The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-27 00:00:00

His MAJESTY gave audiences in the course of the after•
noon to Viscount ➢IELBOURNE, Viscount PALMERSTON
Sir JAMES Gann-Am, Lord HILL, the Earl of ALBE
NIA RLE, and Sir T. HARDY. _ _

His MAJEszr, attended by Sir H. TAYLOR, left town
at twenty minutes past five, escorted by a party of Ligh!
Dragoons, on his return to Windsor.
The Ministers of the Conference re-assembled at th,
Foreign-office on Tuesday evening, and continued their sit-
tings during several hours. The Ministers of Russia.
Austria, France, and Prussia again assembled at the Fo
reign-office at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, for tht
purpose of holding another concerence on the affairs of the
Netherlands with Viscount PAr.slEßs'roN. The Dutch
Minister, M. ZUZLER, arrived about that time at the
office. M. Van de WEYER, the Belgian Minister, also
arrived at the Foreign. office in the early part of last
evening.

Mr. COLQUHOUN, the agent for St. Vincent's, trans.
acted business }ester lay at the Colonial-office.

THE COMET.

The following places of Biela's comet, observed on the
mornings of the 24th and 25th inst., will enable astrono-
mers to find and follow it. They are reduced t 01830.0.

SE pr. [23.
1(h. 13m. 575.,8...R. A. sh. 40m. 65....Dee1. 36° 15'25" N.

SErr. 24.

14h. 17m. 465.,3...R. A. 51;743m.455....Dec1. 36° 11' 11" N.
These places, it will be observed, differ somewhat from
those computed in the Nautical Almanack, by Mr. Hen.
Berson, from the Elements of M. Damoiseau, but not
more than might reasonably be expected from the exces-
sive intricacy of the calculations, the difference being no
more than a single day's motion in right ascension, and
about 23' in declination.
Slough, Sept. 25.

SPORTING INTP,LIAGENCE.

OSIVESTRY RACES, SEPT. 25.

A Produce Stakes of 50 soya, each for 3 yrs. old. One mile.
Mr. 0. Gore's b. c. Agitator (Lear) 1
Lord Westminster's b. f. Maid of Honour 2
One drawn. Won by half a length.
The Gentlemen's Snbscription Purse of 501. for 3 and 4

yrs. old. Two mile heats.
Mr. E. Yates's g. f. Sylph, 4 yrs....(Spring) 2 1 1
Mr. 0. Gore's b. h. Ticket, 4 yrs.
Mr. Nanney'sb. f. Wedlock, 4 yrs 4 2 3
Sir T. Stanley's b. f. Miss Lytham, 3 yrs... 3 d 0

BALLOONING IN DUMFRIES.

(From the Dumfries Courier.)

Mr. Green, the celebrated aeronaut, made a
magnificent ascent on Friday, from the King's Arms
Ytird, at 4 o'clock, in the view of a countless multi-
tude of people. We never witnessed so splendid a
turn-out, such a dense array of human beings, in-
cluding all ranks and classes, congregated on the
bonny banks of Nith before. The burgh of Castle
Douglas despatched forty citizens on a mission of
curiosity, with the worthy Provost and Bailie at
their bead ; Annan, Lochmaben, Lockerby, Moffat,
Sanquhar, Kirkcudbright, Gatehouse, Newton
Stewart, Wigton, and even Stranraer, sent delegates
to represent them in the aerial parliament, summoned
by Mr. Green ; and perhaps we speak within bounds
when we say that our resident population was more
than doubled, and that at least twenty thousand per-
sons in Dumfries and its vicinity, to say nothing of
the crowds congregated in other places, were present
while MG Green launched his beautiful air-.hip, re-
minding all and sundry of the words of Allln
Ramsay—
., See, see, he like the lav'rock towers,
He'll reach the stars in twa'r three hours."

The highest altitude to which the aeronaut at-
tained was, as near as he could calculate, three-fourths
of a mik, and though his flight scarcely lasted fifteen
minutes, he cleared in that time a distance of five and
a half miles. At the hour of ascent a shower fell,
and a smarter one after Mr. Green had crossed the
Craigs, which of course condensed the gas, and
brought him sooner to the ground than he had anti-
cipated only a few minutes before, when he threw
out ballast, and got into an upper current, which
changed almost entirely the course of the balloon,
impelling it right in the direction of the sea. The
first descent was natural and easy, and occurred at
a spot called the Isle of Man Moss. The grappling-
iron took firm hold of the earth, and would have
enabled the voyager, with a little assistance, to finish
his cruise with comparative ease: but very unfortu-
nately, a line broke which Mr. Green uses for the
purpose of shaping the balloon like a parachute
when the gas becomes suddenly condensed,
and thus checking the velocity of the de-
scent. Failing in his aim, the machine presented
a concavity which enabled the wind to act on it
with great force; and in this manner the car was
dragged along, now up, and then down, and re-
bounding over mossy brows, after a manner very
fearful to witness. The first persons that reached
the spot seemed afraid to act, probably from the
dangling of the grapling iron and car, and it was not
till M. r. Green had repeatedly informed them that
his life was at stake that they enlisted their " thews
and sinews" in the service of humanity. The first
force applied was insufficient, and one man who, by
clinging to the car, was lifted at least 20 feet high,
was so much astonished at his novel position, that
from the moment his feet retouched the sod, he de-
clined to re-engage "in sae kittle a trade." But
as the crowd swelled, a relay of hands was easily
procured, and in the end the mighty mass of silk
was arrested, and Mr. Green rescued from his peri-
lous situation, bruised considerably, but still able to
walk without assistance, and superintend the work-
ing of his air-ship.

WILD SPORTS OF TIIE WEST.—The chief
scenes of the new Sporting Work, by the well-known
Author of " Stories of Waterloo," are, we understand, in
the romantic hills and on the lakes and rivers of Ireland.
Salmon-fishing is treated at large, and so is grouse shoot-
ing, deer shooting, and other sports common to the sister
island. The work is interspersed with sketches of the
people, and of the aspect of the country.
On Monday, the 3d inst. near 100 persons,
neighbours of CHARLES TREVOR TYSDAL, Eq., of Erin
Vale, spontaneously assembled, and most carefully reaped,
bound, and stacked a large field of fine wheat belonging to
that gentleman. They afterwards proceeded to the
lands of GEORGE Nuzum, Esq., of Ballydnff, and in like
manner cut down and made up whatever corn he had fit
for the hook. Again, on Monday, the 10th, an equal
number assembled, and reaped a large field of barley for
Mr. Ty soar., which had not been ripe on the Monday
before.— Wexford Independent.

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Extract of a letter, dated Falmouth, Sept.
25 The London Merchant, from Oporto, came to
anctior in our harbour at 8 o'clock this morning ; she left
on the 21st, with a messenger and a few passengers. Up
to the hour of her leaving (8 o'clock in the morning) no
.action of decisive importance had taken place, though one
was hourly expected. It is very evident, from all accounts,
that sonic grand move must so be made. The Miguelite
party so annoy the inhabitants of Oporto, that the most
respectable of the British residents, with many foreigners
of distinction, had taken refuge on board the King's ships.
The only account of the squadrons is, that they are still
~ir Cape St. Vincent. The loss of Don Miguel's steamer
is confirmed by the commander of the London Merchant.
A rather novel circumstance happened at St.
James's Church on Sunday morning last. The banns of
marriage between " WILLIAM GURNEY and MARIA PEA-
COCK" having been published in the usual form, the Cler-
gyman was stopped by GURNEY'S father, who, standing
up, exclaimed aloud, " I forbid the banns here, and in
every church in the kingdom! my son is only 16.
Bare roc