Star.
London, England, 1815-10-24 00:00:00

CL/ISZiOIV, OCR jBER 10.

Yesterday, Mr. SADLER, the younger, ascended in
a balloon from the ground behind tL•e Grammar
School, in this city, but under very unfavourable cir-
cumstances in respect of weather. The forenoon
lowered very much, and about twelve o'clock it began
to rain, and continued to do so with more or less
violence till after the ascension had taken place. Not-
withstanding these impediments, the concourse of
people assembled to witness this interesting exhibition
was immense. At an early hour. the roads CO Glas-
gow were crowded with persons directing their steps
hither, while an immense number of spectators as-
sembled from all quarters, filled the adjacent streets
and house tops; and all the hills in the neighbour-
ho3d. Two o'clock was the hour fixed for ascending,
but the preparations not being then finished, the
anxiety of the spectators was put to the stretch a little
time. About 25 minutes past two, however, the'
signal was given; and the enterprizing aeronaut rose
w►th his machine into the air, amidst the enthusiastic
cheerings of the assemblage. There.being little wind
the balloon, for the space of a minute, rose 'almost
perpendicularly ; it then took a northswesterly direc-
tion. Alter ascending to a considerable height, Mr.
Sadler threw out a few bans of sand, and continuing
;fix journey through the regions of the air, was com-
pletely obscnred from the sight of the spectators
about a quarter of an Four atter leaving the ground.
The atmosphere was thick, and it rained heavily at,
the time of ascension. No accident of any kind hap-
pened, as far as we have heard.. The ground was
exceedingly well kept. wider the direction of the
Letlita Puovoier and Magistrates ; and the military.
horse and foot, did their duty very firmly, and at the
same time very civilly—indeed, the orderly and good
humoured conduct of the people rendered the duties
both of Magistrates and of military very light. Mr.
SADLER descended in safety near Milngavie, about
eleven miles floret Glasgow, and arrived again in the
city a little after eight in the evening, in a post-chaise
and four ; atter u hich he made his appearance at the
Theatre, and was received with three hearty cheers.

TUFFEE,THE ROCHESTER PEDESTRIAN.

This indefatigable Pedestrian still attracts great
crowds to Rochester, and seems likely to accomplish
his task. Until Sunday night he bad slept at a pub-
lic-house, called the Cos+ack, but from the noise
nightly made by the numerous customers, be was un-
able to enjoy a sound sleep. On Sunday evening,
therefore, he removed to his own house at a small
distance, where he slept soundly for six hours and a
half. On Thursday last he was visited by a Gentle.
man on horseback, not Mr. DYER of Blackheath, as
stated by mistake, but Mr. Dicicisson, of Long-acre,
who communicated to l'ureks the advantage which
he would derive from walking with' two sticks. He
has used them ever since, and finds that by their
means he can regularly ro over more ground in the
same time than lie couid do before. Mr. DICKINSON
also procured ashes to be sifted on the path he tra-
verses, wh:ch has had the effect to lessen his fatigue
from slipping when the road is wet.
Yesterday the rain fell in torrents during nearly
the whole of TurFee.'s walking : he api,eared, how-
ever, in good health and sp:rimi L.:a the greater part
of a boiled fowl with bacon to dinner, and drank two
glasses of Madeira mixed with water.
-He rested very (Amu in the tent provided for him
during the day in consegierce of the rain. At half-
past ten last night, wilco the Post left Rochester, he
had accorniii,hed 42 miles, aild was fully confident
of finishing dm fiftieth abort midnight. The field
in which he walks IS 011 the bide of a hill, and from
the walking-grcund he is generally carried down a
steep on a man's shoulder to Lis resting-place. In
this respect the place is awkward, and TurFEehas not
hitherto been :tole to obtain these conifotts in.point
of rest ornourishment which his ardunit, task requires.
. We are glad to Warn.. however, that a few public
,pirited gentlemen of Rochester have formed them-
, selves into a committee, to make arrangements for
his future comforts, and the pedestrian now goes
through his task with fresh ardour under their kind
auspices.—The following are their names:
Won. Wood, T. Edmonds, sen. 'l'. Edmonds, jun. Payne,
Year son, Wooboek, Chambers s, Cotton, Chambers, jun. Davison,
11,,ppe, Chaplain' H. Mind, Townaml, Clules, Smith, Hill,
Webb, Levy, and Sharp.
Last night no doubts were entertained that the pe-
destrian would accomplish his task.
Another Match is to be undertaken, on the same
Iround on which Turret: is now performing, for a
large sum of money, and which was made yesterday.
The person who is to undertake it is BAKER, formerly
a Kentish trader, but now tying at Snodland, in
Kent: he is to go 1000 miles in '2l days, and cont-
inence his task within seven days of TVFFEII'a ending.
on the some spot, et forfeit the sum deposited.