The Duke of Brunswick accompanied MN. Graham on Monday, in
a balloon asecia iron, the Flora Gardens, Bayswater. The Times penny-a-liner gives the following aceuunt of the commencement of the expedition : its tern ination, it will be seen, was " no toae." " I I is itoyai flightless came on the pound a little after three o'clock, accom- panied by se...eral el,!..antly dressed ladies, with whom he entered into a lively coma,' situ t. Ile was dressed in a chocolate coat, dark waistcoat, and light' flowers, and Moe si:k handkerchief with gold spots. llis bat Was nf the
(baker make. :rallant wore a blue silk cottage bonnet, and green silk
pelisse. Duke j iell a ted and Mrs. Graham a white and red liag. When the Doke awl 3Irs. Graham entered the car, considerable applause took place; which his Se:etie Highness graciously returned. Ilis checks, which ii ppeai el dashed before enteritig, partook, we thought, of paleness before he le it the Flora (iarden,. The balloon on it took a Inatli-eastelly direc- tion, and kept in sight a outside' able time; the 1)tilic and 3Irs. Graham wav- ing their Ilags until they were lost sight of. Several of the Mike's friends sliiiak hands with Lim at pat dog. It was rather siogolar to observe him take up aim tinde &Ala with him."
The Diihai Iiinisulf, or somebody writing in his name, has furnished an aecount of n hat happened until he and his companion reached the earth again.
" After asecroling a for SilL•rable height, it almeitreil to rue as it op balloon suddenly 'lee tier : :he reasot liim rs. Graham. she ',plied, that when she ascended with ;t person ho hut never before been a lii 1 ill. ma she did not like go og too mali. I .im r liii m Itan uoul,1 be tgreeable to 1 ;neat ered ir that I tilt tio impleitsatit err,..71 wb.l.suovr front the :tit nude hail at. aired, mill I hal I is isnot to eel 0,a or sight ml the earth alto- get her. Mr, 1.1ittll this time" ton a coolevable onatuity of haltast ; and ism then ascended I iii huh a polilire impletel■ to lose sight to terra firma ; tar although I kept my ale,eoi-, eol.soilitly to ill m Could pen:else no tonic till it 1 (hell re- Taal lo tin. that till. 1111,1:011 ill which we then heat. his nincli more agree- at,11- to me ii liii Ii. 11 the earth Vii. ; the car having the appearance ol floating on t he clouds, lo 5 VeS•el 011 the sea. ',IFS. Grahaal at that 1110Illela drew my
:mem ioa to a most Is.ant ilea appearailee io the by the ref action uf the
Sill's rays. gave a vernal reflection of the balloon ;toil the ear_ with ourselves ; adding:, that soelt a id ceincinitti is was most tix. raindittary. aim very seldom w-it nessed. Mucht to iliy disapp dn. mein. we soon riigained sight of t he earth ; Whell 1 again expressed a desire to ascend higlicr ; hut :1Irs. Graham I shai a as i I aid we hail not soldicient ascending piover to do siu that day. She then disci.' gist slime hallast hum the satty. bag. bid rather declined to accede to nit ',quest to itischarge all its contents; which rinclimul it ;fleet very slight. as we retIlai Lied nearly in equilibriltm. Miss Graham, at tut, request, then explained to me the onniagement 01 Ille valve of the balloon. Shorily anerwa Lids. I mked her it my rising on toy seat, to takeoff my grout-coat. would iilisttirb the balance of the re ; but upott her assuring me it mm oiilul nut, I did so, feeling it very warm. om that moment, in toy opinion. we commenced our rlescent ; although Mrs.' Giuliani thought Ili- vi tit lary inn she was ronviinsid of her prior by paper being tIi ; ...in out. At this pia Md. Mrs. Graham asked me if I did tolifii:IchIco,ittissititi.ir,li,,s%e.ipaain Ill ears ; and quill assming her or the contrary. she SI UMW, thati'S. I. I (isle' 151, S0011 eSperielieell it 10 a very severe degree. haliOotl mt this 1.eritIll commenced 1w:sting roam'. like a hoop, in its continued ,I..seent; w heti Mrs.tlriihant asked me if it were disitgreeahle. sityin.,o it was occasioned hy our having twined a different carrion of air. I rephisl. that 1 did 1101 much admire in, loo ilia; I telt OF/ giddiness from it. Mrs. Graham thou threw out the grapple Ott 0110 Side anti I he sil el y-11a2 OU the other; the rope of which hater was SO short, that jt kept dangling al unit half a yard below-11w ear.-- a eireilmNtatiee which appeared much to disl-ai her. She thell asked whether it would make me giddy to look down 10011 the ear, :111,1 We:etre What the grappling-iron wit: doing. I imniediately did so, and replied it had ;melt; (it Nam me. She next imittired if 1 remernlanel her informing Ille the iimiitiiii stimuli he converted intoor paritelotte. lilt rellaesled Me 10 00SerVe it Wks thell jim thal stale. I then t-an hr mount Main her Seilt. and lay hold or the rOpell
w Inch fivilene I the car to the hanohn. She desired Die to 111.• SAHA. Oh:len-lag. we
Were down rat her fa,ter than she wished. I followed her aovice_ although deli- berately oliserving that we were at so great a distance trom the earth that I could not yet in-tin:1,1W, one from ;mother ; hut I had scricely put myself ill the laral1011 re- (mired, a hen I telt the ear strike with the utmost Sit/1111;1e 011 the gr011114. Mel OVertUr1:1; tIle hali0011 isil t011illiug I he tutu, and aiaggi114 US 1111011t thirty yards. until it rose that gentleman, Converse Farm. in the parish of Poddingburst, near the town of Brentwood, Essex ; where she still 001111111S. I instantly desired tnedical assistanee might be sent for ; aud she was soon attended by Mr. Barlow. a surgeon, of the neiglo bourhood; whose opinion at this moment is, that there is a serious concussion of the brain, cud injury within the abdomen; but, nut% ithstaudiug her great danger, he does not despair et* her life."
Mrs. Graham, who was advanced in pregnancy, has been delivered of a still-born child : her lite is despaired of. The balloon was found very much shattered—in a lane, far front the place where it first descended.
Mr. Graham has published a brief account of the accident ; which differs in some particulars from that of the Duke of Brunswick- " The balloon descended on the farm of Mr. Amor, at Doddinghurst, near Brentwood, Essex ; at which time it was blowing a sharp breeze. The Duke of Brunswick immediately got out of the car, with perfect safety. The loss of his weight caused the balloon to ascend suddenly ; and the grappling- iron tore away lrom the hedge, which Mrs. Graham hoped had been secure, and, catching in the bank, caused a jerk, which threw her out upon the ground from a height of several feet. This was attributable to her great anxiety respecting the Duke,-whom she was looking at, fearing that the grappling-iron would strike him, and standing in the car, without taking hold of the lines."
This accident will probably cool the desire of our grandees fur" bal- looning."
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