The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-06 00:00:00

. .
. .
It
4

PRICE 71).

any we ever witnessed before, and cost upwards of 700/.
Pipes of six inches bore had been laid down from Ugh-street, ,
Shelton, for the purpose of conducting the gas from the mainpipei
to the balloon. The gas used for the purpose of inflation irtla
that manufactured at the works. of : the British Gas Light Com.
patty. The inflation commenced at eleven o'cl(wk, and the Ind?
loon was completely filled before two, when the attendants pro-
ceeded to unloose the mooting); clear the machine of ineumbran-
ces, and affix the car. The balloon contained not lees than from
20,000 to 20,000 feet of gas. About two o'clock the close be-
gan to fill with people. A part was railed off for the accommo-
dation of work-people, Sce. who were admitted for a shilling each.
In a short time the inner part was completely crowded by all the
beauty and fashion of the neighbourhood, and at three o'clock the
ear Was attached to the balloon. In the car were 12 bags full of
sank to ke used as ballast, and a basket, containing a tat, which
was i'utended, to be let down from the sky to terra firma by means
of a -parachute. During all this time, no intimation had beets
given as to with was the person who purposed ascending with Mr.
Green. Rumour, with its hundred tongues, mentioned the
names of many ; but. after a very long delay,. we learned that
the Rev. B. Vale, of Stoke-upon-Trent, was the gentleman
who proposed accompanying Mr. Green in 'hied voyage to
the upper regions. At twenty minutes to four, the halloo*
rose slowly, stall confined by the rope', and Mr., Green and Mr.
Vale were seen sitting in -Le car. Occasiottally, Mr.'ll;:
threw out a little of the ballast ; and a parachute, with a intake
attached, containing a eat, was turned out ;, and the animal de-
scended in safety. The appearance of the parachute was hailed
with much applause, and poor pussy (lid not seem at all
disordered by her . aerial imrage. After remaining in the
'air for about ten minutes, the balloon descended. About
four o'clock, the- balloon was liberated from the confinement
of the Topes. Immediately before this, tke aeronauts were
preseated with flaffs, hy.two young ladies, and the halloon
rose most majestically,, slowly, and proudly, is a pependi-
eular direction. As it ascended, Mr. Green bowed to the 1
spectators, who saluted , hlrn on ' all sides with their animating
sheers. The aeronauts waved their flags in return. Seldom
have we witnessed a sight of suck real magnificence and beauty.
The 'Majestic and imposing appearance of the immense balloon,
the anxiety of the crowd, the eager aspirations for the safety of the
aeronauts uttered by a thousand tongues, and the wonder, surprise,
and astonishment of all, the spectators, made the tout ensemble
quite delightful. The balloon, on rising, floated for a moment in
the air, and then, as if impatient to pierce the clouds, burst for-
ward with rapidity, " and rose from earth to sky." The bal-
loon sailed slowly along in a north-easterly direction ; and although
the sun did not shine as brilliantly as in the early part of the day,
yet its beams were reflected from it is a splendid manner. An
universal shout and eager eyes followed the progress of the mighty
body with delight and wonder. Owing to the cloudy state of the
atmosphere, the balloon was not visible more than twenty minutes.
Mr. Green was the first person who tried experiments ou the
buoyant, properties of coal gas, and has constantly used it.

WON]) EDITION.

VOVAtif: ANT, DESCKNT Oir %IR. PREEN AND REV. E. VALE.

From the Pottery Mercury.)

It being generally understood, that Mr. Green would return to
Hanley with the utmost expedition, when he had made his descent,
a considerable number of persons aase►nbled, during the.rvening,
at the Swan, to welcome and his companion (the BM 13,
Vale) from the high regions of air. About ten o'clock in the
evening, a party of the friends of these gentlemen had awn-tided,
and waited most anxiously for their return : yet such was the
general confidence of Mr. Green's skill, intrepidity, and courage
of mind, that no doubts were held of his effecting his descent iu
1 safety.

Time however rolled by rapidly, anti yet no tiding of the zero-
tints clone to band, but still their friends determined to await
their arrival, Nor were their anticipations falsified, for at ten
minutes before twelve, the rattle of a chaise and four was heard
slant the atm din another minute, doubt—if there were
any riteeta4gyydoy, the appearam. of.Msses.
Green and Vale, Who 'were welcomed by the shouts and hearty
greetings of their. friende. Mr. Vale expressed the very great
piessure Itii.exonesion bud }rata Lou, cud his
the aide manner in which Mr. Green see,aiiplialled his descent.
The balloon diecended at ! o'clock, e. sm. yesterday, at Cont-
inuo'', about four mile' from Ashbourne after a voyage of about
twenty 'lilies, without a single rebound of ear.

We had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Green, immediately after his
arrival, and have gleaned the following particulars from the hasty
conversation we hail with him. After wending from Captain
Simpson's close, thehalloon took a north-east direction, and, from
the strength of the gas, rose with great rapidity. The highest
elevation which the balloon attained, was about two mike, and

that Was when passing over the submits of Leek.
Thw voyage was by no means a pleasant one, owing to the
(Imlay state of the weather, which prevented the reronaute from
taking a ;surrey of the country of more than twenty miles at once.
We think that on a tine day, with a pure, cloudless sky, the apt
pearance presented ,to aironauts from the earth beneath them,
must he a moat imposing and magnificent thing ; and, we
would leave imp►easions an the ni►nd' never to be erase►l.

In passing through the heavy clouds, the voyagers got;mots-
pletely wet, At the period of their descent, the wind arose, and
was rather troublesome; but the grappling irons, after tearing ep
the earth, and throwing down several parts of the stuns walls,
caught ut last, and the balloon made 'a
speedy and safe descent,
when they quitted the car, having been up in the air for one hour,
in which time they accomplished a journey of twenty miles.
The late arrival of Messrs. Green and Vale was to their
having to wait three hours for a conveyance front Ashbourne.
When ascending from Hanley, Mr. Green took- with him a
carrier pigeon, belonging to a gentleman of this town, intending to
let ittly at'the time aecomplished his descent; with a note sig-
nifying the time, place, &c. The arrival of the pigeon was anxiously
expected in Hanley; but during the evening it did not arrive,
although Mr. Green assures us that he dismissed it immediately,
after he descended.

.)s the aeronauts passed over: the neighbourhood of Leek, they
4rsfet.
ired all the hills and other eminences near, covered with spec-
i o, who had expected the balloon to pass in that direetion. Mr.
Ck ,en ape** fn the highest terms of the courage and presence of
ntind,ifilittSliii,l4Pompanion, and of the ability he evinced in
making ob . - fa,tvW &e.
Thieltersnituiteil.446lay which will be long remembered in the
Pot ter iesil nil, ire si6eerely hope that the ?tweeds of the exhibi-
tion, 4i-itinty tittY Mr..C.;men for his trouble.
. Mr.elrey'n has hauded 114 the following teutimonial 1114 to th,
quality of the; gas manufactured by the British Gas Company,
which we &I much pleasure in publishing : ,--
;-" It a fact worthy of notice, that the beat gas fur the pur •
pose of illumination, is the worst for nerostation, because the
heaviest ; and in no part of the kingdom have I found the specille,
gravity so great, as in that manufactiired by the British Gas 1.,' Dm_
pang, in Shelton. But by the chemical means had retnoite to by
Mr. Whitty, togineer to the Company, it was so .iar divtitto of
its carbonacions matter, as is •approximate nemi/ it, Jo:iay-to loam
hydrogen." ................. - 40.0

A robbery to
'!.4: 30,000. francs., wasririeget°j{:ippil suspicion, as well as her
ttill;a;nat'tt.the house of General Sa-
lu stand.
who had just quitted his ser-
,

An antiquarian discovery of some interest has been
made during the recent improveinents this year in the
Thames navigation. The tradition of the precise sta-
tion of the Cowie stakes, supposed to be set down
it was known to be between Wey-
where Ciesar crossed the Thames, had been for some
Walton-bridge, aline of old broken
the river about
Irasastuittliatils'becowveered, some five feet below the previous
112:i
riol
piles
411
eloesg;,,s, la
NloArtaighltlm. in deepenin
A of the river. •They were about as thick as a 111411'S
thigh. Many have been drawn, and are in possessir
of the gentlemen in the neighbourhood. The ''it)
should set up some mark to perpetuate the nrm"
brace athe place.