1824.J 
he Author of “ Waverley,” have been, 
we understand, for some time in the 
press, and may be expected to appear 
in a very few weeks. 
M. Pistrucci, an Italian improvi- 
sitore, has been exhibiting his won- 
derful powers in London during the 
past winter, and much attended. 
An Institution for the Preparation 
and Use of Artificial Mineral Waters 
in Great Britain, has been established 
by Dr. Struve, of Dresden. The su- 
perior efficacy of the long-celebrated 
springs of Pyrmont, Selters, Spa, 
Carisbad, and many others which exist 
in Germany, is too well known to need 
comment; and their medicinal virtues 
can be procured in any place through 
the discoveries of Dr. Struve. 
Shortly will be published, the Life 
and Administration of Cardinal Wol- 
sey, by J. Garr, esq. third edition, 
greatly improved. 
Dr. Dawson, of Sunderland, is 
about to publish, a new System of the 
Practice of Physic, together with an 
original Nosology, which embraces 
Physiology and Morbid Anatomy. 
Lhe foltowing authentic particalars 
of the ascent of Mr. Graham and 
Capt. Beauloy, from Islington, on 
Thursday, the 17th of June, are ex- 
tracted from the Nation evening paper. 
Every ten or twelve days have lately 
been marked by ascents of persons 
for money, but this account is too 
scientific to be lost. 
It rose majestically at 5 minutes past 6 
o'clock. Bar. 29 in. 8 tenths; ther. 66; 
hyg. 17 dry. 
_ Nothing conld exceed the grandeur of 
the scene witnessed by the gentlemen in 
the car. The balloon itself seemed sta- 
tionary ; not the slightest motion was per- 
ceptible; all other objects appeared to 
sink from it; every part of the immense 
metropolis, and a considerable portion of 
its envirous, were distinctly visible; not 
a street, or square, or even house was con- 
cealed ; most of the former being crowded 
with spectators whose cheers were plainly 
heard; and as during the first two or three 
minntes objects had not completely lost 
the appearance of height, St. Paul’s and 
the hills near London were peculiarly in- 
teresting. 
At ae min. past 6; bar. 7°4, or 2304 
feet; ther. 46; hyg. 15 dry, the balloon 
was directly above Waterloo-bridge ; when 
the beautiful distinctness with which every 
ship and even boat on the Thames could 
be traced by the eye, was extremely 
_ gratifying: but objects having now lost 
all distinction of height, the whole country 
was perfectly flat, like a military map. 
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Literary and Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
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At12 min. past 6; bar. 23°5, or 4128 
feet; ther. 45,—the aéronauts passed 
through some very thin mist, which might 
perhaps have been only the smoke from 
the metropolis, and were now directly 
over Vauxhiall-bridge. 
The balloon entered a current of air, 
which made it revolve gently to the north; 
occasioning a slight sensation of giddiness 
and sickness to those in the car; and im- 
mediately afterwards became enveloped 
in clouds, when the watch was at 16 min. 
past 6; bar. 23 in. 3 tenths, or 6240 feet ; 
ther. 59; hyg. 20 dry. 
Until this moment every thing had been 
distinctly visible from the balloon ; trees, 
houses, ships, &c. had length and breadth, 
but no height: roads seemed like foot- 
paths, of an orange colour; fields of corn, 
as if ruled with lines of vivid green; 
the hedges looked thicker and darker. 
On rising above the clonds, which had 
not been by any means dark, one vast ex- 
panse, like a sea of frozen snow, with 
masses of every shape and form ‘rising mto 
mountains, extended before the eye to the 
horizon. ‘The sun, which shone from @ 
clear blue sky above, gilding every pinna- 
cle and summit in the most beautiful 
manner, 
This sight was truly magnificent. A 
few very thin vapours were still seen far 
above our heads; and where the clouds 
beneath us were broken, we cauglit des 
lightful glimpses of the country. 
At 20 min, past 6, bar. 21°6 in. or 7872 
feet, we heard the report of a cannon, but 
no roll or reverbesation after it. The 
balloon now revolved, getting into another 
current of air; the aéronauts felt a disa- 
greeable sensation of singing in their ears, 
which had come on when they were pass 
ing through the clouds, and confinued 
during the whole voyage ; the application 
of cotton was found useless, and therefore 
discarded. 
At 26 min. past 6, bar. 20°2. or 9216 
feet, another ,eport of a gun was lieard.— 
The clouds being now far below, rolled 
over each other into-every fantastic shape, 
with fissures between; and their silvery 
points were tinged by the sun into all the 
varieties of light and shade. Mr. Graham 
recommended his companion to let loose 
a pigeon*, which at 31 min. past 6, bar. 19 
in. 5 tenths, or 9888 feet; ther. 32; hyg. 
25 dry, flew from the car with the greatest 
ease and rapidity, making two or three 
circles, and then darting through one of 
the openings in the clouds towards the 
earth. 
The balloon had now attained an ele 
vation that ‘Mr. Graham judged could 
not 
* The first pigeon reached White Con- 
duit House at nine o'clock the same 
evening. 
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