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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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quite distinct from No. 25. They are both very ornamental 
and desirable varieties.* 
As usual, a host of letters have arrived too late for answers this week. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Tue Government proclamation against the Repeal 
Meeting at Clontarf has been followed up by proceedings 
against Mr. O’Connell—the leading Officers and Members 
of the Repeal Association—and several others who took an 
active part in the recent demonstrations in the provinces. 
On Friday last Mr. O’Connell and the other parties in- 
cluded in the indictments were called upon to enter into 
Tecognizances to attend in the Court of Queen’s Bench on 
the first day of next Term, to answer the charges to be 
then preferred against them by thej Attorney-General. 
These ri i were dingly entered into on the 
following day before Mr. Justice Burton, and the deposi- 
tions haye since been published, The principal charge is 
one of conspiracy, the p dings at the Mullag 
meeting forming the chief subject of the prosecution. The 
accused are charged with seditiously conspiring together 
to seduce the Army and Navy from their allegiance to the 
hrone—with conspiring to establish Courts in order to 
Supersede the ordinary and legal Courts of Justice, and 
with attempting to overturn the Constitution, under the 
Pretence of seeking for a Repeal of the Union. Mr. 
O'Connell, it is said, intends to defend himself in person, 
and Mr. Sheil and other leading advocates of the Irish 
bar have been engaged for the defence of the other per- 
Sons charged. The Repeal Association held its usual 
Weekly meeting on Monday, notwithstanding the rumour 
that Government intended to suppress it. Mr. O’Con- 
nell addressed the meeting at great length. He promised 
to abandon the use of the word ‘ Saxon”? as applied to 
Englishmen, as it was calculated to give offence; and 
declared that he was ready to accept a federal Parliament, 
to procure for themselves the management of their own 
Ocal and internal affairs, leaving matters of national im- 
Portance to be legislated upon by the representatives of 
both; countries in the Imperial Parliament. He dis- 
claimed all idea of shrinking in professing his readiness to 
Sccept these terms, for by so doing he considered that he 
not only took away all argument from his enemies, but 
followed a course to which the Association had already 
pledged itself, by the admission of several Catholic prelates 
and others who were advocates of Repeal only so far as it 
applied to the establishment of a federal Parliament. The 
People both in Dublin and the provinces continue tranquil, 
and the peace of the country has not been disturbed by a 
single outrage or act of violence. Government, however, 
continue to strengthen the military force and to increase 
the fortifications of the capital. 
In France public attention is chiefly taken up with the 
affairs of Ireland, and it is neither uninteresting nor unin. 
Structive to observe the comments of the various journals 
On the late events. Their opinions are of course given in 
accordance with their different political views, but all 
Seem to consider that the progress of the Repeal agitation 
has received an important check.—From Spain we have 
®ccounts of the festivities in honour of the birthday of the 
young Queen, and of the preparations for the pproachi 
Meeting of the Cortes. The session is to be opened by a 
Simple ordinance without any speech from the throne, in 
Order to avoid the necessity of an address in reply and to 
Temove all delay or obstacle to the proclamation of the 
Neen’s majority. The affairs of Barcelona continue in 
the same state, but in the other insurgent cities the pros- 
Pects of the Government appear to have improved.—In 
Ortugal an attempt has been made to get up another insur- 
fection in the absence of the Queen on a provincial tour, 
ut the conspiracy was soon discovered, and the affair 
®ppears to be considered of slight importance.—From the 
nited States we have the particulars of a remarkable 
Speech delivered by Mr. Webster at the agricultural meet- 
Ing at Rochester, in which he dwelt at length on the com- 
Mercial Felations with Great Britain, and indignantly 
denounced the doctrine of Repudiation. This speech has 
ee @ great sensation in America, and will be read with 
rest in this country. 
Home News. 
woovuRt.—The Queen and Prince Albert remain at 
Indsor Castle, and are quite well. On Sunday her | 
pec, and the Prince attended divine service in the 
t lvate Chapel of the Castle; in the forenoon they took 
an accustomed early walk, and in the afternoon walked 
ns € new plantations of the Home Park. On Monday 
a ee the Queen and the Prince took their usual prome- | 
ne in the grounds round the Castle, accompanied by the 
Nee wree of Hohenlohe Langenbourg ; in the afternoon 
Deh ajesty and Prince Albert rode in carriages to Rapley, 
any (prgshot. The saddle-horses had been sent to Swinley, 
carr} e Royal party on arriving at Swinley quitted the 
i tages and rode on horseback round the grounds, The 
Tain and the Prince, attended by their suite, afterwards | 
a ned In carriages to the Castle. On ‘Tuesday her | 
of testy did not leave the Castle, but the Prince rode out | 
‘orseback in the morning. On Wednesday mornin 
o 
Prine Albert hunted with his harriers for the first faine | 
this season. The meet was at Mr. Mason’s farm, at 
Upton. The Prince had two excellent runs, and returned 
to the Castle to luncheon. In the afternoon her Majesty 
and the Prince took exercise on horseback in the riding- 
school. On Thursday morning they walked out in the 
pleasure-grounds; the Prince afterwards shot over the 
preserves in the Great Park, and in the afternoon the 
Queen and Prince took equestrian exercise in the riding- 
school. Her Majesty and Prince Albert intend to honour 
the University of Cambridge with a visit on Wednesday 
next. The visitors to her Majesty this week have been 
Sir H. Wheatley and Col. Malcolm. Sir Wm. Follett, 
the Solicitor-General, arrived at the Castle on Wednes- 
day morning, and after an audience of her Majesty imme- 
diately returned to town. His Serene Highness the Prince 
of Hohenlohe Langenbourg arrived in town on Saturday 
from Witley Court, the residence of the Queen Dowager. 
His Serene Highness visited the Pantechnicon, and after- 
wards proceeded by the Great Western Railway to Windsor 
Castle, on a visit to the Queen. Her Royal Highness the 
Duchees of Gloucester has left Woburn Abbey, the seat 
of the Duke of Bedford, on a visit to the Queen Dowager 
at Witley Court. The Marchionesses of Westmeath and 
Ely have been appointed first and second extra Ladies of 
the Bedchamber to her Majesty the Queen Dowager.—His 
Royal Highness Prince Alexander of the Netherlands is 
expected to return to Mivart’s Hotel at the close of the 
ensuing week, from the North. After attending the annual 
gathering at Inverness, his Royal Highness went to Drum- 
lanrig Castle, on a visit to the Duke of Buccleuch, where 
né remained several days, and then proceeded by Edin- 
urgh; to Alnwick Castle, the seat of the Duke of 
Northumberland. The Prince will proceed from thence 
to Worcestershire, on a visit to the Queen Dowager. 
Arrival of the Duke de Bordeaue.—His Royal High- 
ness arrived in this country on Friday from Germany, 
having landed at Hull on that day from Hamburgh, 
travelling under the title of Count Chambord. His Royal 
Highness during his brief sojourn at Hull was treated with 
every mark of respect. On leaving for York on the Hull 
and Seiby railway, Mr. Broadley, M.P., and several 
directors of the company, the French Consul, &c., were 
at the terminus, and showed his Royal Highness every 
attention. The Prince remained until Sunday at York, 
and during the previous day was engaged in going over 
the Minster. Afterwards he visited the Castle and 
Museum, and went to,the theatre in the evening. On 
unday his Royal Highness and the noblemen of his suite 
attended mass at the Roman Catholic chapel, and then 
departed for Durham, on their way to Scotland. It was 
remarked that on the Duke’s carriage there was not any 
heraldic emblazonment of the Bourbon arms, but merely 
the initial ‘H.,”’ surmounted by a regal crown. His 
Royal Highness arrived at Durham in the evening, and 
Stayed there for the night. On Monday morning his 
Royal Highness visited the Cathedral, and afterwards left 
for Sunderland by railway to witness the mining opera- 
tions in that district, and thence proceeded to Newcastle 
and Edinburgh, where he arrived on Thursday. The 
Prince was cordially received in the Scottish capital, in 
which he passed his youthful days of exile, having left it at 
10 years of age. If the weather permits, his Royal High- 
ness, it is understood, will make a tour in the Highlands, 
and then visit the principal towns of England prior to his 
arrival in London. The Prince is of fair complexion, not 
above middle stature, bears a striking resemblance in his 
features to Louis XVI., and has the appearance of being 
beyond his actual age. He was born the 29th September, 
1820, and consequently has only attained the 24th year 
of his age. In 1830, he quitted France with Charles X. 
and the other members of the Royal family. He still 
shows some stiffness in his leg, the result of his accident 
two years ago. His Royal Highness on Sunday attended 
Divine service in the Catholic Chapel in Edinburgh: His 
Royal Highness is expected at Alton Towers, ona visit 
to the Earl of Shrewsbury, on the 4th of November, 
where several distinguished personages have been invited 
to meet him. 
The Grand Duke Michael.—His Imperial Highness 
and suite arrived at Lancaster on Thursday evening. His 
Highness was received at the terminus by Baron Brunow, 
who had preceded the Grand Duke. After breakfast, 
relays of horses were ordered, when his Imperial High- 
ness and Baron Brunow resumed the journey to Carlisle, 
where they dined, and remained for the night. On the 
following morning the Grand Duke and party left for 
Glasgow, and passed through that city in the evening on 
their way to Buchanan House, the seat of the Duke of 
Montrose. On Saturday his Imperial Highness, accom- 
panied by the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Baron 
Brunow, and the visitors at the castle, went to Loch 
Lomond, ‘‘ the pride of the Scottish lakes’’ as it has 
been frequently called. The Duke’s pleasure boats were 
in attendance, the boatmen being attired in the picturesque 
costume peculiar to the country, and composed on this 
occasion of the Graham tartan. 
The Church.—The death of the Bishop of Lichfield 
has created a vacancy on the Episcopal Bench. It is 
rumoured that either the Rev. Dr. French, Master of 
Jesus College, Cambridge, or the Rev. Dr. Wynter, Vice- 
Chancellor of Oxford, will be his successor. The canonry 
in St. Paul’s Cathedral, which became vacant by the 
decease of the Rev. J. Tate, has been conferred on the 
Rey. Thomas Dale, Vicar of St. Bride’s. The preferment 
until the present time was worth 2300/. per annum, but 
its revenue under the Church Reform Bills is now reduced 
to 1000/. per annum. Prebendal stalls in the cathedrals 
of Llandaff and Wells, and the vicarage of Penmark, Gla- 
morganshire, have become vacant by the death of the Rev. 
Dr, Casberd, The Provost and Fellows of Oriel College, 
Oxford, have presented the Rev. Mr. Eden to the vica- 
rage of St. Mary, Oxford, with the chapelry of Little- 
more, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Mr. Newman. 
The Army.—The Queen has been pleased to confirm 
the finding of a recent Court-martial at Chatham, sen- 
tencing Lieut. John Piper, of the 26th Cameronian Regi- 
ment, to be cashiered for being drunk and absent from 
duty, and for having obtained from the paymaster of the 
Invalid Depét at Fort Pitt the sum of 40/., or thereabout, 
stating it to be for the use of the 26th Regiment, and 
signing a receipt to that purport, whereas he had no 
authority to receive such money from the Colonel of the 
regiment.—On Sunday a notice was issued by the Lords 
and other Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital announcing 
that any out-pensioners who may hereafter attend any 
meetings for the purpose of effecting a Repeal of the 
Union will be liable to the loss of their pensions. 
=Parliamentary Movements.—The election for London 
will take place this day, and the resultiwill be formally de- 
clared on Monday. The Hon. E. Bouverie, second son 
of the Earl of Radnor, has come forward as a candidate 
for Kendal, in the Liberal interest. Lord Morpeth was 
applied to by the electors, but declined. It is not known 
whether any Conservative candidate will come forward. 
Order of St. Michael and St. George.—His Excellency 
the Hon. Patrick Stewart has been privately made a 
Knight Grand Cross of this Order, at the Palace of 
Malta, by the Senior Grand Cross, Sir A. Randon, who 
was specially appointed for the purpose by the Queen. 
rmorial Bearings.—According to a recent decision, 
the impression of a thistle on a common pencil-case, with 
the motto ‘‘ Dinna forget,’ is chargeable as armorial bear- 
ings when used, and subjects the party toa duty of 2/. 8s. 
Sforefgn. 
France.—The proclamation of the Lord Lieutenant of 
Ireland prohibiting the intended great meeting at Clon- 
tarf is the chief and almost exclusive topic of comment in 
the Paris journals. The Journal des Débats, which 
stands the first in importance, professing to forget its own 
quarrel with Mr. O’Connell, thus gives its opinion :— 
“The English journals already reproach O’Connell 
severely with shamelessly giving way after so much 
threatening and provocation on his part, and it must be 
allowed that they have ample scope for doing so. Mr. 
O’Connell, who is as good a lawyer as any one, seemed 
lately to comprehend that he was placing himself more 
and more within the power of the law, and his reiterated 
protestations of respect for the constitution sufficiently 
testified his apprehensions. As long as he did nothing 
but talk, he was allowed to go on—he was acting legally, 
the people having the right of meeting to petition. But 
lately the furthest limits of the law were attained, and the 
Government considered that they were overleaped. The 
proclamation of the council contains, as may be per- 
ceived, all the elements of an indictment. If we make 
this remark, it is because it is probable that the measures 
taken against Mr. O’Connell will not stop there, and that 
the Government will have him prosecuted personally 
before the ordinary tribunals. A thousand complications 
might arise from this event. In all cases, convinced as 
we are that the repeal of the union is an insane dream, 
and that the immense disproportion of forces renders 
desperate every attempt at a struggle on the part of Ire- 
land against England, we cannot remember but as a fortu- 
nate event anything that may stop both in the path in 
which they are proceeding. In whatever manner the 
English Government may succeed in restoring material 
order in Ireland, it must not suppose that it can re- 
establish moral order there by force. It may put down 
an insurrection by arms, but it will not extinguish by such 
Means the agitation that lies at the bottom of men’s 
hearts. It is impossible for Ireland to remain in her 
Present state, and we have frequently severely censured 
Mr. O’Connell for the blindness which was leading him 
onward in a path the most fatal to the cause which he pre- 
tended to be so anxious to serve.” The Globe, Ministerial 
Paper, speaks in favour of the measures of Government. 
It says :—‘« We were right in saying that the farce which 
was being performed by O’Connell in Ireland was drawing 
to its conclusion. The English Government has found 
that the joke was kept up too long, and has cut short the 
Juggling tricks of which the unfortunate Irish have been 
the victims. Apparently O’Connell has not yet recruited 
his army of three millions of repealers, and no less a force 
was sufficient to enable him to make a resistance. Con- 
sequently he has fled at the first attack of the Ministry. 
It remains to be seen whether he will not personally have 
an account to settle with the Government.” The Conséi- 
tutionnel is the least violent of the Opposition papers :— 
“The English Ministry has at length taken a decisive 
step relative to Ireland. The determination of the Lord 
Lieutenant is exceedingly grave. It is well known what 
respect English statesmen profess for the right of all citi- 
zens to meet and deliberate on public affairs. The danger 
must have appeared exceedingly manifest, or the political 
interest exceedingly pressing, to induce Sir R. Peel, after 
having allowed O’Connell to go on up to the present time, 
to act in so energetic a manner. The coolness with which 
O’Connell took the matter, and his immediate obedience 
to an order he declares to be illegal, are the objects of the 
remarks of the English press. It declares that O’Connell 
is at bottom delighted with what has happened, and that 
the proclamation extricates him from the impossibilities 
which each day were increasing on his path. It is cer- 
tain, that, notwithstanding his inexhaustible fecundity, 
the agitator had come almost to the end of his expres- 
sions, and that the new theme thus given him will vary a 
little the repertory of his‘[speeches before the Corn Ex. 
