The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-22 00:00:00

NOCTURNAL BALLOON ASCENT.

VAUXHALL GARDENS.--A large concourse of spectators
was attracted to this fashionable place of public amuse-
ment last night, to witness the promised ascent of Mr.
Charles Green, the aeronaut, with his new, balloon. This
is, we believe, the first balloon ascent that ever took place
at night in this country, though several nocturnal ascents
have taken place in France. Early yesterday morning
Mr. Green commenced filling the balloon, and in the after-
noon it was inflated; and it is only a just compliment to
that gentleman to say, that in point of splendour and geo-
metrical accuracy, it surpasses all former machines of the
kind that have been exhibited in this country. By nine
o'clock the aeronaut was prepared to take his flight to the
starry regions. His son, and a gentleman, whose name
did not transpire, took their seats with Mr. G. in the car.
At half-past ten o'clock a pistol was fired as a signal to
loosen the cords, and the machine rose majestically into
the air, amidst loud cheers and shouts. The various bands
struck up." God save the King," and the aeronauts
waved their flags, and bowed to the spectators, displaying
the utmost coolness and intrepidity. The balloon ascended
almost perpendicularly, and continued in sight of the vi-
sitors of the Gardens, till in the distance it appeared a
black spe c
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disappeared. Mr. Southby had
prepared
iary work for the purpose of display-
ing
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the beauty of the pyrotechnic art, and which was to
have been let off when
'the balloon was in the air; but
owing to an accident, on the balloon ascending, the fire-
work, which was tied to a string fastened to the cur, was
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Mr. Green took with him a safety-lamp, to
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iltiein; to view the barometer. He took 2 ewt. of
ballast in the car, and carried with him the good wishes
of every one for his safe descent.
At two o'clock this morning Mr. Green made his re-
appearance at the Gardens, and was greeted by all who
remained of the company. He had descened safely at
Richmond.

—A form of alphabetical
CHEROKEE LANGUAG—r.
George ,...
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writing, invented by a Cherokee, named
not speak English, and was
generally. Having people
marks can be made the
be-
come acquainted with the principle, that
never taught to read English books, is
attracting great notice among that
symbol of sound, this uninstructed man conceived the notion that
Cherokee lsuguage by
he could express all the syllables in the
separate marks or characters. On collecting all the syllables,
I::lellmateys:
which, after lon study and trial, he could recal to 1
express these,
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t-tflvoro.a part of ""einj his own in-
modifications of our letters,) with some characters "'
writing
vention, for the rest. With thesesymbolsbe act about . .
letters ; and v
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t en
between the Cberokeee in Will's Valley and their coun ryin
beyond the Mississippi,
500 miles apart. This was done by .
indi-
viduals who could not speak English, and who had never learned
Any alphabet, except this syllabic one, which Guyst had invented,
taught to others, and introduced into practice. The interest in
this matter has been increasing for the last two years; till, at
length, young Cherokees travel to a great distance to be in-
structed in this easy method of writing and reading. In three
days it is stated they are able to commence letter-writing, and re-
urn home to their native village* prepared to teach' others,—
chrietian Observer.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY—(Thu Day.)

CRAWSVILY V. COLLINS.--1111.01ini V. IDS MM.
His Lordship stated that he thought the minutes pro-
posed by Mr. Hart, on the part of the plaintiff in Crawshay
v. Collins, required to be materially altered, which he
would do with his own hand, and deliver them out on
Monday morning ; and that after he had done that, he
would go on to state what occurred to him in Brown v.
De Jastet, because he was of opinion that these two cases
must go together, though they were very different.

GOODSON V. ELLISON.

Mr. Horne said, this case was at the head of the paper
to be spoken to ; he was to speak to it, but there was an
appeal of Rose v. Manning further down in the paper,
which Mr. Hart had obtained, the leave of the Court to
have put into the paper. He (Mr. Horne) was quite
ready to go on with Goodson v. Ellison; but if Mr. Hart
did not get to Rose v. Manning to-day (this being the
last day of hearing appeals), it was not to be understood
that Mr. Horne's clients were to be restrained from pro-
ceeding under the decree of the present Master of the
Rolls, the decree appealed from.

His Lordship observed, that though what he bad said
in Goodson v. Ellison, might be considered in one sense
a judgment, yet he had left the case open to be spoken to
by any body who had any thing to say in it. Mr. Home
had said he had something to observe in it, and if he
chose to do that among the motions, he should be at li-
berty to do so ; and, therefore, if Mr. Hart were ready
he could go on with Manning v. Rose.

• VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT—(Tmis DAT).
The Court was occupied this morning in hearing argu-
ments in exceptions to the Master's reports, which in-
volved no public interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET—(Tarts DAT.)
A young urchin was brought up by one of the day
patrol, who stated that he was on duty in Berner's street,
Russel-square, when he met the prisoner with four other
boys. When they saw him they separated and ran away.
The prisoner threw a silver watch from him, but was
pursued and taken by witness. No owner appearing, he
was remanded till Thursday.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET—(Tms DAY.)
A fair Cyprian was charged by Captain Shield, resid-
ing at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, with having as-
saulted him last night in Leicester-square. He stated
that as he was passing the prisoner accosted him; but on
his declining her company she directly struck him in the
face. He then gave her in charge, but not wishing to
press the charge at the watch-house, the watchman de-
tained him and put him into the black-hole, together
with a young man who came as witness of the assault.
They, however, liberated witness on his leaving his watch
as a security for his appearance this morning; but they
refused to release the young man.
The watchman here stated, that they were very riotous
in the watch-house, and that the Captain was drunk.
Captain S.—l deny it on my oath. I was myself
sober; the young man was not riotous, and it was cruel
and unwarrantable treatment to detain him in the watch-
house all night for no crime.
A gentleman who was present at the time corroborated
this statement.

Mr. Dyer, after censuring the watchman, dismissed the
prisoners and the Captain, after receiving back his watch,
eft the Office.

MEETING OF THE STOCKPORT OPERATIVES.

We heard that Meetings had taken place on Monday,
and last week, and that one would be held in Longshutt-
lane last night (Wednesday). We proceeded to the ap-
pointed spot about eight o'clock, where we found about
2 or 300 men and boys assembled; others continued to
arrive until a quarter to nine, when the numbers on the
ground were between 5 and 600. At this time a man,
who it was evident was expected to address them,arrived.
A ring was immediately formed, and he proceeded to busi-
ness, by reading from Sherwin's Register, of November
14, 1818, one of the most inflammatory extracts we ever
recollect to have heard ; the tenor of which was to incite
the people to arm, recommending for that purpose aknife,
eleven inches and three quarters in length, and two broad
at the bottom, fired into a staff eight feet long.—(At this
part of the proceedings, some person in the crowd
fired a pistol off).—With this formidable weapon
they 'were to defend themselves, or, if necessary, use it
offensively. The speaker then proceeded to state (from
the extract) the superiority of a body of men thus armed,
over a regular force armed in the usual way, and illus-
trated it in the following manner :—" Suppose," said he,
"two armies were drawn out against each other, the one
armed with musket and ball-cartridge, and the other with
musket and bayonet, which would have the advantage?
—why, the latter to be sure." On finishing the reading
of this extract, loud cheers were given by a part of those
met, the majority, however, much to their credit, not
joining: We now felt anxious to know who this fellow
was, and were shortly gratified; for it appeared that it
was necessary he should vindicate his character from some
vile aspersions, and that he was one of those apprehended
with Hunt, Afoorhoute, &c. in 1819. His name, we un-
derstand, is Healey, and comes from Yorkshire; he was-
tried at York with Hunt, Moorhouse, Saxton, BanVord,
and the other worthies who so strenuously endeavoured
to incite insurrection in this part of the country in 1819.
—Stockport Advertiser.
DISTRESS OF THE TlMES.—Since our last another very
extensive cotton mill has ceased working, in consequence
of the extraordinary pressure of the times, and sorry are
we to say, that there is too much reason to fear that
others will be compelled to do the same. The burden
of our pours' rates is increasing heavily, and how can.
it be otherwise, when, by the above unfortunate event,
from six to seven hundred hands are thrown out of em-
ployment, without the slightest chance of gaining another
situation.—Stockport Advertiser.

The late' Alderman Cox, it appears, died without
any will, as yesterday an administration was granted
by the Prerogative Court to Frances Charlotte Cox,
the widow and relict, under 6001.

No branch of trade is suffering more at present than
that of printing. In Edinburgh, at this moment,
there is not one-third of the usual amount of work,
and but for the sessions papers, it would have been
still worse. Above 70 compositors are now going
partial employment.
bare
absolilutetly at a stand. A very
idle,
le ioai niddo n inal
the'y tradeo ther
iss
eminent printer there, who employed eleven readers,
finds one sufficient on his business at present. to carry
In another office, where eight or nine presses were
kept going, there is nobody employed but a foreman
and two or three apprentices.
we understand,The stagnation has
1,200 printers in the metropolis abso-
been increasing from week to week, and there are now,
lutely idle, and deprived of their means of subsistence.
As the last resource, application has been made to
other towns for subscriptions ; and depressed as the
trade is here, we learn that they have agreed to con-
tribute what they can to the support of their brethren
in London for a few weeks.—The Scot stnan.
Wolves are caught in India, by the natives, in the
following curious manner:--A deep pit is dug, and
over it a kid or lamb is suspended in a basket, with a
pot of water banging above, having a small hole in it,
through which a drop at a time falls on the kid, and
makes it
ld cry,whenThe sound attracts the wolves to the
spot, a
they make their spring at the bait, they
t
fall into the pit beneath, whichis kept from their view
by being covered with loose green leaves.