The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-18 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL AGRICLTLTUR

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The Right Honourable the Earl of DERBY

PRFSIDENT.
The Right Honourable Lord STANLEY, M.P.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.

The Right Hon. Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, M.P.
J. HOSKYN FIAIIPER, Esq.
WILLIAM EARLE, Esq.
rff E ANNUAL MEETING of this SOCIETY. for the
Ji EXHIBITION of LIVE STOCK, IMPLEMENTS
of HUSBANDRY, &c., will take place on 'ln tin snAr, the
4th of October, 1838, in the OLD INFIRMARY YARD, Lime-
street, Liverpool.
The Show Yard will be open to Members of the Society,
gratis, at Half-past Twelve o'clock; and to Non-Subscribers
on payment of Half-a-trown each, until Two o'clock, after
which time, on payment of One Shilling each.
The l‘lembers of the Society are requested to attend at the
Neptune Hotel, Clayton•square, at Ten o'clock in the Fore-
noon, for the purpose of awarding the Premiums in Classes
1,2, and 3; Electing new Officers' Members, &c.
The Dinner will be held in the Large
Room of Mr. Lucas's
Repository, Great Charlotte street, at Five o'clock, when the
Right Honourable Lord Stanley, M.P., will take the Chair.
After Dinner the Premiums will be distributed •to the ,sues-
cessfui Candidates. Tickets for the Dinner may be had at
the Shop of Mr. J. F.CANNELL, Stationer. 18, Castle-street.
Subscribers 4s. 6d., Non-Subsbribers 7s. 6d. each. Subscri-
bers are particularly requested to procure their Tickets on
or before Monday, the Ist of October, as, after that time,
they will be sold without reserve.
Persons desirous of becoming Members, or wishing to pay
their Subscriptions, are requested to apply to Mr. JAMES
GREEN, the Treasurer, Prescot; or to Mr. J. F. CANNELL,
18, Castle-street, Liverpool; and, on the 3rd and 4th of
October, from Nine to Twelve o'clock, to the SECRETARY,
at the Neptune Hotel.
R. LEDGER, Secretary,
Hale, near Warrington.

THE GREAT, CALEDONIAN MAGICIAN,
From the Music Hall, Sheffield, Commercial Rooms, Leeds,
Exchange Rooms, Iklanchester, Waterloo Rooms, Edin-
burgh, and the Mont, h Rooms, Glasgow, pet forua his
Wonders! Mystery! Magic! Legerdemain! Necromancy !
and the Wonder of the Age, the far-famed
GUN TRICK,
for a short time only, in the
LIVER-THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET.

It. J. H. ANDERSON, the GREAT CALEDO-
NIAN MAGICIAN, desirous of gratifying the No-
bility and Gentry of Liverpool and its vicinity, has the ho-
nour to announce his intention of Performing for a short
time only, his MYSTIC WONDERS ! • He hopes the unquali-
fied approbation which was bestowed on his exertions at
Manchester for eighty successive nights, Leeds for fifty
nights, Sheffield forty nights, Edinburgh one hundred and
three nights, Hull sixty nights, Newcastle-ou-Tyne twenty
nights, and Glasgow seventy nights, will ensure him the,pal
tronage of the Nobility, Gentry, and Public of Liverpool.
Mr. J. H. Anderson has hail the distinguished honour.of
performing before his late Majesty, at Wiudsor Castle, and
before his Majesty Geo. IV„ iu the Pavilion at Brighton ;
and subsequently received letters by their Majesty's com-
mand, stating the Royal approval of eacli performance;
together with others from the Marquis of Westminster, the
Earl of Bradford, the Officers of the Ist Life Guards, the
Duke of Gordon, and Sir Walter Scott.
From the many testimonials forwarded to Mr. J. H. A. to
submits the following from Lord PANMURE, and others :
"Breclan Castle, 24th March, 1837.,
"Sic,—Our party here, last night, witnessed your per-
formance with the greatest satisfaction; and I have no hesi-
tation in saying, that you far excel any other Necromaucer
that I ever saw, either at home or abroad. ,

".To Mr. J. H. Anderson. • "PAssrutir,."
" Roloby Hall, September 1.1837:
"Mr. J. H. Anderson highlylr&atified the party before
whom he performed his Necrodillibtic Feats and Magical
Exploits. He is the most accomplished Professor of the Art
of Magic we ever saw; and we beg to express our high admi-
ration of his talents, and thank him for his performance at
Rokehr. • "J. B. Morin Err,
"GF.ORGH CLIFFORD.
•
"GEORGE MANBY, COICIStieRID Guards.
On MONDAY. EVENING next, September 17, 18;18,
and every Evening durinir the week, the Great. Magician
comprising WONDERS!
will commence at Eight o'Clock his extraordinary Perlorm-
ances
MAG'IC !LEGERDEMAIN! NECROMANCY! and
BLACK ART!
For an explanation of the above. mysterious term,
• The whole of this unparalleled.Perforrl,.._
with the most wonderful feat ever attempted by
of which the Great Magician Is
_the Tolelnventc
GUN T c, !
Mr. J. H. A. will allow any Gent!.
ling Piece with Bullets, in the pre§ence of the
oAth., er whopat the
tie
eiule, previously marking them so as to ascettain .eon again,
bails inany
t of his body
hFin will
is
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handesids,dh
itso
faticree,
or at
audience may direct; Oth being upwards of the IM Rine o:
his attempting the experiment.
informed that it will cot he perliirtne,-
n,-- Ladies not wishing to witness the Guo
respectfully
other deceptions are finished.
*** So great has been the attraction of the aliovo novelty
in every place where J. H. A. has performed his Mvstic
Wonders, that his Benches have been nightly crowded;
therefore, Parties wishing to secure places, are solicited to
send to the Box Office of the Theatre, which open
from Eleven till Three.
Admission.—Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d.
Children under Twelve years of age -admitted with_ Parties
to the Boxes, Is. each. • • • •
Dudes open at Seven; the Magidian commences at2ight,
concluding at Half past Ten; or Maven,

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THE SECOND EXPERIMENTAL ASCENT OF THE
NASSAU BALLOON.
(From the limes.)
MR. GREEN'S NARRATIVE.

This ascent was made from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall,
on Monday afternoon, and, nom the success which attended
the experiment of the preceding Tuesday, attracted a large
assemblage of spectators.
It seems that it was not until early on Monday morning
that the proprietors were aware of its being the wish of Mr.
Rush to make a second experimental trip on that day. Mr.
Rush, however, it is understood, arrived at Vauxhall from
Brighton soon after five o'clock on Monday morning, when
he desired Mr. F. Gye to be called. In the course of the in-
terview he expressed his desire to renew his exnet iment upon
the occasion of the approaching ascent. Mr. Gye suggested
the propriety of selecting another day, when the ascent could
be either a private one or made at an earlier hour than the
announcement which had one forth to the public for that
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as he was unwilling to let the fineness of the weather escape,
be would prefer ascending then, even though the departure
of the balloon should be delayed as late as half-past six
o'clock. Accordingly the necessary arrangements were en-
tered into, and the ascent made, when, as will be seen by the
subjoined details, which we have been favoured with by Mr.
Green, a greater altitude was attained, and more minute and
accurate observations were marked, in the course of the
voyage, than were previously on record.
On the day when Mr. Rush accompanied by Mr. Green
and Mr. Spencer went up fur the first experimental trip the
elevation reached was 31 miles, minus 465 feet: whilst on
this occasion the altitude attained will be found to have been
5 miles and 74-; feet.
We proceed to give Mr. Green's version of the proceed-
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ings:—
" The success which attended my trip on Tuesday week,
when with the Nassau balloon, inflated with carburretted
hydrogen gas, accompanied by Mr. Hush and Mr. Edward
Spencer, we attained an altitude of 19,335 feet, or 3:1 miles,
minus 485 feet, created a4lesire in Mr. Rush and myself to
make another ascent with two persons only in the ear.
" Accordingly, on Monday last Mr. Rush made arrange-
ments with the proprietors of Vauxhall-gar lens for the
ascent to take place on that afternoon, that gentleman, of
course, engaging the car for the occasion. The time allowed
for preparation was necessarily very limited, in consequence
of the proposition to effect the object on that day not reach-
ing me until about 12 o'clock in the afternoon. However,
all that could be done in that respect within the shortness of
time was accomplished.
" The first object to be gained was, of course, that of di-
minishing the weight of the apparatus to as low a point as a
due regard to our personal safety would admit. A small car'
was substituted for that usually used, and the light grapnel
belonging to my own balloon, as well as an elastic rope at-
tached to it, replaced those of the Monster'
"The work of inflation having terminated, I, at about five
o'clock in the afternoon, proceeded to ascertain the power of
the gas with which the balloon was charged. This the tran-
quil state of the weather rendered an operation of the great-
est ease, and 1 was consequently enabled to effect my in-
quiry with the nicest accuracy.
" On examination I found that the whole weight of the
balloon and its appendages at that moment was 40561b5., thus
constituted .
" Balloon, netting, and car
" Ballast
" Mr. Rush
" Myself
" Grapnel
" Elastic rope ditto
" 27 half-hundred weights slung round the
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