The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-16 00:00:00

CBEMORNE GARDENS.

The season of 1855, which came to a close on Satur-
day evening, has been one of the longest as well as one
of the most successful since the proprietorship of these
celebrated gardens devolved upon the present lessee.
From Easter to the middle of October has that enter-
prising gentleman invited and secured, without inter-
mission, the patronage of the metropolitan public, and
during that lengthened period of 28 weeks, wet or dry,
nut a single night's performance has been omitted. A
marked increase has signalised the present year in im-
portant fetes, meetings, dinners, &c., such reunions as
Cremorne is peculiarly adapted for. Among these may
be particularly mentioned the Licensed Victuallers'
School fetes, and their great dinner, of which upwards
of 1,700 guests partook, on which latter occasion the
committee passed a verdict of high approval on the
viands and the wines ; the meetings of the South Lon-
don Floricultural Society, which tended to insure a great
augmentation of patronage for the ensuing year to the
sons of Flora ; Mr. Simpson's annual benefit, a fete
of surpassing brilliancy ; and the Thames Regatta fete
and distribution Of prizes by the Lord Mayor. The
most striking feature of all, however, was "The Wel-
lington Fete," got up with extraordinary promptitude,
and attended with great and most gratifying result.
The Panorama of Sebastopol, and the manifold appurte-
nances of the mimic siege, were all painted, prepared,
and erected in the brief course' of 14 days, and so great
was the attendance on that single night, that it pro-
duced upwards of 1,1001. for the benefit of the future
college, the entire proceeds being munificently devoted
to that purpose by Mr. T. B. Simpson. Desirous of
following up this triumph he made a recent effort tc
excite the sympathies of the public on behalf of the
widows and orphans of the British soldiers who fell on
the ever-memorable Bth of September, and proposed to
dedicate a week's'proceeds to that patriotic object ; but
neither was the weather favourable at the assigned
period nor was the generous project responded to as it
deserved. •

The admirable order and propriety of demeanour
which have invariably distinguished the Sunday visitors
of Cremorne are very probably gall and wormwood to
the bitter ultra-Sabbatarians. Not an instance of in-
toxication or riotous behaviour bas occurred to mar the
enjoyment of t'housands upon thousands, and the in-
creasing attendance of the respectable middle classes on
Sunday afternoon serves to demonstrate to the infinite-
simal amount of influence (may it speedily fall below
z-ro) exercised in the rational community by the advo-
cates of extreme apparent sanctity.
The good repute to which Cremorne has attained
under the present vigilant management received, in the
course of the past summer, a special and most gratifying
token of acknowledgment in the highest quarters, their
Royal Highnesses the Prince Consort, the Prince of
Wales, and Prince Alfred having honoured the gardens
with a visit. Mr. Simpson may thus justly boast of
having secured the countenance of all ranks, including
" Royal patronage and Royal presence." He has fur
the time to come but to pursue the even ten our of his
way, the laudable course he has all along perseveringly
followed, and he may confidently anticipate still greater
popularity and emolument, if such be possible, in the
season of 1856. Till then, with all good wishes, we bid
hint heartily farewell.

THE LATE MURDER AT BROMLEY, IN KENT.-Yester-
day a man named Mark Wheeler, a ticket-of-leave wan
and who had a cottage in Gloucestershire, was brough
from that place by a London warrant officer to be con-
veyed to Portsmouth to serve the remainder of his sen-
tence (seven years) for baying harboured the man now
awaiting his trial for the late dreadful murder at Bromley,
in Kent. Wheeler's time will expire about Christmas,
otiffioceres:d;
1858.
SALARIES OP THE JUDGES.—Yesterday morning was
were appropriateadm:wthnet amountof
sueh
issued a return from the Court of Chancery of the names
of the judges of the courts andpa
the amount of their salaries ; the fund cut of which each
salary was paid ; the gross total amount of fees collected
eye(tjeofifewielYc3b ainll exec uses incidental to
from suitors, whether by stamps or otherwise ; the pur-
poses to which such fees
idofinatoll
of tho surplus of such fees
fF,eusnd;
ainnaatihdeoffunasl
the holding of the ci,urt is defrayed, such as providing
court houses and offices, and repairing, DE', sad
cleansing •nis Ih* d
cleansing of the same.