The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-22 00:00:00

MR. GRAHAM, THE AMON WT.

tewastramiaww, September 2 I.—Mr. Graha.n, the 'Remnant,
whose intrepidity at least deserves applaut.e, is. set you ha .e
already stated, arrived here ; and on Monday. at three o'clock
in the afternoon. be is to ascend from the Royal Oat-yard.
Cheltenham, accompanied by a Mr. Web's. Tar balloon is,
on that occasion, to be filled by the assioance of a newly in-
vented machine ; but a description of such ulachine is unne-
cessary now, as you have ilready given some account of ir.—
Tbere is no probability of any unnecessary or unpleasant d--
lay—and the weather is very promisine. As liberal arrange-
ments have been made with the Gas Company (who light Chel-
tenham in adtuir ible style) for it plent;ful supply of gas ; and
in order that the ascent may be about the hour named, the in-
flation is to take place on M•mday morning early. Mr. Gra-
ham has. it 'worsts, entga;r4 the *dole of the Royal Oak Inn
here, for Monday. so that the " fashionable world " may
(coin the win lows and scaft )I !illus. should they not Ilse to en-
ter the gerunds, behold the progress of the inflation and the
ascent. Messrs. Graham and Webb, who are to ascend in the
balloon, have most property made such arrangements as will
wholly preveut the pressure of the crowd upon the car and
balloon.

Lieutenant Colonel John T. Jones, C. 8., Commanding
Engineer at Woolwich, accompanied by Captain Harper of
the same corp., are ordered by the blaster-General of the
Ordnance to proceed immediately overland to the lonian
Isles, to inspect and report upon the fortresses of those
islands. They leave England directly. Their mission
will last about six months.

A part of the 62d regiment arrived at Portsmonth on the
18th instant, on hoard the Vibelia transport, from Halifax.
Brevet• Major Hall, Captain Walter, Lieutenant Donald.
Ensign Lane, and Ensign Power, have arrived on board
the same vessrl. The remainder of the 62d is expected to
arrive in a few days on board the Cato and Loyal Briton
transports, fioin Halifax. Several invalids are coming home
from Halifax on board the Fanny transport.
The new church at Chelsea being upon the finish,
the tower is to be ornamented with a very fine new peal
of ten bells, tenor (or tenth) bell, weighing 22 owt. net
bell metal, and nobly in the key note of E. This grand
opening is expected to take place about November wxt :
The much celebrated St. Peter Mancroft, company of change
ringers,
.pnrpose paying a friendly visit to their brother
change ringers, in London, at the time of the above ringing
festival, and opening the very fine taned new hells, with
Mr. Sain tel Thurston's composition, on Mr. Fabian Sted-
man's principle. And they also purpose visiting the 7 peals
of 12 hells, at the various churches in this metropolis, and
performing short touches of cinques upon them, in Sted-
man, method. _ _ _

N. B. A few days ago this company rang upon St Peter
klancroft 12 bells, at Norwich, 30th) changes of Stedman
bring most ably conducted by Mr. Samuel Thur-
ston, a c•ithedral stone mason by trade.
Yesterday, a stout man, habited in singular costume,
and whose manners correspond with his dress, who, it
I a peered, is a dissenting preacher in one of the neigh-
bouring villages, came before the Bathforum Magistrates
I accompanied by his wife, who is very far advanced in prep
:saucy, fur the purpose of her smearing the child. The
husband declared, (which was admitted by the wife,) that
be had not cohabited with her for the last two years and a
half, and that in consequence of the real father of the
child industriously circulating a report that the child was
the husband's, which the latter stoutly denied, he gained
the great displeasure of his hearers ; and the reason of his
bringing her before the Magistrates was for the purpose of
removing the odium of falsehood from himself, and to set
I him right with his congregation. The wife solemnly de-
clared who the real father of the child was; but the hus-
band was told by the Magis'rate that he was bound to
maintain it, which he agreed to do, provided it did not live
with him. The happg couple then walked off, seemingly
well satisfied, excepting the regret of the husband, that
the seducer could not Ise punished. The husband, daring
the investigation, frequently quoted passages from scrip-
ture; and expressed himself happy in knowing that his
wife had turned from the error of her ways!—(Batk He-
rald.)