The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND

THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT.

The enclosed correspondence bss been sent to ne
for publication :

Windom Cuti., 6th July, 1864.

Dear Sir.—l have reesived the eommthda of the Questa '
to beg you will Worm the council of the gratification which
her Majesty received from her visit tote Horticultural.
gardens Her Majesty was truly glad to see the improve-
ments that are now in progress, which when completed will
go far towards realising the with.' of the Prime Ormort,
and meat coodsoe so much to the some, which he antici-
pated for the society when he procured their establish-
ment at South Kensington. Cossideriog the interest the
Prince always took in this garden, and how much the society
owes to his active support end sasithaime, it would be ar.
ceedingly gratifying to her Majesty if the council shall re.
solve that his birthday, which falls on the 26th August,
should from henceforth be theireed by the society as a
holiday, es which five adroiseths to the gardens shall' be
allowed to the public. The Quo= does not doubt that the
aosscil will nimbly adopt this suggestion, sod she desires
me therefore to request that you will be good enough to
king the subject before them at their next meeting.—
Yours, kc., (Signed) C. Gan.
A. Murray, Req.
Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens,
9th July, WA

Dear Si.--I have submitted to the council your letter of
6th July, expressing the gratification of her Majesty the
Quest at the improvements now in prorate in the garden.
at the Royal Horticultural Society, and migrating that I
free admission to the gardens should be allowed to the'
public co the 26th August in the present and subsequicat
years, in order to mark the sonneteer" of the birthday of
1 his Royal Bisbee= the Priem Consort, the founder of the
I gardens, to whom the society is so moth indebted for its
present state of prosperity. The conned direct me to m-
ount you to express to the Qom. She peat pleasure they
have in giving effect to her Majcates Irian at ell times,
and at the same time their deck* to show the deep nese
of the obligation at the gaiety to the Prince Consort. The
council will therefore take immediate steps [or amusing
that the 26th Aaiun in rash year shall be kept Wieder-
ward by the society as a holiday, in the hope of sasistiag to-
war& bringing to the mind of the present and future par
rations the virtue* of the Prince, and his great services
especially to the working Gleam ; and I beg you to assure
her lialsety that the council will eadeavoar to give a hearty
welcome to all who will visit the Royal Horticultural So-
nny's Gardens on that annivcrouy. —I hays, 6e*,

'Signed)
Geeecal Ike Hoe. C. Cloy. ke.

A. Mwz.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
will eve sa stigma*. asterlaioment. on Tuesday next, to
meet Miser Royal Highness the Prisoe and Princess of
Wales, at Oambrides Opuses, Kew. The party is as-
aseared frcon 4 to 7 o'clock.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and Primes Mary, attended by Lady Cenddios
Somerset sad Captaie Ellis, honoured the Marquis and
Iftrobieness of Absreorn by their presumes at dinner yes-
terday evening, at Cbeeterfield House, Mayfair. There
were present to meet the royal anode—His Excellency the
Austrisa Ambassador and Countess Apposyi, the Duke sad
Duchess of Manchester, the Marquis end Marehieoess of
Bath, the Marquis of liartingtoe, the Earl and Coaster of
Dalkaith, the Earl and Countess Stanhope, Viscount Emil-
ton, Lord Oland Hamilton, Boa. E. Edscumbe, Sir Edwin
Landow. Dr. Quiet, and Mr. Leslie.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch have issued
cards for a graad entertainment to their Royal Highnesses
the Prime and Princess of Wales, at Queensberry Villa,
Itiohnsoad, oa Saturday neat.

We Oidl) are able to announos that Mr. Thomas
Bareb Waders, o/ Riveuhall, in the minty of Fiver, ie
about to receive a baronetcy.

The Exeter papers record the death at an ad-
mooed ago of Yr. Jolts Dinham, a philanthropist of that
city. He waa a prosperous tradesman, arid devoted al/ the
eupwfloities of his wealth to the relief of poverty. He was
• meet =milkiest betiefaetor to Easter.

A gunboat has been stationed in Southampton
Water to lake the boys of the Becomes, schoolahip, out
Is the British Chaeoel, and enable them to learn to beadle
a ship and fight at see.
Instructions have been received at Chatham
Dockyard from the Admiralty, directing that in future
rendebeeet sells are to be Atte& is all lioeof•battle ships,
frigates. sad lame corvettes, peddle( solltaieet room ass
be tendon board ; Ma cells to be of not lees dimmed's*
than 6ft. 6112, in length, Vt. In width. and of the full billed
of the deck. Each all is also to be well ventilated.

LATEII!it.LLIGENOL
PRiPMUAM INZT AND
MINISTRY AT COPENHAGEN.

l'Elni. LA

The ministerial journal of Berlin, the Northern
Gazette, is delighted at the change of government
at Copenhagen. "The parliamentary Britain at
Copenhagen," says the Gazette, " is bankrupt ; the
ministry has not fallen through • vote of the par-
liament ;it has retired at the royal desire. The
King takes in hand the reins of power to give the
state policy a direction altogether different from I
that by which the national representation has led
the country to an abyss." The indoptstdasci
Be!ge observes : " This joy is legitimate.
Victoriom at Duppel and at Copenhagen, K
de Bismark cannot but be so likewise at
Berlin, and the tall of parliamentary institutions
in Denmark will have for corollary the triumph
of absolutist ideas in Prussia. The alliance of
Prussia with Austria will finish the work in Ger-
many. The liberals of that country, who hoped
to find their enfranchisement in the war of Bleswig,
will know then that they have forged arms to be.
used against themselves. This was • result easy
to be foreseen, and which we have often predicted."

44a1."
JULY 14, 11 fi

EN(fAGEMENT BETWEEN THE
RTIAWARGE AND THE FLORIDA.
(=roes nimmum.)
-- SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 14.

The steamer Wonder, arrived this morning from
the Channel LBlands, reports that the steamers Hear-
serge and Florida had an engagement off Jersey
yesterday, in which the Kearsarge was disabled,
and put into Gorey. The Florida was brought up
off Gorey waiting to renew the engagement.