The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-11 00:00:00

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S

FLOWER SHOW.
On Saturday, the second of these brilliant reunions
was held in the Garden of the Society, at Chiswick. The
extreme beauty of the weather attracted a more than
ordinary gay and fashionable company. It was said
that upwards of ten thousand persons visited the gardens
during the day. In other respects, the exhibition was
excellent one, and it went off with great eclat. The
flowers, perhaps because the lung rain and inclemency
of the season bad so long deprived the eye of all enjoy-
ment of floral beauty, seemed to be more exquisite than
ever, and they certainly appeared more numerous. The
g• neral character of the show will be gathered from the
list of prizes which we here subjoin:—
No. I.

New Pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots—Amateurs: Cer-
tificate of excellence, Mr. Rcbinson; silver gilt, Mr.
Cook ; large silver, Mr. Staines. Nurserymen: Silver
gilt, Mr. aibson; certificate of excellence, Mr. Gaines.
Old Pdargoniums, in 11-inch pots—Amateurs: Large
silver, Mr. Wiggins; silver gilt, Mr. Parker; certificate
of excellence, Mr. Cook. Nurserymen: Silver gilt, Mr.
Dobson; certificate of excellence, Mr. Gaines.
Calceolarius—Large silver, Mr. Gaines ; silver
knightian, Messrs. Henderson.

Fancy Pelargoniums—Silver gilt, Mr. Ambrose; cer-
ficate of excellence, Mr. Gaines; large silver, Mr.
tobinsun; silver knightian, Mr. Staines.
No. IL

Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of 30—
Certificate of honour, Mr. May; large gilt, Mr. Coke.
Stove or Greenhouse Plants, i❑ collections of 15—
Gold knightian, Mr. Green; gold banksian, Mr. Taylor;
silver gilt, Mr. Carson; large silver, Mr. Pamplin; silver
knightian, Mr. Pawley ; silver banksian, Mr. Glen-
denning.
Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of 6--
Silver gilt, Mr. Kinghorn; certificate of excellence, Mr.
Bruce ; large silver, Mr. Clarke ; silver knightian, Mr.
Jack; silver knightian, Msyou; silver banksian, Mr.
Stanley.
Exotic Orchids, in collections of 23—Large gilt, Mr
Mylatn; gold knightian, tlessrs.Veitch; gold banksian
Mr. Williams; silver gilt, Mr. Rae; certificate of excel-
lence, Mr. Loddiges.
Exotic Orchids, in collections of 10—Gold knightian,
Mr. Pant; gold banksian, Mr. Dohs( n; silver gilt, Mr.
Smith; certificate of excellence, Mr. Carson.
Exotic Orchids, in collections of 6—Silver gilt, Mr.
Kingliorn; certificate of excellence, Mr. Gerv.ie; large
gilt, Mr. Jack.

Exotic Orchids, single specimens—Large gilt, Mr.
Jack; silver knightian, Mr. Bruce.

Achimihes—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Dobson,
silver knightian, Mr. S. Knott.
A maryllids—Silver gilt, Mr. Ivisun.
In No. 111. there weze no prizes.
No. IV.

Greenhouse Azaleas, in collections of 6—Certificate of
excellence, Mr. Green.

Tall CaCti—Gold banksian, Mr. Green; silver gilt, Mr.
Fal2or,er.

Statues—Large silver, Mr. Glendinning.
Single Specimens—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Cole,
for aphelexis purpurea; certificate of excellence, Mr.
Bruce, for aphelexis purpurea; large silver, Mr. Veitch,
for mabilia dilitatt ; large silver, Mr. Ivison, for curanna
roscoeana; silver knigliCian, Mr. Ivison, for echium
fruticose; silver knightly), Mr. Veitch, fur teirathvca
vertical•m; silver banksian, Mr. Henderson, fur primelas
hendersonnii; silver banksian, Mr. Epps, for aphelexis
purpurea grandifiora; certificate of excellence, Mr.
Veitch, for fioya bells.

Miscellaneous Subjects—Silver knightian, Mr. Smith,
gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, for a collection of nepenthes;
silver banksian, Mr. Tyso, for ranunculuses; certificate
of excellence, Mr. Gad, for seedling petunias, Enchan-
tress and Prince of Wales.
No. V.

Roses in pots, in collections of 12—Silver gilt, Mr.
Roser; silver banksian, Mr. Rowland; gold banksian,
Messrs. Lane and Son; silver gilt, Mr. Paul; certificate
of excellence, Mr. Francis.

Roses in 5 varieties—Certificate of excellence, A.
Rowland, Esq.
Cape Heaths, in collections of 15—Gold knightian,
Mr. Mylam; gold banksian, Mr. Smith; silver gilt, Mr.
Gervie; gold knightian, Messrs. Fairbairn; gold bank-
sian, Messrs. Rollisson ; silver gilt, Messrs. Veitch ;
certificate of excellence, Mr. Pamplin.
Cape Heaths, in collections of 9—Silver gilt, Mr. May;
certificate of excellence, Mr. Cole; large silver, Mr.
May; silver knightian, Mr. Taylor; silver banksiau,
Mr. Roser; certificate of excellence, Mr. Green.

Cape Heaths, single specimens—Large silver, Mr.
May; silver knightian, Mr. May; certificate of excel-
lence, Mr. Malyson; certificate of excellence, Mr. Epps.
SpPcies of Pelargonium—Silver gilt, Mr. Stanley ;
certificate of excellence, Mr. Parker; large silver, Mr.
Staines.

New Plants in PlowNeroLVSiter knightian, Messrs.
Veitch; certificate of excellence, Messrs. Veitch; large
ssiilivveerr,batnlkrsan, Mr.
Mrs Lawrence; silver knightian, Mr. Jack;
Glendinning; certificate of excel-
lence, Mr.
jlalryg leamsi.lver,
Mr. Davis, for noblesse peaches
(12); large silver, J. Batley, Esq., for queen pines ;
silver knightian, Mr. Graham, for violetta native nec-
tarines; silver knightian, Mr. Street, for black Hamburgh
grapes; silver banksian, Mr. Cowell, for black Ham-
burgh grapes; silver banksian, Mr. Foggo, for figs.
Best Names—Silver knightian, Messrs. Veitch (ao
error in 20); silver banksiau, Messrs. Rollison (no.error
in 15); certificate of excellence, Mr. Mylam (no error
in 20).
01 course the scene was enlivened by music. The
bands of the Coldraream Guards, the Royal Horse
Guards, and the Ist Life Guards played during the day.
Among the vast number of distinguished persons who
visited the gardens were the Duke of Sutherland, th,
Eirl of Ze,tland, the Earl of Carlisle, Earl Beauchamp,
Earl of Orkney, Earl of Liverpool, Lord Wharnclitle,
Lord Portman, Sir Philip Egerton, &c.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Ott dtt that this theatre
has been taken by Mr. Stammers, the enterprising :di-
rectar of the Wednesday Concerts, and that he has en-
gaged Mr. Macready to give 25 farewell representations
previous to his retirement from the stage. The theatre
will open ut Chri!tma, with a trat. edy and a pantomime
and oprAs will t:e given three ;laws a wet k, to alter-
imte with Ch-arnaric perfortnance;:.—Musical World.

A Dv FRTISEMFNT ]—The high Estimation in which
Holloway's Pills are held for the Cure of Indigestion, &c.—
In a letter written by Mr. J. H. Bell, of Geelong, to the
agent for the sale of Holloway's Pills and Ointment, at Mel-
bourne, Port Philip, he says, " Gratitude obliges me to pub-
lish the great benefit my wife has received from the use of
these unparalleled Pills. We arrived in Melbourne about
nine years ago, when she was attacked with indigestion and
constipa' ion of the bowels, after going to considerable expense
for other medicines without relief, she tried Holloway's Pills
and by continuing to take them for a short time, she is per-
fectly cured and is now enjoying the best of health."—Sold by
all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244,
Strand, London.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.--The
Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured
the performance at the Royal Italian Opera on Saturday
evening with their presence. The
suite in attendance
upon her Majesty and his Royal Highness included the
Countess of Desart, Hon. Miss Kerr, Hon. Miss Caven-
dish, the Earl of Stowell, Colonel the Hon. A. B. Phipps,
and Col. Bouverie. Among the visitors were—His
Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the Duchess of Leeds,
Miss Lane Fox, the Duchess of Richmond, Lord Henry
Lennox and Lady Augusta Lennox, the Marquis of
Granby, the Earl of Bradford and the Ladies Bridgman,
Earl and Countess Granville, Earl Bective, Countess
Dowager of Essex and Miss Johnstone, the Earl of Dur-
ham, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, the Earl of
Belfast; the Earl and Countess of Craven, the Countess
of Lichfield, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount and Viscountess
-Maidstone and Hon. 'Adelaide Paget, Viscount Anion, •
'Vfscoant and Viscountess Newport and Mr.
and Mrs. John Stanley, Viscount Templetown,
Viscount and Countess Villiers, Viscount Clif-
den, Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Exmouth,
Lord and Lady Brougham and Lady Malet, Lord
Rokeby, Lord Ossulston, Lord Wrottesley, Lord Nerd,
Lady Vessey, Lady Caroline Maxse and Lady Mary
Henrietta Berkeley, Lady William Fowler, Lady Bray-
brooke and the Hon. the Misses Neville, Lord Elphin-
stone, Lady Rendlesham, Lord George Manners, Lady
Harriet Anson, Sir Edward Dearing, Bart., Sir F. Booth,
Bert.; Sir Richard Sutton, Bart.; Sir harry Dent
Goring, Bart.; Sir Henry Webb, Bart.; Sir Walter
Minto Farquhar, Bart.; Sir John and Miss
Burgoyne; Sir Edward Ryan, Sir George Ar-
mytage, Bart.; Sir William Medlycote, Bart.
and Lady Medlycote; Sir James Mackenzie. Sir William
and Lady Middleton, Sir William de Bathe, Bart.;
Admiral Sir George Seymour and Lady Seymour, Sir
M. Cholmondeley, Bart.; Sir J. Hippisley, Bin.; Sir
H. Coote, Bart. and Lady Coote, Lady Shelly, Lady Jod-
rclf, Sir Andrew Forbes, Bart. ; the Chevalier and Madame
de Horton, Sir Edward Cast, Captain Cust, and the
Misses Cust, Lady Webster, Sir Thomas Hare, Bart.;
Count D'Altcn, Sir Charles and Lady Cecilia des Vceur,
Hon. John Fortescue, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgib-
bon, Hon. Edward Upton, Hon. G. Barrington, Hon.
George Mulles, Hon. Si. George Foley, lion. Mr. Thes-
sulton and party, Hon, Valentine Br.)wne, Sir Francis
and Lady Lawley, Lady Lushington, Lady Morgan, and
Baron de Canis, &c.

REDUCING THE RENTS AND IMPROVING THE
LAND.—The Esrl of Pembroke has, in the most hand-
some manner, returned ten per cent. to his numerous
tenants in Wiltshire, on the settlement of their rents to
Michaelmas, 1848, where the condition of the farms, the
rate of wages paid to the labourers, and the rents, justify
the allowance ; and be bas intimated his intention of
making abatements of 15 per cent, in 1849; but he has
stipulated that the amount of the returns shall be ex•
pe.nded in manure, draining, or other improvements on
the farms. His Lordship has also expressed his willing-
ness to adopt a " tenant-right " suited to the estates and
the custom of the country, and to grant leases in such
instances where the capital and skill of the tenant re.
quire them. His Lordship, moreover, has requested his
agent to consider the propriety of basing the future rents
of the estates upon the average annual value of the pro-
duce of the respective farms, so that, whether high or
low prices prevail, the rents would be adjusted to the cir-
cumstances of the times. The Right Honourable Sidney
Herbert, M.P., has also declared his intention to adopt
the same liberal arrangements.

COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS.—Another explosion of
fire damp occurred on Friday last, at the North Elswick
Colliery, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, but fortunately in
this instance no lives were lost. It appears that about
noon on that day the overman (Mr. Whittaker) and his
assistant were proceeding down the shalt in a cage, with
some wood to repair a " brattice," and they imprudently
to,,k a naked candle lighted with them. When about
half-way down the shaft the gas exploded at the candle,
and the explosion was heard at the surface. The en-
ginereen instantly reversed the gear, and drew the cage
and men up, and on reaching the " bank" the men were
found to be severely burnt. They got out of the cage,
however, end walked home without assistance. Davey
lamps are used in the mine, which is comparatively a
small one; and it shows how reckless of human life the
pitmen generally are, when an " overman," who ought
to have known better than run such risk, ventured into
the mine with an open candle, with the catastrophe at
Hebburn still fresh on his mind. The funerals of those
killed at llebburn took place on Thursday, and a melar-
choly spectacle it was. Rows of black coffins, prepared
et the expense of the colliery, were follow( d by hundreds
of distressed and bereaved friends; and the solemnity of
the occasion was greatly enhanced by the mournful dirge
which is ukually sung on such occasions in the pit dis-
triets. Au examination of the mine has thrown no fur-
ther light on the cause of the explosion. It was well
ventilated on the furnace system, and no other knoan
would seem capable of entirely preventing such accidents.
The mine had not been at work from the Saturday to
the Tuesday morning, but the furnace was kept con-
tinually burning, so as to maintain a current of air
through all the workings.
The earthquake, which was so generally felt
within a few miles from Carlisle, was so severe as to re •
move furniture, and to cause the jingling of fire-irons;
the shock lasted several seconds, and was accompanied
(as we stated in our last) by a noise similar to what
might be produced by some heavy substance rolling over
an uneven surface. The bells were rung in the house of
Mrs. Wilson, of Thistlewood, by the agitation, and the
shock in that neighbourhood was universally felt, and
somewhat alarming.—Carlisle Patriot.
CHAPELS OF EASE IN IRELAND —A Bill has been
brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Napier and
Mr. G, A. Hamilton to encourage the endowment of
chapels of ease (in Ireland), and to facilitate the assign- •
ment of pastoral districts thereto. It empowers any
person to endow chapels of ease, with the consent of the
Bishop and the incumbent of the parish; the endowed
chapel to be subject to the provisions of the Chapel of
Ease Act (the 6th and 7th William IV., cap. 31). The
incumbent of the parish is exempted from all liability to
provide for the maintenance of the minister of such
church or chapel. A portion of glebe lands, with the
assent of the Bishop of the diocese and the Lord
Primate, may be granted as a site for such church or
chapel.
It is proposed, we understand, to enclose fifty acres
of Wimbledon-common, and to form an establishment
for the reception of pauper children from the unions in
the county of Surrey. Although the conduct of the
parish authorities in farming out the children at Mr.
Drouet's proved so fatal, we do not see why this favourite
and picturesque spot to which the inhabitants of the
metropolis resort, not only for air and exorcise, but also
tor temporary residence after illness, should be selected
for such an establishment, to the great detriment of the
residents, and to the prevention of the enjoyment of the
public. It is to no purpose to make parks at Battersea
and Whitechapel if the present commons, only at a short
distance, are allowed to be partially enclosed, and the
air infected with the diseases to which children are pecu-

liarly liable. We presume the next step will be to enclose
fifty acres of Hampstead-heath for a similar purpose.
EDINBURGH REGISTER OFFICE.—EarIy yesterday
morning several workmen were employed in taking down
a portion of the screen in front of this truly beautiful
edifice, preparatory to the erection of the equestrian
statue in honour of the Duke of Wellington—a circum-
stance which afforded very great satisfaction to the
worthy denizens of this city. In the course of the fore-
noon,tuhnec ilayn
to
application
ecamtieomn
gistra
made,cy sad
andtobwefnorceo
however, it having been ascertained that the Trea-
sury had declined to throw back the screen, agreeably
to memorial
immediately o f the
magistracy
fore-
noon, an interdict obtained to suspend further operations.
We are certainly of opinion that the screen ought to be
i
thrown back, and placed in a line with Princes-street i
an improvement which would not
only widen the head of
Leith-street, but add to the general appearance sad
amenity of the city.—N
orth British Mail.

THE CHOLERA.---RAINHAM, JUNE 9.—At Upper
Rainham, near Chatham, several cases of cholera have
been reported, 15 of which have terminated fatally, and
five bodies were buried yesterday. The disease first
made its appearance in some cottages in the rear of Mr.
Lampaid's, a blacksmith, the whole of which are in-
habited by poor people, with large families. The dis-
ease is suspected to have first broken out by a woman
dying in one of the cottages, which being closed, toge-
ther with the heat of the sun, produced a dreadful
stench, and, the effluvium being inhaled by the inmates,
they fell victims to the disease, which spread from one
cottage to another. The survivors have all been re-
moved by the parish authorities to a large house, recently
occupied by Mrs. Dodd, deceased, and which is appro-
priated as a hospital. These deaths have occurred within
a few hours after L'ing attacked. The parish authorities
are cleansing cut all tie cottages, and whitewashing and
fumigating them. At present there are no fresh cases.
MIDDLE TEMPLE, Jura. 9.--A further call to the
bar of students of the Society of the Middle Temple was
made this evening, and they comprise the following gen.
'emert ;—George Dsex Honeyman, E`-q•; William San.
Berson Gawtreas, Esq.;
Ernest Haythorne Reed, Esq.;
Harrison Dalton, Esq.; the lion. George Waldegrave;
Henry Pering Pellew Crease, Esq.; William Woodward
Sp., Esq ; Charles Robert Teltitir,
Manning, Esq.; Thomas Rust, Esq,; Henry Shaw Hol-
ford, Esq.; James Spittall,
Esq.; wad John Lucie Smith, Esq.