The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-05 00:00:00

MR. GRAHAM'S ASCENT.

. .
Mr. GRAHAM, who has already made several
excursions, ascended yesterday from the gardens of the Star
and Garter, Kew Bridge. It will probably be recollected that
last year several attempts were made by him to ascend from
Hammersmith, but they all proved ineffectual, and the failures
were attributed to the bad quality and scanty aupply of gas from
the Brentford gas-works. Mr. Graham, feeling determined to
efface the remembrance of his past disappointments, announced
to the good folks of Kew, Bentford, Hanimersmithe&e. that
on Easter Monday he would ascend -from the place before'
stated, and would allow those persons holding tickets of admis-
aim' front last October, to have the privilege of introducing a
friend gratis. The process of inflation commenced at eleven
o'clock,the gas being laid on from the Brentford GasViro*s. The
Balloon is the same in which Mr. Graham made ten ascents
last summer. It is composed of stripes of crimson and yellow
silk, with a zone of bright green. From eleven o'clock in the
morning, parties of most respectable persons entered the
ground. A band of music enlivened the company during the
period the preparations were making, &c. The concourse of
persons outside was immense ; the gardens were well filled ;
lew-bridge was loaded ; the trees in the vicinity woe climbed,
while every convenient station that could command a view was
occupied. About half-past eleven o'clock a small pilot bal-
loon was dispatched. It went steadily to the westward. Two
persons ware desirous of joining in the trip, 'and had offered'
20/. and 251. for a seat, but their offers were refused. About
two o'clock the balloon was half inflated, when a second-pilot
was dispatched, and took'a southerly direction, and was a long
time in view. Every thing seemed to promise a fine ascent—
About four o'clock the balloon was three parts filled, and its
ascending power having been tried, it was considered to be suf.
ficiently buoyant to carry the adventurers, and the supply of '
gas was therefore stopped. A light cane car was then attached
to the ballot). At this time it was generally believed. that Mr.
Sadler, jun., who is desirous of treading in the steps of his fa-.
titer, was to accompany Mr. Graham. Scarcely had the balloon
and car been attached, when Mr. Sadler jumped into the latter,
to undertake the journey, and he was joined by Mr. Graham.
In a few minutes, the whole of the preparations being com-
pleted, a quantity of ballast was put into the car, and the
aeronauts were provided with a strong grapple, and a bottle of
brandy. The wind Was now S. W. and'to 'prevent any acci-
dent Erma the trees, the machine was moved offthe stage to the
opposite corner of the ground. The signal was given for as-
cending, but unfortunately Withvut'effect • and though every
bag of ballast was taken cut, there was still too great weight,
and young Sadler was compelled to vacate his seat. The bal-
loon then ascended with Mr. Graham alone, in a steady and
majestic manner. The aeronaut stood up in the car without
his coat, waving his flag, and bowing to thespectators as he
parted from. them. . The balloon continued to rise very slowly
for the first quarter of an hour, and then' for a time seemed
stationary. The refieeficiii•of the sari on the variegated colours
remagred it. a eery impefsingspectaele. For the firsehalf hour
thexhoJe wae,dbitinctly visible.f It then seemed to ascend and
tStraYel nibie untij the a'eloaeiet cee:e no longer percep-
tible;a2id thi'Vailoori" Writ aftfiinialled'in 'laza: It • &Minded ifi

' view an hour and ten minutes, when it was observed to descent
with every appearance of perfect safety.
THE DESCENT.—After a pleasant journey of one hour ano
fifty minutes, Dlr. Graham descended, at ten minutes past sip
o'clock, in a field in the village of Oakshot, a mile and a hail
beyond Claremont, 12 from London, and 14 from Kew, ant
arrived in town at twelve o'clock last night. He says, than
when in the air he experienced the most severe cold, partial•
larly in his feet. Owing to the clearness of the day, he had
delightful view of the country. The greatest altitude the
loon attained was about two miles. The field in which hE
alighted adjoined the estate of Jlr. Williams, from whom he
experienced the greatest kindness and attention.

LONDON NIA KETs.

PnwE oF BREAD.

The highest price of• Bread in the Metropolis, is Il d• tvi
the 41b. loaf—there are tthers who sell from a halfpenny 14
three halfpence below that late.

IMPORTATIONS OF (MAIN LAST WEEK.
English. Irish. ForeV
IVheat
.12,748 T--- ,
Barley
Malt 5,530
Oats 23,447
Rye

___--
350
..---

1.394
Peas
Tares ...
Rapeseed
Brdok .......
Mustard
Seeds
Flour ..
Linseed

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&5

4 5 b"
....---

219
8,3.17•

1,650

SEEI)s, April 4.
New English R. Clover, pet cwt...47s 56s 76s—fine SO's
Old Ditto
New Foreign ditto s4s 69. 83s--:fine--s
Old ditto ditto
New Whiteditto )-s 74s 78s—fine —O.
Old ditto 3'is 48s 63s—fine 70b
New Trefoil.. per cwt 6s I7s 20s—fine 24ir
Old ditto 44 8s 14s—fine 215
New ltibgrass
Old ditto 2ls 30s 3.3sdne 485
English Carraway Seeds 403 44s 48s—fine 925
Foreign ditto 32s 40s 44s—fine --s
Coriander do. is 6d 11s 103—fifle --5
St.Foili....per qi • 42s 46s—fine 705"
Rye-Grass lBs 29s—hne 21s
Pacey ditto 4os 47s
Linseed for feeding • ' 42s 43s—fine 43'
Ditto, for crushing 36s 40a—fine 455
Canary Seed 67s 74s—fine 1025
,
White Mustard Seed.. per bushel 7s 9s—fine 11s
Brown ditto
Turnip Seeds s* 7s Od—fine 103
Tares
Rape Seed . ~. per last

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL
By the Carcase.
Beef • 3s 4d to 4s 0,1 Veal' 4s 0,1 to 5 A -
• •
Nlutton . 3s 40 to 5s O l !Pork ... 4s 0,..1t0

Lawb, Eis cid to 7s 4d.

SNIVITIFI ELI) HAY April 1. •
Clover,O. 1001 Od to 107 s tit! I Hay, Old 90s oil to 97' 61
—lnf.—. so, od to 97i od —New Inf. 653 Od to Os 04
—New.... —s Od to -7. s 041 Straw .... 40s Od to 47'

ST. ..T.VN.II;IS'S.
d
Hay 65s Od to -100 s• Od I Clout r
.80s Od to lOO' Od
1S pi Ditto —s od to --sod ;tiaw ...36s Od to oils

WH 'TECH APE L.
nd
Clover ....84A od to 120 s 3d 1 Hay 7os Od to 105 c - i
Straw ....44s Od to 52s od ---Int( tior ,—s od to •--4°•

PRICE OF HOPS, per Cwt., April 4.
Kent Pockets
Sussex Pockets
120 s. to 182 s. to 1385. per 4'''
Essex Pockets
Farnham, fine 91 9s to 121 Os—Seconds', 8! 9s to 91 9"
Kent Bags
Sussex Rigs
Essex Bags

RAW HIDES. 84
Best Heifers & Steers, per st. Ordinary .... Qs 6d to eta
3s 2d to 3i 4.: Market 'Calf .. each.. im od
Middlings' es 10.1 to 3c ocl Lambs.. .. Os od to 04.

SHEEP
Polled
Downs Ss tht to 5s Od

4hearlings , os OI to 05 11
Lambs Os od to 09.°,

PRICE OF LEATIIER.
Butts, 50 to 5611)5 each per th......19d to iad
Ditto, 56 to 66Ihs each 92d to il ~
Dreasing Elides 194 to 41 ~'.
Coach Hides
914';
1

Crop liides, 35 to 38Ibs for cutting l6d to 1
Ditto .... 40 to 45Ibs
Calf :Lins..Ss to 401bs lBd to 41
Ditto 45 to 551bs ' .24d to soiJA
Ditto 55 to 751bs 2ed to V."

Small Seals (Greenland) 17d to - •
Large ditto
tto, to :4306.!
Tanned Horse Bides -
Spanish Horse Hides Rd to

PRICES OF TALLOW, SO.
Town 'Fallow 4.5 s Od —s Od
Yellow Russia 41s Od 42s nd
White ditto.. 405 04 —s
Soap ditto.... 38s od od
Melting Stuff. 36s On —s od
Ditto Rough.. —s Od —s Od

AP, &c. per 11216.—Apr 4
Yellow Soap gqs
Mottled ggf
Curd
Graves
6$
Idi°J
Good Dregs

PRICE OF CANDLES, FROM TALLOW CHANDLER'S 0041:
Price of Candles, per dozen, 6s 6d a 7s Moulds, 99.6
6(.1 per dozen allowed for ready money.

PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of 81b..:—.Ap:ril
Price of Tallow (as stated • by the Tallow Melters),

COAL MARKET, himicit 39.
Ships at Market. Ships sold
86 Newcastle - - 47
39:1 &milerland - 2.21.

PtiCe*
283 6d to sg„,„
2io's &t "to

• BIRTHS. • or
On the 29th ult., the lady of Edward Collingwood; IZA"'
Dissington-hall, Northumberland, of a daughtei. . _ to'
Yesterday morning, Mrs. T. P. Davidson, Soutbsul
street, Bloomsbury-square, of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., in Hatton-garden, the lady of .101111'54°''
M.D., of a son.

DIED.
091'
At Berlin, on the 18th ult., Mr. Von hiliegrtatx,
ster of, State and Justice, an individual who attained Of
and honourable post which he filled in the'Stfte
.eptiteloki
his own supefior merit, aided, of course: by the ittipartiol 7 00
ment of the King. His death will be &IV's-9 a reittslD7
Prussia

On Saturday last, at Walcot-place, LaMbeth, Miss /340 p,
aged 67.
(0.04
On the 3d inst., at Evercreech, Somerset, Jane, retie
late-Rev. John Je nkyns, B.C.L. • dfors3;
On the 4th. inst., at his father's hone, in U pper /,,,,,,e.4,, 0.
place, aged 26, Esme, eldest son of Thomas Clarke,
Saddlers'-hall. • 0.
At his house, Ebury-street, Pimlico, Win. AdatoOri'
aged 70. xrpli,CA
On the Ist inst., Mr. Joseph Smith, sib., a Norio'
Albany-road, Camberwell.
e ,J#ls
On,the 2d Thst,, achis father's house, in his 29tbj. 11.34014
eldest" Sodßarnes, of Jonathan Ba Eq., of U pper. ran"'
green, Surrey. -
On the 2d inst., of a decline, aged 4'l'7, Margaretr.3.44lll°lej
of A, Cruse, Little-Britain. •

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Pained
..17t1 tiblished for. the PROPItrETQRSI
°trier,' No; 312-, Strand, by J. tf:•CmtriY.ol,