Star.
London, England, 1825-05-12 00:00:00

MR. GRAHAM'S BALLOON ASCENT.

Yesterday Mr. Graham ascended with his balloon
from the White Conduit Gardens, a place where much
disappointment has been expe►ienced on similar occa-
sions. The inflation commenced about 11 or 12 o'clock,
when a gun was fired, announcing its cammenclment,
and a yellow pilot balloon was launched. The Jug
tion went on but slowly. The gardens were filled with
respectable company. The day was rather cloudy ; va-
rious rumours were in circulation respecting the person
who intended to occupy the vacant seat in the car ; some
offers were made, but rejected on account of the small-
ness of the sum ; at length a Captain Currie, of the Sd
Dragoon Guards, offered 401. for the seat, which was
accepted by Mr. Graham. About half-past five o'clock,
the balloon having received a sufficient supply of gas,
was lashed to the car, and another gun having been
fired, and a white pilot sent off, the usual articles were
deposited for the journey. Mr. Graham then mounted
the stage, and was greeted with the acclamations of
the multitude. He stepped into the car, accompanied
by Captain Currie, and at a quarter to six, the balloon
being freed, ascended in a N.E. direction. About a
quarter of an hour afterwards, it veered consjderably
to the Northward, and after continuing in that direc-
tion for some time, it took a course about N. N. E. and
remained in sight upwards of an hour.
At half-past two o'clock this morning, Mr. Graham
arrived in town, having descended at Mr.Askew's farm,
near Waltham Abbey. about half-past seven o'clock.
Mr. Graham and Captain Currie, when they reached
terrafirase, proceeded to Epping-place to dinner. Mr.
Graham states, that after his ascent from the ground,
he experienced the most extreme cold, and that at one
time it was so intense as almost to deprive him of sen-
sation. The extreme height of the balloon was two
miles and a half. Mr. Graham brought his balloon
safely with him to his house in Poland-street, and was
cordially greeted by his friends, who had assembled
there to meet him.

The Editor of the Journal des Debate has been obliged
to publish an official contradiction of the report that
M. de VILLELE had lent a considerable sum in Royal
bonds to the house of ROTHSCHILD, on a deposit of
Rentes. The report was utterly without foundation,
Mr. Hkstures has int:oduced a Biil into Parliament to
enable the Treasury to purchase by an Annuity die
remaining " Sovereign rights and privileges of the,
Duke of Athol to the Isle of Man ;"—rights and 'nisi•
leges that have so long creAted airnosities between the
Duke, the House of Keys, and the whole Island.
The Petition which was presented to the House of,
Commons by Mr. DICKINSON, from certa;n parts of
Somersetshire, against further concessions to the Ca-
-1 tholic Claims, measured thirty feet in length, and in
eluded the towns of Bridgewater, Glastonbury, Crew-
kerne, Ilchester, Bruton, Castle Cary, Wincanton,
Yeovil, Chard, with many other populous plates.

Friday last a carriage-horse broke his leg above the
knee, in a hole in the pavement in Piccadilly, near the
end of Down-street; the harness was taken off, and the
poor animal remained from two till six o'clock in the
middle of the glee..

Mr. Judge, the Editor of the Cheltenham, Journal, has
publicly contradicted the zepr.rt of his having cempio
mired the afrair with Colonel Berkeley.

The total of the water power within 20 miles of Bal.
timore, is sta.ed, in the North American Review, to be
equal to 1,613,000 spindles. •
Many parts of the cruntry were visited by violent
thunder storms last week, which have done consider*.
ble damage. At Sandleford, near Newbury,Nthal
lightning set fire to a barn, which, with the whole"df
the contiguous buildings, were entirely consumed.
The Custom-House duties collected at Grangemouth,
for the quarter ending sth April, 1825, amounted to
9,7691. 13s. llid.
New THEATRE.—Mr. DAVIS, the late Manager of
Aatley's Royal Ampitheatre, Westminster-bridge, has
purchased of Earl GROW/IMO* a spacious pint of
ground near Hyde-Park-corner, upon which he is now
erecting a splendid Riding School and Circus. It is
intended to add a superb Equestrian and Melo-Dra-
matic Theatre, the stage of which will extend eight
hundred feet in the rear of the Circus. The bailding
and establishment will be on a more extensive scale
than anything of the kind that has yet appeared.
A letter from an Assistant-Surgeon in the Ind an
army, to a Gentleman of Edinburgh, says, speak;ng
of the Burmese war, that it is the " bloodiest, perhaps.
ever carried on." "No quarter," the letter continues,
"is given by these cannibals. Every prisoner they
take of our's is crucified, and a cut made dowa his
belly, his bowels let out, and in that state he is left to
die. lam sorry to say, many of our people have al
ready suffered this death: We, however, in our turn,
mow_ them down in thousands, and take their stockades,
or mud forts,' as fast as we get up with them. Some-
times 40 or 50 of them, on being approached by our
troops, will stand stone-still, blind their eyes, and be
shot. This has frequently happened. At other times,
excessive numbers will make a rush out from a jungle,
and succeed in cutting off some of our trcops ; but if
they see a tolerable body of Europeans, they make off
direct again for the jungle. A shell was thrown, some
weeks ago, and about fifty or sixty men, women, and
children, got close to it, amused for a few seconds at
the fusee, when it went off, and killed all mound."
A man of the name of Hobbs, in a state of inebria-
tion, on Monday night, lost 105 sovereigns, contained
in a case, which were found by a watchman of the
name of Gardner, on Millbank, and placed in the
hands of Mr. King, the landlord of the Brown Bear
public-house, Horseferry-road, Millbank, who yesterday
delivered them to the Magistrates of Queen-square.—
The owner having been discovered, he appeared with
his wife, and received the money back; requiting the
honest watchman with no more than a single sovereign !
4o the French Budget we find an increase to •the
salaries of the Judges of the Royal Court of Rouen,
in consideration of the increased price of provisions.-..
These.learned and dignified persons last year received
onlp a salary of 8600 francs or 1441. and axe this
year to be blessed with 4200 francs, or 1681. In the
same year the secret expenses of the Police amounted
to 88,0001. There is, therefore, no wonder that France
should call herself axe nationittolicie.
Bou.to*.-.The variation in the market prices within
the last four . months is :1--Foreign Gold in Bars--Jan.
Si. 17s. 9d. per ounce, present price, 81.175. 100.—
Standard Silver, ss. d. in January ; I:lresent price,
ss. ld. During the year 1824.,*.g01d ruled about 3d.
per ounce lower thin m Januaryl,lo2s, silver about id.
/per ounce lower.

POLICE INTELLidA4VCE.

MANSION HOUSE.
Yesterday, John Glover was charged with stealing a trunk, eon-'
taming linen to the tr,due of £29. James Eyre said, that on Mon-
day be saw The prison'er take the trunk front the Deptford errand
cart • he pursued him 'down Crown-court, Threadneedle-street,
which not being a thoroughfare. witness remained at' the corner,
and called some persons to his assistance; and on the prisoner at-
tempting to return, be was taken into custody. Several persons
confirmed the prisoner's identity. The prlsinter, in defence, re-
peated the old story of a Gentleman having given him Is. to carry
the trunk for him. Fully committed.
John Fellows, charged with obtaining 215 from C. Howell, under
pretence of procuring bim a situation in the Custom House, was
brought up for re-examination, when the prosecutor stated that be
bad since received a letter from the prisoner, offering to refund the
money.but to which be would not accede. Mr. Hobkr read to
him a clause in the Act of 49 Geo. 111. which stated that a per.
son who should receive a sum of money as a reward for procuring
persons a situation in a Government Office; and a person who
should pay any money as a reward for procuring such a situation,
should be adjudged equally guilty of a misdemeanour, and punished
accordingly. On hearing this, the prosecutor stated that he did not
wish to press the charge, and declared he did not know he was acting
illegally in advancing the money.—The prisoner was remanded.