... fruit, out flowers, grasses, and baskets of six kinds of vegetables. Messrs. Miller and Steel offer prizes in the dairy pro- dce exhibition, and in the ladies' department there are classes for dairy produce, poultry, eggs, bread, fruit, and flowers. There ...

... engravings did not realise high prices. With regard to the old china, £ 14 was given for a Chelsea female figure, and £15 for bov with fruit and girl with flowers; £04 5s., man with musicl instrument and woman with bag; £4 for Una and the Lion, £4 10s. ...

... in the world ever of made a show half so splendid as you may see en in those glass houses, full of the choicest and most hexquisite tropical plants, full oftropical and temperate ve tree-ferns and ferns, full of water-flowers and orchids, ad and every kind ...

... ensured. i 'krod, Vhem1bte,'1s 13d. As9 io8OZODON-T. Sftd. DEATH PROM AXE.SIVEAT. Mr. C. L. Drew held a irquest at the Chelsea Town H-alI, or, Monday, on the body of E gam Myersa calb- man, of Elephant Street, Qneen's Perk, who died on his box on Friday ...

... and brake, was encored. So likewise was the trio, Mrs. Harper, Miss Lu-ombe, and Mias Flower, My Lady, the Countess. In this, the deep, and rich tones of Miss Flower's mezzo soprano voice were heard to perfection; whilst Mrs. Harper and Miss Lucombe ...

... >Guyer Hunter, M.P, Mr. Edwini Chadwicl, Mr. J. Bosisto (Melbourne), Mr. Burdett Smith (New South' Wales), Dr. North, Major Flower, Captain 'Andrew, Mr. Nanson, Professor Robinson, Mr. G. J. Symons, Mr. H. -H. Collins, and Mr. White Wallis (secretary). ...

... occupied the la chair. The Secretary's report showed a balance in It hand, and that the late show was very success- re ful. It was proposed by Mr. Palmer, and carried fo unanimously, that next year's show should Le ai on August Bank Holiday. It was also ...

... successfal in dis- posing of flowers for button-holes, and a number of elegant little nick-nacks which were pretty and not costly. The attractions outside the mansion were equally well patronised. The Punch and Judy Show, with appro- priate music, created ...

... collection of wild flowers, Mrs. Gooderham; 2nd, Miss Bradstreet; 3rd, Mb!iss F. Thomas; highly com- mended, Mrs. Potter. Best collection of window plants, 0. James; 2nd, Mrs. Cotton; 3rd, M~rs. Bull; extra, Mrs. Peek. Best garden flowers grown by children; ...

... exertions that tho show had ,proved, as they might already say it had proved, so ,thoroughly eucoeosaful. In conclusion Earl Cadogan a referred to the exert~ions of the Local Committee, .which he said had done all in their power to make that show a success, knowing ...

... means of securing for the town so valuable a property-preserving appliance. Flower-stealing is a species of theft which is peculiarly abominable. It is not the market price of flowers which renders them valuable to their growers and owners ] so much as the ...

... supported by the table is a crimson super-altar, hearing a couple of small' crystal vases containing bouquets of varied coloured flowers. The table proper has a crimson covering as heretofore, but at a distance of about twelve inches from the upper surface, on ...