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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 581 
Briday and Saturday at Bermondsey. 
Balloon Ascent.—On Saturday morning Mr. Charles 
Green, jun., made an ascent in his new balloon, called the 
the grounds of the commercial gas-works at Stepney, 
accompanied by Mr. Alfred Bradley. The balloon 
ascended steadily to a considerable height, where it 
Femained apparently stationary for some minutes. It 
then crossed the Thames and took a direction towards the 
Sussex coast, and the wind blowing gently, it was wafted 
slowly along untillost to view. In the course of the after- 
noon the wind suddenly shifted, and they were obliged to 
descend at Cuckfield, Sussex, which they effected in safety, 
at half-past 3 p.at. of the same day, after a voyage of four 
hours and a half. On Thursday morning Mr. Green 
resumed his attempt, and ascended from Brighton, accom- 
panied by Mr. Bradley, as before. It was his intention to 
make for the French coast; and, in order to avoid the 
danger arising from the dilation of hydrogen gas when 
exposed to the sun ata great altitude, measures had been 
devised for Keeping the balloon at a short distance from 
the water, by means of a tope pendent from the car, and 
having attached to it, at regular intervals, about a dozen 
inflated bladders to create a resistance on the surface of 
the water. The balloon having been filled at Hove, by 
half-past 8 the voyagers took their seats in the car, 
and the balloon, at a height of about 30 feet, was con- 
ducted by means of a rope to the sea-beach, where the 
bladders were made fast, The wind at this time was 
120, feet long) answering their purpose effectively, and 
keeping the car about 90 © y 
Scarcely, however, 
wind gradually veer 
took a direction which must 
Wight. 
0 ing \ he wind still continued 
rapidly changing till it settled in the south-west, in conse- 
quence of which, the balloon having traversed the air ina 
horse-shoe course, hovered over the Hove Coast Guard 
Station, half a mile from the spot from which it had 
started. Tere the voyagers alighted, and the balloon 
having been re-conveyed to the gas-works, a fresh supply 
of gas was taken, and the wind an hour afterwards being 
nearly south, the balloon again started in the direction of 
London. Both ascents were viewed by thousands of 
spectators, who thronged the line of cliff from one extree 
mity of the town to the other. The balloon was inflated 
with 27,000 cubic feet of carburetted hydrogen g¢ 
had been diminished in density nearly one-half by being 
decarbonised, or deprived of its illuminati 
Welsh Church.—It is announced 
if under the ordinary process in the barn. The trees in 
those places in which the storm descended with its full 
fury, are said to have been stripped of their leaves, the 
windows were broken, and the ground in a few moments 
covered with pieces of ice, measuring, in some instances, 
Tn Gl tere 
from five to six inches in cir 
place, Sir John Tylden in the chair. Mr. Bright and 
Mr. Cobden spoke at great length, and resolutions if 
favour of free trade were amanimously éarried. 
Carmarthen.—Capt. Andrew Scott has been appointed 
chit constable of the new Rural-Police in this county, 
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shire, and particularly in the neighbourhood of the city, 
the storm raged with destructive fury for two hours and 
a-half, A correspondent of the Chronicle says, 
‘The storm visited the neighbourhood of Stow-on-the- 
Wold, and the adjacent villages, with great violence; the 
lightning was terrific; the thunder continual, like one 
constant peal of artillery. The ice fell in large lumps, and 
proved destructive alike to the crops and the glass windows: 
pieces of, ice were picked up weighing from two to three 
pounds, pointed and jagged. It commenced about twelve 
o’clock on Wednesday morning for about an hour, and 
recommenced with increased fury for three hours in the 
evening of the same day.’’ On the estate of Upper Up- 
ham, in the parish of Aldbourn, Wilts, the property of Mr. 
Round, M.P. for Maldon, the crops were damaged by the 
hailstones to the extent of nearly 1,0002. 90 acres of 
wheat, 54 acres of barley, 35 acres of oats, and 20 acres of 
peas and vetches, were literally‘thrashed ; such a scene of 
devastation has heen rarely witnessed. In Bedfordshire 
and Cambridgeshire the most serious losses haye been 
Sustained in the fertile part of the country, comprised 
within the Bedford level, and particularly within the 
neighbourhoods of Wisbeach and Peterborough. In the 
fens alone upwards of 2,000 acres of hay, valued at 10,0002., 
have been totally destroyed, and the pasturage for 1,000 
head of cattle entirely inundated. In consequence of this 
upwards of 1,000 persons have been thrown out of employ- 
ment. A letter from Norwich describes the storm as the 
most extraordinary ever known in that city. The glaziers 
Say that all the glass in the city will not suffice to mend 
the windows broken; hothouses and greenhouses have 
been smashed in every direction. The storm commenced 
at 9 on Wednesday night, and lasted till 3 in the morning. 
All the cellars and passages were immediately flooded, and 
itis not yet possible to calculate the damage. Mr. Bell, 
of Bracondale, the horticulturist, is a great sufferer; almost 
everything in his establishment was destroyed, to the 
amount of at least 3,0007. Walls were washed down and 
carried away, and the damage has been equally extensive 
in the county generally.—In addition to the above, we 
learn that the midland counties have been visited during 
the last few days by storms, which, in severity, have not 
been much less than’ those of Wednesday week. At Bir- 
mingham, on Tuesday night, the lightning was most vivid, 
and the rain descended for some hours in torrents. Along 
the Derby line of railway the rivers were mnch flooded. 
Tn most places the wheat was again beaten down, and 
where it was fit for the sickle was much damaged. Such 
a succession of storms is said to have been almost unpre- 
cedented. On Wednesday morning at 7 o’clock, the me- 
tropolis was covered with a dense oppressive atmosphere, 
threatening thunder and rain, which continued till near 
1 o’clock, when a light shower fell, after which the sun 
shone out. At Richmond, Clapham, Wandsworth, Ken- 
sington, and Brompton, at 8 o'clock, the rain came down 
in torrents, flooding the commons and lowlands, and 
accompanied with violent peals of thunder and flashes of 
lightning, passing over to the Surrey hills ; whilst in town 
there was scarcely a breath of air; and at Greenwich and 
down the river the atmosphere was quite clear with a 
fine breeze. 
Alnwick.—Sufficient funds have been obtained to erect 
appointed some time since under the presidency of the 
Earl of Powis, for the purpose of opening a church for 
Welsh residents in London, have completed their ar- 
yangements; and that the chapel in Ely-place, Holborn- 
hill, has heen engaged by them, and will be Opened for 
divine service in the Welsh language at the end of next 
month. 
Mortality of the Metropolis.—The fo 
number of Deaths registered in the week ending Saturda 
442 females,) and for the last five summers, 845, 
ABrovinefal Nets, 
The Late Storm.—The provincial papers are flled 
With details of the injury done by the thunderstorm of 
Wednesday week. It appears to have been Particularly 
Severe in Kent; the damage done to property in Roches- 
ter, Chatham, Strood, and Brompton, is said to be about 
5,000. ‘The land between the hills on each side of the 
ng the reins, were cut in stripes and covered with blood, 
The accounts from almost every village in the vale of 
ee are described as having been completely beaten 
“own, and the grain thrashed from the ears as cleanly as 
a to Grace Darling, the late heroine of the 
Fern Islands, in the church or churchyard of Bamburgh, 
where she was buried.—The bodies of the unfortunate 
passengers in the Pegasus steamer are found daily, float- 
ing in the neighbourhood of the wreck, and on the coast 
of Berwick, Bamburgh, &c. ‘Those of the Rev. Mr. 
M‘Kenzie, Mr. Brown, painter, Master Flowers, Miss 
Hopetown, Mr. W. Milne, of Edinburgh, and of several 
steerage passengers, have been found. It is reported 
along the coast that the crews of some French fishing-boats 
in the offing had picked up some bodies, and after stripping 
them, had recommitted them to the sea. The divers are 
daily in operation, and have recovered a great deal of 
property and luggage, 2 
Birmingham.—On Wednesday, in p of a reso- 
d that her Majesty has been pleased to 
appoint Colonel Love on the staff of the army, and to 
place under his command the districts of Monmouthshire 
and South Wales. Mr. Hall, the chief-magistrate of 
Bow-street, returned to town on Sunday morning from 
Wales, and shortly afterwards proceeded to the Home- 
office to submit the evidence and the result of his inquiries 
to Sir J. Graham. At Swansea, on Friday, the copper- 
The parties accused are John and 
Samuel Maddocks, both of them notorious poachers. They 
have both been committed for trial at the next assizes. 
Falmouth.—The local papers state that several boats 
belonging to St. Ives, which have arrived from the Irish 
coast, shot for pilchards last week, and took from 2,000 
to 15,000 per boat, which sold from Is. 6-2. per hundred 
of six score. They were taken about two or three leagues 
from land. The coasting vessels and boats from the Irish 
coast report that there is abundance of pilchards on the 
north coast of Cornwall. 
Isle of Wight.—A snort time since a meeting of the 
inhabitants of Ventnor was called to consider the propriety 
of adopting some means to ascertain the practicability of 
creating a harbour of refuge, and erecting a pier at that 
place. Iu consequence of resolutions then enteted into, 
a considerable sum has been raised by public subscription, 
and a large body of workmen are at this time actively 
employed, when the tide allows, in clearing away the 
rocks from the entrance and site of the proposed harbour, 
and piling them carefully so as to forma breakwater of 
the south and western sides. 
Manchester.—The turn-out at Ashton-under-Line still 
continues, and every mill is deserted, the men refusing to 
resume work at the reduced prices. No disturbance has 
taken place; and neither the police nor military have been 
called upon to interfere. On Monday and W ednesday 
meetings were held on Thacker’s ground, the usual ren. 
dezvous of the turn-outs. Upwards of 10,000. were 
present, and several persons addressed the meeting in 
favour of the strike. 
Stafford—The Birmingham papers mention that the 
iron-trade of South Staffordshire has shown symptoms of 
improvement during the past week. They state that Mr. 
Foster, of Stourbridge, has put four puddling furnaces in 
blast, which had been previously’ closed, and that an 
extensive order for castings has been received at Gospel 
Oak Works. 
Stockport.—Some of the power-loom weavers of this 
town have turned out for an advance of wages; and the 
hat-dyers of Oldham have also had a partial turn out in 
consequence of a threatened reduction of wages. The 
masters allege that this branch of the trade are paid 
higher rates than any other, as they have suffered no re- 
duction for the last twenty years. The London Relief 
Committee have refused to send any more money to the 
aid of the Stockport unemployed manufacturing hands, on 
the ground that business has improved, and employment 
is to be had. The local committee have in consequence 
discharged all the labourers whom they had employed in 
lution adopted by the Chamber of Commerce on the 2nd 
jnst., in consequence of the declaration of Ministers that 
the distressed state of the manufacturing districts arises 
from over-production, and that there are no measures 
within their power to relieve the present alarming embar- 
rassments, a meeting of the bankers, merchants, manu- 
facturers, and traders of this town and neighbourhood 
was held, to take into consideration the long-continued 
difficulties of trade, and to adopt such measures as the 
present crisis may require. Mr. R. Spooner presided. 
After a long discussion, it was resolved that a general 
meeting of the inhabitants be convened for the full con- 
sideration of the subject. ; 
Canterbury.—On Saturday Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright 
visited this city for the purpose of addressing the farmers 
on the subject of the Corn Laws. About an hour before 
the meeting, the Hast Kent Agricultural Association 
assembled in order to determine what course should be 
pursued by the farmers at the Anti-Corn Law Meeting. 
Sir Brooke Brydges presided. It was then proposed by 
Mr. Boys, of Waldershaw, and seconded by Mr. James, 
the Novelist, ‘‘ that the farmers of East Kent do not con- 
sider it expedient to enter upon the discussion of the 
Corn Laws at a meeting called by, or at the request of, 
any person unconnected with the county, The resolu- 
tion was carried by a large majority. Shortly afterwards, 
the meeting in favour of a repeal of the Corn Laws took 
proving the town for some time past. 
Sheffield.—Two cases of great importance to Sheffield 
manufacturers, and to the cutlery trade throughout the 
kingdom, came before the magistrates last week for adju- 
dication. It seems that for some time past a practice has 
prevailed in the trade of putting the marks of superior 
articles on things of inferior quality. In the cases before 
the court, the knives, which were made of cast iron, were 
marked “ cast steel’’ and ‘‘ sheer steel,” in direct violation 
of the 59th Geo. ILI., c. 7, passed in 1819, for the purpose 
of putting a stop to such practices, and to protect 
facturers who marked their articles with the real n: 
the metal. The charge was fully proved. 
found that the ite upon Samuel Nay] 
and upon William Sanderson 1,395/, : and reaugee 
Master Cutler to take the first opportu: of dee 
the things forfeited, believing that the trade of the ‘own 
had been in a great measure destroyed by the practices of 
the manufacturers. 
Windsor.—The early trains from Paddingt 
morning brought an immense number of 
being freighted with not Jess than between 700 and 8909 
It is computed that upwards of 4,000 pers fron 
and the neighbourhood visited Windsor du 
Her Majesty and Prince Albert attended divi 
in the morning at the Royal Chapel in th 
and long before their arrival the edifice 
with strangers, who had reached Windsor 
manu- 
ame of 
The magistrates 
or was 4171. 10s., 
on on Sunday 
tors, one train 
S 80 crowded 
by the early 
