The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-27 00:00:00

MR. GREEN'S BALLOON.

SIiftEIVSUURY, AUG. 24.—0 n Monday last,
Mr. Onier: I.: ascended from Shrewsbury, amidst an immense
concourse of spectators.—The following 'is an account of his
voyage :
, Soon after he started, which was twenty minutes to five,
his course was directed due East, then rising to a considerable
altitude, he experienced different currents of air, from which,
however, he soon escaped, and his course was altered to
South-east by East. After moving in this direction for a
short time, his course was again changed, and took the direc-
tion of South-east by South. In this course he passed to the left
of the SVrekin Hills, taking in with his compass several villages.
On leaving the gas-yard, at 29 minutes to five, the barometer
stood at 30 inches 2-10ths, and the thetnometer at 72. At his
greatest altitude the barometer fell to 20 inches 5-10ths, thus
leaving the greatest height to which he rose a little above two
miles, and the thermometer fell to 44. At times lie felt it very
hot; but by no means so as most would have imagined, from
the clearness of the day and the intense heat of the sun on the
earth. This is accounted for by there being scarcely any or no
clouds to reflect back the rays of the sun, anti thus enable them
to act with double force. After an absence of two hours and 20
minutes from terra firma, be landed at Nix o'clock about five
miles from Wenlocic, a small town in Shropshire, about 13
miles to the south-east-of Shrewsbury. The descent took place
in a clover field in the parish of Alonkhampton, on Symblecot-
farm' near the village of Western, anti situated on the estate of
Lord Darnley. In an adjoining field there were twelve men at
work, who seeing the balloon descend, hastened to Mr. Green's
assistance, and in a few minutes he was disembarked perfectly
safe. Adjoining the spot of descent is the seat of a gentle-
man of the name of Moore. who bestowed upon the aeronaut
the most hospitable attentions. There being no inn in the
immediate neighbourhood of his descent, he had to wait for
theet return of a chaise
late to proceed further that
by a man whom. he had dispatch-
edhe then
d o Wenlock. This occupied so much time, that it was half
take u
past 11 before he reached Wenlock, and '
men, to the number of thizti, drought it too
p his night's abode, for the neighbouring gentle -
don to rat night. Here he had, every temPta-
assembled to Meet hirll Wit 1 aaelgrilif of
music,h initseeldldlejvlitrival,
or-
dered a good crisper, his aerial excursion wee aizrecably relreved
started at nine o'clock, and arrived here
by the social humour of the festive board. 'his morning, he
where he was received by all the inhab. 'l4
past ten,
li,ants with the most
welcome gratulation% tie took up '
purpose of ascertaining the power Of
remPaliteAn
ttoptgetin with him for the'
earth he opened the biesket.
sphere. When at an elevation of f re wing in a rare atm-
. half'
The
.our Mowuttui feet
the edge of the ear, and there ;from the
tempting to catch hold of it, it moved off the .edge,
at,
down rapidly; but
,it soon recovered the use 0
after moving to the right and left for a.few . 'it.* wines, and
treatlatai got upon
(Ain the direction of Shrewsbury. ,though meats, a darted
has arrived in the town, it has not yet beetrollti-niil!i,lr.ely that it

LEGAL SLIPPING.-.--.OG Tuesday evening last,.
between six and seven o'clock, after the Court
had broken up, Mr. Baron Gunn' t and Mr.
Justice Bunnouatt, the Judges un the Home
Circuit, were observed to walk through Guild-
ford, in the direction of. the fivers Arum* and
Way, in the vicinity of Which are steep chalk
hills, named " The Hills of Ambition," which
Command a very beautiful prospect. On arriving
at the foot of one of the. hills, Mr. Justice 13ur.
rough commenced his ascent, followed by his
Learned Brother, who, being a *lore nimble man,
soon got the start of him, and gained the summit.
Mr. Justice' Burrough, by great exertion and la-
bour, at length got into a steep and slippery
path, called 44 The Lady's Patti," close to which
is a precipice ; in his attempts to clamber up this
path, the Learned Judge slipped down on his
46 breech," both his 'shoes having come off, and
rolled down to the base. Two persons, who were
spectators of the predicament in which the
Judge was placed, ran to his assistance, when
Mr. Baron Graham called out from the top of
the hill, " Halt, halt ! Brother Burrough, you had
better desist ; L think you have already paid dear
for your ambition." With the• assistance of the
persons above mentioned, the Learned Judge
succeeded in arriving at the top of the hill, where
he was congrlitulated lifMr. Baron Graham- on
tire courage and• perseverance he manifested, by
gaining the summit of 64* Ambition." The two
Learned Judges did not feel disposed to' destend
the hill, but returned to Guildford by the New
Portsmouth Road.

A LA RUING Pit ellOMENON.—(llarrachllluri)
—The master of a vessel that arrived here front sea, on 'hurl-
day last, reported baiting seen an eactraordinary phenomenon
which he described as a body .offire approaching them from the
westward, and Moving
the atmosphere, with a steady pace
cleaving the liquid- air ; it gradually increased in site, until
suddenly its disappearance in the ocean left him and his crew
in total amazement and conjecture as to what it could be, which
was not a little exaggerated by the impression of fear; the
wonder WAR soon eluctdated when upon comparing notes as to
the time, distance, altitude, and direction, it tumid out to be a
balloon upon lilontgolfier's principle, with which the propri-
etors of the Reading Room had, with other tire,works, been
amusldg tho visitors to the town that evening.— (Bury Cantle.)

The land-owners and occupiers of land in many
parts of this county, have come to 'the determina-
lion, in consequence of the backwardness of the
season, to defer patridge shooting till the 13th of
September.—(Kent Herald.)