The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-20 00:00:00

POLAND.

The following address from the Polish emigrants
in England to the Emperor of the French has been
forwarded to us for publication :
" Sire,—We beg permission to offer your Majesty
the assurance that the indignation and sorrow with
which the recent criminal attempt has inspired our
countrymen both in Poland and in France are no
less deeply felt by those who are passing their years
of exile in England.
" We utterly and absolutely repudiate the per-
nicious doctrine that liberty is to be sought by the
assassination of rulers, however culpable. The voice
of reason, of religion, and the traditions of our
country condemn it alike. The annals of Poland
are unstained by the crime of regicide ; and if she
has been robbed of everything except honour, the
more scrupulously are we bound to guard her last
possession.

" Great as our humiliation and grief would have
been had this untoward event occurred in any other
country, these feelings are aggravated by the re-
flection that the danger so narrowly escaped was
shared by your Majesty, as well as by the fact that
the Sovereign to whom violence has been offered
was the guest of the French people, from whom our
country has received so much friendly sympathy
and fraternal assistance.

We have the honour to be, Sire, with profound
respect, your most obedient servants,
" By order of the Council of the Polish
Historical Society,
" CHARLES SZULCZEWSKI, Vice-President.
" ADAM GIELGUD, Secretary.
" London, June 12."

ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY OF LONDON.

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The second floral fete was given yesterday at
the Royal Botanic Gardens in the Regent's-park ;
and in the grand marquee was a magnificent show
of flowers, tastefully arranged on grassy banks.
Pelargoniums were there in all their glory, and
such fine and perfectly flowered plants are seldom
seen ; orchids, in their grotesque grandeur, making
quite an exhibition in themselves, with a good
spriuklnig of roses, fuschias, azaleas, &c. ; nume-
rous and fine Cape heaths, and fine collections
of hot-house plants, relieved by graceful ferns
and plants famous for their fine foliage, ren-
dered the show one of no ordinary interest. The
pelargoniums were also very numerous, and amongst
so many it is difficult to say which are most pleas-
ing ; a few, however, attracted particular attention,
such as the Empress Eugenie, The Fairest of the
Fair, Ariel, Madlle. Patti (all delicate and beauti-
ful), and Conflagration, Lord Clyde, Calaban, Leo-
tard (dark and grand) ; there were also a number
of fine seedlings, many good new varieties. Of
orchids there was a grand show, and the plants were
particularly large. Of roses, the principal attraction
was the large number of cut blooms ; one box of
specimens, named Miss Ingram, was particularly
worthy of notice ; it was a fine light variety, grown
in her Majesty's gardens at Frognal and parti-
cularly hardy--having stood the last winter's
severe frosts. Among the very good show of fine-
leaved plants a specially fine specimen of Croton
Augustifolium attracted much attention, and very
fine specimens of caladiums, variously striped and
spotted, were very much admired. Mr.:Henderson,
as before, bad a pretty little ornamental garden,
made of variegated plants, and curious and rare
Ones tastefully arranged and grouped.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz visited the gardens early, attended by Lord
Frederick Paulet. When viewing Mr. Waterer's
rhododendrons their royal highnesses gave special
permission to him to name a couple of seedlings
after them.

Amongst the collection of fruit were some grapes
as large as plums, and in great abundance. Pines
as fine as they can be ; cherries, apricots, peaches,
and melons were all large and good. Some fine
fruits of the passiflora macrocarpa were exhibited
as large as melons.
The bands of the Ist and 2d Life Guards were
in attendance, and delighted the very numerous
company by their admirable music.

Among the company were—Their Excellencies the
French Ambassador, the Prussian Ambassador, the
Austrian Ambassador, the Danish Minister, the
Portuguese Minister, and the Spanish Minister, the
Princess Soltykoff, the Duchess of Northumber-
land, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster,
the Marquis of Normanby, the Earl of Macclesfield,
the Earl of Mansfield, the Countess (Dowager) of
Lichfield, the Countess of Macclesfield, the Countess
of Strafford, the Countess de Torre Dias, the Coun-
tess d'Avigdor, the Viscountess Kilcoursie, the
Bishop of Winchester, Lord and Lady Wenlock,
Lord and Lady de Blaquiere, Lord Alfred Hervey,
Sir Philip Duncombe, Sir George Hodgkinson, Sir
James Kay Shuttleworth, Sir John W. Fisher,
Lady Maclaine, Lady Falmouth, Lady Gooch,
Lady Manners, Lady Hamilton, Lady A. Stuart,
Lady Bailey, Lady Buxton, Lady Fellowes, Lady
Dacre, Lady Burgoyne, Lady Bowers, Lady Have-
lock, General Buckley, Mi Burdett Coutts, &c.