The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-22 00:00:00

Thursday being the day appointed for the grand Dahlia show
of the Metropolitan Society of Florists, it accordingly took place
at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, on which occasion Mr. tareen
made his 208th ascent in his balloon. At about half-past five
on Thursday eveniug, Mr. Green observed to a gentleman on
the committee of the Florictiltural Society, that " he wanted a
gentleman of light weight and with a heavy purse to accompany
him." was immediately communicated to Mr. Butler, tun.,
who is a surgeon, residing at Woolwich; and, being introduced
to Mr. Green, he offered ten guineas, which were accepted.
Shortly before six the car was occupied by these gentlemen,
and the ascent made. The balloon took a north-easterly direc-
tion, and about half-past six o'clock Mr. Green declared his in-
tention to descend and deposit Mr. Butler on terra firma,
whilst he proceeded alone. To this proposition Mr. Butler de-
clared himielf opposed; being desirous to accompany Mr.
Green the whole of the voyage. The word of authority, how-
ever, of a gentleman in command of a balloon, is not to be re-
belled against; so down went the balloon, and out went Mr.
Butler, a little below Walthamstow. Before Mr. Green re-
ascended, he observed to Mr. Butler :—" I cannot now tell you
the reason of my determination ; but you will know hereafter,
and will be satisfied."—Mr. Green then took in a small quan-
tity of ballast, and proceeded ou his voyage, the wind conti-
nuing in the same quarter. Front that hour until late on Fri-
day night no tidings of Mr. Green were received. Upon Mr.
Green's last ascent he informed Messrs. Gye and Hughes that
if the wend were favourable he should cross the channel and
descend in France; but the wind changing a short period be-
fore his ascent, he then abandoned the design. These gentle-
men, therefore. think this must have been the intention of Mr.
Green on Thursday last, although he did not communicate it
to any one, In the car were a pint of wine and a few biscuits,
so that provision was not made for a long voyage; and, from
having courted the companionship of a gentleman, whom he af-
terwards parted with, there is reason to believe the thought of
proceeding a great distance was a sudden one, when lie pro-
posed descending with Mr. Butler, for " a particular purpose."
If the win,d did not change, the course of the balloon must have
been across Suffolk, Norfok, and the Nuith Sea, descending in
Holland. Mr. Butler, on describing his voyage, says, "It was
of a most delightful character, and the views pleasing beyond
conception." He found the atmosphere very cold on ascend-
ing; it was also strongly impregnated with gas, which he con-
sidered gradually escaped from the balloon. The descent was
easy ; the grappling irons were not thrown out, but a rope,
swung from the car, was caught hold of by the assembled spec-
tators, and he alighted as easily as from a coach. About 150
persons had collected in the field, who afforded every assistance
to Mr. Green in procuring ballast, &c.
Saturday the anxiety for Mr. Green's safety was great, but all
fears were allayed by a letter received front him. In the course
of the day, the proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens stated that
after having re-ascended at Walthamstow, upon parting with
Mr. Butler, be proceeded on his voyage at a •slow rate during
the whole night, passing over Suffolk into Norfolk, where he
arrived the following morning, and finding the wind did not
change, sties to permit him to proceed into the North, as was
his original intention, and as the ballou was not sufficiently
buoyant to render it prudent to attempt to pass over the sea, he
descended about a quarter before six o'cleck on Friday morn-
ing, after twelve hours' sail, alighting at Winsbotham, one mile
north of Downham, in Norfolk, where he was hospitably enter-
tained by Mr. John Pike of that village. Mr. Green proposes
again ascending when the wind should prove favourable for a
voyage to the northern capital.