The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-22 00:00:00

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

HEREFORDSHIRE —The IV EASINOTON COURT RITATE, an
Important FEKEROLD PROPERTY. altnale ins highly pic-
turesque and rural neighbourhood. near the beautiful eluding,
of the rtier WIG. about four miles from the Fawley Station on
the Rosa end Hereford lion of Railway. sad within s delightful
drive of the towns of Ross and Ledbury and the city of 'Here-
ford.

VISSRS.DANIELSILITHSON andOAKLEY
have received instructions to OFFER 'foe SALE by AUC-
TION, at the Mart ou TUR4DAY, June 17, at It ,unlese pre-
viously disposed of by private treaty'., the above very valuable
FREEHOLD li9TATIC,
comp ising a substantial moderate sized mansion, planned with
great taste and with every attention to convenience, beautifully
placed upon rising ground, and commanding a great extent of
picturesque home wwnery, close to the village church of Wool-
surrounded by a domain of 1,027 acres of parklike and
beautifully undulating grounds, rlchy timbered and divided Into
several conveniently disposed farms. The estate possesses many
very enjoyable features , It is a good sporting country, and the
miens woods and coven are most finour.ible for the preserve.
tion of game. There is good fishing In the neighbourhood. Ihe
mansion and grounds, with the Weasington Court and Tallies
Farms, are in hand . the remainder, with the exception of the
woodland, is let. The woods extend over 100 acres, and the
average produce is about £lOO per annum. P 01114141011 of the
mans and shooting may be obtained If desired.
Particulars and plaits may be obtained at the chief hotels In
the neighbourhood. at the Auction Mart , of Messrs. Walter,
Grunt, and Martineau. solicitors, King's-rued, Bedford-row; and
of Meiners. DAXIIL Sums, SOP, and OMELET, land agents and
surrey" 10, Waterloo-place, Pali•maU. B.W.

The first grand flower show of the season took
place yesterday at the society's gardens, when, notwith-
standing the rain, which seems to have vowed a vendetta
spinet flower shows io general, the touts were densely
thronged with a distinguished company, amongst whom we
recognised the Doan, of Cambridge, Princess Mary, and
the Duke of Cambridge. The roses were of extraordinary
beauty end fragrance, the chief exhibitors being Messrs.
Paul, Lane, Francis, and Terry. The azaleas, rhododen-
drons, pelargoniums, stove plants, and orchids were also of
splendid quality and were much admired. The heaths
were not, perhaps, quite so good as they have been seen in
former days at Chiswick, where the Cape heath was a more
favourite flower than at the present day. Ameogst the objects
which ►ttracted most attention was a fine collection of
young Japanese plants collected by Mr. J. G. Fetich, and
also some magnificent specimens of Japanese woods, highly
polished, and strikingly adapted for ornamental marquetry.
In the second tent a magnificent collection of American
plants, which are now just brdaking into bloom, arrested
the attention of the majority of the company. We un-
derstand that they are to form an exhibition of themselves
OD the 30th inst. A noticeable feature in the day's
arrangements was the laying out, in compartments, of a
portion of the arcade for flowers grown as in a conserva-
tory. The prize for taste in arrangement and beauty of
plants was awarded to Mr. Charles Turner, of Slough. Lady
Dorothy Nevill's prizes for floral drawing-room decorations
were competed for in the conservatory, and the first prise
was awarded to the Misses Marsh ; thej second, to
Mrs. J. H. Lermitte. The horticultural it.iplementa, to the
exhibition of which the Eastern Milanese Arcade was de-
voted, made an interesting exhibition, with fair promise of
greater success in future.

There was a small but interesting display of gardening
implements in the eastern arcade. In the first class, for
heating apparatus, improvements in ventilation, &c., the
models by Mr. Cranston and Mr. thmston were com-
mended. In Arden machines, for mowing, rolling, trans-
planting, fumigating, &c., Mr. Thomas Green was highly
commended ; and honours were bestowed on Messrs. Amiss
and Burford, Messrs. Brown and Co., of Cannon-street,
and Messrs. Kennon, of Dublin. For garden ornaments in
wirework, Mr. Banks, of Liverpool, and Messrs. Brown
and Co., were commended ; and some interesting and sug-
gestive contributions were shown under the other heads of
garden pottery, labels, tiles, &a, improvements in water-
ing appiratua, hygrometers, thermometers, &c.

•
ASH-GROVE, sear Seven Oaks, RENT.
MESSRS. DANIEL 8241 TH, SON, and OAKLEY
harts, disposed of the above distinguished residence, are
helmeted to SELL by AUCTION, upon the Promisee, on W ED.
NYADAY, May txt and following day, commencing at 12. the
REMAININO PORTION of the in' RN max
in the dining, wlthdrawisg, and other reception rooms, among
which will be found a cieteWsted work by Messrs. Dillow, known
as the eagle sideboard, telescopic dining table, left. by loft.,
dlnladrroom chairs, rosewood cabinet, octagon and other tables,
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table. crimson satin damask and other curtains,
Axminster, Turkey, and Brussels carpels, de., also noble maho-
gany four•post bedsteads, with excellent bedding and chamber
furniture, together with warless eallesey sterile and domestic
furniture: JO dozen et Port wine (1868 Antall) ; alto the live
and dead farming stock, comprising six excellent !Mich cows,
two useful cart hones, a rick of upland bay, farming and garden
implements, and miscallineous outdoor effects.
Catalogues may shortly be obtained at the Crown Hotel, Seven
Oaks ; the Rom and Crown, Tunbridge ; upon the Premises. and
at le, Waterloo.pleer,

THE RIIIIIIIENTATION 07 SHRZWEIBURY. —Mr.
Basset Oaksley, who contested the borough on oomervative
principles three years ago, again snowman himself
a• • candidate. Mr. Oakeley, in his address, says:
—"I am emphatically a conservative, • warm admirer of
our p.seot constitution, and a Manna upholder of
els mad state. Naturism' I sra sad shall be at all

times ready and *dhow to eve. • patient attention to
MI Fowl^ wer.oilaim Tzusavis, to. t. any sonestMos of improvement m any portion of our
MR. J. O. STEVENS will SML by AUCTION, ' coostitutios which may from time to time be deemed se-
en his aesas loom, se. Ili(-street, cc...vigil...ten. ornery or expedient ; and I trust, by • liberal and en-
TO•110110W, Warts, athaffpnitlt precisely, the CABINET of lightened application of the principles of judicious ineova-
KINZIALIef se Bev. S. J. /lamb Phillike. of Bahasa. in- trop to the &mane of an ',Walkout and progressive age, to
elndlim en Impartaid mop of opal plaids and other (maks, merit the support of all sections of your community. I
trill. alb. Vale' Imi of then engin Ain a net" of Int' need sciercely say that my oordial support will at all times
elm akwairple ekleste. Sneered br
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LIVERPOOL, Wmmaa'r..

The Montreal Ocean. Steamship Company's screw
steamer North American, Captain Burgess, which
sailed from Quebec on the 10th inak, arrived here
this morning.
The latest newspapers from New York are of
the Bth inst., and from Montreal and 9neirop .the
10th inst.
The main features of the news were embraced in
the 14plooderg telegram, which we published'
yesterday, bat,the following details amplify the?
news therein siren
Thnpartionlars of the capture of New Orleans
were received aid Savannah, the United States
gunboat Daniel Smith having arrived at that port
with ildvim from the scene of action to the 20th
ultimo.

SeHaeopmak Herald of the Sid inst. gives some
particulars of the bombardment of Forts Jackson
and Philip, which had been carried on with un-
abated fury for six days and five nights.
The; chain which was placed across the Missis-
sippi liver was broken by two of the gunboats.
Twinty-one mortar boats sod three • ganheate
were engaged in this attack upon the fort?, and
succeeded on Friday, the 25th ult., in silencing the
fortifications, and securing the safe passage up the
river of 14 war steamers, bound for New Orleans,
which is about 90 miles above.
The Hartford was set on fire by owning in con-
tact with one of the fire ships, but the fire was
extintuished before much damage was done.
The Federal forms destroyed eleven Confederate
gunbgata•
The Federal gunboat Verona, and the Confede-
rate steamer Webster, had enprisielit, and the
Webster rau into the Verona, injuring her so
badly, that she was in a sinking condition. The
Verona, while in this desperate state, discharged
eight guns into the Webster with such destructive
and crushing effect, that they both went down
together.
The Federal gunboat Maria J. Carlton was sunk
by the guns of the forts.
General Butler had landed 4,000 men above the
forts. _ _

On the 26th a flag of truce was sent on board to
Commodore Porter, asking what terms would be
demanded in the surrender. The reply of the com-
modore was "unconditional," and the arrange-
ments for the surrender were to be made on the
27th. . .

It is said that the contest was a very hard one,
many of the men in the mortar boats falling at
their posts with fatigue, so incessantly were they
kept at work.
The floating battery Manassas was sunk by the
steam-ship kftssissippi.
Fireships were sent down the river every night
by the Confederates; but a force was detailed with
mall boats, for tie purpose of towing them off
when they could do no harm.
The loss on the part of the Unionists is said to
be 114, while that of the Confederates is not
known. Four hundred Confederate prisoners have
been taken.

The intelligence from the army of the Potomac
was considered to be of the most satisfactory cha-
racter. The following telegrams describe the course
of events since the departure of the Persia from
New York.
Had Quarters, Army of the Potomac,
Williamsburg, May 6.

To Hon. E. Stanton.

I have the pleasure to announce the occupation of this
place as the result of the hard fought action of yesteiday.
The effect of Haeock's brilliant engagement yesterday wee
to turn the left of their hoe of works ; hs was strongly
reinforced, and the enemy abandoned their entire posi-
tion during the night, leaving all his sick and wounded
in our hands. The loss of the enemy was very severe, and
we have some 300 uninjured priapism end more than 1,000
wounded, and their loos in killed is very heavy. Victory is
complete. I have sent cavalry in pursuit. The conduct of
our men has been excellent, with scarcely an excep-
tion. The Confederate works are very extensive and strong,
both in respect of their position and works themselves.
Our loos was heavy in Hooker's division, but very little in
other parts of the field. Haeceek's sitcoms was gained with
a lossof not over twenty killed and wounded. The weather
is fine today, but there 111 great difficulty in getting up food
on account of the roads. Am I to follow the example of
other generals, and direct that the names of battles be
ou the colours of the regiments? We have other
placed
to fight before reaching Richmond.
(Signed) G. B. /Mumtaz. Major• General.
Williamsburg, Virginia, May 6.