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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION.— May 20, 1856. 
“ * The greate Roome. 
One pair of Large bras hand irons broake . 00 05 00 
“ ‘ The next Roome. 
Hung with tapistry to be cleaned. 01 00 00 
“ ‘ Next Roome. 
A stained callico Bed lined with white callico, the curtaines 
tore in peices, and a large indian quilt tore in severall 
places. 03 10 00 
Fourteen hollands matted bottoinc chares all broake and 
soyled . 02 10 00 
I Twelve back chares covered with drugett much dirtyed .... 01 00 00 
“ 1 Next Roome. 
A sad colloured Camblett Bed much tore and spoylcd. 02 00 00 
An ordnary stained calico quilt tore and burned in severall 
| places. 00 io 00 
j A black wainscot table and stands broake and spoyled .... 00 10 00 
A pair of brass hand irons, her shovell and tongues broake . 00 07 06 
“ ‘ The Next Roome. 
Two beds, one of Drugett, the other Green Searge, much tore 
I and soyled . 02 10 00 
An old chest of Drawers, fier shovell, tongues, and hand 
irons broake and spoyled. 00 10 00 
“ * Next roome. 
A blew striped callamanco Bed lined with a striped india 
I stuff, Einbroydered, verey much dirtyed and spoyled, and 
the cornishes broake. 03 00 00 
I Twelve back chares covered with blew paragon, much dirted 01 10 00 
; Three old hollands matted chares broke. 00 07 06 
A wallnuttree chest of Drawers and a Wainscott table much 
spoyled and broke. 00 15 00 
Six white thread damaske window Curtaines tore and spoyled 01 10 00 
• A warraeing pann broake and burned to pieces. 00 05 00 
Below staires. 
A Japan table, two chares, and a couch, all broake and spoyled 01 10 00 
Seaven Caine chaires broke and lost. 01 10 00 
Severall other Cane chaires damaged . 01 00 00 
Elleaven green plush cushions stained and one lost. 01 00 00 
One large pair of brass hand irons, one pair of tonges, tier 
shovell, one grate broake and spoyled. 00 15 00 
Two inlayed tables damnyfied . 00 10 00 
One large Turkey Carpett dirtyed. 00 05 00 
Five Leather Chares Lost. 01 00 00 
Three ordnary wickered bottom chares and foure green Searge 
chares broke and lost. 00 17 06 
Two Fether beds and two Bolsters Lost. 08 00 00 
Three paire of new doune pillowes lost . 03 00 00 
Eight Fether beds, Eight bolsters, twelve paire of blanketts 
verey much dirtyed and spoyled. 03 15 00 
One iron stove grate broke to peices. 00 15 00 
Three paire of three breadths line new holland sheetes .... 07 10 00 
Three armed and five back wooden carved chares broake to 
pieces. 10 00 00 
Twenty fine pictures very much tore and the Frames all broke 10 00 00 
Severall Fine Draughts and other Designes Relateing to the 
Sea Lost, vallewed By the Adnurall att . 50 00 00 
In all.^127 02 06 
St. Genua Table broake and spoyled, valued att . 006 00 00 
£133 02 06 
“‘Jos. Sewell.” 
“ ‘ May 9th, 1698 . 
“ ( Some observations made upon the gardens and plantations which be¬ 
long to the honourable John Evelin , Esquire, att his house of Sayes 
Court, in Deptford, in the County of Kent. 
“ ‘ During the time the Zar of Muscovie inhabited the said house, se-. 
verall disorders have been committed in the gardens and plantations, 
which are observed to be under two heads: one is what can be repaired 
again, and the other what cannot be repaired. 
“ ‘ 1. All the grass worke is out of order, and broke into holes by their 
leaping and shewing tricks upon it. 
“ ‘ 2. The bowling green is in the same condition. 
“ ‘3. All that ground which used to be cultivated for eatable plants is 
all overgroune with weeds and is not manured nor cultivated, by reason 
the Zar would not suffer any men to worke when the season offered. 
“‘4. The wall fruitc and stander fruite trees are unpruned and un¬ 
nailed. 
“ ‘ 5. The hedges nor wilderness are not cutt as they ought to be. 
“ ‘ 6. The gravell walks are all broke into holes and out of order. 
“‘These observations were made by George London, his Majesties 
Master Gardener, and he certifies that to putt the gardens and planta¬ 
tions in as good repair as they were in before his Zarrish Majestie resided 
there will require the summe of fifty five pounds, as is Justified by me. 
‘“George London. 
“ * Great dammages are done to the trees and plants, which cannot be 
repaired, as the breaking the branches of the wall fruit trees, spoiling two 
or three of the finest true phillereas, breaking severall holleys and other 
fine plants. 1 ” 
“ Upon these proceedings Sir Christopher Wren made 
the following report to the Treasury : 
“ ‘ May it please your Lordshipps, 
“ ‘ In pursuance of your Lordships Reference of May 6th, 1698, upon 
the petition of John Benbow, Esquire, that I should survey and 
Estimate the dammages done to his House, Gardens, and Goods, by 
His Czarish Majestie and his Retinue at Deptford ; I accordingly re¬ 
paired thither, and valew’d the repaires of the House and Fences by 
particulars upon view ; and desired the assistance of Mr. Sewell of the 
moving Wardrobe to valew the Goods, and of Mr. London to valew the 
Gardens, and plantations, to which estimates hecr annexed, they have 
respectively set their hands, and I believe their valewations are just. 
£ s. d. 
The Dauimage of the House is valew’d at. 107 «7 00 
Of the Gardens. 55 00 00 
Totall. 162 07 00 
“ ‘ Which summe of £\62 07s. OOd. I suppose may be 
pay’d to Mr. Evelin, the petitioners Terme being neer 
expired. 
The Dammage of the Goods is. 133 02 06 
Crav’d 14 weeks Rent, which I valew at. 25 00 00 
Totall to be pay’d to ye Petitioner . 158 02 06 
“ ‘ There is also a House belonging to one Russell, a poor 
man, for the Guards appointed to be there, who have al¬ 
most intirely ruined the house; he will submit to a re- 
compence of . 30 00 00 
Summe Totall. 350 09 06 
“ * All which is humbly submitted. -- 
“ * Chr. Wren, 
May 11th, 
1698 .’ »* 
“ By a Treasury Warrant, dated June 2], 1698, the 
money was ordered to be paid to the various persons, in re- 
compence for their damages, according to the terms of 
Wren’s report.” 
SEASONABLE NOTES ON BEES. 
The cold springs which have prevailed of late years have 
prevented an early increase of Bees; so that instead of 
looking with great interest in May, we have had to wait 
for them till June. This greatly diminishes the produce 
from bees. The less room allowed to stocks, on the old plan, 
the better, for the great increase of warmth will forward the 
growth of the larva, and induce the queens to deposit their 
eggs in the proper cells. Thus the places of the old queens 
which leave the hives in the first swarms are regularly tilled 
up. But strong stocks, on the depriving system, require the 
opposite treatment to ensure success, by preventing swarming. 
The hives should be defended from the hot sun, and extra 
room afforded, which is generally to be done at the side or 
the top. Itis good to fix a bit of guide comb in each of the 
bell-glasses, or boxes, in order to entice the bees to enter. 
This should be placed, if possible, the same way as the 
combs in the hives, which is generally north and south, by 
which arrangement free access is allowed between them. 
The best cells for this purpose are clean ones, which were 
made to hold honey, placed the light way upwards. 
It may not be generally known, that one division of comb 
may contain cells of four different kinds, which is the num¬ 
ber made by bees. Those for honey are of unequal depth, 
a little raised to contain the honey, and placed at the top 
and outside combs. The broad cells are about the same 
size, but all of equal depth, to enable the larva to close 
them with their cocoons, before they change to the pupa 
state. They also contain the pollen, and are placed in the 
warmest parts of the hive. Male, or drone cells, are placed 
in a similar way, but larger and fewer iu number, and often 
filled with honey after the drones are destroyed. Queens 
cells are round, and formed after the combs are finished, 
varying from three to eight, and often fixed to the edge of a 
comb, and opening downwards. They are of tougher material, 
and not unlike that of the combs of wild bees. These cells, 
from their size, afford room for the complete development of 
the queen bees, which are bred in the swarming season only, 
unless some accident deprives the hive of a queen. Drones 
are also bred at the same period; but working bees, in strong 
stocks, at all times, except in very severe weather. As they 
increase, swarming takes place, on which we shall observe in 
our next article.— J. Wighton. 
MIGNONETTE BLOOMING THREE TIMES. 
Last year I had two window boxes of Mignonette ; as soon 
as the plants had perfected their bloom, I cut them down to 
two pair of leaves, they made a fresh start, and bloomed 
again in October. I again treated them as before, and re¬ 
moved the boxes into a conservatory. They showed a ten¬ 
dency to damp off during the winter, but recovered on hav¬ 
ing a good coating of dry, dusty soil sprinkled about their 
roots. They have now been in bloom about a month, and 
the flowers are infinitely superior to those produced by many 
tree Mignonettes.—W. X. W. 
