Newspaper cutting giving an account of a celebration at Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. On this occasion, the admission tiket price was reduced to one shilling, to give to every social class the chance to attend 'a grand day fete and the ascent of The Royal Nassau Balloon'. The article gives full and deatiled account of the ascent and landing of the balloon. The balloon landed on a tree and one of the gentleman needed some help to descend the tree, with great amusement of the crowd gathered around him. The note reads 'May 20 1837'.