The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 9, 1850.

ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY.

Yesterday the first exhibition of plants and flowers
foe the peemat erases took plau at the society's garden
Regent's Park. The weather woe so unpropitious that it
was almost to be hoped that the exhibition would be post-
poned to • feature day; but the necessary arrangements
haviag been made sad the subscribers being accustomed to
disappointnienu of a similar nature, it appeared that there
was no coarse to be adopted but that of opening the gardens
sled treating to the chums of a gleam of gunshot
before the day closed. The maguine expectations
however, of those who indulged in gush a hope
were eat destined to be realised, for at two
o'clock, when the gates of the gardens were opened,
the rain poured down in torrents, and it soon
became a matter of certainty that the horticultu-
ral exhibition would comprise the elements of an aquatic
life. Bat the wives and daughters of England can little
brook disappointment when they have once made up their
minds to enjoy the pleasures of a public fete, and to display
the elegancies of costume prepared for the occasion. The
attendance, therefor*, in the gardens was much more nume-
rous than could have been expected, and it argued greatly in
favour of the floral attractions of the day that so larger a
number of elegantly deemed ladies were induced to leave
their home* on so unpromising a day. There were
in truth upwards of a thousand persons present,
and notwithstanding the serious disadvantages which
the Fates conspired to produce, there was a something
in the broad effect of the suns which preserved the character
of these exhibitions. The grounds being so wet that it
would have been dangerous for the visitors—however se-
curely clad—to promenade in the open air, the company
assembled in the conservatories, and In the tents provided
for the occasion. There the great majority of the com-
pany remained during the afternoon, anxiously hoping for a
sudden change In the weather, and listening to the murk
performed by the military bands, whose duties were dis-
charged " under canvass" instead of, as on more favour-
able occasion,, in the open air.
As regards the floral exhibition itself. little need
be said, save that It only required the brightening aid
of the sun to render it ise praiseworthy as teener exhibitions
in the same gaelens. Every possible arrangement was made
to give completeness to the tete, and the flowers were dis-
played with all that taste and skill which have heretofore
characterised the efforts of the Royal Botanical Society.
The SAVOIE consisted, EA usual at the tint Idle of the sea-
son, of pelargoniums, calceolariar, azaleas, cacti. cin • ,
orchids, Armes, terse, petunias, roses, pansies, and a
variety of miscellaneous plant,.
Amongst the company were Prinee Albert, attended by
Colonel Seymour; the Duke of Cambridge, and other mem-
bers tf the aristocracy.
' The principal przes awarded;
EXTRA GOLD MEDAL.—Mr. May, gr. to Mfr. Lawrence,
for 30 stove and greenhouse pleats; Mr. Williams, gr. to
Warner, Erej , for 25 orchids.
MIDITM tiOLD MEDAL.—Mr. Car, gr. to H. Collyer,
Bq . for 30 stove and f house plants; Mr. Green, gr to
Sir E Antrobus, for 20 stove and greenhouse plan's; Mr.
Mayhem, gr. to J. Rucker, Eeq., for 15 Cape heaths; Mr.
May, gr. to Mrs. Lawrence, for 12 greenhouse amateur; Mr.
Schroder, for 15 orchids.
GOLD MuLL.—Mr. Taylor, gr. to J. Coster, EN.. for 20
stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Smith, gr. to W. Quilter,
E.g., Um 15 Cape heaths; Messrs. Rawlinron, nurserymen,
for 12 Cape heaths : Messrs. Fraser, nurserymen, fee 12
greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. Dobson, gr. to E. Beek, Esq , for
10 orchids ; Mr. Cock, tor 12 pelargoniums ; Mr. Dobson,
gr. to E. Beck, Esq., for 12 pelargoniums ; Lane and Son,
nurserymen, for 12 roses; blesers. l'eul and San, nursery
men, fur 12 rows.
LARDS SILVER GILT MEDAL—Mr. CreEfOr3, Er. to H.
Barnes, E•q., for 10 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr.
Franklin, gr. to Mts. L awreuce, for 15 orchids: A Row-
land, E.q , for 8 roses in pets.
LARGE SILVER MEDAL —Mr. Cole, gr. to 11. Collyer,
Era for 15 Cape heaths; Messrs. Fairborn, nurserymen,
for 1;.! Cope heaths; Messrs. Veitch and Son, nurserymen,
for 12 Cape heaths; Mr. Robinson, gr. to J. Simpson, Erq ,
for 12 pelargonium', Mr. Gains, nurseryman, for 12 pelar.
goniums; Mr. Parker, gr. to 0. H. Aughtoe, E-q., for 6
pelargoniums; Mr. R.binson, gr. to J. Simpson, Eth , for
6 pelargoniums; Masan. Lane and Soo, nurserymen, for 12
greenhouse azaleas.

SPORTING.

CHESTER SPRESIO MEETING.
TUESDAY'S RACES—CoxcLruen.

OPTIONAL SELLING STAKES of 6 soya. each, with 30
added; the winner to be sold by cacti at after the rare, and
the surplus over the selling prase to go to the fund. One
nibs and a quarter.

Yr. I Wald-Ulm'. Sister to Npid, 3 ‘7111(30/.). 34 lib (Charlton) I
Mr. Pedlefs Prior of Lanercstt, 3 yrs (IOW.), Tat Sib ..(Verta) 2
Won by length. Tao winner wu sold by auction alter
the race for 701.

BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
CHESTER CCP.

fl to 1 apt °Ma to a apt Glatiln
9to 1 Peep.o'ley 1 100otay.Boy 20 to I Job 3 Comer
9to 1 1164 Ann 20 to 1 Chasing
bto 1 Roland 2O to 1 Fogleman
15 to 1 Mo.mater 33 to 1 Coctimamillt
16 to 1 Ellerdile 30 to 1 lAly colt
°Aerie,. Mies Ann, Peep-0 -day-lily, Roland, Ellerdale,
were the only hon. s r. ally it force, Osterley being the
" lion" of the evening. Emedariu.., it wu &nuttily under.
stood, continued lame, and It old not eln.

IRELAND.

DISTAL MAT a.
A preliminary meeting of the Dublin Tenant
Right conference will be held to-day.
By far the most extensive sales of property, under
the encumbered estates commission, that have been
hitherto attempted in one day, were effected yester-
day, the estates being chiefly those of Mr. William
Darcy, in the counties of Meath and Westmeath, and
of the Earl of Portarlington, in the counties of Meath,
Kilkenny, and Kildare. The aggregate amount of
the day's sales reached the sum of 64,5001., the prices
realised being on an average considered good, and no
slight impulse having, it is thought, been given to the
bidding* by the intimation of the commissioners, that
purchasers should have all the advantages that may
be afforded by Sir John Romilly's bill, should it be-
come law. The court, which is ridiculously small,
was, of course, crowded almost to suffocation, and it
appeared that some lots were actually postponed
for want of bidders, while the persons who
were prepared to make offers were outside the door,
unable to gain admission. Subsequently those lots
were again put up and sold for 18,6001. There were
several Englieh gentlemen present. The commis-
sioners who presided were Messrs. Loogfield and
Hargrave.
Toe first property was the D'Arcy estates, in the
counties of Meath and Westmeath, which were set
up in lota, the first of which produced 4,0001., or 14
years' purchase; the second, 2,4001., or 16 years' pur-
chase; the third, 1,8001., or 131 years' purchase ; the
fourth, 1,1001., or 10 years' purchase; the fifth,
3,5001 e, or 151 years' purchase ; the sixth, 2,5001., or
17 years' purchase. Three other lots were then put
up for sale together, the gross rents of which amounted
'to 93.51. per; annum. Alter a spirited competition a
' Mr. Hussard was declared the purchaser at 18,5001.,
or 21 years' purchase.
The next property put up was a portion of the
Portarlington estates, in the counties of Meath, Kil-
dare, Kilkenny, and Queen's County. The first lot,
which was situated in Kildare, produced 1,3504 or
254 years' purchase.
'f he rates procured for the other lota were as
follows :

8115 for Years' Purchase.
Lot 2
3 BOO
4 660
5
6 1,400
7.. 135
8 775
9
10
11
13 660
14
15
16
17
The last rale consisted of trn housre in the city of
Cork, the property of Mr. Edward Robinson an in-
solvent. They were sold separately, and Produced
on an average 4401. each.

NEW MAGISTB.ATE.—We understand, with much
satishetioe, that letters have been received in town, which
nate that Dr. Lyoaa hu bees appointed to the bench by the
Lord Chancellor.—Cork Examiner.

THE HOLYHEAD PACKET SERVICE.-KINGSTON'S,
May 6.—Her Majesty's steam vessel Fire Queen, which has
been here most of the winter in readitam to c invey mails to
Holyhead when required, this day proceeded from the latter
place to Portsmouth. The Banshee will fellow in a few days
for Chatham. Bt. Columba has already been handed ova to
the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company with the Llew-
ellyn, and while the broken main shaft of the latter is being
teplaced with • new one, her Majesty's packet Caradoc has
been ordered to meiet in conveying the mails, or until smelt
time as the 'Modem and Trafalgar (now carrying troops) are
enabled to resume their form-r stations.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
CAMBRIDOE, MAY MMULLAND Bzootow.—The
annual sermon, founded by Mr. Parkland, on the subject
of " Church Ezteneion over the Colonies and Dependencies
of the British Empire," will he preached at St. Mary's
Church, by the 'light Rev. the Lord Bishop of ',leadoff, on
Sunday 'lsmailia next, the 12th instant.
Potioutiks Coxxeos —Henry G mde, M.B. (B A.,1848),
has been elected a Fellow of this Society, on the foundation
of Bishop Lem.
Ktoo's Coooroz —Thomas Lewis flaky has been elected
• student of this college.

NAVAL.
ADMIRALTY, MAT 8. APPOINTMIINTR. Maki: A.
Bartley to the Ajax, sad R. Rawlins to the Superb.
Naval Cadet: R. F. Onplow to the Victory.

MILITARY.
]grit LA:MERL-With ►eference to an intimation in
*meal of the daily pipers that the 16'h Lancers arrived on
Tuesday and Wednesday at Hounslow from Norwich and
Ipswich, it shculd at once be stated that the regiment an
question will not arrive at Hounslow until neat week, as the
several divisions only left the eastern counties on the above
days, and a week is required (or the march of a cavalry regi
meat such a distance. It is possible, however, that a
snub detachment of the 16th may arrive on Saturday, but,
Must stated, the regiment cannot arrive at Hounslow be.
fore the beginning or middle of next week. As already in
timated, the 11th Hussars will be reviewed by Prince Albert
on Friday, therefore that regiment will not begin to march
fur Norwich and Ipswich until after that day.

PRINTERS' PENSION Society.—yesterday the
twenty-third anniversary of this society was held at the
London Tavern, Bishoperate-street. The chair was taken
by Mr. F. Peel, M.P., who was supported by Mr. R. Tay-
lor, of the Common Council, the Rev. Erskine Neale, and
other gentlemen. After the usual loyal toasts, the chairman
proposed " The Printers' Pension Saciety, and increased
prosperity to it." After some general observations on the
importance of the art of printing, the obligations of '
society at large to those who are engaged in its
execution, and the evils to which compositors and pressmen '
are peculiarly and necessarily exposed by the nature of their
occupations, he sad it had been computed that there were in
the metropolis alone between five and six thousand composi-
tors and pressmen, while the pensioners of the society did
not much exceed fifty, or about one for every hundred per-
sons employed. lie wished to see not only the number of
the pensioners but the amount of the pensions considerably
augmented, and he hoped that the public liberality would j
render such an extensii n as practicable as it was desirable.
The toast was most ardently received. Mr. Alderman
Salomon, is proposing the health of the Chairman,
expressed the gratification which he felt at seeing I
him in the chair u the supporter of so bone-
volent an institution. The honourable gentleman
had, he observed, already made his drew! in parliament,
where he had met with no mean success. As the grand- I
son of a great merchant and a true patriot, and as the son of I
a statesman who had done much for his country, great
things were expected from him, and he trusted that he ,
would not disappoint the expectations which had been '
formed as to his future career. At all events it was pleasing
to find him, after nuking a successful commencement in the
Howe of Commons, following the impulus of an honourable
ambition by exhibiting his sympathy for • noble work of
charity. The tout was most cordially responded to. The
toast of " The authors of Great Britain," was acknowledged
by the Rev. E Neal*. the author of the recently published
" Life of the late Duke of Kest." The subscriptions an-
pounced in the cootie of the evening amounted to between
two and three hundred pounds; and included fifty guineas
from the Governor and Directors of the Bank of England,
sad twenty guineas from the chairman.
PROTECTIONIST PETITIONS.—A Blackburn corre-
spondent says "Fir the last week or two considerable
turmoil has been caused by the consumers of milk, &e., re.
fusing t 3 allow certain farmers to bring them milk to be •)1,1
at the shops in this neighbourhood. It appears that, for the
last two or three weeks, agents have been &mascot the
farmers in the out-townships, surreptitiously obtaining sig.
natures to petitions for • re-enactment of a duty on grain.
II the farmer refused to sign he was called upon by the
steward or bailiff, and by them ordered to do so, and few
dare refuse. Others were told that it was a petition for
a repeal of the window tax, &c. Some, aft. r discovering
what they had been signing, insisted that their names should
be erased from the document. This has so exasperated the
working class, who are the principal consumers of milk,
that a regular opposition is organised not to pur-
chase milk from those who have really signed the
petition, and they are told to take it to Townley Parker,
Kul., the chairman and founder of the Protection Society in
Lancashire. Meetings of the working class have been held
in different parts of the town, and c n Soturday an address
was posted upon the walls iad extensively circulated, say-
ing: "Follow Workmen,—We hope you have not forgot
the long, strong, and expensive struggle we had in the aboli-
tion of corn laws, navigation laws, and a great many
other laws, which stood in the way of free trade. These we
had to remove before we could gain cheap bread for
our starving familiee,_ and more work for our in-
dustrious population. We have had meeting after meeting,
and subscription after subscription, in order to gain
what ere the comm n rights of all • we have had men of the
brightest talent, and the most benevolent mind, men of the
most exalted cation, to advocate the cause of free trade,
men whose characters have been unimpeachable, such as
Peel, Cobden, Bright, anil others ; ye). a whole host of
learned and patriotic gentlemen, all pleading for bread to be
cheap, and trade to be free. Will you, then, give support to
those men who are exerting every nerve, and putting forth
• all their strength to stop you from having cheap bread, titer,
you have tasted Its blessings, =Ore just beginning to relish
its abundant sweets