The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-03 00:00:00

MADRAS,

The following arrangem—entsK;;:llieen made for the Madras
Spring Meeting of 1825 :
A Maiden Subscription Purse of 700 rupees each, p.p. tbr
Arab horses that never started for Plate, Purse, Match, or
Sweepstakes.—Heats 3 miles, earryin,,,* tist. —To be closed on the
30th of June, 1824.—At present 4 Subscribers.
A Maiden Subscription Purse, of 500 rupees each, p.p. for
Arab Horses that never started for Plate, Purse, Match, or
Sweepstakes—Heats 2 miles, carrying 8 at. 7111.T0 be closed
on the 30th of June, 1824.—A t_present 5 Subscribers.

A Subscription Purse of bob rupees each, p.p. for Arab
Horses that never won Plate, Purse, Match, or Sweepstakes.—
Heats 2 miles, carrying Ost. 31b.—To be closed on the 30th of
June, 1024.—At present 2 Subscribers.
A Sweepstakes for all Arab Horses, once round the course,
carrying llst. 711).—b0 Gold Mohurs each, p.p. 4 Subscribers,
or no race.—At present 3 Subscriber►.
A Sweepstakes for all Arab Horses, 2 milts carrying Ilst.
101b.-50 Gold Mohurs each, p. p. 4 Subscribers or no race--
At present 3 Subscribers.
Also a Sweepstakes for English Horses.-11 eats 2 miles, carry-
ing Ost. 81b.-100 Gold Mohurs each, h. f. 3 Subscribers, or no
race.—At present 2 Subscribers.

BALLooN.—On Thursday evening Mr. Gra-
ham, accompanied by Mr, Saunders, made his tenth ascent
from the Gasworks, in St. Philip's, I►ristol. The weather mot
again unusually fine—wind S. E. Mr. Graham had adopted
the precaution of having the car lined with cork„ and in the
event of his falling into the Channel, offered M. to the
first person who should arrive to his assistance. The balloon,
however, descended at Thornbury, In Gloucestershire. The
following are extracts from the account of the ascent :
lhank God, we arc
The earth, the city we had left especially, appeared like a
beautiful coloured map. In about three-quarters of an hour,
being on the Severn, the sea, from the effect of the Sun
quarter of n
through a light fleecy cloud beneath us, appeared like a vast
about six o'clock, Ir. Saunders wrote
,th,e‘following note, ad-
odvreesistehdetoc
sheet of ice,
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:ii vessels
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c:eonntilialpef:tictz:......:e,prptee:
rsl y still. Here,
htlflueir;:nadt
Ibless all our
the clouds heavenly. Goti bless elf belotv Barometer 20.'•
US, home the tau a
we place him on the edge of the car,
, and
d darted
Th e
calm through
con.
adjusting
then turning an eye downward, dart I
pgliatucertderoonftint
tAwoi.n:
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ri
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minutes, deliberately
tfdeaeanit
ilotbteehrrearttleftlly
his feathers, et towards
hour, being returned overland, at about Aust Pugs "
patched a second pigeon, with this note, "we fear'' aes,ht•e ,dig-
edge of the car, instantly flew offgigrn aadeuiraucly
foril '°re
not go far ;we are in a complete cairn. God 4, &Ball
friends and eneualps," This carrier being
Gloucestershire, at about a i r
the opening of a cloud below
hour more, liropped Into a (.1
tinued, and our course was even for threewar
hottheward.
y upon Itcliingtotr-common,
Discharged gas, and Llescendin quarters of tu► hour.
Ur
of W. Bush., Each and
climates af a mile from the residence
about two mintites atter !vet! tulles from Bristol. Iffre,..txt
gently, when the other seventwo pi clock'
IVIr. Smttier's alighted
machine was drawn, with Pena were dispatched and the
more open spot, when the 'Cireillitee Blit II
in
then
nibclrs wtl4
and the balloon packed tip for r whole
onvoyanceastawrritbielY'rge '