The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-19 00:00:00

ROYAT, BI TIVIO GAPDY

Yesterday the sec ind..exbibition the en-sent
season of plants, fl raters, and Inuit to-k place at thy' 8.1-
t nie Gardens, Regent'„-park, and, it is plea art to add,
under more favourable "skyey influencesi! than hvae
accompanied those out-of-doer fetes for some time past.
No other exhibitions are so well calculatei to display
the lune cittadinesco of a great metropolis as those of
which Flora and Paluona are the presiding deities, and
it only requires the garnishing of a fine day to make
them a luxuri,,us erijoy.nent. Such was the feeling, no
doubt, which the thousands who visited yesterday's dis-
play of fruit and flowers experienced ; and there was no
drawback in regard to the extent, the variety, or the
brilliancy of the objects exhibited. The exhibition of
fruit was not so large as on former occasions, but the
snecimens were rich and ripe, and provt.kingly
They consisted of pine apples, grapes, melons, straw-
berries, peaches, nectarines, &c. , The prizes in this de-
partment were given to Mr. Forbes, gardener to the
Duke of Bedford, for one dish of grapes ; to Mr. Snow,
gardener to Earl de they, for one dish of peaches ; to
Mr. Davis, of Barnet, for a dish of nectarines • to Mr.
Turnbull, gardener to the Duke of Marlborou,b, for a
dish of grapes ; to Mr. Fleming, Trentham, for one Pro-
vidence pine apple ; to Mr. Burn, gardener to Mr. Pen-.
nant, for one Queen pine apple, &c.
The show of plants and flowers was very extensive
and no less attractive than large. The display of aza-
leas, fuchsias, pelargoniums, geraniums, roses, cactese,
exotic orchids, Cape heaths, calceolarias. stave and hot-
house plants, was most brilliant, and gave universal sa-
tisfaction. The flowers were in their softest and heal-
thiest bloom, and so arranged by the floral fiamen as to
present a coup d'ceil of surpassing attraction. The
rhododerdrons ere pavilioned by themselves, "ma
jestio and alone," yet in every variety of colour
and diversity of form. The fullness of flower and
foliage which they displayed was magnificent, and
elicited approbation from all. The visitors were
numerous, but not so much as on some former occa-
sions, in consequence probably of the contereporaneou-
attraction at the Crysta Palace The company included
the following :—Conatesse de Neuilly, Duke and Duchess
de Nemours, Princess Marguerite, Prince and Princess
de Joinville, Dulte of Sutherland, Duchesses of Suther-
land, Marlborough, and Roxburgh, Marchioness Clan
ricarde, Earls Waldegrave, Ellesmere, Craven, Forfes•
cue, Southampton, Bradford, Abergavennv, and Effing-
ham, Countesses Waldegrave, Verulam, Clare, Craven,
Fortescue, Essex, Southampton, Lichfield, Effingham,
Bradford, Terro Deaz, Rosebery, &c.
The following is a list of the principal prizes in the
exhibition of fl ewers and plants .

Extra Gold Medal—Mr. May, gardener to H. Colyer,
Esq., Dartford, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr.
Gedner, gardener to Mrs. Ellis, Hoddesden, for 20 exotic
orchids.

Large Gold Medal—Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. Coster,
Esq., Streatham, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr.
Woolley, gardener to H. B. Kerr, Esq., Cheshunt, for 23
exotic orchids.

Medium Gold Medal—Mr. Peed, gardener to T. Tread -
well, Esq., Norwood, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ;
Mr. Cutbush, nurseryman, Barnet, for 12 stove and green-
house plants._

Gold Medal—Mr. Barter, gardener to A. Basset. Esq .
Stamford-hill. for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; Messrs.
Frnsier, nurserymen, Leyton, for Li. stove and greenhouse
plants.

Large Silver Gilt Medal—Mr. Dodds, gardener to Sir J.
Cathcart, Cooper's-hill, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants;
Roser, gardener to J. Bradbury, Esq., Streatham,
for 6 stove and greenhousa plants.
Large Silver Medal—Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss
Trail!, Bromley, for i stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr.
Jackson, nurseryman, Kingston, for 10 Cape heaths; Mr.
Williams, for 8 Cape heaths.
Silver Gilt Medal—Mr. Rhodes, gardener to J. Philpot,
Esq., Stamford-hill, for i i stove and greenhouse plants ;
Mr. Morris, gardener to Coles Chilies, Bromley, for 6 stove
and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Mortimer, gardener to J. R.
Scott, Esq., for 6 tall cacti; Mes.u-s. Fra,ier, nurserymen,
Layton, for 10 Cape heaths ; Mr. Rhodes, for 8 Cape
heaths.

The three bands of the Royal Horse Guards were in
attendance.

STRIKE OF RAILWAY OFFICIALS AT.
LIVER POOL.

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—Yesterday afternoon much
surprise was created here by the announcement that
upwards of 900 persons, enraged in the goods depart-
ment of the London and North-Western Railway, in
Liverpool, had struck work in consequence of a dispute
with the company on the question of a reduction of
wares. The p trties on strike comprise clerks-130 in
number—porters, pnintmen, sheeters, bre.,ksmen, &c.,
emploYed at the Wapping, Crown-street, Waterloo, and
Edge-hill Stations.

A few weeks ago a memorial stating their grievances
was sent to the board of directors, in pursuance of which
the Marquis of Chandos, the chairman of the board,
Captain Huish, and several of the directors attended yes-
terday at the Waterloo station, where they were waited
upon by a deputation of 32 persons representing the dif-
ferent departments.

When the deputation met the chairman and directors
they asked would they allow each able-bodied man at
the different stations to receive on their old scale 4s. per
day 1 And the directors replied that that was quite in
the discretion of Mr Carter. To various propositions
for reins ating persons who had been dismissed, an in-
crease in the wages of 2d. per day for deliveries of down
goods, and more adequate remuneration for the junior
staff,.tbe directors declined to interfere.
The deputation then informed the Marquis of Ciiandog
that the men bad lost all confidence in Mr. Carter ; that
whilst he remained, the business could not he conducted
satisfactorily ; his conduct had been so arbitrary, they
would not be doing justice to themselves if they conti
nued to work under him any longer.
Lord Chandos, on the part of the directors, finally in-
timated that the terms of the deputation could not be
complied with.