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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
(Aue. 5, 
yails in Paris respectiig the Turkish expedition against 
Tunis, and a squadron has been despatched from Toulon 
to watch the movements of the Ottoman fleet. From the 
Levant, we learn that this fleet left the Dardanelles on the 
16th, under the command of the Capitan Pacha, and there 
was little doubt that it was intended to act against Tunis. 
The Sultan is also concentrating a large military force at 
Adrianople, and in the neighbourhood of the capital ; and 
there is reason to suppose that the Schah of Persia medi- 
tates some act of aggression on the Turkish frontier. 
In the House of Commons, on Monday, the motion for 
the second reading of the Church of Scotland Benefices 
Bill, sent down from the House of Lords, gave rise to a 
long and animated discussion on the affairs of the Scotch 
Church, and the second reading was only carried by a 
majority of 18. On Tuesday, Lord John Manners brought 
forward a motion for repealing the laws of Mortmain, as 
imposing restrictions on private charity, suggesting at the 
same time the re-establishment of religious houses and of 
monastic institutions. Sir J. Graham opposed the motion, 
which was ultimately withdrawn without a division. Mr. 
Ward them brought on his motion for effecting a new 
settlement of the revenues of the Irish Church, by dis- 
tributing them among the members of the Establishment, 
the Roman Catholics, and the Presbyterians, according to 
the numbers of each denomination. Lord Eliot opposed 
the motion, and after a long sitting the debate was 
adjourned to Wednesday, when the House was counted 
out, and the motion consequently fell to the ground. 
Wome News. 
Courr.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the 
Prince of Wales and the Princesses, accompanied by the 
Duke Ferdinand and the Prince and Princess of Saxe 
Coburg Gotha, left town on Thursday for Windsor Castle, 
where they will remain till Tuesday. During the week 
the Royal visitors have inspected Hampton Court Palace, 
the’ exhibition of Cartoons, Westminster Abbey, Green- 
wich Hospital, the East India House, the West India 
Docks, the Athenzeum Club, and Guildhall. Her Majesty 
and Prince Albert accompanied them to the new Houses 
of Parliament on Saturday, to the Exhibition of the Royal 
Academy on Monday, and to Stafford-house, the residence 
of the Duke of Sutherland, on Tuesday. The Queen had 
a state ballon Monday, and a dinner party on Wednesday. 
Prince Albert presided at a meeting of the Fine Arts 
Commission on Friday, and transacted business at the 
office of the Duchy of Cornwall on Tuesday. The 
Duchess of Norfolk has succeeded Lady Portman 
as the Lady in Waiting on the Queen; Lord Rivers and 
Colonel Drummond have succeeded Lord Byron and Sir 
F. Stovin as the Lord and Groom in Waiting on Her 
Majesty. Colonel Arbuthnot has relieved Major-Gen. 
Wemyss as Equerry in Waiting on the Queen, and Colonel 
Wylde has relieved Colonel Bouverie as Equerry in 
Waiting on Prince Albert.—The King of Hanover left 
town on Saturday for Kew, and gave a dinner on Sunday 
to the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Wellington, 
and anumerous party. The King came to townon Mon- 
day, and was present at Her Majesty’s Ball. On Tues- 
day His Majesty dined with the Earl of Jersey, and on 
Wednesday with the Earl of Shaftesbury, attending the 
Duke of Wellington’s concert in the evening. On Thurs- 
day His Majesty dined with the Duke of Sutherland.—The 
Queen Dowager will leave town in a few days for Witley 
Court, Worcestershire, which Her Majesty has taken on 
lease for three years.—The Crown Prince of Wurtemberg 
has arrived in town from a tour of several weeks in Scot- 
land, the north of England, and part of Ireland. 
Royal Commission of Fine Arts.—The Commissioners 
have issued an invitation to artists to send in specimens 
of fresco painting, for the decoration of the new houses of 
Parliament. They have also issued similar invitations 
for arabesque paintings and heraldic decorations for 
the enrichment of panels, friezes» &c. in colour and gold, 
as well as for designs for ornamental metal work for 
screens, railings, gates, &c,, and for ornamental pavement, 
The National Society.—The National Society for pro- 
moting the Education of the Poor in the principles of the 
Established Church has just circulated a paper on the 
subject of additional schools in the mining and manufac- 
turing districts. The object of the circular is to effect 
the purpose aimed at by the Educational clauses of the 
Factories Bill, by means of private subscriptions, and 
in ion with the E lished Church. Amongst the 
subscribers are the Queen, 1,000/. ; Prince Albert, 500/. ; 
the Queen Dowager, 500/.; the Duke of Northumberland, 
1,0002.; the Duke of Portland, 1,000; Sir R. Peel, 
1,0007. ; the Archbishop of Canterbury, 500/.; the Arch- 
bishop of York, 500/.; the Bishop of London, 500/.; the 
Earl of Harrowby, 500/.; the Dean and Chapter of Dur- 
ham, 500/.; the Duke of Buccleuch, 500/.; Lord F. 
Egerton, 5007. ; the Hon. Sidney Herbert, 500/. ; Mr. 
Abel Smith, M.P., 500.; Mr. Holford, 5007., &c. The 
total amount at present subscribed is nearly 33,0007. 
Fyoretqn. 
France.—Considerable alarm prevails in Paris respect- 
ing the reported Turkish expedition against Tunis, and 
two ships of the line and a steamer sailed from Toulon for 
that destination on the 26th. The Marseilles papers of 
the 28th announce, that in the evening of the 25th the 
maritime prefect was instructed by telegraphic despatch to 
send out immediately all the vessels of war which had 
their provisions on board, and early in the morning of the 
e line and a steamer put to sea, for 
It was supposed that the Government had re« 
ceived some important information from the Regency of 
had apprised it of the intention of the Ottoman Govern- 
ment to make another attempt against that Regency. 
Some even stated that the Turkish fleet was already before 
Tunis. A steamer, returning from Bona on the 19th, 
descried a fleet of nine sail off Cape Gattes, apparently 
steering towards Gibraltar. This naval force, at first 
mistaken for an English fleet, is now believed to be the 
Ottoman squadron, which was to have put to sea on the 
5th for the Archipelago.—The anniversary of the revolu- 
tion was not celebrated by fétes this year in Paris. The 
King and the Royal Family returned on Saturday evening 
to Neuilly from the Chateau of Bizy. The Duke 
and Duchess de Nemours are making a tour of Nor- 
mandy and Brittany, where they have been enthusias- 
tically received. The Toulon papers mention a 
report that Admiral Parseval Deschenes has been 
called from Smyrna to take the command of the Medi- 
terranean squadron, and that Admiral le Ray is to hoist 
his flag in the Inflexible, as Commander of the Levant 
station.—The National of Tuesday publishes its ninth 
list of subscriptions in favour of agitation in Ireland. 
Tt amounts to 230 francs, making the total amount sub- 
scribed 2,836 francs.—During the entire week there have 
been innumerable conferences at the Hotel de Courcelles 
(the Paris residence of the ex-Queen Regent of Spain), 
at which assisted the whole of Her Majesty’s Council, 
the Austrian Ambassador, the Prussian Minister, the 
Chargé d’Affaires of Russia, and M, Guizot, who came 
in from Auteuil express for the purpose. The result has 
not transpired, but it is reparted that the northern 
Courts, at least, are determined to oppose a marriage 
between Queen Isabella and the son of Louis Philippe.— 
The Monitewr publishes a Royal ordinance, promoting 
the Prince de Joinville to the rank of Rear-Admiral. 
This ordinance is followed by the Marriage Act of the 
Prince with the Princess of Brazils, which was signed on 
the 3lst, in the Palace of Neuilly, in presence of the 
Royal family, Marshal Soult, M. Guizot, the Minister of 
Brazils, Baron Pasquier (Chancellor of France), and the 
Duke de Cazes (Grand Referendary of the Chamber of 
Peers), acting as the civil officers. The Journal des 
Débats states that the Princess of Brazils brought to her 
husband for her dower :—Ist, 1,000,000f. in specie; 2d, a 
revenue of 180,000f. arising from Brazilian 6 per Cent. 
Stock; 3d, 25 leagues of territory in the province of 
Santa Catharina, at the choice of the Prince ; 4th, the 
Princess possesses in her own right, a yearly income of 
26,0007., together with diamonds and jewels to an amount 
of 290,000f. ; 5th, the Emperor of Brazils made a present 
to his sister of 300,000f. for her outfit, Besides these, 
“ the right of succession to the throne of Brazils is ex- 
pressly reserved to the Princess de Joinville. She is to 
become Empress of Brazils, to the exclusion even of her 
eldest sister, the Queen of Portugal, if the Emperor Don 
Pedro IJ. and the Princess Januaria, the presumptive 
heiress of the throne, die without issue. This clause has 
been inserted in the Marriage Act of the Princess.” 
Sparn.—We learn from Madrid that on the 23d the 
barricades were removed from the streets of the capital, 
as well as the cannon, which had been stationed in various 
quarters, and the National Guard dispersed and returned 
to their homes. In the afternoon Gen. Aspiroz made his 
entry, his vanguard consisting of the engineers and artil- 
lery, who had recently joined them. Aspiroz was escorted 
a numerous staff and followed by the people, who 
uttered mingled Vivas! and Mueras ! Gen. Narvaez 
entered on the 24th. On that day also Col. Prim entered, 
a Catalan battalion forming his vanguard. On the 25th 
the people had resumed their good humour and gaiety, 
and the National Guard were disarmed without any resist- 
ance. ‘The Ayuntamiento and Provincial Deputation 
were also dissolved. M. Gomez Becerra, the head of the 
fallen cabinet, was said to be seriously ill. M. Mendi- 
zabal was believed to have sought refuge at the English 
Legation, which was granted, and General Seoane had 
retired to France. Madame Mina and M. Arguelles had 
tendered their resignations, and the Duke de Baylen had 
been appointed temporary guardian of the Queen, 
MM. Ayllon and Caballero arrived at Madrid on the 
24th, and thus completed the Lopez cabinet, which 
was reconstituted on that day. The Ministers im- 
mediately proceeded with General Narvaez to the 
Palace, where the Queen received them most cordially, 
and gave Gen. Narvaez a reception the more gracious, as 
he was enabled to afford her tidings of her mother, Queen 
Christina. In the evening the young Queen drove out, 
and was everywhere enthusiastically cheered. It is said 
that, previous to his departure from Madrid, Gen. Zur- 
bano had an interview with Mr. Aston, who, on being 
told by him that he would endeavour to join the Regent, 
recommended him to advise the latter to abdicate. We 
learn, however, by telegraphic despatch that the Regent 
and Gen. Van Halen have effected a junction, and that, at 
the moment when all his hopes of success were over, the 
Regent d the bombard t of Seville, and 
reduced one of its suburbs to ashes. The bombardment 
was continued to the 22d ult., and the Paris papers state 
that on the morning of the 23d, the people having sent 
out a deputation to request the Regent to cease firing, a 
negotiation was entered into, but without effect, and the 
bombardment was renewed on the 25th, The French papers 
dwell with great severity on this attack, which they pro- 
nounce an act of cruel revenge, or a means of extorting a 
large sum from the wealthy capital of Andalusia. As 
there is a four days’ march from Seville to Cadiz, the 
Journal des Débats anticipates that if the Regent should 
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remain but two days before the former city, and only 
leave it on the 24th, in order to be at Cadiz on the 27th, 
he will find that the news of the defeat of Seoane and 
Zurbano has already arrived thither, when Cadiz may 
very possibly have joined in the general movement, and 
shut its gates on him, Desperate, however, as his posi- 
tion appears to be, there is reason to believe that he has 
still the means of protracting the struggle. His junction 
with Van Halen and attack on Seville show that he is not 
precipitately flying, as was recently supposed. The new 
Madrid Government have hastened to despatch a division 
against him, and another against his partisan, Gen. Rica- 
fort, in Estramadura; whilst his cause must still be upheld 
in Galicia, since a brigade has also been sent to that quar- 
ter. La Siécle affirms, on what it considers excellent 
authority, that the united forces of Espartero, Van Halen, 
and Ricafort, amount to 12,000 men, and that the soldiers 
are begivning to repent their defection. The Municipality 
of Saragossa, upon the news of the entrance of Narvaez 
into Madrid, sent a deputation to Brigadier Amettler, for 
the purpose of announcing to him that the city recognised 
the new Government. Letters from Perpignan, of the 
26th ult., state, that on the previous day the Governor of 
Montjuich had written to the foreign consuls to inform 
them that he had demanded 25,000 francs from the 
authorities of Barcelona, to provide for the wants of the 
garrison of the fort, and that if his request was not 
attended to, he would fire upon the city. The consuls 
had protested against that determination and had suc- 
ceeded in prevailing on the Governor not to fire upon the 
city, but await the instructions of the new Government 
of Madrid. 
PorruGat.—We have advices from Lisbon to the 28th 
ult, announcing that on Friday, the 21st instant, the 
Queen was safely delivered of a Princess. This event 
having taken place rather unexpectedly, the usual prepa- 
rations and ceremonies were rendered unnecessary. Salutes 
were fired from the batteries and ships at anchor, and a 
partial illumination was observed for three nights through- 
out the city. The public mind was occupied with other 
matters, which appear to have withdrawn, in a grea 
measure, the attention which might otherwise have been 
bestowed upon the Sovereign. Tor the last week several 
regiments -had been kept under arms, as the greatest 
anxiety continues to prevail regarding the fortunes of 
Spain. The infant Princess is the first daughter her 
Majesty has yet had, and the probability that, if she lives, 
she may become the future Queen of the French, is already 
talked ofthe Count of Paris, heir apparent to the French 
throne, is now three years old, and the alliance, therefores 
in point of age, will be very suitable. It is considered to 
be made more probable by the fact that the heir to the 
French throne must marry a Roman Catholic Princess of 
the first rank, and the contingency was spoken of at Court 
before the Princess Clementine left Lisbon. 
Guraany.—The Diet of the Rhenish provinces closed | 
its session at Dusseldorf on the 20th ult., prior to which 
it resolved, by a majority of 46 to 26, to address bis 
Majesty to abrogate the laws interfering with the liberty 
of the press, and to introduce a law to abolish the existing 
censorship. ‘The Gothenburg Gazetle states that the 
interview which took place at Straalsund between the King 
of Prussia and the King of Denmark included, amongst 
other objects, the marriage of Prince Frederick of Hesses 
nephew of Christian VII. with a Grand Duchess © 
Russia. Prince Frederick is presumptive heir 0 
electorate of Hesse and of the kingdom of Denmatk.— 
At a recent meeting of the committee charged to super” 
intend the completion of the cathedral of Cologne, 
archbishop stated that he had received two commune?” 
tions, which he considered of importance. One Wa 
letter from the King of Bavaria, announcing that he 
directed his representative at the Germanic Diet to Pe 
a proposition to the other members, calling oD eer es 
engage to pay some certain sum each year until the edit A 
was completely finished. Should this proposition, a ie 
hoped, be acceded to, the King undertook to contr! ee 
10,000 florins a year from his privy purse during bis Ha 
time, and he had no doubt that his successor would a 
tinue the same contribution. The second document ae 
a copy of the King’s address to the Germanic Diet 0” 
same subject. 
‘Turxny.-—Constantinople letters of the 17th ult. oy 
that a Cabinet courier arrived there on the 1th 
St. Petersburgh, and the next day an impo 
nication was made to the Porte by the Russ 
The Emperor, he informed it, refuses to sam 
proceedings in Servia, and still insists on the ba 
of M.M. Wustschish and Petronowics. While oe 
remain at the head of affairs in that principa on 4 
Majesty is of opinion that nothing can be establis 
satisfactory basis ; andif the sid: tae ace P 
renderits authority respected, he will himse” t 
for the Staralonehbalan and obedience. Since ne eae 
of the above despatches, the Porte has again eH ted. The 
for armaments on the scale originally contemp’ ig we Coa 
camps formed at Adrianople and Consens Pasa is 
The latest intelligen ng Ba te 
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suppose that the Persian Government meditates Seo 
7 for the attack 
of aggression, by way 29n 
Kerbela, The Shah left Teheran on the 
p 
‘ j the line 
weigh on the 16th, and consisted of two ships Sriiete was 
four frigates, and some corvettes and cutters. 
