The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-15 00:00:00

THE GARDENER'S GAZETTE AND
WEEKLY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, LITERA-
TURE, AND POLITICS.

No. 1., Published JANUARY 7th and Bth,
Price FIVEPENCE.

It is not a little extraordinary that the Horticulturists of this king-
dom have had as yet no Journal to advocate their interests, or sup-
port their claims, for no class was ever better calculated to support
a Journal, or occasionally more required its advocacy. We speak of
Gardeners as scientific men—men who not only take an interest in
the cultivation of the earth, but in genoral are reading men, calcu-
lating men, and, from the very nature of their profession, thinking
men ; nor does it alter our position if we take all the grades of Gar-
deners. The Duke of Devonshire is a Gardener; for though he
doesnot necessarily dig the ground, nor plant his own cabbages, he
pays others for doing the labour and attending to his garden, froze
his head-man downwards, and takes an extraordinary interestin the
results. Again, the poor man that cultivates a rod of ground is a
Gardener, and takes as much pride, or as much interest in his avo-
cation as the most wealthy; in fact, every body who takes an inte-
rest in a flower, or a vegetable, and studies its progress, is a Gar-
dener. Gardeners exist in all stations, from the labourer to the
prince, just as the poorest soldier in the ranks is a soldier, as well as
all above him, up to the Duke of Wellington ; in fact, as Mr. Hud-
son says or sings, " We're all Gardeners." Tire sort of Journal re-
quired, is one containing news of every thing that passes; notices
of all the new plants, constant reports of proceedings of all meet-
ings; systematic exposure of all evils; censure of all abuses; and
above all things, when other interests are advancing at the expense
of Gardening, a bold and uncompromising defence until the tide is
turned, and, if necessary, an attack on its enemies afterwards. All
these are essential. Turnpike Bills, the Tithe Question, Taxes,
regulations for importing Foreign produce, and many other ques-
tions, have, may, and will again arise for the exercise of the whole
strength and influence of a Journal ; and the superiority of a weekly
over a monthly publication requires no comment. Had there
been such a Journal in the days of alarm, when the malicious re-
port that vegetables were injurious to health and promoted Cholera
was spread abroad, the gross delusion could have been dispelled in a
few days, instead of operating in the ruinous abstinence of the pub-
lic for months, destroying thousands of pounds worth of business,
and reaching all the classes, from the grower to the consumer.
The announcement of two such Journals threatened to split the
science into two parties, and, what is worse, to double the expense
of making any thing public ; for as, in all probability, one or the
other would find its way into the hands of every one interested in
any branch of Horticultnre, and neither of the Journals much snore
than half, whatever it might be desirable to advertise, must have
appeared in both ; and it is impossible not to foresee many other
disadvantages. Happily, by an arrangement between the parties,
the united strength of both will now be devoted to one Newspaper
only, and this can be transmitted by the ordinary Post free of ex-
pense. Advertisements inserted will reach every Town and Vil-
lage in the Kingdom, and if we do not greatly underrate the classes
who delight in Horticulture, from the highest to the lowest, there
will scarcely be found one who does not, in the course of the week,
peruse the Gardener's Gazette.

The Newspaper will give a faithful record of all great political
events abroad and at home, but it will not venture to give a political
opinion of its ow•n. Where a question is sufficiently important to
deserve it, the most talented article that shall have appeared during
the week on each side shall be inserted, that the readers may be
well acquainted with the subject, and the name of the papers in
which they have appeared shall be quoted. But when a question
which affects the interests of any branch of Horticulture or Agricul-
ture may be agitated, the Gardeners' Gazette shall be foremost in
the field, and not the least effective.
It remains only for the Gardeners—we repeat again—from the
Duke downwards, to do their duty by their Gazette, as faithfully as
the Gazette will do its duty by them, and some of these duties the
Proprietors will, in all modesty, veuture to point nut :-
1. The Nobility and Gentry throughout the kingdom should pro-
vide their Gardeners with it, free of expense.
2. The Gardeners who may not be so supplied, should order it
nevertheless, and being practical men, should, whenever they have
an opportunity, supply original papers on the cultivation, manage-
ment, and propagation, &c., of plants, descriptions of new ones,
&c. tce.

3. The Secretaries of Horticultural Societies should exhort all

their members to order it, advertise all their shows in it, and supply
immediate returns of the prizes awarded at such shows (which re-
turns will be gratuitously inserted as News), and communicate
whatever may be deemed useful information.
4. The members of such Societies who take in a weekly paper,
should immediately order their Newsmen to change it for the Gar-
dener's Gazette ; such as do not take a Sunday paper, and cannot
well afford it, should induce three or four others to join them.
5. Nurserymen should not only order it for their own guidance,
for which it will be as necessary as their own stock-books, but they
should also inform every customer of the advantages of possessing in
a Newspaper a record of ever, thing that is passing in the Horti-
cultural and Agricultural world.
6. Nurserymen and dealers in every thing appertaining to horti-
culture, floriculture, 'arboriculture, farming and gardening, should
adopt the Journal as the means of publishing their Advertisements,
which, whether lists of plants, trees, shrubs, flowers, seeds, or de-
scriptions of tools, implements, machines, or of land, farming stock,
or "roes,—Auctioneer's catalogues, farms, houses or gardens to let,
or any other subject, can thus be placed in a single week in the
hands of every body at all interested in them.
We will jest apprise Gardners cf all ranks that the expense of
conducting the Gardener's Gazette will exceed two thousand
pounds per annum : and that as the surplus on each Newspaper,
beyond the cost of the stamp and paper, is one penny only, it re-
quires ten thousand copies per week to be sold to meet this ex-
pense, and of which number at present little more than five thou-
sand are ordered ; much, therefore, remains to be done before the
next year.

Orders for the regular delivery of the Gardener's Gazette may
be given to any Newsman or Clerk of the Road in the country, any
Newsman in London, and in the want of either of these being in
the neighbourhood, of a person who may require it, a letter (post
paid) to the Editor, care of Westley and Clayton, 162, Piccadilly,
and 7, Windsor-court, Strand, will insure the delivery by post on
Sunday mornings.
Books, prints, plants, flowers, implements. seeds, &c. for notice,
newspapers containing reports, orders for advertisements, original
articles, and every other communication for the Editor, may be
forwarded as above. Where the articles are worth the carriage and
postage, of course it is not expected that it should be paid by the
sender ; but in all matters of inquiry or orders the communicatio
must be postage and carriage free.
Scale of Advertisements, in both Town and Country Editions.
Seven Lines, 55., above that number, 6d. per

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T-11 E IVIARKEVS.-(1'111S DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

There qre moderate arrivals of English Grain this week.
but a large .quantity of Oats from Ireland. The Wheat trade
remains firm at Monday's prices. Barley, Beans, and Pease,
are unaltered. In the Oat trade, transactions have been so
few. that Monday's terns are hardly mointained. The supply
of Flour is moderate, and the trade dull.

ARRIVALS
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(From the New London Price Current of March 14.)
SUGAR.—The prices of West India' have undergone no
change, ut the market has become rather quiet, the grocers
and refiners having purchased rather. sparingly, particularly cf
the ors descriptions; the total purchases have been only
1,600 hhds and trs: at the present prices there is little
disposition evinced on the part of the importers to sell ; the
the market is still scantily supplied with the good and fine yel-
low descriptions; there has been no public sale of Barbadoes,
nor is it expected that any will be brought forward for some
some time ; the deliveries last week have again exceeded those
of the corresponding one of last year ; prices are now 7s.
under those of last season; for a small parcel of chyrstalized
Demerara 70s. has been obtained.

This afternoon the prices remained firm, but the Market was
quiet, the Grocers and Refiners evincing very little disposition
to purchase. The purchases have been only 500 Mids. and trs.
The stock of West India Sugar is now 12,889 hhds. and
trs., being 500 more than last year. The stock of Mauritius
is now 59,555 bags, which is 10,191 less than last year, (in-
cluding the East India Dock.) The delivery of West India
last week was 2,899 hhds. and trs., which is 1,365 more than
last 'ear. The delivery of Mauritius was 7,605 bags, being
305 less than the corresponding week of last year, (including
the East India Dock.)

The Market for Refined goods has become-quiet, both shippers
and grocers evincing little disposition to purchase, but owing to
the supply of goods at Mat ket being short, they have been com-
pelled to pay full prices • small parcels of Lumps that would
pass the standard have been taken for the scale at 81a. to 825.,
and those rather under at 80s., and double Crushed at 38s. to
395. for immediate delivery. For Treacle there has been a good
request, and the prices remain firm. Bastards have met with a
steady sale. There is still nothing
.doing in Dutch Crushed
Sugar, and the price remains as previously quoted.
MAURITIUS.—The prices previously obtained have been
fully supported, but there has been less disposition evinced on
the part of the buyers to purchase, and 6,152 bags went off
without spirit, but all found buyers, ord. brown at 525. to
545. 6d., good brown 565. to 575. 6d., mid. and good yellow
58s. to 635. 6d. ; there have been no arrivals ; the only public
sale announced is that for this afternoon, and there is very
little offering privately.
This afternoon a public sale of 6,564 bags took place, which,
were all disposed of at former rates, good and fine yellow at
61s. to 605., and 575. 6d. to 603. 6d. for mid and good.
EAST INDlA.—There have been no public sales of Bengal,
but from the grocers there has been a good request privately
at fully previous rates, low and fine white selling at 30s. 6d.
to 375., and 225. to 295. 6d. for brown and yellow ; for ship-
ment there has been rather more demand; the supply at
market is still short ; from the shippers .there has been some
inquiry after white Siam of good quality, but in the ab-
sence of public sales. and there being very little offering pri-
vately, business has been prevented; for the inferior kinds of
Cochin China, rather lower prices haire been accepted, 1,500
bags having been disposed of at 20s. to 225. for ord. white and
damp yellow, and 19s. for grey ; for Manilla there has been
no request, the supply at Market being for the most part of
ord. quality; 2;000 bags, principally sea damaged, are adver-
tised for auction to-morrow.

FOREIGN.—White Havannah has been sought after, and
fully former rates would have been paid, but there being still
scarcely any in the market, few transactions have taken place ;
there has been an improved request for the yellow sorts at
previous rates, and the private purchases have been 500 boxes,
.ord at 225. to 245., good 255. to 265. ; in the brown qualities
there has been nothing doing privately. In the strong
white qualities of Brazil there has been nothing done, there
being scarcely any in the market ; they have been much
sought after at full}, foi•mer prices; there has been rather more
business doing in brown and yellow, and fully former rates
have been paid for the parcels which have been taken pri-
vately, 19s. (Id. to 20s. 63. paid for good brown Bahia in small
quantities ; a public sale of 370 chests and 147 brls. Rio went
off with briskness at Is. advance, low soft to good white sold at
245. to 30s , low soft to fine yellow 20s. to 245., ord. to fine
brown. 15s. 6d. to 20s. ; there have been no arrivals of any de-
scriptions.
This afternoon the public sales consisted of 458 boxes Cuba
and 2,749 boxes yellow. Havanna, the former was bought in at
stiff prices, good yellow very soft at 245. to 265. 61 ; the latter
all sold with much spirit at Is. advance, mid and good mid soft
yellow at 245. 6d. a 265. 6d., washed 245. to 255., brown
225. 6d., mid white at 325. to 335., good mid soft 365. to 375.,
washed 335. 6d. to 355. 6d., very ord 235. 6d. to 245.
MOLASSES.—In the prices of, West India there have been no
change, but there has not been much business done ; small
parcels of St. Kitt's have been disposed of at 275. for mid.,
and 275. 6d. for good Demerara. The total deliveries of West
India Molasses from the warehouses for home use, for the week
ending March 11, amount to 3,354 cwt.

COFFEE.—Jamaica of good and fine ord. clean quality sold
at 635. to 905., low ord. 60s. ; Berbice low and good mid.
87s. to 101 s., good and fine ord. 82s. to 85s. 6d., triage
565. to 685., mid. unclean 80s. to 82s. ;. Demerara mid. 86s.
to 905., unclean fine ord. and mid. 80s. to 855., Rio and
Havannah, the former good and fine ordinary coloury, 455.
a 495., and the latter at 475. to 435. for good ordinary ;
at auction 670 bags Rio sold at 435. 6d. to 475. for good and
fine ord. ; in St. Domingo nothing done ; there has been an
arrival of 1,500 bags. At auction this afternoon 1.398 bags
Havanuah, and 12 casks 37 barrels British Plantation were
offered, the former only partly found buyers on 'rather easier
terms; ordinary 41s. a 425., good ordinary 435. a 445. 6d. ;
the latter sold at former rates. Berbice fine fine ordinary and
low middling at 85s. 61. a 91s.
Rom, BRANDY, aml HOLLANDS.—The announcement of a
Government contract for 75,000 gallons of Rum has occa-
sioned the importers to be firm in their demand.; ; but there
has been very little business done, yet the buyers have bpcn
compelled to pay fully last week's ruses; nwrc particularly fur