The Balloon.
31r. Graham, who, fronm his {requent aeronautical xcursions, may now fairly add the quaification of experience to that of intre- pidty, yesterday made his seventh nscent from the White Condait Gfardens, at Pentonville. Three o'clock in the afternoon was the hour- announced for his settirg ofFi: at two o'clock precisely, tht process of infting the balloon, which was of the largest size, commenced. The gas with which it was filled was that eommon coal gas which is used for lighting the streets, and was conveyed through pipes laid for that purpoe fromn a main in the Islixgton Back-road, to the stage on which the balloon was placed. The b..lloon was composed of oiled silk, in red and yedlow stripes and wabs without any decoration, excepting a broad bsn ofblak 3k aoa it cicamerece The car was gorgeously painted and gilded, hung with purple ielvet, and furnisbed with cushions of the same muaterial. By four o'clock the Gardei wras filed with a great number of respectable persons. The croods who filled the adjoiningr streets and fielas were of a different description, attd would have induced one to believethat al the idlers and vagabonds in London were collected there, if one did siot know, that greatas the space is, it could not contain one-half of that nu- merous class of persons. By five o'clock, theprocess of inflation was quite comipleted, and theballoonready to be started. At this time the sky was perfectly serene, andagentlewiad was blowing due north. The mintstie of the preparations, however, occupied another hour, by which time sonjeclouds hadgathered towards the eastward, and the wind had become stronger. A pilot balloon was then despatched, which proceeded rapilly towards the soutlh, until it disappeared. At .ve mianutes past six every thing was ready, andl a person of very genteel apPearance, who had been standing on the platfbrm,andwho was now announced to be AiIr. Graham's comnagwon dg voyage, took his tsAt in the car. The cushions having been removed, and the ballast, lines, grapplin-iron, and other necessaries of the voyage being stowed, Mr. GreIam seated himself The balloon then rose almost perpendicularly, in a slow and graceful manner, to the height of the houses, when feeling the whole force of the wind, it bore away for the seath with great rapidity, but without mounting to a very I great height. Mr. Graham continued standing up, kissing his handaI to the spectators: hi6 companion kept his seat, but bowed and waved one of the flags for about a minute, after which he alsostood up. The ballast was then thrown out in large quantities, and the balloon soon rose so high that it was impossible to distinguiah per- sons. It however continued in sight fora much jonger period; it seemed to encounter a ditfereat current of air after it had been up a quarter of an hour. andjust before we lost sight of it was sailing in a south-westerly direction. THE BALLOON.