PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
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popularity and success required a more commodious building, lie with others 
projected the Agricultural Hall in Islington, and shared the general exultation 
at the rise of a building which is not more remarkable for its adaptation for 
an immense gathering of men and things, than as an instance of a new and 
large scale of utilitarian architecture. 
27th dime.—Alderman Sir Henry Muggeridge, of St. Andrew’s Hill, E.C., 
aged 51. 
30th June.— Frederick Philips, Esq., of Phual, Mold, Flintshire. 
1st July.— William Cock, Esq., of Chiswick, TV 7 ., aged 63. He was the first 
contributor of collections of Pelargoniums that were shown at the Horticultural 
Society’s exhibitions at Chiswick, and for many years the most successful 
grower. He was also an early exhibitor of Balsams and Coxcombs, and of these 
he was a successful cultivator; in fact, Balsams have not, since he ceased to 
grow them, been seen so large and fine as he showed them. He was a true 
lover of gardening and flowers, and his great aim was to grow them better than 
anyone else, and in this he was eminently successful. 
5th July.— Heart Petty Fitzmatjrice, Marquis of Laxsdowxe, of Berkeley 
Square, Tv. ; and Bowood, Caine, Wilts, aged 50. He patronised gardening 
generally, and his garden contains a good collection of Conifers. His grounds 
are noted for fine specimens of rare trees planted. (1770 — 1780) by the first 
Marquis. The short time which he held the family estates did not allow of his 
indulging much in gardening ; but, had he lived, he would midoubteclly have 
done much to encorn’age a taste for the old French style of gardening (La Loire's) 
—of which he was a great admirer, and about which he possessed great taste and 
judgment— as well as of the Italian style, as exhibited in the old gardens near 
and around Borne. In this department of art his judgment and taste were 
certainly unique. 
7th .July.—The Earl of Lanesborough, of 8 Great Stanhope Street, May 
Fair, W. ; Lanesborough Lodge, Belturbet, Co. Cavan ; and Swithland Hall, 
Loughborough, aged. 72. 
14th Jidy. — David Preston, Esq., M.D., of The Grange, Michael’s Grove, 
Brompton, S.W., aged 78. 
16th July.— Thomas L. Leaemonth, Esq., of The Albany, Piccadilly, W., 
aged 67. 
17tli July.— -John Dobie, Esq., B.N., of Marlborough Chambers, Pall Mall, 
S.W., aged 69. 
26th July.— Henry Kixgsford, Esq., of 6 Queen’s Gate Gardens, Hyde Park, 
W., aged 74. 
27th July.—The Dowager Duchess of Northumberland, of Mount Lebanon, 
Twickenham, S.W. 
6tli August. — John C. Whiteman, Esq., of Theydon Grove, Epping, aged 70. 
10th August. — John T. Oxley. Esq., of Claphani Common. S., aged 66. 
19th August.—T. J. Turner, Esq., of Wortley Park, Winchester. 
25th August. — The Earl of Craven, of 16 Charles Street, Berkeley Square, 
S.W.; Coombe Abbey, near Coventry ; Hainstead and. Ashdown Parks, Berks. 
3rd September.— John Ashbury, Esq., of 9 Sussex Place, Hyde Park, W., 
aged 61, Associate of Institution of Civil Engineers, Member of Institution of 
Mechanical Engineers, and Member of the Society of Arts. He was founder of 
the largest establishment in Europe for the manufacture of railway rolling 
stock—and the first manufacturing works of any note formed into a company 
imder the Limited Companies’ Act. Mr. Ashbury, however, retained a large 
stake in it, and was Chairman and Managing Director at the time of his death. 
3rd September. — John Jackson Blandy, Esq., of Highgrove, Beading, aged 
72. Mr. Blandiy’s name was long known in connection with the Boyal Horti¬ 
cultural Society. He was for many years a prominent member of the Comieil, 
and was also a Vice-President of the Society till within a few months of his 
death, when he retired by rotation from the Council as being the oldest member. 
He exhibited at the usual great London Shows and at the principal Horti¬ 
cultural Shows within a radius of forty miles of Beading. He kept up his own 
gardens and grounds in the best style. The Bhododendron Blandianum 
'(named after the deceased gentleman) bloomed first at Highgrove about 15 
