The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

THE CORONATION BALLOON.

Mr. Orme, the celebrated serosaut, agate delighted
•be inhabitants of Hants, by aseendieg_a second time
I, itb his halloos, on Thursday lest. Many particulars
of the first aerial excanioa will be in recollection, and
the iaterest excited by his mead ascent will make the
foamiest particalers interest*.
Mr. Miami's own Ammusr?.—" On Thursday last,
according to advertisement. I made my snood ascent
hem*, Doke of York's Basile% Poises. The morn•
i rag, although cloudy, seemed nevertheless to presage
favourably; the crowds assembled to whams its ascen-
sion were essaiderahly greater this ea a former Gen-
sioa. I shield think the member assembled must have
exceeded 29,080 proem About eleven o'clock the ope-
ration of filling commeseell sad the halloos was inflated
by half-put Melee, alder the esperistendance of Mr.
llathett, engineer of the flee Company. I -suffered
mach inconvenience from my late accident, but was
greatly assisted by several 'destine gentlemen present
(especially by Mr. Kingston, saperietendant of the
steam-wine in the Dock-yard), as well as by the gen-
tlemen of the committee, whose services were import-
antly useful.
Abut half-past one °Woe& I took my seat in the
car. after which a signal rue end to assemble the
gentlemfrea of the Consinietee es fibs ribald : Iliad the
plessese in this-atttiatiou if taking a glass otiritse,
and reusing to those Heathen's my warmest duets
Itir their disinterested belmAimir..,. The balloon hav-
ing beiniciirried round 'the -deg, took ray leave
amidst the plaudits and anxioni good wishes of sue-•
voaadiag thousands, sod ascended slowly but tasks-
• tinily towards the celestial legless. On !eyrier the
ground my barometer stood at IN Menthe. and the
thermometer 72. IPiading I eel sot mend to
great altitude without eateringliin clouds, I discharg-
ed IW". of ballast, and amended to the height of
3,000 feet. I intended at this altitude to have de-
mended my parachute, bat finding myself husediately
over the harbour. the safety of the animal (belonging
to Mr. Charles Wilcox), obliged met waiter my deter-
mination : I immediately discharged more ballast,
and ascended to the height of 4,500 feet. I here
found the balloon takin a direction N. E., which af-
forded the spectators a longer and better view. After
being up 101 minutes, I descended my parachute and
cat. which reached the earth in safety, but was unfor-
tunately at too great a distanci from Ponies, to have
h observed males. by the assistance of the telescope.
The descent of the parachute was astonishingly rapid
for about no feet ; it afterwards became distended,
sod its oscillation very inconsiderable. I suppose it
reached the earth Bor 9 minutes after its separation
from the balloon.
a l now ascended with great rapidity to upwards
jf 10,000 feet. Knowing this to be the greatest alti-
tude I could math with 'safety, so as to enable me to
make a few philosophical experiments, I applied my-
self to this interesting purpose: the mercury at this
altitude stood at 20 and 5-tentbs, and the thermometer
at 38. After completing my observations, I looked
at sly watch and folind k2O .it. after 2. I deter-
Weed on dementliaa. and by repeatedly discharging
ballast, my deistOnnume gradual till half-pait K At
Otis dim a heavy al esnr of rain added considerably to
the weight of any` .arid ocambood.lik4nrini4s,
ceedessatioa et *helm so that Its rapid demeadon
might have been attended with considerate danger,
bad I not thrown est a red quantity of ballast,
which had the demised ellen et checking the rapidity
of my descent; after which I descended in a meadow
belonging to J. Hallett. 'Esq. of Mitchett-lakei-isear
Frisky, Surrey 3 cmgledag a voyage of Meath, 43
idles in 45 mistime. The rebounding of the haiku
was extremely violent ; but lat last inured my band-
lag_ by the aseistasce of some men working in the
fields ; and partook of a good_ dinner at the hospitable
mansion of J. Haled. Esq. I afterwards took a post-
chaise, and arrived at the White Hart, Guilford, at 7
o'clock.
" On the following day I reached Portsea, 'Sad was
received with a hearty welcome by the gentlemen of
the Committee, to whom liberality and distinguished
hesevelence I shall ever feel grateful. I cannot for-
beer giving publicity to this fact. via.. that after their
paying me the sus stipslated.they voluntarily surren-
dered the overplus of the money for the'ate and bene-
fit of my only child. To the Committee my 'basks
are 'particularly du; to Messrs. diarlow (brothers)
for their gratuitous supply of gas; to Colonel Mated
and other officers for their kind assistance ; and to the
public at large for their patronage and support."
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_The balloon pissed over between Wymering
Huhu% over Ptarbrook-park, to the westward of Pe.
wench' a quarter at a mile ; between &upshot and
Oreatbans, over Kingsley. cue mile to the westwards(
Fushun, aid a janitor of a mile to the westward of
Farnborough. sod leaded at Primley, in Surrey. hoer
talks S. W. by S. of Barbet, about 45 miles N.
difiertemoadt.—(Pornmenth piper.) •
•- OLD MANY sessioxs.

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Irenowinitis s yswankest, descriptive of the va-
rious sawww withwhich the prism., for trial at pre-
Pit Valid charged at the amoidag Seiliolls I a simian-
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