The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-03 00:00:00

ANOTHER. -AFAU EXCURSION.

In spite of the awful warning held ont to aero-
nauts, by the melancholy fate of Mr. HARM s, another of these
adventurous flights took place yesterday, and one of the fair sex
was again found sufficiently courageous to take a seat in the car.
Mr. GRAHAM, whohas already made several excursions, was the
aeronaut, and the lady who accompanied him was his wife. The
place fixed upon to r,scend from was White Conduit House.—
The balloon is an entirely new one, constructed of a strong silk,
thickly varnished; the colours crimson, blue, and very bright
stone colour. The shape, when inflated; is as similar as
possible to that of a pear. The process of inflation com-
menced about twenty minutes before one, pipes being- laid on
from the gas works of the " Imperial Gas Company," at Hack-
ney. The fatal result of the recent attempt of Mr. Harris had
thrown about-the present a • degree of interest which would not
otherwise hare attended it, and the number of spectators was
commensurately great. From eleven o'clock in the morning
great crowds were hastening to the scene of action, and by
three the gardens were nearly filled with respectable company,
and the concourse of people outside was immense. In every
direction, as far as the eye could. reach, the crowd was as
dense as it was possible to be, and the roofs of the houses
which commanded a view of the gardens were covered with
spectators. A great many temporary stages - were erected,
upon which the curious were allowed to .risk the safety of
their necks at Is. a head. The inflating process went steadily
on; and by four o'clock the balloon was almost sufficiently
filled for ascension. To prevent the inconvenience and danger
experienced by Mr. Graham upon , a former occasion, by the
erection of poles, to which to fasten the confining-cords, he
had adopted the plan of having an additional number of
lines, and merely held by men stationed for that purpose
at proper distances. A large and heavy-looking car, very
guadily decorated, was exhibited' on the groUnd during the
(lay, but before it was attached to the balloon, it was divested
of most of its cumbrous ornaments, and was then a very pretty,
light, and tasty vehicle. Various rumours were in circulation
in the course of the day, as to who was to be the companion
of Mr. Graham. It was stated at one time that Captain Hall,
who accompanied Lord Amherst on his embassy to China,
had paid the necessary sum of money, and was to be allow-
sd the honour of sharing in the pleasures and the perils
of the voyage. Another Gentleman was also named ; but it
was found that these were rumours only. Some offers were
certainly made to Mr. Graham, but they were not such as
he felt inclined to. accept, and Mrs. Graham having ex-
pressed a very strong wish to accompany him, he determined
upon having. her as his companion. About a quarter before
five o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Graham came. from the tavern,
and ascended the stage amid laud plaudits. Mr. Graham was
dressed in a suit of blaelt, and wore a cap, and his lady was
attired in a pelisse,and bonnet of white Satin. She seemed in
delicate health, but perfectly:collected, and conversed cheer-
fully with those about her while the final preparations were
making. At 25 minutes past five, Mr. and Mrs. Graham:en-
tered the car, and the suspending cords having been brought up
and lashed to the balloon, his friends meanwhile holding it
down. and every thing being ready, Mr. G. gave the word, and
the balloon was let go. It ascended only five or six yards, and
then lowered ,nearly to the ground, and there were apprehen-
sions that it would come in contact with a row of houses ad-
joining the garden ; but a long rope had been attached to the
car, which was held by those.upon the stage, and they pulled
with all their strength, cleared her of the houses, and she
ascended steadily and majestically. Mr. and Mrs.. Graham
stood up in the car, and bowed repeatedly to the crowd below,
and the cheering was loud and hearty. The balloon proceeded
rather slowly in a south-westerly direction, and it had not ar-
rived at a great altitude when Mr. Graham discharged a guano
tity of ballast, and this he repeated several times before the
balloon disappeared. The atmosphere was much clouded, and
the balloon, after being about twenty minutes in sight, entered
a dense cloud, and was lost to the view. It is impossible to
conceive a finer ascent.

The aeronauts descended at Cuckfield, in Sussex, 40 miles
from London, at 4 minutes before 7 o'clock, having been
exactly one hour and 20 minutes on their voyage. Soon after
starting they got into a dense cloud, which had such an effect
on them as almost to prevent their hearing each other talk.
They alighted in a field belonging to Mr. Browne, a farmer,
who rendered every assistance. The thermometer at a quarter
past 6 was at freezing point, and at half past 6 so low as 27.
They procured a chaise at the King's Head, Cuckfield, and ar-
rived in Poland-street at 3 o'clock' this morning, from whence
they instantly proceeded to White Conduit-gardens. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Graham were in good health and spirits.