The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEMNG JUNE 25.

GREAT ROSE SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL

PALACE.

The great Rose Show of the season took place this
afternoon at the Crystal Palace, and both with regard to
the number and quality of the entries, fully fulfilled the
promise of excellence held out at the first exhibition.
The rose show at the Crystal Palace can hardly fail
to be the great representative of its class in
the kingdom, the magnificence of the place, the
liberality of the prizes and the variety of the attraction
all tending to guarantee the general success. The award
of the prizes was completed at mid-day, by which time
there was a large and fashionable assembly to take advan-
tage of the display. The exhibition stalls were arranged
on the platform in front of the Handel Orchestra, and the
delicious odour of the flowers, the splendid performance of
the band of the Coldstream Guards and the et ceteras
afforded a treat the excellence of which must be seen to
be appreciated. The opera room on this occasion divided
the interest of the visitors, and may be classed as a branch
of the Floral Exhibition. It had been converted into a
temporary dining room, in orderto illustrate three different
styles of decorating a dinner-table, none of which had been
before exhibited, the effect depending entirely upon
the selection and arrangement of the plants and flowers
used. The tables were completely furnished for a " Diner
la Russe," and the exotic ferns, palms, and fruits
in and about the magnificent specimens of china,
glass and other articles have in this class of
arrangement rarely if ever been equalled. The
prize list was divided into nineteen classes, and
among the successful exhibitors for first prizes were the
following :—A truss of roses, 72 varieties, Mr. B. R.
Cant, of Colchester. Three trusses, 48 varieties, Messrs.
Paul and Son, Cheshunt. Twelve trusses of any new
roses, Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough. Twenty-
four new roses of 1868-9, Mr. J. Keynes.
Twelve varieties (amateurs), the Rev. E. M.
Pochin, Loughborough. Forty-eight varieties (amateurs),
Mr. W. Ingle, Rugby. The exhibitors were successful in
many other classes, and for the names of many others
deserving of record we must refer to a more detailed
list.

THE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE COMPANY

petition for tne compulsory win:ling-up of this well-
known company was to have been investigated before
Vice-Chancellor James to-day, but Mr. Kay, Q.C., applied
on behalf of the petitioners for an adjournment, on the
ground that affidavits had been filed by the company to
which his clients had not had an opportunity of replying.
Mr. Kay said that the petitioners applied for the appoint-
ment of a special examiner on the 9th inst., and on the
11th the appointment was made, the order being drawn up
two days subsequently. The first examination took place
on the 13th, since which time proceedings had been con-
tinuous, and had not yet been completed. Important
evidence had been adduced with respect to the company,
a, Id amongst others Mr. Stewart,.of Edinburgh, and Dr.
Watts had been examined, and the cross-examination
of those gentlemen had been of the most pro-
tracted character, The depositions were Very lengthy,
and even if some of them were now filed, copies could
not be obtained until Monday next. The utmost diligence
had been used in preparing the evidence, and under the
c rcumstances there was a reasonable excuse for an
a ljournment.
The Vice-Chancellor: I suppose the fact is you have
13:en searching for additional evidence since.
Mr. Kay replied that evidence could not be filed before
the presentation of petition, and those whom he repre-
s2nted desired to give every possible facility for testing
the evidence to the utmost. They produced witnesses
before the examiner, and he would be surprised to hear
anybody assert that that was irregular. Ile was informed
that the respondents had filed twelve affidavits, which
the petitioners had not seen. Copies of the depositions
had been obtained by the respondents, and upon the
strength of that they had filed their affidavits. If that
were so the depositions had been procured surreptitiously,
and it was an unfair attempt to take advantage of the
petitioners.
Mr. Fry, Q.C., who, with Mr. Millar, appeared for the
respondents, said he was perfectly prepared to meet the
petitioners on the evidence. They allowed nine days to
elapse without applying for a special examiner, and eleven
daysbefore taking evidence, and at the end of that time no
affidavit, save the statutory one, was presented.
Mr. Murray remarked that if copies of the depositions
had been obtained it was a most improper thing. No
authority could have been given for the adoption of such
a course.

The Vice-Chancellor : I will go on with the petition on
Wednesday next, by which time I shall expect all the
parties to be ready.

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN FRANCE.

The question of municipal elections was yesterday dis-
cussed in the French Chamber. An amendment of M.
Choiseul's proposing that mayors should be elected by
universal suffrage, was rejected. M. Jules Favre had
also an amendment, proposing that the municipal coun-
cils should elect the mayors. This was lost by 187
to 55.