Star.
London, England, 1824-09-22 00:00:00

BALLOOS FAILURE..

Mr. Graham was to have made his thirteenth grand
ascent at Worcester, on Saturday. For thirty years
there had been no balloon ascent in that part of the
country ; a generation had consequently sprung up, to
whom the sight was a novelty replete with interest.—
The scene of action was a bowling green at the ex-
tremity of the town, on the Birmingham road, well
adapted in every respect for such a purpose. At the
'early hour of twelve o'clock, crowds were moving to
the spot, and up to three or four, there seemed to be no
decrease in the numbers that continued to arrive. The
ground upon which the inflation was taking place
could not at this time contain less than two thousand
people, who had each paid half-a-crown for their ad-
mission. Some gardens which overlooked the scene
were also well occupied by persons who had paid for
their entrance upon a lower scale. The streets and
grounds immediately adjoining the premises were com-
pletely thronged, and some green hills,
.at the distance
of about half a mile, presented a beautiful appearance,
from the thousands which covered. their summits. The
time advanced, and the balloon' was only about half
filled, and making no perceptible progress. At five
o'clock, some impatience was manifested by the crowd,
and it was then ascertained that the whole power of
the gas-works bad been put on. The aeronaut now
found that it was impossible to have the balloon suffi-
ciently inflated by day-light to support his weight. Mrs.
Graham, supposing its buoyant power equal to bear
her, came forward in the most intrepid manner, and
declared her determination to ascend alone. • She went
on to the stage, and the balloon was disengaged from
the ropes, and fastened to the car. With these prepa-,
rations, the tumult in the crowd had been increasing,.
and several Gentlemen insisted upon Mrs.-Grahams
abandoning her intention. She, however, got into the
car, and entreated her husband to detach the balloon,
from the cords. Her request was complied with, and
the experiment proved that no ascent whatever could
' take place, unless the machine were suffered to depart
by itself. When this became apparent to the crowd,
the 'clamour increased on all sides, and personal danger
was to be apprehended for the rarfies who had caused
the ,iisappointment. Some respectable people inter•
fered, and appeased the majority, by stating that:there
should be a free ascent on Monday. The country
peorle, many of whom had Coyne thirty miles from
their homes; continued to be greatly.esasperated, and
nothing but the determined conduct of the men tar-
' ployed to keep the ground, prevented serious mischief.)

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OLIDBAILEY.

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Yesterday, :Twin rowdy, aged 19,-was found Galley upon two
Indictments, charging him with ..havizig embezzled two aunts of
'413 and X 37, which he had received on account of his master,
James 'Thomas Hathaway, an ostrich-feather-dresser.—The Re-
counts sentenced him to be transported for fourteen yeari.
Muses &Amin was indicted for having .assaulted Matthew Poyn-
der, on the King's highway, and attempting to rob him.—The pri.
soner, in his defence, said that the prosecutor bad pushed against
him violently, in consequence of which fie struck him, but he had
no intention of robbing hirit.—.Thelury found the prisoner Guilty,
and the Reef:moms sentenced. him to be transported for life.
Samuel Lloyd was charged, upon six indictments, with having
embezzled several sums of money, to the amount of set ten, the
property of hid masters, Messrs. Goding and Broadwood, the
brewers. The prisoner pleaded " Guilty' to aU the indictments.
The RECOILDZIt sentenced him to be transported for fourteen years.
The prisoner has a wife and family, and bad been in the service of
Messrs. Goding and Co. between four and five years.
Joseph Trhise, Jars Osborne, and Charlotte Osborne, his wife, were
indicted for stealing £75 trim theirerion of George Folwood.—
A shopkeeper proved the female prisoner. had changed a £3 note
at his shop, subsequent to the robbery.. The note being produced,
the prosecutor identified it as one of those of which he had been
robbed. Several witnesses spoke hi fivour of the prisoners' cha-
racter.—The Jury returned a verdict of XL* guilt!).
Milian Dawson, a respectable-looking yoing man, aged twenty-
two, was capitally indicted for stealing a quantity of plate from the
dwelling-house of A. S. Gordon, Esq. his, master, of Ely-place,
Holborn. The prisoner was his confidential servant.—(This case
was fully stated in our Police Report, about a week since).—Evl-
,dence having been heard, the Jury found the prisoner Guilty of
stealing, but not in the dwelling-house.