The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-22 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

VENDING INFLAMMATORY PLACARDS.—Thomas
Welch, a powerful young Irishman, with scarcely a
bit of a clothing on him, was placed at the bar charged
under the following circumstances.
William Drane, Police-sergeant No. 141 of the C
division, stated that about half-past eleven last night,
as he was proceeding on duty along Moore-street,
Soho, he saw a large crowd of persons, about 100 or
more, assembled at the angles of the Dials, which
he found was caused by the defendant bawling
out at the top of his voice, that the "placard-
bills " he had to sell, contained "an account
of the dreadful riots and military murders,"
amongst the starving working clasSes. They were
readily bought up by the crowd. Some of the re-
spectable housekeepers expressed their alarm for the
s,ecurity of their property ; and in consequence, wit-
ness requested the defendant to move on, but he re-
fused to do so ; and, on witness putting his hand
gently on his shoulder to enforce his request, the de-
fendant struck him on the breast, and endeavoured to
excite the crowd to his rescue. Several of them in-
terfered in a violent manner, and witness received a
severe kick on the thigh, and was otherwise violently
assaulted.

Mr. MALTBY said he should merely consider the
defendant's case as an assault upon a police constable
in the execution of his duty, and should impose the
penalty of 7s. upon him, or seven days' imprisonment
Thomas Marton, an ironmonger's porter, and John
Howard, no tFade, were fined 10s. each for resisting
the police in the capture of the above named defend-
ant.—These fines were immediately paid.
UNION-HALL.

CII.IItGE Or EMBEZZLEMENT.—Evan Davis, a tra-
veller in the employ of Mr. Daley, a printer, in the
Borough, was charged with the following :
The complainant stated that he intrusted the pri-
soner with printed bills and other papers to dispose
of amongst the customers on commission. The pri-
soner absconded after having sold the whole of the
property, and converted the proceeds to his own use.
He was remanded.

OUTRAGEOUS 'ASSAULT.--A man named Phillips
was charged with breaking the leg of James Bush-
nell, a wheelwright, in an encounter at a public-house.
The complainant's leg received a compound fracture,
and he is at present not considered out of dan-
ger. The prisoner said that he was intoxicated, and
regretted the accident. He was held to bail.

MR. GREEN'S LAST ASCENT.
(From the Dorset County Chronicle.)
The inflation was slow, and commenced at two p.m.
Gas began to be prepared as early as five o'clock in
the morning. The balloon which was used on this
occasion is nearly new, and bears the grand name of
the " Royal Albion." It was enclosed in a substan-
tial net, and altogether, it may be well proud of the
name it bears. The balloon is 113 feet in circumfer•
ence, contains 25,000 cubic feet of gas, and, with the
car attached, is upwards of 50 feet high. The car
was attached at half-past four o'clock p.m., the town
band playing many delightful lively airs. The car
was, we thought, rather small for two persons, consi-
dering the number of sand-bags stowed away, with
the cable, grapnel, and instruments. It was, however,
strong and neat, the top part being covered with rich
blue sill;, with gold fringe ; the under part crimson
and gold, and lined with green silk damask, being al-
together remarkably unique. Mr. Green entered the
car with his usual firmness of nerve, having been per-
fectly satisfied as to his sailing in an inland direction,
from first having, as a surety, sent up a good-sized
balloon to ascertain the current of air aloft. This
being done, Captain Currie as boldly entered, and who,
we find, was formerly quartered here, and was an officer
in the 23d Regiment of Lancers, which was disbanded
at Radipole Barracks in 1817. All being right, thelines
which held the balloon were speedily unloosed, and at a
quarter to five o'clock, they made one of the most beau-
tiful ascents ever witnessed, amidst the shouts of thou-
sands of spectators, the band playing " God save the
Queen." This makes the 280th ascent of Mr. Green, and
the 36th of Captain Currie. The course taken was a
north-east direction, passing over the figure of his
late Majesty King George 111., which is beautifully
cut in chalk, on one of those range of hills be-
tween Preston and Osmington. It is needless to say
they were watched with intense anxiety as far as the
eye could see, and for several minutes had totally dis-
appeared, when a cry was heard—" The balloon ! the
balloon !" It was, however, seen but a few seconds,
and soon dipped behind the hills to afford others the
enjoyment of witnessing that which had created so
much interest with us. There could not have been
much less than between 15,000 and 16,000 persons
present. Mr. Green, accompanied by Captain Currie,
arrived in Weymouth about eight o'clock on the fol-
lowing morning, and immediately waited on the
Mayor to announce his safe return.
MR. GREEN'S ACCOUNT.
On leaving the earth the balloon took a north-east
direction, passing over the north end of the bay and
the White Horse. Our view of Weymouth and the
sea at this period was grand, and imposing beyond
description ; but at an elevation of about 3,000 feet
we lost sight of the earth by entering the clouds ; in a
few minutes we enjoyed the pure light and heat of
the sun. The gas noiv began rapidly to expand, and
we soon attained our greatest elevation near two
miles, where we met with a current from the north-
west, and as this was fast carrying us to sea, we
descended through the clouds. Our course now varied
to the east by north, and at 2,000 feet from the earth
the wind became more westerly. The country over
which we were sailing being mountainous, and un-
favourable for landing, we lowered the guide-line, by
the aid of which we continued our course at an eleva-
tion within 500 feet of the earth, until near the river
in the vale of Piddle, where we effected a landing
near Bere Regis, six miles north of Wareham. A
strong wind prevailed at the earth ; and had not the
grapnel performed its office in arresting the progress