The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-20 00:00:00

COURT OF COMAION COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held
on special business, relative to the Bill now depending in the House
of Commons for raising money towards the rebuilding of LONDON
BRIDGE.

Mr. JONES, the Chairman of the Bridge House Committee,
brought up the Report, which at some length detailed their pro-
ceedings. The Bill to enable tl►e Corporation to raise the sum. of
400,0001. or such suns as might be requisite to carry on the work,
had been read a second time. lie was happy to state to the Court,
that in carrying on the building, they had been aided by his
Majesty's Commissioners in the most liberal and spirited manner.
In the course of the proceeding, and after several con-
ferences with his Majesty's Ministers, it had been found
necessary to give them a new form of security on the Bridge
House Estates, for the money which they might be required to
advance. It was intended to give Government the prior claim
upon the estates. The Committee could not make the alteration
without the consent of the Court. After some observation had
been made as to the details of the work, which, it was announced,
was carried on with the utmost vigour. The Court agreed to the
recommendation of the Committee.

Mr. HICK, as Chairman of the Improvement Committee, stated,
tluit'after the removal of Fleet-market, it would be extremely de-
sirable to remove the Fleet Prison, if it were practicable, without
any material expence to the Corporation. Such an opportunity,
he believed, now occurred. The ground was 90 valuable that, he
believed, the prison might be removed without putting the Cor-
poration to any expence whatever. His object was now to ob-
tain the unction of the Court to an inquiry, and to enable them
to bold a conference with Ministers and the Learned Judges on
the subject.

The ;lotion was, after some discussion, agreed to, and the Court
adjourned.

NOVEL AEROSTATION,

In compliance with an application from many of the
inhabitants of Mile-end, Stepney, Bow, and Stratford, Mr. Chas.
Green, the aeronaut, agreed to make au ascent with his balloon
from the bowling-green of the Golden Eagle, Mile-end-rotul, on
,Tuesday afternoon. On Monday Mr. Green exhibited the balloon
and its appendages. To afford a few aspiring friends an opportunity
of taking a short aerial excursion, ropes were affixed 'to the car,
and the balloon made a number of ascents to given altitudes, with
two, and sometimes three, voyagers. During the greater part of
Monday these excursions were confined to a height of 150
or 200 feet, owing to the roughness of the wind ; but
on Tuesday morning, the weather being more propitious, many,
ladies and gentlemen ascended to the height of five hundred feet,
and had a sight of London and its environs for many miles round,
This pleasing divertisement was continued until nearly twelve
o'clock in the day, when the process of inflation was resumed, and
fully completed by two o'clock ; but owing to the great influx of
company, Mr. Green was induced to postpone the time of his ascent
from four until six o'clock, at which time hly- took his seat in the
car, and was followed by Mr. C. T. Hill, Secretary to the British
Gas Company, as his companion in the voyage. Mr. Green then
gave the signal, and the machine rose with graceful and gentle
motion, almost perpendicularly, to the height of some hundred
feet. It- then took a direction N.E., but soon a fresh current of
air wafted it due N., and again N.W.

The following are some authentic particulars and data respect-
ing the voyage, and the various altitudes and temperatures to which
the teronauts arrived and experienced during their voyage in " thin
air," for which we are indebted to 'the gentleman who accom-
panied Mr. Green
_ _

Started at 6. 18. Barometer 30. S.
at 6. 22. ditto 28. 0.
at 6. 30. ditto 26. 5.
_ _

Thermometer 58. 0.
ditto 0. 0.
ditto 0. 0.

Here the balloon was ascertained to be descending, and at
6. 35. Barometer 27. O. Sand being thrown out,
again rose. 6. 3'7. ditto 26. 8.

6. 40.
6. 45.

ditto 26. 0.
ditto 26. 1.

Thermometer A.B. 0.
ditto 46. 0.

G. 55. ditto Q. 0. ditto 85. 0.
This was the greatest altitude from which a card was dispatched
B. G. L. and Co., All terrottial objects indistinct, and Bounds
lost—motion perfectly imperceptible throughout.
7. 5. Barometer 26. 0. Thermometer 35. 0.
7. 10. ditto 28. 0. ditto 40. 0.
descending rapidly—and landed at 7. 16. in a field adjoining the
residence of Mr. Holt White, Enfield Chace Green.

At first rising, the balloon passed in a direction towards Lee-
bridge, and exactly over the Loudon Orphan Asylum, crossed the
North-road, a little southward of the Seven Sisters, and continued
parallel with Tottenham, westward of the North-road, to the end of
that village ; then passed north-westerly towards Barnet, for a short
time, and got into a current which carried us nearly west over En-
field. At 7. 16., dropped in a field adjoining the residence of Mr.
Holt White, as before stated, where every polite attention was
abeam by the family. The promptitude with which the inhabitants
rendered their assistance, contributed much to the preservation of
the vehicle. Not the least damage was sustained. The few
memoranda annexed were taken at the time, and will serve to
compute the altitude by. The distance travelled was about fifteen
miles, and the time nearly one hour. The balloon was inflated
by the British Gas Light Company, and the neceseary prepara-
tions earvle, under the directitin of their Euginier, &e. proved
amply powerful, And complete!, sueeessful. The concourse of
people to witnese the ascent was in/sense, and by the loudest
cheers testified their gratitiaation. The whole affair went off in
the beet style, and ssieetel rompensate the public. fur the die.tp-
praistineat recently experienced regarding another aeronaut who
had pretended to exhibit, and deceived them.

_gfire3rxdiß7riwlnlYwg, thiBnoecreYrohtivirj,es ioonff hill long life,
SINGVLAII FAc'es.—Thore is a person at present
we:ght Coen he attained his fifth year.--
at Stayley-bridge, mind James Shehnerdioe, who has
age, and weighs nywarda of 820 ponuda t
he h 4 experienced no pain,
with the exception of a ghtrht ottseional affitctlou of the abdomen.
—( Manchestcr Journrs2.) '