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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[Mar:25, 
was again resumed on Tuesday by Sir C. Napier ; but 
shortly after its commencement, the House was counted 
out, and the motion, as a matter of course, fell to the 
ground. Lord Palmerston on Thursday explained that it 
was not his intention to renew the subject ; he was anxious 
only for discussion, and was satisfied with having elicited 
the opinions which had been expressed on both sides of 
the House. Mr. Hume then gave notice of a motion for 
the 31st, expressing the thanks of the House to Lord 
Ashburton and the Government for having brought the 
poundary question to a satisfactory settlement. On 
Thursday Mr. S, O’Brien brought forward a motion fora 
select committee on the Irish Poor-Law, but it was op- 
posed by Government, and negatived on a division by a 
majority of 85. 
From France, we learn that the Secret Service Money 
Bill, which was so recently the object of angry discussion 
in the Chamber of Deputies, was passed by the Peers on 
Tuesday by a large majority. The seizure of Otaheite by 
the French squadron is officially confirmed, and there is 
some probability that the Sandwich Islands will also 
recognise the supremacy of France.— Accounts from Spain 
mention that the results of the Elections are considered 
on the whole satisfactory to the Ministry, and that the 
British and Spanish Governments have agreed upon the 
principle of a commercial treaty—Our German news 
conveys the gratifying intelligence that the Archduke 
Charles, the heir presumptive to the Crown of Austria, 
has somewhat rallied from the effects of his late illness, 
and that hopes are entertained of his recovery.—Further 
advices from the West Indies give additional particulars 
of the recent earthquake; slight shocks. were felt. at 
Barbadoes, Trinidad, Demerara, St. Lucia, and Berbice, 
but they appear to have been unattended with destruction 
of property or loss of life. 
Wome News. 
Court.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied 
by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, left town 
on Saturday for Claremont, and remained there until 
Thursday, when they again returned to Buckingham 
Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert, of Prussia, 
arrived in London on Monday, from Lisbon and the Bra- 
zils, and immediately proceeded to Claremont, to pay a 
visit to her Majesty. On Tuesday his Royal Highness 
visited the other members of the royal family, and went 
over the works of the new Houses of Parliament and 
Westminster Abbey. On Wednesday the Prince em- 
barked at the Custom-house for Hamburgh, on his return 
to Berlin.—Notice has been issued from the Lord Cham- 
berlain’s office that Prince Albert will, by the desire of her 
Majesty, hold Levees at St. James’s Palace, on behalf of 
her Majesty, on Wednesday, the 29th instant, and on 
Wednesday, the 26th of April next, both days at two 
o’clock. It is her Majesty’s pleasure that presentations 
to his Royal Highness at these Levees shall be considered 
equivalent to. presentations to the Queen. Addresses to 
the Queen may either be forwarded to her Majesty through 
the Secretary for the Home Department, or may be re- 
served until her Majesty shall hold a Levee. 
Parliamentary Movements.—The Cambridge election 
has terminated in the return of Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, by a 
majority of 18; the numbers at the close of the poll were, 
for Mr. Kelly, 703, for Mr. Foster, 685. Mr. T. B. C 
Smith, the Attorney-General for Ireland, bas been elected 
Mewber for Ripon, in the room of Mr. Pemberton, who 
has retired from public life. The Athlone election com- 
mittee have concluded their inquiry, and reported to the 
House that Mr. Farrell had not been duly elected, that 
the election was void, and that he and his agent, Mr. 
French, had been guilty of treating. A new writ has 
accordingly been ordered for the election of a Member. 
The Nottingham election committee have reported to the 
House that Mr. Walter was not duly elected; that the 
last election for. the borough was a void election; that 
Mr. Walter, through his agents, was guilty of bribery and 
treating; but that it has not been proved that such bribery 
was itted with the | ledge and consent of Mr. 
Walter. The new writ was ordered to be suspended for 
a week, until the evidence be printed. 
The Mint.—By a Parliamentary paper issued last week, 
respecting the transactions of the Mint during 1842, it 
appears:—1. That 194,229/. 0s. 6d. were issued out of 
the Consolidated Fund+for the purchase of bullion for 
coinage. 2. That the total amount of purchases of silver 
bullion and dollars was 191,924/. 18s. 23d., the Mint 
value of which, at 66s. per lb. Troy, was 208,746/. 2s. 11}d., 
showing a seignorage difference between market and Mint 
value of 18,6647. 2s. 33d. 3. Old worn silver coin from 
the Bank of England, purchased for re-coinage, nominal 
value, 20,0007. ; Mint value, 18,1577. 2s. 5d.; showing a 
loss on the purchase of 1,842/. 17s. 7d._4. Copper bullion 
purchased, 4997, 12s. 2d.; Mint value at 224/. per ton, 
1,189. 3s.; seignorage, 6897, 10s. 10d. 5. The silver 
and copper coin delivered into the Mint-office amounted 
to 192,852/7. of silver, and 1,344/. of copper. 6. Pay- 
ments of silver and copper coin were 190,472. 13s. 3d. 
7. Payments made into the Exchequer out of cash re- 
ceived for silver and copper monies, 175,317/. Os. 4d. 
= SForeign. 
sANCE.—There is little news of general interest from 
bee , rs Chamber of Peers has been occupied for some 
jays with the discussion of the Secret Service Money Bill, 
which passed on Tuesday by a large majority, .The only 
event of the debate which requires notice, is the speech of 
M. Guizot, which is admitted by all parties to be fully 
equal to his former orations on the general policy of 
France. We can only quote the following remarks in 
reference to this country. ‘In England you know the 
difficulties of our situation during the last two years. You 
know the efforts that were necessary to maintain amicable 
relations between the countries, and prevent them being 
disturbed by passions, national and legitimate even in 
some of their motives, but full at once of error and of 
peril. Notwithstanding the difficulty, the desired result 
has been obtained. Not only have the friendly relations 
between the two countries been maintained, but a great 
number of delicate questions existing between them have 
been solved, and in a manner conformable to our interests 
and our desires. In fine, it is at the present day evident 
to all the world, that the passions so livelily awakened 
amongst us, have begun to grow calm; that a more just 
and equitable feeling prevails with respect to England ; 
and that thanks to the perseverance and moderation 
of our policy, as well as that of England, there is every 
reason to hope that the amicable relations between the two 
countries will soon be solidly re-established.” Inthe Cham- 
ber of Deputies there has been little novelty, excepting 
ona motion for abolishing the vote by ballot in the house, 
which was lost on Wednesday by a majority of eight. 
Much attention has been excited by the elections of the 
officers of the National Guard, which commenced on 
Tuesday. The tranquillity of France depends so greatly 
on the tranquillity of the capital, that the feelings of the 
National Guard towards the Government are naturally 
watched with solicitude when about to be manifested in the 
selection of its commanders.—The Moniteur officially 
confirms, in the following terms, the taking possession 
of Otaheite by the French squadron :—‘‘The Govern- 
ment has received despatches from Rear-Admiral Dupetit 
Thouars, announcing that the Queen and the chiefs of Ota- 
heite had asked to be admitted under the protection of the 
King of the French. The Rear-Admiral acquiesced in their 
demand, and had taken effective measures for the purpose 
until the receipt of the ratification of the King, which is 
about to be forwarded to him.”” We may possibly soon 
hear of the Sandwich Islands having also acknowledged 
the supremacy of France, for the Quotidienne mentions 
the arrival at Paris of an Envoy from them, of the name 
of Thomas Halillo. This personage is stated to have 
come on the subject of reparations required of the King 
of the Sandwich Islands by the commander of the French 
ship of war L’Ambuscade, also for sundry injuries done 
to French missionaries, and other offences against a treaty 
entered into with France in 1839.—It appears that defini- 
tive arrangements have been made relative to the railroad 
from Paris to Amiens, and from thence to Lille and to 
Calais. The Government: has. entered into terms with 
Messrs. Rothschild, Mills, and Co., a company of French 
and English capitalists, to have all the road completed in 
five years. The Chambers, last week, rejected the demand 
of Ministers for a grant of two millions of franes for the 
completion of the Bordeaux and La Teste Railroad.—The 
town of Les Andelys, in imitation of other towns of 
France which have erected statues to such of their towns- 
men as have distinguished themselves in arts or sciences 
—as Rouen to Pierre Corneille, Paris to Moliére, Chateau- 
Thierry to La Fontaine, and Montboliard to Cuvier—has 
determined on paying a similar tribute to Nicholas Poussin, 
the painter. A subscription to this effect has been opened 
under the auspices of the Minister of the Interior. 
PAIN.—Accounts from Madrid of the 14th inst. state, 
that the British and Spanish Governments had at length 
agreed upon the principle of a commercial treaty. As far 
as the election returns had been published the results had 
been considered satisfactory to the Government, although 
MM. Mendizabel and Gonzales had failed in their 
attempt to be returned for Madrid.. The Infante Don 
Francesco de Paula has been returned for Saragossa, and 
much curiosity was excited as to the part his Royal High- 
ness would enact in the Cortes. Considerable attention 
was also bestowed on the presence of Prince Napoleon 
Bonaparte, who had just hada private audience of the 
oung Queen. 
PorrucaL.—We have Lisbon news to the 13th inst., 
brought by the Montrose steamer, in which Prince Adel- 
bert of Prussia came passenger from Lisbon, where he 
had been spending a week, having arrived there from 
Bahia on the 6th, in a Sardinian frigate. A great number 
of important projects of law had been submitted to the 
Chambers. One was for the introduction of an extensive 
scheme of primary and secondary instruction throughout 
the kingdom; another for improving the navigation of 
the Tagus near Santarem, and cutting a canal through the 
valley of Azambuja; and a third for the construction of a 
general system of roads. This latter project had already 
passed the Deputies. The accouchement of the Queen 
was expected daily, and prayers for her safety had been 
directed to be said in all the churches of the country. 
Breierum anp Hotianv.—We learn from Brussels 
that it is in contemplation to establish a Belgian colony 
in the Sandwich Islands, and that the Belgian Colonisation 
Company of St. Thomas is in negotiation with the King 
of these islands. The private secretary of that Sovereign, 
M. Halillo, lately arrived at Brussels from the United 
States, and has since proceeded to Paris. The emigrant- 
ship Theodore has sailed from Antwerp for the new 
colony in Central America. The Brussels papers state 
that Holland has just lost one of its most honourable 
citizens, and the house of Orange one of its most able 
servants, in M. Falck, minister of King William II., who 
died on the 16th, at Brussels, of an attack of gout. 
Gurmany.—Letters from Vienna, of the 12th inst., 
State that the illness of the Archduke F. Charles, the 
Emperor’s brother, and presumptive heir to the crown, 
assumed so serious an aspect last week, that the sacrament 
had been administered to him; fbut that he had rallied 
within the last few'days, and hopes were entertained of his 
recovery. The Archduke was one of the most distin- 
guished commanders of the Austrian Army during 
the last great struggle with Napoleon. They also. state _ 
that intelligence has been received from Uppeis, in 
the Bannat of Hungary, of a crime which has excited 
great indignation, the victim being a member of one of the 
most noble families in Germany. Count Ferdinando 
Nieperg, captain of hussars in that town, had forbidden 
those under his command from going to visit the inhabi- 
tants of a village, because there had lately been some 
affrays between the military and citizens. But going him- 
self to the place, to see if his commands had been obeyed, 
he was attacked by two subaltern officers who were pre- 
sent, and who at once fired two pistols at him, by which 
he was mortally wounded, and died ina few hours. The 
two perpetrators of the murder have fled.—It appears 
that the reaction against the liberty of the press is 
making rapid progress among the Germanic Confederation, 
and that the censorship is become more strict than ever. 
The Rhenish Gazeite will cease to appear after the Ist of 
April. The Allgemeine Zeitung of Leipsic is refused 
admission into Prussia, and the Augsburg Gazette has 
lost its importance in consequence of the proscription en- 
forced by Bavaria and Prussia.—Letters from Prague 
mention that the family of Count Waldstein, descendants 
of the Duke of Friedland (and erroneously called Wallen- 
stein), have commenced an action to recover the great es- 
tates, on the ground of the imperial rescript of 18th July, 
1628, which confirms the testament of the Duke per ea- 
tensum. ‘The Imperial Exchequer has reported the suit 
as a matter already decided, but the tribunal at Prague 
does not recognise this objection ; and thus this remark- 
able claim, which has been so often brought forward, re- 
jected, and again taken up, will be brought to a legal de- 
cision.—Another German railroad, that from Magdeburg 
to Halberstadt, is to be opened in its full extent on the 
15th July next. This will be of great convenience to 
those English tourists who choose Hamburg for their 
route, on their visits to the Continent next summer. The 
steam-boats proceed from Hamburg up the Elbe to Mag- 
deburg, andthe railroad from Magdeburg to Halberstadt 
will carry the tourist at once into the midst of the roman- 
tic beauties of the Brocken and the Harz Mountains, with 
Berlin, Dresden, Leipsic, Stettin, Frankfort-on-the-Oder, 
&c. Magdeburg has been for some time in constant rail- 
road communication.—Accounts from Hanover state that 
several of the Orders of Knighthood, medals, and hono- 
rary insignia (given on the occasion of the marriage of (the 
Crown Prince) have been sent back to the Government. 
ALTA.—Letters from Malta give further particulars 
of the melancholy death of Dr. Martin, noticed in our 
last. It appears that the shot was almost immediately 
fatal, and that death ensued within the hour. The ball 
entered at the lower part of the back, and completely tra- 
versed the stomach, so that nothing could be done to save 
his life. The murder was committed by the sentry at 
Sir John Louis’s door, as Dr. Martin was passing from 
the house to the Admiral’s steps. Had his visit been a 
little earlier, his life would have been saved, for the sen- 
tinels were changed at twelve o’clock. The soldier was 
not two yards from Dr. Martin when he fired; he has 
been examined by the magistrates, and says that his mus- 
ket went off by accident; but this is contradicted by the 
evidence of an eye-witness, who saw him the instant after 
the gun went off, holding it still presented, in the way a 
soldier takes aim. ‘The result of the coroner’s inquest is 
not yet known.—A Court Martial was lately held at 
Malta, which admonished Capt. Sir C. Sullivan, of the 
Formidable, which ran ashore near Barcelona, i‘ to be 
more careful in future in reference to the use of the lead 
and line,” and reprimanded the master on the same 
grounds. 
Grerce.—The accounts from Athens relate chiefly to 
the death and funeral of Theodore Colecrotoni, the most 
remarkable of the Greek chiefs who fought for the na- 
tional independence during the revolution. He died at 
the age of 74, on the 15th, of an attack of apoplexy. The 
funeral was attended by several thousand persons, includ- 
ing the garrison, and was accompanied to the burying 
ground, about half a mile beyond the temple of Jupiter, 
by the entire population of Athens, and by the carriages 
of the whole corps diplomatique, except that of the French 
Minister. Even the Turkish Ambassador was not ashamed 
of being seen doing honour to the warrior, though he had 
fought against the country he represented. Among the 
pall-bearers was Sir Richard Church, the former Colonel 
of the deceased when in the English army. 
Wrsr Inpims.—The mail steamer Tay has brought 
accounts from Trinidad to the 15th, Barbadoes to the 
16th, St. Lucia to the 17th, Jamaica, St. Kitt’s, and De- 
merara to the 18th, and Dominica and St. Vincent to the 
19th February. The papers do not afford much news in 
addition to what has been received by previous arrivals. 
They are, of course, principally occupied with the details 
of the earthquake experienced in the neighbourhood of 
the Northern West India Islands, the particulars of whic! 
are already known to our readers. Slight shocks had been 
felt at Trinidad, Demerara, Berbice, and’ St. Lucia, but 
it does not appear that they were attended with destruc: 
tion of property or loss of life, though the populace have 
been in a complete state of consternation, owing to the 
great. damage done in Antigua, Nevis, Guadaloupe, and 
Martinique, by the late awful visitation. The Barbadoes 
journals express with much satisfaction their escape from 
the calamity which has befallen the sister colonies, and 
add, that the prospects.of the crops were good, notwith- 
