The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-09 00:00:00

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After a long interval of indifference respecting Aerosta•
el, which succeeded the extraordinary excitement its
;ovation had at first produced, the attention of the
politic is, at present, more than usually directed to the
object, by the attempts of the rival adventurers, who
ge taking their aerial excursions from different places in
t kingdom, at the same p it of time. Whether these
lemons have any other view, or any other talent, than
gist of exhibiting fur profit a magnificent experiment,
ill a question that should give us no concern ; for
•Thlrpendently of the uses, to which the experiment may
Ice tiine. be tented, the ascent of a beautiful and stupendous
nerostatic machine, into the higher regions of the atmos-
dere, carrying along with it, one or more enterprising
ath. scientific individuals, who hang suspended by a few
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rail eels, in the Heavens, far above the eagle's flight,
selling in the bdsorn of the air," and looking down upon
Ike mountaiu tops, and even clouds, is a legitimate object
efechniration and delight. WO know not whether it is more
gratifying to the ignorant mind, to which it seems the more
wonderful, cr to the philosopher who, knowing all the princi-
ples on which the invention was founded, contemplates it as
s flue illustration of the triumph pf science, and as a fay pro-
*lse of lieu's admirable stchievemente yet to be gained.
Iverv•beholder finds a multitude of interesting associations
tarowding upon• his mind—ideas of beauty and grandeur, of
'Osman power end skill, of danger, of conraget of sublime els-
oPtiott wad prodigious velocity, of the serene df• beacon, and a
teas expanse of earth—which.mbether he analyse theasor not,
prOduce Lyles/parable eagerness of emotion, and lire his ima-
'lnstitut and quicken his pulse. •
( Though the sanguine ideas that were originally fornied
oath* power of Aerostatioe, hare been much corrected by
*Audi, progress of the science, the hope of rendering it
available an seine degree to the serviee of mankind, is not
Anise extinct. Within theta* eix years no less than as many
.sikoasaati pounds, we oaderstaati4 were' expended by a
,spirited prokwor in this metropolis, with se view tO accom-
limb the navigation of the Balloon. The 'analogy under
,duff this gentle:nan 'contemplated his object, was not
44 which had sometimes been absnrdly asiminrd;of a
.mesel Jloatin,r on, but of a -fish swintining in and tar-
Alweeded witewater. Hie aish, therefore, was to assimilate
.the shape and power of'tbc machine, as snuck me possible,
,pe thews:4a marine animal; not only by sueelvenical cob-
*lances similar to the tail amities, by whidh its.torizontil
.ovation might be communicated and directed ; !hitt by tte
littedoetion, within • the Balloon, of mettlier lressel,
qtr the air bladder in a fish, into •whitiel the It.
,meepiserie air might be forced, or• from which
aught,it be extracted; be. an• aeronaut in an. :appnded
• ear t.aosi by which the asoent.and descent of the machteie
• be regulated, without. the ineutobrance or ballast, or
Aimless of hydrogen gas. The project was; undoubtedly,
ingeniously conceived; bet, notwithstanding the expense
Incurred upon it, it was. never bidnght to the test of ex-
periment; A violent storm • having shattered the
;Wiling in !'whieb the manufamare •of the machine
~yas carrying on, and ha,vingi we believe, destroyed
:tense of the most delicate and . expensive parts. of the
apparatus, the spirit of the projector was damped,' and
„do scheme entirely abandoned. • The catistrophe is Much
le be regretted; not on account .of the destruction of the
:sahatitutefor fins,though probably that a as the most aspen-
„she part of the apparatus ; for • bad it been: preserved, it
Meld, we doubt cot, hate grietionsly embarrassed the
,anchine, if not totally failed ea Meet. The part of the
contrivance we accounted most .valuable, was the intro-
.-Action of the air-vessel within the balloon, and which we
/think may be adopted and atanaged_. usefully, in •cont-
Jtiaation with contrivances better aed than the apparatus
,Inkrred to, for the purposes of aerial navigation.. •
On be conlinvead.)
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v :001NTERESTINti. PUBIIII3 .BAPTIISSE ••;
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1- einarintetilt was excited tat WinticlikAi thicipierwpai
lleers':Chit4l,' in conMquence.-otthe r:', Hawtry,
lannounting the intended public. baptiatit,libat day; of a fo-
'reign Gentleman of the ebrew.persuasion.
• Oe the doors being opened in the evening; the concourse
ef peraoas a•sembled filled every seat._ It is computed
shat upwards of 1000 persons were 'penitent—and in that
'lumber, Whit 100 converted Jews asst Jewesses. The
gentleman about to enter the pa6.'ef Christianity,
was a native .of Poland; about fort!; and conoected
Stith some of the first families on the Continent. He
*rived in England about three mon:bs ago. The organ
lly a 'solemn air, announced the commencement of the
Ceremony, seal 31r. Hawtry then read the prayers appointed
fat the service, in a manner that appeared to inspire the
Angregation with reverential awe. To the solemn quits-
time propounded by the Clergyman, the convert answered
with a firm and audible voice; and on bting sprinkled and
narked. with the sign of the CMS!, he appeared deeply
effected. In the prayer that followed, he joined must
fervently, and at the conclusion seated himself near the
ant. This is the second adult that has been baptised in
the Chapel within the last month. After this part of the
*rim Mr. Hawtry delivered en excellent discourse from
Ike 45th cb. of Gen. 4th and sth ver. The great progress
of Christianity in this country, and other parts of the
globe, was dwelt upon with much force by Aim Rev.
Gentleman. The individuals of the Jewish. persuasion
}*sett at the.ceremony remained during the wholtot the
service.

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WINDSOR, Oct. B.—This day his Majesty, attended by
Its usual snite, took an airing in his phaeton about one
o'clock, in the spacious irides ir. the Park. We are happy
testate the King continues in the enjoyment of excellent
health. The Hand of the Royal Fusileers attended.—
A numerous assemblage of the neighbouring Nubility and
Gentry attended to hear them.
The Duch... of Kent gave a grand dinner on Tuesday at
her apartments in the King's Palace, Kensington, at which
ware present, the Duke of York, the Duke of Clarence,
Nice's Augusta, Prince Leopold, and the Duke of Saxe
Weimar.
Mr. Seoresbv's "Journal of a Voyage to the Northern
Whale Fishery," recently published, contains much infur-
elation respecting the refractions which are usual in high
latitudes: one very singular instance deserves to be
noticed. "On my return to the ship, about eleven o'clock,
the night was beautifully fine, and the air quite mild.
The atmosphere, in consequence of the warmth, being in
a highly refractive state, a great many curious appear-
ances were presented by the land and icebergs. The most
extraordinary effect of this state of the atmosphere, how-
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eler, was the distinct inverted image of a ship In the clear
AY, over the middle of the large bay or inlet before
mentioned ; the ship itself being entirely beyond the
horizon. Appearances of this kind 1 have before noticed,
but the peculiarities of this were, theperfection of the image
Ind the great distance of the vessel that it represented.
It was so extremely well defined, that when examined
trith a telescope by Dollond. 1 could distinguish every sail,
the general " rig of the ship," and its peculiar character ;
Wsomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's
thip, the Fame, which it afterwards proved to be; though
In comparing notes with my father, I found that oar rela-
tive position at the time gave our distance from another
wary nearly 30 miles, being about 17 miles beyond the
horizon, and some leagues beyond the limit of direct vision
I wasso struck by the peculiarity of the Circumstance, that
I lasttioned It to the augur of the Witch, .stating ply
" Wnvid" that tkeirst .was then cruising in the
!trighbouting .

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IRELAND.
—"oulaws—.
LIMERICK, Oct. 4.—On the night of Wednesday last, a
valuable horse was laughed on the lands of BallynacariPa
the property of Mr. Js. Enright; I I another ti ns . revel
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many cuts on the hinder parts. A notice •was gonad pas
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next day on a house on the same farm, signed Capt P.
Rock, threatening Mr. Enright, if he did jot. drop• his late
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undertaking, (thatpf agent to the property of Mr. Dawson?,
lii end would be put to his life. A' hotiti bonging to
Stephen Tinsley, of White Forge, had ..isia.,‘ es .ca %It
last night.
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On Friday last, a number of men, sias.lo,4ltb licit%
and hay forks, assembled on the lands. of! Ballyphillip'
sear Kilmore, in this county, (a late scene Of s'obtrifge,)
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held by persons of the naineef thiggan;ludef #ll,e licathp-,
niel Sinaloa, on which previously a distress for.sentlhaidi.
been made, by authority from a receiver under the (Mott'
of Chancery, anal though the care-taker came forward and
cautioned this banditti to desist, they, by force, maliciout-
ly cut down several acres of unripe oats,•and drew off the
lands a quantity of same.. Next day, they dog the potatoes '
growing on said farm. and drew off some oftbe corn cut'
theday before. Mr. Richard Yielding, jon.',, .whose father
has an estate in said lands. Laving begird . the ,out. •
rage, came up in support of the care taker, in-order to
prevent the corn from being removed, batiste no ,Vtfeet,
as the fellows dropped their spades, aud(Witli Nary-forki
(forced away the corn, and did also grosidy. abose,'lllo.
iSielding, (an unoffeuding•gentleman.) We area bowever
lead to hear, that six of. tha party were.:ipprettenri
nearly on Suuday moraine, by Willi sat IC Y*lldiag; El
' and a party of the military from Kilnionts,:while in•t
ldi of conveying intilay the rentaiader ::Cof: the ' *brit,'
Several hundred pets •ns were assembling 46 destroy sed
carry off the remainder, of the propeety, Irkk boeses, care,
lim, but, on the appeatam•e of thomilitary,4tey data all
directions. . , ..• • .; •vti I' •‘. '
• Most influirmatory papers were fonnlkm Monday.nighti
in the house of Jain es Nunan, at Ballyhoura, by Ensigni
(Jordon, commanding a detachments& the 22d Regina*,
,in that .village. Nissan is in costody, and since hie arra
a hag of.bullets has been: found' guidable the earthass,al4 •
threshold of his Altair.. • : ~. . : .1: :ftto.., a. i , •••11:
Wi 'are sorry 'O'Neal; ilitereliii liatelf Ake liortil app‘4-
awe of reviewed initaireeti one 94' vfoleiiett it the Efaroni of
Cliiiiiiiittrite, County of Kern'.--Oil The nlght Of frendsn
Tait; 'the 'house 'iir a'pensionti mimed Ifdruer,.'WE'. Bal.;
ljnageragh,
ijnageragii, wil,4 lirtilten. open- and matting 14 boor men,
elt armed, trfiu'lietdied the hdhie of *wt., ,'OhntainTng
'fide; qiiarts of viitikkey„ 4ad gave the wife'ist 'Harriet a
violent Igo* orthe )rlitt"4:l orb blitifdeiNOks On tha
bt4'ast,
baist, by 'AM she wet lieri.relY'injnred.::•ifirnet le in
honest. chfsrecter, and served. 27 yeap in ilia 67th"Regl-,
lint. ' • • •
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.4.. 0 'MEN ingN.Coti.vicT,l4DAT Ragaptios.,-,..l(eseerdayi
Mr. Blackburne WI it full ~botich, .o( Magistres, Were
engaged .ot IL:thksale SessiOus. ilk .trying the
,agyeral
persons charged syith the violent outrage me ;41r.,Nerian.
fen of. them were cm/toed on the cleareskteatineen.y,! and,
sentenced to sevenyeara, transportation to Illotany,llay, fpr
which place they left Rathkeale this morning. A:fellow
who came up on the male to prove inalifu for„oacof that
accused, tens fully- identified by Mr..Npnet.ll, rialdiallar
ip the acts of, barbarity, and cruelty.
.committpd, on. his
person. the day pf the' outrage; ,he wain) tried. on
.Moeilay.
,The: trials did pot terminate antai eight oh:lock.
.last night... •
~•sThe dpy previous. at Rathkeale Seatitnis. t)isepentkavi ware
convicted for insurrectionary practices, and sentenced Minitel',
.years transportation. ~ • .
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• The kentenee of wintOsertatlon for life passed on' Cornelius
Mayes. 'who was Coot-Wen at our last, Assizes of maw
kdanghternt Doan, has beenamorsattni to eigliteett Months ins-,
prieonment and hard labour, by his Excellency • the Lure
Lieutenant. ~ ..
:t. On Thursday night, the Police aPprobended are been near
the Commons of Raihkeate, for the murder °rifts, Pottboy, is
' that vicinity, seine months ago.—(Limetick Chen.) : . :
The sensibility excited not only in this conntryi•lant
throughout the entire kingdom, by the horrible altatowiere
Of Mr. Franks and his family, has produced a degreircifii*
patience that the :leading•-acters of this bloody tragedy
have not already been brought to the bar of Justice, dad
each day knitters an hope that it may• affoed an account
of their discovery; Tn •attain this object; every thing
that prudence, discretion; and vigilance can suggest,
has ;been arranged by ,the Magistrates of that part
of the country where the nnfortunate victims fell a sacrifire
to the cruel assassins. Six, men from the vieinfty -nf
itoelimilis have for some time been detained on suspicion
in tale ilridewell of Donerai le, and as yet they ire net
transmitted to the County Cork gaol. It will be reeollectat
that on the Coroner's Inquest, the servant giristliat Pred-
in Mr‘Franks's house was examined, and altie'attothee
female, dwelling near it; they have,' it •itecesSerf
evidence to be hereafter called upon, Aiedry .held
ender special protection; and, we presume icit seine -vett
important reasons, were, on Tuesday night, sent forward'
from Fermoy to Dublin, accompanied by Mr. Smith, Chief
Constable of Police, and a subaltern of that'body. probably
to appear before the higher Law Officers of the Crown,
that their narrative may become the subject of renewed
and deliberate investigation.—(Cork Chronicle.). • • '' • '

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