The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-09 00:00:00

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THE FLOWER SHOW OF THE
BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S-PARK.
It is the misfortune of exhibitions of this kind that
" come fair weather, come foul," they must be held
on the appointed day ; the show that took place yes-
terday in the society's gardens in the Regent's-park,
was necessarily a failure as an outdoor fete, although
the magnificent collections of plants and flowers may
unhesitatingly be said to have been unsurpassed in
excellence and perhaps in number. His Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Seymour,
honoured the society with a visit on the occasion, as
did also his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
The example, however, set by these illustrious per-
sonages was not generally followed, the inclement
weather prohibiting the usual concourse of visitors.
Those who did congregate were entertained between
the intervals of inspecting the flowers by the band of
tke let and 2d Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards,
who endeavoured, with their accustomed skill, to
lessen, as much as lay in their power, the influence of
the discouraging circumstances of the weather.
The heaths were not numerous, but were very
good. The azaleas were more plentiful and were,
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was wholly without what may be called fill-up
plants ; almost each specimen was a first-rate example
of its kind. There was also an abundant supply of
roses, which, for perfume and beauty, were all that
could be desired. The greenhouse collections were
both ample and choice. Of the orcbidaceous tribe
there were not many exhibitors, but, as said before,
whatever there was, was fine and deservedly attracted
much attention.
The whole assemblage of flowers, however, seemed
to lose much in effect and brilliancy fur want of sun-
shine brightness.
The following is a list of the principal prizes
awarded :
EXTRA. GOLD.—To Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Law-
rence., for 30 stove and gr( enhouse plants; Mr. Williams,
gardener to Mr. Warren, for 25 orchids.
MEDIUM GOLD.—Mr. Cole, gardener to Mr. H. Collyer,
for 30 a )ve and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Green,
gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, for 20 stove and green-
house plants; Mr. Mylam, gardener to Mr. J. Rocker,
for 15 Cape heaths; Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Law-
rence, for 12 greenhouse azaleas; Mr. Schroder, for 15
orchids.
GOLD MEDAL.—Mr. Taylor, gardener to Mr. J.
Foster, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Smith,
gardener to Mr. W. Quilter, for 15 Cape heaths; Messrs
Rollieson, nurserymen, for 12 Cape heaths ; Messrs.
Fraser, nurserymen, for 12 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr.
Dobson, gardener to Mr. E. Beck, fur 10 orchids; Mr.
Cock, fur 12 pelargoniums; Mr. Dobson, gardener to
Mr. E. Beck, for 12 pelargoniums ; Messrs. Lane and
Son, nurserymen, for 12 roses ; Messrs. Paul and Son,
nurserymen, for 12 roses.
LARGE SILVER-GILT MEDAL.--Mr. Croxford, gar-
dener to Mr. H. Borne, for 10 stove and greenhouse
plants; Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, for
15 orchids; Mr. E. Roland, for 8 roses.
LARGE SILVER MEDAL.—Hr. Cole, gardener to Mr.
H. Collyer, for 15 Cape heaths; Messrs. Fairbairn, nur-
serymen, for 12 Cape heaths ; Messrs. Veitch and Son,
nurserymen, for 12 Cape heaths ; Mr. Robinson, gar-
dener to Mr. J. Simpson, for 12 pelargoniums ; Mr.
Gains, nurseryman, for 12 pelargoniums ; Mr. Parker,
gardener to Mr. G. H. Eghtoun, for 6 pelargoniums;
Mr. Robinson, gardener to Mr. J. Simpson, for 6 pelar-
goniums ; Messrs Lane and Son, nurserymen, for 12
greenhouse azaleas.
SILVER-GILT MEDAL.—Messrs. erasers, nurserymen,
for 20 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Ley bank,
gardener to Mr. T. Maudsley, for 10 stove and green-
house plants; Mr. May, gardener to Mr. Goodhart, for
6 Cape heaths; Mr. Falconer, gardener to Mr. E. Pal-
mer, for 6 greenhouse azaleas; Mr. Gains, nurseryman,
for 6 pelargoniums ; Mr. Gains, nurseryman, for 6
fancy pelargoniums; Mr. Mosley, for 6 fancy pelargo-
niums; Mr. Stains, for 6 fancy pelargoniums; Mr. Par-
ker, gardener to Mr. G. H. Eghtoun, for 6 Cape pelar-
goniums; Mr. Terry, gardener to Lady Fuller, for 8
roses, in pots; Messrs. Lane and Son, nurserymen, for 6
yellow roses, in pots.
SILVER MEDAL.—Messrs. Pamplin, nurserymen, for
20 stove and grecnhnuso plants; Mr. Bruce, gardener to
Mr. B. Miller, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr.
Denuet, gardener to Mr. W. H. Gilliot, for 10 stove and
greenhouse plants; Messrs. Veitch and Son, for 'wadi-
nilla'bracteata ; Messrs. Lucombe and Pince, nurserymen,
for gardenia malifara; Messrs. Lucombo and Pinu., nur-
serymen, fur clarodendron benthemians ; Mr. Williams,
gardener to Miss Trail, for 6 Cape heaths; Mr. Dennet,
gardener to Mr. W. H. Gilliot, for 6 greenhouse aza-
leas; Mr. Stains, for 12 pelargoniums; Messrs; Messrs.
Henderson, nurserymen, for 6 cinerarias.

THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS AND
THE GOVERNMENT.
(From the Liverpool Albion.)
The report of the Select Committee of the Com-
mons, unanimously sanctioning the extension of time
and the repeal of the forfeiture clauses, as sought by
the Birkenhead Dock Trustees, was to have
been brought up in the House on Friday
last ; but the Woods and Forests authorities
having sent to the Speaker intimating that they
objected to the Bill, and would not allow the
report to be then considered, and accordingly it'
stands for consideration for to-morrow, Tuesday.
This department does not generally interpose to pre-
vent the "third reading" of a Bill even to whose
provisions it is opposed ; consequently the course now
adopted is a precipitate as well as unwonted stretch
of prerogative, and has necessarily increased the alarm
of the vast and varied interests to whom the refusal
of the relief afforded by the Bill must be destructive,
and that swiftly and sweepingly too; for the first
effect of stopping the Bill will be to stop the works al-
most instanter. If the Bill be vetoed the docks must be
closed on the 22d of July next, and the evidence
before the Committee abundantly showed with what
disastrous results, not merely to the locality of Birk-
enhead, but to several important branches of the trade
frequenting the Mersey, especially the river trade.
The docks once closed, there must follow in due
course, and as a matter of course, the confiscation of
the bondholders' property to the Crown, who have
never advanced one shilling towards the works ;
and even should the Crown shrink from the exer-
cise of their full powers in such respect, the property
in question will be just as effectually destroyed as
regards its present owners, for its value is entirely
contingent on the precise assistance the Commons'
Committee have unanimously declared it entitled to—
the non-closing of the Woodside entrance in July next
being of primary and paramount importance. This con-
fiscation, whether partial or complete, involves, or
rather would be preceded by, the ruin of the Dock
Warehouse Company's property, whose value is ex-
clusively dependent on the advancement of the works
as they are now advancing, and as they will continue
to advance, if the development of the resources of the
place is not annihilated in the mode threatened.
Once the 'Warehouse Company are prostrate, there
must be a virtual abandonment of all the goods traffic
on the various railways in connexion with Birken-
head, and which were constructed with an immediate
and almost exclusive view to those warehouses, and
to the trade they necessarily symbolize.
Nor does the demolition of property stop here.
The Birkenhead township must become a compara-
tive waste and desert, a sort of premature Tadmor in
the midst of all the elements of prosperity, and with
prosperity full in its view on the opposite side of the
river—once its facilities for cheapening trade are with-
drawn. This latter result would be especially de-
plorable at the present moment, for the Township
Bill, just sanctioned by both Houses of Parliament,
removes a variety of impediments to the full expan-
sion of the social welfare of Birkenhead, irrespective
in some measure of the more commercial considera-
tions adverted to; and it would, if coupled with the
Dock Bill, immensely increase the rateable property
by increasing the resident population, both of the
gentry and the mercantile classes, owing to the
well-known advantages abounding there as compared
with far heavier taxed and more pent-up localities.
If the question between the trustees and the
Woods and Forests were this—that the former either
could or would do nothing to carry out tho matter
they are engaged upon, and that the latter would do
everything conducive to the interests of the Crown
and the welfare of the community, or even of any
fraction of the community, then it would be easy to
comprehend why the Board of Woods should be
anxious to supersede the trustees, aed to fill