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against the regulations, especially in places like Hyde and St. James's 

 and Green Parks, remaining open after dark, which again involves the 

 large question of the extent and mode of lighting, and the different 

 systems to be adopted. Out of the large number of papers passing daily 

 through my hands, I really do not think that one of them in ten has any 

 direct relation to either horticulture or arboriculture. I do not propose 

 to enter into these at all, and perhaps they would hardly be suitable in 

 a lecture to the Royal Horticultural Society, but I should like to be 

 allowed to draw your attention to the fact that they exist, and their 

 consideration constitutes a large proportion of our duties. 



