... indignity that is put upon her dear suffering daughter, inasmuch as she has nothing better to go to the Crystal Palace Flower-Show inj than the old bonnet she had all last year, and which would disgrace the head of any washerwoman at Cremorne, and moreover ...

... coloured drop blinds, contrasting prettily with the gay coloured exterior mouldings ; their verandah-covered balconies full of flowering exotics, ail tell of the advent of greater taste as well as of greater wealth, and imply that London, once the sootily, sombre ...

... big railway engine, and then, after much pains, showing his great work, rough and unpainted, and you have some notion of these Austrian engines. An awkward-limbed, high-boned, shaggy Shetland horse show n, side side, with a satin-skinned and mo3t shapely ...

... far from well.] Royat Descent oF THE Poet Cyrus sends to the the copy of a pedigree he has recently received from Scotland, showing that Thomas Campbell was lineally descended from Kobert IL. Conrztition—Srrixixne is remarkable that the first and second ...

... Dickson Wright, clerk to Chassereau, merchant, Finsbury Place, London, is reported to haveabsconded, taking with him £15,000. Chelsea Bridge when finished, as it will be next spring, will be beyond all doubt the handsomest structure of its kind the metropolis ...

... hbome-saved seed. Mr Niven showed sam of ts wn from the Continental white-blossomed variety, and from the yellow seed obtained from America, They appeared of fair quality. The flowers of the latter were differently formed from flowers generally, being more ...

... across the Straits of Messina to enable a radway to be carried across. Some of the pet breeds of dogs exhibited at the Leeds show were ticketed at the most fabulous prices, one lady putting the price £1000, whde others modestly catalogued them at £180. ...

... Thos. Grant, a veteran sailor, l years, appeared before the Chelsea Board of Guardians he destitute, aud laying claim to Chelsea h,s parish, from the fact of his being apprenticed at Chelsea io the River Thames as a waterman. From the centenarian's statement ...

... curator of the York Museum, presented her ' centre—a Victoria Regia just bursting, Majesty with a bouquet containing a splendid flower in the A most fearful collision took place in the Channel, off the Start, early on Tuesday morning, which resulted in the ...

... tin., of the Royal Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea, had the honour of presenting the Princess's bridal bouquet. It was composeel of beautiful orange blossoms, white rosebuds, rare orchideous flowers, and sprigs of myrtle ; the whole encircled with ...

... was played at Sheffield on Monday. Eleven wooden-leggea veterans from Greenwich contested the game with elrren one armed Chelsea pension'rrs. An immense number of people witnessed the match. Only the tint innings was played, armless heading the legless ...

... Consort entered into a careful examination of the weight and shape of the shako worn by the Militia, consulting with Lord Chelsea, and ing open counte- gsace to the popular belief in the interest hich he takes in the subject. The band of the Royal Bucks ...