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and the company for their kindness, and the satisfac-
tion expressed at his performance. He said he hal
of late practised this mode of play—viz., without
seeing the board, very seldom, as he found it was at-
tended with too much mental exertion. He did not
mean by this, however, to detract at t.ll from the
merits of the gentlemen opposed to him ; on the con-
trary, he considered the defence in both games
highly instructive.—North British Mail.

SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTU-

RAL SOCIETY.
The last flower show of this society was held yester-
day, at the Surrey Zoological Gardens. The day, un-
fortunately, was but ill-adapted for a fete of the kind,
for the rain which fell at intervals prevented the arrival
of visitors, and but few were present at any one Lime.
The military bands, however, were in attendance, and
communicated as much cheerfulness by their instrumen-
tal strains as circumsaances would admit of. The show
in itself was a very tine one, and had there not been the
drag back alluded to, would have been well worth exa-
mining. The dahlias were in great profusion, and in-
cluded several beautiful and distinguished varieties.
There a as also a noble array of hollyhocks, besides some
excellent and attractive specimens of fuchsias and ver-
benas. The fruit section consisted chiefly of grapes and
pine-apples, several baskets of each being exhibited.
The following were the successful competitors:—
Class I.—Private Growers.—For the best collection of
miscellaneous plants, not exceeding 15 pots (orchideous
plants excluded)—Messrs. Cole, Bruce, Hemp, and
Young, For the best collection of fuchsias (8 varieties
in pots)—Mr. Vickiry.
,For the best 24 dahlias (dis-
similar blooms)—Messrs. Prockter, Howard, Hopkins,
and Cook. For the best 12 dahlias (dissi-
milar blooms)—Messrs. Robinson, Rowden, Black,
Batts, and Pope. Fur the best 6 fancy dahlias
(dissimilar blooms)—Messrs. Bowden, Pope, and
Prockter. For tho best 12 hollyhocks (single blooms,
dissimilar)—Messrs. Parsons, Holder, Betteridge, and J.
Bennett. For the best collection of cut flowers—Messrs.
N. Cole, A. Parsons, and J. Bruce. For the best 12
verbenas (distinct varieties, of 3 trusses each)—Messrs.
C. Lockner and Wyness. For the best collection of ripe
fruit, 6 sorts (pines and grapes excluded)—Messrs. J.
Parker and P. Young. For the best basket of grapes
(6 lbs.)—Messrs. Collier and Argent.
Class ll.—Nurserymen—For the best collection of
fuchsias (12 varieties, in pots)—Messrs. Bromley, M.
Shuckford, Robinson, and Hoek. For the best collect-
tion of roses, in bunches (8 boxes)—Messrs. Paul and
Son and E Francis. For the best 24 dahlias (dissimilar
blooms)—Messrs. C. Turner, Drummond, Hunt, and
Gaines. For the best 12 fancy dahlias (dissimilar
blooms)—Messrs. Turner, Harrison, and Hunt. For the
best 12 hollyhocks (12 to 15 inches in height)—Messrs.
W. Chater and R. Birchin. For the best 24 verbenas
distinct varieties, of 3 trusses each)—Messrs. P. Smith
and C. A. Harrison. For the best collection of cut
flowers—Messrs. E. Francis and Fowle. For the best
basket of grapes—Mr. H. Chapman.
Open to both classes—For the best single specimen
plant (of any genus)—Messrs. Fairburn, W. Cole, and
W. Cole. For the best pine-apple—Messrs. Payne and
Jackson. For the best specimen of honey (in the comb,
in glass)—Messrs. Wells and R. W. Dalton.
Extra Prizes offered by Alcmbers to Private Growers.
—By Mr. John Keynes, of 'Salisbury, fur the best six
blooms from the following nine dahlias, viz..—Keyne's
Purple Standard, Lilac Perfection, Miss Chaplin, Sunset,
Victoria Regina, Miss Ma:kr:Dore, Rainbow, Miss
Stevens, and Sunbeam—Messrs. Black, Hunt, Pope,
Cook, and Edmonds. By John Bushell, Esq., of Slough,
for the best 3 blooms of J. Bushell's Duchess (white
dahlia)—Messrs. Robinson, Hunt, and Nukes. By Mr.
Charles Turner, of Slough, for the Lest six dahlias (dis-
similar blooms)—Messrs. Robinson and Howard. By
John Edwards, Esq., for the best bloom of C. Turner's
dahlia, named Mr. Seldon—Messrs. Robinson and Bur-
gess. By Mr. E. Hunt, of Paddington, for the best 3
blooms of E. Hunt's General Cavaignac (fancy dahlia)
—Mr. Hatchman. By John Chapman, Esq., for the
best single bloom of J. Bushell's Duchess (white dahlia)
—Mr. Nokes. By John Howard, Esq., for the
best 2 blooms of J. Howard's fancy dahlia, Miss Jane—
Mr. Powell.
Open to both classes.—By H. Harms, Esq., for the
best 2 blooms of any one white dahlia—Mr. Keynes. By
Mr. W. Hamilton, of Cheapside, for the best fancy

dahlia—Mr. Turner. By Mr. R. Hook, of Brixton, for
the best single truss of any seedling verbena—Mr.
George Smith. By an amateur, for the best 3 seedling
petunias—Mr. Young.
First class certificates for seedling dahlias to Keynes.
crimson; Keynes, mottled rose; Veney, white-tipped
purple; Legg, crimson purple; Bragg, rose and white
(fancy); Liddiard, scarlet and white (fancy), &e.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, SEPT. 10.
Her Majesty and the Prince walked out this morn-
ing in the grounds of Balmoral.
The Princesses and Prince Alfred, attended by Miss
Hillyard, also walked out.
Mr. Sheriff Allison took his departure to-day.

The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of the
Council) has left his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts, for
Brougham Hall, on his way to Hamilton Palace, Lanark-
shire, on a visit to the Duke of Hamilton.

A ROYAL BlRTH.—Yesterday morning (Wednes-
day), at four o'clock, her Imperial Highness Beatrice
Archduchess of Austria, consort of his Royal Highness
Prince John, Infant of Spain, was safely delivered of a
prince, at her residence in the Regent's park. The
royalinfant was baptised in the afternoon by the Rev.
Harding() Ivers, incumbent of St. Alexis, Kentish-town,
and received the names of Alphonsus Charles Joseph
Anthony. Both the august mother and infant are
doing well.
THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.—The Gresham Com-
mittee have just caused the iron gates at the east and
west entrance to the Royal Exchange to be lined with
plate-glass, to protect the merchants on Change from the
bleak currents of air to which they have hitherto been
exposed; ornamental iron wickets are also being con-
structed between the pillars of the west portico, to pre-

vent the ingress of improper persons.
The cholera having broken out in the barracks at
Hyde-park, we understand the Royal Regiment of Horse
Guards have marched to Canterbury, where they will

be stationed until it is deemed expedient to occupy

,heir former station.

CHOLERA AT BICESTER.—We are authorised to
state that the account published in The Sun of yester-
day, of a death from cholera having occurred at Bicester
is incorrect. The town and district is in a remarkably
healthy state, so much so that one death only, and that
from the decay of nature at 76 years of age, has been
registered within the last seven days in that district.
ROYAL PATRIOTIC SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.—A.
public meeting was held recently at Dingwall, in Ross-
shire, for the purpose of forming an auxilliary branch
of the above excellent society. James Matheson, Esq.,
M.P., of the Lews, the second annual President of the
parent society, occupied the chair, being supported by
D. Davidson, Esq., of Tulloch, the Rev. Mr. Kennedy,
J. M‘Kenzie, Esq., Eileanacb, the Hon. Secretary, Mr.
Sheriff Cameron, Bailie Rose, &c. &c. Resolutions ex-
pressing approbation of the objects of the parent institu-
tion, and for the formation of a Dingwall auxiliary to it,
having been proposed and carried, in order to enable the
committee immediately to enter upon the first in its
series of measures for ameliorating the condition of
the poor through their own instrumentality, the Presi-
dent very kindly offered, at a moderate rent, some land
to be occupied by the labouring classes in Dingwall, as
industrial gardens. The land in question was selected by
the secretary some months previously as being admirably
adapted for the purpose, and was thankfully accepted by
the committee, who are actively engaged in carrying out
this useful object. Mr. Davidson, of Tulloch, intimated to
the secretary the previous November that ho would be
most happy, on the formation of a Dingwall branch of the
Boyal Patriotic Society, to place any of his land con-
tiguous to the residences of the poor at the command of
the society; and, from the extension of the system at
Inverness, a demand for gardens may be anticipated.
We understand that invitations from numerous districts
in Scotland to form branches of the Patriotic Society,
are pressing upon it, but that the chief anxiety of the
directors is to push its industrial improvements into the
destitute Highland districts, where the prospects of the
poor are more than ever alarming, even should cholera
not visit them.
VISIT OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
AND FAMILY TO PENRHYN CASTLE.
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Royal Highnesses the Duke and cost Z last their
Cambridge,
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St r Higheli tnze, s saensd thehe Dukee s ands
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Lady Louisa Pennant by Baron Kn esebecnkt ,
wliitohn otuhreeidr
company Colonel tDouglasolunch
eaonnd,
e Lord Bishop and Miss Bethehll,
illpustrious visitors
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uon which cccasiohn there were present, to meet te
Lady Bulkeley an the Misses Williams, Colonel and
Mrs. Cartwright, Rev. John Hamer and Miss Hamer,
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt, Rev. Mr. Woodword,
,Master
Pennant and Master Archibald Pennant, &c. Same
afternoon the honourable host and Lady Louisa Pen-
nant accompanied their distinguished guests to the
slate quarries, an object of attraction to all visitors. On
issuing through the principal entrance gate an agreeable
surprise awaited the company (which occupied three car-
riages and four, and two or three carriages and pair), the
whole juvenile population of Llandegai schools, male
and female, and which are supported wholly by the Pen-
nant family, having been drawn up in parallel lines by
the master and mistress with their assistants. The,
children were in their best, each with a nosegay, and
presented an uncommonly neat appearance. At the
quarry,however, a grand reception awaited them, gotup on
short notice. The union-jack was hoisted on the top of
the high pillar in the centre of the works called Talcen
Maw, and another flag on the quarry's topmost
height. As the carriages drove in the Pont Twr brass
band, in full uniform, struck up the National Anthem,
which being concluded, a royal salute of twenty.ono
guns was given from the rock batteries. The illustrious
visitors were received by Mr. Francis, manager of the
works, and by him conducted through the quarry, ex-
plaining as they went the different modes of chiselling
and forming the slates out of the rocky stratum. They
were next drawn up the incline in a small railway car-
riage, and made themselves acquainted with the various
operations in the rock, and thence to the most advanta-
geous spot for witnessing the blasting operations. The
signal was given by Mr. Francis, and in less than two
minutes the stupendous chasm was in commotion, up-
heaving huge masses of rock, resembling more some
great convulsion of nature than the work of human art.