The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-19 00:00:00

FETE AT CREMORNE HOUSE.

The floricultural fete, so long announced, for the benefit of the
children of the British Orphan Asylum, was held at Cremorne House
on Saturday. It was perhaps unfortunate that this horticultural exhibi-
tion and the exhibition at the Horticultural Society Gardens at Turn.
ham green, should both have been on the same day. As it ',rotted,
there was no want of patronage to this festival, and great praise is due
to Mr. Glenny, under whose able arrangements and spiritut exertions
the whole was ordered and got up. The band of the Milk Guards
(blue) was stationed in one part of the grounds, and performed some
very fine pieces of music in a masterly manner. In another part of the
grounds were the Styrian musicians, called the " Schwartzenbach"
band, who executed the music of Auber and other eminent
composers in a very superior manner. The " Russian Family"
were also there, and at five o'clock precisely, not two hours
after the hour announced, Graham's baloon aseeeded amidst
the hurrahs of thousands both within and without the grounds. With.
out entering into comparisons between the excellence of the flowers and
fruits exhibited at this fete, and those which were exhibited at Turn-
ham-green—and, indeed, it would take a professed floriculturist and bo-
tanist to decide upon their respective merits—it will be enough to
say that the exhibition of Saturday at Cremorne-house was of the very
first order of horticultural cultivaticn. An enormous tent, as long as
the main street of a provincial town, furnished fur the occasion by Mr.
B. Edgington, of the Borough, and which of itself might be called one
of the " Lions" of the exhibition, was erected on the Eastern side of
the garden, anti beneath were placed rows of innumerable flowers, clus-
tered with blossoms of the most superb and vivid colours. The go.
raniums were particularly good, and the rarer specimens of
the green-house amid conservatory remarkable for their variety
and elegance. The gardens were crowded with visitors. The
number of the higher ranks exceeded that by which any
other floricultural fete has been honoured on former occasion.. The
cards of the Duchesses of Marlborough and of Canizaro, of the Dukes of
ear,lit:7ruci ,otnh;p3glhaariunp: isLos ersdo,f Westminster,ke%ilie sTi.wreleedy:
Dartmouth, Denman, Radstock, Grey, St. Ger-
Beresforul, aVicklow,
loans, W. Russell, the Bishops of Eiy, Norwich, &c , with parties, were
left at the entrance lodge. It would indeed be difficult to say wh,o was
altlll:it;rdi,sltsToolr.foillkea,
cal fnodr ti!
present or who was absent ; the crowd was so great as to prevent the
individuals. On the outside the King's-road was
m i
blocked up with carriages, horsemen, and swarms of people
recognition of passing
coonpletelY
foot.
Good order was, however, preserved by the exert' ins of the
police, and there was no report of any accident having occurred. The
following is the award of prizes
Gold mcdsi, value 15 -guineas, or 10 guineas in money or plate.
Mr. Ferguson, fora bed of cut flowers ; Mr. Palmer, for milo cacti ;
and Mr. Barnes, for stove and green-house plants.'
Gold medal, value 10 guineas, or 7 guineas in money or plate.
AL% mmdin, for heaths; and Mr. Bruce, for stove and greenhouse
vane 71. I7s 7d, or 51. ss. in money or Otte.
plants.
al):.ilal'eiai, Vernon, for heaths; Mr. Barnes, for heaths; Mr. Darnsford, for
orehideous plants; Mr. Upright, fur stove and green.howe plants ; Mr.
Gaines, for goranimns ; Mr. Salter, fur amaryllis; Mr: Glenny, fur milo
cacti; and Mr. Ferguson, fur small collection of plants.
Large silver medal, or 2 guineas in money or plate.
Messrs. Butcher, Plumby, Wylie, Bartivs, Mill, Renting, Fairhairn,
Alexander, Harris, Durnsford, Hill, Cock, Dixon, Butcher,
Fleming, and Bedding.
Second size silver medal, or 1 guinea in money or plate.
D si‘rinessibsrrs:l,SlP°3 rnogw'n ,jlaietkal7lZ Redding, Gunning, Buchanan, Callaugh,
, 111)att, Knox, and Gaines

.
Tc_morrow will be the anniverSarTof her Majesty's
accessien to the Throne.
A Petition, it is stated, will again be
.presented
' ythe,
against the return cf Mr. Hope fur Gletacester
We are sorry to hear that Mr. Campbell, of 81.
and Lord Lieutenant ofeßenfrewshire, is at present so unwell, that his
life is despaired of. ' '•
TO RIES.—Are not the Tories for whatever is old
and tainted with corruption ? The mites in a cheese pre Tories; the
cheese is their Church : men call the chee,e " rotten"—if the mites
could speak, be assured they would call it " venerable. "—Spectator.
Yesterday being the anniversary of the battle of
\vat cr!oo, large numbers of people, tempted by the fineness of the early
part of the morning, assethiled in Hyde Park, with the expectation of
litsineling the review of troops which ordinardy takes place on this cc.
But it !mein soon become known that they were to be dia.
appointede—that there would be no reside—they contented themselves
~,,t, ,pnessing the ordinary inspection in St. James's Park, and the
march with fife and drum to the Palace. All the soldiers wore laurel
in their caps, and tdie colours were surmounted with a laurel bough,
GRAND t'ETE AT VAUXHALL GA n.NS.—Thc
attendance.at Vauxhall Gardens last night, to witness the gala in honour
of the battle of Waterloo, proves that though years have flown since
that victory was won, the pride of Englishmen, which was justly roused
by its aAievement, is still undiminished. The proprietors of the gardens i
iecerred vast expenze in preparing an exhibition w Welt at once cones- I
pointed W:tls the nationa' feeling, and fostered it. The " fire.works" of
" the Gardens" are celebrated lbr their splendour, and for their aptitude
to the event which they are intended to honour and celebrate. Never
did this remark more justly apply titan to the feux d'artffice which were
last night exhibited. Amongst the various admira7,le devices which
were displayed in the illuminative department the most attractive was
one at the back or the square in which the orchestra is contained. It
consisted of a truly magnificent tableau, exhibiting in amber.coloured
lamps an admirable profile Lkeneis of the illustrious "hero of a hundred
fights," whose het aid most splendid victory the ga'a was intended to
eel bratc. Utelm neath the profile was the word " sVaterloo," and every
Patriot who gazed upon the emblem felt at once the impulses of grati-
tude to " the Duke," and of pride in belonging to the count ry, which by
its velour—guided by the Duke of Wellington's warlike genius —asserted
its right to be censidered the arbitress of the Continent as well as the
" ruler of the " We might expatiate upon the .excellent singing
and acting which were displayed; but we forget individual merits to
recogr Ise the Vauxhall Waterloo Gala as a magnificent national spec-
tacle, worthy of the first nation in the world. We hive much pleasure
its stating that, during the week;
the Waterloo Gala will be repeated.
The performances in the Rotunda Theatre were very interesting; much
of Michat.l Boai is
mere so than on former evenings. L'Atelier do Cardona continues to re-
ceive unbounded plause, aed the "chin moat:"received, as the reporters wutild say," with thunders of ate letise." Va.
ri9us h"L'ltic3 are in pt egress which caonet fail to obtain the 'public
patronage.
calLel into more prominent exercise ? . . ,
SURREY ZOOLOGICAL
Why are not the admired vocal powers of Madame Dual
CA RD E NFS.—Yeacrday a
splendid Fete, in celebration of the anniversary of the battle, of Wa-
terloo, was given atthe above Gardens, when the Bedouin Arabs, whose
a'lnahhing performence has for such a length of time excited the admi.
,
ration of the putaic, merit, their last appearance. The Matweitsch Emily(the eelebr.ded Ilus3i,n vocalists) sine several Russian
,and Cossack me-
lodies, and were loudly applauded. They attracted much notice by their
appearance in national costume. The performances concluded, as usual,
by the eruption of Vesuvius
which if we may judge by the Immense.
number of persons present, and the rapturous applause with which they
hailed this grand and imposing spectacle, has lost nothing of its fearful
,
fascinations.

John Britton, commander, arrived
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The Antwerp Company's new steam-ship Antwerp,
yesterday (Monday) morning off the
Tower. The extraordinary power of this ship enabled her to effect her
passage in the short space of 19 hours.
The grand CaledOnian fancy dress ball, which was
postponed from the '2d instant, in consequence of her Majesty's party,
we can state from authority, Will take place on the 25th instant, under
thO Most distinguishes patronage.