The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-30 00:00:00

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Yesterday the ordinary general meeting of shareholders'
in this company was held at, the, London Tavern: 'ili. ' -',y 'l,
J. G. Frith presiding. , • -
The CHAIRMAN stated that,' in donseqUelice of the
committee of investigation appointed by the sherelgilderi ~
not having yet completed their report,- the: present, .
meeting would be a merely formal one. ' /
A report was then submitted, of which the following .,:,. ... ,
contains all the material points : , •
"The company's new steain ship Victoria left the East.: , .''.?
India Docks on the 18th inst4od, after embarking her • ,
passengers at Gravesend,' prodeeded on her'.Ydyege; thB '1 4
proposed arrangement of which is that she make good at 'Sti..,,o
Vincent the fuel expended between London and the'Ca,fe.
de Verds, and proceed frolii-thence -direct-to -Adelaide,— ~
using her sails as the principal., and 'her machinery as an -,
auxiliary motive power, whereby it is expected. a considete.
able saving in the eripsumption,•or ..fuel,u))l be aft:CLed. .
The Sydney, having urklergone aAhorougii,. overhaul and
refit is now nearly realty for sea, and your directors have
advertised her departure ftkAustralik enthe 4th of August,
to be followed by the Arittralian at an early subsequent •
period. The extensive repairs and improvements, reported
on the 23rd of May as being,effeeted in the Australian, are
fast approaching completiOn ; and your DirectorS -expeet,
that their anticipations' of 'her 'perfect -efficiency, as then
set forth, will be realised, thereby justifying the heavy dis-
bursement upon her. ,The arrival at the port bf Melbourne,
on the 4th of February, of the Company's steam-ship Mel-
bourne, was noticed in the last report. She subsequently
reached Sydney, and on her passage thither sustained some
damage toiler machinery, from causes not yet reported to
your-directors. The repairs were completed, and she left
Sydney, homeward bound, on the 6th of March last, as per
advice to that effect received by the board under date 11th
of March,- and her arrival may be daily expected."
On the motion for adopting the report and re-electing
the three outgoing directors
Mr. HOOPEmoved, and
H Col. MITCHELL seconded, an
amendment for postponing the re-election of the outgoing
directors
,till after the committee of inquiry had made
their report ; but: en the:chain-nen saying that these
di-
rectors we_re - themselves anxious to retire, and,would
'only hold their,seatti 'till the report was made, the
:amendment was withdrawn. ..e:,...' . ,'s
Mr. HENDERSON, the chairman' of; the Committee of
investigatiop, said that eitheuglicimmittee had 'sat
three days every week sirnee its appointment, they were
not Yet able to conclude their report, the subject they
had to investigate 'being very extensive and,:laboricea.
They hoped to be able to conclude their reporkin a short
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time. When they lia4l done so, copies of it._ .ould be
sent to the shareholders, and n special meeting ould be
convened to consider its contents. (Hear, hear.
The report was then adopted, and the nreting ad-
iourned.
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After two rainy afternoons, which spoiled two exhibi-
a.‘ms, the weather yesterday put on a more smiling
aspt,,et, and graciously -accorded to the last meeting of
the se: son a blue sky and intermittent sunshine. The
result was,tha largest and most brilliant company which
we have ever seen collected in the charming gardens of
the Royal Botanic Society. The grounds were abso-
lutely as full as we have seen the tents, and the prepon-
deranoe of white or very light-coloured dresses gave the
peculiar cheerfulness.
scenee
a Asto t,lie exhibition itself, there was little upon which
to remark. The fruit tent was, as usual, the great point
of attraction. and the pines, peaches, plums, grapes, and
so forth, were all but inaccessible, except to the most
determined devoxers of fruit—with their eyes. On the
opposite side from the fruit was a large collection of
roses, of every possible colour which a rose can be
induced to assume. The exhibition of American plants,
which we have already noticed, was still open. In an
other tent were disposoi a miscellaneous gathering an-
other
Cape heaths, azaleas, aitd th
oer con for
servato devoted
The first tent at the back of She hot-house was devoted
similar matters, with ferns, a few Alpine plants, and
some pelargoniums ; while the sec: and neighbouring
pavilion was filled on one side wish pelargoniums, on
the other with orchids—a good show--and at the sides
beheaded roses and carnations.
Altogether, the exhibition was more brilliant in re-
gard to company than to the flowers. The fruits carried
the day in the vegetable world, but the vast multitude
assembled, and the brightness and gaiety of the dresses,
constituted the bet part of the spectacle.
The bands were those of the Ist and 2d Life Guards,
and the Royal Horse Goixds (Blue).
The following is the list Pf prizes :
EXTRA GOLD )lEDAL.
To Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing Park,
for 20 stove and greenhouse plants.
To Mr. Blake, gardener to J. Schroder, Esq., Streatford.
green, for 25 exotic orchids.
LARGE GOLD.
To Mr. Cole, gardener to Mr. H. Colyer, Dartford. Se nt
for 20 stove and greenhouse plants.

MEDIUM GOLD.
anTdogMreernhus
Mr. Speed,oe plants.
pfsanrdener to -, Edmonton, for 20 stove
To Messrs. Fraser, nurserymen, Leyton, Essex, for 16
stove and greenhouse plants.
To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Cheam,
Surrey, for
rf.orFlr2anstkiorne,and
gardgreeneenrhotousemprlor. ts. ,
for 25
exotic orchids.
To Messrs. Rollison, of Tooting, for 18 exotic orchids.
To Mr. Woolley, gardener to H. B. Her, Esq., Cheshunt,
for 16 exotic orchids.
GOLD.
To Messrs. Rollison and Son, nurserymen, Tooting, for
16 stove and greenhouse plants.
To Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss Trail, Hays-place,
Bromley, Kent, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants.
To Messrs. Rollison, for 10 Cape heaths.
To Mr. Smith, gardener to W. Quilter, Esq., Crownw
hill, Norwood, for 10 Cape heaths.
To Mr. Turner, nurseryman, of Slough, for 12 pelargo-
niums in 8-inch pots.
To Mr. Robinson, gardener to J. Simpson, Thames-bank,
for 12 pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots.
LARGE SILVER-GILT.
To Messrs. Pamplin, nurserymen, Lea Bridge-road, for
16 stove and greenhouse plants.
To Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. Cosser, Streatham, Surrey,
for 12 stove anal greenhouse plants.
deTsdoor,
H. Wertilsl,lo7Veardetnicero:hCid.Bß. Warner, Esq., Hod-
n,
forMr.o S exotic Hume,exic
orchids.
gardener to R. Hanbury, Poles, near
Ware,
To Mr. Davis, market gardener, Ogia ,
for miscellaneous collection of fruit.
dll East Barnet,
Tnoor pine
Fleming,apeplgazdener, Trentham-hall,
tiofor a caw.
LARGE KIM&
To Messrs. Frtser, umseryuan, sor 10 Cape heaths.
ToMr . Cole, Larlener to Mr. IL Colyer, for 10 Cape
heaths.
To Mr. Smith, garde ler t) Mr. W. Quilter, for 9 Care
heaths.
To Mr. Westwood, nursery.nan, Turnbam-green, for 12
pelargoniums in 8-inch pots.
ed f
aoruties
To Mr. Bonham, gardener toor
6 n Mrfsa.Meyaplg
d rd, Staines,
for a
ln,
for 12 pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots.
To Mr Turner, of Slough, f
8-inch pots.
To Mr. Robinson, gardener to Mr. J. Simpson, Thames-
bank, Pimlico, for 6 fancy pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots.
To Mr. Wiggans, gardener to Mr. E. Beck, for 6 pelar-
goniums of 1851 or 1852.
To Mr. Fleming, gardener to his Grace the Duke of
Sutherland, Trentham-hall, for miscellaneous collection of
fruit.
To Mr. Iveson, gardener to his Grace the Duke of Nor-
thumberland, for a collection of tropical fruit.
At one o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert visited
the exhibition before the gates were thrown open to the
public. They were accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia and the Duke
and Duchess of Saxe Coburg. The Royal party was
attended by the Hon. Miss Stanley, Lord Charles Fitz-
roy, and Captain de Ros, Count Gortz, Count Puckler,
and Count Boos.
- _ The nussirsr of visitors was estimat2cl to be upwards
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