Mountain of Snow; 6. Ditto, Yellow Flag.

Self Breeders.-Mr. Driver, Glaphra; 2. Mr. Green, Seedling; 3. Ditto, Blandina; 4. Ditto, La Sultan ; 5. Mr. Driver, Incomparable Breeder; 6. Ditto, Seedling. This was considered the best show of Tulips ever exhibited in Sheffield.

The meeting for a show of RANUNCULUSES was held at the same place on the 12th of June, when the first prize for a pan of six was won by Mr. Green, with the following flowers: King of Mexico, Violet Fonce, Apollo, Garicula, Vesta, Tulius. Other prizes for class showing were awarded as follow:

Dark.-No. 1. Mr. Morton, Naxarra ; 2. Mr. Green, Rosney; 3. Mr. Morton, Variat; 4. Green, Vulcan; 5. Morton, Silvia; 6. Ditto, Aristratus.

Purple.-No. 1. Mr. Green, Violet Fonce; 2. Mr. Morton, De Gloire ; 3. Ditto, Voctonox.

White.-No. 1. Mr. Morton, Swan; 2. Ditto, Cernus; 3. Ditto, Perches; 4. Mr. Green, Agentyna.

Yellow.-No.1jMr. Morton, Golconda; 2. Ditto, Viscount Wentworth ; 3. Ditto, Roi de Ranunculeses; 4. Mr. Bell, Model of Perfection.

Orange. No. 1. Mr. Morton, Braban

çon; 2. Mr. Bell, Boden; 3. Ditto, Prince of Orange; 4. Mr. Green, Scarce and Good.

Scarlet.-No. 1. Mr. Bell, Shannon; 2. Mr. Morton, Chimworth; 3. Mr. Bell, Glorius Solas; Ditto, Scarlet Fonce.

White-ground dark-edged.-No. 1. Mr. Bell, Prince of Wirtemberg; 2. Mr. Morton, Garicula; 3. Ditto, Tendresse.

White-ground red-edged.-No. 1. Mr. Green, Tammerare; 2. Ditto, Tendresse ; 3. Ditto, Dr. Franklin.

White-ground spotted. No. 1. Mr. Morton, Prince William; 2. Green, Cremona; 3. Ditto, Hannibal ; 4. Ditto, La Délicate. White-ground striped. No. 1. Mr. Green, Orissa; 2. Mr. Morton, Rose Blanch; 3. Ditto, Algatha; 4. Mr. Bell, Rebecca.

Yellow-ground edged.-No. 1. Mr. Green, Julius; 2. Mr. Morton, Prince Galitzen; 3. Mr. Bell, Rising Sun; 4. Mr. Green, Coffe and Gold..

Yellow-ground spotted.-No. 1. Mr. Morton, Arbrissau; 2. Ditto, Agamemnon; 3. Ditto, Pretiosa.

Crimson.-No. 1. Mr. Bell, London Crimson; 2. Ditto, Yorkish; 3. Mr. Morton, Turk; 4. Mr. Green, Rosea.

Shades. No. 1, Mr. Morton, Vaquet Sans pareil; 2. Mr. Bell, Quintus; 3. Mr. Green, Cox Shade; 4. Mr. Bell, Couleur de Perbe.

TULIP SHOW.

Orange Tree, May 24 Mr. J. Hepplestone (premier prize, silver cup), Comte de Vergennes.

Feathered Bizarres.-1. Mr. J. Whiston, Trafalgar; 2. Mr. W. Crowder, Trafalgar; 3. Mr. J. Whiston, Duc de Savoie ; 4. Mr. R. Brooke, Unknown; 5. Mr. G. Chadwick, Goud Beaures; 6. Mr. J. Roylance, Leopoldina; 7. Mr. J. Whiston, Gyganthum; 8. Mr. J. Hepplestone, Stoneley's Breaker; 9. Mr. W. Crowder, Pizarro; 10. Mr. W. Crowder, Unknown. Flamed Bizarres.-1. Mr. W. Crowder, Turner's Black Prince; 2. Mr. J. Roylance, Flame de Guerre; 3. Mr. G. Chadwick, Phoenix; 4. Mr. J. Whiston, Grand Turk; 5. Mr. J. Whiston, Hill's Seedling; 6. Mr. J. Roylance, Magnifique; 7. Mr. S. Wrigley, Farrand's Liberty; 8. Mr. J. Roylance, Radcliffe's Bizarre; 9. Mr. J. Bradley, Stoneley's

Breaker.

Feathered Byblomens.-1. Mr. T. Wright, Black Baquet; 2. Mr. J. Whiston, Gay Stella; 3. Mr. J. Whiston, Washington; 4. Mr. J. Roylance, Laura; 5. Mr. J. Whiston, Maître Partout; 6. Mr. J. Roylance, Bienfait; 7. Mr. J. Whiston, Fair de Nice; 8. Mr. J. Whiston, Beauté de Angloise; 9. Mr. G. Chadwick, Wagstaff's Violet; 10. Mr. S. Wrigley, Unknown.

Flamed Byblomens.-1. Mr. J. Whiston, Queen of the Universe; 2. Mr. J. Bradley, Monsieur Pitt; 3. Mr. J. Roylance, Violet Superb; 4. Mr. J. Hardern, Unknown; 5. Mr. S. Wrigley, Sable Rex; 6. Mr. J. Whiston, Prichard's Unknown; 7. Mr. J. Chadwick, Laura; 8. Mr. J. Whiston, Kroon Prince; 9. Mr. J. Roylance, Woodhouse Seedling.

Feathered Roses.-1. Mr. J. Whiston, Dolittle; 2. Mrs. Kitchen, Hero of the Nile; 3. Mr. W. Pott, Dolittle; 4. Mr. J. Roylance, Walworth; 5. Mr. G. Chad

wick, Heroine; 6. Mr. J. Roylance, Duc de Brunt; 7. Mr. J. Bradley, Holden's Rose; 8. Mr. G. Chadwick, Guerrier; 9. Mr. S. Wrigley, Rose Vesta; 10. Mr. G. Chadwick, Seedling.

Flamed Roses.-1. Mr. J. Whiston, Vulcan; 2. Mr. J. Whiston, Princess d'Austria; 3. Mr. J. Bradley, Rose Vesta; 4. Mr. S. Wrigley, Roi de Cerises, 5. Mr. J. Bradley, Unknown; 6. Mr. W. Crowder, Cronisi Nobilissimo; 7. Mr. J. Whison, Unknown; 8. Mr. J. Whiston, Gay Stella; 9. Mr. G. Chadwick, Duc de Brunt.

Breeders.-1. Mr. J. Whiston, Bizarre Breeder; 2. Mrs. Kitchen, Bybloemen Breeder; 3. Mr. J. Bradley, Rose Breeder. Selfs.—1. Mr. S. Wrigley, Min d'Or; 2. Mr. J. Whiston, White Flag. Maiden Grower.—Mr. J. Hepplestone (Kettle), Comte de Vergennes.

PINK SHOW.

Ar the Annual Pink Show, held at the Admiral Rodney, near Macclesfield, on Saturday, June 22, the following prizes were awarded:

Mr. David Wheelton (premier prize), Mars.

Purple Laced.-1. Mr. J. Dooley, Cato; 2. Mr. R. S. Brooke, Mindeon; 3. Mr. D. Wheelton, Mars; 4. Mr. J. Dooley, Premier; 5. Mr. R. S. Brooke Brilliant.

Red Laced.-1. Mr. J. Dooley, Humphrey Cheetham; 2. Ditto, Cato; 3. Mr. D. Wheelton, George the Fourth; 4. Mr. J. Snape, Claudius; 5. Mr. D. Wheelton, Queen Charlotte.

Ar the Annual Pink Show, held at the house of Mr. Kinsey, the Blackamoor's Head, Prestbury, June 21, 1833, the following prizes were awarded:

Mr. John Roylance (premier prize, silver cup), Brilliant.

Mr. George Clarke (Steward's prize), Lancashire Lad.

Mr. Joseph Massey (Steward's prize), Claudius.

Mr. George Smith (Steward's prize), Parry's Union.

Purple Laced.—1. Mr. G. Clarke, Independent; 2. Mr. J. Crowder, Mars; 3. Mr. G. Smith, Eliza ; 4. Mr. T. Wright,

Sir Joseph Banks; 5. Mr. George Clarke, Brilliant; 6. Ditto, Lancashire Lad; 7. Mr. T. Wright, Sir John.

Red Laced.-1. Mr. John Roylance, Humphrey Cheetham; 2. Mr. J. Massey, Jupiter; 3. Mr. G. Clarke, Mount Hero; 4. Ditto, Mars; 5. Mr. Joseph Kinsey, George the Fourth; 6. Mr. T. Hatton, Cato; 7. Ditto, Unknown.

Black and White.—1. Mr. T. Wright, Cicero; 2. Mr. G. Clarke, Seedling; 3. Mr. J. Wheelton, Seedling; 4. Mr. T. Hatton, Beauté de Flora; 5. Mr. George Clarke, Seedling; 6. Ditto, Flora; 7. Mr. T. Wright, Duchess of Manchester.

THE Annual Sutton Pink Show was held at Mr. James Barnshaw's, the Three Crowns, June 22.

Mr. C. Pimblot (premier prize, silver cup), Brilliant.

Purple Laced.-1. Mr. T. Wright, Sir John; 2. Mr. G. Smith, Eliza; 3. Mr. C. Pimblot, Alston; 4. Mr. T. Wright, Sir John; 5. Ditto, Lustre; 6. Mr. George Clarke, Brilliant; 7. Ditto, Lancashire Lad; 8. Mr. C. Pimblot, Suwarrow.

Red Laced.-1. Mr. C. Pimblot, Miss Green; 2. Mr. T. Wright, Independent;

3. Mr. C. Pimblot, Princess Charlotte; 4. Ditto, Mars; 5. Mr. John Barnshaw, British Beauty; 6. Ditto, Claudius; 7. Ditto, Humphrey Cheetham; 8. Ditto, Miss Green.

Black and White.-1. Mr. G. Smith, Parry's Union; 2. Mr. Charles Pimblot, Beauté de Flora; 3. Mr. J. Barnshaw, Ironmonger; 4. Ditto, Duchess of Rutland; 5. Mr. C. Pimblot, Martin's Seedling; 6. Ditto, Baquet; 7. Mr. J. Barnshaw, Miss Portly; 8. Mr. T. Wright, Cicero.

MARIGOLD-FLOWERED; with well-formed double flowers, resembling Double Cape Marigolds in shape and size.

26. Golden Bronze-back; Golden Yellow, Hort. Trans. v. 6, p. 345, and Bot. Reg. tab. 4 (superior figure). Also called the Large Yellow and the King's Yellow. A very tall, handsome, and free-flowering variety.

27. The Superb Clustered Yellow, Hort. Trans. v. 5, p. 156, and v. 5, p. 421, and Sweet's Brit. Fl. Gard. tab. 14.

28. The Golden Lotus-flowered, Hort. Trans. v. 6, p. 340. A very splendid and large long-leaved variety, and nearly or quite the tallest of this genus of plants.

29. The Changeable Pale Buff, Hort. Trans. v. 6, p. 380, and tab. 3. Also called the Pale Cluster.

30. Starry Changeable Purple; The Starry Purple, Hort. Trans. v. 6, p. 339. This beautiful plant is one of the most variable-flowered in the genus.

31. The Late Purple; the Late Pale Purple, Hort. Trans. v. 5, p. 413, and v. 5, p. 422, and v. 6, p. 353. Also called Large Pale Purple. This is a very lateflowering and rather tall variety.

32. The Brown Purple. Hort. Trans. v. A tall and slender-twigged 6, p. 341-2. very late-flowering variety. TASSEL-FLOWERED; being tall or very tall plants in their genus, with very large double, and more or less conspicuously drooping flowers.

33. The Tassel Flamed Yellow; the Quilled Flamed Yellow, Hort. Trans. v. 4, tab. 14, p. 349, and v. 5, p. 421. The magnificent flowers of this tall plant appear rather late, and often measure above five inches in expansion.

(To be concluded in our next.)

THE farce carried on by the supporters of these associations, is one of those harmless pursuits which it is impossible to quarrel with, because it may do good and cannot do mischief, so far as morals are concerned; but we may fairly doubt if a single drunkard has been reclaimed, or a single person who really loved his glass has been induced to forego his indulgence. The danger is, indeed, in the probability, that by attempting too much these temperance gentry will retard instead of promote the good which might, and indeed would result from more discreet proceedings. Their tracts for holding up drunkenness to the disgust of mankind, by painting it in its most hideous form, and showing its direful consequences, must work well, though perhaps in a limited degree; but others we have seen, in which they attempt to show how much good has been done, by exhibiting the decrease in the consumption of liquors, are absolutely beneath contempt; for, unfortunately, a thinking man will at once be able to account for all this decrease, and wonder it is not greater, by two facts within his own comprehension,

first, the diminished means of the industrious classes, and even the middle classes, to procure any of these indulgences, which, to those who use them moderately, are real and substantial comforts; and secondly, the abstinence of these pampered water fanatics themselves, who having all the necessary nourishment in the way of food, can perhaps, and do perhaps abstain from all fermented liquors. But the very persons, and we are told there are many thousands of them, both here and in America, who thus abstain altogether, are, without a single known exception, persons who could always be content with such moderate use of them as could never exceed propriety, or who have a decided dislike to them. What, therefore, is society benefited by their abstinence? Is it for the sake of example? The moderate use of them, and general abstinence from unmixed spirits, would go twice as far, as an example, because even a drunkard may be taught that moderation is enjoyment; and while he is not betrayed by worse campanions, would go far to prac

tise it. Can there be any thing more truly ridiculous than to see a host of drivelling, canting water-bibbers drawing a nice line between fermented and unfermented liquors, abstaining from wine, beer, and spirits, while they devour them in an unfermented state by wholesale.

I dined in company with one of these temperance gentry not many days since, and he began one of his trumpery lectures as soon as wine was introduced, and on being challenged filled his wine-glass with water. He ate dinner enough for two persons, and drank sparingly. I liked his notion, seeing the beverage he took. The tarts were disappearing fast, and sugar went down with them or followed them in abundance. I took occasion to remind him that he was taking rum in large quantities, though he perhaps was not aware of it; but no liquor was hurtful, he said, in an unfermented state, and so kept on. The dessert came, and I may add went again; for the dish of oranges before him were taken one by one, halved, and sucked with astonishing rapidity, as though they were common food, and he just sat down to dinner. Grapes were next attacked, and a bunch which I imagined he intended to divide into six or eight portions, was transferred to his plate, picked one by one, and thrown into his mouth, which went on opening and shutting all the time about the same pace, only interrupted by an occasional observation upon their superior quality; so that, by the time this temperate gentleman had finished his meal, he had as much juice of the grape as his more sensible and social companions. I do not wish to insinuate that this is a general portrait of the leaders of temperate societies, but I do mean to say, that all I have seen, and I have observed many of them, had the means of procuring and did enjoy nutriment of other kinds plentifully, and that it is quite farcical to hear such persons preaching to the poor man, who has not such nourishment, against the use of beer, and worse than farcical, for it is hypocritical to cant against the moderate use of wine, while they suck the juice of the grape or other fruits, and eat raisins in abundance. If the poor labourer who were digging, weeding, planting, or

otherwise working in a broiling sun, had one of the temperance gentry to wait on him with a fine dish of oranges, grapes, strawberries, ice, or other refreshing nicknacks he would be able to do without drink, and especially had he laid in a good foundation of meat and vegetable two hours before; but will any man seriously tell us that society is benefited by depriving such a man of a drink of beer, or that morality is served by tricking men into a declaration, which they are quite sure to falsify, that they will abstain from "fermented liquors" as they are called, while many hours' toil and perseverance in untoward weather makes him feel the absolute want of it, and friends may put it in their way? We are no canters, and we would not find fault with those who are, if they were less outrageous with their unwholesome extremes of abstinence, -if they allowed that man should use God's gifts as they were meant to be used, not for our misery, for all excess brings this, but for our comfort. Why should any set of men actually blaspheme by insisting on the rejection of "wine," held up to us by holy writ as one of the Almighty's gifts, "which maketh glad the heart of man." I quarrel not with the objects, or rather the professed objects of the Temperance Society: drunkenness is a positive evil: whatever lessens the quantity of drunkenness is a positive good; but the Temperance Society make a sad blunder when they calculate that because less spirits, and wine, and beer are consumed they have lessened the quantity of intoxication. I have already shown the quantity cousumed is lessened by the total abstinence of those who never used it immoderately, and therefore without benefiting society trade is injured; besides which, they act as if men were obliged to "drink deep or taste not," as if men were to be taught that they have neither resolution nor firmness, and, therefore, lest they should take too much, they must abstain altogether. Upon the same principle other societies might erect them◄ selves into dictatorships against the enjoyment of a single blessing-lest the excess of such enjoyment becomes a curse, -in short, until we must not eat for fear of becoming gluttons. T. J.