The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-09 00:00:00

THE FRENCH WEST INDIES.

Martinique papers to a late date have beets received.
They contain official accounts of the quantity of pro-
duce shipped, in January and February from Mar-
tinique and Guadeloupe. From Martinique, the
amount of sugar exported in those two months is
2,460,078 kilogrammes, and from Guadeloupe it is
610,273 kilogrammes. On comparison with the cor-
responding period of 1850, the above gives an in-
crease to Martinique of 794,700 kilogrammes, and a
falling off at Guadeloupe of 191,393 kilogrammes,
The Cburrier ascribes this melancholy result, se r::
garde Guadeloupe, to the weakness of the present'
administration. It says :
Colonel Fieron wrote last year to the minister, that la-
bour was proceeding as agreeably and actively as could be
desired. 'What answer could he now make to the minister
that should say to him—" How comes it that in the disas-
trous year 18..50, a year of incendiarism, there were
1,603 hhds. of sugar made up to the Ist of March, while to
the Ist March, 18.31, your government has not furnished
more than 1,220 ?" This is truly a sad state of things for
a colony of 120,000 souls, and whose average exports during
the previous 30 years showed 59,000 hhds. of sugar a year.
As regards Martinique, we read as follows:
Martinique, which has not the misfortune of having elected
any Montagnard for its representative, and which owes to
its own good spirit its exemption from the rigours of martial
law, is in quite another position. Her production is in-
creased and improving. In the month of January this
colony exported 2,856 hhds. of sugar, and in February,
4,900 bads., surpassing the production of 18.50 by 1,590 hhils.,
and that of 1819 by 20 hhds. This is a happy result, and
augurs a crop for the year of 40,000 hhds.

LATEST FOREIGN

1 For Amount.
FARM IIAY IL For „
limey. !Opening Higbee- Lomat.
3 per Cents.
3 par Cents 9O 83 90 40 90 63 90 10 90 35
5 pee Cents. Now Lam ...
4 par Cents.
4t per Cents
Rachman on Landon at sight. 24 974; 90 days. 24 3F•
Belgian, 5 1910 991 Money. Naples Yeats— .. 99 Money.
Do. S,,
Do.
Do.
Treasury Bonds
liedemet p. Oats. 7-9 66 Rank Shares
Penis, Max B.—St. Germain, 432 60; Versailles (right
bank), 165 73; ditto (left 0.0181, 224 30 • Nils sad Orleans, IMO;
aria
Bale and Roam
Cahre, —• Ilareethea and A•tpsoni 213 73 ; Bunsboarg
d . 1 431 23; Northern, 43; Paris and :Ursa-
boom U 4 25; Tours sad Maness, 273 73; Manterean and Troyes, 93 ;
8011101114 and Andean 230 ; Orleans sad Bordeaux. 400; Dieppe and
Finsinp, 193; Badman and Tsms, SO.
MADRID, MAY 3.—Three per Cents., 365; after Bolas.
35 cash, 361 paper. Four per Cents., 14. Five per Contr.,
161; after Bola, 151 cash, 151 paper. Coupons 8 paper;
cash, Bohm, 8 ,81 paper. Passives, 61; after Balsa,
61 cub, Paper. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 06. Exchange
on London, 61.
Beaux, Mete 7.—Voluntary Loan, 1061. New Loan,
Four-and-a-Half per Cent., Olt National Debt, 8.53;
Commercial Marine Society's Premium, 1281. B
Shares, 96.

VIENNA, MAT 6.—rly. per Cent. Metelliques,
__6l;
Four-and-Half per Cent. ditto, elf. Bank Shares, IWO.
&asap on 12.48.

ine court.

Immediately after the state trapper at Bucking-
ham Palace on Wednesday night, a Highland reel was
played by Mr. Mackay, her Majeety'spiper and waa danced
by the following ladies and gentleman: the Earl of Gifford
and Lady Rachel Russell, Lord James P. Murray and Miss
Ferguson, Sir James R. Mackenzie and Lady Alice Douglas,
Sir Michael Shaw Stewart and Miss Stewart, Cluny Mac-
phersond and Lady no
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and
the Itom. Lucy Herr. J.
F.
After the ordinary reel, the Reel of Tulloch was danced,
in which the same ladies and gentlemen joined.
Jullien's band performed the following dances in the
ball-room during the night :—Quadrilles : L'Enfant Pro-
digue, The Great Exhibition, and the St. Leger. Vases:
La Mandolins, Rose de Mai, and Value d'Amour. Polkas:
The Crystal Fountain, and Polka des Poignards. Galops :
The Review, and The Amazon and Tiger. The principal
cornet was performed by Herr Ktenig, and the principal
liageolet by M. Collinet.
The Queen returned into the ball-room after supper, and
dancing was kept up until two o'clock in the morning, when
her Majesty and Prince Albert retired, accompanied by
their illustrious visitors the Prince and Princess of Prussia
and Prince Frederick William. His Royal Highness l'rince
H.nry of the Netherlands left at the lame time. The ball
then concluded, and the numerous company quitted the

The Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Cambridge,
and the Princess Mary, visited the Queen yesterday. Their
Royal Ilighnesies also ♦isited the Princess of Prussia at
Buckingham Palace.
Prince Albert, attended by Liout.•Colonel F. ll. Seymour,
rode out on horseback yesterday morning. Their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, with the
Princess Louisa, ►ttended by the Countess A. de Macke,
the Countess Orions, Count Polder, and Major Von Buyer,
visited and inspected yesterday morning the Diorama of the
Overland Route to India.

The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr.
Birch, took a drive in an open carriage yesterday.
The Princess Royal and the Princesses Alice and Helena
took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four.
Her Majesty and l'rince Albert, with the Prince and
Princess of PTI/Sbia, took a drive in an open landau and four
yesterday afternoon. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and
Lieut.-Colonel F. 11. Seymour attended on horseback.
The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
Palace. The company included Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Prussia and Pniice Frederick William of
Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch, the Duke of
Newcastle, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, Lady Fanny
Howard, the Countess A. de Macke, the Countess Osiolla,
the Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Carlisle, Count Polder,
Major Von Bayen, Count Goltz, Colonel Fischer, and
Lieutenant Von Heinz. The band of the 2nd Life Guards
attended during dinner, and performed the following
selection:

Overture, " Wllllsni Tell" ......,............. lineiini.
ta .ection fr An Boner:Oda Pegni.
The I libernlan Quadrilles.
The Lueresla Waltzes
Pay HM. alneuhnan
lbutnes Tunnel Calm
Gud sues the Quern.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Co
from the Governors of the West India Islands.
_ .

The Duchess of Kent went to Kew yesterday morning,
and visited Her ltoyal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
returning to Clarence•liouse, St. James's, in the afternoon.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Kent
yesterday.
A cabinet council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John ltussell, the
Lord Chancellor, the Maninis of Lansdowne, the Earl of
Minto, Sir George Grey, N iscount Palmerston, Earl Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord
Broughton, the Earl of Carlisle, the Right lion. Henry
Labouchere, and the Right lion. lux Made. The council
sat one hour. _

A numerous Deputation, including Mr. Hodges, M.P.,
and Mr. Frewen, M.P., headed by the Duke of Richmond,
had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell, at his
official residence in Downing-street, on the subject of the
hop duties.
The Attorney-General had an interview yesterday with