The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-10 00:00:00

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, SEPT. 9.—Wind W. S.W.—Arrived, and sailed for
the River, the Rucker, Super, for Grenada; Carshalton Park,
Park, for Jamaica; William Maring, Quelch, for St. Kitts.
Sailed the outward-bound. The Samson, Chadwick, for
New York ; Waterlily, Hart, for Jamaica ; and several others
from the River, are just turning through the Gulls, 7 P. M.,
N. W.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 9.—Wind S. S.E. to N.N.W.—No
arrivals. Sailed the Stakesby transport, for Chatham.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. B.—Wind S. S. W. to S. S. E.—No
arrivals. Sailed the Eden, Millinson, for New South Wales.
. FALMOUTH, SEPT. B.—Wind S. to N. W., strong breezes.—
No arrivals or sailings.
DOVER, SEPT. 9.—Arrived off, the Grant, Warminly, from
St. Croix.
HASTINGS, SEPT. 9.—Arrived off, Emily, Kelly, Calcutta.
POOLE, SEPT. 9.—Arrived Selkirk, Bartley, from Pictou.
TORBAY, SEPT. B.—Arrived Devon, Morris, from Cadiz.
SCILLY, SEPT. B.—Arrived off, Frankland, Gardner, from
New Bedford.
DUBLIN, SEPT. 9.—Arrived Saphira, Hall, from Quebec.
LEIMICK, SEPT. 7.—Arrived the Cyrus, Hakcn, Onega.-
KIRKALDY, SEPT. 7.—Arrived the Caro, Ramsay, Riga.
DUNDEE, SEPT. 7.—Arrived the Margaret, Bruce, and
Jane, James, from. R 3 .&; Albion, Keith, from Punau ; Bias-
sen, Finch, from Nerve ; and Palladium, Kearn, Archangel.
LivEamat„ SErT. B.—The Euclus arrived here from Bom-
bay. On the 28th ult, on the edge of Lamcdusgs, during a
gale, the wind suddenly shifted to the north-west, and carried
away mast and mizen-top-mast, stove in quarter, boat, bul-
warks, &c.
HOLYHEAD, SEPT. B.—The head-board of a vessel, with
" Louise"•painted upon it, a piece of mast forty feet long, and
twenty-0e inches in diameter, have been washed on shore
near thOiead ; a bowsprit of long dimensions has been seen
off the Pead ; and a door, quite quite new, with copper
hinges.and a spring-lock, has been also picked up near the
harbour:

THE FUNDS.-(THIS I)AY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Our arrivals this morning are the French and Hambro'
mails, And .ship-letters from Demerara, Rio Janerio, Bahia,
and Grenada.

Consols opened this morning at closing quotations of yes-
terday, 91 ; for Money, 901 ; Exchequer Bills, 2 4 dis. ;
India Bonds, 4 2; India Stocls., 25
In the Foreign Market, owing to the prices of Spanish
Stock coming lower from Paris, Spanish Active Bonds have
receded from the leaving off prices of yesterday, 31i 32 to 31 ;
Portuguese also lower, 891 ; Three per Cents., 43+.
IL4LF-PAST ONE.

Consols continue steady at 91i} for; the :Accountl—Exclle-
quer Bills, 32; India Bonds, 4 3dis. ; Bank Stock, 209 210 ;
India, 2581 259 k.
In the Foreign Market, some fear is entertained that the
Spanish dividend will not be paid, which caused the decline in
the morning of Active Bonds, since which a re-action has
taken place, and they are at present 31f 31z ; Portuguese,
68fr 69i ; Three per Cents., 4213- 43 ; Spanish Passive, 9i
; Deferred, 131 13 ; Colombian, 26i.
THREE O' CL 0 CK.
Consols for the Account, 91 9li.

The General Steam Navigation Company's splendid
and favourite steam-ship Soho arrived at Edinburgh on Mon-
day last, after a fine passage of 45 hours from Blackwali.
Th e export of hemp from Riga this year is said to
have been greater than any former year by 50,000 schipfunds,
or 150,000 French pounds. To prevent fraud in the export
of linseed, the Government has put a new stain') upon the casks.

WINDSOR.-FRID

i 4 i s Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex arrived
is the
at the
Castle.yesteeday, on a visit to their Majesties. This
firsi tinee his Royal Highness has been to Windsor for 'a
lengthened period. fee to
Lord James O'neien also arrived yesterday, as EV"
bi iepete for the present month.
Lord and Lady Frederick Fitzelarcnce left the Castle Yes-
terday, for their town residence in Eatone.quare, whence they
will, proceed on a tour. end ae
for
irieeount and Viscountess Falkland also left yep
their seat In Durham.
but
On Monday next the King will go to town for the day'
will return to the Castle to dinner in the -evening•
rA were
Yesterday morning the Foot Guards stationed de— and
inspected by the King, in the Quadrangle of the
in the afteteocm his Majesty took an airing in his pone
ton. The Queen rode out on horseback in the Great Par'
e Her-
Die Majesty returned to the Castle, attended by.P" 6,003
bert 'Taylor, about eight o'clock on Wednesday 001'4'
town, escorted by a party of the 2d Life Guards. t. •
The unfavourable state of the weather this morning 13-e
Costic,ac.
vented the Royal party from taking their usual rides. is,
yestere
There was a large dinner party at the Castle
evening t 0 celebrate the Anniversary of the Coronation. diet
In the evening the Commanding Officers of the Coronation. diet
tbo
Guards, and the Officers of the 2d Life Guards, ha°
honour of dining at the Castle. and
Their Majesties have taken their daily drives regular-hY' „
en-
we are happy to be able to state that they are both la tu7
joyment of good health.
In one of the drives her Majesty paid a visit of cortcl'alullue
to Lady Gore, at Datchct. 5 eltliers
At the late review of the 7th Hussars one of the 0
fell from his horse, and was so seriously injured that hislife.lci,
despaired of. He was immediately removed to the hettab,
where he has remained ever since. Yesterday the King, sv„iireti
out any previous notice, drove to the Horse Barracks, 111(1"iiere
for the hospital, and desired to be shown into the room w
the poor soldier was lying, and asked him in the kindest to.ar.o
ner how he was getting on. His Majesty had the gratifictrr,
of learning front the wounded man that he was much beee
Such an act condescension and goodness on the part °-
f e
King cannot be too highly appreciated, as it evinces the
truest
sympathy in the sufferings of his fellow-creatures.

COURT CIRC ULAR.
Viscount Melbourne left town yesterday for his seat Bof,citsseet;
hall, Herts. The Noble Viscount will visit the Earl of
to-morrow at his residence, Cashiobury-park, Watford. oil,
Mons. Durand St. Andre, the French Consul-7 co
transacted business at the Office of the Board Of Tra
e'
Thursday.

•poriti'
The young Earl of Dysart, who is in his TW adicr:
and Lieutenant the Hon. George Cadogan, of the Gre',lol4
Guards, have returned from Malta, where they made
a
sejour, on their route from the Mediterranean Islands. est,
The Duke of Manchester has gone to lliS 5
Kimbolton Castle. 110
Sir Alexander Leith Hay, of the Ordnance', „ol
gone on a visit to his father, General Hay, in Elginshire
also to visit his constituents there. been
Mr. Stanley, Secretary of the Treasury, has
enjoying the sport of grouse shooting in the Highlands Vi hsa
party. Lord Fitzharris and Mr. Massey Stanley haige
abundant sport. 1013
The Marquis of Douglas has been paying yips'
to to his venerable grandfather, W. Beckford, Esq., at
downe-crescent, Bath, on his way north. net'
Mr. Adrian Hope, son of Lady Beresford,
chased Mr. Coesvelt's mansion in Carlton Gardens, adj':
the Marquis of Abercorn's.
o f Lai
Lad!
Mrs. Lister, of Armitage Park, the mother
LIS h
John Russell, died at Tunbridge Wells on Thursday.
been ill for some time. Sl
The London Court of Directors of the .o°l° of
Bank of Ireland, have elected Mr. O'Connell Goren°
the Bank.
The following gentlemen received certificates oftioir
lification at Apothecaries' Hall, on Thursday ptcet
Hutton Rowe, of Newbottle, Durham ; James
Islington ; John Lawrence, of Brighton ; Jas. Surrag.vv'ea St
Lord and Lady Ashley and family have arripfl
Pansanger, where they will remain during the absence°' •
and Countess Cowper in Germany. fiYeti
The Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's have or
at the Old London Inn, Exeter.
jai
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster of!,
leave Eaton Hall this day for Heaton Park, the seat *4lOO
the Earl of Wilton ; and on the 14th the Noble Lord a'?
Lady will go to Doncaster for the race-week. el .t(Y
The Earl and Countess of Charleville returili
St. George's-place yesterday from a visit to the
Countess of Sefton,at Stoke Farm, near Windsor. at
Earl Spencer has arrived at his seat, Wiseten
Itoy
bordering on Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, from a
Lord Lynedoch, at Lynedoch, Perthshire. ell °V
Lord Grenville passed through Aix-la-ChsPe
the 28th, on his route to Frankfort. - air
The benevolent Lord Rolle and his Lads,arins e is
pensing much hospitality around their princely gong
Devonshire. th°
Lord and Lady Frederick Gordon are pas:
cia
honeymoon at the Marquis of Ailsa's Villa at IslewortS,' sna
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster" the
Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, are gone on a visit 004
Earl and Countess of Wilton, at Heaton Hall. Lord
and his Lady afterwards proceed to Halkin Castle, Flints° t 0 A'
Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart., is entertaining a se
ing party at Hawarden Castle, Flintshire. Vie
The Hon. Captain and Mrs. Augustus Villiers ,
left Middleton Park, for Yorkshire, where Mrs. Villiceatilet
tates, bequeathed to her by her grandfather, Heart' .„u
Esq., are situated.
The Hon. Colonel Ashburnham, of the Colds tresfil
rai
Guards, accompanied his brother, the Hon. Charles Ohl; d
ham to Mexico, where Mr. A. was appointed Sorest!
Legation. Cet'
It is said that Major-General Sir WilloughbY
ton, the present Lieut.-Governor of Plymouth, will be( sir ,
pointed Governor of Bombay next month, iu the rocita
Robert Grant. 9 00
Count Trautmannsdorff, who is spoken of a, iot
successor of Prince Esterhazy, in the Austrian Embls•'o'oo'
Hungarian Nobleman, of great wealth. The faMili 4001
the most ancient in Germany, having flourished lo
Goer.
towards the end of the thirteenth century, where it rate"
the chateau of Trautinannsdorff, in Styria, and snot °soot .
same name in Lower Austria. The Count is at prOelit.
Or ,
to the Court of Berlin.
Sir Edward Codrington has arrived at Del feet '
where he has addressed a body of his constituents. 1130011
ence to the reform of the House of Lords, the Ho°. that st:
said—" As to the reform of the Peerage, he thought," 0 co'f,
meeting would not any wore than himself be satisfieht.ect t
tinue an hereditary chamber. It was nonsense to 1; ill°
organic changes. If an organic change would boll,/ tri'
country, why not have it? If they were to have a se,leglsla;
bunal, let it he one available for beneficial purposes ber fl
tion ; and it was a question, whether the second Char° $ll t 7-4
existing was such a tribunal. If he could eradicat'°„; co 6Y
evils of the House of Peers, he would he satisfied; ; aloe'
he do this? They should not trust the Peers too ta'„'''ClOW;
had trusted them almost farther than they should ha% Of-
If the questions which he would be inclined to ad use' ett,
brought. forward they could not be carried ; but the rer,s-0,91 "1
tives of the people could express their opinions. '"„ftber
of
said that the Ministers might create a sufficient otlia
Peers to effact the object in view ; but he, for ode, teli,L,
think it impossible for the Peers to be induced, olt,i,rad
accede to the wishes of the people."--Sir Edward a.
was very favourably received. JCCursa,
Major Skinner, the popular author of " at
in the Himalaya Mountains," is on the point of.,PrToopi:„.
.Narrative of his Adventurs during an Ovarian,' e palostt
India. His route was t Egypt, Syria, I, tiae %Iv
across the Desert to Band Babylon, and theme
•
wards. He investigatioll the sacred localities of Jel.
ot ' Ole
and its hallowed neigtbourhood, and, among Iraq of
teresting researches connected with the holy seeue be
events recorded both in the Old and New Testainet rai
telh
gered among the mounds of Babylon and invected t"- e
ruins of the Tower of Babel. d
Among the Foreign Members just receiv,ei
Royal Academy of Sciences of Bavaria arc the (0' 130ter,70
Lord J. Russell, Mr. Speaker Abercromby, Dr•h •err y,
Sc'
Professor Wilson, of Oxford M. Augustus cedo,,e
h
historian of Paris ; and Don Jose' Tl
da Costa de ma.....ffv"
cretary of the Academy of Inscriptions of litab°fl•i
sok a;
Paper.
Mr. Bunn, who is still in Paris, has gill'i Yalta° j
an engagement with Mademoiselle Taglioni to
rlefl
Drury-Lane Theatre. •„
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The demand throughout the country for pro<rce,
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CO al.
and the demand for our manufactures of all sorts. the
improves, and the country was never in greater
tro Ivry
tthoaanrrietsitsiatst
progress,
thbyough much has been done 11 Mali°
tion proposed for opposinglreland. raeasore °f mtyst
Advaale ;OS
every,
d
MORE HUNIBUG.—The PittOtag wbo co"
" There is at present in our uei hb hood a Wall tg
g our boa.- Al'
how to extinguish any fire, burning house, steamily
1.9 00; 80y
riages, sea vessels on fire—and even if a whole c say
without the use of water—by means that can beolvtiltloo
season, whether hot or cold—at any place a°d
expense," What next ?

(-

VAUXHALL GARDENS..
ASCENT OF THE NEW BALLOON WITH Nwt PER-
oft"I s•—On no previous occasion in the annals of aerostat
" has public curiosity been so strongly excited as on till4Al
.he ascent of the stupendous" Royal Vauxhall 1,/alloon,"
which took place yesterday from the hbove fashionable
liardens. Although the price of admission had been in-
cteased to half-a-crown long before the doors were opened,
which was not until ha
If-past one o'clock, a large number
ofpersons were in waiting for admission. On the doors
being thrown open, the balloon, of which a description has
eittair.ea,dy appeared, was found to be already two-thirds in-
e!lea, the process, having from the extraordinary size of the ma-
gcommenced as early as ten o'clock About o'clock a sudden change
took place in the. weather,
bantl nd from that hour until past four o'clock it rained ince,-
; but the ardour of the lovers of aerostatics appeared
they flocked into the Gardens regardless of the " pelting of
Zvthe pitiless storm," many elegantly-dressed women not
ren, Ppening their parasols to shield them from the rain,
hrt__le,,r:ef_obscuring their view of the balloon. Shortly
alter
nto four o'clock a favourable change appeared on
pare late of the heavens, at which time it became ap-
ut the inflation was nearly completed, the balloon hay-
Irn_g assumed the form of an immense pear. About half-past
astir
o'clock, the rain having subsided, preparations for the
:cent were commenced ; they, however, occupied nearly
twio hours, the power of the balloon several times raising
arge party of the L division of police, who had hold of
the netting, from the ground, notwithstanding near thirty
Stupendous
aa-hundred weight% were also attached by ropes to the
nobility mach!ine. At five o'clock a large party of the
the i n Were admitted by tickets within the arena, where
te "idiot took place. Among them were the Duke of
7 _t_u;tfort, the Earl of Coventry, with a party of ladies,
and Lady Charleville, Count d'Orsay, Sir William
13', Colonel and the Hon. L. Stanhope, Captains White,
aueg e, Stopford, &c. Shortly afterwards the car, which on
tucount of the weather had been stripped of its rolendid
iu"Pie velvet covering and gilded eagles' heads, was brought
ertwhard with only a covering of scarlet cloth, and attached
ten de ring to which the ropes of the netting had been fas-
Were Twenty-four bags el: ballast, each weighing 141b5.,
nu within it, as were also six carrier pigeons, and a
er
ever s
f op:e es r articles. At twenty minut to six o'clock,
sonY thin& oeing then considered ready, the following per-
Jas, cent's.:red the. car :—Mr. and Mr. Charles Green, Mr.
Pri- oft,r Capt. Currie, Mr. Edwin Gye, one of the pro-
., tors he Gardens, Mr. Hughes, another gentleman con-
tired with the Gardens, and two other gentlemen of
Tweona,mes of Sheol and Holland (as we were informed.)
the urong ropes were then attached, one on each side of
on eLar, which were each held by upwards of fifty persons,
thewujeh Mr. C. Green commenced trying the power of
Vsballoon, when he soon discovered he had got too much
niece
After letting a considerable quantity escape, he called
kirvvee.et Miss Mary Anne Green (daughter of the late
very ;Mem Green), who immediately, and apparently
ea.‘"' gladly, obeyed the summons, and jumped into the
Ordc 113aking the ninth adventurous spirit within its already
ed interior. The word was then given for the ropes to
tllecTsened, but before that could be done the rope across
broke p, by which the neck of the balloon is fastened,
fe with a loud snap, and there is too much reason to
ii:r:some accident would have happened, had not the po-
hiLltmediately clung to the car and secured it. The da-
11,1` was, however, soon repaired, and after Mr. Green
A ,veu nearly one-fourth of the gas to escape,
the B'gbal gun was fired, and, exactly at a quarter-past six
Inagnificent machine quitted terra firma, amid the
s(l3°,lltaneous cheers of the assembled company,
avohlnith at that time was computed to consist of not less than
'll;‘"°°,_ Persons), the band playing " God save the King."
foe balloon rose very steadily, until it had attained a con-
If:able altitude, when it took a westerly direction, and it
"lisidered probable the descent would take place about
rai-utisirm ; but after pursuing that course for about 10
'7utes, it entered a strong current of air from the
;kthi'lvest, when they quickly retrograded, and when last
halloo,e Which was about half an hour from the ascent, the
eo appeared to be pursuing a steady course into the
,4tY ef Kent.
hn.uo the outside of the gardens, long before the hour ap-
"'lt'd in the bills for the ascent, an immense number of
liPersons had collected. Millbank, the bridges, the parks,
frig almost every elevated spot throughout the metropolis
e,ola Which a view of the balloon, on its rising from the
'4ll)s Could be obtained, were crowded by persons anxious
t° witness the novel spectacle of so large a number of per-
ab°llB traversing the aerial regions in a bark so fragile as a
"leiter-work car,

(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)
and ever, perhaps, since the days of Lunardi, Blanchard,
Dube e.rin, or the very earliest days of aerostation, has
c curiosity been excited more than it was yesterday, to
balloon the long-promised ascent of the Royal Vauxhall
pret7,,nl which' not only in magnitude, in beauty, and in
vreate-14.". ,Aceeds all its previous competitors, but has
deemed abtlw era in a science, as far as utility is concerned,
Patron Talueless, but to which noble, if not to say Princely
kunnso age, has tended of late to give popularity, as an
tuiiinent. It was believed by many persons that the pro-
can, cid forth by the proprietors were fallacious, but we
wile.?ear testimony to their entire fulfilment, and to the
de.edtteability of taking up twenty instead of ten persons. In-
!:oloyant and powerful was this gigantic machine,.
20,0,, it to be remembered contained 70,000, instead of
.equi;°eacobic feet of gas—the ordinary. .dimensions—that it
It do not less than a corps of thirty-six policemen to hold
itir:,nohrb3y, the net-work and ropes, and an addition also of
An„, r_
h,alf hundred weights, which, for safety's sake,
Thp ''Penr-ied to the cordages connected with the balloon.
arid Pr°odss of inflation commenced as early as 11 o'clock,
sahier."4 admirably directed by Mr. Hutchison, con-
Prie,-4 engineer. This alone is said to have cost the pro-
be;°l.B 704, though before the ascent Mr. Green found it
foul:4'4lY to let at least a fourth of it escape. Though
tit o'clock was the promised hour of ascent, it was not
veh„„r as
after six that the balloon was released,
the-,l4t.ealmly but majestically rose above the trees, amidst
the :avins,' of hats and handkerchiefs, and hearty cheers of
cheer .sernbled spectators, to which the aerial voyagers most
direerf _
'llly responded. For a short time the balloon took a
t,itiec easterly course, and it was thought would have de-
,ward,ed i,o Kent, but she afterwards veered a little north-
oalle,cvnich would probably take her into Essex. The
44 o descended in the marshes two miles from Rochester,
.dtZ.,ravelling an hour and-a-half. Mr. Edwin Gye and
past 111411 an, two of the aeronauts, arrived in town at half-
other `• It being dark, and no conveyances at band, the
• ' von Passengers remained.

,bis-r, --
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14441.salteration the proprietors give to their
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..1; but as a considerable discount has been hitherto aI-
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st4.4 While, therefore, the pror,letors of the Dispatch the i frete the price of their Jo.arnal more than is takenfrom
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N4ekttdditional pages. Io fact, subscribers will have, every
hillip k_' an enlarged Disp!tch for Sixpence. This Journal has
the'hueen known as 'the undeviating advocate of the rights oby r°Pe. Beloe,ging to no political party, and influenced
Nltbust°lParty consKierations, it is devoted to the exposure of a
o 0" opp, essions, the advancement of the great cause of
14 -14 %rev. .11 the medium of moral improvement, of popu-
in control
, andg of perfect representation; in fine, to Reform,
rep4l,-11'.ost comprehensive sense of the word. The greatj
Ado.' 'tY of this Journal has induced unprincipled persons t. 11-p•tibte fraudulent and worthless imitations. The Dapatt i
. "shed at 139, Fleet-street.
klli4td General Court-martial was held at Malta, on
railtattY't,44gttst 4, on Giuseppe Scli, a drummer of the Royal
4titipst ,e,neible Regiment, charged with having used violence
liarae ,-,.,"'s superior officer, Tomaso Abela, a serjeant of the
ttltiellseke-tioPos3a_e,h Wednesday, the 3d inst., by firing at him a
egged 2vtl with ball, and thereby causing his death. The
P4st three es assistant schoolmaster ; and at about a quarter-
m4ll o'clock s
afternoon of the above day was in the
,i,"411 lb.': of his dut in the school-room of the barracks 1;
dill' tw--.l:"?°P•er, havingy been dismissed from a punishment
obis f,-,:". Vat and said, that he could not then attend school,
You
tot ;et.' were sore. To this Serjeant Abela replied,
Lilt al..,.tudwith your feet. Besides, I just now saw you 'w‘ alk-
your
o-44`41e-xUetialte
,barrack yard ; this, therefore, is one of
walk-
,o s *"•which the drummer Scli went outof
ten
Ibittat 4314 g he would come back immediately. In about. t
Arige% tlie prisoner returned running with a •
musket in
.he
..Itith
,P°s,itien and before the ser'eant (who was stooping
I.edt. , },- .°°Y kneeling before himj ) could look up, he
411 cAllg uuly about four pees from his victim. The 140 tSt struck the boy's h.ead'and rebounded,. passing then 11--wreuetiall
left
rib eased wrist, and entering the body at the
Prioci ,'cit rib, lacerated the stomach and several of the
as 'Pal °rOans, and lodged in the right hip. The drummer
leavi;:nrilgdtately arrested, and the evidence of those present
to
ygllehido_iubt of his guilt, and the prisoner having nothing
Pekrted 1' a "fence, except that
the serjeant had frequently
to _ . tm from being absent from school, the Court came
vial, _ immediate decision, and sentenced him to be hanged.
at,4 eftitcted
man, who has thus sacrificed a fellow creature,
puheon g t destruction upon himself, by yielding to the im-
rfiat
I;;(ll4l_,ssionate resentment, seemed unmoved after his ar-
e9raquttni wiring his trial; but when the fatal sentence was
144 k Into to him, he became suddenly unnerved, and
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