The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-21 00:00:00

yORK, AUGUST 19,

STOCK ExcliANGE.—The sales are —Eastern Counties, York Ex-'
tension, 2 —Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 148.—Ipswich
and Bury. 6—Ditto (Cambridge and Ely), 1/. 14s. 6d.—London and
York, 2/. 3s.—Manchester, Button, Matlock, and Midland. 31. Is.
scrip—Newcastle and Berwick, 28%—Newcastle and Darlington,
sew, 11%—North British, 40—Ditto, Half Shares, 14%—Ditto,C ar-
Nxteusion, 4/. 6a.—Nor/1z Stationlalaire, KriP—North

STOCK Exerorax. —The sales are—British and Irish Union, 425.
9d.—Caledonian, 15%—Caledonian Extension, 335. 6el.—Caledo4lan
and Dumbartonshire Extension, 225. 6d.—Direct Northern, 35s.—
East 01 Fife, 21s.—East Lillian Railway, 14s. 3d.—Edinburgh and
Perth, 561.—Glasgow General Terminus, B%—Glasgow and Belfast
Union, 475. 9d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 345. 6d.—Glasgow
and Garnkirk, Quarter Shares, 9%—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ar-
drossan, 30:. 6d.—Great North of Scotland, 1 ls.—Manchester and
Southampton, 31s. Gd.—Scottish Central, 20—Ditto, New, 9% —Scot-
tish Central and Caledonian Junction, 34s.—South Midland, 565.

POOR MAN'S GUARDIAN
SOCIETY.

A general public meeting of the South London
Auxiliary to the parent Society was held last night, in
the Theatre of the Literary Institution, Borough-road.
Mr. J. L. STEVENS was called to the chair. He said,
it was not his intention to detain the meeting at length.
It was highly to the credit of certain men in the present
day, that an institution had been established in Leicester-
square, for the protection of the poor man who was
under the necessity of applying for parochial relief. It
had been established with a view to afford the poor man
redress in the case of oppression, and to develope the
law, such as existed, to the fullest possible extent for the
good of those who needed relief; for it was the opinion of
those who had originated the parent Society that all had
a right to the means of subsistence and of clothing;
that the industrious poor, not the idle, had claims
upon: society in general. Such were the principles
on which the parent institution had been es-
tablished. Two meetings had already been held in
connexion with the object and views of the society on
that side of the river, and out of these had originated
the South London Auxiliary. Rules and a prospectus
had been drawn up, which the Chairman then read to
the meeting, and moved—" That this meeting fully ap-
proves of the prospectus and rules of the South London
Poor Man's Guardian Society, now read," which was
carried unanimously.
Mr. FRENCH said, though he had retired for ever from
politics, he felt himself called on to support the object
of this society, which was not political. He considered
it celestial, likely to meet with the approbation of
Heaven, and deserving the co-operation of man, to care
for the widows, the orphans, the sons and daughters of
sorrow, misery, and distress. It was unhappily the
case, that in the high tide of prosperity which this
country was at present enjoying in commercial specula-
tion, poverty and crime
.had become synonymous. He
knew this to be a fact; he had seen it at home and abroad.
In Germany, France, Italy, and Holland, he had had it
thrown in his teeth that the Englishman despisespoverty.
He had himself felt the strong need there was of a
society like this when be went out with a view to obtain
redress for the grievances of the poor ; on these occa-
sions he had never, but with one exception, met with
anything save insults, taunts, and even threats of per-
sonal violence. The Learned Gentleman concluded a
very eloquent address by moving that the South London
Poor Man's Guardian Society deserves the support of
every friend to humanity and good government, and
that the meeting pledges itself effectively to aid the ope-
rations of that Society.
Mr. MARSH seconded the resolution, and the meeting
passed it unanimously.
A resolution was then passed by the meeting, appoint-
ing J. L. Stevens, Esq., to be Chairman of the Committee.
Mr. STEVENS, in acknowledging the honour, said it
was the intention of the society to establish local com-
mittees in every parish, that the pauper should not Le
under the necessity of going five or six miles to meet
with a committee of the society.
• Mr. DAY, in moving that Mr. Howard be appointed
treasurer to the society, said that scarcely one-third
of the money collected under the name of :poor-rates,
went to the relief of the poor. He said the police-rate,
tho county rate, the fire escapes, the poundage on the
collection of the whole rate, the preparation and
printing of the list of voters, the salaries of the
referees under the new building act were all paid
out of the poor-rates. It would therefore be well
to recollect this in the payment of these rates, that they
did not all go to the relief of the poor, He was aware
that many temptations lay in the way of relieving officer,
and poor-law guardians, doing justice in proportion
to the wants of the poor. Such a society,- on that ac-
count, as would afford an opportunity of appeal in these
cases, was a great good, and deserved the public support.
Mr. Howard was unanimously appointed treasurer.
It was then moved by Mr. MAYNARD and seconded by
Mr. TOWNSEND—That the thanks of this meeting are
due, and are hereby voted to the members of the Parent

Institution in Leicester-square, for being the first pub-
licly to combine their efforts as the protectors and advo-
cates of the poor, and in an especial manner to J. Wal-
ker, Esq. of Bearwood, who has been prevented being
present by illness, and to the gentlemen who have at-
tended this morning.

Mr. SAVAGE addressed the meeting at some length,
and entered into details connected with the history of
the Parent Society. -
Mr. KNIGHTON moved that the thanks of the meeting
were due to the editors of the Times, the Advertiser, The
Sun, Douglas Jerrold's, and other newspapers, who had
advocated the cause of the poor.
The several reso'utions were passed without dissent,
and a vote of thanks to the chairman having been car-
ried, the meeting separated.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' FETE AT VAUXHALL.-MR.
H. G RERN'S ASCENT DURING THE STORM ON TUESDAY NIGIT.
_ _

—The fancy fair and fife cliampetre, in aid of the funds of the
Licensed Victuallers School, was on Tuesday resumed at the'
Royal Gardens, VauxhalL The fineness of the weather in
the early part of the day, combined with the attractions of a
nocturnal aeriel trip with fireworks by the veteran Green in
his coronation balloon, drew an immense assemblage of spec-
tators, in fact on no occasion has the" royal property" been
so crowded. Unhappily in the evening a most unpropitious
change in the weather occurred, which materially affected
the programme of entertainment, and a facetious announce-
ment was made that in consequence of the waterworks there
would be no fireworks. The inflation of the balloon in the

Waterloo Ground commenced at an early hour in the after-
noon, but the wind blowing strongly from the south-west, and
the rain descending in torrents, the filling of the ponderous
machine proceeded with great difficulty. Rather than disap..
point the public, Mr. H. Green, brother of the aeronaut,
determined to brave the storm, and, if possible, make the ascent
with pyrotechnics. The inflation of the balloon having ter-
minuted, it was exhibited to the public by means of varied
coloured lights, which bad a very pretty effect, but Mr.
Green soon discovered that the ascending power was not
sufficient, and was compelled, most reluctantly, to decline
taking with bins a most ingeniously constructed machine
with fireworks, invented and arranged by Darby the artiste
of Vauxhall. The balloon was literally saturated, the net-
ting absorbed about 300 cwt. of water, which occasioned the
balloon to collapse, in consequence of the contraction of the
cordage, so that the balloon, about 111 feet in circumference
was reduced to about 108 feet. After the arrangement of
the usual preliminaries, Mr. H. Green stepped into the car,
wet to the skin, amidst the cheers of the assembled crowd,
and pulling the "liberating iron," the balloon arose but
slowly into the realms of air. Mr. Green took with him but
a small quantity of ballast—between forty and fifty pounds.
The balloon took a north-easterly direction, and Mr. C.
Green predicted that his brother would descend in the neigh-
bourhood of Hackney. The entertainments were kept up
till a late, or rather an early hour in the morning.
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE NEAR LEAMINGTON.—An
event of the most distressing nature occurred on Friday last,
at the seat of the Rev. W. Field, Leans-house, midway be-
tween Warwick and Leamington. For a series of years past,
Mrs. (and now the Misses) Field had conducted a seminary
for young ladies, on this beautiful spot, at the back of which
the river Leans steals silently along its banks, being orna-
mented by variegated shrubs, and so suitably decorated by
the hand of man, as to render it one of the sweetest retreats
of which the midland counties can boast. A young lady of
property, twenty years of age last December, whose friends
reside at Bknehester and at Bristol, at her own desire, and at
her own expense, became a pupil of the Misses Field on the
Bth instant, and on the afternoon of the 14th was found a
corpse, being rescued from the river by the gardener, who,
at the first alarm had followed some of the young ladies to
the spot where she was last seen. The young lady, in
various letters which she left upon the bank, and which were
found upon her pers n, spoke in the highest terms of praise
of the Misses Field, but she appeared to lament the want of
an earlier and better education, and to think she should
never become a " true school girl." A most respectable jury
sat upon the body on Monday evening, and from the evi-
dence then adduced it was feared the family of the deceased
was tainted by insanity, and a verdict—that she destroyed
herself while under that influence—was returned.
CAMBERWELL FAIR.—On Tuesday, at twelve o'clock,
the fair on Camberwell-green commenced in the usual man-
ner, by beating of gongs, firing of cannon, and an extremely
large supply of discordant instruments of every variety,
which were brought into active service for the occasion.
The opening having been completed, the festivities of the
day commenced, and were kept upuntil six o'clock on Tuesday
evening, when the company were suddenly pat to flight by
an unexpected shower of rain, which increased and conti-
nued for several hours. The booths, shows, &c., were very
numerously filled during the day, and the line of road
from the Elephant and Castle to Camberwell was crowded
with thousands of fair-going folks. A large body of
police-officers of the Fdivision were on duty for the purpose
of preserving order, and for the detection of the light-
fingered gentry, who generally. reap a rich harvest
at the metrorlitau fairs. The fair closed last night.