The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-11 00:00:00

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AERONAUTICS IN PARIS.
Extraordinary interest had been excited in Paris
by the announcement that M. Poiteven, an aeronaut,
would ascend on horseback with a balloon. Upwards
of 10,000 persons paid for admission to the Champ de
Mars to witness the ascent, and outside, 01, the
heights of Chaillot, &c., upwards of 150,000 indi-
viduals were collected. There was a vast number of
carriages and horsemen. The receipts must have been
very large. -The President of the Republic was pre-
sent, and was received with great enthusiasm. The
balloon was 15 metres in diameter, 47 in circumfe-
rence, and 20 high; but it only weighed 150 kilo-
grammes. It was a matter of considerable diffioulty
, to fill the bal!oon with gas, owing to the violent
wind which prevailed; and, when it was filled, it was
beaten to'and fro so strongly that several of the spec-
tators had to assist in holding it. At a little before
six o'clock the horse, a handsome dapple grey, was
brought out. A stout cloth was placed round the
body, and several straps, passed over the shoulders
and loins, were united in rings, and by these rinp the
animal was attached by cords to the network of the
balloon. A platform of basketwork, seven or eight
feet above the horse, contained the ballast, arid to
this platform the aeronaut had access by meal of a
rope ladder. A cord, passing through an opening
in the platform, enabled him to open the valve of the
balloon. The aeronaut was dressed as a jockey, and
had with. him several bottles of wine and some bread.
Same confusion was caused by the crowd attempting
to force their way into the reserved place, bur• they
were kept off by the soldiers. At length, at tea mi-
nutes past six, the horse was duly attached to the
balloon, and M. Poiteven having mounted its back,
the signal to rise was given. The horse plunged a
little as it lost its footing, but when fairly lifted from
the earth, it dropped its legs; as is the case when
horsea are slung for embarkation on shipboard. The
balloon rose majestically over the Ecole Militaire,
but at times the wind was so violent as to drive it in
such a position.that it appeared on a level with the
aeronaut. The emotion of the spectators was very
great, and One lady fainted. M. Poiteven displayed
extraordinary sang froid, and saluted with his cap
and whip. After a while he was seen to leave his
'saddle and ascend by means of the rope ladder to the
platform containing the ballast, in order to throw
some of it away, so as to rise higher. This done, he
descended and again mounted the horse. There was
no network or anything to protect him or the animal.
The: balloon went in the direction of Fontainebleau,
and M. Poiteven intended to remain in,theldr about
"ail hour. -Several balloons were let off before M.
Poiteven ascended, to ascertain the direction of the
wind, and some persons connected with him went off
on horseback in order to be able, if possible, to raider
him assistance in descending.. It is repOrted that the
daring aeronaut alighted at Meaux, and that horse
and rider have returned safe and sound to Paris.

EXTRAORDINARY AERIAL TRIP.
ARREST OF LIEUTENANT GALE AND DETENTION
OF THE BALLOON BY THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES.—
It having been announced that yesterday evening Lieu-
tenant. Gale would ascend from tho Gardens of Cre-
morne, in his balloon, after a trip along the river, many
thousands were assembled for the purpose of witnessing
the sight, and much disappointment, not unmingled with
anxiety, was evinced, upon an announcement being made
by the proprietors of tto gardens exhibiting a doubt of
the safety of the aeronaut, and that the balloon, in place
of being at Cremorne, was supposed to be'somewhere
upon the French coast. About half-past nine, however,
all doubt was set at rest by the arrival of a post-chaise,
containing Lieutenant Gale and Mr. Jatuea Coniston,
the prcpti3tor of the balloon, and almost immediately
after Lieutenant Gale, from the orchestra, addressed the
audience, giving the explanation. It ap-
paared, from his statement, that ho i.,tl been en-
gaged to ascend from the Swiss Cottage,' Shore•
liana, on Monday evening last, and that, notwith-
standing the wind was seaward, at seven o'clock
that evening he, in his balloon, left that place; that he
was blown out to sea, and continued in tho air till after

ton o'clock, the night being very dark; that, finally, he
observed a rt volving light, and being featful of enter-
ing the Gorman Ocean, and uncertain as to . the
locality, sa‘o that he was over the sea, after about three-
qua: ters of au hour's anxiety, his grapnel-iron struck
upon a rock, and he descended at Creal, a village 16
miles from Dieppe; that ultima:ely, after wandeting
about the cliffs all night, he was armee' by the gen-
d'armes as a supposed conspirator from Boulogne, and
taken before the Mayor, but was finally liberated by the
English consul (Mr. Chapman), although his balloon,
from some unexplained cause, was detains d by the French
authorities. The Gallant Lieutenant left France at 9
o'clock on Wednesday morning, arriting in London by
the Brighton train. In conclusion, he observed that no
bluno could attach to Mr. Simpson, the director of the
Gardens, fur any disappointment the public might feel,
he knowing that Mr. S. bad 'offered Mr. Graham 50
guineas for the use of hi: balloon that day. Lieutenant
Gale, who appeared very much exhausted, was repeatedly
interrupted by applause, and upon leaving was loudly
cheered.

HEARTLESS DISPLAY OF POLITICAL
FEELING.

SUDBURY, JULY B.—lncredible as it will appear to
the world, it is yet a fact, that whilst the two Houses of
Parliament, the Halls of Commerce throughout Eng-
land, aad even the Legislative Assembly of France,
were resounding wills expressions of regret and honour
to the memory of the statesman so suddenly removed
from ur, the bells of the parish of Buros Sc. Mary were
ringiny: a merry pea), at the expense, we are in-
formed, of a great farmholder in the neighbourhood,
who adopted this method of displaying his joy at the
event ! The occupiers of the parish, we understand,
were no parties to, but would have revolted from such
anindecency, unpui elided, we trust, in any place in
England, though we have heard of an tatempt in ano-
ther place, in an hour of excitement, to send round the
crier with the news that the farmer's enemy was at the
point of death. A pleasing contrast to the above exhi-
bition of feeling was mauift steel by the worthy vicar of
All Saints Church, in this town, the Rev. C. Badham,
who 'on Sunday morning delivered a most impressive
and interesting discourse upon Psalm 82, verses 6 and 7,
"I have said ye are gods, and all of you are children of
the Most High. But ye shall die like men." The rev.
preacher left out all topics relative t 3 the political con-
duct of the deceased Baronet, but passed the highest en-
comiums on his Christian and private virtues."—Bury
Post.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, JULY 10.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
A general meeting of the members of the squadron
will take place on Friday next, the 12th instant, at the
Zicpaadron Howe, when there are several candidates to be
ballotted for, and general arrangements made for the
coming regatta.
A fire took pltee at the West Medina Mills, near New-
port, on Monday night, which for some time threatened
the destruction of these extensive cement manufactories,
but it was fortunately get under after destroying the
cooperage, without doing much other damar, or Wend-
ing to the main buildings.
The brig Fort Augustus, Holmes, of Shiels,
_from
Newcastk>, with coke for her Majesty's establishment at
Osborne House, fell over and filled this morning. She had
hauled in to discharge at East Cowes quay in the night;
hc'r north-west anchor came home, and she grounded on
a bank; at low water this morning she fell over, and
now, four P.M., lies on her broadside.

AQUATICS.
TOWER REGATTA.

This interesting, w€ 11• conducted annual regatta took
plme on Tuesday, and, notwithstanding the unfavour-
able state of the weather, was extremely well attended.
The prize was a new skiff, to which was added some
money for losing men, the second receiving four guineas,
the third three, and the remainder I!. ss. each. The
subscribers were the ()Mears in the Tower, and the influ-
ential residents and merchants in the vicinity. The race
was hi four heats, with six scullery.

First Heat.

Benjamin Voss (Yellow) 1
William Murgatroyd (Green) 0
William Bromley (Light Blue) 0
They started from Queen's Stairs, Tower, round St.
Katharine's buoy and Eel Chain, to the place of starting.
twice round. Voss took the lead, but it was a tight
match half the distance, after which he went away well.
Second Heat.

George James (Red) 1
George Murgatroyd
James Gates

James tock the lead, closely followed the whole dis-
,ance by George Murgatroyd.
Third Heat.

William Murgatroyd
George Murgatroyd (Pink) 2
William Bromley (Light Blue) 0
James Gates
Capital start and good heat. George Murgatro) d
held it once round, but was passed and ultimately betven
by some lengths.

Grad Heat.

Benjamin Von (Yellow) 1
George James• (Red) 0
The men had alternate leads, so sharp was the contest,
but Voss ultimately won cleverly.
Rote:t Ea!fern waP, as usual, the manager, and gave
much satisfaction.

THAMES BOAT RACES.—The entries for the coa',
badge, and freedom, presented annually by Mr. Evan Morris,
of Putney, for youn watermen between LoncLin- bridge and
Teddington-lock, o•
which forms this season the second of the
series of periodical boat-races, in lieu of the Thames Regatta,
were made last evening at Ale-ars. Searles, Stangate, and are
as follows, the contest being appointed for the I6th insL :
Edwin Francis Gale, Pimlico; Benjamin Oxlade, Paul's..
wharf;
grat-
ingwharf; George Shaw, St. John's, Westminster; Robert
John Scott, Bankside ; John Montgomery Mackennay
Twickenham ; James Brummell, St. Mary, Lambeth ; Philip
John Chandler, St. John's, Westminster; Charles Constable,
Sr. Mary, Lambeth; Richard Thomas Morton Lambeth.
The above is three short of the ordinary complement, and
there is no doubt that apprentices wishing to contend will Le
permitted, on early application, to make post entries.
A flourishing trade has sprung up recently in this
town in rats, which are said to be used for matches i
sewers, and
it hook
appearsand ltihneey find through
rat-
'killing with dogs. Little urchins may be seen Minoandailyfishing
t the streetthem Is'reth
mar-
ket, so much as threepence per head being pail foratly A
purveyor of rats in the Castle Garth indicates them
his " pro-
fession" by means cf the following •
superscription, "gals for
Sail."—.Newcastle Journal.