The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-05 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAT 21, P.M.
There has been a moderate degree of activity in
stocks to-day, with no important changes in quota-
The government and state stocks and railway
bonds continue firm, and the demand is active.
Large amounts of capital are still Teeming on the
market.
The demand for exchange to-day, for remittanoe
by the packet to-morrow, has been limited. We
quote bills on London at 10} to 10k per cent. prem. ;
on Paris, 6f. 161 to 6f. 15; Amsterdam, 401 to 401;
Bremen, 781 to 781; Hamburg, 361 to 361. En-
gagets to some extent have already been made
rirments of specie by the steam-ship Baltic, for
Liverpool.
Freights.—To Liverpool about 2,000 bbl.. flour I
were enged at 10d.; cotton wee it, and grain at
3d. to 31d. to 4d. asked. To London 1,000 bbl.. flour
were engaged at ls. ed.; 160 tons measurement
goods at 17s. 6d.; and 2,600 bbls. turpentine
on private terms. To Havre, cotton was at lc. To
California, clippers nearly ready to sail, were getting
from 660. to 80e., while those more recently on were
getting from 46 to 66.
The contract to complete the road of the Panama
Railroad Company has been taken.
The foreign advice, received yesterday caused an
Wive movement in cotton, sugar, and coffee. Bread-
stuff" are firmer.

MARKETS BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY, Mae 21.
The cotton market has been much excited by the
advice, per the Africa. Sales have already been et-
fected to the extent of five thousand bales,
at an advance of lc. to lc. Strict middling is quoted
at 90. Ohio flour dull, at 360 dole. Mess pork,
17 dole. to 17 dole. 23c. Rio coffee is active; 2,000
bags mold at 94c.
CHARLESTON, MAT 21.
Cotton : Sales to-day, 2,200 bales at 71e. to
10/c., of which 1,200 were at 10c.
Yellow Norfolk corn was selling on May 20 at
Mis., and white, 531 c. to Mc. Cotton is quiet and
fra. Tar is at 162 dole.

gOe Qourt.
The state apartments of Windsor Castle will be
re-opened on Monday, the 14th Instant.
The Queen gave a concert last evening at Buckingham-
Pekoe.

TheDucheta of Kent arrived at the palaco at twent7-fire
minutes before ten o'clock, attended by Lady Euany
Deward, Baroness de Sped', sad Sir George Cooper.
The Duchess of Gloucester was attended by Lady
Georgians Bathurst and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary were
attended by Lady Suffield and Major-Baron Knesebrck.
The Duke of Cambridge wan attended by Lord William
Paulet.
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The Duke and Duchess do Montpensier were attended by
Madame Vallejo and Colonel Guinea's.
The Royal Timken were received at the Palace by the
Maideof Honour and the Grooms and Equerries in Wait-
ing, and were conducted to the Yellow Drawing-room,
where her Majesty received her illustiltnie guests.
The general company began to arrive at the Palace at 9
o'clock, and were ushered up the Grand Smile-ix and
through the Green Drawing-room to the Pietas° Gallery.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert
were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the Grand
Saloon, which was fitted up with seats of crimson and gold
for the concert. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were
accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Glow
tester, tho Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princms Mary,
the Duke and Duchess de Montpemier, and the Duke of
Cambridge.
The assembled company followed the Royal party into
the Saloon, and being seated, the concert commenced.
The following was the programme of the concert:
Paine _
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velli • alailise Catalan, dig. Darden( • Herr
Yorsers (L'Autudin)
Duo, "Sul tubule
Atia Lades Pisa • Ow. Oar- •
demi (Aaasambula)
Air, Kenai errroo," deg. Rowed llaedeL
Duo, "Audis. vs areal." Sig. Mara • 'Ablate
(Gallia)
Air, .dperaest del ma 144114. Oman Ourardani.
earned,. "Jana' 6, Ird,. 11g. Mario
Quieten,. . Hut, Ham, Milli.. Mira Louisa
Pyre, Ildlla Crualil • Id.•••••• Cadellaa, big.
Mario at RAIOMi (Hasa Nowt.

• "AU' oda enta,* ;ad "Pia rela el
del MSc Crude. &per I.lardadot Herr
Van "
ed (Melte)
Air. "0 rem rapids." Modem Cr dilaa (U Cro
Seo Meyertad.
Duo.t " telaw." Mcleod &weal • LeblAthe
(Viagra, Mee) Rarebit.
Mr .11101 sea tag Wee." Harr braes (Die
liti Al
ct.
Dm% "cIaISOM lamb; Yoram Calmed •
NW Ledo Pgaa Meld . Docisettl.
Air. " ism gab; Wpm Melo (LAtteatc) Schubert.
Udder* "bard Patera,' Madame Caddies*
Ma Lis ryas, ape Mad% Ciudad, e
Lableebt (01•110)
agrees Ckdagreibk4 et the plardorte.

The following had the Mrs of receiving invitations :
The French Ambassador and the Countess Walewaki and
M. Charles Baudin, Pint Samegary of the Embassy ; the
Belgian Minister and IlLfriaam Van de Weyer, the Bava-
rian Minister and BUOSISS de Cetto, the Argentine Mi-
nister, the Russian MinisPgeod Baroness de Brunnow, the
Hanoverian Minister, the Prussian Minister and Madame
Bunsen, the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, the United
States Minister and Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, the Spanish
Minister, the Sardinian Minister, the Greek Minister and
Madame Trionupi, the Turkish Minister and Madame
Manner, the Netherlands Minister, the Portuguese Minis-
ter and the Countess de Lavredio the Brazilian Minister
and Madame de Macedo, the Sicilian Minister and Princess
di Carini, the Danish Minister and Madame de Bille, the
Persian Charge d'Affain and Major Mints Ibrahim Mal-
colm, Secretary and Interpreter to the Mission, the Aus-
trian Charge d'Affaires, the Mexican Chargé d'Affaires and
Madame Facio, the Peruvian Chargé d'Affaires, Prince
Rodolph de Croy, the Duchess de Vainly, Mdlle. de Can:,
Countess Hardenberg, Countess Ella liardenberg, Count
Albert Hardenberg, Count Bentivoglio, General de Ritter,
Baroness de Speth, Baron Knesebeok.
AHORNISKOPR—Canterbury, York, Armagh.
Dv gra —Northumberland,Wellington, Atholl, Montrose,
Beaufort, Bedford, Buetleuch, Devonshire, Grafton, Lein
ster, Sutherland, Norfolk, Rozburghe, Cleveland, Rich-
mond.

Ducitesera—Atholl, Northumberland, Montrose, Nor-
folk, Beaufort, Bedford, Dowager Bedford, Bumloud',
Buckingham, Cleveland, Grafton, Leinster, Sutherland,
Richmond, Rozburghe.
MALQUISFAI—SeIIibIitY, Douro, Ely, Abercorn, Angle-
sey, Bleadfurd, M.P., Breadalbane, Camden, Cho!monde.
ley Conyighara, Downahire, Hertford, Granby,
, Lansdowne, Northampton, Waterford, Winchester,
Worcester, Ormond..
Mencuogreens--Douglas, Downahire, Ely, Salisbury,
Exeter, Douro, Abercorn, Blandford, Waterford, Camden,
Worcester, Breadalbane, Ormonde, Cholmondeley.
EARLB Rosebery, Loadsle, Mehnesbu7, Derby,
Hardwick., Rosalyn, Sandwich, Charlament, Gernsborough,
Desalt Mount Edgentabe, Aberdeen, Tankerville, Ban-
don, Bathurst, Brownlow, Bruce, Cawdor, Chichester,
Clanwilliam, Clarendon, Cowper, Delay/err, Ellenberough,
Fitswilliam, Haddington, Harrowby, Hamster, Grey,
Jermyn, /Linear% March, M.P., Minto, Mulgrave, Shel-
burne, Strafford, Uxbridge, Yarborough, Zetland, Ripon,
Jersey, Grosvenor.
COUNTIVISIIB—KiaaosII, Grosvenor, Malmesbury, Hard-
wicke, Derby, Kerry, Roselyn, Sandwich, Cherlemont,
Bandon, Gainsborough, Desert, Cawdor.Chichester. Mount
Edgcumbe, Brownlow, Bruce, Clanwilliam, Clarendon,
Cowper, Dowager Erroll, Harrowby, Haddiogton, Grey,
March, Shelburne, Minefield, Delaware, Minto, Dowager
Morley, Mulgrave Tankerville, Yarbourough, Zetland,
Ripon, Rosebery, Jersey.
Vrecourres—liardinge, Newport, Brickley, Galway,
Jocelyn, M.P., Chelsea, Clifden, Combermere, Evelyn,
M.P., Ponaonby, Villiers, Seabe, Sydney, Mahon, M.P.,
Enfield, M.P., Foilsman'.
Vtacoosioneana—Villion, Galway, Newport, Harding*,
Jocelyn, Feiss, Eavallay, Canning, Combermere, Castle-
reagh, Chaim% =Entield, Folkestone, Mahon,
Sea hm, 501aq,
BUNIOPIF4IO6/11641111111111..111. Davide.
Lonno—Joba sawn, Alibied Paget, Cranworth, George
Lennon, WOWS Pavia, Byron, Crofton Be Roe, Claud
Hantlitest, Onmpboll, /rally, M.P., Blantyre, Broughton,
Burghley, M.P. Pornmaa, Charles Pita* , Duferin,
Edward Howard, Kinnard, St. Oknelg,
Lorkralisswegh, Lyndhurst, N M.P "J. Meaner.,M.P., anthems, Beady., Truro, West, Wharn-
Ononlaton, M.P., Riven, Rey.Lasess—John Manners,
i.a.Cranworth,Stn.
Urdu, Mary Wood, Smith Harriet
Mary Stanley,
Harriet Hamilton,
Theresa Dig y, De ReyG
Brtm, Crofton, Gowns Lam Charles. Fitzroy, Mary
Hood, Portman, Cardin gton, Fanny Howard,
Georgians Bathurst, Snlisid, Cooper, Catherine Bernard,
Rachel Russell, Bit , Minim C. Boileau, Cecilia
Conynghans, Anne Gollaselie Harcourt, Mildred
Hope, Edward Howard, Hervey, Kinnard,
Grams, GreyieteduaLlomillnirst6Olivia Oseub
a Manray, harlotto Fits- ,
wilwadrirreetrys, Cadman insitley_ telementina Villiers,
Anthems, Truro, Whlnnallis, Delhi* John {Korai,
Alfred Paget, Rivets,
RIGHT lionowultr. Diane% M.P. Sir F. Pa.
kinroo, M.P.,Spacer Walpole, M.P., Li chsaizetre7
J. C. Herries, M.P., C. new Laren_ Oa
di
M.P., Sidney Herbert, M.P., W. Z. elmisiomo, M.P., Per
Jame. Graham, M.P., Sir C. Weed,Ez....eir George
Grey, M.P., T. B. Macaulay, Sir Sam
Hotrounances.—CapSain A. Dom,lnnoombe,
Colonel C. B. Phipps, M. Philtga,Uhodss Owe, Rev. 0.
Wellesley, Eleanor Stanley, Calomel A. N. Hood, Fred.
Byng, Sir Edward Cost, LgyazOsisnel C. Grey, Mrs.
Grey, Mn. Seymour Bath Hobbouse, Francis
Charters, M.P., Mrs. Sidney Mrs. G. W. Hope,
Mir Lytteltoa, Colonel A. Was& Mrs. Liddell, lady
Middleton, Amelia Murray, Le/glen, Kra Musgrave,
Miss Milford.

Sins—Rdwia Luken. W. Middleton, Robert H. In-
glis, M.P., J. Boikens, Arthur Aston.
RITSILIND Docroze—Philpott, Whewell.
Havnamfo—H. G. Liddell.
Massmoits—B. Digby T. W. Gibbs, Stanley, Far-
quharson of Invereauld, A:Hope, M.P., G. W. Hope.
Miarnsesin—Weymouth, Disraeli, Farquharson of In-
Tereauld, Henley, Shaw Leferre, E. Bouverie, Cornwall,
H. Beutinck, Spencer Walpole, H. G. Liddell, Gladstone,
Whewell, Berkeley Drummond, Davy', Phi!pod.
Musts—Buckley, Herrin, Sumner, Mary Barrington,
Bathurst.

ADM 111AL—Mer1011.
Ourrniutu—Sir Harry Smith, Sir George Bowles, Ber-
keley Drummond, Hon. A. Upton, Buckley.
CoLonnut—Wylde, Bouverie, Biddulph, Sir George
Cooper, Cornwall, H. Bentlnck, Weymouth, Vernon
Harcourt.
Refreshments were served to the company between the
parts of tho concert in the Green Drawing-room, and at
the conclusion supper was served in the State Dining-
, I.ooa.

ENOLIEU YACHTS AND AMERICAN CLIPPERS.
Yesterday evening Kr. Scott Russell delivered a lecture
before the members of the Royal Institution on English
Yachts and Asseriesa Clippers. England, he observed,
' wrapped up Ia her prejudices end relying upon tradition
sad experience, had been excelled in the -art of ship-build-
ing by the Americans, who followed in this matter com-
ma sense sad the laws of nature for their guides. lie,
hewavet, believed it was only necessary for us to be
semeed of our present inferiority to produce a stimulus
that should remelt in placing us first in the competition.
A tasminm nader the old British law of WIMP had been
held at to the rionetructlim of bad ships, sad our yacht
dabs adopting this law had increased the evil. The
pianist, or new British law of Manage, the lecturer
seemidered totally free from the Misstate of the previous
law, sad ensineatly salealamid to beget as improved model
of merchant ships. There was a time when speed seed
sot be considered a necessary quality in merchant ships,
which were held to be good In proportion to the automat of
cargo they would stow away—with no reference to speed—
sad bat little to misty. Now, however, shies the disc. very
of gold at the antipodes, speed was more than ever as ob-
ieereji.end therefore under the stimulus thus begotten the
r predicted the building of ships within the next
tee years very far exceeding in size and speed any we had
already teen. Twenty wise an hour he believed would be
not an extrsovdinery speed for the new race of vessels,
and their length might amount to 600 feet. in point of
fact, the longer a ship, the seer, the swifter, the better
was she, provided only her materials be strong enough to
withstand the increased strain. By adopting iron instead
of wood as a shipbuilding material, this necessary degree of
saes& niagbt be iesered.

The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday at
Buckingham Palm*, and partook of luncheon with her
Majesty and Prince Albert.
Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Abereorn,
Colonel the Hon. Cnallee Grey, sal Woad Bouverie, left
l'uckingham Pekoe at 10 o'olotit yesearday morning, for
the purpose of being present at the Iles Donne
His Royal Highness travelled to Maim by Oh=
I and Smith Western Railway, and retuned to Raskiaglima
Palmas at one o'clock.
The Princess Ro7sl and the Princess Albs visited the
Exhibition of the Works of Practical Art and Design, at
Marlborough-house, yesterday morning.
Prince Arthur mad the Pawnees Helena and Louisa took
a drive yesterday forenoon, in an open carriage and four.
Sir Harry Smith had an interview with Sir John
Pakimton yesterday at the Colonial-ofiloe.
Sir Charles Lesson had an interview yesterday with the
Right Hon. J. W. Henley at the Board of Trade.
Viscount Lewisham, le P., transacted business yesterday
at the railway department of the Board of Trade.
Mr. R. C. Hildymal, member for Whitehaven, had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday
at his °Medal residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches were seat from the Colonial-office yesterday to
the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta, the Lord High Com-
missioner of the lonian Islands, the Governor of Ceylon,
and the Governor of Hong-Kong. Dispatches were also
sent to the Governors ofthe North Amerman Provinces.

Tana SPANIIIII LEOATION.—Rer Royal lligheem
the Infanta of tlia (the Dreher de lloatpenaier), held a
dipieatatie reeept. aid levee yesterday, at the neidence of
the Spanish Lega la Maaideld-Knet. tier royal high-
ness, acomarbie byte Dabs ds Montpenaier, snored at

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 5. 187,2.