Star.
London, England, 1821-10-06 00:00:00

iiiiCREEN, THE AERONAtit

The following is Mr. GRERN'S own account of his
perilous excursion from Brighton
" I took my leave amidst the plaudits and anxious
good 'wishes of the surrounding company, and as-
cended slowly bat majestically towards the celestial
regions. I rose about 800 feet, when the gas, which
before had been expanded by the heat of the sun, be-
came condensed by the change of temperature, the
Balloon consequently descended ; this I could have
easily prevented by discharging ballast,. but I felt
coofident I was affording to the spectators a gratifi-
cation unprecedented in the history of aerostatics ;
I, therefore, chose in take advantage of the cireum-
stance. I, eventually, threw out two bags of ballast
and re-ascended, the balloon taking a direction S.E.
by & it appeared to me as floating for a consider-
able time over the land's edge. The appearance of
earthly objects gradually diminishing, I still as•
cended, so as to afford to the spectators a diminished
view of my aerostatic machine. The Balloon here
took a more southerly direction, and finding myself
going rapidly to sea, at an altitude of about two
miles, I espied two vessels, the only assistance in
sight at that elevation. I immediately opened the
valve, and the Balloon began to descend with great
velocity, and, in the end, was plunged by the force
of the wind into a tremendously heavy sea; it then
drifted rapidly, assuming the appearance of an im-
mense umbrella before me; the car striking the wa-
ter on its side, its ornaments and coverings were pre.
sently destroyed, and it instantly filled with water.
I had previously put on my life-preserver, but it un-
fortunately became entangled with the cords. I was
here in a perilous situation, the life-preserver useless,
and the car repeatedly turning over, so that I was
alternately tinder water.. In this distress I continued
for many minutes, when, almost exhausted, the pro-
priety occurred to me of separating the cords which
entangled the preserver, and which, after much diffi-
culty, I accomplished with a knife. After this, I had
the consolation of being raised considerably above
the water, which enabled me to hail a boat, humanoty
sent to my assistance by Captain CLEAR, of the
Unity packet, whose humane and active exertions I
shall ever feel proud to acknowledge. I was, at this
time, so much exhausted, that it would have been
utterly impossible for me to have continued my hold
five minutes longer. I remained in the eater, ac-
cording to the opinion of Captain CLEAR, about
twenty minutes; but it appeared to me much longer.
The Balloon dragged me about two miles through a
heavy surf. After having been with great difficulty
got on board, my distress was so great as to render
it absolutely necessary to strip me. I continued for
some hours insensible, and must refer the Public to
Capt. CLIGA n for particulars during that period. After
my recovery, I anxiously inquired of thej Captain it
my property was safe on board ? when he informed
me the Balloon was literally torn to ribands, and that
my philosophical instruments and my apparatus were
all lost or destroyed. Upon examination I found the
Balloon impossible to be repaired. I landed in safety
on Wednesday morning, at one o'clock, at Newhaven,
and reached the Gas Establishment at Brighton, at
ten o'clock."

SETTLING AccouNTs.—We extract the following
paragraph from the Times of this morning:
Master, master, news, old news, and such news as you
never beard of.' We copy the following early intelligence from
the Cbstrier of last night. It appeared in the Star ten days ago,
and has gone the round of all the provincial papers : Lieut. T.
Comm). a nephew of Sir Wu.wast, had the honour of baba
present at dinner with the Kixo at Cliff-house, when his MA-
siert took out of his pocket a Commander's Commission, and
presented it to the young Gentleman, saying it was a mark of'
respect for his uncle; and hoped that be (Lieut. Coasts) would
long enjoy this and other honours in his profession.' "
It would be no difficult matter to enumerate abur.
dance of reminiscences to the same purpose—of ar-
ticles of intelligence which first appeared in the Star,
and, after going the round of all the Provincial Papers,
as the preceding has done, being served up again to
the Metropolis as great novelties, not only by the
Costlier, but by other equally original Papers. We
need not go farther back than yesterday, when a
paragraph respecting the cottage system, now pur-
suing by the benevolent Lord STANHOPE, appeared
as something new in the Courier of last night, which
very new paragraph appeared in the STAR as far
back as the 7th of September last.
CovNNT-GARDEN.—Last night the Play of .the
Stranger was performed at this Theatre ; the part of
Mrs. Haller by the young Lady who played Beluw
dera lately at the Haymarket. With features well
suited to the Stage, she possesses an elegant figure,
and a voice at once soft and melodious. Many of
her tones last night reminded us of her predecessor,
Miss O'Nett.. She evidently laboured under the dis-
advantages usually attendant on a first appearance.
The novelty of her situation embarrassed, whilst the
size of the Theatre appalled her, and rendered her
diffident of her own powers. Thus at times she spoke
in a tone so low as to render her inaudible in many
parts of the House. When, however, she called her
powers into full action, she made an impression on
the audience highly favourable. The scene with her
husband, in the last act, seemed to have called forth
all her energies, and the number of handkerchiefs
which were put in requisition by the fairer part of
the audience, bore testimony to the effect produced
by her exertions, ar.d the curtain fell amidst loud ap-
plause. YOUNG played the Stranger with his usual
force and excellence; his utterance of the sentence—.
" Villain I what a woman bast thou robbed
me of !" called forth acclamations which continued
some minutes. Mr. Meanows played Peter for the
first time. His narrative of the danger to which his
little Lord had Teen subjected by his carelessness, the
ludicrous mixture of grief and joy which he exhibited,
convulsed the audience with laughter. On the curtain
falling, Mr. EGERTON came forward and announced
the Play for repetition on Friday next, amidst loud
applause.—The House was crowded.
Haystaatcrr.—The excellent Comedy of the Heir
at Law was again played, at this Theatre last night,
and in the repetition it lost nothing of the interest
which it excited on the former representation. After
the Play the original Epilogue was spoken by the
characters in a manner which called down loud ap-
plause.--In the Afterpiece of Match-Makin& which
followed, Mrs. CaaTTeaLiv was very harpy •as Lady
Emilia, a coquette, for whom her uncle is perpetually
isetting a husband, but who dislikes all her suitors,
irons the mere circumstance of their having boea iw
,traduced- by hint.—Thi: House was well filled.

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