The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-10 00:00:00

AWARD OF THE JUDGES.

CLAIN! I.—New Pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots.—Gold
banksien, Mr. Turner, of Slough, nurseryman ; small gold,
Mr. Dobson, nurseryman; certificate of excellence, Mr.
Bain nurseryman.
Old Pelargoniums, in 11-inch post. —Small gold, Mr. I
Bray, private grower.
Fancy Pelargoniums.—Small gold, Mr. Kempster, private
grower; certificate of excellence, Mr. Baser, private
grower ; small gold, Mr. Turner, nurseryman ; certificate of
excellence, Mr. Ayres, nurserymen • large silver, Mr.
Gaines, nurseryman; silver knightian, Mr. John West-
wood, nurseryman.
Calceolanas.—Large silver, Mr. Gaines.
Pansies, in twelves.—Silver knightian, Mr. Turner ; silver
banksian, Mr. Lockner ; certificate, Mr. Terry.
Cinerarias, in 8-inch pots.— Silver knightien, Mr. Lock-
Der • salver banksian, Mesas. Henderson ; certificate, Mr.
&jet. .

CLADS IL—Exotic Orchids, in collections of twenty.—
gAZgolaiald,n, Mr. Williams. Mr. Franklin ; gold knightian, Mr. Blake ;
ban
Exotic Orchids nurserymen, in collections of fifteen.—
Gold benkn
an,Messrs. Vectin ; small gold, Messrs. Rollie-
DOD.
Exotic Orchids, in collections of ten.—Gold banksian,
Mr. 'Mon; small gold, Mr. Carson; certificate of excel-
lence, Mr. Woolley..
Exotic Orchids, in collections of six.—Small gold, Mr.
Kinghom ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Green.
Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collection. of twenty.—
Large gold, Mr. May; gold knightian, Mr. Cole;; gold
benksian, Mr. Frazer; small gold, Mr. Pamplin.
Stove or Greenhouse Planta, in collections of fifteen.—
Gold knightian, Mr. Speed; gold banksiao, Mr. Green;
small gold, MEDod ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Lay-
bank; huge silver, Mr. Taylor; silver knightian, Mr.
Chitty.
Stove or Oreenhanse Plants, in collections of six (in pots
or tubs not les. than 20 inches in diameter).—Gold knish tian,
Mr. May; gold benk.ian, Mr. Carson; small gold, Mr.
Kingborn.
Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of six (in pots
not exceeding 13 inches in diameter) —Small gold, Mr.
Over; certificate of excellence, Maces. Babson ; large
silver, Mr. Watson; silver knightian, Mr. Kinghorn ; sa•
ver bnksian, Mr. Stanley.
Helichrysums.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Taylor;
large silver, Mr. Green; silver knightian, Mr. Stewart;
silver banksian, Mr. Hemp.
CLASS IV. -(B)—Pine apples, in single specimens :
1. Queens: Certificate of excellence, Mr. Jarvis, gardener
to J. Ruck, Fag. ; large silver, Mr. Bray, gardener, to E.
Loused., Eq.
2. Staines, Cayenne., Sugarloaf., Black Jamaica., °a-
bates, ; Silver bauksian, Mr. Povey, gardener to Rev.
J. Tbornycroft.
8. Providences: Certificate of excellence, Mr. Davies,
gardener to Lord Boston.
(C)—Grapes in pots ; three specimens to be shown :
Dutch Sweetwater ; Certificate of excellence, Mr. Jack-
son, gardener to G. Beaufoy, Esq.
(D)—Grapes; in three bunches for private growers, and
sex bunches for market gardeners :
1. Black Hamburg : Certificate of excellence, Mr. Dods,
gardener to Sir John Cathcart ; large silver, Mr. Allport,
gardener to H. Akroyd, Esq. ; silver knightian, Mr.
Forbes, gardener to the D uke of Bedford. (M.G.) certificate
of excellence. Mr. Davis, of Oak Hill ; large silver, Mr.
Spary, of Brighton.
8. Whits Muscadine., or Sweetwater.: (M.G., large
silver, Mr. Davis, of Oak Hill.
(H —Cherries ; in dishes of lib each :
1. Black; Silver knightian, Mr. Fleming, gardener to
the Duke of Sutherland.

—(K))—Strawberries ; one dish each
I. British Queen, and similar kinds: Silver knightian,
Mr. Judd, gardener to Earl Spencer; silver banlisian, Mr.
M'Ewen, gardener to the Duke of Norfolk; certificate,
Mr. Britt s, Lewisham.
2. Keen's Seedling, and similar kin's: Silver knightian,
Mr. May, gardener to J. Watney, Esq. ; silver bankeisu,
Mr. M'Ewen, gardener to the Duke of Norfolk ; certificate,
Mr. Bruin, gardener to R. (canter; (M.), silver knightian,
Mr. Dew, of Ram Cannes.
(L)—Melons, the boat favoured
1. Green fleshed : Silver knightian, Mr. Robertson, gar-
dener to Lady Emily Foley.
CLLAS IV.—Single Spedmens.—Certificates of excellence,
Messrs. Venal, Medinills statlics ; large silver, Mr.
Stanley, Brim hartnelli Aver Mien, Mr. Smith, Erica
Bindryaes; silver Mr.• y, Eriostemon interme-
diate ; terficate Mr. Canoe, Leechenaultia batten.
4allllllllll, in 12 distinct varicties.—Gold bank-
Ilan, Mr. May; attssl gold, Mr. Chitty.
Gresensess Assleas ; six of the newer kinds (in 8-inch
yob)`-Sall geld, Mr. Rollisson ; certificate of excellence,
Mr. Flitnreg; large silver, Mr. Taylor.
Greashonse Azaleas, in six distinct varieties.—Small gold,
Mr. Groan ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Frazer ; large
silver, Mr. Carson ; silver knightian, Mr. Falkner ; silver
baaksian, Mr. Lane.
Indian Rhododendrons.—Small gold, Mr. Ivison ; cer-
tificate of excellence, Mr. Lane ; large silver, Mr.
Gaines.

Tall Cased.—Small gold, Mr. Oreen.
Hothouse Ferns, intermixed with Orchids.—Not shown
according to the regulations ; Mr. Woolley's arc very fine.
Kilda/MOMS Single Plants.—Silver knightian, Mears.
Volta', Fitzroy& patagonica ; silver knightian, Messrs.
Veitch, Saxe-prothen &samples& ; silver banksian, Messrs.
Veiteh, Rhodcndron Wane superbc hardy hybrid ; cer-
tificate, Mr. Laybank, Erica murrayana ; certificate, Mr.
Henderson, Pineapple-place, boruaia tetrandra.
Miscellaneous Collection of Plants.—Small gold, Messrs.
Holliston ,• certificate of excellence, Mr. Williams.
CLUB V.—Ro es in pots (in collections of 12).—Gold
banksian Mr. Terry, private grower; small gold, Mr.
Chitty,irivate grower ; certificate of excellence, A. Row-
land, sq., pntrate grower; silver knightian, Mr.
Busby, private grower ; silver banksian, Mr. Rorer,
private grower ; gold banksian, Mr. Francis, nurseryman ;
small gold, Meters. Lane and Son, nurserymen ; certificate
of excellence, Melon. Paul, nurserymen.
Cape Heaths, in collections of ten.—Hold banksian, Mr.
May, private grower; small gold, Mr. Cole, private grow. r;
certificate of excellence, Mr. Smith, private grower; silver
knightian Mr. Over, private grower; gold hanksian,
Means. Rollinson, nurserymen ; small gold,lir. Epps, nur-
seryman • certificate of excellence, Mr. Frazer, nurseryman ;
sliver Insiithtian, Mr. Fairbairn, nurseryman.
Cape Heaths, in 11-inch pots.—Small gold, Mr. Watson,
private grower; certificate of excellence, Mr. Roger, private
grower; large silver, Mr. Jarvis, private grower; metal
gold, Mr. Eppel, nurseryman.
Cape Heaths, in 8-inch pots—Certificate of excellence,
Mr. Taylor, private grower; largo silver, Mr. Speede, pri-
vate grower; silver knightian, Mr. Hemp, private grower.
Species of Pelargonium.—Large silver, Mr. Parker; silver
knighdan, Mr. Watson.
Ores Vl.—Exotic Orchids, single specimens.—Certiti•
eats of excellence, Messrs. Veitch, Cattleya movie ; Liege
silver, Mr. Kinghorn, Phalurnm.sis granditiora ; falser
banksian, Mr. Cole, Dendrobium nubile.
New Plants in Flower.—Small gold, Messrs. Volta,
Ilexacentris naysorensis; certificate of excellence, Mec.e..
Veitch, Aerides sp. Assam; large silver, Messrs. Standish
and Noble, Andes amens; large ,elver, Messrs. Veitch,
Dendrobium clavatum ; silver knightien, MOST,. Veitch,
Dendrobium elfin sanguineunt ; silver knightian, Messrs.
Standish end Noble, Aealea vittata fortunii ; silver hank-
elan, Messrs. Henderson, Pineapple-place, T. tratheca erici
folio; silver banksian, Mr. lii. e, Oncidium sessile ; c:rth
ficate, Mr. Franklin, Thieeopilia sp.; certifie ite,
Attacia erixtata ; certificate, Mr. John Hilly,
Libertia sp. ; certificate, Messes. Vcitch, Streptocarpus
bifiores.
(N)—Other kinds of fruit of peculiar excellence and
value:—
Silver banksian, Mr. bison, Eriobotrys japonica.

ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT

The anniversary festival of this institution took
place on Saturday evening, lathe FINVIMAIOIII' T Groat
Queen.street. There was a large attendance. Sir Charles
Eastlake, President of the Royal Academy, occupied
the chair, and was supported be Sir William Itoss, Mr. B.
B. Cabbell, M.P., Mr. W. M. Thaekerav, Mr, R. H. Sony,
F.H.8., Mr. David Roberts, it.A., ea., &o.
The CRAIKMAN, in proposing the first toast, stated that
the members of that society had special reasons for enter-
taining towards her Majesty feelings of duty and grati-
tude ; for her Majesty was not only the gracious patron of
the institution, but she had been pleased to promote its ob-
jects by most liberal support. That was the teurteeuth an-
niversary, on which the Queen had been pleased to gruel a
donation of 11)01. to the Artists'
Benevolent Fund.
(Cheers.)
In Prorating " Prince Albert," the Chairmen observed
that his /fawn Highness's name was always hailed a ith
satisfaction as a patron of that institutiun, and es a friend
to artists in distress. (Cheers.)
' " The Army and Navy " having been duly honoured,
The CHAIRMAN said he had now to propose ""Prosperity
to the Artists' Benevolent Fund, and the health of i'e aged
and revered president, Sir John Swiubume." (Cheers.)
It was always satisfactory, in referring to a charitable in-
etitution, to be sole ronscientiously to ep, ult of its solid
moral advantages, as well as its general claims to public
sympathy. This institution possessed those adventnges,
and with them the strongest claim on public support.
(Hear, hear.) Its first object was to induce artists to be
provident—(sheers)—to keep themselves i•sdepenelent by
means of a emali periodical payment,which was In the nature
of an insurance, as it entioed thorn to reli .1 in the hour of
need. (hear.) The sum thus raised hr the no inhere
themselves was called the" Annuity lune.t' The mkt ob-
ject of the founders was to proviso assistance for the
farushes of deceased members. This they could only du by
on appeal to public s) mouthy. Tin fund so raised was
called " The Artists' Benevolent Fund," :nolo° behalf of
that fund they were met. (Hear, hour.) 'fhe beneficial
effects of the .. Annuity fund" were felt beyond its own
immediate operation ; it enlarged the sphere et the useful-
ness of other societies—fur instance, those Royal Academy—
by annual grants and funds for ehar:table purposes. Thos
average annual amount paid to superannnavd artists en-
titled to the beeeht of the Annuity Fund Isis 1,0001. line
average of 1,0001., in allowances of 101. each, to 25 incapa-
citated artists, was aunu.,l,y paid from the Annuity loud;
and it was obsi.,us that withuut this provision, the result
of the contributions of members themselves, these 26
artists would INTOIII, dependent on other societies.
Hence the importance of the society, and its bent ll-
ciai tendency iii raising the character of artists generally,
and inducing them, while they had the means, to
provide for a possible day of mi-fortune, and
thus to secure ter their families, alter their own
decease, a certain amount of support. The Artists'
Benevolent Fund was applicable to the relief of widows and
orphans; and the amount of such ro lief necessarily varied
with the funds of the ins'itutiou. Widows received di vi-
demi, during their lives ' • orphans till they attained the sire
of 16. 'luring the yearetnlio,g 20th March tut, 49 widows
had received dividends of 16/. each, or a portion of that
sum, when the claim began within the year. The total
amount of those dividends for the year was 7061. us.
(Cheers.) Daring the same year, 33 npbane had received
dividends of 51. each, or a portion of that sum, making a
total of 1361. 6s. (Cheers.) The widows and orphan. of
artiste must obviously be meet objects fur assistance ; but
there was a stronger, a more moral view to be taken of this
charity. The most rigid system of Ileonomy was always
prompted to help those who helped thentselvee. (Cheers.)
fhe subscribers to the Aunuity Fund had earned a title to
the support of their families, by theirown provident habits;
and it was a duty to continue and complete the good work
which their industry and economy hod begun. (Hear.)
Perhaps one of the bust ways to diminish pauperism was by
offering the highest premiums to those who manfully strug-
gled fur independence. (Cheers.) Their convictiou of the
soundness of this principle might be strengthened by the
example of her Majesty, whose wise liberality wets the re-
sult of a careful consideration of the usefulness and moral
tendency of this society. (Cheers.)
Mr. It. H. ROLLA briefly responded to the toast.
Other touts followed, and
Mr. A. U. THISELTON, the secretary, announced in the
course of the evening that the donations during the year,
including the 100 guineas from her Majesty, had amounted
to 4141. 13s. 6d. (Cheers.)