A Mr. John Hampton ascended in a parachute attached to
a bal. loon, from the Montpelier Gardens, Cheltenham, on Wednesday even- ing. In a letter to the Cheltenham Chronicle, Mr. Hampton says, that having reached the height of 9,000 feet from the ground, he cut the cord which held the parachute to the balloon, and descended easily and quietly, in a perpendicular line, to his " parent earth." The descent occupied thirteen minutes.
On Tuesday night, there was a disturbance at the Birmingham Theatre, occasioned by " Hervio Nano," the dwarf, not appearing to sustain the character he was announced for in the bills of the day, in a new piece called the Damon Dwarf Mr. Simpson, the Stage Manager, explained to the audience the cause of the Dwarf's refusal to perform ; stating that he claimed unjustly 101., which had been deducted from the receipts of the previous Saturday, as Mr. Yates's share of extra supernumeraries, &c. the Dwarf being engaged by Yates to perform. Mr. Hooper of Drury Lane Theatre, who is also engaged by Mr. Yates) stepped forward, corroborated the Stage Manager's explanation, and censured Mr. Leach for his conduct. The Daemon Dwarf, how- ever, declared he would not stir till he got the 101. ; and used sundry " demoniacal " expressions, such as liar, &c. jumped on the edge of the lower box circle, and addressed the gallery with much emphasis. This procured him considerable applause; which was followed out by the gods, upwards of a thousand in number, tearing up the benches, and hurling them into the pit (first having given notice to the pittites, who scrambled into the boxes.) The work of devastation then went on in real earnest. Chandeliers, forms, &c. were a complete wreck ; but fortunately no person was injured. After some resistance, the little man was taken into custody, but was afterwards bailed.
On Wednesday, two men, George Walker and William Brearley, fought a pitched battle at Bradley. After many rounds bad been fought, Walker was thrown heavily on his head, and now lies in a senseless state without hopes of recovery. The Reverend J. H. Moran, M.A., who attempted to put a stop to the fight, was set upon by the black. guards present, and most severely beaten. The Reverend gentleman is suffering acutely from the ruffianly treatment he received. D`
Reporter.
The Trustees ofthe Wesleyan Chapel, Leeds Street, Liverpool having resolved to take it down, and erect a new one in Gress' Hanover Street, the work of demolition was going on on nth- last, when a part of the building gave way, and buried six men in the ruins. They were all badly hurt ; two, Tairhurst and Williams et, pired almost immediately afterwards; and a third, William Curry
died on Sunday. The latter has left a wife and large family. " George Calvert Taylor, who was manager of in his Department
at Hull, and decamped, leaving a large defalcation n his accounts, :vs captured a few days ago, at Hamburg, and conveyed to Mull. He hd only 61. in his possession, and was shabbily dressed. When disco. vered, he immediately surrendered himself, and said, " Now a loselii taken off my mind."
On Saturday afternoon, about three o'clock, Mr. William Eggleton son of a salesman in Smithfield Market, was riding on horseback, aaj had passed through Denham aud gone about a quarter of a mile on the Uxbridge side of Denham Marsh, when he overtook two men, who asked him the road to Chalfont. He pointed. out the road, and had scarcely proceeded a yard, when one of the ruffians struck him on the head, and the other shot him with a pistol in the abdomen. He was completely stunned, and fell off his horse ; and on recovering, found that he had been robbed of his watch, pistols, and about thirty pound,, Some persons being in the neighbourhood, conveyed him to a fain. house. No clue to the robbers has been discovered.
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