The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-11 00:00:00

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The autumn show for fruits and flowers took
place yesterday, in the gardens and conservatory, in presence
of a full and fashionable comp►uy. The threatening aspect
of the weather in the morning augured a regular " Flower-
show " day, but the sky cleared in the afternoon, and at
about 3 p.m. the promenade, fountains, and music formed
a very effective combination of amusements. The bands
were the Ist Life Guards and Royal Engineers, and operatic
seleatious ware alternately played by each during the even-
ing. Thu Gowen consisted of dahlias, hollyhock', asters,
gladioluses, fuchsias, Tomes, he. The collection was pro-
nounced to be exceedingly fine, the dahlias especially ab
tracting general notice and admiration. The fruit was ales
a magnificent 'how, including about thirty varieties of
grapes from the conservatory of the society at Chiswick, all
of which were, as might have been expected, of a superb
quality. Amongst the garden appurtenances which are
usually exhibited on Bower-show days we m►y mention the
conservatory tub, for which a prize of 101. had been offered
by the society. Seven manufacturers competed for the
prise, and their specimens were ranged in one of the arcades
for the inspection of the company.

The Palace of Westminster has sever been seen
to such advantme se now. As you turn up Weirmiaster.
bridge from Pediment-street, Pa yard, with Weetnein%
der-hell terribly dwerfieg the [Welkin uniformity of the
sew or nameotamos, the clock-tower, and the river front,with
Lambeth-paleoe ea the opposite side, successively come is
sight. Sir Charles Barry. if be wife alive, would have so
reason to complain that kis building has not got fair play.
Of course the more one sees of it the lees ass is disposed to
accept it as a fair reproduction ot a medieval building ; but
each as it is, it is sow sem is se hem The bridge is soble
Armature, level sad Wad, sad by the lowness of its pan.
pets giving the passenger an ezeelleet view up and down
the river. From it Montague-hoses makes a very **raid
figure. Resieissaact is sot exactly the moat admirable style,
but with its irregular outlines sad high roofs it le a great
classical than the attempt at a mom exact following al
models, as shows in the architecture of Dierg-
street.—Geardian.
Tan Mirrimroursit RaltwAY.—Yesterday the
imam. wrought-hos bridge, eossisting of some ponderous
girders, the isterssediatssmess beim( arched with brickwork„
was sooseedelly mandated ammo the terminus of the
Metropolitan Railway at the bottom 01 Charissetreet,
Hatton. garde" ; sad the thoroughfare will be clewed for
public, medic is a few days. The Gable bridge agrees the
railway at the bask of the fiessioss Rouse, Clorkeswell, is
far advanced towards completios, sad will be opened about
tbstith hot.

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