Star.
London, England, 1822-08-09 00:00:00

AERIAL ASCENT.

DUBLIN. AUGUST 6.
Yesterday Mr. Livt moron ascended in his Balloon
from Portobello Barracks, amidst thousands of ad
miring spectators. At an early hour in the morning
the process of inflation commenced ; this was fol-
lowed by the ascent of the first pilot-balloon, which
took place about half-past eleven o'clock. The spec-
tators by this time began to assemble numerously,
and many carriages, freighted with youth, beauty,
and fashion. The fields and roads adjoining Porto-
hello were thronged with spectators. At twenty
minutes past two a second pilot-balloon was let off.
to ascertain the direction of the wind. After attach
ing the car, the crowd that surrounded the Balloon
I were very pressing to behold the final arrangement
of the Aeronaut for his intrepid attempt.
Mr. SADLER, jun. had been very actively employed
in adjusting the ballast, and Mr. LIVINGSTON had
some conversation with him relative to the quantity
of gas, and if it held sufficient to carry him across
the British Channel ; on being answered " that it was
scarcely sufficient," Mr. LIVINGSTON said, "I am
finally resolved to make the attempt, and, whatever
may be the consequence, I shall cross the sea."—
Having entered the car, the Lady of Colonel GORE,
presented him with a flag, saying, " that she had the
honour to present him that flag, bearing the arms of
the ancient City of Dublin ; she wished him every
success in his enterprising ascent, while the wishes of
all should be united for ,his safe return." Imme,
diately after, Mr. LIVINGSTON saluting his friends,
the Balloon ascended at a quarter before threeo'clock,
in slow, but awful sublimity, and for some time ap-
peared as if stationary, at a short distance from the
ground; but, on throwing out some ballast, the ascent 'I
became more rapid, taking an E.S E. direction, until
concealed among the clouds, from which it emerged
at three o'clock, and appeared in the direction of
Stillorgau.
Mr. LIVINGSTON descended in a meadow at Rill-
o'th'-Grange,at twenty minutes past three, and arrived
in town about seven o'clock. The country people
where. Mr. LIVINGSTON descended, behaved, we un-
derstand, in a very disgraceful manner; and de-
manded an enormous sum for some imaginary injury
which they alleged he had done to their crops. It is
said that Mr. LIVINGSTON has lost between £BO and
£9O on this occasion.

Yesterday, a singular accident happened in a court
leading from Cranbourn-alley. A young girl was sit-
ting in the second floor of a house in the court, at the
window, with an infant of twelve months old in her
arms. She had no particular guard over the infant
at the time, when it suddenly sprang from her arms
into the street,and fell on a man who was eating oysters.
He was so alarmed as to have no power of saving the
child from coming to the ground, which was almost
instantly picked up and carried to a surgeon, who,
on examining it, declared that the child had sustained
no material injury.
Wednesday, Elizabeth Staples, a child about eight
years of age, who was accustomed to light the fire in
her aunt's apartment, with whom she lived, at the
Powder Magazine, in Deles-lane, St. Margaret's, Ito-
chestet, having procured a light, was shortly after-
wards heard to scream violently by some other in-
mates of the Magazine, one of whom ran out and met
the child enveloped in the flames of its burning clothes.
She wrapped a rug round the clothes, and extinguished
the fire, but the poor child was so dreadfully burnt,
that it died, after languishing for nearly 12 hours in
great agony.
Friday night, JOHN ELLISON, Esq. a young Gen-
tleman from the country, who took up his residence
at the Gray's Inn Coffee-house, being rather over-
charged with liquor, was carried by the waiters up
to his apartment, on the third floor, which was im-
mediately over the gateway leading into the Inn,
when, in a state of intoxication, he threw up the win-
dow sash, and fell, a depth of nearly sixty feet, on the
coachway pavement. The unfortunate man was dis-
covered in a most shocking condition, several of his
limbs being broken. He was carried in, and surgical
aid immediately procured, but all to no purpose, as
he expired immediately afterwards. An account of
the dreadful catastrophe was immediately dispatched
to his brother, an Attorney, in Gray's Inn-place, who
hastened to the scene. A Coroner's Inquest has since
been held, and a verdict of " Accidental Death, from
falling out of a window," was recorded.
Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Rising Sun,
Irish-row, Stratford, on the body of Bridget Crady,
aged 50. It appeared the deceased went on Sunday
to visit her sister, who is married to one Keefe, who
resides in Irish-row, and, after spending the day with
theirs, agreed, at their request, to sleep there that
night; that, on going up stairs, she was followed by
Keefe, who, without any provocation, beat her most
unmercifully, while her sister continued quiet below;
that the deceased ran down stairs, followed by Keefe,
who again beat her, and at length, by a desperate
blow on the head, terminated her existence. The
transaction was kept secret till Tuesday, when the
wife, in a fit of intoxication, disclosed it, and was im-
mediately apprehended, but Keefe has absconded.—
The Jury, after a very long investigation, ordered the
woman,to be discharged, and brought in a verdict of
•Wiijkl Murder against Keefe. It is supposed some
property which was to come to them at the decease
of the sister urged Keefe to the diabolical deed.

TNB AltiV Y.

4=MMEININID
antorday, the Grenadier CAimpany of -the +7th Regiment
dwelled into Edinburgh Cassie, from Stirling..
Tuesday, the remaining two Troops of the Spots Greys
marched into Dalkeith.

FOXING.

Wednesday afternoon, two young men Were drinking together
at a public-house, near Coventry-street, Haymarket, *hen, in
consequence of some high words, they proceeded into the street
to fight together; they continued doing so for some time, when
one of the combatants, named Gulling, gave the other a most
tremendous blow on the head; which laid him senm kss on the
in which state he was carried to the Ho pitaL His an-
tagonist vra% taken in custody to Marlburough.street Office, be-
fore Mr.,RAlt, the Magistrate, when a surgeon's ctrtificate was
received, that there were no hopes of the man's recovery ; and the
prisoner was remanded until lus fate is known.

Mr. Gewalt*, an Officer lathe Artillery, undertook yesterday
nun-fling, en the Ball's-Pond road, to run a quarter of a mile
within a minute, for a bet of Twenty Guineas. He *ore a
light pair of drawers only, and he did the ground in two seconds
within the given time. A Mr. Gann, started on the same
ground to run one hundred yards in eleven seconds, which he
won cleverly.
GUILIIIIALL.—Yesterday. Bliesbrik Coexist was 'charged by
Mr. Withers, cabinet-maker, of Knightrider.etreet, as an Im-
postor. The prisoner affected to be deaf and dumb, and carried
ou her communications by wilting with chalk upon a board. It
was her practice also to accost people in the street, and commu-
nicate to them that she could perceive they had some complaint,
and professed to be able to cure them. She had thus communi.
cated to Mr. Withers once that be had a complaint in his heart,
and wished him to purchase a dose of some red liquor she had in
a bottle. In this way she had obtained, but a few days ago, as
much u 14s. at one house in his neighbourhood. Her charge
for telling fortunes was, Indies ‘2s. and Gentlemen .5.. each. He
had three sisters, and the prisoner had called at his house once
or twice, wishing to tell their fortunes; and yesterday, on his
return home, be found her there, when he felt it his duty to put
a stop to her impositions. The flight occasioned by being taken
into custody, however, produced the recovery of her speech and
hearing, as, when asked by the officer, she gave her name with
au audit-,k voice.—" Pray, what are you ?" said the Magistrate;
" A very bad woman," replied the prisoner, and begged to be
forgiven.—" That must not be," replied the Magistrate, " it is
now my duty to tell your fortune."—Reference was accordingly
had to the Book of Fate (the new Vagrant Act), and the pri-
soner, in spite of her promises and intreaties, was committed to
BridevreU for one month.

PeIAILLBOROUGH—STILZIM Reeding was re-examined, and
fully committed, charged with being concerned in the extensive
burglary at the house of Nlr. Westwood, the jeweller, Prince's-
street, Soho.—J Sexton was charged on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the above robbery. In his apartment were found a
number of implements of house-breaking ; and not being able to
give a good account of himself, was committed in default of baiL
Maar-La-Boxm °rms.—Yesterday the sit:ing lagistrate
was occupied the greatest part of the morning hi investigating
the cases of £5 women, and two men, apprehended at an lady
hour that morning by a party of the Bow-street patrol, who
found them parading through several streets and squares at the
west end of the town. It appeared the women were not caught
in any actual breach of the peace, but, on the contrary, were
only loitering about, and this coining within the terms of the
Police Act, they were apprehended as dissolute persons. The
Magistrate examined them all separately, most of whom gave a
plausible account of themselves; when 24, after a suitable ad-
monition, were discharged, And three ordered to be detained.—
One of the females complained of being struck and ill treated by
one of the officers, but was unable to point out the person. The
Magistrate thought it highly improper conduct of the officer, if
she spoke the truth, and regretted that the individual was not
known. Another said she was a married woman, and was
walking with her son, about 19 years old, who had merely ran
across the road, observing a crowd, when she was seized and
taken to the watch-house.

THE MUSEUM, No. XVI. (a new Weekly Journal
devoted to LITERATURE. the FINE ARTS, SCIENCE,
ANTIQUITIES, the DRAMA, &c.) published August
10th, (price Bd. in London And its Environs, orlree by
post, 1 s.) contains :
Reviews of the Mohawks, a Satirical Poem—Strutt's Sylva
Britannica—O'Meara's Napoleon in Exile—Maid Marian, by
the Author of Headlong Hall—Original: The Picture Book—
Rainy Day in Summer—Sketches by Lancelot Lithograph—
English Actors at Paris—Speculations sif a Rambler—Poetry
Young Greyhounds playing in the snow—lntlepz.ndtlice Fine
Arts; Day's Casts and Pictures—Origin and Progress of Music
—The Drama: English Opera House, Vauxhall, Sec.—Varie-
ties: Lacon Loqultur, Scientific Discoveries, Literary An.-
aouncements, &c. &c.
Published by J. Miu.aa, 69, Fleet-street, every Saturday ; sold
also by all Booksellers, Newsmen, Postmasters, &c.
A trial for defamation, brought on by the Rev.
Mr. HARDING against his Rector, the Rev. Mr. EAST-
WOOD, was tried last week in Wexford, and occupied
all Wednesday and the greater part of Thursday.
A verdict was obtained for the plaintiff of £5OO da-
mages, and sixpence costs.
A Court Leet was held on Wednesday and yester-
day, at the Duke of BEDFORD% Office, and also at the
Office in St. Giles's, when several nuisances were pre-
sented. Among the rest, that noted place called Dyot.;
street, now George-street, which for years past has
been the hiding place of infamous characters, was
under consideration ; and it was resolvei, that at the
expiration of the leases, which sere amiost out, the.
whole should be taken down. Among the intended
improvements, all the bye lanes and alleys leading
from George-street, &c. are to come down.
At the Limes ick Assizes, ju•t finished, forty one
criminals received sentence of death.

Coat &MANGE, MARC-LANE, AUGOST 9.—Our market con.;
tinues in the most stagnant state, the supplies of Wheat being
uuprecedentedly large, and no demand except for a few prime
samples, and even those sold 25. per quarter lower than on
Monday ; but no offers could be obtained for the second and in-
ferior qualities. Oats are ls. per quarter cheaper, and very dull
sale at that abatement. In Beans, Peas, and Barley there is nd
alteration.

SSITTIIITUtLD MARXIST, AUGUST 9.—Our I,upplirs continue to be
♦ery large this morning, besides which a great quantity of small
Cattle remain over from last market-day. and nothing but prime
meat supports our last quotation.—Current prices :
Beef, 2s. Od. to 3s. 4d. per stone of albs.; Mutton, 2s. 03.
to 3s. Od. Veal. 3s. Oil. to 44.0.1. Pork, 2s. Id. to Ts. 4d.
Lamb, 35.64. to 4s. W.—Cattle at Market : Beasts, 520 ; Calves,
340 ; Sheep and Londe:, 15,860 ; Ings, 180.—Hay and Straw per
load: Hay, 31. is. to 41. Os. Clover, 41. 45. to 41. 15s. Straw,
14 11,. to 21. Os.