The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, EVE NIN(, MAY 22, 1862,

pleasing. On this stand there are some excel-
lent specimens of biscuit statuettes, chiefly copies
of Thorwaldsen's works. The Copenhagen Art
Society also exhibits various specimens of porce-
lain ware, and some very clever works in silver
and bronze. There is also a piece of repousse
work, intended for the top of a lady's work-
table, of considerable merit. A case of brooches,
bracelets, and other ornaments in gold after Etrus-
, can and Roman patterns, will, perhaps, not bear com-
parison with the exquisite beauty of Signor Castel-
lani's gems in the Italian Court, but the quickness
with which this revival of ancient art has been
caught up, and the finish of the workmanship, speak
highly for the taste and skill of the Copenhagen
goldsmiths. One of the chief attractions we can
hardly call it—but certainly curiosities—of the
Danish Court is the " oateotome," an ingenious me-
chanical contrivance, invented by Professor Nyrop,
of Copenhagen, for performing difficult operations
on bony substances. There is a large display of
surgical instruments, which appear to be all of first.
rate quality. Another interesting feature of the
department is the very ample collection of Green-
land furs and Esquimaux dresses.
We understand that on Saturday last, as soon as
Mr. Palgrave had withdrawn his handbook from
sale !n the Exhibition, Lord Granville wrote to
Baron Marochetti, expressing, for himself and his
colleagues, their great regret that a work the sale of
which within the building had been authorized by
the Commissioners should have contained criticisms
on distinguished artists who had been invited to
contribute to the Exhibition, the tone and substance
of which the Commissioners disapproved.
The arrangements are now completed for carrying
out the idea suggested by the large employers of
labour who desire to distribute tickets among their
workpeople, and packets of halfcrown and shilling
tickets may now be obtained at the Commissioners'
°rues. 'The public win not be surprised to hear
that the Queen, with her usual kind consideration,
has been the first to avail herself of the plan, and
that she has already purchased a considerable num-
ber of halfcrown tickets for distribution among the
pupils of the art schools, and persons connected with
the Royal household.

THE HORTICULTURAL GARDENS.

The first grand fete of the season at these gar-
dens yesterday had all the essentials of success but
fair weather. From the morning the sky had been
overcast, and showers had fallen in succession, but
it was not till the hour when the company began
to assemble that the aspect of the heavens assumed
any serious appearance of settled rain. At three
o'clock, however, the most sanguine began to de-
spair, and all hopes of truly enjoying the floral en-
tertainment provided by the directors of the gardens
were relinquished. With that perseverance we as
a nation possess, numbers were seen arriving at the
gates of the gardens towards four o'clock, and in a
short time the crowd was swelled by season ticket-
holders who passed the morning in the Exhibition,
and who appeared determined, notwithstanding all
obstacles, to take a glanee at the flowers collected
in the mysterious tents, which had been an eye-
sore to them from the refreshment rooms of the
building. But loud as may have been their pro-
tests against the obstruction of the view from its
windows they must yesterday have confessed that,
under the circumstances, no better arrangement
could have been made, and that if the tents had no
greater claim to their appreciation, they might
fairly demand their favourable verdict from the
fact that they enabled those assembled under them
to admire as fine a collection of flowers as has ever
been exhibited in the metropolis. In fact, so effec-
tually did they answer the purposes intended that
the greater part of the numbers assembled in the
gardens—and they were some thousands—ex-
amined the various specimens exhibited without
any particular inconvenience beyond a little crowd-
ing, and a feeling of discomfort arising from drip-
ping umbrellas and damp coats. Thanks to the
arrangements made by the superintendent of the
gardens, Mr. Eyles, the communications between
the marquees containing the choicest plants were
covered with canvas, and continued up to
vatory. By these means the circuit of the whole
garden was rendered easy and scope afforded for the
circulation of visitors. The dampness of the atmo-
sphere appeared to lend a brilliancy to the flowers
exhibited. It would be invidious to speak of the
beauties of any among them, so choice and delicate
were all those which were exposed to view. The
specimens of oriental plants exhibited by Messrs.
Veitch and Sons, attracted great attention on account
of the rare beauty of their growth and the richness
of their foliage. A new field of floriculture promises
to be opened in that direction. Some curious ape-
cimens from New Holland, sent by Mr. Wheeler,
gave rise to some discussion on account of their
irregularity of growth. Among the plants indi•
genous to our own soil the rhododendron might
fairly claim the prize. The roses, although equally
fine as specimens, were somewhat faded, owing in a
great measure to the sudden changes of temperature
to which they had been subjected. Severel elegant
designs for the floral decoration of drawing-rooms
were exhibited, but none of them were sufficiently
near to that for which the Ist class prize has been
awarded to make us question the judgment of the
committee. Three military bands played in the
course of the afternoon, and not a little contributed
to enliven the scene. We append a list of. the
prizes :

Special prizes offered by Lady Dorothy Nevill for three
groups of flowers for drawing-room decoration. Ist prize,
Misses March, St. James's Palace, £6; 2d, Mrs. J. H.
Lermitte, Knighton, Finchley, £4.
Class 1-15 stove and greenhouse plants-Ist prize, Mr.
W. May, gardener to J. Spode, Esq., Rugeley, £2O; 2d,
Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Mrs. Tredwell, Lower Norwood,
15.

Class 2-12 stove and greenhouse plants—Messrs. J. and
J. Fraser, Lea-bridge road, £10; 2d, Messrs T. Jackson
and Son, Kingston, £7.
Class 3-9 stove and greenhouse plants—ist, Mr. H.
Chilman, gardener to Mrs. Smith, Epsom, £9, and Mr. J.
Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bad, Lower Chcani,
£9 (equal) ; 2d, Mr. S. M. Carson, gardener to J. C. Sim,
Esq., Nonsuch-park, £7.
Class 4-6 stove and greenhouse plants-Ist, Mr. A.
.Ingram, gardener to J. J. Blandy, Esq., Highgrove, Read-
mg, £6; 2d, Mr. T. Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq.,
Streatham, £4.
Class 6-20 orchids, exotic species-Ist, Mr, G. Baker,
gardener to A. Basset, Esq., Stamford-hill, £2O ; 2d, Mr.
%V. Milford, gardener to E. M, Malard, Esq., Haverstock-
hill, £l5.

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and Son, Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, £10; 2d, Mr. B.
S. Williams, Paradise Nursery, Holloway, £7.
Class 7-10 orchids, exotic species—let, Mr. C. Penny,
gardener to H. IL Gibbs, Esq., Regent's-park, £10; Mr.
T. Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq:, Streatham, £7.
Class 8-6 orchids, exotic species—Mr. John Green,gar.
dener to Sir A. Antrobus, Bart., Lower Cheam, £6; 2d,
Mr. W. Lakeman, gardener to J. Campbell, Esq., Hen-
don, £4.

Class 9—Single specimen of any exotic orchid—prizes
withheld.

Class 10-9 greenhouse azaleas, distinct kinds-Ist, Mr.
S. M. Carson, gardener to J. C. Sim, Esq., Nonsuch Park,
£l2 ; 2d, Mr. Thomas Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq., £9.
Class 11-9 greenhouse azaleas, distract kinds-Ist, Mr.
C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £9 ; 2d, Messrs.
Veitch and Son, nurserymen, Chelsea, 17,

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Class 12-6 greenhouse azaleas, distinct kinds-Ist, Mr.
C. Penny, gardener to H. H. Gibbs, Esq., Regent's-park,
£6; 2d, Mr. A. Ingram, gardener to J. J. Blandy, Esq.,
Highgrove, Reading, £l.

Class 13-6 rhododendrons, distinct kinds-Ist, Mr. C.
Noble, nurseryman, Bagshot, £4 ; 2d, Mr. J. Standish,
nurseryman, Ascot and Bagshot,
Class 14—Rhododendron, single specimen Sikkim or
Bhotan—lst and 2d withheld ; 3d, Mr. A. Bousie, Stoke

Park, Slough, £l.
Class 15-6 roses in pots, distinct kinds--Ist, Mr. Thos.
Terry, gardener to C. W. G. Puller, Esq., Youngsbury,

near Ware, £5.

Class Id-12 roses in pots, distinct kinds-Ist, Messrs.
11. Lane and Son, nurserymen, Great Berkhampstead,
£lO ; 2d, Mr. W. Paul, Cheshunt Nurseries, Waltham
Cross, £7.

Class 17-6 Cape heaths, distinct kinds-Ist, Mr. A.
Ingram, gardener to J. J. Blandy,
ing, £5; 2d, Mr. T. Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq.,
Streatham, £3.
B
Class 18_.9 Esq., Highgrove,Read.
pelargoniums, distinct kinds—lat,Mr.Thos.
ailey, gardener to T. T. Drake, Esq., Shardcloes, Amer-
sham, £8 ; 2d, Mr. 'Wm. Rye, gardener to Miss Foster,
Clewer Manor, WincLor, £6.
Class 19-12 pelargoniums (distinct kinds),-Ist, Mr.
Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £8 ; 2d, Messrs.
Dobson and Sons, nurserymen, Isleworth, £6.
Class 20-6 pelargonittras:(fancies,
distinct kinds,)--lit

Mr. T. Bailey, gardener to T. T. Drake, Esq., Amersham,
£5; 2d, Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £4.
Class 21-6 cinerarias (distinct kinds)-Ist, Messrs. J.
Dobson and Sons, nurserymen, Blackheath, £3.
Class 22—New or rare tender plants in flower-Ist,
Messrs. Veitch and SOD, nurserymen, Chelsea (Sarmentia
repens), silver Knightian medal; 2d, Messrs. Jackson and
Son, Kingston (Clerodendron Thomsonai), silver Knightian
medal.

Class 23—New or rare tender plants not in flower—let
Messrs. Veitch and ;Son, Chelsea (Sphrerozyga latifolia)
silver Knightian medal; 2d, Mr. Bull (Cibotium princeps)
silver Knightian medal,
Class 24—New or rare hardy ornamental plants-19t.
Messrs. Vsitch and Son, Chelsea (Thujopsis caAierrens)
silver Knightian medal; 2d, do, (Ourisia, sp Chili), do.
Class 25—Newly introduced plant, 1859.61—Messrs
Veitch and Son, Chelsea, Ist and 2d certificates.

Class 26—Seedling florists' flowers and garden hybrids-
-Ist class certificates : Mr. W. Nye, gardener to Miss Fos-
ter, Clewer Manor, Windsor; Mr. G. Smith, Holloway ;
Mr. Standish, Bagshot; Mr. Williams, Holloway;
Mr. G. W. Hoyle, Reading ; Mr. W. Paul, Waltham-
cross ; Messrs. Downie, Laird, and Laing, Sydenham and
Edinburgh. 2d class certificates : Mr. W. Bull, Chelsea ;
Mr. Standish, Bagshot; Messrs. Witch and Son, Chelsea;
Mr. C. Turner, Slough; Mr. Harland, gardener to Mr. J.
Bedwell, Hatfield. Commended : Mr. 'Williams, Hollo-
way, Messrs. Veitch and Son, Chelsea.
Class 27—Stands of 24 tulips—lst, Mr. W. Norman,
Crescent-road, Plumstead, £2; 2d, Mr. C. Turner, Royal
Nurseries, Slough, £1 10s,

Class 28—Group of plants (decorating conservatory)-
Ist, Mr. C. Turner, nurseryman, Slough, £10; 2d, Mr. G.
T. Vidson, nurseryman, Maida-hill, £6.
Class 29—Miscellaneous-Ist, Mr.W. Ball4King's-road,
Chelsea, £2; 2d, Mr. B. L. Williams, Paradise Nursery,
Holloway, £1 10s.

SURREY AS,ESSIONS7-.May 21.

(Before J. E. Johnson, Esq., Chairman.)

John Wilson, 52 years of age, described on the
calendar as a bet ting-man, was indicted for stealing
a cash box containing five £5 Bank of England
notes, about £3O in gold and silver, and a gold
watch and chain, the property of Alexander Har-
greaves, the landlord of the Free Masons' Arms,
Courland-place, Larkhall-lane, Clapham ; also with
stealing a cash-box containing £65, the property of
of Mrs. Ruth Stubbs, the landlady of the Royal
William public-house, Dorset-street, Clapham-rota
This case lasted several hours, and excited con-
siderable interest in the crowded court. The facts,
however, may be briefly summed up as follows :
On the evening of the 4th of March the prisoner
and another man visited Mr. Hargreaves house.
He wart supplied with a glass of ale in the parlour,
and some time afterwards the prosecutor ascertained
that his bedroom had been entered, and his cash-
box, containing the money and the gold watch and
chain, had been stolen. The prisoner hid decamped,
and nothing more was heard of the robbery until
the 14th ult., when the prisoner offered one of the
stolen £5 notes for change at the Rocking ham
Arms, New Kent-road, when he was given into
custody. The prisoner was also identified by the
barmaid of Mrs. Stubbs as being in the Royal
William public-house, Dorset-street, Clapham-road,
on the 16th of November. During the absence of
Mrs. Stubbs thieves managed to enter the parlour
and carry off the cash-box containing £65. The
bank notes were produced by Mr. Bailey, inspector
of bank notes in the Bank of England, and traced
to the prisoner. A great deal of evidence was gone
into, and after a lengthy address to the jury by the
learned counsel, a verdict of guilty was returned.
Former convictions having been proved against
the prisoner,

The Chairman sentenced him to ten years' pena
servitude.

William Aked, 15, was indicted for stealing three
diamond studs (value £80), a five-guinea piece of
the reign of Queen Anne, and other articles of
jewellery of great value, the property of Mr. Joseph.
White, of the firm of White and Fairchild, whole-
sale grocers, in High-stroot, %rough ; and Alfred
Tuffell, 25, and Susan Aked, 49, were indicted for
receiving a portion of the property, knowing it to be
stolen.

It appeared from the learned counsel's statement
that Tuffell and the lad Aked were in the employ
of the prosecutor at 13, High-street, as ware-
houseman and errand-boy. On the evening of
Saturday, the 12th ult., Mr. White entered his
bedroom, and discovered that a drawer had been
opened, and he missed three diamond studs, a gold
pin, a five guinea piece, and a masonic jewel. He
was compelled to go to Brighton immediately, but
he mentioned the circumstances of the robbery to
Mr. Richards, the Inspector of the Brighton
Railway Company's Police, who investigated the
matter, and traced the property. The younger
prisoner had offered one of the diamonds for
sale at Mr. Brookes', silversmith, High-street, when
he was stopped, and the female hnd parted with an-
other to a pawnbroker; and Tuffell had also sold
the five-guinea piece to a money dealer in Lom-
bard-street for £5 2s.

The jury found them all guilty, and
The Chairman sentenced each to 12 months' hard
labour.

Francis Chesnall, 16, pleaded guilty to embezzl-
ing various sums of money belonging to his master,
Mr. S. Austin, butcher, Rotherhithe-wall.
The Deputy-Chairman sentenced him to four
months' hard labour,

Robert Henderson', 44, was indicted for stealing
a piece of silk, value £l7, from the premises of Mr.
G. Picken, draper, High-street, Southwark.
The prisoner had been in the prosecutor's employ,
but was discharged on account of some disagree.
ment. He, however, was allowed to sell on com-
mission for the prosecutor, and on one of his visits
he contrived to steal the piece of silk.
The jury found him guilty, and
The Court sentenced him to six months' hard
labour.

Elijah Charlton, 21, was indicted for burglari-
ously breaking into the dwelling-house of Sarah
Edwards, and stealing therein a quantity of bacon
cigars, &c., at Richmond.

Mr. G. Allan prosecuted, and Mr. Thompson (in-
structed by Mr. Edwin) defended the prisoner.
Virdict—guilty. Sentence, four months' hard
labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Tay 21.