22nd June 1839

Windsor & Eton Royal Horticultural Society

On Wednesday the first exhibition of this Society this season took place in the Town Hall, when various prizes were awarded for the best specimens of flowers, fruit, and vegetables. After the prizes had been awarded, the people were admitted to the Hall, which presented a very gay appearance, from the beauty and variety of the plants, and the excellence of the fruit, and vegetables; of the latter, some specimens exhibited by cottagers were much admired. We were sorry to observe that the company, though highly respectable, did not appear to us as numerous as last year's show.

The following is a list of prizes that were awarded:-

Flowers:
Geraniums, in pots (6 varieties), Mr. Stewart, Salthill; Ditto cut flowers (36 varieties), 1st Mr.Gall, gardener to the Rev.E.Coleridge, Eton College; 2nd Mr. Stewart, Salthill.

Calceolarias, (6 varieties), Mr. Stewart, Salthill; Ditto cut flowers (28 varieties), seedlings, Mr. Toward, Bagshot.

Caclus (collection).- Mr. Stewart, Salthill.
Melo-Cacti (collection) - Messrs. Brown, Slough
Heartseases- 30 varieties, 100 varieties, and seedlings- Mr. Thompson, Iver
Cut Flowers.- Mr.Beal, Frogmore.
Roses - Mr. Ingram, Windsor
Greenhouse Plants (collection of 12) - Mr. Toward, Bagshot
General Collection - Mr.Willmer, Sunbury
Hydrangia Hortences - Mr. McCulloch, gardener to J.Dupree.Esq, Wilton Park, Beaconsfield

Specimen Plants - Mr.Toward (thysanothus), Mr Stewart (geranium),Messrs Brown (clematis seboldli bicolor), Mr. Ingram (fuschia fulgens), Messrs. Brown (russalia junces)

Fruits:
Pines - 1st, Mr Beale, Frogmore; 2nd Mr Dodd Cliefden.
Grapes (black) - 1st, Mr Dodd, Cliefden; 2nd Mr Smith, Beaconsfield; (white), Mr Ingram, Windsor.
Peaches - Mr Dodd, Cliefden
Nectarines- Mr Toward, Bagshot
Cherries (out door) - Mr McCulloch, Beaconsfield
Greengages and Plums - Mr Ingram, Windsor

Vegetables
Peas - Mr Thompson, Iver
Potatoes, Mushrooms, and Cauliflowers - The gardener of W.B.Harcourt,Esq, St Leonards
Cottager's Prizes
Vegetables (in collections) - First, Thomas Kamester, second, George Kamester, third, James Hughes (all of Clewer green).

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WINDSOR POLICE

On Monday, the servant of one of the officers of the Royal Horse Guards preferred a charge against the toll collector at Windsor Bridge, for demanding toll twice on the same day for the same horse. It appeared that the circumstance arose from a mistake on the part of a boy who was in charge of the gate, and the magistrates in consequence recommended an amicable arrangement. The complainant declined to accede to that course without having the permission of his master to do so, and the case was postponed for the present.

On Monday and Thursday, Messrs. Voules scn, and Perkins again attended to complain of the nuisance caused in their neighbourhood ( Sheet street-road), by offensive exhalations from a yard opposite Adelaide-terrace, in the occupation of Mr. Hall, Builder, of Datchet-lane.

Mr. T. Adam, Peascod-street, the landlord, and Mr.Hall, jun, the tenant of the yard attended, and denied that anything of an offensive nature was placed there. The exhalations arose from the filth that emptied itself into the ditch with which they had nothing to do and which the proprietor ought to have covered up. Messrs. Voules and Perkins repeated their former complaint that the smells were exceedingly offensive, and that if the magistrates could do nothing in the matter the only course was to apply to the sessions.

The Mayor and Sir John Chapman both thought that this was the only course, for they could make no order upon it.

Mr. Liverd the surveyor of highways was present to show by the Act of Parliament he had no power to interfere, as the place was private property, and the nuisance was not in the road.

Assaulting a County Court Officer

On Thursday, Charles Longman, a private in the Royal Horse Guards, was charged with assaulting James Wynn Davis, an officer of the county court.

The defendant appeared to have come off worst in the affray, as he had a large plaster on his head, having received a tremendous blow with a life preserver, or such instruments --------------

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