The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

PLOWER SHOW AT ALEIABDRA PAM.

The second annual flower and fruit show in the
extensive grounds of this fine park took place yesterday
afternoon, and the exhibition was one of the best of the
season. The flowers were very tastefully arranged in three
handsome and capacious touts in the cricket ground, sod
the floral display attracted a considerable number of
similar'. The show was peculiarly rich in exotics and
greenhouse plants, and there IVY In particular a fine
display of ferns. The somber of plant' exhibited by
amateurs at this show was large. Is orchids, them
were some handsome specimens of the curious
plant Gypripedium barbatum there was also a
splendid specimen of the Iron Anrantiou exhibited
by Mr. Thomas Beiges, gardener to Mr. H. Nicholls, of
Bowden. We noticed in the flower depertnient a splendid
show of pelargoniums, and the visitors generally expressed
peat admiration at the immense size and extraordinary
quantity of blossom on some of these elegant plants.
The unless though not a large show, were per.
feet and elegant, particularly the rese-celoared oar. A
small show of dark balsams oho sanded a good deal of
maim. One of the chief attractions, however, proved to be
the futheina, some splendid specimens of which were exhi-
bited, among which was one lovely one of the dewdrop
fuchsia, exhibited by Mr. Tuner, of the Royal Nursery,
Slough. In stove and greenhouse pleats (amateurs). the
first prise was takes Mr. Chilloaer, prdenrs to
Mrs. Smith, of Ashstead, for a splendid specimen
of the hostile mirabilis, a native of New Holland. The
show of cut flowers was beautiful, the roses and pan-
sies proving • pest Mt:amino. There were also some
handsome groups of table decorations, the first prize
in which was carried off by Mr. Cotbush, of Highgate. The
following are some of the principal prise owners in the vari-
ous classes :—Nurserymen's stove sad greenhouse plants,
Mr. J. Fraser, Leyte's, Bs ex ; collection of stove and green-
house pleats, Mr. B. Williams. Holloway ; Caps heaths.
Yr. ftWes of Bydenhani. For amateur,, Mr. 13. Peed,
who also carried off the first prize for amateurs' salsas.
In ouresrymee's amalgam the thief price wee retried off by
Mr. C. Toner. Mr. Paul, of Waltham Cross, Mr. C.
Turner. and Mr. Fraser obtained the chief prime for
rotes. Fine foliage, variegated pleats (utman-metes),
B. B. Williams, Holloway; (amateurs), Mr. T. Baines.
Altogether upwards of 7001, was awarded le prizes. During
the day the band of the let Life and Lt Grenadier Guards
weeded and performed fine selections of operatic music in
the grounds. Drizzling showers towards the close of the
day somewhat intmferrd with the enjoyment of the corn-
Rapidbut on the whole the show was fairly atteeded.
Rapid program is Wog made is the laying oat of the
(moods of the perk, and it is expected that about this time
next year it will be approaching completion. so far a. the
mere laying out of the grounds sad the erection of build-
ings is concerned. The park is beautifully situated, and
its proximity to the north of the metropolis, and the &demi-
tasse it possesses with respect to railway communication.
will doubtless be the meths of attractiog a large commutes
of visitors to the various rural fifes which are in contetn-
Salim. The flower show will not terminate till thim
evening.

REPILIDSERTATION 01 HrrntisinniLD.—At Had-
donfield. oe Torday sight, there was • meeting to select
• candidate for the borough is opposition to Mr. Leathern.
Mr. W. Akroyd, who bad been adopted by those opposed to
the present member. withdrew, as he believed a change had
come over the constituency, and Mr. T. P. Crosland was
therefore selected. The opposition mane to partake of a
wional as much as • political character, one person at
least, who called himself an " oltra•tory," combining with
liberela in the effort to oust Mr. Leathern.

WORBINO MEWS CLUB FOR SiIoRRBITCH.—Lent
sight a public meeting was held in the large school-room,
Nicholl's- row, Shored. toh, for the purpose of insugerating
the working mess club for this neighbourhood. Very corn.
modions and 000veaient premises have hom erected for car.
rytag oat the various objects of such an institution, at the
suppose of Mr. C. A. Bartholomew, the honorary mastery
sad treasurer of the club. There in a large smoking room,
with bagatelle end other puma, and supplied with the daily
aewspapers sad other literature. Refreshments at cost
price are supplied to the members, and arrangements
are being taken for the formation of • diametral,
elocution, and other classes. A peusy bank has bees set en
foot, and other provident schemer are contemplated. Half
of the committee is composed of working mar, and the
members pay a subscription of twopenos per week. Is the
absence of the Earl of Shaftesbury, who wee advertised to
I preside, but was presented by his compliasce with a com-
mand to dins with the Queen, the chair was taken by the
Rev. Hairy Reward, ILA., rector of the parish church of
BethaaLgresa. The revs geatleciaan. I. as introductory
speech, advocated the clams of the club, and wee followed
is suitable speestres by Mr. Bartholomew, Mr. Lloyd, the
Rev. B. Kr. Clever, and the Rev. H. Silly. seem-
trey to the W Kees Clair sad legatee* Unica.
The preassibp torsoishel with a vole of Sloan to the
sirinria.

CIWOPENCE

MUSIC.

NEW PHILH4UMONKI CONCERM

Dr. Wylde has brought his New Philharmonic
Commis to • clam for tam same. The concert of last
night was the fifth and hut of the series ; or rather is was
the tenth, for each *weft was preceded by a peklic re-
hearsal, which was to all intemts and parposee a concert,
the only difference being that the public were
admitted on lower teems. The hall wee generally se
fall, or aearly so, at the reheareals as at the concerts, so that
the rehearsal' bosuns releseneals only in name, the idea of
drilling the orchestra in the presence of a multitude of
speetetera being oat of the question, and we have often
wondered that the music went so well after such prepara-
tion. The only way to obtain a reasonable degree of cor-
rectness and smoothness, nadir such circumst►nces, bee
I been to eschew novelty and to give only pieces known to
the orchestra. A specimen of this practice was given in
last night's coocert.
The concert of last night was • very excellent
one, similar to those usually given by the Phil-
harmonic Society. Dr. Wylde, by long practice and
experienek has mad* himself an excellent chef
d'orotestre, and the manner in which the orchestral piece.—
partioulsely Beethoven's magnificent Symphony in C MIMIC
—were played, deer a rehearsal little more than nominal,
spoke volumes ler ameba* leak of t►e eentineeseenieltme
band. SKr Loaerbech played Spam's Dramatis Conceit.
superbly, and Weber's Concert-Stuck lost none of its
beauties in the hands of Arabella Goddard. The vocal
pieces were happily selected, and well sung ; and the whole
concert made an impremitie on the audience which will be
remembered to Dr. Wylde's advantage when he comes to
resume these concerts next year.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, JUNI 32 APPOINTMENT:R....

-- ----
Lieutenant 8., G. A. Belem; to the Formidable. --.—
llisater's Assistant G. J. H. Hogtot=lte Raw.
Clark J. Gormully, to the.Prinee
litidaltipmee IL N. Alleys. sod A. C. Jrunet, to tl•
Rater ;A. S. Leaoxk, G. C. Young, end W. N. Madan,
to the Fawn.

—NaviaeZdetis (co ninated) J. B. Hay, and F. D 13..
Scott.

PORTSMOUTH, Join 22.
The Pearl, 21, screw corvette, which was paid
off on Saturday last, is to be isumedudely brought («ward
foe farther sr service.

----TM Cologne, eiei, screw, Captain E Codd, is to be paid
out of 0001121•100 on the 30th inst., and ma the following
day, the Frederick William, 76, screw linecif-bettle ship,
will be commissioned to receive the officers and crew of the
Colossus. It is not long since the Colossus was repaired
sad received a sew set of rigging ; but, on beieg docked a
few days ego, her defects were found to be of such a cha-
racter se to reader it necessary far hoe crew to be turned
over to another vessel.

ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICH.—His
Royal Heehaw the Duke of Cambridge the field
marshal oommanding-io-chief, arrived at Woolwich water-day, for the purples of keyed* the several departments
of the Royal Military Aesdemy, and awarding commissions
and prises to the gentlemen
_owleto, in accordance with the
half-yearly report of the Council of Military Ediicatios.
His toys' highosas and start on paring the garrison at tea
o'clock, were greeted by a saints of twenty-ow guns, from
the Grewluli battery, sad immediately proceeded to the
Royal Military Academy, when they were received by the
officen of the inatitation. The whole of the 1111•111M1 chum
of geotlerueo cedeta were drawn up in review order on the
lawn fronting the building—a larp number of their relatives
and friends, with the profemors and masters at the 'stab.
'lament, Whig present to witme the promedinp. His
royal highosee and staff, bade( inspected the ranks.—
front and rear—the cadets marched pan in quarter distance
winos, at slow and quick time, and subsequently nest
through a sari's of manual and platoon exercise, aid bat-
talion drill, in a highly creditable manner. His royal
highballs and staff then proceeded to the class-
rooms, drawieg-roos, and other departments of
the institution, and oecupied DOOM time in iuspeeting
the elaborate models and drawings of fortifications,landscapes. he., executed by the Wadeable during the
six months. The gentlemenadds entheqnsatly formed gay
square on the lawn, when arrangements had been made for
his royal *them to deliver as address, and award cannon.
alone and prim to the eseeessful competitors, in aceordance
with the number of marks gained io several breeches of
military science and art, lantkeges, &e. Reports from the
Owned of Military Edacatioo and Major-General Beadiness
were then read, both being of a highly satisfactory character.
The gentlemen cadets recommended for conunissione
were then called to the front, and the number of make
pined by each read over. The following were the
order of merit. For the Royal Engineers :—Georp Mac-
donald, Jobe 0. Monies, Conway Jamie, Henry R. 0.
Oisercee, William L, Oreenstreet. Robert Coats, Godfrey
Hddebrand, Osbert Chadwick, William J. Gill,
W. Tiedall, John T. Wright, Ambrose Awdry, William
Runt, Stonier Waller, Relay H. Murphy' Arthur C.
Aleseder. Arthur R. Posey, Joha Mathews, and Jobs
B. Lindell. For tbe Royal Artillery : Lambert H.
Betimes, Alexander H. Oaehr, Charles D. Gordon,
Female B. Rama, Charles B. Wickham, Thomas L.
Morgan, John D. G. H. Gower, Edward B.
Bossy, Wm. W. trel'wee, .Alllchaidoon.Wm. A. Eden,
John M.Tabor, William H. Kerrapeter, Edward B. Cooks,
Henry G. F. Bidden% Edward Lks, William A. Rath.
A ustus Browne, Edward Blaksbey, John P. Caudill,
Allred F. Fletcher, Charles IL Smith, Cecil C.
Arthur W. White. Willis R. Poole, Donal T. W=4,
William T. Le &Woo, Arthur A. Newman, Fred. H.
Wheatley, Charlie W. Kessiaway, Walter Cotten, William
B. Adams, Archibald Broadfoot, John M. Alves, Cheerio Z.
Liodseottli, James B. (pada. The prim were thew
distributed for exemplary conduct and proficiency is
the various branches of study. Hie royal bigheads deli-
vered as interest* address, which was listened to with
much attention by the cadets and all present, and after in-
specting various departments left for town about 3 o'clock.

SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT. —MT. Hunts
preys held an inquiry yesterday, at the City of Oaaterbary
''Tenon. Preston-meet, Mileend, respecting the death of
Jamie Piotworth, who lost his life under very singular sir.
emestames. Asa Pratwortb, 42, Prestoneimet, sold AIM
the deceased was a gingerbeer nisaidecturer. Ha was gives
much to habits of lutemperaeoe. On Monday be was drunk.
Oa Tomtit • he called to witness to Wag him some.
drink. took lemonade is a
thotiatf to
e. and left tllO room. Upon going beck in resigates
she found him with the neck of the bottle forced down his
throat. The seek was a pod way down the threat, and his
lands were firmly clasped resod the bottle. He seamed to
be quite dead, and witness had difficulty in pulling the
bottle out of the throat. Wastes did not think that be
had intmded to commit Naiad*. Probably in a drunkes
spasm he forted the bottle into his throat while trying to
driek. Dr. A. Champoevs said that on Tuesday be was
tolled to deceased, and found him just dead. The post.
modem examination showed that the windpipe bad bees
greatly injured by the neck of the bottle having best
forced down into it. The windpipe was filled with blood.
Death had hest caused by the foreseer of the bottle into the
windpipe. It wee stated that the wife of the deceased was
recently foiled dead in a chair train drunkenness. A redid
of accidental death was returned.

bictduk •IND SUICIDE BY • Lca•Tlc.—late
on Tnesday sight or early on Wednesday morning
a most s►ocking murder and suicide were committed in
Liverpool ►y a Iliadic named CatherineHmidersoe, the
wife of Joseph Heedersoo, a dock labourer residing at
No. 3, Joboson•pleoe, Mans6eldotreet. Henderson, his
wife, and two children retired to rest in the same anus-
merit early on Tuesday evening. After they had bees
in bed for some time the youngest child, a boy aged Dials
months, became restive and mom, and was handed over
to its mother is Older that it might have the brunet. im-
mediately after Mrs. Henderson bad taken it it uttered a
sharp scream, which caused the father to take it from her,
when he discovered blood running from the
child's throat. He got up, and upon making an
examination found that its throat had been cut.
He immediately called to the other inmates of the house.
On turning roiled his saw his wife seise the other child, a
girl about six years of age, sad plunge a knife into her
throat. He tried to snatch the girl from the mother's
grasp, and while be wee in the act of doing so the unfortu-
nate woman indicted with the knife a dreadful wound on ►er
own throat, which immediately proved fatal. The youngest
child died almost immediately. About seven months ago the
mifortenate woman was riendoed in a lunatic asylum, and
during the past few days had exhibited symptoms of lunacy.
NEW IRONFILLD IN YORKSHIRE.—The pretty
vale of the Dourest is threatened with a complete revolu-
tioe, owing to the discovery of irowstoue. The dose wee
found by accident shod, two yews ago at Kirkham and eat
Castle Howard, about four miles from Melton, sad was
thee partially wrought to ascertain its quality. The
royalty bee now been purchased, and the works on both
side. the valley are to be promoted vigorously. It is said
a bridge over the Demerit is to be erected so as to remit
the bishop Railway from the south side, and that blest
furnaces are deo to he built.

--tits tisssT lessTrix.—Tbis vowel has just
takes 3,000 toes of seal as board. sad win shortly leave
Liverpool for Mbermises or Deptford, when she will he
Sited with water tasks, is which the Atlantic cable sow
bias made by MINISM Caw, Sliat, and Co. will be stowed
limey as it le mad&