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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Mushrooms, 15s, Mr. W. Young, gardener to R. Bar-
clay Esq, Highgate.

MR.. GLADSI ONE'S EXCURSION DOWN

THE TYNE.

Yesterday the above society opened their first in-
ternational exhibition of fruits, vegetables, roots,
gourds, and cereals, in their gardens, South Ken-
sington. The various specimens were ranged in the
conservatory, or in tubs in the arcades, and were
inspected with much interest by a numerous and
fashionable company. Besides the domestic contri-
butions, which were of magnificent size and quality,
there were also fruits or vegetables from France,
Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Hamburg, Al-
tone, Sweden, and even from Upland. The most
important foreign specimens had previously been
exhibited at the Belgian " Pomological Congress" of
Namur, at which was collected the fruits of twenty-
five continental societies. These, with specimens of
the gigantic vegetation of our colonies and those sent
in by the Agricultural Society, made on the whole
a very full and attractive exhibition.
The place of honour in quantity, quality, and
variety, must be given to the fruits, amongst which
the grapes exhibited by the society took a foremost
place. Taken altogether the English show was
magnificent, but it found formidable rivals in the
continental specimens, which, it must be remem-
bered, were all grown in the open air. Amongst
others we noticed magnificent pears from France,
exhibited by the Duc de Vantadour Levis; and
another basket, by iyir. vtin Cter Tutte, from bel-
glum. The Belgians were particularly strong in
pears and apples, and the size, colour, and weight
of their fruit might be instructively compared with
the specimens of the same natural varieties from
the colder climate of Sweden. Where all was so
good, it were almost invidious to particularise, but
we cannot omit some special mention of the splen-
did fruit trophy exhibited by Mr. Solomon, of
Covent-garden-market, seine of the pears in which
were said to be worth 200 francs each.

Miscellaneous, £l, Mr J. Wainwright, gardener to W.
Thornhill, Kettering
The society's bronze medal was ordered to the following
exhibitors :

NEWCASTLE, WEDNESDAY.
By special invitation, the Chancellor of the Ex
chequer accompanied the River Tyne Commissioners
on a tour of inspection to the mouth of the river to-

AGRICULTURAL ROOTS AND VEGETABLES.
Mangold wurzel, long red, Mr J. Heath, Winchester
Mangold wurzel, long yellow, Messrs Sutton and Sons,
Reading

day. The occasion, however, was taken advantage
of by the various corporate bodies, Chambers of
Commerce and other associations of the district, to
manifest their admiration and respect for Mr. Glad-

Mangold wurzel, yellow globe, Messrs Sutton and Sons,
Reading
Mangold wurzel, red globe, Mr J. Perkins,Northampton
Beet, white sugar, Rev T. Stevens, St Andrew's College,
Reading

stone, so that the aquatic procession, which started
at half-past 12, and was at first simply intended as
a visit of inspection, had expanded into a triumphal
display of the wealth and industry of Tyne Side. At
a few minutes after 12 o'clock a cheer from the vast

Carrots, white Belgian, his Grace the Duke of Portland,
Clipstone-park _ _

Carrots, Altringham, his Grace the Duke of Portland,
Clipstone .park.
Turnips, Swedes, Mr. S. Robinson, Shaw House
Turnips, yellow, Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading.
Turnips, white, Messrs. Ivery and Son)
Dorking and
Reigate.
Kohl rabi, Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading.

crowd assembled on the hills, on the quay, and on
the river, proclaimed the arrival of Mr. Gladstone

and the distinguished party by whom he was

accompanied.

The right hon. gentleman was met by the mayor
of the borough and conducted to the platform, where
several ladies and gentlemen also stood during the

CEREALS.
General collection of wheats from all quarters, Mr. P. L.
Simmonds, 8, Winchester-street.
Collection of wheats from any one quarter, Messrs. H.
Raynbird and Co., Basingstoke.
Collection of wheats grown in Lower Canada, Mr. B.
Chamberlin, 15, Fulham-place, Maida-hill.
Collection of wheats grown in Upper Canada, Mr. C. J.
Dixon, 15, Fulham-place,
Collection:of wheats geoWn in Arrstr luim'e Commis._
Eivuens ror the colony of Victoria, Australia.
Collection of wheats grown in England, Messrs. H. Rayn-
bird and Co., Basingstoke. . _ _

presentation of the address. There were present the
Mayor of Gateshead (B. Bigger, Esq.) ; the Right
Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and Mrs. Gladstone; the Right Hon. W. Hutt,

M.P., and Mrs. Hutt; Mrs. Bigger, the Right Hon.

T. E. Headlam, M.P. ; Somerset Beaumont, Esq.,

:►L_P.-f?: Courgn,inn,--Eat; Chairman of thokniver
_ _

Tyne Commission ; the Mayor of Sunderland (John
Candlish, Esq.), the Mayor of Stockton (Joseph
Laing, Esq.), Alderman Proctor, Gateshead; M. L.

Collection of wheats sold in London market, Messrs. J.
Wrench and Sons, London-bridge.
Simple of white wheat of any kind, Mr. W. Dixon,
Canadian Court, International Exhibition.
Sample of red wheat of any kind, Messrs. H. Raynbird
and Co., Basingstoke.
Collection of barley from any one quarter, Messrs. J.
Wrench and Sons, London-bridge.
General collection of barley from all quarters, Messrs.
11. Raynbird and Co., Basingstoke.
Malting barley, Messrs. H. Raynbird and Co., Basing-
stoke.

Harle, Esq., and others.
On ascending the platform the MAYOR briefly
welcomed Mr. Gladstone, and signified to him the
wish of the Corporation of Gateshead to present

him with an address, to which Mr. Gladstone re-

plied in a suitable manner.
The flotilla started from the Gateshead quay in
the following order:—

Not less interesting than the fruits were the vege-
tables, which formed probably the finest collection
that had ever been got together. The extensive
family of the gourds was most fully repre-
sented, from the gigantic sort, out of which we are
told Cinderella's coach was made, down to the
minute " gooseberry," said to be the smallest of the
whole gourd family. An immense variety of pota-
toes, marigolds, carrots, cucumbers, &c., completed
this part of the show, which, if not so agreeable to
the eye or tempting to the palate as the fruit, might
perhaps be, on the whole, found as useful and
interesting.
We understand that in consequence of the perish-
able nature of the specimens, the fruit portion of
the show will only remain open to-day and to-
morrow, but the show of vegetables will continue
for ten days.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary were amongst the visitors.
We subjoin a list of the principal prizes:—
Collection of fruits (fruiterers only), £5, Mr. L. Solomon,
Covent-garden-market.
Collection of fruits (private growers), £6, Mr. G. Till-
yard, J. Kelk, Esq., Stanmore.
Pine-apple, Queens, £2, Mr. IV. Green, gardener to Mrs.
Honeyman, K elv edon.
Pine-apple, any kind except Queens, £2, Mr. T. Ingram,
Royal Gardens, Windsor.
Grapes, white Muscat, six bunches, Li, Mr. W. Hill,
gardener to R. Sneyd, Esq., Keele Hall.
Grapes, white Muscat, three bunches, £2 10s, Mr. J.
Drummond, gardener to J. S. Smith, Esq., Tunbridge-
wells.
Grapes, any white kind except Muscat, three bunches,
£2 10s., Mr. E. Sage, gardener to Earl Howe, Atherstone.
Grapes, black Hambro', three bunches, £4, Mr. A. Hen-
derson, Trentham.
Grapes, black Hambro,' three bunches, £2 10s., Mr. J.
Drummond, gardener to J. S. Smith, Esq., Tunbridge-
wells.
Grapes, any black kind except Hambro', three bunches,
£2 10s., Mr. J. Drummond, gardener to J. S. Smith, Esq.,
Tunbridge-wells.
NAM. dessert. twelve dishes, distinct kinds, £4, Mr. J.
IC. Duverrihouse, Eckfield. _

Steamboat containing the distinguished visitor
and Mrs. Gladstone ; the various wealthy represen-
tatives and other gentlemen of the district. Next

Collection of oats from any one quarter, the Commis-
sioners for the colony of Victoria, Australia.
Black oats, Mr. J. Choyce, Atherstone.
White oats, the Commissioners for the colony of Victoria,
Australia.

Followed the Tyne Commissioners. Barges. After-

wards, in distinct boats, the Mayor and Corpora-
tion of Newcastle, the Mayor and Corporation of
Gateshead, the Mayor and Corporation of Tyne-
mouth, the Mayor and Corporation of South Shields,

Rye, Mr. E, W. A. Dixon, 15, Fulham-place, Maida-
hill.

Collection of rice from all quarters, Mr. P. L. Simmonds,
8, Winchester-street, S.W.

;he Master and Brethren of Trinity House, the

Head of ,maize, or Indian corn, of any kind, Mr. W.
Dixon, Canadian Court, International Exhibition.

Stewards of the Newcastle Incorporated Companies,
the North Shields and Tynemouth Chamber of Com-

Collection of differeut kinds of maize, in heads, best
quality, Mr. E. Stuart, Villa Stuart, Nice.
Collection of maize, most numerous in kinds, Mr. P. L.
Simmonds, 8, Winchester •street, S.W.
Peas, bronze medal, Mr. D. Honeyman, Nova Scotia
Court, International Exhibition.

merce, the Tyne General Ferry Company,the New-
castle Licensed Victuallers' Association, the officials

of the Tyne Commission, and a host of public and
private boats, racing gigs, and craft of all kinds,
all of them more or less decorated with flags and
streamers, and most of them had music on board.

Beans, bronze medal, Mr. D. Honeyman, Nova Scotia
Court, International Exhibition.
Cereals of any kind, not included in the above, silver
medal, Mr. J. B. Lawes, Rothameted.

It was the festival of Mr. Gladstone. FromGates-
head to Tynemouth was one long interminable line
of bunting; every vessel and craft put forth all its

glory of flags.; sailors were all in best array ; Rifle
_ _ _

Volunteer bands played at every point; the uniform
of the Bombardiers glistened from every hill, as
they stood beside their artillery, prepared to fire as
the guest of the day approached. No English
gentleman ever received so many salutes or had so
many acknowledgments in one day before. Im-

mense crowds lined the banks of the stream as the
procession sailed slowly past,while the decks of the
vessels, the tops of the numerous manufactories that
fringed the river, and every point of advantage was
clad with spectators. A little before three o'clock
Mr. Gladstone arrived at the Tynemouth pier,
which was also crowded and decorated, and was
there presented with a congratulatory address from
the Tynemouth corporation, and a similar docu-
ment from the Chamber of Commerce. After
acknowledging the honour, the procession crossed
over to the pier on the opposite side of the river,
where the right hon. gentleman had the gratifica-
tion of receiving three addresses from the South
Shields corporation, the South Shields Chamber of
Commerce, and the Working Man's Institntp. In
reply,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—Mr.
Mayor, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Ingham, and Mr.
Sutherland,—lt is with a very peculiar pleasure
that I have the honour to offer in few, but, believe
me, in sincere and emphatic words a general reply
to these addresses. I view in you, Sir (the Mayor
of South Shields), the representative of the com-
munity at large as respects its several classes and
its local government. I have the pleasure of seeing
Mr. Ingham, a gentleman who, no less respected
within the walls of Parliament than he is within
the limits of this borough—(hear, hear),--represents
your capacity to make fit choice of a man to repre-
sent you in the great councils of the nation. (Hear.)
I have the pleasure at the same time of recognising
the represesntative in you,Mr. Stephenson,lmay pre-
sume to say of the capital, and in Mr. Sutherland of
the industry of this country. I therefore may truly
and justly say, with no ordinary senseof pleasure,
that I receive in these addresses an expression of the
feelings of the community of South Shields. (Hear,
hear.) Long, gentlemen, do I trust that, partly
and mainly owing to the excellent conduct of the
various classes of the community, but with some aid
also from the people, the wise labours of Parliament
in the endeavour both to maintain and to amend the
laws that influence all classes may acquire addi-
tional force and durability from day to day. I
will not, gentlemen, refer in particular, for the
time will not permit me, since the day, propitious
as it has been in all other respects beyond all our
hopes, labours under the disadvantage of shortness.
I will not refer to the various important points of
detail that are embraced in these several addresses,
further than to say that, with respect to the allu-
sions which they contain to various subjects, and
especially to two great Ministers connected with
the foreign policy of this country—l mean the
Italian and American Ministers—l recognise the
spirit at once of philanthropy and wise caution and
circumspection that has dictated the terms of the
addresses. Gentlemen, I have seen to-day an ex-
traordinary sight ; and although I may presume to
say that I have lived a not inactive life, I really
should be at a loss to select from any portion of it a
period of three or four hours during which it has
been my endeavour and my pleasure to receive
into the limited capacity of my mind, partly
through the medium of the sense of sight, and
partly through the medium of the sense of hear-
ing, so many important lessons and such a
mass of the most interesting and valuable
information. (Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen,
I will only presume to say, upon what I have seen,
two things--(for my duty, after seeing so much, is
to mark, learn, and inwardly digest what I have
seen)—but I presume to say these two things :
In the first place, I know not where to seek, even
in this country, a spot, or a district in which we
perceive so extraordinary and multifarious a combi-
nation of the various great branches of mining,
manufacturing, trading, and ship-buildingindustry;
and I greatly doubt whether the like can be shown,
not only within the limits of this land, but upon the
whole surface of the globe. (Cheers.) But another
observation suggests itself with force to my mind,
which I cannot but lay before you. Much has been
done for many generations upon the bank_ human
sof
the
Tyne towards the development of capital and
industry, and much is being now attempprtoendo•twOcef
course it would be presumption in me to
upon the particulars of the
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Pears, dessert, six dishes, distindkiiids, £3, Mr. S. Snow,
gardener to Countess Cowper, Wrest Park.
Pears, dessert, three dishes, ripe fruit, distinct kinds, £1
108., Mr. Ingram, Royal Gardens, Windsor.
Pears, dessert, single dish, ripe fruit, any kind, £l, Mr.
T. Ingram, Royal Gardens, Windsor.
Pears, kitchen, single dish, any kind, LI, Mr. S. Snow,
gardener to Countess Cowper, Wrest Park.
Pears, heaviest five fruits, dessert, LI, T. Frost, gardener
to E. L. Betts, Aylesford.
Apples, dessert, twelve dishes, distinct kinds, £4, Mr. A.
Bowie, gardener to Lord Taunton, Slough.
Apples, dessert, six dishes, distinct kinds, £3, Mr. W.
Hall, gardener to Captain Tyrrell, Ealing-common.
Apples, dessert, three dishes, ripe fruit, distinct kinds,
LI 10s., Mr. J. Wright, gardener to Mrs. Ramedon, Twick-
enham.

Apples, dessert, single dish, ripe fruit, any kind, £l, Mr.
G. Grover, Hammersmith,
_ _

Apples, kitchen, twelve dishes, distinct kinds, £4, Mr.
J. Butterfield, Basingbourne.

Apples, kitchen, six dishes, distinct kinds, £3, Mr. S.
Snow, gardener to Countess Cowper, Wrest Park.
Apples, kitchen, three dishes, distinct kinds, £llos., Mr
S. Snow, gardener to Countess Cowper, Wrest-park.
Apples, kitchen, single dish, £l, Mr. S. Snow, gardener
to Countess Cowper, Wrest Park.
Apples, kitchen, heaviest five, £l, Mr. S. Snow, gardener
to Countess Cowper, Wrest Park.
Oranges, 'mons, &c., collection of one dish of each, £3,
Mr. H. Baker, gardener to J. Harrison, Esq., Leicester.
Melons, single fruit, any kind, £1 108., Mr. J. Alliston,
gardener to Mr. Portal, Esq., Overton.
Plums, single dish, any kind, £l, Mr. G. Tillyard, gar-
dener to J. Kelk, Esq., Stanmore.
Strawberries, single dish, £2, Mr. G. Masters, gardener
to the Earl of Macclesfield, Tetworth.
Currants, single dish, 10s., Mr. E. Bennett, gardener to
G. S. Foljambe, Esq., Worksop.
Raspberries, single dish, 155., Mr. A. Parsons, Danes-
bury.

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our presence by Mr. Sutherland—great as has
been the development of capital and industry for
the profit of the middle classes in time past, I can-
not but entertain a sanguine hope that even what
has been hitherto achieved will at some future
time be eclipsed by that which you are about to
accomplish ; and that strong as is our beloved
country in the union of the various classes of the
community, and iti the industry and intelligence
of our citizens, that that strength is about, with
lapse of time, not to undergo diminution, but in-
crease, alike for our own benefit and for the
maintenance of peace and the progress of pivpi-
sation of the world at large. Mr. Mayor an;:l.
gentlemens,permit me, in conclusion, to tender you
my most cordial and hearty thanks for your kind-
ness. (Loud and prolonged cheers.)
Mr. Gladstone, accompanied by numerous fol-
lowers, then proceeded to the end of the pier to
inspect the works, and afterwards returned on
board the Harry Clasper:
The return up the river was of a similar public
character to the voyage down. The party on their
way to Newcastle were entertained on board the
Harry Clasper with a sumptuous repast, the
Chairman of the Tyne Improvement Commis-
sioners, Jos. Cowen, Esq., presiding.
After dinner, the CHAIRMAN proposed Mr.
m
adstone's health, and in doing so detailed the
_labours of the
Commissioners since the formation
of the body,
what they had done, anCiihitt they
intended to do.

Mr. GLADSTONE replied, and other speeches
were delivered until they reached Newcastle,
where they disembarked amidst the loud cheers
of a large concourse of people.

THE MAGAZINES.

Fraser.

" The Opium Revenue of India, considered in
connection with Mr. Laing's last Budget," is
the title of the opening article this month, and the
writer very strongly condemns the system under
which the revenue is raised, " A First Friendship,"
and " Adrian," are continued. " Art for Artificers"
is a paper apropos of the Loan Collection at South
Kensington. In " Notes from Numidia" we find a
very readable narrative of travel in that" far coun-
trie," and that " Concerning Sundays long ago," by
A. K. H. 8., contains some sensible remarks on the
abuse of religious forms. " There are people in
Scotland," says the writer, "who make the Lord's
day a ghastly idol—who make their children sit in
church for three or four hours at a stretch, listen-
ing to two tremendously long sermons preached at
the same service, in which Christianity is reduced
to a system of the driest metaphysics; and who,
on returning home, devote the entire even-
ing to questioning the poor little things upon the
Shorter Catechism. That catechism is a very ad-
mirable one ; but one may easily have too much of
even the best things ; and the peculiar system
which has been described generally results in
making the children hate both the Catechism and
the Lord's-day as long as they live."

Blackwood.

last novel. The description of the Niagara; by
Captain Brook J. Knight, should not be passed over,
and the remaining articles comprise " The Career
of Louvois," " Colonel Goddard's March Across
"Alndia," German in London," and the continua-
tion of Mr. Ainsworth's " Lord Mayor of London."

"Ten Days in Richmond" is one of the best ac-
counts of the aspect of the Southern States in arms we
have met with, and will well repay perusal. " The
great strength and power of the Southern army,"
says the writer, "lies in the individual resolution
of the men. Every private feels a determina-
tion, not only to carry his regiment through the
fight, but to see his country through the war. Boys
of fifteen may be seen by the side of the grey-
haired men. Men who could not obtain arms have
been known to fall in with the rear rank and go
into action on the chance of picking up a musket
on the first opportunity." " Caxtoniana," also, this
instalment of which discusses "Essay Writing,"
and "The Sanguine Temperament," is interesting.
The continuation of " Salem Chapel" is able, and
" Iphigenia in Tauris," a diaquieition on the merits
of Euripedee' play of that name, will please thogA
who take delight in antique literature.

Colburn's United Service.

One of the most important articles in the present
number is that styled "Mr. Cobden's 'The Three
Panics' Dispelled." We commend it to the notice
of the blind devotees of the great Free Trade oracle.
In " Lobscouse" we have the conclusion of the nar-
rative commenced in the last number, the presence
of the Spanish captain on the desert island being
explained, but the cases of dollars remaining undis-
covered ; and in " Reminiscences of Southern
Africa," an interesting account is given of the
Caffres. The term Kaffre, or Caffre, is, it seems,
only a nickname given these people by the Portu-
guese, it being the Arabic term for an infidel. The
writer says, "If it were not for their woolly heads
no one would take them for Africans, as they have
more of the ancient Egyptian physiognomy and
form of skull than the African tribes in general,
and they are in reality a very superior race. The
men are in general tall and well made, and perfectly
proportioned, and many of them I have seen really
handsome, noble, and intelligent, and quite capable
of learning anything if they are put to it young, or
take it into their heads to do so." " Pen Sketches
in Ceylon" is also a readable paper, and the sketches
of " Anglo-Indian Society" are continued.

Macmillan.

Professor Kingsley's " Water Baby" is thriving
merrily in his new element. Having made the ac-
quaintance of all the other denizens of the stream,
he takes advantage of a flood to make an excursion
to the sea, holding fishy discourse with certain sal-
mon by the way. The article on " Human Vegeta-
tion," by the Rev. Hugh Macmillan, contains some
curious and by no means pleasant statements con-
cerning those vegetable parasites which thrive on
the living bodies of animals and man. The Song
of Roland is a condensation of the famous old
French romance which served as a ground work
for the poems of Pulci, Berni,
'and Arioste, and
d
of the Scottish East Coast."
Fol
there is an interesting account ofThe Fisher

A paper on the first that
DAubnlaingrUamnss'verissity.
meets the eye in this number, and it is fol-
lowed by a readable notice of the works of a
little known (in England) French novelist
ldren, "
also
Elie
Berthet. Vigor Hugo's poems on
furnish matter for an article, and the continuation 4
of "Leinster Folk-Lore" is, as usual, interesting.
In " The West Indies and American Slavery," we
of a Haunted House."
find a review of the recent works on the West
ns will be enraptured h cc
Indies," by Mr. Underhill ; and the believers in
y An
The
editor of the magazine, in a prefatory statement,
A ghosts
ut e n tai no
vouches for the good faith of the narrator, and
and goblins
witnesses of the appearances described. ,the
slightest liberty, "he • u
sa) s, has been g Not the
taken
the narrative, which is presented with
precisely
terms in which the writer of it,
in the
throughout the first person, would,t,
who
employs
it in the form of an affidavit." if need were, fix
The 4,
ap-
peared in the shapes of ghosts"
an ill-favoured
woman, togetherman and a
with their
younger woman, with a " supposed victim, a
A human streak" across her throat."
jawbone
children in the was dug up by the narrator's
garden, but th
imper-
fectly investigated,e matter was
and
commit-
tee we think ' a mixed
of spiritualists
clear it up. an 4 sceptics should be formed to

Bentley's Miscellany.

A new tale, by Dudley Costello, called " Alder-
man Jones in Switzerland," is commenced in
Mode" is in its second part. The paper
on "Art Treasures at South Kensington," gives a
readable description of some of the most curious and
valuable objects collected there. In " The Dead
Alive" we find an amusing account of M. About's