The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

CREAIORNE GARDENS.

Mr. Ellis, the spirited proprietor of these attractive
and charming gardens, following out his plan of cater-
ing extraordinary novelty for his friends and public
supporters, hit, in the fertility of his genius, upon the
daring experiment of a " lion" ascent in the " Royal
Cremorne Balloon," under the guidance of that in-
trepid aeronaut, Lieutenant Gale, R.N. The an-
nouncement had the effect of taking the town by sur-
prise, and the gardens would have filled to the num-
ber at least of ten thousand persons, but that the
public had a doubt that any such bold and hitherto
unhcard•of attempt would be made. We can vouch
for the reality. " The king of beasts" made the
ascent, and a right royal and courageous animal he
proved. The " Lion Queen," Mrs. George Batty,
was to accompany her royal charge, but untoward
circumstances operated to chain her to terra firma--
the weight was found to be too much for the
balloon. Her Majesty, who has the right sort of
heart for such a service, entered the cage with the
lion, and the ascent was attempted, the balloon being
still under the control of the ropes, but Lieutenant
Gale finding that his aerial vessel was too 'wavily
laden, lowered her helm, and set the Queen down.
The gallant Lieutenant then gave orders to let
the balloon loose from her moorings, and, to the
tune of " Off she goes," set sail with his sole corn-
pagnon du voyage, the lion. The noble animal was
enclosed in a capacious cage or den, so constructed as
to admit of a full view of him through its iron
grating. The ordinary car was dispensed with, and
the cage—made to serve Lieutenant Gale ia its stead
—was attached to the balloon by strong lashings, the
intrepid Lieutenant taking his station on the top,
with as much coolness :as if he were walking the
quarter deck of a tight-built ship. He was furnished
with all the appliances for making a descent. Mrs.
Batty, who caressed her favourite on entering the
cage, felt evidently disappointed at not being able to
accompany him. Attired in all the paraphernalia of
glittering mail armour, including a helmet adorned
with a flowing ostrich feather, she was to take her
seat on the back of " The King of the Forest," and
thus ascend. The attention of so novel a sight ex-
cited intense interest in the minds of those who were
so fortunate as to witness the preparation and ascent.
The gallant Lieutenant, at the signal, set sail, fol-
lowed by a hearty cheer, and the lion, as he gravely
and majestically looked down upon that earth he was
leaving, might well be supposed to imagine, in the
words of Crusoe, " lam monarch of all I survey."
Away they went, in 'minims, Lieutenant Gale occa-
sionally opening the trap at the top of the cage, and
communicating with his royal companion. They
traversed rapidly onward, and were soon lost sight of.
The ascent left a strong impression on the mind, and
intense anxiety prevailed in the minds of those who
witnessed it for the safe descent of the voyagers,
which was effected at Mortlake in Surrey, after a
most delightful trip to the Lieutenant, and a novel, if
not a delightful, one to the lion.

irDir7:l WZittion

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