The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-27 00:00:00

LONDON ANNUAL POULTRY SiloW.

The private view of the above show took place
yesterday, at the Baker.street Bazaar, and exhibited a
marked improvement on preceding exhibitions. The
fashionabla Cochin China fowls are this year exhibited in
ell their varieties, from the pure cinnamon, which is so
much prized, to the white specimens, which are almost as
precious es a white elephant. There is also a large collec-
tion of the valuable Spanish fowl, and many beautiful spe-
cimens of the diminutive bantum, not less valuable for
their matchless symmetry, than for the wonderful
"game " by which they are constitutionally distin-
guished. The pigeons are in wonderful variety, and of
high quality. Of tho Spanish fowl, the specimens exhibited
by Captain Hornby, are of unapproachable superiority, but
in the Cochin Chins, one pen exhibited by E. Taylor, of
Aylesbury, tarried away the Ant prize. As for the pigeons,
it will be sufficient to say that the "Almond Tumbler,"
" Barbs," and " Poutexe," are most efficiently represented
in the show, and include many specimens for which an
almost fabulous price is demanded by the exhibitors. The
exhibition taken as a whole gives marked signs of progress,
and the arrangement of the specimens reflects much credit
ion those who have succeeded in reducing an exceedingly
noisy family to a respectable degree of organisation and
classification. The following is the list of prizes.
Spanish : Class I. Capt. W.W. Hornby, RM., Ist and
2nd prize ; T. H. Fox, 3rd prim—Class 2. Capt. W. W.
Hornby, Ist prize ; Edward Owen 2nd end 3rd
prizes.—Clus 3. J. G. Ranuden, Ist prize ; James Buckley,
2nd prize. Dorking : Class 4. Capt. W. W. Hornby,
R.N., Ist and 2nd razes; Me,. T. T. Parker, 3rd prize.—
Class 6. Rev J. Boys, Ist prize; Capt. W. W. 110,01,
R.N. 2nd and 3rd prizes.—Class 6. Cept. W. W. llornby,
R.N., Ist prize ; Mrs. T. T. Parker, 2nd prize.—Class 7.
Joseph Jennies, Ist price; Mrs. Whills, 2nd prize; John
Fairlie, 3rd prize.—Class 8. Nathaniel Antill, Ist prize ;
Miss Wilcox, 2nd prize; John Fairlic, 3rd prize. Cochin
China: Class 9. T. 11. Putts. Ist prize; Lord lieurich, 2nd
prize; Charles Funcharl, 3rd prize.—Clam 10. Edward 'I
Terry, 14 prize ; H. M. Sparham, 2nd rize ; enry
Gilbert 3rd.—Gala 11. Charles Punchier& lot prize ;John
Fairlie, ?ad prize.—Class 12. W. B. Mapolebeek, Ist prizs;
Charles Panelist* 2nd prize.—Class 13. John Harrison,
jun., Ist prize; Charles Punchiest!, 2ud prize; John
3rd prize.
The prizes in the other climes were awarded to Mr.
Adkins, Mrs. Herbert, Captain Hereby, R.N., and other
amateurs. Mr. G. C. Adkins of Edgbaston, Birmingham,
was successful in carrying of the Champion Prize Cup,
and Mr. Philip Caslang, of Leadenhall-market, the prize
I awarded to dealers.

OMNIBUS FARES.—Several of the omnibus pro-
prietors have, during the last week, hit upon she very
original expedient of meeting the competition which the
lowered price of cabs has brought upon them by raising
the threepenny fares to karmic°.
EVANESCENT AltT.—The most remarkable exhibi-
tion of dissolving views is that of the National Gallery,
where, through various chemical processes and mechanical
mesas, the pictures of the ancient masters aro undergoing
dissolution.—rwich.

SOUTH LONDON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S

FLOWER SHOW.

. The second flower show for the season, under the
auspices of the above society, bad place yesterday at the'
Surrey Zoological Garden., and attracted, notwithstanding
the threatening appearance cf the weather, a full and
fashionable company. The display of hears wee mere
than usually abundant, and of a higher than average quality,
but the great feature of the day was the show or fuchsia',
which were not more rematkable for their novelty than
fur the beauty of the tricoloured specimens. The
flowers that come under the head of miscellanea
were in great abundance, and some, especially the
carnations, attracted general clmiration. There were
also some excellent fruit and vegetables, amongst the
latter of which were no:iced particularly a frame
of cucumbers exhibited by Mr. Segue, of High-till,
Surrey. Altogether the show was pronounced to Ina very
superior quality. Iu the everalthe there were, in addition
to the usual performance, the whole of the Dlstia
who sang and played leveral of their mutt attractive
melodies.
The following were awarded peed:—
Stove and greenhouse plants (orchideons plants deluded,
fifteen varieties), to Messrs. Over, Taylor, and Hemp.
Stove and greenhouse plants (trehideed plants exclue:td,
ten varieties), to Messrs. Jarvis, Young, and Rihoeles. Cape
heaths (six varieties), to Messrs. Road, Jarvis, snit Over.
Roses (in twelve varieties, in bunches, not more than three
trusses in each bunch), to Medrs.Wortley,A. Rowland, and
Brush. Carnations (LI, varieties, en card, in the exhibitors'
b .xes, painted green), to J. Edwards, Esq., R. Ellis, Esc; ,
J. J. Colman, Esq., fled IL. Hardstone, Esq. Picotees
(twelve varieties, on cards, in the exhibitors' baxes,painkal
green), to J. Edwards, E q., Ellis, Esq., H. II ir,:stone,
Esq., J. 11. Colman, Esq., J. It Cep,ier, EA., and Mr. Lau-
rence. FLICI/14111(eigi.t pl..nts, in varieties), to M . Moe-
kett, Tolman, and Hill. 'Verbenas (twelve varieties, in single
classes, in the exhibitor's Were, painted green), to MCO4I.
C. P. Lochner, Weatherall, Ye..ung, and Iduckett. Cut
flowers (twenty-four varieties, in the grower's buses), to
Messrs. Cole, Jarvis, end Hemp. Grapes (three bunches),
to Messrs. Worthy, Kately, and Cook. Stove and green-
house plants (orchideous plants excluded), fifteen varieties,
to Messrs. n _onasal and Sun, and P.lrnpliu and
Son. Cape heaths (eight varieties), to Messrs. Fair-
bairn, Rollesson and Son, and Pampliu and on.
Roses (iu blanche*, not exceeding eight boxes), to Messrs.
Paul and San, and Clarke. Carnations (twelve varieties,
on cards, in the exhibitor's bases, painted green), to. Mrs.
Ward, Messrs. Keynes, Franklin, and Parker. Fleece's
(twelve varieties, on car. ds in the exhibitor's boxes, painted
green), to Mrs. Ward, Messrs. Keynes, Franklin, and
Bragg. Fuchsias (twelve plants, in varieties), to Mr. Jen-
nings. Hollyhock, (twelve varieties, in spikes), to Messrs.
Paul and Son. Verbenas (twenty-four blooms, single
trusses, not less than eight varieties, in exhibitor's boxes,
pa nted green), to Messrs. 0. Smith, Steward, Parker, anti
Rollessou and Son. Grapes (three bunches), to Mr. Sparey.
Orchieleous plants (six varieties), to Messrs. Rolle:son and
Sun, and Jarvis. Specimen plant (any genus), to Messrs.
Rollesson and Son, Fairhairn, and Pamplin and Sun. Fruit
(collection of six sorts), to Messrs. Jarvis, Hemp, and
Young. Honey (best specimen of honey in comb, in the
glass), to Mrs. Bennet. For the best six white ground
pleated sent out by Mr. Turner, to J. Edwards, Esq. For
the best six carnations sent out by Mr. Turner, to J. Ed-
wards, Esq. For fiftem stove and greenhouse plants, five
guineas, to Messrs. Reneged and Sun.

PUBLIC PARK FOR BIRIIINGHAM.

B:13IINOUAM, VS.LSD.tY.

This morning a meeting of a very interesting
character has bees held in this town, the object being the
provision of some place of recreation suited to the require.
meets of a large manufacturing population. The want of
any convenient place far public resort has long been so
deeply felt, and with the enormous increase of the popula-
tion has come at last to be so indispensable, that attention
has been called to the matter in such a way, and su.h a
plan has been devised, which promises to secure all
that could be desired. The present project origi-
nates with Mr. Samuel Beale, the deputy-chairman of
the Midland Railway, who has f.a many years laboured
greatly to promote, in some may or other, the deriraute un-
dertaking now projected. It was upon the invitation of
this gentleman that his fellow-townsmen assembled th;s
morning. The MAYOR occupied the chair. Most of the
leading manufacturers and merchants were present, besides
the principal members of the Town Council.
Mr. BEALE gave an outline of his praject,which embraces
a public park—the creation thereupon of an inexpensive
but suitable building—in fact, a miniature Crystal Palace—
fittingly ornamented with statuary and works of art ; the
scheme to be carried out by the public, and accessible to
there free of charge.

The result of the meeting this mornir.g wzs, thr.t the plan
was received and approved, and a committee of five gen-
tlemen was appointed to confer with the corporation, in
order that details may be arranged, and Le time les: in
carrying out the project.