The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-04 00:00:00

BALLOONS.

Messrs, LIVINGSTON and SADLER made an ascent
on Wednesday at Liverpool. The balloon was
one of the largest and most splendid ever exhibited.
The original intention of the aeronauts was to
have'attempted the passage over to Ireland, but

the wind nut favourable, they descended
about four ?'clock in the afternoon, in the neigh.
bourhood of Blackburn, having travelled About
35 tnilcs in little more than an hour and a half.

A ;Mr. S. D. DEAN made an atenyt uu Satur-

day to ascend with a ratified air balloon from the
Belvidere gardens, Nentonville. In the centre of
the gat dens was erecter! a sort of mast, between
20 and 30 feet high, which was supported by tour
ropes, made fast to trees in the garden. To this
mast was rigged a sort of yard, slung by a tackle,
and having a traveller to guide it in its proper po-
sition up and down the mast. i bout balf-past
twelve o'clock the balloon, with its netting,, ware
brought into the garden. It was formed of glazed
calico, of various colours, pink, blue, and yellow
anti was lined with white paper. Atter some delay
the balloon wtis hoisted to its full length ; but it
was then found that it was impossible, from the
strength of the wind, to inflate a globe of that
magnitude (36 feet in di;smeter), by heated air,
At last the unfortunate gentleman was obliged to
give up the attempt.

MEETING AT ROCHRSTER.—Oh Friday a Meet-
ing was held in the Town-Hall of this City,
to take into consideration the late affair at
Manchester, a requisition for that purpose having
been presented to the Mayor, and acceded to by
him. A series of Resolutions were passed, as well
as an Address to the Prince Regent.. The Reso-
lutions having passed unanimously. thanks were
voted to the s Mayor. The Alayor (John
Burton Matthews, Esq ), in returning thanks
for the honour done him, observed, that
he felt it his duty to state, thlt tl,e whole
ptoceedings of this day were totally opposite to his
sentiments , that he thought that, as the business
was even now under a legal inquity, the resolutions
were extremely premature and indelicate ; but
that he convened the meeting only fro m a convic-
tion that it was a duty incumbent on him todoso.
At about 2 o'clock the meeting quietly dispersed.

Negociations have been carried on between
our Government and that of Spain, for the pur-
pose of supplying the foriner with 9,000,000
tloll4rs from the Spanish South American Colo-
nies. These negociations have, it is slid, !ermi-
stated, and the specie sought for by this Govern.
mem will he allowed to be transmitted to Eng-
land trtim Vera Cruz in British shipi of war, as
heretofore; but no part of the sum earlier than
the ensuing year. The payments are to be made
in bills on the English Treasury, drawn by Com-
missioners appointed for the purpose of carrying
the agreement into effect.

The Right Hon. N. VANSITTART, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, has been visiting tl►e Treasurer
of the Navy (the Right lion. F. J. ROBINSON),
at Nocton, near this city. On Monday last, as
the Hun. Gimt!man, with Lady SA II Ali ROBIN..
SON and the Dorvager. Conntess.of BUCKINGHAM..
'SHIRO, %vete coming to Lincoln, the axletree of
the carriage broke : happily no other inconveni-
ence resulted than that the party were obliged to-
walk about two miles to the city.--(Lincoln
Mercury )

Thectlehratcd pugilists Carter and Coop.tr, we
observe, !ive at-lived bore fro.n will are
to exiiibit-Illeir scientific powers for the amuse-
ment of the amateurs.—(Edisliurgla Courant, Sep.
ember SU.)

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