Star.
London, England, 1825-04-05 00:00:00

BALLOON ASCENT&

MESSRS. GREENS' ASCENT.

In consequence of an advertisement in the Papers,
stating that Mr. Green would ascend yesterday in his
Coronation Balloon," from the Bowling-green of the
Eagle Tavern, City-road, an immense concourse of
people assembled there to witness the exhibition. The
balloon employed on this occasion, although styled the
Coronation Balloon, was not that in which Mr. Green
ascended from the Green Park during the King's Coro-
nation, but altogether a new one, and very inferior to
the other in point of beauty. The inflation commenced
at half-past ten o'clock, and terminated between four and
five; the other necessary preparations were not com-
pleted until better than half-past five, when Mr. Green,
accompanied by one of his brothers, having entered
the car, the balloon was detached from its fastenings,
and rose steadily amidst the cheers of the spectators.—
The atmosphere being extremely calm, and the sun
shining brightly, the machine, atter it had ascended
to a moderate he►ght, seemed to hang over the City for
nearly half an hour, presenting a beautiful appearance,
as its sides glistened with the beams of that orb towards
which it appeared to be conveying two of the inhabi-
tants of a different planet. It took a direction towards
Croydon, in the vicinity of which the Messrs. Green
effected a safe descent. Amongst the individuals pre-
sent in the grounds, was Miss Stocks, the companion
of Mr. Harris in his last and fatal excursion from the

same place: she was of course an object of considerable
attention. Her complexion was pale, and her appear-
ance rather delicate, but her countenance evinced no
remarkable quality. She is ambitious, it is said, of
making a second ascent. She was leaning on the arm
of another young woman, and bore the gaze of the
crowd with great composure. The pickpockets were
both numerous and active ; and their depredations of
the most barefaced description.
MIMI. GREENS' ACCOUNT OP TIMM irOYACIII;
"At half-past five o'clock the balloon left the earthy

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amidst the abets of thocands of sreetators—aiii Uwe
passe) over the metropolis, we heard the shouts •of the
inhabitants in the different streets. To give the public
a more distinct view of the machine, as it nr,ved with
grandeur and sublimity through ti se atmosphere, we de-
termined not to attain too great an altitude. Our course
was west by south west, and on crossing the" River
Thames, we passed directly between Waterloo and
Blackfriars bridges. The River Thames, with its ser-
pentine form, appeared to the naked eye not larger
than a boa constrictor. When we were at our utmost
altitude, St. Paul's did not appear to be larger than a
dog-kennel, and the Monument not bigger than a
walking-stick 1 When at a distance of about 4,000
feet from the earth, we liberated a pigeon. It has been
stated, that in consequence of the extreme rarity of the
air at sach an elevation, a pigeon cannot use its wings ;
bat we found that the moment the pigeon felt the car,
it flew with ease and rapidity in a zigzag direction to-
wards the earth, till we lost sight of it. The thermo-
meter varied from 69 to 75 ; the baiornetei, on leaving
the earth, stood at SO inches two-tenths, and when at our
highest elevation, it stood at .21 five tenths, giving an alti-
tude of about a mile and three-quarters. We passed
through slight currents of air, and at times the earth
was completely obscured from our view by detached
bodies of vapour. We did not pass through a single
cloud, and our voyage was vei y pleasant. Having been
in the atm3sphere about an hour and three-quarters,
we determined on making our descent, the cou.itry ap-
pearing open and convenient for such purpose. TI e
first sound we heard on descending was the bai king ol
a dog ; the barometer then stood at 26 incise , which
sheaved that we were about th• ee-quarters of a mile
from the surface of the earth. Having reached the
earth without any concussion, and finding the spot on
which we landed was a ploughed field, and unfavoura-
ble fur emptying and packing tip the machine, we
agreed that one of us (Mr. G. Green), should alight ;
he did so, and Mr. Charles Green re-ascended, and
proceeded onwards to a grass field about a quarter of
A mile distant, on the estate of Lady Glynn, in the pa-
rish of Ewell, a distance of nearly two miles from Ep-!
som, where•a safe descent was effected, with the assist-
ance of a number of country people. Having packed
tipithe balloon, we sten ted in a chaise and four for
London, and arrived at the Eagle Tavern about eleven
o'clock the same night. To the Directors and Engineers
of the Independent Gas Company, we feel ourselves
particularly obliged, for their great activity and good
management °.
" CHARLFS GREEN.
" GEORGE GREEN.

" Goswell-street,
" Monday night, 14 o'clock, April 4."
A vast crowd of persons had assembled at the Eagle
Tavern when the Messrs. Green arrived, and gt eat plea-
sure was expressed at their having made so fine an as-
cension. and at their descent and return.