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ted a ftw of broccoli, at this meeting inſpe&ed the melons and carnations. All that were produced for competition were very excellent, and evinced the great perfection to which they had brought the cultivation of theſe plants. The judges found themſclves at ſome loſs to decide wliere the ſüuperiority lay, but at lait determined to fx the premiums as follow:

Mr. Alexander Hay, gardegaer to Jonn Wauchope, elq. of Edmonton-- üÜrlt broccoli.

Mr. William Hofie, gardener to William Simpfon, elq. Parſon's-Green, ſecond broccot1.

Mr. Hoſfie alfo got the firſt melon-.

Mr. William Dick, gardener to William Maxwell, eſq. of Carriden,-- ſecond melon.

Mr. Jobn Shanklie, Nurſeryman, Leith Walk,--firlt carnation.

Melſſrs. Dicklon and Shade, Nurfſey and Seedſmen, Edinburgh.--ſecond carnation,

The Caledonian Gardeners Lodge have two obj;&s in view by their con- Nitution 5. the'one is, by boiding out premiums to thoſe who excel in the cultivations of plants, flowers,&c. to induce ſuch a competition as may be inſtrumental in improving the various candidates in the knowledge and prac- tice of their profeſlion, which, of courſe, will be benehcial to mankind at Jarge. The other obje& of the Lodge embraccs thoſe reciprocal duties of friendſhip and kindncſs which mankind owe to each other. Wuath this view a fund has been raiſed, to which ail the members contribute, and they are thus enabled to help a brother in diſtreſs.

The ball room was elegantly fitted up for the accommodation of the com- pany at dinner. At the upper end, there was a crown ſurrounded with roles, and ſurmounted by a beautiful imperial Thiſtle, on the one fide the Prince of Wales's feathers, and on the other the Irilh harp. Immediately under theſe, the Prefident's chair was placed in an alcove, fancitully ornamented with evergreens, and a variety ol other beantiſul flowers,

Two tables went down the room, at the bottom of each ſat a Croupier, in an alcove, ſimiliar to that oſ the preſident.

Abaut jfour o'clock, Mr. Thomas Davidſon, gardener, Summerßfield, pnaeſident, took the chair; Mr. Thomas Shide, rurſery and ſeedſman, preſes of the competition committee, in the Croupier's chair cn the left, “There were nearly a hundred members of the Lodze preſent.

Alter dinner many loyal toaſts were drank, along with thoſe peculiarly 2ppropriate to the obje& of the meeting, and the glaſs, the ſong, the toalt, and the ſentiment, occupied the remainder of the evening 3; every one Vvying with his neighbour who ſhould contribute mot to the general harmony«- A band of muſic attended.

Dublin Fruit Shew.

At the ſhew of fruit for premiums held at Atwell's Tavern, on Monday August 12th. Lord Caltlecoote, Wm. Rowley, Eſq. Thomas Burgh, E!49. Richard Griffith, Eſqg. Robert Shaw, E([q. and George Grierſon, Elq. Preſided as judges, and decided in favor of the following candidates, Viz»:=-

Mr. Clarke, Gardener to J. C. Beresford, Eſq, tor beft pine, a gold medal.

Mr. Cathcart, gardener to George Gonne, Eſq. for the beſt melon, a gold medal.

Mr. Maſterſon, gardener to Samuel Dopping, Eſq. for ſccond beſt melon, a ſilver medal.

Mr. Lovghman, gardener to Thomas Kemmis, Eſq- for beſt bunch of white grapes, a gold medal.;

Mr, Clarke, gardener to J. C. Beresford, E/q. for ſecond beſt bunch of white grapes, alſlver medal.