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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
(Oct, 14, 
and are quite well, The Queen has taken her usual walk- 
ing exercise during the week, and on Tuesday rode out in 
the Park on horseback, accompanied by Prince Albert. 
Her Majesty and the Prince also rode on horseback on 
Wednesday in the Riding-school.. On Tuesday morning 
Prince Albert shot over the preserves in the Great Park. 
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Michael of Rus- 
sia returned to town from Windsor on Saturday, and took 
his departure on Wednesday on a visit to Scotland. His 
Serene Highness the Prince of Hohenlohe Langenbourg 
left the Castle on Monday for Witley Court, on a visit 
to the Queen Dowager. Viscount Hawarden has been 
succeeded by the Earlof Warwick as the Lord in Wait- 
ing, and Capt. Duncombe has been succeeded by Mr. 
Ormsby Gore, as the Groom in Waiting on Her Majesty. 
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Marchioness 
of Douro to be one of the Ladies of the Bedchamber in 
Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of the Duchess 
of Norfolk, resigned, who has been appointed Extra 
Lady of the Bedehamber to her Majesty. The fol- 
lowing personages have arrived at Windsor during the 
week, on a visit to her Majesty :—Prince Bariatinsky, 
Count Woronzow and Son, the Earl of Devon, the Earl 
and Countess Delawarr, the Ladies Elizabeth and Mary 
West, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Belgian Mi- 
nister, and/Madame Van de Weyer. The Duchess of 
Cambridge, and the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh 
Strelitz, are expected to arrive at Hanover at the close of 
the month, and to remain in that Capital for several weeks. 
It is uncertain whether the Duke of Cambridge will ac- 
company the Duchess, as His Royal Highness intends 
shortly to return to this country. 
The Revenue.—The Revenue returns for the year and 
quarter ending Oct. 10, were published on Wednesday. The 
total revenue for the year is 49,346,273/., which,compared 
with 45,269,9277., the revenue of the corresponding year, 
ending Oct., 1842, shows an increase of 4,076,346/. This 
increase is occasioned by the produce of the Income-tax, 
which has been augmented by 4,738,213/., and the miscel- 
Janeous receipts (including money from China,) 1,071,435/. 
To this must be added repayment of advances, 135,141/., 
making a total increase of 5,944,789/. Against this is 
to be set a decrease in the Customs of 1,136,155/.; Ex- 
cise, 338,522/. ; Stamps, 83,607/. ; Taxes, 89,6477. ; Post 
Office, 1000/. ; Crown lands, 14,500/. ; Imprest and other 
monies, 205,012/. ; making a total decrease of 1,868,443/., 
which, being deducted from the above increase of 
5,944,789/., gives as above, a total increase on the year 
of 4,076,3467. The returns for the quarter show an 
increase of 1,565,931/. On the Excise there is an increase 
of 240,515/,; Stamps, 18,886/,; Taxes, 16,663/. ; Pro- 
perty-tax, 1,734,060/.; Crown lands, 7,500/; to which 
must be added, Repayment of Advances, 50,7212. ; 
making a total of 2,068,345/. On the other hand, there 
is a decrease in the Customs of 414,469/.; Post Office, 
8000/.; Miscellaneous, 3,180/.; Imprest and other mo- 
nies, 76,765/.; making a total of 502,414/,, which, being 
deducted from the above increase of 2,068,345/., gives a 
total increase on the quarter of 1,565,931/. 
The Navy.—The following are the Officers of the 
Royal Yacht who have been promoted in honour of her 
Majesty’s recent marine excursions :—Lieut. George 
Snell, to be Commander; Mates Robert Coote and F. P. 
Warren, to be Lieutenants ; Assistant-Surgeon H. R 
Banks, to be Surgeon ; Second Master Fox, to be Master. 
The Army.—A new chako for the Infantry has recently 
been introduced, which has been much criticised in Mili- 
tary circles. It is now stated that the projected cap is 
likely to be abandoned, as the Duke of Wellington has 
submitted to the Queen that another cap be substituted, 
and her Majesty has been pleased to accede to his Grace’s 
recommendation. 
New Commissions.—The Queen has been pleased to 
direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, 
appointing the Right Hon. T. Frankland Lewis, the Hon. 
Robert Henry Clive, and William Cripps, Esq., her 
Majesty’s Commissioners for inquiring into the present 
state of the laws, as administered in South Wales, which 
regulate the turnpike roads; and also into the circumstances 
which have led to the recent acts of violence and outrage 
in certain districts of that country ; G. Kettilby Richards, 
Esq., to be Secretary to the Commission. The Queen has 
also been pleased toappoint James Pennethorne, Esq., her 
Majesty’s Commissioner for making a special inquiry into 
the execution of the original contracts for building certain 
of the Union Workhouses in Ireland. 
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Sporeign. 
Francz.—Some curiosity has been excited by an 
attempt which has been made in some of the churches in 
Paris to get up a newvaine in favour of Henry V. It 
appears that a paper to that effect was distributed in the 
churches by the partisans of the exiled family, to such as 
‘were supposed to be.trustworthy. Attention having at 
Tast been drawn to the matter, the papers were seized, and 
found to be in the form of a prayer to the Virgin, St. 
Michael, and the tutelary saints of France, to ‘* succour 
the young Kingin the arduous combat he has to sustain.” 
According to the National, Marshal Soult has formally 
announced his determination to quit the Ministry before 
the opening of next session, and his colleagues now con- 
sider him no longer as part of the Administration. Papers 
are as usual sent to be signed by him from the War-office, 
but no documents of a political nature are transmitted to 
him. These are directly addressed to M. Guizot, who is 
regarded as the real President of the Ministry.—Several 
confidential agents of Queen Christina had left Paris for 
Madrid, to be present at the opening of the Cortes on the 
Sth inst, Her Majesty, it appears, will proceed to Spain 
he moment a vote of the Cortes shall have proclaimed the 
downfall of Espartero. The Cabinet of the Tuileries was 
likewise awaiting that decision to accredit an ambassador 
to Madrid.—The Journal des Débats states that the 
French Government has just ordered M. Napoleon 
Garella, a young engineer of the Mining Department, 
and M. Courtines, a member of that of the Ponts et 
Chaussées, to proceed to the Isthmus of Panama, and 
seek for the best direction to be given to a canal of com- 
munication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. —The 
papers state that since the arrival of the ex-President of 
Hayti in Paris, it has been ascertained that, instead of 
having placed, as has been previously stated, immense 
sums in the Spanish and English funds, he has, on the 
contrary, but a very small property. It is even said that 
M. Barrot, the new Minister to St. Domingo, has received 
instructions toendeavour, after having obtained compliance 
with the demands of France, to procure a pension for the ex- 
President.—The French diplomatic and consular establish- 
ments for China are to embark at Brest towards the latter 
end of the present month. The weather has become exceed- 
ingly stormy in Paris, but remains very mild, although the 
season is so far advanced, that the removal of the orange- 
trees which have decorated the gardens of the Tuileries 
and of the Luxembourg to their winter quarters, has com- 
menced. The returns of the slaves emancipated in the 
French colonies in 1842, published by the Minister of 
Marine, show that their number amounted in that year to 
766, viz. 286 at Martinique, 160 at Guadaloupe, 12 in 
Guiana, and 308 at Bourbon. The whole number of 
slaves emancipated between 1830 and 1841 had been 
39,819, making in all 40.585.—The Presse states, that 
the engineer superintending the naval works at Cher- 
bourg, had succeeded in raising the hull of the vessel 
laden with stones, which the English sank between the 
piers of the harbour, when they took it in 1758.—A 
mutiny broke out in the French frigate Uranie, on her 
voyage to the Marquesas. It appears that in the night 
of the 19th May, as the Uranie was proceeding from 
Teneriffe to Goree, the wedges of the carronades were 
taken away. M. Bruat, the captain, had the presumed 
authors of this offence arrested. One of them endea- 
youred to excite the other prisoners to revolt ; but on the 
same day a Council of Justice was held on board, and this 
of insubordination was on the instant put 
down by legal means. In the report from Rio of the 
12th July, M. Bruat announces that the example had 
produced its fruits, and that discipline was completely 
re-established on board the Uranie. 
Sparn.—The Madrid journals and letters of the 2d 
contain no intelligence of any moment. The capital was 
quiet, but the authorities were still on the watch, and their 
precautions were to continue until the meeting of the 
Cortes, Affairs were assuming an aspect more favourable 
to the new Government. The results of the elections 
were considered high! ist y by the Ministerialists. 
Fifteen thousand electors of the Asturias are stated 
to have voted for the Count de Toreno, the news 
of whose death arrived only after the elections, and 
for M. Montes, the late Minister of Finance, who is 
likely to enjoy great influence in the approaching 
Cortes. Accounts so satisfactory had been received from 
Catalonia and Aragon, that the journals supporting the 
Government confidently announce the approaching paci- 
fication of those provinces. Despatches from Barcelona 
of the 26th ult. announce that, after their defeat at San 
Andres, the insurgents had separated into three columns, 
the one underAmetler, the other underMartel,and the third 
commanded by Riera. The first had retreated on Girona, 
the second upon the camp of Tarragona, and Riera on 
Barcelona. This last was dispersed on its way, and the 
chief, made a prisoner of by Prim, was sentenced to be 
shot. On the Ist and 2d the citadel of Montjuich and 
the fort of Pio fired on the fortified points in the city of 
Barcelona occupied by the insurgents, which on the 2d 
ceased to reply. The insurgents, however, made an at- 
tempt to storm the citadel on the 7th, but were repulsed 
with loss. An outbreak tock place at Granada on the 
5th, but was repressed, and the city declared in a state of 
siege. Almeria has also risen against the Government. 
PorruGaL.—We have accounts from Lisbon to the 
4th, on which day the Queen set out for the Alemtejo, 
in spite of the remonstrances of her Ministers to dissuade 
her from undertaking the journey. Many opinions had 
been set on foot concerning the motive of this unexpected 
visit, but that which has gained most credit is, that it has 
been suggested by the numerous complaints and re- 
presentations received from the manufacturers in relation 
to the pending treaty between this country and Great 
Britain. The proprietors of various establishments in 
Oporto have held a meeting for the purpose of petitioning 
the Queen to break off the convention, and to recall the 
Duke of Palmela from his mission to London. 
Hornanp.—Accounts from Amsterdam of the 9th 
announce that his Majesty has given 3,000 florins to the 
Society for Procuring Employment for Distressed Work- 
men, and that King William Frederick has given 2,000 
florins for the same charitable purpose. On Wednesday 
week the Dutch and Belgian Commissioners for fixing the 
frontier line between the two kingdoms met in the town- 
hall of Maestricht, to exchange the ratification of the con- 
vention concluded in August last. The ratifications were 
forwarded on the following day to Brussels and the Hague. 
Grrmany.—The Augsburg Gazelie of thej3d states that 
the five great Powers have agreed as to the necessity of mar- 
rying the Queen of Spain to the eldest son of Don Carlos, 
but that the Courts of London and Paris are not willing to 
give the Prince a higher title than that of husband of the 
Queen ; whilst the Conservative Courts wish to maintain 
the Prince’s absolute right on the abdication of Don 
Carlos. Tt is believed that the Conservative Powers will 
yield on this point, as the rights of the two parties would 
be consolidated by marriage, and become united in their 
children.—The papers state that it would be impossible to 
give an idea of the impression produced at Munich by 
the despatches announcing the revolution at Athens, and 
that the journey of the Prince Luitpold to Greece has 
been postponed in consequence.—The Prussian Govern- 
ment having determined to put down gambling in the 
funds, the Minister of Justice has submitted to the 
Council of State a bill, declaring that all fictitious opera- 
tions in national or foreign stocks, and particularly all 
sales or purchases for the end of the month, are to be 
considered null and void; that no parties, consequently, 
shall be bound to pay the difference, and that if any suit 
on the subject be brought before the tribunals, not only 
shall the applicant be nonsuited, but both parties punished, 
if possible, by a fine proportioned to the sum at stake. 
It is said that the Earl of Westmoreland will shortly return 
from his embassy at. Berlin, and that his lordship’s suc- 
cessor will be Sir Hamilton Seymour, our minister at 
Brussels. —The Sardinian minister at the Court of Austria 
has madea formal demand of the hand of the Archduchess 
Maria Carolina, daughter of the Archduke Reynier, vice- 
roy of Italy, for the Prince of Savoy Carignan, Prince 
Royal of Sardinia. The ceremony of the betrothment is 
expected to take place very shortly.—A letter from Nu- 
remberg, dated Sept. 25, states, that a public meeting 
was held on the preceding day, for the purpose of forming 
a society against extravagance in living and dress. Nearly 
200 persons were present, many of whom were merchants. 
The assembly was addressed by M. Binder, the burgo- 
master, who dwelt on the utility of such institutions, aad 
remarked that similar ones existed in France and 
Germany, and were attended with excellent results. 
Grercn.—The Augsburg Gazette of the 5th inst. 
states that a protest against the late revolution in Greece 
may be expected to be made by the Emperor of Russia, 
which would no doubt produce difficulties similar to those 
which arose on the Servian question. Accounts from 
Athens of the 22d ult. state that the greatest tranquillity 
prevails in the capital, and the constitution has been pro- 
claimed in the provinces with the utmost order. The 
place in front of the Palace has now assumed the name of 
“ Constitution,” and in the temple of Theseus a column 
is erecting upon which will be placed the names of all 
the leaders in the revolution. Rear-Admiral Canaris 
entered the Pirsus on the 17th,{with the Greek squadron, 
and took the oath of allegiance. On the 19th the Council 
of Ministers were engaged in making choice of the dele- 
gates, and a proclamation has been issued exhorting the 
nation to appoint their delegates for the 13th November, 
the day on which the National Assembly is to meet. 
Swirzernanp.-—A letter from Coire, in the Canton of 
the Grisons, of the 18th ult., says :—‘* On Tuesday morn- 
ing the mountain of Calanda suddenly gave way, with a 
dull noise which lasted some minutes, and soon after it 
was perceived that a number of crevices had taken place 
in the mountain longitudinally. Since then several large 
pieces of rock have fallen down, and some of them into 
the village of Felsberg. The Government engineer, M. 
Leccana, was immediately sent to inspect the place, and 
make areport. He has declared that the mountain was 
continually though slowly coming down, and that at no 
distant period the whole of the village of Felsberg must 
be destroyed by it. The Government at once ordered 
measures to be taken for facilitating the emigration of the 
inhabitants, who are about 500 in number. A new village 
is about to be founded for them beyond the Rhine.” 
Russra.—A paragraph has appeared in the German 
and French papers stating that an attempt was made on. 
the life of the Emperor of Russia at Posen on the 19th 
ult. Several versions of the report have heen current, 
which may all be summed up to the effect that a shot of 
shots had been fired at a carriage containing some aides- 
de-camp of the Emperor, for whom the shot was intended. 
It is stated in one account that some persons pretend to 
have heard the report, and in others that some slugs have 
been found in the road, flattened evidently by collision 
with the opposite wall. But the affair is now explaine 
by the announcement that the Prussian authorities having 
made strict search, discovered that a footman seated be- 
hind a carriage which conveyed a part of the Emperors 
suite, in passing through an obscure street in Posen, dre¥ 
a musket from under his cloak and fired it. This was the 
foundation of the statement of a conspiracy organized by 
some members of the French propaganda to assassinate 
the Emperor. 
Inpra anp Cuina.—Accounts have been received 
from Calcutta to the 10th August, and from China to the 
29th July by the Ackbar steamer, belonging to the East 
India Company, which was dispatched from Hong Kong 
direct to Suez, with Colonel Malcolm, the bearer of the 
treaty just entered into between this country and the 
Emperor of China, the ratifications. of which were er 
changed on the 24th July. The Colonel did not reach 
Alexandria in time for the Oriental, which was compelle 
by her contract to leave for the second time without the 
Indian mail. Colonel Malcolm, however, obtained ® 
passage from Alexandria to Malta by the steam frigate 
Geyser, and arrived there before the Oriental came uh 
with the mails from the Levant, and from thence he z 
now on his passage home in the latter vessel. The Chin 
advices contain a full detail of the particulars respecting 
the ratification of the treaty with China, and the meee 
which the Plenipotentiary had adopted to seoure or 
among the European residents, and the conditions U 
which trade is to be carried on. 
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specifying the new regulations for th 
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The Chinese Govern- 
Si i had issued proclamations, 
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