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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Nov. 25, 
over the royal preserves, and in the afternoon the Queen ‘Carrickfergus.—W. Burleigh, J. Legg, S. Dunn, Esqrs. 
and Prince Albert took a walk on the terrace and in the 
slopes.—On Tuesday the Queen did not leave the Castle 
in q ol le state of the weather. 
Prince Albert and the Duc de Nemours hunted with her 
Majesty’s stag hounds in the morning. The Princess 
Royal having this day completed her third year, her birth- 
day was celebrated at Windsor with the ringing of bells, 
firing of cannon and other rejoicings——On Wednesday 
morning the Duc de Nemours attended by his suite left 
the Castle for Melton Mowbray in order to witness fox- 
hunting in Leicestershire, from which His Royal Highness 
returned yesterday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert 
accompanied by the Duchesse de Nemours took their 
usual morning and afternoon promenade on the terrace 
and in the slopes and grounds around the Castle. 
The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice were taken 
their customary walk in the precincts of the Castle, and 
the Prince of Wales was taken a carriage airing.—On 
Thursday her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by 
the Duchess de Nemours, took their customary walk in 
the neighbourhood of the Castle.—The Duc and Duchesse 
de Nemours are expected to leave Windsor this day for 
Buckingham Palace, where they will sleep to-night, and 
embark either to-morrow or on Monday forjthe Continent. 
Preparations are now in progress for her Majesty's visit to 
the Midland Counties. According to the last arrangements, 
it is said that her Majesty will leave the Castle at 9 o’clock 
on Tuesday morning, for Slough, and from thence to 
Uxbridge, where relays of horses will be stationed to pro- 
ceed onwards through Rickmansworth to Watford. At 
that station, on the London and Birmingham iine of rail- 
way a special train will be in readiness to convey her 
Majesty and the Prince to the Tamworth station, which 
is within two or three miles of the seat of Sir Robert 
Peel. The Queen is expected to reach Watford in about 
two hours from the period of departing from the Castle, 
the distance being nineteen miles, ten miles to 
Uxbridge, and nine miles thence to the Watford station. 
On Friday her Majesty is expected to take her departure 
from Drayton Manor, and proceed from the Tamworth 
station, by the Birmingham railway, to Chesterfield, and 
from thence to Chatsworth, on a visit to the Duke of 
Devonshire. On Monday, the 4th, the Queen will 
honour the Duke of Rutland with a visit at Belvoir 
Castle, and return to Windsor Castle on the 7th. Her 
Majesty will be accompanied by Prince Albert, and 
the Queen Dowager has signified to Sir R. Peel her 
intention of joining the Royal party at Drayton Manor. 
—The Hon. Miss Liddell and the Hon. Miss Paget have 
succeeded the Hon. Miss Murray and the Hon. Miss 
Lister as maids of honour in waiting ; Lady Portman has 
succeeded the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe as the lady 
in waiting; the Marquess of Ormonde has succeeded 
Lord Byron as the lord in waiting; and Admiral Sir R. 
Otway has succeeded Colonel Drammond as the groom 
in waiting on her Majesty.—The visitors at the Castle 
this week have been the Dukes of Buccleugh and Rich- 
mond, the Marquess of Exeter, Earls Devon, Rosslyn, 
Jersey, Ripon, and Lincoln, Lady Caroline Lennox, and 
Admiral Casey of the French navy. 
The Duchess of Gloucester continues indisposed, 
although all her symptoms are better than they were at 
the close of last week. The last report of the physicians 
states that her Royal Highnessis going on favourably. 
The Duc de Bordeavx.—fis Royal Highness and suite 
arrived at Hull on Friday last. From thence he proceeded 
to Burton Constable, on a visit to Sir Clifford and Lady 
Constable, where a large party of nobility and gentry were 
assembled to meet him. His Royal Highness left Burton 
Constable on Wednesday morning for York, and from 
thence proceeded to Newcastle. The Prince was expected 
to arrive at Alnwick yesterday on a visit to the Duke of 
Northumberland. According to present arrangements, 
his Royal Highness will be in London about the 27th or 
28th. Sir John Shelley’s mansion in Belgrave-square 
(lately in the occupation of the Duke of Marlborough), 
has been taken for the Prince during his Royal Highness’s 
residence in London. The house, it is said, has been 
taken for three months certain.—The Vicomte de Chatean- 
briand and his Secretary the Marquis d’Espenel, with 
the Vicomte de Tocqueville, arrived in town on Thursday, 
and are staying at the York Hotel, Albemarle-street, for 
the present. M. de Chateaubriand is in excellent 
health.—M. Berryer left town on Wednesday for Oxford, 
having letters from the most distinguished personages to 
the heads of that University. M. Berryer returned to 
Mivart’s Hotel on Thursday, and will remain in town 
until the arrival of his Royal Highness the Duc de Bordeaux. 
Parliamentary Movements.—The nomination of can- 
didates for the representation of Salisbury took place on 
Wednesday. The Hon. Mr. Bouverie and Mr. Campbell 
were proposed, and the show of hands was declared to be 
in favour of Mr. Bouverie. A polk was d ded on be- 
Cavan.—Hon. S. R. Maxwell; Earlof Bective; Anthony 
O'Reilly, Esq. Clare.—E. Fitzgerald, W. Butler, H. P. 
Hickman, Esqrs. Cork.—Hon. H. St. L 
Barry, Esq.; Sir E. Synge, Bart. Cork City.—E. Mor- 
rough, W. Coppinger, W. Rogers, Esqrs. Donegal.— 
G. Young, G. V. Hart, T. Batt, Esqrs. Down.—H. 
Montgomery, W. Keown, J. R. Allen, Esqrs. Drogheda 
Town.—J. Gernon, T. Carty, St. George Smyth, Esqrs. 
Dublin.—Hon. E. Lawless; Hon. E. Preston; W. E. 
Caldbeck, Esq. City of Dublin.—J. B. Ball, B. L. Guin- 
ness, T. Crossthwaite, Esqrs. ermanagh.—J. G. V. 
Porter, W. H. Daniell, E. Archdall, Esqrs. Galway.— 
Hon. S, Vereker ; Hon. A. F. Nugent; M.J. Browne, Esq. 
Galway Town.—C. Blake, P. M. Lynch, L. M‘Lachlan, 
Esqrs. Kerry.—J.Coltsman, C. Galway, W. Gun, Esqrs. 
Kildare.—E, H, Cole, O’C. Henchy, W. Palmer, Esqrs. 
Kilkenny.—H. St. George, C. Hely, J. S. Lane, Esqrs. 
Kilkenny City.—J. Power, Esq. ; Sir J. Blunden, Bart. ; 
C. Savage, Esq. King’s County.—Lord Tuliamore ; T. 
Hackett, R. Warburton, Esqrs. Leitrim.—E. K.. Teni- 
son, J. Johnstone, G. Lloyd, Esqrs. Limerick.—R. Q. 
Sleeman, E. C. Villiers, W. Barrington, Esqrs. Limerick 
City.—S. Dickson, M. Gavin, H. Watson, Esqrs. Lon- 
donderry, City and County.—T. Scott, Esq.; Sir H. 
Bruce, Bart. ; J. B. Beresford, Esq.  Longford.—T. 
Hussey, G. Lefroy, F. B. Edgeworth, Esqrs. Louth.— 
Sir R. Robinson, Bart. ; J. O’Reily, F. J. Foster, Esqrs. 
Mayo.—Sir R. Palmer, Bart. ; Lieut.-Col. M’Alpine ; T. 
S. Carter, Esq. Meath.—Lord Bective, Lord Killeen, 
J. Waller, Esq. Monaghan.—J. Lentaigne, S. R. B 
Evatt, A. A. Murray, Esqrs. Queen’s County.—Hon. H. 
G. F. Walker; H. P. Pigott, C. Coote, Esqrs. Roscom- 
mon.—T. J. Wills, J. F. Grace, Esqrs. ; I'he O’Moore. 
Sligo.—E. J. Cooper, A. Crichton, M. Keogh, Esqrs. 
Tipperary.—W. P. Barker, J. Bailey, Esqrs. ; Lieut.-Col. 
Purefoy. Tyrone—J. M. Stronge, W. Sinclair, R. 
Montgomery, Esqrs. Waterford—J. Palliser, J. B. 
Gumbleton, J. H. Keane, Esqrs. Waterford City.—-S. 
King, J. Penrose, T. Sheppard, Esqrs. Westmeath.— 
Hon. L. H. King Harman; Sir M. L. Chapman, Bart. ; 
Sir F. Hopkins, Bart. Weaford.—C. Tottenham, M. F. 
Beauman, P. W. Redmond, Esqrs. Wicklow.—F. Synge, 
R. A. G. Cunningham, W. W. F. Hume, Eeqrs. 
The Welsh Sheriffs.—The following is the list of gen- 
tlemen nominated as the new Sheriffs for Wales :—Angle- 
sey.—T. A. Smith, of Trefarthin; E. E. Meyrick, of 
Cefneock ; J. Williams, of Treffos, Esqrs, Breconshire, 
—H. Gwyn, of Abercrave; T. T. Roberts, of Llwyn- 
derrw; H. Thomas, of Llwymadoc, Esqrs. Cardigan- 
shire.—P. J. Miles, of the Priory; J. P. Lloyd, of 
Mabws, M. Davies, of Tan-y-bwlch, Esqrs. Carmarthen- 
shire.—J. H. Phillips, of Dyffryn Brogyn; W. P. H. 
Powell, of Maesogwyn; R. A. Mansel, of Llandarog, 
Esqrs. Carnarvonshire.—J. 1B. Edward, of Glyn Afon ; 
J. Price, of Garth-y-Glo; J. Huddart, of Brynkir, Esqrs. 
Denbighshire—H. W. Meredith, of Pentrebychan; F. 
J. Hughes, of Horsley-hall ; T. Griffith, of Trevalyn-hall, 
Esqrs. Flintshire.—Sir R. Puleston, of Emral, Bart. ; 
L. F. Lloyd, of Cilcen-hall; A. Jones, of Wepre-hall, 
Esqrs. Glamorganshire.—T. T. Drake, of St. Donat’s 
eastle, Esq. ; Sir T. D. Aubrey, of Llantrythid-park, Bart. ; 
J.B. Pryce, of Duffry, Esq. Merionethshire—D. W. 
Griffith, of Sygun; G. A. Huddart, of Plasynpenrhyn ; 
J. Lloyd, of Cwnmorthin, Esqrs. Montgomeryshire.—J. 
Owen, of Broadway ; J. W. L. Winder, of Vaenor-park ; 
J. G. Mytton, of Penylan, Esqrs. Pembrohkeshire.—W. 
C. A. Philipps, of St. Brides’s-hill; A. L. Gower, of 
Castlemalgyn; C. C. Wells, of Tenby, Esqrs. Radnor- 
shire—Hon. F. G. Hamilton, of Llanbister ; D. James, 
of Presteigne; J. A. Whittaker, of Newcastle-court, Esqrs. 
The Church and Universities. —The Gazette announces 
the appointment of the Right Reverend Dr. Spencer, now 
Bishop of Newfoundland, to be Bishop of the see of 
Jamaica, and the creation of an Archdeaconry in the 
Bahama Islands, to be subordinate to the bishopric of 
Jamaica, and to be styled the Archdeaconry of Bahamas ; 
and her Majesty has been pleased to appoint the Rev. 
John M‘Cameron Trew, D.D., to be Archdeacon thereof. 
The Rey. W. Knight Bruce will be appointed Dean of 
Llandaff. A rumour in Oxford is very generally credited, 
that at the end of the present term, the Rev. Dr. Wynter 
will resign the Vice-Chancellorship, and at the same time 
the Presidentship of St. John’s College. The indisposi- 
tion of Mrs. Wynter, who has been recommended to try 
the effects of change of air, is said to be the cause of this 
determination.—The Society for the Propagation of the 
Gospel having requested its president, the Archbishop of 
Canterbury, to nominate a Professor of Bishop’s College 
Calcutta, in the place of the late Mr. Coles, his Grace has 
appointed Mr. George Weidman, fellow of Catharine- 
hall, Cambridge. 
The Colonies. —The Queen has been pleased to appoint 
Edmund Norcott, R.N., to be Governor and 
half of Mr. Campbell, which terminated on Thursday in 
favour of Mr. Campbell; the numbers being for Mr. 
Bouverie, 270 ; for Mr. Campbell, 317 ; majority for Mr, 
Campbell, 47.—A rumour has been in circulation for the 
last few days that Mr. Estcourt was about to resign the 
representation of the University of Oxford ; and that Mr. 
E. Gladstone, the President of the Board of Trade, 
would be brought forward as his successor ; but both 
statements have 
%.—The following are the names of 
gentlemen returned by the Judges of Assize to serve the 
office of High Sheriff for the ensuing year :—<Antrim.— 
J. Leslie, J. M‘Gildowney, J. White, Esqrs. -Armagh.— 
J. R. Irwine, M. Cross, T. M, Jon Carlow. — 
R. La Touche, R. Doyne, jun., Esqrs. ; Sir R. Paul, Bart. 
Commander-in-Chief in the Gambia; Commander T. C. 
Sherwin, R.N., to be Emigration Agent General for the 
colony of British Guiana, and William Henry Butt, Esq., 
to be Rector of the University of Malta. 
National Gallery.—The Queen has been pleased to 
confer upon Sir Augustus Callcott, R.A., the appoint- 
ment of Keeper of the Paintings by the Old Masters in 
the National Gallery, Trafalgar-square, vacant by the 
decease of Mr. Seguier. The appointment of the Con- 
servator of the Royal Pictures contained in Windsor 
Castle and other Palaces has been conferred upon Mr. 
Eastlake, R.A. and Secretary to the Fine Arts Commission. 
sforetgn. 
Francr.—The Paris papers are still filled, as they 
have been for some time past, with discussions and dis- 
putes on the visit of the Ducs de Nemours and Bordeaux 
to England, the fortifications of Paris, and the Bishop of 
Chalons’ quarrel with the University. The Opposition 
journals, of all shades and parties, declaim against the 
visit of the Duc de Nemours to the Queen, while the 
entire press, with the exception of the papers in the 
interest of the Legitimatists, condemn as much the visit 
of the Due de Bordeavx, and the demonstration it has 
called forth on the part of his friends. The clums: 
manner in which the prosecution of Mr. O’Connell and 
his associates has been hitherto conducted is also severely 
criticised in most of the journals. Rumours of a change 
in the Ministry are prevalent, and it is believed that M. 
Martin, M. Duchatel, and M. Lacave Laplagne, will retire 
forthwith. The principal reasons given for these expected 
changes are the divisions of opinion in the Cabinet on the 
subject of the quarrel between the clergy and the Uni- 
versity, and on the subject of the Duc de Nemours’ 
dotation. Should the Ministry venture to bring the dota- 
tion forward in the Chambers, which is not thought pro- 
bable, at least at the commencement of the session, a 
formidable opposition is expected ; and some of those who 
have hitherto been considered staunch supporters of the 
Ministry are understood to have intimated their intention 
to oppose it, Public discontent at the completion of the 
detached forts, or as they are termed bastiles, is said to be 
on the increase, and the desire of the Government for the 
termination of those works is becoming greater as the 
period for the opening of the Chambers approaches. 
It is said to be the intention of M. Thiers to attack 
during the debate on the address the extension given 
to the fortifications, particularly as respects the works 
in execution at Vincennes and St. Maur.—It appears 
that the judgment of the Council of State on the 
Bishop of Chalons’ Jetter, and the royal ordinance issued 
in consequence, has not had the effect of preventing the 
publication of more letters in newspapers. The Bishop 
of Chalons himself has once more published a letter, in 
which he stoutly maintains that in his former letter he 
“did not exceed the limits of his attributes and rights,’”” 
and that the judgment of the Council of State was arrived 
at ‘‘on a fact which was entirely within his competence, 
and upon which no one has a right to interrogate him or 
to prescribe rules to him.’’ He asks if it is not within 
his right and power in his quality of bishop to maintain 
the faith and to improve the morals of those within his 
diocese, and taking it for granted that the answer will be 
in the affirmative, he says that is the whole question, and 
that so far from excommunicating the children by with- 
drawing the chaplain from the university, it is his duty to 
do so as a means to expose the danger to which the 
Catholic religion was exposed in those universities, and 
he denies the right of the State to take up his letter. The 
Debats comments in very severe terms npon his letter, 
and insinuates that the same spirit of dispute influences 
the whole of the clergy. It expresses regret that the 
bishop, instead of receiving with mildness and respect the 
rebuke inflicted upon him by the Council of State, should 
persist in his former course, and maintains that by the 
concordat with the Church, the Minister of Public 
Worship is fully justified in checking the erratic propen- 
sities of the bishops.—M. Lagrenée, the French Ambas- 
sador to China, left Paris on Friday for Brest, where he 
was to embark. Count Mole has denied a statement in 
the Havre papers that he had arrived in that town, on 
his way to England. Lord Brougham had arrived at the 
chateau de Tholouet, on a visit to the Marquis de Galiffet. 
His lordship was to proceed thence to Cannes, where 
he intends to reside for two months. M. de Chateau- 
briand left Paris for London on Sunday.—The Courrier 
Frangais announces, on what it considers unquestionable 
authority, that Baron de Rothschild had accepted the 
modifications proposed by the Northern Railway Com- 
mittee, and that the Minister of Public Works had conse- 
quently undertaken to submit to the ratification of the 
Chambers a bill for the adjudication of that railway to 
Messrs. Rothschild.—For some days back several acts of 
Vandalism have been committed in the gardens and park 
of Versailles. On Friday all the fingers of one of thé 
hands of the Venus of the Tapis Vert were broken off, a8 
wellas the head and arms of the child held by Hercules.-— 
Accounts from the departments announce that the rivers 
which were swollen by the late rains are gradually falling. 
The Rhone has nearly re-entered its banks, and the 
Durance has altogether done so. Fortunately those inu)- 
dations have been of short duration, which circumstance 
lessened the amount of damage, though still the effects of 
the disaster are very considerable. The road betwee? 
Arles and Tarascon remains broken up in not less that 
eleven places. The loss occasioned by the carrying away 
of the wooden bridge at Arles is estimated at 40, 000f- 
It is said that the bridge of boats at Saint-Gilles has bee? 
also carried off. The damage caused in the neighboul 
hood of Pertuis by the rise of the Durance is incaleulable, 
Several points in the Haute-Pyrenees have also sufferer 
exceedingly. The Larros spread over a vast length © 
country, covering the fine plain of Ozon, and threatening 
the little town of Tournay with destruction. Happily the 
waters began to subside just at the moment when the 
danger appeared most imminent. The handsome bridge 
of Chelle was carried away when on the point of nee 
completed, for in three days more the last stone woul 
have been put on. Fortunately no lives were lost in the 
neighbourhood. 1. 
PATN.—As announced in our last, Queen Jsabella ye 
took the oaths on the 10th inst. before the Cortes, th 
foreign Ministers, &c. After her Majesty had taken her 
seat on the throne, the President of the Senate adyanceGs 
holding in his hand the Gospels open. The Queen ee 
and with her hand on the holy book pronounced, 
