Floral and Horticultural Show Yesterday.

New Zealander, Volume 6, Issue 477, 9 November 1850, Page 3

Floral and Horticultural Show Yesterday.

We had feared from the state of the weather on Wednesday and Thursday that the projected Exhibition must cither be postponed, or that the contributions to it would be found to have suffered severely from the wind and rain. Both these forebodings, however, were agreeably disappointed. The Show took place as advertised ; the day itself proved favourable ; and the Exhibition was such as to afford high gratification to the numerous groups of visitors who continued to arrive in rapid succession during the hours in which it was open to the public. The adjudication of the Prizes wwans n placed in the competent hands of William Connell, Esq., and Messrs. Wilson and Ayre, assisted by Mr. McElwain. To Percival. 13errey, Esq. — whose taste and skill in Horticulture and horticulture are well known to many of our readers — were awaided the Prizes for the best Bouquet of Flowers, and also for the best Seedling Geranium, the best collection of Cape Bulbs, the best Fuschia, and the best Rhubarb. Mr. J. Lynch obtained Prizes for the second best Bouquet, and for the best Peas. Two Prizes were awarded to Mr. C. O. Davis, for the " choicest plant in bloom" — the Aloe linguata — (a specimen which in itself would amply have repaid a visit to the Show), and for the best Collection of Roses, — an exceedingly rich, varied, and beautiful wreath. In Vegetables, Messrs. Hanson and Aiken were pre-eminently successful. They obtained Prizes for Asparagus, Cauliflowers, Carrots, Turnips, lladishes, Lettuces, and Potatoes, and also for Gooseberries. Cabbage sent by Capt. Haultain, and Strawberries by Mr. Grairm, obtained Prizes also. In addition to the Prizes which the Judges had it in their power actually to award, they recommended for extra Piizes the following contributions to the Exhibition : — a Design in Flowers of a Cottage, constructed by a Native named Lazarus, in the seivice of Mr. Beiiuey ; this was really an admirable specimen of ingenuity and tact, produced, as we are assured it was, by the invention and manual talent of the Maoii himself, and we do trubt that, whoever may or may not get an extra Puze, "Lazarus" will not be overlooked :— a new variety of Rose, Hybrid Perpelua \ a collection of Pinks ; and an Amaiyllis, from Mr. Lynch •.—. — a collection of Ranunculuses fiom Mr. Burry, and a lemaikably line Stock sent by the same gentleman •. — also Peas shown by Messrs. Hanson and Aiki:n. The Hall was tastefully dccoialed, and the general arrangements veiy satisfactory. The liand of the sSth Regiment attended in the lawn of the Institute, and enlivened the day by a peiformance of many popular pieces m their usual excellent style, On the whole,

we may congratulate the Society on (his their first Floral Show, and on the wellgrounded anticipations which will now be formed as to their piogicss in fuluic years.

Recent Deaths of Notable Persons. — Since our last enumeration under this heading, we have obscived in the obituaries the following deaths of persons more or less known to various classes of the public. In Oxfordshire, aged 87, Thomas, the fifth Earl of Macclcsfield ; he was the father of the pceiage of England, but was little known in the political woild, having succeeded to the earldom only eight years ago, but was esteemed as a quiet, elegant, and amiable English gentleman :—ln: — In Ireland, the Right Rev. and Right Hon. Lord Robert Tottenham, Bishop of Clogher, only brother of the late Marquis of Ely ; (the Bishopric of Clogher is the last of the Irish bishoprics suppressed by Loid Stanley's Church Temporalities Act ; its revenues will go to the Ecclesiastical Fund, and its jurisdiction merge in that of Armagh) : — LieutcnantGeneial Sir James 13-ytiiuusi 1 , K. C. 13., Governor of the garrison of Berwick (an appointment which is not to be continued) ; the deceased officer had been fifty-six years in the service, and was actively engaged throughout the Peninsular campaigns, and at one time filled the situation of Military Secretary to the Duke of Wellington -. — at Torquay, Lord William Hervey, second surviving son of the Marquis of Bristol : — in London, Vice-Ad-miral Donald Hugh Mackay : — LieutenantColonel Tinling, late of the Grenadier Guards •. — Sir George Drinicwatlr, who received the honour of Knighthood iv 1830, when, as Mayor of Liverpool, he presented the Corporation Address on the accession of King William IV. : — at Caen, in Normandy, Sir G. W. Prescott, of Theobalds Park, Herts. Bart. : — in London, the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Frederick Beauclerk, D.D., youngest son of Aubrey, sth Duke of St. Albaus :— m the Ssth year of his age, the Rev. Richard Recce, one of the last surviving contemporaries of John Wesley, and one of the most universally esteemed ministers of the Wesleyan Church, in which he had twice been elected to its highest office — that of President of the Conference :—: — the Rev. Francis Lear, B D., Dean of Salisbury : — Captain George Smith, R. N., the Admiralty Supeiintendent of Contract Packets at Southampton, and distinguished as the inventor of paddle-box boats for steamers, and the moveable target for practising naval gunnery •. — Thomas Collett, Esq., who had been for thirl y years Supeiintendent of the Members' Waiting Room of the House of Commons: — at an advanced age, Dr, Prout, F.R S., who was deservedly esteemed by the medical and generally philosophical classes for his contributions to scientific knowledge, and known by the public at laige as one of the authois of the celebrated, at least — once celebrated — " Bridgewater Treatises." The foreign papers mention some deaths which claim attention. We already briefly noticed the death of the Emperor of Ciiina, of which, a fuller account since received (as we receive so much news, via California) informs us took place " on the 14th of the Ist moon," (25th of February) when — the official notification declares, — " His Majesty the Emperor depaited upon the gieat journey, mounting upwaids on the Dragon to be a guest on high." The Empress Dowager had died a short time pieviou&ly, as was notified by a proclamation directing "(accoiding to the Chinese form of mourning on the occasion,) that on a certain day, " all officers, civil and military, and all soldiers and all plebeians, should take off the buttons or the tassels of their caps, and clothe themselves in while," and that, on a subsequent day, " they should put on wliite cloaks." Such is fashion. But may it not be asked, — Is not the Chinese fashion in this respect, after all, as defensible as the European 1 It is said that a the which broke out in the palace during the period of strict mourning, and the Emi'uior's hurried removal and exposure to cold in consequence of it, hastened his death. We have to add to this list the names of the Baron de Menneval, formerly Piivate Secretary of the Empeior Napoleon, who died at Paris, aged 73 ; and the widow of the famous Marshal Blucher, who died at an advanced age at her residence in Berlin.

We are giatilied to learn that the matters in dispute between the Kawau Mining Company and Messis. Heale and Wiiittakkr, which at one time seemed likely to lead to tedious and costly litigation, have been amicably adjusted. The airangement, we aie informed, is, that Messrs Hi:ale and Wiiiiiaker ate to transfer to the Company their propeity in the Mines, the wharves, the steam-engine, &c, receiving iv compensation the sum of £."5,000. The Company, having thus, the undisputed possession of the whole of the mines, will be enabled to prosecute its operations with increased certainty and piobability of success. The continuation of the Ri view, the first pait of which was published m out last, is in type, but a press of adveitisements compels us to postpone it.