the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, one of the most splendid private residences in England, is in the county of Derby, on the Derwent, 3½ miles N.E. of Bakewell. The present mansion was erected by the first duke of Devonshire in 1706, on the site of a former mansion built by Sir William Cavendish about the middle of the sixteenth century, and in which Mary Queen of Scotland was imprisoned for 13 years. The building is in the Ionic style, composed of four nearly equal sides, surrounding an open quadrangular court with a fountain in the centre. A wing and other additions have been made to it since 1820. Chatsworth contains some beautiful wood carvings by Gibbons and Watson, and several exquisite pieces of sculpture by Canova, Thorwaldsen, Chantrey, Wyatt, &c. The park is about 9 miles in circuit, and the gardens are among the most celebrated in the kingdom. The conservatory, 300 feet long, 145 feet broad, and 67 feet high, is unequalled by any in Europe, and the water-works are only surpassed by those of Versailles.