The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-28 00:00:00

ENSUING WEEK.

Prom the C ;Mentes Chrootkle.
PLANT DEPARTMENT.
Now is a good time to sow seed of Chinese primroses for 1
winter and spring flowering. Old plants may have the
soil partially removed, and be then repotted in a compost
of loam, a little well-decayed cow manure, and leaf-mould,
with a portion of sand. fly placing them iu a cold frame in •
a shady situation, and keeping them close for a time, they
will be useful for furnishing a supply of flowers during the
early part of winter. Some seed of the Ilunica elegant
should now be sown both for furnishing the conservatory
next year, and for plants to turn out into beds in the flower
garden • or for any of the various decorative purposes, for'
which this fine plant is 30 well adapted. Seedling einem-
rias, for autumn and winter flowering, should be potted MS
they require it in light rich soil, containing about one-fourth
of loam. The plaids obtained by dividing the old ours of
approved sorts should be stimulated into vigorous growth,
to produce floe specimens for late flowering, by typentiner
them progressively, no soon as the roots reach the sides of
the pots. It will, however, be advisable to retain a portion
of the plants in small pots, for flowering during autumn
and early winter. The Cypripedium insignia is an
admirable winter plant when well flowered. The plants
should now be placed in a cold frame, where they should
have plenty of air, and be moderately supplied with
water, and by the mouth of November they will be
showing their flowers in great abundance. This treat-
ment suits them much better than keeping them in a
warm house during summer. All tea-scented and
China roses intended for flowering in winter should now
1 hare a shift, using rich loamy soil, and stopping them fre-
quently during the remainder of the season, to make them
bushy. By the occasional use of liquid manure, and by
placing them in a pit or green-house in November, they
will continue in flower all the winter. Let the soil of per
fietual carnations be renewed, that they may make a
vigorous growth, and flower strongly dining the winter.
Pipings of these uud of the various kinds of pinks should be
put in as curly as possible, that strong plants may be ob-
taMed by the end of the season. Panties of choice kinds,
and double wallflowers, should now be struck.
PLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES.
Perhaps no plants ars• more generally useful than the
hardier kinds of caseation', picotees, and cloves; their
beauty and fragrance not only recommending them to a
prominent place in flower beds, but also rendering them in-
valuable for glasses or bouquets. If pipings of them are
taken nit about this season, trey sometimes strike as freely
as pinks; but the operation will be more certain to succeed
if the band-lights arc set on a slight hot-bed, or the pots
plunged in a Ironic where there is a gentle bottom heat.
Points that require special attention arc—that the cuttings
be taken not later, on any account, than the expanding of
the first flower, and that they be carefully shaded from
every ray of sunshine. The most certain method of
propagating then is by layers ; but it is equally int-
portaat that this operation be performed early, as the
plants rout sooner, aud thereby become better esta-
blished before winter • but in all cases it will be found the
most satisfactory node of proceeding, to defer the trans-
planting of carnations raised from layers till the spring fol-
owing ; as, if transplanted in autumn, they are liable to be
thrown out of the ground by frost. Where the locality is
unfavourable, it sometimes becomes necessary to remove
the young plants to a frame during wiutcr. Late-sown
annuals, intended for autumn flowering should be thinned
out or transplanted before they crowd one another, anti
become too weak to support themselves, choosing moist
weather for the operation. Timely tying, staking, and
regulating of all plants is of much importance, both as
regards the effect produced, and the time occupied in
doing so.
FLORISTS' FLOWERS.
Seedling Itanuneulutea will now require taking up; gene-
rally speaking, they are so very smali the first season, that
without great care many may he lost. Perhaps the better
way is to get a flue wire sei re, in which composts and roots
together may be put; this may then be placed under a
pump, and a stream of water allowed to pass through ; by
this means the soil will be washed away, leaving the root
in the sieve • these may then be spread out, and gradually
dried in a shady place.. The bulbs on the main beds will,
require attention, inasmuch as they are seldom ready to be
taken up all at once. Some of the grass will become yellow
before the other; these should be lifted directly, for if al-
lowed to remain and showery weather sets in, they will im-
mediately make a second growth, to the serious and often
irreparable injury of the rout. Tulips.—As the foliage de-
cays, let these also be taken up and stored away fur dry-
ing; let the place be shady. We recollect u number id
valuable sorts being put into a glazed triune to dry; the
consequence was that they were all destroyed. assuming a
disease, which made theta impenetrable to the thumb nail.
Aurieulas, polyanthuses, dahlias, do., as last week.
HAILDT FRUIT GARDEN.
Pears and apples against walls and espaliers should now
be gone over for the purpose of destroying the caterpillars,
which may be found preying upon the fruit. The opera-
tion is a tedious one, but in the ease of choice kinds of hardy
fruit, it is one that we deem indispensable. Cherry trees
are very liable to be infested with black fly, fur which the
most certain remedy is diluted tobacco water or soap suds;
but where there is fruit neither of these can be applied, and
clean water from the garden engine or syringe mist be per-
severingly used instead. Over-luxuriant growths in young
fruit trees should now he stopped, and all shoots intended
for filling up should be trained before they become too
strong, and while they can readily be brought into their
proper places, as the work can then be executed in half the
time, suit will look much better. Trees planted last opting
should now be watered, and the ground over the roots of
wall trees may be forked up lightly.
KITCHEN HARDEN.

As every available means should be adopted for stimu-
lating the various crops lists a vigorous growth, let due use
be made of the liquid manure, if this valuable auxiliary can
conveniently be obtained. This is the best time of year to
make use at it, by applying it to all plants which are culti-
vated for the sake of their roots, stems, or leaves, the object
being to induce a luxuriant growth, and to prevent or re-
tard the production of flowers or seeds. Make every pro-
vision for autumn and winter, by planting good breadths of
Brussels sprouts, cabbage, savoys, broccoli, and other winter
vegetables, taking care that the ground be previously
well manured. Let there be no idle ground in this de-
partment ; but, as the quarters arc gradually cleared of their
summer occupants, let them be succeeded by something
else. Celery planting should also be completed with the
least possible delay. Sow chicory, endive, parsley, Ameri-
can cress, &c., for winter ; and lamb lettuce or corn salad
fur late autumn use. Kidne3•-beans, peas, and other crops
with weak collars, should be earthed up before they are
blown aside. A supply of watercress fur the autumn and
winter may be easily obtained by planting some strong
young tops, about 4 inch( s loug, in a line at the foot of a
north wall. The cuttings should be of pieces which are
protruding roots from the joints. Tho watercress will grow
freely in such a situation ; and in many places where there
arc no artificial beds, au I where natural ones arcs consider-
able distance off, these will be found very useful. Sup-
ply the young plants with plenty of water until they are
rooted.

THE MILITARY OUTRAGES IN SCOTLAND.--On
Wednesday 14 soldiers of the 33rd Regiment, who were
captured during the disgraceful affray which took place on
Tuesday °riming intim streets of Edinburgh, and an ac-
count of which appeared in the Express of yesterday,
' were brought up in custody at the Edinburgh police- ,
office. Several of them appeared without their jackets,
some with bandaged arms, and most of them with plastered
faces. Mr. Linton, after reading the indictment, craved
the sitting magistrate to remit all the prisoners to a higher
court—a course which the aggravated nature of the case
amply justified. The magistrate, in remitting them to a
higher court for further disposal, observed that the
course he took the day previous in regard to this matter,
by summarily sentencing the men to sixty days' imprison-
ment, was taken from an anxious desire on his part to al-
lay any irritation that might bare occurred between the
and the military by a full investigation being made
into the circumstance% of the riot. Ile much regretted
that the course he then took had not had the effect he
intended it to have ; and from what had taken place the
night before, and the very deplorable eight he now saw
before him, he was under the nece,sity of allowing the ease
to go to a higher court—Major Johnstone, who attended I
with the Adjutant, was proceeding to address the migia-
trate, when he was interrupted by a loud noise at the en-
trance of the court, occasioned by about thirty of the sol-
diers endeavouring to ga n admittance. As the police ap-
peared to have some difficulty in restraining them, the Adju-
tant proceeded to the dour, and succeeded in restoring
order. Major Johnstone then stated that he regretted
exceedingly to find so many of his men in custody ; at the
same time, he was anxious that every inquiry Should be
made into the circumstances, and he bad very little doubt .
that they would be able to prove that the soldiers were not
the aggressors on the occasion. Bailie Dick had no doubt
that the officers must feel very much grieved at the occur-
rence, but every investigation would be made consistent with
justice and propriety. Major Johnstone expressed a hope!
that bail would be accepted. Mr. Linton explained that as
the case had now gone beyond the jurisdiction of the court,
the application must be made to another quarter—The
prisoners were then removed from the bar, and shortly after
conveyed its the prison van to the Calton prison.—Courant.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN WORCESTER.
—On Saturday night last John Waters, a man who plies as
a boatman in Worcester, made a murderous attack upon a
woman named Mary Ann Burk, who liar been living with
him for several months. Having quarrelled with her he
inflicted a serious wound upon her neck with a knife, and
subsequently stabbed himself in the throat in two pleura
An inquiry into the circumstances took place at the police
station on Monday before two of the sit) magistrates, who re-
' mended the prisoner Waters for a wear in consequence of
his being too ill to undergo an examination. The woman
• Burk is recovering from the effeeta of her wounds, and is
considered out of danger. It appears that the prisoner
i; Water' bad been heard to say several times in the course of
Saturday that he would murder the woman, and was seen
' to dampen his knife (a poeket one), which was found covered
I with blood on the floor of the room.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 24.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Edward Ryan as Consul at
, Quebec for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.—Gaufte.