The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-11 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

(BY ELECTRIC, iLLAGRAPFL)
PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY MORNING.
The ship Marlborough, Captain Young, 89 days,
from Melbourne, with 64,000 oz. gold, 11,000
sovereigns in specie, and 100 passengers, landed
mails at Plymouth yesterday.
The Marlborough called at Fernando Noranha
7th, and Flories 27th of July.

ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S-PARK.—Yes-
terday the fifteenth annual meeting of the above society
was held in the society's garden's, Regent's-park ; Col.
Hammer, K.H., in the chair. The council's report
spoke most favourably of the su'cess of the society dur-
ing the past year, including 1853 and the past months
of 1854. The number of fellows elected during the year
had been 161, which was nine over the fellows elected
during the preceding year. The total number of visi-
tors, including extra and promenade days, was 149,256.
Great alterations had taken place in the arrangements
of the gardens, a capacious marquee having been erected,
under which the whole of the annual show could be in-
spected at one view, without the trouble of going from
tent to tent ; while an extensive refreshment saloon had
been built in place of the old one, which was found too
small to give accommodation to the vast number of visi-
tors who daily thronged the grounds. In conclusion the
council congratulated the fellows on the great profits de-
rived from the gardens, which had enabled them to pro-
cure a great reduction in the loan and redemption fund.
The treasurer's accounts showed the receipts, includ.
ing general subscriptions and a balance in hand of
4,6581. ls. 4d., to be 15,2001. 16s. 10d., while the
payments figured 11,4071. 19s. 7d., exclusive of a
sum of 2,0151. 16s. Bd., which, together with the
purchase of Exchequer-bills and a balance in hand,
made up the total amount previous to expenditure
of 1,5201. 16s. 10d. Sir H. Willoughby moved, and
Mr. J. Bentley seconded, the adoption of the council's
and treasurer's reports, which was unanimously carried ;
after a hich the secretary's and the curator's reports were
read, which spoke also most satisfactorily of the pro-
ceedings of the society. The gardens were become well
attended by students, both ladies and gentlemen, and
were indeed a grand adjunct to the study of botany. The
plants and flowers were all in a flourishing condition,
with the exception of the Victoria lily, which had be-
come rather weakened, through, as it was supposed, a
change of soil. The secretary's and curator's reports
having been also adopted, thanks were voted to the
president. the Duke of Norfolk, the vice-presidents, and
the officers for the past year, which, together with the
election of fellows and a warm vote of thanks to the
gallant chairman, closed.the proceedings.
THE NEW BEER AOT.—The new act for regulating the
sale of beer and other liquors on the Lord's Day will
Some into force on Sunday next. It is enacted that it
shall not be lawful for any licensed victualler or person
licensed to sell beer by retail, to be drunk on the pre-
mises or not to be drunk on the premises, or any person
licensed or authorised to sell any fermented or distilled
liquors, or any person who, by reason of the freedom of
the mystery or craft of vintner of the City of London, or
of any right or privilege shall claim to he entitled to sell
wine by retail, to he drunk or consumed On the premises,
in any part of England or Wales, to open or to keep
open his house for the sale of or to sell beer, or wine, or
spirits, or any other fermented or distilled liquor, be-
tween half-past two o'clock and six o'clock, or after ten
o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday, or on Christmas
Day, or Good Friday, or any day appointed for a public
fast or thanksgiving, or before four o'clock in the morn-
ing of the day following, except as refreshments to a
boud fide traveller, or a lodger therein.
NOTTINGHAM STATE OF TRADE.—With June, specula-
tive lace business of all kinds invariably expires ; and
during July buyers are cautiously studying the demands
of the season and fashion and transacting accordingly ;
in the present month even these limited transactions ex-
perience a cessation, and the various houses in the trade
are .:sually engaged in sorting up their goods, with the
expectation of doing very little business before Septem-
ber. The present season has been, and continues to
be, quite in accordance with these remarks. In
hosiery, business has on the whole experienced this
week a perceptible depression, in the hand-to-mouth
trade which has been going on. Still the manufacturers
feel it impossible to complain, there being, upon the
whole, enough doing to keep them busy. There are
numbers of foreign purchasers about; and the retrospect
of the Benson is found to be a far more agreeable one
than its prospects once portended. With regard to the
comparative activity of the different branches ; although
the glove trade continues to be much depressed, the
Sutton branch is in good employment and the hands
disinclined to stand any reduction—one house attempt-
ing it having been met with a strike immediately.—Not-
tinghamshire Guardian.
OPENING OF THE GALWAY HERRING FISHERY.—The
Galway Packet says :—" On Wednesday evening, for
the first time this season, the hardy fishermen of the
Claddagh commenced to fish for herrings in the Bay of
Galway, and were fortunate enough to be rewarded with
a most abundant take, several of the boats having got
full cargoes, to the value of from 151. to 201."
Suspicious !---BRISTOL, August 9.—A water logged'
and abandoned brig, timber-laden, of about 300 tons,
apparently American built, painted green, stripped of
everything moveable, including rope, sails, stores, &c.,
and had been fired into, as the holes in her hull, other-
wise good, appeared to have been made by shot from 32-
pounders, was boarded in 33 N. and 18 W. on the 14th
of June, by the Crouch Brothers, bound to Melbourne.
The derelict had a white house on deck, supported by
stanchions only, the sides having been washed in, both
masts gone above board, and bowsprit standing.
A MISERLY CHIEF JUSTIOE.—JekyI said that Ken-
yon died of eating apple-pie crust at breakfast, to save
the expense of muffins ; and that Lord Ellenborough,
who succeeded to the Chief Justiceship in consequence,
al ways bowed with great reverence to apple-pie, " which,"
said Jekyl, "we used to call apple pie-ty." The prin-
cesses also told of how " the King used to play tricks on
Kenyon, sending the despatch box to him at a quarter
past seven, when he knew Kenyon was snug in bed ;
being accustomed to go to bed at that hour, to save can-
dle-ligh t."—Moore's Diary.
SINGULAR FACT.—Soine time since some grains cf
wheat, which had been taken from an old Egyptian sar-
cophagus at Cairo, were given to a member of the Agri-
cultural Society of Compeigne, by whom they were
sown, and the most 'surprising result has occurred.
The stems which have risen from this seed are as large
as a reed, the leaves are rather more than an inch in
breadth, and the ears have each 100 grains cf very
large size, so that several of the original seeds have mul-
-2000-fold. It is thought the seed dates as far
back as Sesostris or at least Cloopstra....Gaiignani. -