The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-24 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP VIE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

• Old Cohhett, who, at this critical juncture, is treading
ao elosely, on the heels of Oliver -aml his gang, tells. the
public that, on his entrance into Stockport, a man jumped
the hinder part of the open chaise in which he was,
and having got bold of his right. hand, held his arm up,
and exclaimed, . " There, lads! is the long arm that
reached the tyrants." Now, we tell the -vile monntes
bank, to his -confusion, that this linens Focus trick is known
to have been a preconeerted one, and that the man Who
Seized his hand was the identical Healey, who, on Wed-
nesday last, advised the poor weavers of Stockport to come
to their meetings with arms ; and recommended for that
purpose, " knives II inches in length, and two broad at
the bottom, fixed into a staff eight feet long."—Tintes., •
All sorts of rumours are afloat with regard to supposed
dissensions in the Cabinet. It would be difficult to name
a period in which the situation of Ministers of this country
was less enviable.. than it is at present ; and people natu-
rally suppose, that,Ministers, like other people, when things
go wrong, wish to throw the fault of failure on each other.
It is possible that a smile may be seen through the tears
of the Lord Chancellor for the distresses of the country,
on account of the supposed dilemma in which his liberal
Colleagues are plaeed.—Morning Chronicle.
It has been suggested that something in the shape of a
Poll Tax might he adopted-towards the relief of the suf-
fering manufacturers. The population, for instance, being
taken at twenty millions,. a contribution after the rate of
one shilling a head from each individual would, raise one
million of money, a sum which no kind of private subscrip-
tion is ever likely to reach. The Manifest objection to
such a plan is, that the greatest part of it would fall upon
the labouring classei, and, among the rest, upon thosi for
'whose' relief it is intended, To obviate this it is suggested,
that it should be raised from the parish rates, that is, that
each parish should be culled upon to contrihute its quota
according to the known amount ofits population, with a
proviso, that where any individuals in a parish contribute
voluntarily any sum amounting to what this assessment
would be, then that the latter should in such case be dis-
pensed with. We merely give this scheme in its crude
state, as one which has reached us, without offering any
opinion how far it may be either practicable or feasible.—
Certainly, the total amount of private subscription does but
little credit •to the humanity of the country, generally
speaking. But we must repeat that we are anxious to see
an end put to any system of mere charity; and that the
funds for the relief of our suffering urtizana should, as soon
as possible, be applied in furnishing them with employ-
ment. Labour is the real wealth of nations; and the man
who maintains himself by means of his own industry is at
once the most independent and useful member of society.
,-"Morning Herald.

IVir,GREEN'S ACCOUNT of his ASCENSION

Mr. Green, in giving an account of his hazardous ;lour-
neyi states, about 17 minutes past 10 o'clock, I ascended
from the Gardens in Vauxhall; on first rising, my atten-
tion was fixed upon the numerous and highly respectable
company, but my attention was very soon taken atom this
splendid assemblage, and directed to the grandeur of the
illuininated metropolis, rendered more. imposing in conse-
quence of' the numerous gas lights, and which enabled us
to command a perfect view of the numerous buildings. In
Regent's-park, the buildings were extremely beautiful
from their great regularity. On quitting the gardens we
kept-nearly in a line over the Thames for about two miles.
We crossed the river three times. Notwithstanding the
clouded state of the atmosphere, and being deprived of the
light of the moon, we could distinctly see the earth, hut
we determined not to hazard a descent until we had dear-
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eel the windings of the river,• bemuse, ,if there had been
a strong wind, we should have been dragged into the
stream. We could easily discern: the'cultivated from the
uncultivated laud. In Battersea and Wandsworth, where
the wheat .was ready fur cutting, it appeared like sheets
spread on the land. The ploughed land was darker. The •
trees appeared perfectly black, and the buildings were of
the same colour. Of the bridges we could command a
good view; those which were ornamented with gas or
other lights, appeared like a row of lamps resting on the
water. Battersea and-Putney-bridges, which are not light-
ed, appeared like dark planks resting on the water.
Before Iquitted the earth, I had provided myself with
ome of Sir Ilumphry Davy's safety lamps to enable me to
make any experiment in.- the air. Supposing gas to es-
cape, it would mix with the atmosphere around the car,
and form d compound air highly explosive. For this reason
I took the Safety lamp,heautie there is no danger of com-
bustion when titc lamp is in use.
On quitting the earth the barometer stood at 20
440ths, and when we had arrived at our greatest • alti-
whiCh was three quarters of a mile, it subsided
to
213 2.loths. Ve .were not anxious to -attain a great elo.
vatiou, but were desirous to avail ourselves of the first
favourable place for landing, and return immediately to the
gardens. - •
In the evening, when the first pilot-balloon was launched,
it welt a direction E. by S., but when at the elevation of,
-half- a mile, it came into another current of air, Which car.',
iied it W. by N. At nine o'clock in the evening, three
More pilot balloons Were launched ; two of these went in
the direction of West by North, showing that the current
of air which the first pilot balloon fell into was operating
on the earth's surface. Our direction was West by North.
We effected any easy landing in a ploughed field, on King
George's Farm, Marsh4ate, Bichinotol. A horse-patrol
was the, only person on the spot, but on account of the
dead calm which prevailed, we required uo assistance.
In -cortelusion, Mr', Green says, " we returned to Yank
hall Gardens at two o'clock precisely, and were heartily
congratulated by the numerous assembly."
The gad was 'supplied front the- Iluenix Gas Works,
and poiisessed a very great ascending power. In Ind, he
says, he was never supplied with superior gas from any
other establishment.
A gentleman named 'Whittaker, aml Mr. Green's son,
accompanied Mr. Green.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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NIANSION-HOUSE.—Saturday, three young men, fumed
Vorefuol, Grady, and Clarke: were charged with • '
pick the on the "loyal l''''.:tstecluitattigrel to,
the
E.,uttinterOUgt complaints recently made by
gentlemen attending
larking almut there, the I.;;O*lileimr of
the
"tuber
of
pick
-P"cket4
,e
lire been very active in their en,
41eavours to apprehend ,them. he above three prisoners were, 013
Friday aftermxm, observed ‘,.'eit
at length taken into custtsij ng
g""emen.* pockets, anti
were
Y.
put a
atop
to
their
nefarious
ermined to do all in his
The LORD ALCTOR said, he was (let
practiees, and
power 'to committed
Aent to the House of Correction for uh 4
Jane Arnold WAS charged with rtoirtheeinnul),:trbm"'
sm,„:.eigns. The evidence against the prisonerg " tevr ::: 01 I:11 t' t
and she was remanded, to give the proseutitwneutoeniake-L'e.°
ther inquirfeti.
GIIILDIIIat..-Coo Vat V. iirrrOW AND Ww,..,...mi, m
Alm Hatton were chargel with having violently la 1 • mrld
Cooper. Mr. Hutton had two black eyes, Mts. Huttonetbads e 44.-.
ditto, and rt scratelted chin ; and Mr. Cooper had b °-,--
a roken no
and his arm i leaseng.
.41 gay it pyour Worship," said Mr. Cooper, 4, these good
people live in my boat? plate, end arc shouting murder front
morning till night--
" No, Sir, it does not pleas ro e e," said the Alderman--:
do I think they can be good people."
Mr. Cooper stared, and proceo.led--44 LftBt Sunday morning as
I takes a walk, linty it please your Worship--.
No, Sir, it does not please me, said his Worship again—" for
sver was,
I tifittk you hail much better have one to church."
Cooper stared again, but went on—n And when i mi.
Mr. which it was about twelve o'clock
back from taking my walk,
the day ; n 44 wife says to itte, says she, ' Cooper;
4 them Hutton% cc at it again. I wish you'd go down an see
what's the matter with them, for they've. been calling tend hou-
*and murders,' says she to um, jwit so. Well, with that I goes
down, and, 4. mr. nutton; says I, t what is all this 'ere row
about?' s (.40, look!' igs Mr. Hutton. $ Now I'll tell you
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