MR. GRAHAM'S ASCENT AT BA...
The Times, 1824-07-22T00:00:00

MR. GRAHAm'S AscENT AT BATH.-On the eveninig of FriLay, Alr. Graham made his promised ascent with his bai- loon at Bath, fbr the benefit of the Bath General HosoiaaL The asecnt took place at half past six. At thlat time both aeronauts (Mir. Graham and a AMr. Adams from London) took their seats in the car, and the balloon immediately rose with tham, clearing the surrounling trees in gallant style, and soaring aloft in a manucr at once stately and majestic. At hrst its direction was north-east, but it afterwards veered roustd to the east, in which quarter it disappeared. Mir. Graham gives the foflowing account of the excursion :-" We rose with considerable rapidity from the eartlh, and when we had attained a good elevation the view was magnificentand striking beyond all descrlption. One object on the-earth attx cted" =treiitjo,Psoon zfterw,ad. This oect_,re. anl afforded considerable merriment both to Mr. Adams nd myself.? This extraordinary phenomenon 1 have since aseertained to have been nothing less than a horse with a man on its back ! Our highest alWtiudewasabout threemiles; but the barometerbriving received' some injury, I cannot, without further examination, determine the exact state of the atmosphere. The gas did not expand a great deal. After remaining in the air almost an hour antil a half, we begai to think of descending, anid I openied the valve for tilat purpose. As we approached terrajirma, however, it appeared very woody, therefore we threw out ballast (601b. of which we took otut with us), smd con- tinued to float along at a moderate height. After doing so for 20 mi- nutes, we desceaded at a quarter before 8 between two woods, near Ransbury, Wiltshire, 46 miles from Badh, in perfect safety. Hav- ing packed up the mchioc, anid procurel a conaveyance, we set off and arrived at Sydney lotel, Batb, at eight o'cloc k next morning.'i PED ESTIrlAN isX.-A t a very early hour yesterday morn- ing a curious mateh was crtermed onKennington-common, between two gentlemen of the names of Lawrence and Brown. t wlas who should run, walk, and walk backwards, each a nile, in the shortest timt. The match was made over a glass of wine at an hoiel the evening before, for 50 sovereigns: and considerable beLs were pend- ing on the issue. Both started together over a measured piece of groand, and performed zhe match as follows :_ ntiUs winninlg ty only tour seconds. BCetting at startikg was five to threc in favour of'Browin; but after eompleting his second mile, high odds were off'red on Lawrence, hlis friends coneciving Brown's to be a hlopeless chance, from his wind being nearly exhausteAl ; and nothing but hiis determined perseverance won him this singular and extraoidhiary watch. ANTI-CLIM&X.-MIr. H -, thG Professor of Chy- nmistry in tle University of Dublin, who was morc remarkable for the clearness of his intellect than the puritv of his eloquence, itd verted i4 yxe of his lectures to the celebratcd Dr. Boyle, of whose talents he spoke with t*e highest veneration, and thus conrluded his eulogy : H" Me was agreat nHan,' said the Professor-." a very. great>nfaan. He was.the father of chymistry, gentlemen.arnd bro- titer of the Bail otf Cork.,? B&T.TLE wrTH TA- ALLIGATOa.-ThC KingtSion (Ja. maica) Royal (3ecUe of Dlay 29 contains the following extraordi- nary:natreiy-et-" Dlonsieur Francois, a French fisherman of this citv, on Friday se'nnight, was employed-tin catching fiSsl at Cow Bay. Beig:faigued, in the eveunig be threw ;himself-on the sand to restt;, hoftly-atter.a.slight shower f rain fell, whichI with the -wiind attlieaise time,covered-itim with,thedriftinqsand; *ntisstatc he9pt.up, ntnd,went into a neighbotering pond ot fresh water, and beginning to wash himself, was seized on by an lli wtater, wich la- cerated him drcadfully. Monsieur Francois grasped the animal by. the Iead, 'and-suceeeded in disentangling hiniselfifrom its hold; it then seiied him by the leg, which waamucl torn, ba he effcted. biis eseape to.the batpk vth relaying himself dtown, he.was Dffoweld by t1e t.tetato1 Wh icl. .Szi sei ing thfe leg, attempted ti dirw this r.ow sufernxaud bleedinlg man into the pool, but he was reaiesed from his perpius situa!tion by persone swho came to his; assistunce. e w.as.broughttothis city nbisfishingcanoe, and has>been de- Clared out.of' danger; he is in a fair Wy of resumning his habits of intlnstry jna short time." -All Irishman, niaried Collins, cLied lately in HAlfax, anr left 120,0001. to a cousin of his, name:i John Cuintiinss who4is tutor ini the-county of Uork.-hiish Observer. 'l'he, storm oni Wednesday evening last was not caimfinetd to England alone. -n kte chamnel, and on tlhe coas-t of France, tht .disturbed elemeent raged with tcrrific grandeur. . Much agitation was felt on board tJe vessels coining upphannel from whom signrl. gunts-were continuallh fired tbr ipots., the weatber changhngsucces, iively to, the very opposite extremes. The boats whichnightly leavi ,the French Coast, witbedpreeses for EaNglhd, did noton this .occa. sloo put to-sea, so generaily did an jawtultsensution prevail among tile maritime. people, azad which particularlr evinced itself in the more slperstitious among,the'lower class of our continental neigh. bours'.-Keutith..Gazet4e., We Were yesterday invited.on boardhibe Generpal kalkUi, justoarrived from Sierra Leone;:to view one of tho-sb rare sights,. Jive chaitilio-. W'hat appeared most extraordinary; was the facility And.quickness with which itedrew-into its moatha.fyv,.held at thc end.ot. a:pen,at least six. inches dimtantt . Rlhen it! rst caught a glinpseof-tliiujsectj its eye became- stecdily fixed upon inwhilst=i tdowv andialmost imnperccptible turning of th4 heed dwas6taktug lace4 o briog,iititto-a line,,anti wheni itarrivedinithat directton,itated Its tolnguef orth -like 1i4gtunkn.itnd.,iu. a -omentL he Iy_isam comm cealetl&lt its!mQ11tb.- ;uring thd:.ime.we were.esea., whiehdid notexceegr 10 munuteWs,itJssumed4ar-tt leastMalft.dnzen d fbrentpip pc,aranCezi;,.btst w,c-ir vain :louked. for;: vhite one.firl HLdsrcdiser.: A serious accident happened oni Monday eveniig to-John Stratfbrd4B6st lEsq j son oit-homas-Best>:Esq Whenzridmginrhe Parl;.his'horse Jolt fri btsi and ran-away with hint,. though-an-cx- cellentieqeseutfan ; heeadcavouted to. leap him ovcr.the kails- bat uitofonunmitelv he! xan-. gabtst theot, andf!allingbthckw.ardmi over hims he brOm i;e 1 coIlaar.-tone, anti: was much- braised. lon gentlemen passingzby atile tihe recognizing;the young gentleman, topok. 0n~U,t1s utcle', *hmiral ,''oliemache, in a iccadilly, wben he fwas~nicmdtslykat.t4midetIby several:eminent s'irgccnsm,:-ile Was insenmsibIe 'from the-iomentoaf the ~ccidelt:unil .Tuesthyaafternoon, when hompes ,wereenretaxhed of hisrecovery,.v,, "' Yestenlsy atternoon.1a Iitvle:boyq: -betnveerr :simand seven yeatgbldl; thle. s6r).oPAiJiHebert, %ookseller, al? (ieapside, .wat- p4.sying behind Elighbu'rg v .le; and f'ell-nto a-.well' whicir .was left in a spen sitc5 * f'artdnstely; -rasaheard&his screams, rani tothe spot; 'and ssa,ved thez clikPslIiib