The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-11 00:00:00

SHARES.

(The quotations give the actual price, without reference to
premium or discount.)
Anglo Mexiean (issued at £slLondon and Croydon Trunk,
Pm.,) 3 1161
Real del Monte Unregistered,lNorth Midland, 4..-1 6
101 lAustralasia Bank, 63
United Mexican (issued at £2 Asphalte, British, 2&
pm.,) 24 Bitumen, Robinson, 21
Great Western, 79i British N. American Bank,
London & Brighton, 91 84 271 71-
London and Blackwall, 52 ,General Steam Navigation,
London & Birmingham, 1691 23q
London & Southampton, 'IS National Bank of Ireland, 16?
Southampton, New, 371

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING

The sanguine backers of.
Heron, for the -Leamington
Stakes, have had to put up with a defeat; and those gentle-
men whom we noticed on Tuesday as having Modesty in
their eye, had the pleasure of finding that Lye, after a very
splendid race, won by a very short head. From the betting
that occurred on the Cup race, on Wednesday night, at a
late hour, the result might have been actually known, so far
that Calmuck was cyphered in Modesty's race. Even mo-
ney was freely accepted on Mr. Cooke's horse, aDd 6 to 4
was the figure on the following day. We hear he won in a
common canter, and came out the following afternoon (yes-
terday), and won her Majesty's gutiteas, at two beats, after
some capital racing with Mr. Bristow's Dr. Slop. Maho-
metan fell, and was killed on the ground, in the second heat.
Mr. Fowler's Gilbert Gurney, having won his race against
Eliza, yesterday, may improve a shade in the St. Leger bet-
tings, which for the past two days have been of a remarkably
insipid character. lon, owing to his having just the call of
Don John, yesterday, at Tattersall's, has also been moved
half a point. Offers of 3to 1 are made on the field. Laner-
cost and the Grey stand at 8 and 12 to 1. Cobham has rather
improved, but not to the extent that the London figure would
have led us to expect. 200 to 10 was taken on Appleton Lad
to-day, and this evening 15 to I was freely offered against the
Duke of Cleveland's filly. This evening 100 to 6 was taken,
and the party accepting would have gone on. 'There has
been nothing done of moment in the others. The Cup bet-
ting is so quiet that quotations would be superfluous. Hark-
away remains at 3 to 1.

TATTERSALL'S, THURSDAY.
The absence of many of its usual visitors at Warwick races
occasioned the room this day to be thinly attended; the bet-
ting, however, although dull enough in amount, was of some
little interest, inasmuch as it enabled lon to recover the lead
from Don John. Cobham arso improved, 9to 1 having at
one time been taken in good quarters; a poiut more was
betted towards the close. Alzira and Grey Momus were not
in any force, while Pucelle, backed freely at Warwick, rose
to 15 to 1, taken, but not generally. Nothing done on Al-
bemarle or Appleton Lad, whose supporters have disappeared
altogether. A solitary bet, 1,000 to 25, was laid against
Saintfoin. Closing prices :

ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 against Col. Peel's lon. (t)
10 to 3 „ Lord Chesterfield's Don John.
9to 1 „ Mr. Parkin's Lanercost. (t)
10 to 1 „ Mr. H. Coombes's Cobham. • (t)
13 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Alzira.
13 to 1 „ Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus.
15 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Pucelle filly. (I)
40 to I „ Mr. Thornhill's Saintfoin. (t)

THE EXPERIMENTAL ASCENT OF THE NASSAU
BALLOON ON TUESDAY.

(From the Times.)
MR. GREEN'S NARRATIVE.
It will he remembered by our readers that what is termed
a "double ascent" of balloons took place on Tuesday last
from Vauxhall-gardens, when considerable astonishment was
created amongst those who viewed the progress of the aerosta-
tic machines at the different courses the two floating bodies
struck into shortly after they had left the spot whence they
started. Even to the spectator that fact bore ample proof
of the existence of varied currents of air, although the sub-
stance operated upon at first appeared to be moving at nearly
equal elevations. The results to which the voyage as affect-
ing the Nassau balloon has led, and the different effects to
which it was subject during the journey, we have been kindly
favoured with by Mr. Green, to whom the science of aerosta-
tion is more deeply indebted than to any individual who has
before made that peculiar branch of discover a study. It
will, by a careful perusal of the account, be seen that effects
hitherto unobserved were produced, and with minute accuracy
marked by the three travellers, but by neither of them with
more avidity or with more anxiety than by Mr. Rush, from
whose memoranda a great proportion of the particulars have
been furnished. Independent of the details contained in Mr.
Green's version, that gentleman and Mr. Spencer have in-
formed us that, after they had " o'ertopped" their oppo-
nent, the appearance it presented was that of a large body
skimming along the surface of the earth, although a portion of
that time it was as far therefrom as 4000 feet. Since their
arrival in town, the same parties have been told that the
Nassau balloon was visible to the eye of the gazer for an hour
after it had quitted the gardens. It is clear, then, such
being the case, the balloon must have been seen in London
when it had reached a distance of 30 miles from the metro-
polis.
Mr. Green's narrative is as follows :
" My ascent on Tuesday last from Vauxhall-gardens in the
great Nassau balloon was in company with Mr. Edward
Spencer and Mr. Rush, of Elsenham-hall, Essex, who had in-
timated to me his desire to make an ascent of considerable
elevation, with a view of ascertaining the greatest altitude
that could with safety be attained with three persons in the
car; and further, to ascertain the changes of temperature
that would take place at different elevations, as well as the
variations of the currents of air, and finally, to establish the
important fact as to whether the same difficulties existed with
regard to respiration in a very rarified atmosphere by persons
ascending with a balloon to any great altitude, as have been
felt and described by persons who have ascended lofty moun-
tains.
"Ever since I constructed the Nassau balloon I have had
a strong desire to set these questions at rest, and I theretore
feel great pleasure in being able to communicate to the pub-
lic (through the medium of your journal) the result of our ex-
periments, extracted from our minutes out of Mr. Rush's
note-book, and which were made by him at short intervals,
during the progress of our ascent and descent.
We left the earth at 25 minutes before 7 p.m. with two
barometers standing each at 30 inches. One of these instru-
ments, as well as a thermometer, was furnished by Mr. Rush,
constructed on the most accurate principles, and made ex-
pressly for the purpose by Mr. Jones, optician, of Charing-
cross. The thermometer stood at 66 degrees of Fahrenheit.
During our ascent the barometer and thermometer at our
different elevations varied thus:—
BAROMETER.
30 inches.
23

THERMOMETER.
66 degrees.
56
53
4-4
42

39 -
35 -

Grteuadtee.st
14.70
" On our first rising from the Gardens we took a north
westerly direction, and continued that course until we arrive(
over Vauxhall-bridge, when we were at an elevation of 2,500
feet. The line then changed to the north, and shortly after
to north-east. All the time we were passing over the metro-
polis we discharged ballast, and rose in proportion. We then
pursued our journey, passing over Dalston, Lea-bridge, and
Epping, in which direction we continued with but little
variation, leaving Dunmow, in Essex, on our left. At this
period we had attained our greatest altitude—namely, 19,335
feet, or 3% miles and 855 feet. It was now that for the first
time our view of the earth was intercepted by a stratum of
cloud, which was apparently somewhere about 6,000 feet
below us. In consequence of the vast quantity of ballast
that we continued to discharge after having cleared the me-
tropolis, our ascent became very rapid, and from the great
expansion of the inflating power, the gas rushed out from the
lower valve in considerable torrents. The velocity of our
upward progress caused the balloon and car to rotate in a
spiral motion on its axis with astonishing rapidity. (A simi-
lar operation takes place, although not to so great an extent,
on all occasions of a rapid ascent or descent.) During our
ascension we, at different periods, threw overboard about
1,2001 b. of ballast, reserving only 1001 b. by which to regulate
our descent.
" Prior to commencing our descent Mr. Rush, our wine
glasses being purposely charged, proposed the health of our
most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria. The toast was
drunk with great fervour and sincerity, and we followed it by
raising three cheers and one cheer more' in honour of the
deed. We lost no time in drinking the health of Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, who gave birth to our Graci-
our Queen.' Mr. Rush then once more rose, and proposed
the health of "rhe greatest commander on earth, his Grace
the Duke of Wellington.' The toast, like its predecessors,
was responded to with alacrity, and was accompanied with
the usual honours. Having re-deposited our bottle and
glasses, we discovered that the balloon was descending. Our
course then veered to the north over Thaxted. We were now
under the influence of the same current as that which go-
verned our progress immediately on quitting terra firma, and
the balloon was propelled over Debden, where we effected
our descent, at five minutes after eight o'clock, having accom-
plished the voyage in one hourand 30 minutes. We reached
the earth in a field near Rowney-wood, in the parish of Deb-
den, a distance of 47 miles from Vauxhall-gardens, three
miles south of Saffron Walden, and only five miles from the
residence of our fellow voyager. Mr. Rush, to whose house
we at once proceeded, and after having partaken of his hos-
pitality, passed the night.
"It will be perceived that the table I have given above
that at our greatest altitude the mercury in the barometer
had fallen to 14 inches 70, giving an elevation of 19,335 feet.
Since my arrival in London the,matter has under gone acal-
culation by Mr. Jones the optician, from which the following
results have been arrived at:—
"Barometer at starting 2O. Thermometer 66.
" Ditto at greatest elevation ..14. 70. Ditto 25.
"Approximate feet.... 18,826
" Allowance for temperature 509

m -

"Total elevation 19,333
or three miles and three-quarters minus 165 feet.
"During our descent, when at 1,200 feet from the earth,
we encountered a heavy fall of snow, which lasted for halt
an hour, accompanied with a sudden and very great reduc-
tion of temperature, the thermometer dropping to 22 degrees,
or 10 degrees below freezing point. The mercury in the ba-
rometer at this moment had risen to 19 in. By a comparison
of this state of the two glasses with that which they pre-
sented as we went up, it will be seen that at the same eleva-
tion, whilst the barometer was at 19, and thermometer at 46,
the former retained its position, but the latter had fallen to '
22, thereby showing a reduction of temperature in the course
of one hour, at the same elevation, of 24 degrees. I mention
this circumstance for the purpose of directing the attention
of the scientific world to those local and sudden changes of
temperature which in the course of my numerous ascents I
have often experienced.
" I have further to observe that although the air near the
earth was in a tranquil state the current by which the bal-
loon was principally operatedp upon (namely, south by west)
musthour havefor beennt
notwithstanding
rate of at least 60 miles an
itnh°svtainniii'n't thete rapidity of our ascent and
descent, which necessarilygformed a powerful resistance to
this horizontal current, we travelled at an average speed of
30, miles
When
hour.
niatane
elevation of 15,000 feet, we discerned in the
a
south-east an extremely vivid flash of lightning.
" With reference to the fact of there ll)teiitnus above a supposed
natural natural difficulty of respiration at treat
earth's surface, as mentioned in the works of Humboldt and
other celebrated travellers, by whom it has been painfully
experienced in their ascents of high mountains, 1 am in-
clined, from the circumstance of an opposite result having
been produced upon ourselves on this occasion, to imagine
that the fatigue and depresslen of the muscular powers, pro-
duced by the accomplishment of their journ,y, must alone
have led to such an end. Mr. Rueb, Mr. Spencer, and my-
self, at no moment, even when at our greatest elevati .n,
laboured under the slightest inconvenience in respect to a
difficulty of respiration. We breathed with the utmost ease,
and as freely as when walking on the earth's surface."

The Dublin Evening Post contradicts the rumour that Col.
Henry White is about to resign the representation of Long-
ford.

Stricut.wit ACCIDENT.—A short time ago Mr. Whitlow,
of Crowley, near Great Bedworth, in this county, sent a
team of four good horses, under the caie of two servants, to
h;irow one of his fields. They were attached to very large
Farrows, with spikes
,nine inches long projecting from the
frame. After working some time, one of the horses, a fine
young colt, became restive, and, owing to the carelessness
of the driver, it turned short round, pulling the other horses
after it, which caused the harrows to upset, the spikes then
turning upwards, and upon them the' first horse fell, and
dragged the other three horses after it: thus all the four
animals were impaled upon the spikes of the harrows, kick-
ing furiously from the agony they endured. In this state
they remained for nearly half an hour before they could be
released, which was only done by applying levers under each
of them. The lungs of one of the horses were perforated,
and they were all seriously injured; but, owing to the skill
and attention of the veterinary surgeon, Mr. Lewis, of Bud-
worth, they have all recovered, and are again in working
coudition.—Chester Gazette.