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formed, and the rites of our Pro- 
testant. church are administered 
in it by. two English divines. 
Norwich, July 30.—Yesterday 
was the day appointed for Mr. 
Sadler’s balloon to ascend from 
this city. The day proved re- 
markably fine. The city began 
to fill, in consequence, at an early 
hour, and by three o'clock, the 
time appointed for the ascension, 
the concourse of spectators was 
very great. Mr. Sadler had pre- 
viously made such arrangements 
as to be nearly punctual to the 
time fixed, which gave universal 
satisfaction. The balloon rose 
at 35 minutes past three o’clock in 
the direction for the sea, but there 
being two currents of air, Mr. 
Wyndham Sadler, who ascended 
with the balloon, so managed his 
machine as to take the advantage 
of it, and after manceuvring a little 
he returned, and descended in the 
presence of the citizens of Nor- 
wich, and was in the gardens be- 
fore five o’clock. The only in- 
convenience he experienced in his 
descent was being surrounded by 
several hundred persons, so that 
he had more assistance than he 
could keep within his direction.— 
Mr. Sadler appeared in Mr. Harp- 
er’s gardens, or the Vauxhall of 
this place, in the evening, and 
was received with the most en- 
thusiastic applause. 
31.—A distressing accident oc- 
curred on Monday near the village 
of Southgate; Mr. Grenfell and 
Mr. Bridges were proceeding to 
town together in a single horse 
chaise, whem it was found neces- 
sary to adjust some part of the 
harriess. Mr. Grenfell gave the 
reins to his friend until he got 
out, and made the requisite alte- 
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ration. In the interim unfortut 
nately the horse took fright, and 
Mr. Bridges being alone in the 
chaise, and not.well accustomed 
to the reins, could not at all ma- 
nage the animal; the consequence 
was, that the chaise was shortly 
upset, and Mr. Bridges being 
thrown with violence. on. the 
ground was killed on the spot.— 
The deceased had recently retired 
to the neighbourhood of Winch- 
more-hill. 3 
Another melancholy accident 
happened at Messrs. Nesham and 
Co.’s Colliery, at Newbottle, in 
the county of Durham. The pro- 
prietors had provided a powerful 
locomotive steam engine, for the 
purpose of drawing ten or twelve 
coal-waggons to the staith at one 
time, and Monday being the day 
it was to be put in motion, a great 
number of persons belonging to 
the colliery had collected to see 
it; but unfortunately, just as it 
was going off, the boiler of the 
machine burst, The engineman 
was dashed in pieces, and his 
mangled remains blown 114 yards; 
the top of the boiler (nine feet 
square, weight 19 cwt.) was 
blown 100 yards; and the two 
cylinders 90 yards. A little boy 
was also thrown to a great dis- 
tance. By this accident 57 per- 
sons were killed and wounded, of 
whom 11 were dead on Sunday 
night, and several remain dan- 
gerously ill, ~ 
AUGUST. 
1.—A valuable interchange has 
been made at the eastern and 
western extremities: of. the globe. 
The Maranham cotton, cultivated 
