Yesterday evening, Mr. Green's grand balloon ascended from Vaux- hall,
with Mr. and Mrs. Green and seven other persons. The balloon really answered the description given of it M advertisements—it was "beautiful and stupendous."
"It is 157 feet in circumference ; and the extreme height of the whole, when inflated, and with the car attached, is 80 feet. It is formed of 2,000 yards of crimson and white silk, imported in a raw state from Italy expressly for the purpose. It contains 70 000 cubic feet of gas. The inflated silk sustains an atmospheric pressure of 20,433,600 lbs., or 9,122 tons. The net which en- velopes the silk is of hemp, and the car of basketwork. The grapple, or anchor, is of wrought iron, and was attached to an elastic India rubber cord, from the factory of Mr. Sievier."
It required nearly a ton of iron, besides the joint strength of a num- ber of Policemen straining at the ropes, to keep the balloon from as- cending before the party got into the car ; at the bottom of which a large supply of ballast was stowed. At twenty minutes past six, all was ready, and the last cord was cut. The ascent was magnificent, amidst the shouts of the multitude assembled, the music of the band, and the waving of banners by the aeronauts. The balloon descended at half-past seven, near Cliffe, in Kent. This was Mr. Green's 221st ascent. Among the company in the Gardens, were the Duke of Beau- fort, Lord Coventry, Count D'Orsay, and Lord Palmerston.
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