The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-17 00:00:00

A BALLOON

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Oxroun, JUNE 14.—The ascent of the balloon was fixed
for one o'clock at the gas works : upwards of 5,000 'persons
were essembled to enjoy the sight. The ascent was, however,
delayed for more than two hours by an accident that happened
to the poles from which it' was suspended. About half past
two the inflation being completed, sir. Green mounted the
car, accompanied by a young gentleman front London,. of the
name of Sparrow who paid the aeronaut 50/. to be allowed to
encounter the perils of the voyage. Nothing could exceed the
intrepid self-possession of both of themV The beautiful and
majestic vehicle rose with extreme slowness, and. Mr. Green
immediately threw out part of his ballast, but not with.entire
effect, for the net work encircling the balloon caught the corner of 1
the chimney of one of the gas furnaces, by.which the car was
nearly upset, and at the moment a feeling of horror pervaded the
breast of the thousands below. Fortunately, however, the aeron.
nuts kept their seats, and instantly Mr. Sparrow waved his flag
gaily and frequently, in token of the car having recovered its
balance. Mr. Sparrow has given the follbwing narrative
of the course :—On rising from the ground it appeared, as
if we were impelled upwards, not unlike the feeling excited by
the action of a swing ; the concussion when the car struck the
chimney of the gas work was electric, and gave the car a eertt.
cal movement. On clearing this obstruction, we took an
oblique direction, inclining to south-west, when a light current
of air springing up, we again changed for due east, and rose
perpendicularly and rapid, trim the quantity of ballast we had
thrown out to clear the gas works. It is not in the Power of,
language to express the gratifitation the aeronaut experienced:
on viewing the expanse above him into which lie was gradually:
and almost imperceptibly rising. They. here (at about half a
mile from the earth) encountered a variety-of currents, which
produced a retrograde and sometimes angular motion. To
avoid any sensation of fear front looking too suddenly down on'
the objects beneath, the young aeronaut accustomed himself to
the view by gradation, taking ,the inure distant object first,
and in a short time he was able to look With the greatest
confidence on the surface of the earth, which at this time
presented the . most beautiful variety of coloura, reseal-
Wing a Mosaic pavement, heightened by the min's rafter,
ti,in. Around them, the clouds appeared an ocean of snow;
be Heath, the splendid- carpet of nature spread forth her gay
varieties over an irinneasurable expanse. The accident at
starting lied injured the baroineter, but not so as to prevent
their calculating the heights. On leaving the earth the mercury
stood at 29 inches 7-10ths. At the greatest altitude to which
they rose, it was et 21 inches 3-10ths ; from this.tbetchlcubito
they were about 2 miles in height front the surface of the earth.
The therthometer"fluettiated greatly; the lowest point was 55,
and the highest 70. As the barometer would not answer to

the descent, they had recourse to an expedient, by placing
one of the flags over the side of the car, and observing the
action of the air upon it : by this means they ascertatried
when they were descending or rising. When they had been
in the air about one hour and a half, the cap of the neck of the
balloon came off, and they were compelled to stand up and
tie a silk handkerchief round; by which means they succeeded
in eventing the too rapid escape of the gas. Nothing mate-
rial occurred for • the next hour and a half, until they began
to descend. Mt, Green conceived they hovered over Nettlebed-.
heath, where the woods are unusually thick. They had now
little ballast, left, and therefore no choice of selecting a more
favourable, spot ; they, continued to descend rapidly, and at
about a thousand feet from the earth, Mr. Green. gave his com-
panion instructions to throw out the cushions and cling fast to
the hoop from which the ear was Suspended to the balloon; they
had scarcely done so before they experienced a most violent con-
cussion, from the machine striking. the earth and rebounding a
height•of 50 feet: it then rose and passed a few yards, when, on a
second 'descent and shock, Mr. Sparrow was thrown out, and the
balloon thus lightened, rose again, with Mr. U., and at about a •
distance of 150 yards Mr. S. having recovered IV= the shock,
and caught hold of the ropes, the netting and ear became entan-
gled in the tops of some very high trees : in this perilous situa-
tion immediate assistance, was afibrded by the labdurers in
Lady Stapleton's park, where they had first fallen upon a ris-
ing ground, and within 300 yards of the mansion-h0u5e......
Stapleton-park is two miles from Henley, and 22 from Oxford.
The balloon was, by the exertions of a dozen strong fellows,
soon secured, and Mr. Green descended down a rope to Terra-
firma. The ear was dashed to pieces by the violence of the
shock. Lady Stapleton instantly sent and invited the aeronauts
to partake of some refreshments, and offered them every assis-
tance in securing and conveying the balloon to Oxford, where
they arrived about 12 o'clock oft Friday night. A large sum of
money was collected on the ground for admission to view the
process of filling. Thus happily terminates the amusements of
the festival, which, if they have not been equally well graced
with nobility as on former occasions, have certainly been more
numerously and very respectably attended.

LONDON MARK ETs.

PRICE -BIZI;AD

The price of thu,llh. Loaf is stated at Rid. by the fuq-priced
bakers. Thcre are otlicrs of the trade who sill horn a half-
penny to three halfpence below that rate:

IAII'ORTATIONS OF GRA IN2vLAST
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English. h, F ist“reign
Wheat
Barley -
Malt ...., .. -
Oats ' '
Rye
Beans . 1,526 --- _
Peas - --
Tares .. - --- _
Rapeseed 33 ...--- ...........
I%lnstartl
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Seeds 326 110
Flour -
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Wank

656

shElm, June Its. . .
Red Clofer (Foreign) t.i.t45.:--6utl, 37s 39s per etet•
Ditto Engiisho...... 18s 94s 321—line, 34$ 46s 49s 59s Ms
‘l'llite ditto :10s 36. 453—Gur, sOs 58. 60. 623
TrefPll,.... per ewt..tis 14s—tine iiis ills 101991 per cwt.
Itibgrass ... iss 34.-6 oe, 4Ca 44s
Carraway Seed o s4s sSh`6as
Coriauder do lOs 19$ 14. . • •
Tares ... 4Bs od .i4s 04 36s ' -

Cinque Fun). Lids to 34s—fine --s p.ur qr..:
Stye-Grass .-.. l6s to iSsi-‘—tteiv, 251 30s per qr.
Canary
..per qr —s 495 t0,48i ud per qr.
White Mustard Seed
Brown ditto , - 91 to ISs Od
Winter Tares 3Bs to 34s Od 98s per qr.
Rape Seed .. - ' ' 9s4lottioB9sBtloops.:6odl 8911,1 per Last.
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Turnip Seeds. ,
Linseed

Nt.;AVGATE ANI) 1,1*.:1DENk1,11.1., AlAtst,../.".::N, Julia 16.
fly the Carcase. . .
Beef es Sil to 4s Oil I Veal Ts 0,1 to 4s Oit
Mutton ..... 43 Stl to 3s 8d 1 Pork 4% 4,1 to 33 thi
• • Land), 91 Sd to 41; Rd.

T. JAMES'S HAV Itlol. r, June
.• • • 31 175 8,1 to 41 7s tid--.lverage, 31
14, Flay 31 4s od to 41 8s Ott Clortr, 31 I,',s to 41 Ws Od
Old flay 01 ()sod to 01 Os 61 1 Straw 21 is Ott to sl Os Ott
Old liar 04,1 to 21 10s 041---Accrogr, 91 Is Od,
12q of
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...... 13 Otl to
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CHAP 15s tt-EL.Arcragc, ;311 15S Od
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51ay........ 31 10s Od to 41 8s Od-Arerage, 31 18s Od
)tires ditto... 01 Os Od to 01 Os nd-Averagr, 01 Os Od
draw. , .... 21-0 i Od to 21 12s od--Average., 21 6s Od
...... 31 12; od to 4! 15c. od--ArerttKe, 41 81 Od

7"7"--7"--rj."IIICF, 617* 1101'S, per Cwt., June 14.
Poe}: e t s nags.
tient .. 31 lOs a414%a 51 Os Kent .. 310 s a3l lgs a 414 s
..lossex .. 31 Gs a3l 146 a4l 25 StisSex 41 16s a'l9l Gs a3l los
F.sses .. 31 10$ a. 41 Os 'a 41 Fs Essex.. 310 s a3l lOs a3l Ins
Farnham, fine,' 71 Os to 91 Cs—Second, 41 10s to 71 Os
OM Duty laifl at 75,0001.

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