The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-30 00:00:00

THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION NEAR

The opening of this Exhibition was postponed front
Tuesday to Wednesday on account of the weather. Though
more favourable than the former day, the aspect of the
clouds was still dark and lowering through nearly the whole
day, so as to prevent many from coming out who would
otherwise have done so. Towards noon, however, visitors
began to *leek in, and continued doing so until a late hour
in the afternoon. The aviary was well stocked with dif-
fexent varieties of fir and domestic fowls, many of them
very fine and heauti ul birds. The horticultural part took
up nearly the whole of the accommodation furnished by the
long marquee. Amongst the most noticeable collections
were those of Messrs. Chivas and Dickson, comprising prin-
cipally specimens of forest trees and natural grasses. There
were the finest and choicestholyhocksand roves from Messrs.
Paul and Lane. Messrs. Standish and Noble exhibited I
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some of the rarest plants ever seen in England. They
had four fferent specimens of the holly from the north
of China ; also, the hardy palm, and berberis, considered
the handsomest shrub in Europe, from the same quarter.
They had twenty different kinds of sikhim rhododendrons
from the Himalaya Mountains, setae selected from an alti-
tude of 14,000 feet, and others 18,000 feet above the level
of the sea. Fruits, fuchsias, specimens of seedling pota-
toes, marigold wartzel, Swedish turnips, &r., were re-
markably good from Messrs. Skirving, Sir I'. Egerton,
Mr. Hignet, Mr. PalM, &e., &c. Most conspicuous amongst
the farming implements were those exhibited by Messrs.
Dickson, of Chester, and Young and Co., of Liverpool.
A great deal of attention was attracted by a new patent
churn, manufactured by Messrs. Young and Co. The
articles exhibited by Mr. Ansley, of Mosely-street,
Bir-
mingham, were prominent amongst the agricultural im-
plements and wire-work. In this department was the
Britannia Vase, a copy of the one now being exhibited
in the Crystal Palate. Messrs. Rayner and Brown, of
Liverpool, exhibited a great quantity of porcelain en-
caustic tiles, &c. One of the most attractive things in the
horticultural department was a leaf of the Victoria Regis,
or great water lily, from London. There were many other
articles on the ground worthy of notice and commendation;
but no catalogue having been issued, and a great quantity
of the things brought for exhibition remaining unpacked,
while others were removed before the termination of the
show, we are precluded from giving anything like a full
account of what was to be seen. The prizes awarded for
poultry, were as follows :—Spanish : The best cock and
three hens, Mr. E. Simons, of Birmingham: 2nd best, Mr.
H. Hiller, Birkenhead. The best pen of six chickens of
1831, Mr. E. Simons; 2nd best, Mr. H. Hillier. White';
Dorking: The best cock and three hens, Mr. Simpson,
Sandhach. Cochin China: The best rock and three hens,
Mr. Owynne. The best pen of six chickens of Pell, Mr.
Gwynne. The best cock and one hen, Mr. C. Moulton.
A cock and hen, exhibited by Mr. E. Simons, were also
commended by the judges. Silver Spangled Hamburgh :
The best pen of six chickens of 181, Mr. E. Simons.
Poland Fowl: Tho best cock and three hens, Mr. E.
Simons. Prizes were also awarded for the best cock and
two hens of the white and " silver-laced" bantam breeds.
We were unable to obtain a complete list of the parties
who had obtained the general horticultural and agricul-
tural prizes.
In part of the building a very select and well laid-out
fancy bazaar was opened.
At half-past two o'clock in the afternoon a call was given
by the trumpet, and a number of the visitors collected at the
upper part of the ground to hear a lecture by Dr. Robinson,
of Belgium and Holland. The lecturer explained the
Belgian method of preparing manure, and illustrated his
arguments by diagrams ehee lee, the easy transition from
animal to vegetable substances and eke versa.
At three o'clock about 80 persons sat down to an excel-
lent dinner in the lecture room, under the presidency of
Dr. Brindley. At the conclusion of the repast Dr. Brind-
ley announced Mr. Tollemache as their president for to-
morrow.
About six o'clock the performances of the oratorio coin-
menced to a crowded audience in the lecture-room. The
organ, a new erection by Messrs. Tclfourd, of Dublin, was
presided over by Mr. Lewis, of the Liverpool Philharmo-
nic Institution. The singers were Miss Linaere and Mrs.
Todd, of Liverpool, Messrs. Graham, Marsden, Hartley,
and Sapio, and about a dozen of Dr. lerindley'l pupils, who
sang in the choruses. The oratorio was executed with very
considerable ability and effect.
While the oratorio was going on inside the hall, the
company on the ground were enjoying the pleasures of the
dance to the music of one of the bands.
Between 1,500 and' ,000 visitors were admitted through-
out the day.
On Thursday the weather was again woefully unpropi-
tious, and consequently very few visitors compared with
those who would otherwise certainly have been in attend-
ance, were on the ground. The hearty good-will and cor-
diality, however, with which the spirit of the undertaking
was entered into, as well by those who were present yes-,
terday as to-day, if it did not compensate for the absence of
others, sufficiently indicated that the merits of the scheme
were thoroughly appreciated. The fete terminated by a
ball in Tarvin Hull on Thursday night.

TILE HUNGARIAN CAPTIVES.—On Tuesday evening
last a public meeting was held, at the Guildhall, Plymouth,
convened by requisition to the Mayor, for the purpose of
sympathising with Louis Kossuth and his companions, who
are now detained prisoners in Turkey, and to petition the
government to adopt all legitimate measures to obtain their
release. The meeting was numerously and respectably
attended. David Derry, Esq. (mayor), was voted to the
chair. Mr. A. Rooker gave an historical sketch of the
country of the Hungarians and the circumstances which
led to the wars, which resulted so disastrously to the Hun-
garians. It arose from the violation on the part of Austria
of the covenants she had made with Hungary, that it should
continue a free and independent state, and a desire to re-
press all liberty therein, when the brave Hungarians rose
to defend their rights, and would have been successful, but
for the uncalled for interference of Russia. After a
lengthened address the speaker concluded by moving the
following resolution:—" That this meeting, warmly sym-
pathising with the sufferings of the brave and gallant Hun-
garians, regards the forced residence in captivity of Louis
Kossuth and his compatriots—through the despotic
interference of Austria and Russia with the in•
dependence of the Turkish government—as rut out-
rage upon justice and humanity, which calls for a
decided protest against its continuance from the free
nations of the world."—E S. Codel, Esq., briefly seconded
the resolution.—The Rev. B. Nicholson supported the reso•
lution. Ile observed that while tyranny and despotism pre-
vailed, there never could be peace. He thought all who
had attended the meeting had honoured themselves by
taking part in the noble cause of liberty. It was an honour
to sympathise with such a man as Kossuth, who possessed a
more noble spirit than the Emperor of Russia, the Emperor
of Austria, or the Pops and Cardinal Wiseman into the
bargain. The speaker having paid a high compliment to
the talents of Kossuth, the resolution was put to the meet-
ing, and carried unanimously.—Mr. Thomas Nicholson then
moved the adoption of a petition to Lord Palmerston, re-
questing that noble lord to usu his influence, as secretary for
foreign affairs, for the liberation of Kossuth and his cone-
panions.—Mr. Tyeth seconded the motion, which was also
adopted, and the meeting separated.—Plymouth Journal.
DEATH CAUSED BY LEAPING FROM A RAILWAY
TRAIN.—A melancholy accident occurred on Thursday
morning near Derby, at the Wingfield station, on the 'Mid-
land Railway, which resulted in the death of one young
man and the serious injury of another. Richard Griffith,
who keeps the Post-office at Iligham, near Alfrcton, and a
companion named Mosley, had been to Derby, where they
remained all night at the house of a relative. Mosley
having to be at home to his employment the first thing on
Thursday morning, Griffith agreed to accompany him.
An excursion train from London to Leeds was upon the
point of leaving the station about six o'clock, and whether
they considered this the ordinary six o'clock train, or
whether they believed it would stop at Wingfield station,
is not known, but in this train they seated themselves.
Finding, on their arrival at Wingfield, that the train would
not stop, they unfortunately jumped out. Mosley sprang
upon the platform, and, rebounding, fell underneath the
carriages, and was killed on the spot. Hie companion lay
insensible fur an hour, but was subsequently conveyed
home in a fly, and is now under medical treatment.—Derby
Reporter.

CALIFORNIAN I)IGOINOs.—The following is an ex-
tract from a letter dated Stockton, June 27 :—" There is,
at the present time, a great excitement concerning the
quartz diggings, and some arc taking out large sums, but
the majority are barely making a living. From one hole at
Carson's Flat (70 miles from here) 400,000 were taken in
some two or three months, and it promises to continue
equally rich, if not richer. But it puts a considerable
damper on the spirits of a company to go down from 40 to
80 feet and get nothing, which is often the case. A company
of six had been working three weeks into a quartz mountain I
when I left the bar last Monday. They had got down some
14 or 15 feet and had found nothing so fur. One of them
had given it up. I was acquainted with them all, so that if
they had got anything I should have known it. A gentle-
man
who I am acquainted with here in the city received a
piece front Carson's yesterday, sent by his partner, which
I weighed 25 ounces. lam at the present time alone when
in the mines, all the rest having left, some for home and
some for other mines. Generally speaking, a man will do
better to stay in ono place, even if he should not make as
I much, for 200 or 300 dollars are soon spent in moving frame
one place to another here."
TUE MoBMONS.—A correspondent of a contesi-
porary, writing from Ohio (U. S.), says: " On our way M,
I and from the convention, we were compelled to spend
part of two days at Detroit, Michigan. At the time
we were there two very important criminal trials were
going on in that city, one in the Circuit Court of the
United States, and the other in the Supreme Court of the
State. In the former, one Strong, a Mormon prophet,
with a largo number of his subjects, were being tried for such
crimes as the following :—lnterrupting, forcibly, the United
States mail; passing counterfeit money ; and murder. For
want of proof, they were finally acquitted. Soon after the
1 death of Smith, the founder of the sect, this Strong gave out
that the prophet had visibly appeared to him, and formally
constituted him his (Smith's) successor. By this means
Strong drew after him several thousands of the Latter-day
I Saints,' and settled them on Beaver Island, in one of the
upper lakes. Just before his arrest his followers had fur-
-1 malty crowned him as supreme sovereign of the world, and
as God's vicegerent on earth ; swearing not only absolute
sub,jeetion to him, but, by solemn oath, dissolving all al-
legiance to all other earthly • principalities, potentates,
powers,' and governments of every kind."

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR '1 ILE

ENSUING WEEK.

Fran the Gardener's Coo-nide.

PLANT DEPARTMENT.

Stove plants which flower upon the young wool, may
with propriety be shifted now, as they will thereby lie inure
invigorated, and the blossoms also will give evidence of
advantage, by their superiority in size and colour. Tb.,,,.
on the contrary, which tlower.upon the ripened wool, ra.,4
be gradually encouraged to go to rest, as the decti..c
iu light. We would not pot any [dant' when they ere viry
near their flowering season. Poinsettias which do Oct
flower until January, we would encourage by repotting
and by supplying them freely with liquid manure, as the
floral leaves will be double the size they would I,e if tae
liberally treated. We mention this as an in..tinc.: of our
meaning, as it is impossible to enter fully int., 91. cific di-
rections within the limits of the caiendar. Amarsllids, itt
pots, as they show signs of ripening, should 1, gradually
dried off. The Japan Lillies, now coming into flower,
should have every encouragement by liberal wati ring, ut
clear rich water, and afford a slight shade wild. in blu
The Belladonna Lilies in front of the house., and at the
foot of sunny walls, will be benefited by soakings of rick
water.