The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-11 00:00:00

Mit. GREEN'S ASCENT AT DOVER.

DOVER, SEPT. 10.-Mr. Green, the aeronaut,
has this afternoon made his promised ascent f►•om
this place in most beautiful style, accompanied by
Mr. George Pearne, a clerk to the agent for his
Majesty's packets. The weather was very unpro•
pitious. After a month's fine weather, the morn-
ing was cloudy, and in the afternoon we had conti-
nued rain, and, what was worse, there was an incli-
nation to a change of wind westwardly, which
would have the effect of setting the balloon in a
direction to the Isle of Thanet. Mr. Green was
evidently much disappointed at being prevented
crossing the Channel. He had this plan much at
heart, and even now has not abandoned it. He was
also anxious to avoid disappointment to the assem-
blage of people that had collected to witness the
ascent, and therefore decided on starting, although
the wind was too much to the westward. About
four o'clock every thing being arranged, and the
rain fortunately ceasing for a short period, the ropes
were let go, and the balloon ascended amidst the
shouts and cheers of the surrounding multitude.

The balloon appeared to go in the direction of
Sandwich. If Mr, Green finds that he is approach-
ing the sea, he will accelerate his descent, and we
cannot help feeling most anxious to hear that he
has, with his adventurous companion, regained terra
firma in safety. As long as the figures were distin-
guishable the two eronauts were waving their hats,
and returning the cheers of those they had left be-
hind. We fear the weather will ha% e had the fur-
ther ill effect of considerably diminishing Mr.
Green's receipts, vast numbers of people having
been thus prevented attending, and contributing to
the subscription that had been raised for his remu-
neration.

Tlie lodging-houses here are fully occupied. Our
races take place to-morrow' and Friday, and from the
number of good horses already arrived very excel-
lent sport is expected.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

CHANGES.

The Duke of Rutland, from Sheffield, for his seat, Belvoir
Castle; the Archbishop of Canterbury, for Bishop's Thorne,
Yorkshire' Bishop of Chester, from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-
street, for Bishop's Thorpe; the Marquis and Marchioness of
Exeter, frora Stanhope-street, May-fair' for their scat, Burleigh,
Lincolnshire; the Earl of Chesterfield, from Leicestershire, for
his seat, Bradley Hall, Derbyshire; the Earl and Countess of
Eastnor, from the Priory, for their seat, Eastnor Castle, Tewkes-
bury ; J. Calvert, Esq. M.P. Mrs. Calvert, and family, from
Dorking, for their seat in llerts ; J. H. Allen, Esq. M.P. from
his house in Portland-place, for his seat in Wales; Col. Atche-
son, for Scotland; Colonel and Mrs. Mackenzie, from Gordon's
Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Brighton ; Colonel and the Misses
Bromley, from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-
streets, from their seat, in Worcestershire ; G. Itaikes, Esq.
from the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, for his seat in Surrey;
Mr. and Mrs. W. Childers, from their seat at Doncaster, for
Henley-on-Thames ; Mr. and Mrs. Rooke and family, from
Gloucester-place, for Brighton; Mrs. Durant and friends, from
Nerot's Hotels, Clifford and Cork-streets; Miss George, ftom
ditto. _ _