The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-13 00:00:00

PERILOUS DESCENT OF A BALLOON'
AND NARROW ESCAPE or MR. BROWN, Jul''

It was publicly announced at Wakefield dlll5
the past week, that. on Saturday last Mr. Bros'
would ascend in his balloon from a vacant piece
of ground situated in Wood-street, in that toill'
An immense concourse of persons assembled t°
witness the novel scene there ; to whom it soil
became known, that in consequence of the silut,'l
den illness of .Mr. Brown, sen., he was incapo
of executing his promised ascent ; but, in ord, •
to prevent any disappoimnent to the public,
~
younger brother would fulfil his engagement.
About half-past five, all things being in a std
of readiness, the order was given to ~ let go,
and the balloon rose majestically, and sod
steadily to the clouds in a westerly direction, a ,
entered them in about five minutes after its 0
cent. While the spectators were yet gazing
catch another glimpse of the i
balloon and d.
xrial passenger, they were suddenly seized bi
the greatest terror for his safety, as the band
reappeared beneath the clouds, making the inoi
rapid and apparently uncontrolled approach °
the earth. Soon after the balloon seemed iii
have collapsed, presenting no longer a spheric'
or rotund appearance. The gyrations or Nylii%
lings of the balloon and car were frightful in ti's
extreme, and the worst apprehensions were Or,l
tertained ; but a few moments elapsed, and 01
descent was completed about two miles frO;
Wakefield, near the village of Hanslia,w, to wherii
thousands of spectators made off to learn the
fate of M.r. Brown, who,, when the earlie''f',
comers arrived was just 'being dragged out 0
the car by two boys, his life having been forts
'lately spared. The balloon in its collapsl,,
state had fallen on him, and with the remnant °'
the gas it contained, threatened his destruction;
After a short time he was placed in a gig, wil'i
his head bound up, and taken to the house of i
surgeon, when it was speedily ascertained that ll'
had suffered no material injury, with the excel!
tion of a slight fracture in the foot. Mr. Brow°
we understand, is doing extremely well, and col' ,
sidering his perilous situation, it is surprisi4
that his life has not been sacrificed.

The accident partly occurred from the ine
perience of the young aeronaut, and the sudde
ness and novelty of the attack against which !,
had to contend. It seems that, on his enteril
the clouds, the balloon and car became violent't
agitated, and unmanageable, from the violence°
the wind, which amounted almost to -a hurricane'
Fearful for his own safety, and finding the
greatest difficulty to retain his seat, in the ;Or
tion of the moment he seized a rope, toff
tttothi nekaset,e:lpayilpt
olcifseusaeolsisieitoytnliato.t gave command to the sa
valve, on opening which the gas rushed out of the
balloon to such an extent, that its buoyancy 01_,'
ileaaturlryedestroyed before he was aware of the gr
errormost Imieirlaiacdulocoumsi my
plesder:vhede._coltieieludesdp,
fgtalsierecianra,inalindg,praonbdafbrloyraft°ol:o
of the ground where he fell, his life vw

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

LONDON DI A RY.-.--TUESDA'

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T , OCT. 16.........(At the Court 'I
Basinghall.street.) 10
Lawford, F. Newington.;: 10
' May, E., West-ham, Elbe'
' Mills, T. and Co., spencer- 0
(Robinson,street ........... . ............ ..•
1 H., Hampstead- ii

yv Commissioners, I
Croft, G., Oxford-street ... 11'
Gaillard, P., Liverpool-- 12
Harrison, T., Fleet-market 12
Ilynes and Co., Twickcn-

ham l2
Hurt, G., King-st., Cheap-
side

road

COUNTRY DIA RY.—TuasnAY, Orr. 16.
Andrews, J., Swindon—White Horse, Cricklade
Bonsai, H., Liverpool—George, Liverpool .......................
Buckley, J., Saddleworth—White Bear, Manchester
Cartledge, S. and Co., Saracen's Head, Lincoln
Fletcher, J. Ashton—White's, Manchester
Grimston and Co., Preston—Mr. Noble, Preston
Hadwen, J., liverpool—George, Liverpool
Lubbock, W., Leamington Priors—Bedford hotel, ',mining'

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toil Priors
Spencer, W., Maidstone—Star Manchester
Stubington, P., Winchester—White Hart, Winchester
Watts, G., Nottingham—Punch-bowl, Nottingham ..........••
Winscombe, W., Bristol—Bush, Bristol

INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGI
COUNTRY.---At the Court-house, Hereford, October
at Ten o'clock.
Davis, E., Herefont 'Watkins, S., Hereford
Powell, 'l'., Ross Williams,' W., Ross
At Cardigan, October 17, at Ten.
Davies, R., Aberystwith
At Haverfordwest, October 17, at Ten.
Howell, J., Salva

MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAP,,
—On Monday, the 24th ult. a woman
found buried in a bog in the townland of Feglisr,;
county of Tyrone. On examining the botil
was ascertained that she was the wife of oe,
Carroll, who resided there. She had bee,
missing since the Bth September, on which al,
she and her husband were in the fair of Irvil,l
town, and it is generally supposed that on the nig,
of that day the inhuman monster perpetrated t'io
horrid crime of murder. An inquest was he
on view of the body, and a verdict of
murder" found against Carroll; but unfortunate;
the ends of justice arc at present frustrated,
he absconded a few days before the corpse dot!
victim of his sanguinary ferocity was found, at,',‘
has hitherto eluded every exertion made to Of:,
him. His reasons for the commission of ti
foul deed are as yet unknown.----C°rk Const
tution.
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BIRTOS-
Ocon
otkhee, JEOstqh.
,iioisft.t,hienATdoerirpiiniigtTohn-easqu:uea:•oef,
athde
aluagdhyteerf!:
On the 9th inst., the lady of Thomas Frame, Esq., V
son and heir.
On the 9th inst., the wife of Mr. Goodered, wine •01
chant, of Piccadilly, of a son, being her tenth child. 0
On the 4th inst., the wife of John Rennie, Esq
•
,ton, East Lothian, of a son.
—Ol

MARRIED.
On the Bth inst., at Drummond Castle, by the Pd
Mr. Walker, 'Minister of Muthel, Gilbert John Heathes''t:
Esq. M.P.,' eldest son of Sir Gilbert fleathcote,
M.P., to the Hon. Clementine Drummond -Burrell, flu
.daughter of the Right Hon. Lord and Lady Gwydyr.
On the lath inst., at Lewisham Church, by ths 11°.
'James Harris, M.A., Morning Preacher at Quebec Chile
and Chaplain to the Ladies' Royal Benevolent Society, I,
Rev. John Litton Crosbie, M.A. of Sydenham
eldest son of the late Thomas Crosbie, Esq., of t/Pj
i!Dorset-street, in the city of Dublin, to Jane, se'
'daughter of the late T. James Dent, Esq., of this citi•
On the 10th inst., at Saint Andrew's Church, 14„ep
!castle-upon-Tyne, by the,Rev. Henry Deer Griffith, AP tol
John, youngest son of John Anderson, Esq., of JOOOO
House, in the county of Northumberland, to Dolor
;Diana, youngest daughter of the late Charles Dalston r
vis, Esq., of Earsdon, in the same county.
~ots
On the 11 th inst., at St. Pancras New Church, P'jl
!Maria Worgan, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Jotrd
Worgen, vicar of Petwurth, in Gloucester, to gr. Ile'
iMarshal. tor
On the 9th inst., Mr. I. Adnatn, of SouthamP4,
istreet, Bloomsbury, to Margaret, youngest daughter to
Rooper, Esq., of Nutfield, Surrey.

DIED.
On the sth inst., the Right Hon. William Towosbend
Mullins Baron Ventry, of BUrnbarn, in the couPSY
Kerry.
Beckenham, after few 1,

On the 10th inst., at , --", - a
illness, Francis, the infant son of Samuel Wilson, Egli
On the 10th inst., at Holmbush, the seat of Thtlitet
Broedwood, Esq., in the nineteenth year of his age, test
Garoias, third son of Alexander Mundell; Esq-, of
George'-street, Westminster.
On the 15th April, at Calcutta, John Ferguson sure
Esq. Aner'
On the 11th inst,, -. IT
11. Martha Flintoft, of War.-
street, Soho, aged 59.

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