The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-30 00:00:00

GLASGOW, 2kLutcn 27.

STOCK EXCRANGZ. —The sales are—Caledonian, New, 50s. 6d.—
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 445. 6d.—Direct Bombay and
Madras, 3s.—Direct Northern (scrip), 525. 6d.—Dundee and Northern
Junction, 48s. 6d.—Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 308.—Eastern
Counties, 20%—East Lothian Central, 58s.—Edinburgh and Glas-
gow, Halves, 19%—Ditto, Quarters, 181.—Edinburgh and Perth
(New Co.), 58s. 6d.—Ditto, Halves, 20s. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmar-
nock, and Ayr, 621.—Ditto, 37%—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 81. Is.—
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 53i—Manchester and Southamp-
ton, 30s. 6d.—North British, 33% —Wilsontown, Morningside, and
Coltnees, 701.

Berzoow ASCENT. Yesterday afternoon Mr.
Gypson, the aeronaut, ascended from the Imperial Gas Com-
pany's premises, at Haggerstone, with his new balloon, to
which he has appended some machinery of novel construc-
tion, for the purpose of essaying the practicability of raising
or depressing the balloon at pleasure, without a discharge of
gas or ballast, whilst sailing in the air. He was accompa-
nied by Mr. Crowell, editor of the "Erostatic Magazine; and
the experimental trip was regarded with anxious interest
by the respectable company admitted to view it, for on that
day se'nnight similar preparations had been made, but just
as the two gentlemen were ready to start, the weather be-
came exceedingly boisterous, and a pipe giving way, the
balloon, after heaving and plunging at a fearful rate, broke
entirely away, leaving the car and the whole of the netting
behind, and fell in a field at some distance. The magnifi-
cent machine, however, now stood nobly erect, and when
liberated ascended steadily into the air, and crossed the
Thames towards Kent, the intrepid a2ronauts being seen
waving their flags, until they passed through a cloud and
became invisible.
THE LONDON PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. The
anniversary festival of this society took place yesterday at
the London Tavern, the chair being filled by Lord Dudley
Stuart. The distinguishing feature of the society, which
has now entered on the sixth year of its labours, is, that it
extends relief in bread and coals to those who have been re-
duced to poverty and distress. Every subscriber has tickets
for the distribution of these articles to the full amount of his
subscriptions, and also of the contributions made by benevo-
lent donors to the charity. The result of the society's ar-
rangements has been such an increase in the funds of the
institution as to enable the committee to issue, during the
late winter, 4,700 tickets fur bread and coals, being nearly
double the number that they issued during the winter of
1845-6. The collections of the evening amounted to nearly
300/. By the excellent arrangements of Mr. Stolworthy,
the secretary, and Mr. Braggiotte; and the other stewards of
the day, the dinner, which was served in the usual style of
the London Tavern, went off most pleasantly. There was
some effective singing under the direction of Mr. Hobbs.

ROYAL ARTILLERY.—A detachment, consisting of
1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 bombardier, and 16 gunners and
drivers of the 4th battalion, left Woolwich yesterday morn-
ing, under the command of Captain Lyle, for Pembroke
Dockyard, to mount the heavy ordnance to be placed in the
new fortifications in that quarter. There are a number of
artillerymen already stationed at Pembroke Dockyard, but
not more than the duty requires. When the ordnance is
mounted the number of artillerymen will be increased. •