The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-17
The Proposed Increase OF the Salaries OF In
Police.

nsT,msnt for ;nc,esse Of paw The committee are Of
opinion that the police are not psid iar
licemen more energetic They therefore submitted the
folio wing rates -.
Captains. Per annum
Patreis and detailed men :. ......... $500
This is intended to take effect Immediately. The re-
port by request of the chairman Of the committee
laid on the table and ordered to be printed
The horticultural society's Exhibition at
Metropolitan Hall.
We paid second visit Wednesday to this exhibition,
and were sorry frd that charming Of floral
beauties did attract the that should
turaly have supposed would have been drawn thither
of the hot dusty streets at this period of the year.
Our visit was in the morspg, a time moro peculiarly
suited for examining and behodng the varied charms Of
nature, displayed in that beautiful part Of creation
plants and aewers. But where were the ladies' whom
would have ina sned to have en- masse at such
scere as this9 Their visits like those Of the
angels described by the poet
Sew and far between"
Was i. envy that kept them from congenial
woman's nature, fearful that their charms would be
outdone by of the and flowers exposed to
yisw the aursmens of shopping in the dry goods
and jewellers stores attractive than the simple
beauties OF natures In sooth, not for US spent
some delightful hours among many Of the. choicest
plants and flowers that could be presented to our
sight AID in seeming the fragrance Of natures sweet
eft gifts, enjoyed pleasure that could not be
bought for money in all the perfumers stores in New
York. The efforts made by this society to duse taste
for flowers and to extend theie cultivation highly
comnendsbe and in every point OF they are Of i'm
ioraDes In la cities like own where society lives
IN so artificial CONDITION, the inhabitants apt to for
get the more simple beauties Of and to depend too
much for amusement upon artificial resources Anything
that conducts back to the primeval condition Of
man he lived among plants and flowers innocent
them selves is step in the right path. passion
for flowers when not carried to an excess, Like the tulip
mania Of Holland is healthy feeling and in many large
cites-as Paris for exanpe-tbe most attractive sight
is the flower market. As the above mentioned society
has spared expense in fitting Metropolitan Hall in
appropriate ST. should have wished TO have seen
citizen population hockirg into the exhibition in
crowds in the same manner they do TO Barnums MI.
scum to the bearded lady, they did to see
Washipgton's woolly beaded nurse, and the other
monstrostes for which friend Barnum is world
renowned. As Is, would advise those who have
taste for 0.ers-ard who has MOTTO visit the exhib
ton Immediately We suppose that it would be super
furus to remind them that ''the rose it will fade
day Unfortunately, the natural flowers however they
may exec. in beauty and fragrance will not last long
those painted pieces of cico that adorn ladies' caps
snd bonIets yciept artificial flowers
o. the flowers III the exhibition the the most
Dume and seve al large and choice collections
exhibited the stands In this department the prnc
pal exhibitors Charles More of Ninety eighth
street snd Third avenue; Thomas Hogg Son. Yorkvie;
J. 5 Burgess, gardener to W. Burton, Esq, Glen
Cove Long Island Mateo Donald, Astoria; George
Ranch South BROOKLYN David Clark, Seventy eighth
street J. Hauser corner OF Fifty eighth street and Third
large collection of hybrid perpetual and tea
roses and d. Boil, corner OF Fftieh and Broad
flowers among which We noticed very pretty new
kind, raised from seedliDg called the Souvenir of
Ashland. The following is list Of the successful com
pet!tors in howers:
ROSES.
i.
First premium awarded j. S. Burgess gardener to w.
BuI ton, Esq, Glen Cove, l.. l.
Do, Mateo Donadi, Astoria
CLASS II.
- liz III
langley. Brooklyn.
Second Premum-J. Burgess.
IIAss-W
The ether kinds of flowers were not very numerous
There however some fine varieties double sweet
Williams exhibited by Isaac Buchs and others Plants
The collection Of plants is varied than that or
foSers In tke first rank stand the uchias large num-
bel of which side table consisting of the fol-
loeng-Cspton Hero, Madame Sontag Delicata Pearl
England Here, Beauty If Salisbury. Carolina Mazeppa
MseDihcans, &c On the stand exhibited large
cole Of geIsruns among which are some beautiful
plants exhibited by William Charlton, gardener to J. c.
Green, Staten Island
The majority the plants, however we're stationed on
platform at the end of the hail. consisting of various
kinds the most attractive objects OF which are two nne
orange treesope at either end-laden with their golden
fruit, exhibited oy james Ross, gardener j. Curtis
Iofkyile On the sane stand are exhibited several
choice dshias ard in the there rises overlapping
them all the proc OF the show most magnificent plant
OF the cactus tribe, the Cactus specioeissa in ia
bloom, covered with flowers of deep red hue Aaong
The other plants exhibited, specimens of the Ma
rantea SaDguiBea, blleTgia Thy Tsoidss Onthop.lum
Aueum Burchels CsIensis, well as cacti of every
description Albania versicolor Tabernamontsna Coro
isIia Callistemon Semperdo ems, &C, &c.
The prizes Tor plants have been awarded follows:
HOTHousE PLANTS.
FIRST premium to Thomas Duncan, gardener TO E. J,
WcoLey, Astoria.
Second premium to L. Nensnd Albany.
GREENHOUSE PLANTS.
First premium 10 Il. Msnand, Albany.
FIRST premium to L. Menard, Albany
CARNATIONS,
First premium to VIM. Charlton gardener to H. Green
GERANIuMs.
First premium 10 A. Gordon, gardener to E Hoy As
toria.
PE1ARGosIras
Best ak varleties-Geo. Hamiin, gardener to W. C.
Lar gley Brooklyn; second best DOWN. Chorlton gar.
oeIer 10 j. G. Greene, Staeu Island best three falcy
vsretie sWm. Choilton do 40 best tn rec specimens
Of searietAlex Gordon, gardener L. Hoyt Astori.
second best GOWN. Naoderveuters, Astoria,
Best six sIe,nens-John Humphrey, gardener to F.
Howe Brooklyn; second best do-Martin Collopy, gar.
derer 10 II Prentice, special premlum-Geo. aamlin,
gardiner to " T. Langley, Brookyn.
special pIenurn--luke Muin. Seventy eighth street,
B!oUmlt gdsle.
E1ucAs.
Best three specimens-A Meoand Albany.
FRUITS.
The fruits consisted OF strawberries cherries, and
few nectArLes and lemons The foosl1g kinds Of straw
berries exhibited :--Longvor MS seeding Sc.
uecks staminata, Boston pine, Hovey seeding, Iosa,
Iicton pine very large sol white; Livingston seeding;
Prince Albert White; black pine, dark deep red &c,
The prizes for strawberries awarded as follows
FIst premum-J hardman, gardener to W. H. Paine
and Isaac Buchanan Astoria.
Second rremium-Issac G. Winans, and Thomss Dun.
can, gardener 10 f. }. Woolsey, Astoria.
The cherries exhibited consisted Of the following
kinds-Ettn Belle De Choisy black Tartarian Mayduke
Knights's early black, Rivers early amber.
FIRST premium joseph Cudipp Jr, corner of Seventy
sixth street and Broadway.
NECTARINEs.
Discretionary premium--1o e. A. Maxirer gardener to
". Z. ii. Waddell, Esq., New York,
There we're, likewise some lemons Of large size
exhibited by James Angus gardener to William W. Fox
West FaIms.
VEGETABLES.
POTATOES.
First premiura-James Angus.
Second prem un.-J HaItman.
First prenium--James Angus, West Farms.
Second pIeILunl-J. HsroLau.
First pIemium-Jos Cudiipp, Jr.
Second prelum.-Jol Brill NJ j.
CABBAGE.