Star.
London, England, 1823-08-19 00:00:00

BALLOON HOAX AND RIOT.

Ia consequence of cettaia osteqtatioue placards,
which were very industriously circulated throughout
the metropolis during the last week, announcing the
intention of a fdr.Grah a m tvkllstid in a balloon mach
larger: than any which hntio6 beets employed by
any of his aeronautic predeceifOrii; an immense mei-
thade was assembled yesterday afternoon in the
neighbourhood of White Conduit-house, Islington, to
see not merely his ascent, but also the ettraordinary
machine in which he promised to make it. The time
which this Gentleman fixed for starting upon his,
aerial travels, was three o'clock in the afternoon; but
long before that time the streets and fields about
Islington were completely filled with anxious specta-
tors, and ellribited a very bustling and ampsiag
spectacle. The place in which the balloon misplaced
for inflation was the bowling-green of White Conduit
house. The inflation began, or was so asserted, about
ten o'clock in the morning ; but the progress of it
was so slow, and the supply of gas so deficient, that
at four o'clock most persons in the gardens antici-
pated the consequences which subsequently too*
place. Between five and six o'clock the company
in the gardens increased to about seven or eight
hundred persons.
An assem/Slage of Englishmen, under any cir-
cumstances, is too often given to be impatient; and'
that -of yesterday afternoon was far from testifying
good humour whets not gratified at the hour expected
by the ascension of the balloon. Music had been•
tried, and for some time with effect, to altv the irri-
tation; but at last even music lost its Charm, and
ceased to delight. The cries of the multitude in the
'streets, which became about the same time very vio-
lent, and not a little alarming, acted as a stimulus
on the nerves of the persons in the gardens. Taunts
and reproaches were adJtessed very plentifully, as,,
well to' Mr. Graham as to the two Mr. Sadlers, by
whom he was accompanied. ,
' A threat was kindly made by the.people outside,
that if the balloon did not insmedirttely ascend,-they
would burst into the garden, and themselves intlisire
into the reason why it did not go up; This *threat
produced an effect, not indeed in truant the infla-
tion of the balloon proceed with more rapidity, or in
causing a car to be attached to it (that, indeed, was
an effect which everybody seemed to despair of see-
ing produced that evening),'but in making_Mr-Sad-4!
ler, jun. as we understood, cut the ropes of the bal-
loon, and send it by itself without any car,. para-
chute, &c. on a voyage to the upper legions. There
is in general much of majesty in the gallant manner
in which a balloon first springs from the moorings to'
which it has been fastened; but ridicule itself cannot
paint anything more ludicrous than the manner in
which this ricketty, half-filled bladder of painted
cotton rose into the air. Its first effort at elevation was
like the laborious effort of a decrepit old man to.
vault horn the ground; and after it had obtained,
with great difficulty, a partial elevation, it sailed
along the sky with an. uneven rotatory motion, sink-
ing and rising with an alternation of snecess that was
well worthy of so pompous an abortion: Mr. Sadler,
on giving it its dismissal for realms unknown, said
that he did so in hopes that the people out of doors
would be satisfied, or at least that their irritation
would be allayed, by witnessing its ascent even in so
unfinished a state.; but his hopes with regard to the
out-4 doors-people were by no means fulfilled, whilst
the very mention of them to•the in-doors people con-
vetted their rage and dirappriintment into perfect
frenzy. Mr. Graham, who had quietly slunk into
the White Conduit-house, whilst his ° balloon of un-:
precedented dimemionk" was 'rising hilt-filled into
the air, was loudly called for. Mr. Graham was wise
lenough not to appear.. About this period severe]
individuals forded themselves through the paling*
' into the gardens at •one side or them, in the hope of
having it little bit of utOW; whilst others, more
peaceably inclined,.feireed.thenitelves out at the cen-
tool side, in the hoPeosf escaping free-fronsit. The
uproar and cdnfusion was incessant. A. load ety of
"Give usintek OUT money- -we'll not be swindled in
'this way-for nothing," arose in 'various qtnirtem,ntsd,
as was to bee/petted:in such a case, those who had
not poidlor their admissino were. mostnetive ineso
couraging it. The proprietor of the tavertscamefor-
ward i ro request the pe-oplete bequiet andpeaterable,
but in vain. Their try was still their money ; some
even insisted on being reccimpensed-for 'their loss of
time. A •oromise was made that the money talcerrat
the door should •be returned. This produced a tem-
porary silence ; but ,in it few minutesit tvas-d istovered
that the money-toicerhati absconded, talthvgwithhim
all-tire-cash, •nt %verdant in the celebrated hoax•of
-the'bettle conjuror. The. tempest again ;aged with
•ressewed violence. :Mt.:Otitticonts presence vratagain
demanded, and again tilr:(Graham's presence's:aims'
fused. 'The mob mos, ph-Arcked-totally summary mew
gertnce for their loss a time ant disappointment.
The field .ist votrieh they .stood,untlpatticularly •thal
part of it oshith "is 'Opposite wither gardens, and-4
tw -nn Pentoitotreet and -itiehard-otrmt, unhappily'.
abounded ,wit h loose:fragments ssf 'old -wails:rod nev
bricks, being in .the immediate neighbourhood of
some houses Silas haveboen pulled down, and otheri
that are now building. -At 'first the populace con. 4
tented themselves with throwing bricks and mud ad
the fence-or palings ; but their irritation scented to in.:
crease, when they discovered, how weak was the force
.f the police within. Tremendeus rallies of stones,
brickbats, and rubbish, were now discharged against
the fence, and' into the gardens. Glass, tiles &c. fell
in, shivered into. fragments; and three or fort of the
most desperate among the mob then crossed a• shy
ditch that intervened between them and the garde's.
and began to tear down with the utmost .finry the
palings that surmounted site-Peace. The fence itself,
teeing 'nailed in many parts to the trees, for a long,
time resisted this attack rbut oleo or twelve men,
coming to the aid of the first assailants, sprang up,
and grasping it all -together, by dint of .eoatiaued.
exertion in swaying it backwards ail forwards,
soon brought a 'considerable portien to the amend..
The breach that •was . near effected -discovered a few
constables, who were placed behind the trees.; tied
.anoe or twice we observed thesis make a sortie; bat,.
to all appearances, very ineffeetualiy; thcianasease tor
merical superiority of .the mob -compelling them
-hastily to. retire. Animated by the cheers wad other
ex pressions •of exaltation whith proceeded. from those
who were:oaths bat*, a ;few if ithe holden
to
the rioters now renewed their Aleekkif dest • • ,
under cover of another tremendous volley, wh-
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seemed for some minutest* effect :complete clearance
of the prdens. Notwithstanding the resistance of
the officers, and some desperate conflicts which they
had with them, the mischievous perseverance of the
rioters was unextinguishable; and sometimes renew-
ing the attack, and at others retreating, they at
length succeeded, we are sorry to state, in tearing
down the whole of the fence opposite the fields, and
some young trees that were attached to them. Never
was destruction more complete. The populace no*
rushed in, pell-mell, and we observed that one or
two forms were torn up and brought out into the
midst of the crowd, whilst a constable's baton was
flung and kicked about the field, as a trophy of the
success ehich had attended the efforts df the marau-
ders. We lament, indeed, to add, that a ruffian, who
thus broke into the gardens, with a degtee of wanton
ferocity that demands tiv most exemplary punish-
ment, stopped a swing that was in full course, and
precipitated a couple of children who were in it to
the ground, with such violence as to inflict a most
serious wound upon ore of them. We were pleased
to learn that this fellow was secured ; and his cap-
ture, we understood, was effected by some of those
who had been most active in the aggressions on the
:fence, but yet seemed to participate in the general
sentiment of execration which his inhumanity had ex-
cited. The Proprietors, with much good judgment,
permitted the numerous intruders to walk about in
the gardens, and we apprehend that when they were
there, they ceased from doing further injury. Some
of the ringleaders in the affray were taken to the
watch-house, and when we left the ground (about
eight o'clock), the crowd had very nearly dispersed.
The balloon fell at StansfordAill.

••••••••I•Nimm.l.MillMl.

Miss M. Ittrz is performing at Edinburgh.
St NouLan AND FATAL OCCURRance.--Friday
morning last (Bth inst.) a young man, named Thomas
'Clements, lost his life in a manner as dreadful as it
was extraordinary. He was fishing with a drawnet,
with some of his friends, near Elizabeth Castle, and
taking a little sole out of net, he put it between
ihis teeth to kill it, when the fish, with a sudden
spring, forced itself into his throat, and chocked him.
'The unfortunate man had just time to call for assist-
ance, but it came too late; he expired soon after in
'dreadful agony.—Jersey British Press.
House or Lonos.—Pursuant to the stipulations of
Board of Works at the recent sale oldie materials,
'the old House of Lords is now being rapidly demo-
ilished. The roof and the interior are gone, as is
44 Guy Fawkes Poreh ;" only old stone and brick
walls remain with the men at work on them, pecking
ahem to pieces, which is no easy labour, so decided is
'the consistency of the materials. The. old House of
Lords was we must now say, a very memorable place;
'besides the fact of the cellars underneath being the
!scene of what is called the " Popish Plot," it is said
at one time to have been the bed-room of Henry Vllls
And even now the " Royal Robing Room," which is
a contiguous chamber, and where the King robes
when he gots to meet the Parliament, is surrounded
with curious old tapestry representing " the Birth of
Queen Elizabeth." The celebrated Ann 13,illen ap.
pears in her bed ; and there ere on one side of her an
attendant, and a nurse with the child on the other.—
The tarestried story is somewhat broken into by the
loss of a piece of the arras, cut to make a docowny
for his Majesty, leading rom the staircase and she
new Royal Entrance. In the tapestry beyendtbe
Queen Ann Sullen, appear Henry VHl.end hie Cour-
tiers ; and one of thoseConrtiers seems dispatched to
bring back intelligence of the event Of the Queen's
'indisposition. The did House of Lords, of lateyears,
has seldcen been used, except at a Committee-room
when witnesses were to be examined. It was lastused
' bribe Lord ecomm itteewho received ev ideneefor and
against thellill fbr the Repeal Of the Spitalfields Acts,
SEDUCTiox In FRANCE.—Thefollowing cast can*
'before the C.ourt.of Assizes for 'Paris on the Bth or
this month :—Henri Eugene .Messin, aged 19, a Prac-
titioner .of Legerdemain, wished to obtain in marriage
' the daugluer of one who followed the same profes-
sion. lhe girl was only 14, and her parents consi-
dered the match improper, not on account of differ-
ence of age, hut tire inability of Messin to procure
pecuniary means. The lover% timidity prevented his
personal application, and he sent an agent to deniand
the hand of his adored, and was rtuieii. Thefather
P
tormented by repeated impOrtutilifes, retained lot
answer, thati.instead of sending ambassadors, ttestitil
bad better some hiniself. This message was Icon&
dered favourable to the hopes of the lover, and fife
resolved to pay his futore father-in-kw a visit. Aril-
stead Of a' favotirable reception, he teptihed with
hiinisi of a .stick: Mestin did not, however, give ttp
hope of success with the young felicite. fle pre•.
varied upOrt her to content to Ms Wishes, its' the only
akreans of itiduting her -father to rongesir to their
union. The 'father, When be heittlnf tbeledittion,:
eh, o flinch indignation and .ri 'that le game;'
himself two stabs with rival. ••• tarries I trim to 1
digi
,the Hotel Diets, andMessits; till' ii absence, pre-
!ailed upon di* datast!ter to her unfortunate
father's houir...—lireissis Wei tri d•fist abduetion, end
coodemned to ttera ?Ors' imprisonment. .1
- A manufactering Warehouse in Glasgow, has been
lately plundered of alarge
.quantity of muslins, by
*or Mlidia Sagas, in the .following manner :...-
When they went there to get goods to singe, they
contrived at each time to take away a quantity more
than was entered in their book. Monday sennight, in-
-formation was. given to the PoliCe, when they were
all taken into austody. On searching the house of the
incipeliperion.in the concern, in High-street, only
AM piece of rods was !mink but it was identified
.the .spot, and whilst tlie officer's were going on
with their search? be took guilt to himielf, leaped the
Aliodow lope storyligll) and ran up the street, down
.the Old +canal and ipto the. SpOutmonth, where he
svas.overtaken and seized by the officerpsiafter a vete/'
bard run. The whole of the goods Oboe Atkin' '
were resetted by kitten in Anderst* ;who `Otiried
them.regularly to Belfast, *hire he Isis befit re-
, • 1
trended, and.lBB pieces of
.ihe lipoch found 4
possession, and a quantity *le ip, iiii bstuse, .AA
derston. in the coarse of the. enertnisadon a` aim'
produced (a novelty of its kind),pattly,: - ! i
nal
/tad,
thieves, and. partly by the resetter,• in which th*'
were malady entered, dates and pieces Stolen,;; aht
from vhigh it appears, that since the 'l3'sh of "May
last they bid carried off mess than ~fees,
worth on an average 10s. Or lientylpik W W.
sold for 4s.
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POLICE LV7l3r4/6ENCI.

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Yew-Staiso.—Mr. 111.9Canterra. when case we trrettivmi -
on a fotmer day, as having been committed for an Xilla ut 4.,,
a soldier of the Guards, In Hyde-Park, was spin *Pugh!".
in consequence of -a tepresentatitm that he oeftisod to oatteri
to the regulations of the prison, and Was altogettlter imates&
able. He refused to be washed or staved, eazited the vac
prisoners to Msnisoodination; and was guilty if the most aura. 1
vagant acts.—The Magistrate, after some vonslderatinet, one.
mittrd him under the Prth of Geo. 11..a0 0 a ltnratte and dun.
prone penmen," and be will be confined in an asylum for inszas
persons at the oxpense of the country. When the unfortunate
man beard this decision, he remonstrated against his being eon.
sued ; and said, his word of honour, of at all events, his privi-
kbe as a Peer ought to prorect him.
Guitettait.--,/ nee, and law Herr*, the bunter ehergel
with stealing ribbons from Mr. Payne's warehouse. in Wood-.
-street, and the latter with receiving the property, were finally
examined. They had been remanded, that fresh evidence thaz::::
be obtained; but none beiny produced, the escape of the receive('
was confithatty expected. Mt. kaaes contended, that as the
few' pieces of ribbon Webb was seen to give to Harris, at the
top of St. Martin's-le-Brand, were not stolen, but given so hint
to detect the receiver, and as Webb's confession of Harris's for.
liner acts of receiving was obtained under promise of mercy;
land could not therefore be used, his client (liarriOsbould nave
be discharged. Mr. Husrerramts, for the prosecution, urged,
that the guilt of Webb was clearly Ittablished, independent of•
his confession, and there was a 'Macklin ease of circumststic.s
to send Hart is to trial.--Alderman Con thought so too, and
committed them.

HATTox-G Sarrettwaa charged with attempting to
break into the house of Mr. Illowmanourgena, in White Linn-
:street, Pentonville. Mr. 13lowman, on Sunday morning, was
iawolte by hie apprentice, who informed hits some cite was mean.
.ing in the back yard. On going there he found the prisoner,
who lived in•the nest house, lying under the window. it ap-
peared he had staled'the wall, and had climbed up an elm-tree,
which grew elese to the window, with intent to get therein,
when the branch on which he stood broke, and he full with coo.
:siderable violence. A safe in the yard -had been broken op,a,
and a piece of fresh butter taken therefrom was found ill leis
peel-et. lie was filly continiseetl.
• Ma atsuaoucts-Seenri.— IV. rawest alias liar* and ;T. r'ri;;4„
were charged with a burglary in the house of Mr. Chamberlaie,
ecrachmaker, in Great Newport-street. The prisoners were sera
lurking about in a manner that induced Mate, who Heed
;at the next door, to wateh'sitem, and at length he saw Yours
dart over the-rails, and having reconnoitered, returned and whin
peered Wright Asti another man, who then followed hint. Mae&
then gave the alarm, and several watchmen came up, when
Young gave a shrill Whistle and ran oil', butivas secured by de
watchmen, who knocked at the door, which Wright opean
exclaiming, " bring lights, come along," and pretend:A to seani,
in which he was joined by some of the lodgers, but no one IA
to be found. At length, one of them exclaimed, " 14y thlti!
thief, the thief;" and another lodger, who, on hearing the Liam,
lint came-down stairs, swore that Wright met hint at the nit.
foot, and knocked the light out of his band. The prisoner!liwade
very flimsy defence, and were fully conunitted.—Several coach
glasses were removal ready to be taken away, but nothing was
actually carried off.
SOPtItiPAIII.-..Rlloll7llRiror TIIE Lott tleallnees
In consequence of infotmation received by Kinsey, the dicer,
that the tattooedhead was exhibiting at Stratford, in rime, be
. proceeded thither, a warrant having been first obtained against
John BUB, the journeyman taylor, for an assault on Matelot,
the Bermondsey constable. On bis arrival in Stratford, the bead
was found in the possession of a man named William Kemp, a
dealer in curiosities, living in Hon-Lane. &laving obtained the
assistance of a Stratford constable, named William Fuller, the
bead watetakempossession of, and left in the care of Fuller, while
Kinsey repaired to ltomford in search of Bull, who it was found
kadsold the head for dos. and had enlisted in the 17th Lancers.
On application to.the commanding officer, Major Willington, be
wai surrendered on the warrant of Mr. Alderman Wood, and
Klnseyartived in town lest night with his prisoner, and the ta.
sous head of the departed Chief.—The ptisouer was held to
bail, and the head remains in the custody of Kinsey.
Thanes Potacc.—Mr. Beards, an artist, was charged with a
violent and'unprowiked assault on-one Peter Widte,in a public.
I house, Milbslngale-lann, witteriby lerreeal of his rib& wens
betaken, and he was.othereelse so menals !Hutt that by life is con:
alderediu danger. The swimmer wos described.by the officer as
;a maniac, but he very collectedly begged to be adosltted iir ball ;
this was, however; refused, till the fate of daeatuilferet ten be
;neeertalied, and be War committed.

BIRTH&
Augnet a, at Coldateeate, the Lady at Capt. A. D. bi'Laren,
of a sum
Tuesday, at Dublin, -the lady 41.ituttuartt"tonel Taykr,
elr the 10th Royal Hum's, dl'a•Aattthter.
At Eglantine, the Lady of the Mow Major-General Autteeley,
,of a daughter.

AdAdltittiltk
Matidiniost I)ablin, Wan. leursinier Carlisle. Esq. to Jemims
Matilda, Attest daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Wad; of
Tlylererf• •
Tuesday, at litanldslie Cede, John George Hamilton, Ihq.
Glasgow, to Christina, youngest daughter of Henry Monteith,
Req. of Carstain, M.P,
August it, at .tbe Man* of Towle, the Rev. Adam Smith,
'Minister of .that Parish, to Isabella, daughter of Mr. Alexander
Smith, 'Paden*.
Teesday, at Mmiset Raba, Mr. John Pord, &Akita:, Lie.
coin's Inn-bids, to Misr Genima,.thitd slaughter of the Rev.
Matthew Gansu, of 114a4st Rasta.
Auggiel, at Dalhelth, Captain J. Little, of the Holt Me
tndia CoMiany's service, to Lucy Anne, only daughter if tie
Into Outsell Willey, of his Majessy's,ith Dragoon Glenda •
The Rev. A. Q. Warm, coats Mary Ann Walpole, att.*.
At Giggleowlek, Craven, the
le4luera, to *lke, only 'daughter of Mr. MAME illagotAil
loneaster.
'Tureday.atEt. George* Hanover-wan, F,A. eltnlgthaelle,
.Cillmisander of the Rost -India ably Alike of Bedford, to
Ise Ann, youngest daughter of John Earl, Eel. one of Ms Ma-
Ty's Conunts of the Customs in
rden
laturdri at G. Fines, Oavoti die Rev.
homas Clans Clans M.A. Fellow of et-Joluis Coilegea ,Vkaeof
Great Allhusistoo, Huningdonshinsi to Mary Anne, .eldest
daughter of Mr. Lee, of King-street, Coverit Garden.

mars..
July 31;at Dumblane. aged 113; lobo eoldettanartsti• Mee'
• sobstitute of the Wastenagistrictof Perthshite.
*, .at Old Abair" Ak. iatens-iinewh, pirria*la
At Dablin,.Alderinan Alley.
July 23, at 'Berrie, -Ralik jinxes Walker, aged SO.
July 22, at Aberdeen, •Alekaildre Le. *horns*,
aged 03 years.
Agra :10, as .board the Caudal peekat,,on kis booms*
Iroyage. front Maim, George Anthony Witts, Esq. Captain Royal
Artillery, aged 38 years.
Thursday, at Nackington Howie, near Oarrterhirry, at ill sd-
vamed age, Mn. Milos rale of the lite Riebardibliiies, Nov
of Wackiest:oo44e mussy of Rant, and. of North. 8m ham,
Norfolk.
At Cuffe.street, Dublin, aged IT, Mrs. Rine, relict of Carts
Rote, late Pryaurster tbeligthßeginsentof %POW

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