The Sun. — 1844-09-06 (London, England)

ROMFORD, SEPT. 4.—With the exception a_tfltil primest Old Downs commanding a steady sae "!fil prices, the demand here to-day was heavy, on tli0i;$01 lowing terms :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; Is, 2s 8d to 4s ; Lamb, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3c34liii 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 6d per Sibs. 011,„-'10g Calves, 18s to 32s ; quarter-old Store Pigs, 166 ,70c,), and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 19'  HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIt. The first meeting for the autumn season 05.44 on Tuesday afternoon, at the rooms in Regent-so? Colonel Fielding in the chair. Several new med were elected, amongst whom were the Mara Titchfield, Lord Saltoun, Sir F. Goodricke, An, tbs W. Guise. The most prominent collection Pi' )11, room was that of pine apples, one of which, fro'. d Mills, gardener to the Baroness de Rothschilesl Gunnersbury Park, weighed 14ilbs., being the lisobi' ever before exhibited ; a Providence pine was. bited from Mr. List, of East Barnet, which vveigilies! and another of 71bs. from the same party', the Marquis of Bath exhibited three g10bt,146 weighing Gibs. each. From the gardens of A. ujoef Esq., of Enfield, were some fine Muscat of gefl andria grapes, a bunch of which weighed 1113',6401 and there were some peaches and nectarines of quality, notwithstanding the unfavourable nature season for this description of fruit. From the gale/ of the Hon. Mr. Clive, at Oakley, were sonstp sorts of apples, amongst which was a Russian vroo called " the yellow transparent," and whicheen country can be seen through like ice, a p I Ilse which it does not possess here ; and there ow° •041 exhibited from the gardens of a cottager at rth,cha irj in Norfolk, a new seedling russet apple, Iv' ge peared to have the desideratum of being a of keeper. From Lieut. Tilley there was shown, 0' interesting series of demonstrations in vegetable tomy, which excited much commendation• toes exhibition of flowers, although small, '4)1100 a good many specimens of considerable iP 110 amongst which were some orchidaceous Poor from Sir P. G. Egerton, Mr. Rollison derson (of Pine Apple-place), Mrs. 14arrYa Amongst the miscellaneous collections w!rene, admire' specimens of fuchsia from Mr. Pa Great Berkhampstead, and a series of the sailLeLatel in the cultivation of which ten different ". per were applied, the effects of which Nvere at onaeof ceptible. The prizes awarded were the largiLksiSa, medal to Mr. Mills, for his pine apple ; 0' medals to Mr. Henderson, gardener to the lk f3OB Bath, for globe pine apples ; Mr. Corbyn, for; specimen of Lilium aucifolium with white l and Mr. Parsons, for Muscat of Alexandria 4.; and certificates of merit to Mr. Jones,__ for P"for the cottager at Platting, for apples ; Mr. Don, fst fine specimen of achimenes; and Mr. Reddmje gusmania tri-colour. The extract from the Ma gical Register kept at the gardens, from 6th 07e to 3d September, gave—barometer, highest, ‘,0,351' ber 1, 30 376 inch.; lowest, August 14, to Thermometer, September 1, 84 degrees F. ; lot °' August 23 and 27, 38 degrees F.; and q rain, 1.18 inch.  MELANCHOLY SUlClDE.—Tuesday morning$ p lancholy suicide was committed by Mr. J. Bal,;111:00:: landlord of the Ship public-house, in the e;rek; bridge road. He rose at the usual time, OP At tr good spirits, and went down to attend his busines9 bar. Shortly afterwards, however, he went Sul LIP again ; and his wife wondering at his absenee.....• that to look for him, and was horrified at discoveruatueni had eut his throat with a razor. He was a wan "irstov" spected by his neighbours, and the cause of the 14641 act is not known. lasto#,