Star.
London, England, 1821-08-02 00:00:00

PIGEON SHOOTING.

Another Pigeon Match, by a subscription of five guineas each,
took place yesterday morning, in a field contiguous to Finchley
Common, between six reputed good shots, viz. Messrs. MER-
CEII, BABINGTON, ItENSITAWE, lIARUOR, OLIVES, and 131111.TE4-
811 AWE, at 15 birds each, the usual 21 yards front the trap. The
guns were allowed to carry unlimited charge.
Killed. Hit and got away. Missed.
Mr. Mercer - 11 - • 1 - 1
Mr. Babington 10 - .' - 1
Mr. Itenshawe 10 - 0 - 3
Mr. Harbor - 9 - 1 - . 3
Mr. (Myer - 9 - 0 - 4
Mr. Burtenshawe 7 -1., - 4
Au offer was made to back Mr. BraTENSIIAWE against any
one, and at every shot the gun was backed at 3 to 1 to kill.

Am BALLOON.

SIteOND ASCEN'k OF G tiEE*.
This. Gentleman, who, it will be recollected, made

his first aeronautic mai: sion lions tie Green Park oti
the day of Majesty's Corot:a:lLn, gratified the
Public with a second ascent yester:%ty. The place
chosen for the departure of the Balloon on this Occa-
silts was the Belvidere Tea-gardens, Pentonville.—
These Gardens wets fitted up in good style for the
accommodation of such as wished ..o see the inflation
of the Balloon, and who chose to pay five shillings
for the gratification of their curiosity. The numbers
in attendance within the Gardens were considerable.
The crowd in the adjacent grounds, streets, and ave-
nues, from which a view couhl be commanded, was
one of the greatest witnessed for some time. One
o'clock was generally understood as the hour at which
the Balloon would be let loose ; and long before that
hour every avenue and eminence in the vicinity of the
Gardens were suite thee: }?d with spectators of all
classes and deset iptions. The rear, in frcnt of the
Gardens, was literally chocked up with barouches,
glass and hackney-coaches, wazgons, and carts of all
sorts, whose owners profited very considerably by the
:!nxiolis desire of l•sindreds ,o witness the ascent, with-
out danger of pressure from the crowd. Sums from
sixpence to two shillings were paid for seats in and
upon tl.ese vehicles, according to their proximity to;
or distance from, the scene of action. The filling of
the Balloon began at an early hour, and it was suffi-
ciently inflated by a little after two. The gas used
on this occasion was the common carburetted hydro-
gen (that used in lighting the streetsj. Before the
tilling was complete, a small pilot-balloon was sent
off: it took a direction east by north, and was soon
out of sight. Abcut half an hour before Mr. Green
got into the car, a second pilot-balloon was sent up.
It took a direction a little more to the east than the
former. At about half-past three, the car having
been fixed, and everything ready, Mr. Green stepped
into it, apparently in excellent spirits, and with the
manifest confidence of a man %vim perfectly under..
stood the management of the precarious vehicle to
which it was appended. It was announced• in the
bills, that Mr. Green was to be accompanied in his
aerial voyage by his friend Mr. Ilandy : that Gentle-
man, from some cause, did not go up. As soon
as Mr. Green had arranged himself in the car, the
cords were cut away, and the Balloon rose in a grand
and majestic manner, amidst the shouts of the almost
countless multitude. The ascent Was not so rapid,
nor accompanied with such a swinging motion of the
car, as was noticed on the last occasion. Mr. Green
stood in the car as it rose, and kept waving his flag
for a very considerable time. The direction of the
Balloon was more easterly than either of the pilot
balloons. The rapidity of its motion increased consi,
derably as it rose, until it came to a height in which
its apparent size was diminished about two-thirds. It
then appeared quite stationary for some seconds.--;-
The intrepid aeronaut, however, soon accelerated its
motion by throwing out two bags of sand. The de-
scent of the sand was quite visible, and appeared in
the rays of the sun like white smoke. The Balloon
continued to ascend rapidly for a few seconds longer,
when its motion became suddenly altered, and it
seemed as if it had got into a current of air, driving
from east to west.—The Balloon descended at Bark-

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