The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-03 00:00:00

lIORTICULTFRAL SOCIE t

The Society met on Saturday at their house in
Regent-street, at one o'clock. Mr. W. KNIGIIT, the
President, took the chair.
The report of the council was read, and adopted
by the meeting. It stated that means had h: en
taken to dispose of the arrears of correspondence,
and to reduce the establishment ; that a sale of a
porrnion of the Transactions on hand would yield a
sum of money towards the disclrarge of the society's
debts; the Transactions in future would be pub-
lished at a less price than had been hitherto charged.
It hail been determined to dispose of duplicate
irawings, and also certain plants in the garden,
which would diminish the charge of labour, but not
time collection of the more useful and ornamental
plants. '1 he regulations for the admission of visiters
to the garden have been altered, so that all Fellows,
whether subscribers to the garden or not, will in future
have the power of issuing written orders of admission.
The house at Turnham-Green was evacuated on the
sth of April, and the Council were making every
exertion to dispose of it as soon as a tenant can bo
found. Portions of the garden not required for
the collections of the Society had been planted stink
erops to yield a profitable return, and this measure,
combined with an alternation in the plan of selling
vegetables and fruits, would produce an increase of
income. The report also stated, that it was ie-
tended to make a complete alteration in the
bye-laws, and to revise the existing rules of distri-
buting plants from the garden, with a view to
secure a more general distribution of the Fellows
of the Society, as far as is practicable without
terfering with the regulations respecting plants easily
attainable through the hands of nurserymen. It is
proposed to let parts of the house in Regent-street,
with the use of the Meeting-room, to such Societies
or Corporate Bodies as may be willing to treat for
the same. It is intended, by a more satisfactory at.
rangement of the accounts made at the end of each
month, to show, in a clear and distinct manner, the
actual state of the affairs of the society; and an ac-
count of the society's debts and credits 'will be
printed at each anniversary. Time report concluded
by stating:—" 'Without adverting to the causes of
he proceedings and discussions which have of hoe
unfortunately agitated the society, the Council trust
that a general interest in the common vrelfare will
induce the Fellows to sacrifice all personal feelings,
and to unite henceforward in one general object,—
viz., that of placing the society upon such a solid
and permanent basis, as will enable it to maintain
the character which it has acquired as an institution
of national importance, having paramount claims to
encouragement in the United Kingdom, and having
already extended the benefits of its labours through
every quarter of the globe."
Time following lists, recommended by the Council,
were laid before the Fellows. The name of Mr.
Sabine, it will be observed, has been omitted
Three members of the present Council recom-
mended to be removed—the Earl of Dartmouth,
Thomas nobly'', Esq., and Mr. William Malcolm.

Three Menibers recommended to be elected into
the Council—Alexander Seton, Esq., Thomas Hill,
Esq., and Mr. J. A. Henderson.
President, Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq.; Trea-
surer, Alexander Seton, Esq.; Secretary, George
BenthAm, Esq. ; Assistant Secretary, John Lind-
ley, Esq.
. . _ .

Mr. ICI. STAPYLTON then said he had been in-
formed the reason assigned by Mr. Malcolm for with-
drawing his name was, that the salary of Mr. Lind-
ley, the assistant•secretary, had been raised from
2591. to 3001. a year.
Dr. HENDERSON, the Vice-President, stated, that
on the contrary, the salary of that. gentleman had
been reduced, at the last anniversary, 461.—(Hear,
hear, and laughter.)
,Mr•. STAPYLTON complained of a trick having been
practised upon him.

We have authority to contradict the statement
of the Pat is Papers, that Prince LEorotn has had a mis-
underatandir•g with the Allied Powers relative to Greece,
and that he quitted Paris in consequence of that misunder-
standing. His Royal Highness quitted Paris in consequence
of the alarming state of the KING'S health ; and up to this
moment the British Government are not aware of any serious
obstacle to the accomplishment of the object respecting
which they have been so long in treaty with their allies and
with Prince LEOPOLD. His, Royal Highnete has certainly
expressed regret that it should be considered necessary to
pass an Act for his denaturalization ; but we believe that
even this will be easily got over. We should not omit
stating that some of the members of the Prince's own
fatni:y have strongly urged him not to proceed to Greece.
—Court Journal.

Alderman DARLEY and ;Major Stan, ac-
companied by a peace-officer, entered the Parliamentary
Intelligence office yesterday, and informed Mr. DWYEIL,
that they came there inconsequence ofa requisition having
appeared in the newspaper's, calling a meeting► of the pa-
rishioners of St. Michan's, to be held in that place, ou
that day, in order to petition for a repeal of the Union.
Mr. DWYER. stated that a notice had been published in the
papers yesterday morning, announcing that the meeting,
alluded to could not take place in that office. On being
made acquainted with this fact, the Magistrates retired.—
Dublin Morning Register of Wednesday.

HUDDERSFIELD.—At this place there
was a better market than for some weeks. The fancy
trade, however, still continues extremely depressed; and
(taking into consideration the season of the year, when
there is always a brisk trade for the description of cloths
exposed in the Huddersfield piece-hall), we do not think
that, under ordinary circumstances, the improvement
which has taken place would attract particular notice.
Halifax Chronicle.
LEEDS.—The woollen manufacture is ex-
tremely brisk; but great numbers of joiners and builders
are out of employ.—Halifax Chronicle.
STATE OF TRADE.—HALIFAX.---OR Sa-
turday there was a fair sale for worsted goods in our mar-
ket, although not quite as good a one as had been antici-
pated. There was, however, no improvement in price.
The lamented illness of the KING, which has had so seri-
ous an effect upon the silk, ribbon, and printed calico
trades, dues not seem to have injured the market so seri-
ously in woollens and stuffs.—Halifax Chronicle.

BRADFORD.—This market, on Thursday,
evinced symptoms of considerable improvement. More
business was done, and we have extreme satisfaction in
stating, at improved prices. We trust this will be the
precursor of an additional remuneration to the workmen.
—Halifax Chronicle.
MURDER.—Wc have this week to record a
" murder most foul, as in the best it is, but this most foul,
strange, and unnatural,”--of an infant six months old, by
its omu father, a tailor in Carno, Montgomeryshire. The
child was left in the cradle by its mother, and on her return
she found it a corpse, it having been struck on the back
of the head by the hand of the father. The only excuse
the father makes is that he was bewitched. The Coroner's
Jury has brought in their verdict " Wilful Murder"
ag..inst the father, and a warrant has been issued for his
apprehension.— Cambrian.
MURDER.—Last week the body of a man
was observed n-ar the edge of a loch at Assynt, in Suther-
landshire, which being taken out of the water and exa-
mined, was found to contain such marks and wounds as
to render it but too probable that the deceased bad met
with a violent death. It has since been discovered that
the deceased was a steady, respectable young man, a
pedlar, named Muano GRANT, who travelled the northern
counties with haberdashery and other goods. He bad
been collecting some accounts in the district, in order to
repair to Inverness for a fresh supply of wares, and this
circumstance, in all probability, directed the hand of the
a.sassin. There was no money found on the person of the
deceased. Intelligence of the melancholy occurrence hav-
ing been forwarded to the local authorities by the minister
of Assynt, the Sheriff of Sutherland and the Procurator
Fiscal, who were in this town attending the Circuit, in-
stantly set off to investigate " the matter.--Inverness
Courier.

CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF THE BODY.-
The position of the centre of gravity of the body changes
with the posture aid position of the limbs. If the arm be
extended front one side, the centre of gravity is brought
nearer to that side than it was when the arm hung per-
pendicularly. When dancers, stinding on one leg, extend
the other at right angles to it, they must incline the body
in the direction opposite to that in which the kg is tz.
tended, in order to bring the centre of gravity ever Ihia
foot which supports them.—Dr.' Lardner's Cabinet
Cyclopcedia.