife and five children living in the neighbourhood of jog
On the 4th of June, 1819, he drew a bill of exchanue eln
sey and Co., of the Falkirk Bank, for 681., in the 1301,'
David Elder; and having obtained the money for it froulonjoe
sey and Co., he deserted his family, and cime up t°Qy
where he has remained ever since ; living upon the in-pottef;
long as it lasted, and subsequently jobbing about as
He stated himself to be at present in the employ of a P-,d
Afarylebone-street, wholets out furniture for balls, rou.--;},ite
The Magistrate asked him what was his object in Itt
this confession ? 'od that l
elf
He replied—" The crime preyed so upon mYnn I
could bear it no longer ; and I thought it better to 119:,'„A
under the lash of the law, than to remain in such a ",,o' r
state of mind—especially separated as I am from my
and children."
" If you have really committed this forgery," 0--thrcel#,
'Worship, " and have resolved to yield yourself uP to
why did you not return to Scotland by 'some of the` stes `
tii
kets, and get yourself taken up there, instead of giing
trouble of sending you thither ?" f secli°
Prisoner*" I have not money to bear the expellee
journey, or I should not have troubled you."
deet4
Ordered to be brought up again on Friday; antree
of 6
to make some inquiries respecting him in the mean.
AFFECTING STORY. fleet isoi;
An elderly man and his wife, of very decent appearnewir
plied to the Magistrates to assist them in recovering rij
daughter. The man wore a coachman's livery c0a1,,,,,,„a Co ,
st° his name was John White, and that he resided at ba.;.,
mon. The following is the substance of the singular
told : the-
:r
In the latter end of the year 1818' they placed 010,
daughter in the service of Mr. P. J. a gentleman ° t *ls
who had large possessions in the West Indies, bn
that time residing near Buistrode in Buckinghamo ote,"'
Their daughter was then only fourteen, and she .6i,
sibly engaged to wait upon the daughter of this 3, t:hatt"4
but they had since learned that he seduced her, an,"boutoi;
had given birth to a child. before she was fifteen• abrotw.:
time he removed to London, and afterwaris wentiuterne.;
andioogai
taoshrptt
hepohnioeghiduyea
engaged
fheeotaan know
daughter,a
uas
hwegt
edal
rtlai
heart
house
yeogwprthyia.cse
laughed
jue
ibxlinndehe taonidie
tmoooi
Mincing-lane.
scorn."
of
tg returned.
en_ocm.l e,ab
,eynt
datecoi.. a
iv E'~g at:it
wei?:d3ce
COnshegof.bilei
they said, they had travelled all over London in searc,4"seJac
but they could only learn—that after. her master 1,3,7, tos1;
her, he took lodgings for her at the west end of 1 teeit„,
where she lived some time as his kept mistress—thstda that
eY
he deserted her, leaving her almost pennyless: n ~gi
the latter end of last year, she was tried at the - tilt*
pe
under the name of " Davis" for stealing a shaw,b---
gg
- bo
and taken away from Newgate by two ladies in a vu."-- 110
knew whither. efore
They wished the Magistrate to call Mr. P. J. 1:1 Ac.
and force him to say what was become of the poo,r
His Worship told them he had no power to "'la t
cording to their own account, they had placed their asibie
the family of this person as a servant, and it was k,.°s,, eati „4
he might have discharged her for misconduct, fora, 'fegatia,°'st
proof whatever beyond mere report of any of .••-•,e.
they had made against him. It was very strange: '",,e,..,rted,.„'
her daughter did not return to them when she was ",`"al",te
To this the mother replied, that she was probabii,Dgen.,'iy
to return ; and after some further conference the,..tcrther
dismissed them with a recommendation' make_A'-the ees
quiry respecting her at Newgate, and he suggestc..„,,tiell'
bility of Mrs. Fry being able to give them some illfw"-
O,„(byes
QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday, Henry CrOref'b--befOre
SHOCKING DEPRAVITY.t
and Joseph Holly, sed 10 years, were brought •
MARICLAND hnd A. WHITE, Esqrs. ehargt!d with, eain2portlie
sleeping in the open air on the preceding night--Itidiigli to,
that when the watchman was going his rOtind3 Inof a 01' el
found the prisoners lying under the shop
man in Tothill-street. On questioning them, theY 700;
had no place of residence, or means of subsistence; tha tbeini
parents were dead, and their relations would not look nP:uti
they did not know the comfort of sleeping in a lled,edier,
window
said,
means of procuring food, to keep body and soul 13 fog hteye
by singing in the street, when they sometimes go even s,,irt.;
pence, not sufficient to enable them
ballads. The watchman disbelieved their story, !,11,01 beA (0
their intention was to commit robberies, he took L-oislet,
the constable of the night. The bOy was rfri° 30,rwsi
have lately stolen a cart horse from Covent Garut boY
which he offered for sale at Wandsworth; and the oteenige°o
likewise identified as a noted thief. He said his na wetted Kingsland-road, Shoreditch.—The Magistrate ref there.
shocking depravity of the prisoners, which, he feareu2best ts.
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no hope of curing, even if they had friends ; but thieten,
ffs
to be done at present, he thought, was to keeP t Sessi°
harm's way, and he committed them to prison till the
to purchase a thip.foo

jeslan.-
W •ItsmigamtmemelfllW e
understand that a young Got opiab,
Member of a. celebrated Musical Family) makilif., arta yet.
vances in the paths to fame, has received A 11,&05
tinguished honorary appointment from an
sonage.-:—(Afornittg Paper.) s tree
Bow
In the course of the last week, the the piper
Officers were sent down to Chatham to apPosen of
AuthOrities that a plan had 'been laid by a g9",.'s at "jai'
rate housebreakers, who have robbed several bc),us",l4l; 'vre'
heath, to break open the Pay-6ifice in- that 13001 everYfyse
tional guards have in
anyconsequece been placed:,•ir °
caution taken to prevent such rious 'rnischis-
gang have been apprehended..

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