Star.
London, England, 1819-10-02 00:00:00

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LIVINGS ON AND SADLER.

(From The iirerpool ifcreury)
The balloon in which these Gentlemen ascended
had been some time in preparation. Its exhibition
commenced in the Music-hall here on Monday.week.
Its dimensions w ere greater than any balloon hitherto
made, haring been constructed by Mr. LiviNcsTox
for the express purpose of crossing the Channel to
Ireland. Its diameter was 32 feet, and its height 38;
it contained 31,880 cubic feet df gas, and its power
of ascension was equal to 1,100 pounds. The form
of the car was oval, the ground an azure blue, painted
in clouds, having on either side the Star of thelgt-
ders of Saint George and Saint Patrick, and at 'each
end the Regent's plume; a gilt hand-rail and trellis.
work, from which were suspended festoons of flowers ;
the whole surmounted with a canopy of blue and yel-
low satin. Its decorations were extremely elegant
and beautiful, beyond any thing ever u itnessed in
Liverpool. On Monday evening last, the exhibition
closed, when the balloon was removed to the area of
the [loose of Industry.
Tuesday was appointed for the ascent. The wea•
tiler, early in the morning, seemed rather unfavour-
ablwfor the purpose. The face of the heavens was
overcast with masses of dense clouds. The wind
blew a fresh breeze from the South-west, and at
once destroyed all hopes of Mr. LIVINGSTON at-
tempting the passage to Ireland. During the.morn-
ing, however, the clouds slowly dispersed, the atmo-
sphere partially cleared up, and at intervals we were
cheered with gleams of sunshine. The company
gradually collected in the spacious area of the [louse
of Industry. The galleries on the west side, as well
as the rooms in the front of the House were princi-
pally occupied by elegantly-di essed females. A con-
siderable part of the company promenaded the area;
among whom we noticed most of the rank and beauty
of Liverpool and the surrounding country. We also
observed the Earl of SEFTON and family, Lord STAID
LEY' and others. The children of the House and of
the Blue Coat School were all assembled, dressed in
their best clothes ; and their parading the area with
their drums and fifes formed not the least gratifying
pit of the spectacle. The Band of the 71st Regi•
ment, which had come from Chester for the occasion,
was stationed in the area, and relieved the tedium till
the ascent of the balloon, by occasionally playing ani-
mating national airs.
The spectators on the outside of the House were
immense. The windows and tops of every house,
from which a glimpse of the balloon could be ob-
tained, were crowded. The Botanic-walk, Mosslake,
and the other fields in the neighbourhood, Edge-hill,
Low-hill, Everton, in short, every place and every
eminence favourable for viewing the balloon, teemed
with spectators.
Never, we believe, was such an immense mule

titude congregated on any former occasion in Liver-
pool. It resembled a fair—and refreshments of every
kind might be piirch tsed on the spot.
Most of the shops were closed for a few hours, and
the streets, which, in the forenoon, werecrowded with
rople pressing to the scene of attraction, n ere quite
deserted, and this full-peopled town resembled a so-
litude.

The process of inflation commenced at an early
hour, under the direction of Dr. TRAILL. At half.

,ast one, a pilot-balloon was launched into the air.—

It continued in sight a few minutes, when it entered
a cloud, which concealed it from view. The inflation
of the balloon being completed, the car was attached
to it. Every preparation was now finished. The sig-
nal-guns were tired a little after two o'clock ; and a
breathless anxiety prevailed for the ascension. At this
period, the atmosphere had considerably brightened.
The clouds, in the direction of the wind, had ascended,
and formed a fleecy aad almost spotless field, through
which, at intervals, the azure of the sky was dis-
cernible. Messrs. LIVINGSTON and SADLER having
entered the car, the flags were delivered to the zrial
voyagers by the Countess of SEFTON and Mrs. BLACK•
DORN. The balloon was then loosened, and, at six-
teen minutes after ts. o, sprung, as it were, into the
air, amidst the congratulations and benedictions of.
myriads of spectators.
The ascent was most magnificent. It filled the mind
of every beholder with overwhelming ideas of tlt
sovereignty of human art and the extent of human
daring. The balloon, after hovering. over the melti-
tude, and affording them an opportunity of contem-
plazing the sublimity and grandeur of its ascent,
began to mount with rapidity : the zronauts mani-
fested the utmost intrepidity, and, unfurling their
flags, waved them in the air, bowing, at the same
time, to the innumerable spectators.. The balloon
took the direction of N. E. by E. It soon attained a
great altitude, assumed a globular shape, and gradu-
ally diminished in magnitude. When it appeared no
larger than ‘‘ a cloud: about the bigness of a man's
hand," it was obServed to be descending towards the
earth; and, after having been in the air about twelve
minutes, irthi'sappeated below the horizon a little.to
the East ofEverton. In a few. minutes it was .seen
ascending again, but winch ainmished,in raagpitode„
taking aliofth-Easterly direction; After continuing
in view about thirty-five minutes, it was lost to human
ken in the pathless regions of boundless space.
" LlvEr-p 001,, Tiniurnav, Six o'Ci.oce, P. MI.
(Front a Private Correspondent.) .
4. The- balloon which left here on Tuesday with Messrs
Livingston and Sadler, was,,se.:l on.the same day between three
and four o'clock, over Skipton, in Yorkshire, about 50 miles in
a straight line front Liserpool. It was then rapidly rising and
making towards the East. This is the only authentic intelli-
gence we have bad of the intrepid aeronauts, who seemed deter.
mined to cross the Idand, as the Wind forbade them crossing
the sea."

Tuesday the High Court of Justiciai
at Glasgow by the Honourable Lords
MEADOWCANK. The Marquis of
Court, :mot sat a considerable time
casionally conversing with Lord P.

SIT EDWARD KNATCIIBULL has
pointment of Receiver General of th,
the County of Kent. His successor
It is said that Rayner, the Kentish pedestrian
considerable sum to go the distance of fitty
The hopeful project offisking in the mud&
for statues has been abandoned.
There will be an invisible eclipse of the
from this conjuncture of that planet with
tide of the percent year may be expecatd

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