Star.
London, England, 1828-10-31 00:00:00

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ORONER'S INQUEST.

SODIUM EhATII or MR. GRARGEWILSOII,
Yesterday afternoon an Inquest was held at Middlesex
Hospital, before TROMAII STIRLING, to inquire into the
death of Mr. George Wilson, artist, late.of Newman-
street. Oxford-street, aged 74 years.
Joseph Terry, residing in Tottenham-street, Middle.
sex Hospital, saw the deceased lying on the pavement
in Notfolk-street ; be appeared as if neatly dead, and
when be arrived at the Middlesex Hospital, the house-
surgeon declared as such. A Mr. Dodd saw the deceased
fall in Norfolk-street; he never moved afterwards.
Mr. Joseph Franklin Rose, house surgeon of Middle.
sex Hospital, stated that the deceased was quite dead
when brought to the Hospital ; in his opiniva he died
of apoplexy.
The Jury, after •iewing the body, returned their
verdict, 44 Died by the visitation of GOD."
The deceased was the inventor of embossing on glass,
and was also an excellent engraver. He was much
esteemed by Sir Joshua Reynolds for intrinsic worth
and the variety of his talent.

AMERICAN BALLOON ASCENT.

FROM THE NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ♦DVERTISER,

UPTEMIER 19.

PERILOUS SITUATION OF THE AZIONAUT.A large
concourse of people assembled yesterday afonoon, in
Castle Gardens, to witness the ascent of Mr:Robertson,
and many thousands were of course upon the battery.
The day was uncommonly beautiful, the wind blowing
moderately from the north.
The process of inflating the balloon was not corn.
pleted until six o'clock, when Mr. R. entered the cu,
which was handsomely decorated for the occasion. His
attendants having let go the cords, the balloon rose
gracefully to the height of upwards of a hundred feet
before the wind had floated it beyond the circumference
of the Castle walls. Mt. Robertson stood erect in the
car, flourishing the banners in his hands, and bowing to
the spectators. Unfortunately the balloon had been let
off directly to the windward of the flag staff, with
which it came violently in contact, in conseqbence of
which the netting not only became entangled with the
staff, but the car was turned nearly upside down. Mr.,
Robertson having his back to the flag staff, had not time
to prevent this collision, which he might otherwise have
done with a pole. He had expressed a wish before that
the staff might be taken down.

In this perilous situation, with his head hanging down,
withShis feet uppermost in the car,clinging by the frail
netting which attached it to the balloon, he remained at
the height of nearly a hundred feet from the ground,
vibrating in every direction, while a general shudder
ran through the crowd. At this instant a large rent
was made in the balloon, and he gradually descended
about 15 feet. The spectators cried out to him to take
hold of the halyard of the Hag-star. Though nearly black
in the face, from his position, Mr. Robertson was per-
fectly collected. At this moment a man climbed the rope
for his relief, amid the cheers of the spectators,
but was unable to ascend nearer than within some
fifteen feet of Mr. Robertson, when his strength failed,
and be was obliged to descend. The anxiety of the
spectators was now increased to intensity, and but little
hope was entertained of his rescue, and a shudder ran
over the whole body of spectators. We heard not a
shriek, but many of the ladies were in tears of silent
'agony. It was hardly supposed pomible that his
physical power could longer sustain him. Still be held
on, sometimes, apparently, by his feet, and sometimes,
by one hand, grasping at any and every thing with the
other. At length he caught the rope, and by a powa t•
ful effort, and one of the most dexterous MOVelllllllOll
that was ever beheld, he cleared himself from the car,
and the entanglement of the cords, and was seen sus
pended by one hind. A burst of applause cheered bins
for an instant, and until he caught the rope with his
other hand, when he descended 40 or 50 feet with great
velocity, and tell the remainder of the distance, but was
caught by the people below. He was soon upon his
feet, and appeared upon the terrace of the garden,where
he was received by repeated and hearty cheers. After
receiving the congratulations of his friends, the intrepid
aeronaut retired to a private apartment, wh*re his hands,
which had been blistered, and somewhat excoriated by
the cords and the rope in his fall, were dressed. He
also lost one of his front teeth, by having seized a cord
,in his mouth, as he threw himself from the car. He

was not otherwise injured, and we left him lastevening
in a cheerful mood.

During the whole of this trying and fearful scene his
presence of mind did not forsake him for an instant
It is computed that two thousand spectators were in the
Gardens, and 1.5,000 without. The balloon was taken
down before dark, but it is ruined.

Letters from Malta, of the Ilth inst. state that the
Russian Admiral Rsdoto, bad arrived (with his flag.ship only) from
England and Gibraltar, and was immediately put under quaran-
tine, having touched at the later place. The accounts from Alex-
andria, by the way.of Malta, reach to the 9.4 of September ; ea the
let, a Tartar arrived from the SULTAN. demanding a large supply of
cons and provisions for Constantinople.
The West Esse: Arching Ball took place at Harlow
' Bush on Friday last, the meth inst. the Stewards of which were,
HVIRT Joua Courses, of Copt Hall, and Gooses Pam's, of
Naziog Park, Rep. the Lady Patroness, Mrs. Auwasaer, of
Mark Hall. It was attended by all the beauty, rank, and fashion
in the neighbourhood ; of the former there was a most brilliant dis-
play. A most admit able supper was served at twelve o'clock with
a profusion of game supplied by the Stewards, and the dancing was
kept up with much spirit until a late boor. On the following
morning Mr. Course's Fox Hounds met in the neighbourhood and
killed a brace of foxes, after a most brilliant day's meet.
Last night, one of the largest trees on the Mall in
St. James's Park, nearly opposite the Palace, feltdown
with a tremendous crash. The tree was pleated is the
early part of the reign of King CHARS.= the First, and
had latterly become so much decayed that it was wt.'
deresi to be felled to the ground, and several workmen
had been employed daring the day in the work of de-
molition, end had left off work an hour previous, after
having dug to a considerable depth near the loot, with
the intention of resuming their work this day. Several
persons were passing to and fro air the time the wee Ml,
and had a very narrow escape.
At an early hour on Tuesday morning, the residence
of Lord RAMELAGII, at Fulham, was sneered by lose
thieves through a window on the ground &or, the
shutters of which had been perforated by a centre-bits
The thieves went up to the drawing rooms, and re-
moved from the walls plate glass, which was inserted as
pannels in the wainscotting, the value of which ex-
ceeded 5001. It was of foreign nsannfacturetand made
expressly to adorn the residence of Lord RAll[l4O3l. In
the morning after the robbery had been discovered, the
premises were 'searched, and footmarks wen traced
through the garden to a boat house on the river side,
on examining which the whole of the missing glass wee
found carefully packed up, and ready to be conveyed
away. It is supposed that the thieves are employed in
the glass businesu, from the workmanlike Mai Mer ion
which the glass was detached from theltallu

. .
WELLS. Genial 28.

The Anniversary Meeting of tW Rath' and Wells
Diocesan Society, for the education of the infant poor
in the principles of the E tablished Church, took place
at Wells on Tuesday last. The S iciety, with the chits
dren of the Well 4 Central School, proceeded to the
Cathedral,to hear Divine Service and a sermon preached
by the Reveres(' Canon Wodehouse. On their return
to the Town Hall, the children went through their
usual examination in the presence of a large assem-
blage of the friends to the Institution, and were after-
wards regaled with plum-cake and ale. The report
of the proceedings of the committees during the year
was then read by the Secretary, and votes of thanks
made to the different officers of the Society, with a re-
quest to them to continue their services for the ensuing
year. The Ref. Mr. Phelps resigned the office of Secretary
in consequence of his removing to a distance from Wells,
hating held it since the establishment of the Society in
1812,and was succeeded by the Rev. Aaron Foster, whose
residence in Wells will enable him, in conjunction with
the other officers of the society, to further the great
object of this eminent institution. The members after-
wards dined together at the Swan Hotel, where a din-
ner was provided on the occasion, in that style of !Os
celleace for which Mr. Rolle has been distinguished
since his entrance upon the business of that respectable
establishment.