The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-14 00:00:00

HORTICULTURE.

The Annual Horticultural Meeting, yesterday
se'nnight, at the Swan Inn, Chichester, was most respectably
and numerously attended. The spew of luxuriant fruit was
unexampled and admirable in their respective kinds. After a
dinner, served by Hewlins in the first style, with wines of ex-
quisite flavour, the dessert was introduced, which excited the
most Satisfactory sensations, comprising, among other forced
and natural fruits, four pines, 26 melons, and a profusion of
grapes. The various prizes were well contested, and the deci-
sion of the umpires gave universal satisfaction to the friendly
competitors. The pine prize was obtained by Mr. Fowler,
gardener to General Crosbie, of Watergate; the melon prizes
were awarded as follow :—the first, to Mr. Simms, gardener to
W. Leeves, Esq. of Tortington ; the second to Mr. Cook,
gardener to the Rev. L. "Way, of Stanstead ; the third to Mr.
Hall, gardener to Sir Geo. Stanton, of Leigh ; and the fourth to
Mr. Bowers, gardener to Lord Selsea, of West Dean ; the
grape prize was also won by Mr. Cook. The liberal subscrip-
tions to the fund, with the accession of many new Members,
among whom are his Grace the Duke of Richmond, Lord
J. G. Lennox, the Right Honourable W. Huskisson, T. Fitz-
herbert, Esq. &c. are gratifying pledges to the Gentlemen who
instituted this society, of its increasing popularity:
A meeting of the Branch Horticultural Society was held
last week, at the Dolphins Inn, Southampton, when the prize,
awarded for the most rare and beautiful flowers, was given to
G. R. Ricketts, Esq.; and the prize for the finest gooseberries,
to the Rev. Mr. Gamier, many of which weighed upwards of
an ounce, and measured one inch and a half in circumference.
The thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Rogers, nursery-
man, for his brilliant collection of dahlias and carnations, which
were most beautiful.
The annual Carnation show was held at the Sun Inn, Win-
chester, on the 7th August. Five pots of flowers were exhibited,
amongst which were some very large and beautiful specimens of
this much admired flower. The first prize was adjudged tour.
Hopkins, of Winchester ; the second to Mr. Miller, gardener
to G. R. Ricketts, Esq. ' • the third to Mr. Franklin, Florist,
City Road, London.—An excellent dinner was served up by
Sturges to a most respectable company.

WEST COWES.—A respectable meeting of
Ladies and Gentlemen, Subscribers to the Na-
tional Schools recently instituted in this town,
and of which his Majesty is the Patron, assembled
in theiC spacious school-room on the Bth instant,
(the Right Hon. Lord Grantham in the Chair) ;
when a Committee of Management, Trustees,
Treasurers, &c. were appointed for the ensuing
year.—A. tribute of grateful acknowledgement
was paid to George Ward, Esq. for his very
liberal gift of the land on which, the School-room
is erected ; and, after a series of resolutions, and
an appropriate ,and well-merited vote of thanks
to the distinguished Chairman for' his conde-
scending affability and kindness, the meeting dis-
solved, not without the fullest hope that this
interesting Institution would in all respects an-
swer the purposes for which its benevolent found-
ers designed it.

On Sunday evening,: (the 6th instant) Prince
RATIFIE, son of the reigning Monarch of the
Island of Madagascar, arrived at the Falcon
Tavern, Gravesend, and took coffee with some
Gentlemen there. His sable Highness has been
residing in England, for some time, for the pur-
pose of acquiring an insight into our religion,
laws, and customs, and-is now about to return in
the Columbia, to the dominions of his father, and
illuminate his Court with the knowledge he has
obtained, and to astonish his countrymen, by a
detail of all the wonders he has seen in this our
favoured country.—( Kentish Gazette.)
The paper-making trade was never brisker in
this county than it has been for some months
past, a circumstance highly beneficial to a nu-
merous class of industrious workmen in that
line.—(hkm).

THE MURDER. IN 'WHITECHAPF.L.-Yesterday
an Inquisition was held before JOHN WRIGHT
UNwix, Esq. and• a very respectable Jury, at the
sign of the Union Flag, in Union-street, White-
chapel, on view of the body of Mr. N. WILD,
who was inhumanly murdered on Friday night
last, as stated in our Paper of yesterday. Ver-
dict—" Wilful Murder against some person or
persons unknown."