The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-07 00:00:00

Royal Horticultural Society,

The second fete held this season at these
delightful gardens, and, we understand, the last on
a similar scale for the present season, took place
yesterday, when the exhibition of flowers was of a
superb description, and the company present was
exceedingly numer9us. The flowers and plants
were arranged in the arcades on either aide of the
conservatory, arid comprised many beautiful speci-
mens of those horticultural triumphs which are
usually seen in perfection at this advanced
period of the year. The gardens were
honoured by a visit from the Prince and
Princess of Wales, and the Prince and Princess
Louis of Reese, who arrived about twelve o'clock,
attended by their respective suites, and were con-
ducted through the grounds, the arcades, and the
conservatory. Some hundreds of fellows had
availed themselves of their right of early admission,
and were present when the royal visitors made
their inspection. Their royal highnesses, we are
informed, expressed themselves much pleased wii4
the general improvement in the gardens and
also with the show. The Prince and Princess
Leiningen were also among the royal visitors.
Although the flowers deservedly found many ardent
admirers, it must be confessed that the great show
of fruit in the conservatory was the chief attraction.
Here were
to be seen some of the most extra-
strawberries, nectarines, peaches,
ordinary grapes
and cherries which have ever been collected
at 0118 time. The grapes growing in pots were
superb in weight, size, and shape, but two large
festoons of pendent grapes, one of the black Ham-
bro' kind, and the other, and larger one, of a light
colour, called the Muscat muscadine, were very
much admired, and would form a not inappropriate
centre-piece to a dinner table. Many specimens of
strawberries, apples, pears,
in pots, Sr ere also shown, and oranges, growing
, and though only the first-
named were ripe, the rest
guys promise of speedy
perfectiorr.

In addition to the horticultural and floral display
a bazaar vies held in the Eouthern arcade 01‘71 behalf
of the French Protestant Free Schools in Gerrard-
erect, Saoo, when many of the articles contributed
for the groat fancy fair in St. James's gall a few
weeks since were disposed of. This sale will con_
tinue for some days longer.

The bands of the Woolvric4 division of Ro-vai
Engin,aers end of the Ist Middlesex Volunteer Ar.
ti!lery fplayed during the afternoon and afforded
much en►ertainment to the visitors.

meeting of the English and Irish Law and
Cb.ancery Commission was held on Tuesd?.y last at 6,
Adelphi-terrace, Strand. Present—The Lord Chief Justice
of the Common Pleas, Ireland; the Right Hon. Abraham
Brewater, the Right Hcn. Joseph Napier, the Vice-Chan-
cellor Sir W. Page Wcod, Mr Justice Fit:es, Mr Baron
llnaheq, the Right Hon, the Attorney-General far Ireland,
M.P., the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Mr Robert Bayley
Mr Richard John Theodore Orpen, and Messrs
W. Neilson Hancock, LL.D., and H, R,_Vaughaxt John-
•on, the secretaries.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAY.—Morning, 4h. 9m.—Afternoon, 4h. 28m.
To-monuow.-Morning, 4h. 44!n.--Afternoon, 4h. 53m.