The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-13 00:00:00

THE FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN

AND IR ELAND.

The admirers of this exquisitely beautiful species of
plant will be gratified to learn that Messrs. Bradbury
and Evans are now publishing a work under the above
title, edited by Mr. Lindley, and illustrated in a novel
manner by Mr. H. Bradbury. By a process designated
" Nature Printing," and which consists of impressing
natural objects, such as plants, mosses, seaweeds, feathers,
and embroideries, into plates of metal, and printing from
casts taken from these plates at the ordinary copper-
plate press. These objects are made, as it were, to print
themselves, and the result is, as in the illustrations of
the part before us, a raised impression almost as perfect,
even in the most delicate fibre, as can be conceived—not
inferior, indeed, to those beautiful impressions to be met
with in coal formations. Thus it will be seen that ladies
and invalids of the other sex will henceforth be enabled
to botanise to a large extent at home ; and when it is
considered how morally healthy and delightful a study
botany is, and not least that branch of it which relates
to ferns, au extensive sale may be predicted for the pre-
sent work.

GRANT v. GUINNESS, M.P.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In your report of the first portion of the above
trial, on the 30th ult., a Mr. Carusew is described as the
agent of this club ; and during the subsequent progress
ut the trial the accuracy of this statement seems to have
been assumed.

I am directed by the committee, who have had their
attention called to this statement, to request you to do
them the favour of publishing their unqualified contra-
diction of it, Mr. Carnsew never having been connected
with the Carlton Club in any capacity whatever, or
authorised by it to use its name.—l am, sir, your
obedient servant,

WM. IZAINGER, Secretary.
Carlton Club, June 12, 1855.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—SHILLING DAY, June 12.—Admis-
sions on payment, 7,294; ditto by season tickets, 841 ;
total, 8,135.

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CRYSTAL PALACE.— Return of admissions for six days
ending June 9.—Number admitted, including season
ticket holders, 45,444 ; amount received for admissions,
1,4871. 12s.

DEPARTURE OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS FOR AL.
DERSHOTT (THIS DAY.)—Shortly after twelve o'clock
this day, the Coldstream Guards took their departure
from London for the camp at Aldershott via the South-
Western Railway. An immense number of • persons
accompanied the troops to the railway station, imagining
that they were proceeding to the Crimea.
CAEMORNE GARDENS.—The South London Floricul-
tural Society hold their first meeting here on Thursday
next. From the distinguished patronage and the valu-
able prizes offered for competition, combined with the
attraetivenss of these grounds and the programme of
amusements advertised, we may very safely predict an
overflowing assemblage, which will render it a marked
day in the season of metropolitan festivities. The mili-
tary band of the Royal Asylum will extend, and there
are upwards of sixty gold and silver medals competed
for.

In consequence of the stoppage of the bank of Messrs.
Strahan, Paul, and Bates, the London and Westmin-
ster Bank have resolved to open a branch at Temple-
tar. The business will be conducted by the establish-
ment of Messrs. Strahan, and Mr. Ward, who has been
in the service of their bank for nearly 30 years, has been
appointed manager.
From an announcement in the House of Lords last
night, it appears that, although many months have
elapsed since the imperfect and niggardly experiment
for the collection of agricultural statistics, originated by
the Ministry of Lord Aberdeen, was known to have
failed, no further attention has been given to the sub-
ject. For two or three years the mercantile classes and
the public at large have used every effort to stimulate
t he Government to take prompt measures in relation to
it. The most practical suggestions, however, have been
offered in vain, and now, at a moment when the ques-
tion of the harvest is one upon which all the monetary
transactions of the empire depend in a greater degree
than on any former occasion, it is found not only that no
steps have been taken, but that there is no hope even of
a plan being formed for future years, except by the ap-
pointment of a select committee to consider the whole
matter, which has accordingly been moved for and
agreed to.