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ossips as they were always known to be complete
iars :

" The different reports that have been set in motion (gain-
ing as they proceed from mouth to mouth during the day), are
discussed early in the morning ; true, or untrue, is immaterial;
every body credits them, and they serve pour passer le temps.
If one person meets another, a cool bow of acknowledgment is
made, and he passes on his way ; or he may be doomed to run
the gauntlet, if any important event has been started, with
every one he meets, at the corner of every hon,c,-, at the risk of
being scorched by the sun, or, if taken under shelter, exposed
to a chilling blast : as the day advances, he will find the tale
increased to such an extent, that the person who heard it in
the morning would hardly recognize the bantling by the even-
ing : the three black crows is a mere trifle to some of their
inventions : one relates mutinies happening on board an India-
man, of the existence of which even the commander was igno-
rant : a slight illness of a lady at Macao, by the time it reaches
her husband at Canton, by passing from individual to indivi-
dual, becomes a dangerous state, if not her actual decease ;
and at the time the intelligence is communicated to her afflicted
husband, she is probably attending one of the gay evening
conversational parties at Macao, in which one derives exceed-
ing enjoyment, hearing the ' ladies discourse most eloquent
music,' and mildly pass over the personal defects or mental
faults of each other. One may very naturally therefore ask,
if anything has been invented this morning ?' and if accuracy
is requisite, how the news arrived, whose authority, &c.
" One person happened to say casually, of a. long-missing
ship, ' Perhaps she has been dismasted, and put into Manilla,
and that may account for her detention :' in the evening, a re-
port was in circulation, and believed, that accounts had that
day been received of the missing ship having safely arrived at
Manilla, but that she had lost all her masts. It is therefore
dangerous to make an observation ; for should it not at first be
deemed sufficiently important, it will soon be increased, both in
intricacy and consequence, as it passes the daily course. Any
person, then, who may visit China; will show his wisdom by
preserving silence as much as possible, and he will be lauded
by some for the space of a few days ; then he will rise in im-
portance, and every body will buzz and talk the most extraor-
dinary things about him ; he will be a mystery, and all the re-
sidents will be delighted him, for he will listen tranquilly, and
in much of the conversation he will hear far more than he will
in any way be inclined to believe. The trifling or casual pas-
sing observations are usually—' What news?' None." Fine
weather?'—' Yes.' Warm ?'—' Yes, exceedingly sultry.'
Is opium getting up Have not heard.' No arrivals ?'
--‘ None ! Good morning,' " _ _ .

This determination of words to the mouth is, it is to
be presumed, attributable to their inordinate tea-
drinking, that beverage producing precisely the same
effects upon the elderly ladies of this country.

Our author, who is by profession a surgeon, treats
more largely than the usual class of tourists and voya-
gers, on subjects of botany and natural history. His
remarks on the Croton tiglium, and on the Malaleuca
Kayu-puteh will be read with no little interest :
" Among others which excite interest to those of the medi-
cal profession was the Croton tiglium, at that time both in
fruit and flower ; from the seeds of this shrub the well-known
and powerful purgative Croton-oil is obtained; the true cam-
phor-tree (Dryabalanops Camphora of Colebrooke) from
Sumatra, which yields the medicinal camphor, was also in the
garden.; this valuable tree was in a very healthy and thriving
condition, and was nearly ten feet high ; the Malaleuca Kayu-
puteh, from which the highly valued cajeput, or, correctly speak-
ing, Kayu-puteh oil is obtained by distillation from the leaves,
attracted my attention, and confirmed my previously formed
opinion, that a much larger quantity of this oil might be ob-
tained from the foliage of the Australian Eucalypti-trees;
more especially those which have opposite, rounded, and
whitish leaves ; the oil produced by them being in consider-
able quantity. On taking and rubbing the leaves of this Ma-
laleuca it would be very difficult to distinguish it in odour from
those of the Eucalypti, occasioned by the oil contained in
them ; this valuable oil may therefore, at but little expense, be
distilled in any quantity in the colony of New South Wales ;
the genuine oil cannot be purchased at Singapore at a cheaper
rate than from two and half to three dollars per bottle, which
contains about a pint of oil ; but there is a large quantity of
an adulterated article very generally sold by the natives at this
settlement. The tree, which I felt some interest in examin-
ing, was about twelve feet high, branchy, and was at this time
both in flower and fruit ; the bark was smooth and velvety,
and appeared to be deciduous, similar in character to that
which I have remarked in the falaleuca or tea-tree of New
South Waales.

We have thus endeavoured to make these volumes
speak for themselves, without encumbering the reader
with our own comments, and we firmly believe that
their real value will be better appreciated by the few
extracts given, than by twice as many columns of the
fairest and soundest criticism.

THE GARDENER'S MAGAZINE. No LVI.
AN ENCYCLOPYEDIA
.OF GARDENING.

PART XL

Longman and Co., London.

the surface. When grown as low standards, they are sur-
passingly beautiful : but they should be taken up in
_Novem-
ber, and their roots laid in mould, in a shed, as our sharp win
ters would injure them, so as to prevent their blcoming in per-
fection, if left exposed."
CHINA Rosins, 49 SORTS.—" From six to eight months in
the year, the roses in this division form bright ornaments to
our gardens. Many of the robust varieties make beautiful
standards. They are all perfectly hardy. The sorts first in
the list are quite new and very beautiful."
L'ISLE DE BOURBON ROSES, 11 SORTS.—" This is a most
beautiful family, scarcely known in this country. They seem
to form a distinct division of China roses; like them, they are
perpetual ; but they have a luxuriance and gracefulness quite
their own : the perfect and elegant form of their flowers, the
extremely delicate tints in some, and vivid rose colour, so pe-
culiar to these varieties, in others, will soon establish them in
the favour of the rose amateur. As standards, they grow
most luxuriantly, are quite hardy, and bloom in greater per.
fection late in autumn than any other Perpetual rose."
MUSK ROSES, 7 SORTS.—" These are interesting from their
powerful fragrance and autumnal flowering. The Old white
is one of the oldest inhabitants of the English gardens."
SCOTCH ROSES, 22 SORTS.—" These are all emanations
from the Rosa spinosissima, or Wild rose of Scotland ; and
the above selection gives a representative of each shade of
colour. Out of a collection of 200 nominal varieties from
Scotland and elsewhere, twenty-two arc all that can be re-
commended as tolerably distinct. These form so gay an
assemblage among May flowers, that a clump or border ought
to be devoted to them in every flower-garden. The shape of
the flower in these is peculiar and similar, being nearly glo-
bular."
MISCELLANEOUS ROSES, 72 SORTS, which are not described.
GENERAL REMARKS ON THE CULTURE OF ROSES.—Re-
fcrring to the directions for rose culture given in their Cata-
logue for last year, and quoted in IX. 458., Messrs. Rivers
observe, that they " still think that, in unfavourable soils, roses
require being removed, and their roots trimmed, every third or
fourth year. In cold clayey soils, the best compost for them
is rotten dung and pit sand-; in warm dry soils, cool loam and
rotten dung.. Annual pruning, which is quite essential,
should always be done in October or in March ; but October
pruning will be found greatly advantageous, as the rose will
then prepare itself during the remainder of the autumn for
'vigorous growth in spring. The families of roses are now so
well defined, that each ought to have its department : a clump
of hybrids for their gorgeous colours in June and July ; of
perpetuals, for their fragrance in the cool autumnal months ;
of Noisettes, for their elegance and abundance of flowers;
and of Scotch roses, for their precocity and humble growth.
In short, all the, thirteen families‘ above enumerated require
separate culture to have them in perfection ; but this, of
course, will only apply to rather extensive flower-gardens.
Climbing roses for pillars should be planted in a very rich
soil, as they'will then put forth strong central branches, of
8 ft. or 10 ft. in length: these, when fastened to the stakes,
will furnish a plentiful supply oflateral blooming shoots for
many seasons. The -application of climbing roses to cover a
sloping bank, their flexible branches being pegged to the
ground, is, perhaps, a new idea. Thus treated, they will form
a beautiful carpet of- foliage and flowers ; the dark crimson
and white varieties blending with peculiar elegance. The
majority of roses blooin. much finer when budded on the dog
rose than under any other mode of culture. The great ob-
jection is, their throwing up suckers so as quickly to impo-
verish the budded part of the plant. To remove these as soon
as they appear, the gardener must be continually on the alert."

FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, OCTOBER 7, 1834•

Orders for the Court's going into mourning, on Thursday next
the 9th instant, for his late Imperial Majesty the Duke of Bra-
ganza, father of her Most Faithful Majesty, viz.
The Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white
gloves, necklaces and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans, and
tippets.
The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or plain
linen, black. swords and buckles.
The Court to change the mourning on Thursday the 16th inst.,
viz.
The ladies to wear black-silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans,
and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver
stuffs, with black ribbons.
The gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or
white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats, full trimmed,
coloured swords and buckles.
And on Sunday the 19th inst., the Court to go out of mourning.

DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 6.

The King has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint
Admiral Sir John Wells, Knight Commander of the Most Honour-
able Military Order of the Bath, to be a Knight Grand Cross of the
said Order, in the room of Admiral" Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew,
deceased.
His Majesty has further been pleased to nominate and appoint
Rear-Admiral Edward Brace, Coml. anicn of the ➢lost Honourable
Military Order of the Bath, to be a Knight. Commander of the
said Order, in the room of Admiral Sir John Wells.

Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Northum-
berland. _ _

Regiment of Northumberland and Newcastle Yeomanry Cavalry.
Cornet J. Cookson to be Lieutenant ; Lieut. J. Wlntyre, to be
Surgeon, vice Moore, deceased, Sept. 26.

BANKRUPTS.

GEORGE NORFOLK GOODW YN, hair-dresser, Tavi-
stock-row, Covent-garden, to surrender Oct. 14, at two, and Nov.
18, at tleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Wickens, Hatton-
garden ; Torquand, Copthall-buildings, official assignee.
RICHARD MEE RAIKES, merchant, London-wall, Oct.
20, at twelve, and Nov. 18, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Tilleard and Miller, Old Jewry ; Waithman, Basinghall-street,
official assignee.
GILBERT FINLAY GIRDWOOD, surgeon, Edgeware-road,
Middlesex, Oct. 16, 'at'ele'ven, and' Nov. 18, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Howell, Hatton-garden ; Goldsmid, Basinghall-
street, official assignee.
JOSEPH ANGUS ROBSON, bill-broker, Bank Chambers,
Lothbury, London, Oct. 15, and Nov 18, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Green, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, official
assignee • Binns, Essex-street, Strand.
WILLIAM WELLS, paper-dealer, Nottingham, Oct. 16 and
Nov. 18, at eleven, at the Punch Bowl Inn, Nottingham. Gre-
gory, Clement's Inn, London ; Renshaw, Nottingham.
-WILLIAM ROBERT FRY, timber-merchant, Portland-ter-
race, Portland-town, Oct. 15, at eleven, and Nov. 18, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alliston and Co., Freeman's-court,
Cornhill ; Waithman, official assignee, Basinghall-street.
JOHN THOMAS THOMPSON, upholsterer, Long-acre,
Middlesex, Oct. 17, at one, and Nov. 18, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Gibson, 72, Basinghall-street, Official Assignee ;
Brown, Martin, and Thomas, Commercial Sale-Rooms.
NATHANIEL HOWARD, hat-manufacturer, Denton, Lan-
cashire, Oct. 30, and Nov. 18, at ten, at the Commissioners'-
rooms, Manchester. Abbott and Arney, Charlotte-street, Bed-
ford-square, London; Bennett, Princess-street, Manchester.
WILLIAM STRLING, hatter, Bishopsgate-street Without,
Oct. 15 and Nov. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
sGaareaennd, Kcion.g,'Cs
Coleman-street.
ISAAC Coleman-street, official assignee ; Til-
and
Nov.FORTH,
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hatter,t o a Castle-street,
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Courtreet a
, Southwark,
Bankruptcy.
at one,
Til-
son, Squance, and Tilson, Coleman-street ; Johnson, official
assignee, Basinghall-street.
WILLIAM BALDWIN, coal-merchant, Fore-street, Lime-
house, Oct. 15 and Nov. 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Tilleard and Miller,
Old Jewry

Fellow-labourers, and right honest and able ones,
in the great work of social improvement—for when all
is over, what is there which contributes more to the
tranquillizing of the human heart, than. a walk in a
well laid out garden, or an evening stroll through a
green lane or a well cultivated field ? But these are
not essays on the pleasures of enjoyments, they are
preparatives for it—lessons for instructing those who
delight in the innocent and healthy companionship of
groves and gardens, and fruit trees and flowers, and
hothouses and conservatories, how to obtain and pre-
serve the objects of their regard. The first of these
periodicals is from the pen of Mr. Loudon, and the
second is prepared under his direction—a sufficient
guarantee for its ability. We had marked a number
of extracts in both, but our space will only admit the
following " Descriptive Catalogue of Roses," pre-
pared by T. Rivers and Son, nurserymen, Sawbridge-
worth, Herts :
Moss ROSES, 17 SORTS.—" Most of the varieties prefer a
cool soil, though Mossy de Meaux is, perhaps, an exception,
as it seems to flourish better in light dry soils. The White
moss, unless budded on the dog rose (Rosa canina) will not,
in general, grow well ; its sickly appearance in some situations
may be often traced to its being worked on some improper
stock. If on its own roots, in rich soils, it will often change
to pale blush. All are well adapted for standards ; but, to
have them in perfection in warm dry situations, in March put
round each stem, on the surface of the soil, the fourth of a
barrowful of manure ; on this place flints or moss, to take off
its unsightly appearance, and make a little ornamental mound.
This treatment will keep the soil cool, and make them bloom
in a most superior manner, even in situations previously thought
to be most ungenial to their culture. The manure should be
spread on the surface in November, and lightly forked in."
PERPETUAL ROSES, 29 SORTS.--" These, with the exception
of Perpetual Scotch, Stanwell perpetual, and Pompone four
seasons, are all varieties of Rosa damascena, or the Damask
rose. They are, perhaps, the most desirable of all the pleas-
ing families of Rosa. Like their prototype, they are highly
fragrant, and, if possible, more so in September, October, and
November, than in June. As every shoot in most of the
varieties produces bloom, the soil cannot be too rich ; for, with
these, luxuriant growth will be sure to give abundance of
flowers. A good practice would be to cut off all the bloom-
buds in June, and shorten the shoots to about, half their
length ; then water them with manured water in July and
August; this will make them shoot and bloom most luxu-
riantly all the autumn."
HYBRID ROSES, 66 SORTS.—" The varieties of this distinct
family are principally between the China rose (Rosa indica)
and Rosa gallica. They are all very beautiful and distinct,
and have that pleasing, glossy, sub-evergreen foliage, peculiar
to the China rose ; but make a great deviation from that fa-
mily, in not being perpetual bloomers. In this division arc
some of the most beautiful roses known; and among them
George the Fourth, raised from seed by T. Rivers, jun., may
rank among the best. These are also very robust, and will
grow and bloom well in the most unfavourable rose soils.
Their peculiar habit and vivid colours render them particularly
well adapted for standards."
SELECT ROSES, 70 SORTS.—" In this division are many
varieties of Rosa gallica' and also many hybrids between R
gallica and R centifolia, &c. &c. The varieties selected are
all fine and distinct, and will be found well worth cultivation."
VARIETIES OF ROSA ALBA, 9 SORTS.

DIVIDENDS.
J. H. Bielefield; toyman, St. Martin's-lane, Oct. 29, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
J. and C. Lyne, merchants, Finsbury-square, Oct. 29, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
E. and A. Rule, shipowners, Leadenhall-street, Oct. 30, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
J. W. Cohen, wholesale jewellers, Lower Ormond-quay, Dub-
lin, Oct. 30, at, eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
J. S. Akers, victualler, Birmingham, Nov. 1, at one, at Dee's
Royal Hotel, Birmingham.
G. Bailey,,victualler, New Inn, Budge, Shropshire, Oct. 31, at
one, at the Wheel Inn, Worfield, Shropshire.
R. Chaffey; clothier, Thorncombe, Devonshire, Oct. 30, at two,
at the Chard Arms, Chard, Somersetshire.
W. Thompion, coachmaker, Witney, Oxfordshire, Oct. 29, at
two, at Three, Goats Inn, Oxford.
J. Orbell, miller, Great Henny, Essex, Oct. 29, at twelve, at
the Rose and Crown Inn, Sudbury, Suffolk.
J. and W. M'Conochie, stone-masons, Liverpool, Oct. 28, at
one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool.
T. Emery, corn-merchant, Newport, Monmouthshire. Nov. 6,
at two, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol.
E. Brown, cotton spinner, Heaton Norris, Manchester, Nov. 5,
at two, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester.
W. Spencer, cotton manufacturer, Manchester, Nov. 3, at clo-
ven, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester.
S. Crickett, banker, Chelmsford, Oct. 29, at eno., at the Court
of Bankruptcy.

PROVENCE ROSES, 16 SORTS.—" The Provence rose is
the Rosa centifolia of botanists, the Cabbage rose of the
English gardens, and the Rose a cent feuilles of the French.
All its varieties are extremely fragrant, and some very beauti-
ful. The Provence rose of the French catalogues is our Rosa
gallica."
NOISETTE ROSES, 44 SORTS.—" This division, with the
Perpetual roses, will ultimately be the ornament of every Bri-
tish garden : the astonishing multiplicity and constant succes-
sion of flowers (till the chills of November prevent the open-
ing of the buds) make them highly interesting. They are all
very hardy, and, as standards, seem to show their varied cha-
racters with better effect than as dwarfs. Those kinds are in-
dicated which, from the length and flexibility of their shoots,
are adapted for rose pillars."
CLIMBING ROSES, 42 SORTS.—" A decided and rational
objection has been made to tall standard roses ; but, with the
aid of this graceful division, they can be formed into objects of
high artificial beauty. We will suppose a tall tree rose, with
a fine head of Crimson perpetual, or George the Fourth roses,
in full bloom, its stem covered with the pure white blossoms of
Rosa sempervirens pleno, or some of its beautiful varieties,
such as Princess Louise, Felicite perpetuelle, &c., &c. : to
the lover of roses, this hint will convey the beau ideal of all
that is beautiful in their culture.
TEA-SCENTED ROSES, 37 SORTS.—" The greater part of
these are new to the English cultivator : all have that pecu-
liar fragrance which the French have taught us to call tea-
scented. Unless on very warm and favourable soils, these, as
dwarfs, require careful cultivation, and must have a raised
border against a south, south-east, or west wall. This border
should be a compost of rotten manure or leaves, light loam,
and sand, equal parts, and raised about eighteen inches above

CERTIFICATES, OCT, 28.
W. B. Harding, baker, Gloucester.
E. Everton, ribber' manufacturer, Coventry.
E. Bagnall, ironmaster, Edgbaston, Warwickshire.
W. Bolderston, grocer, Liverpool.
T. Neale, haberdasher, Exeter.
W. Forster, tailor, Liverpool.
P. R. Fanshawe, silk throwster, Chorlton, Somersetshire.
W. Huxtable' shipbuilder, Ilfracombe, Devonshire.
It. Armistead, straw-hat manufacturer, Liverpool.

HE SUN LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1834