The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-22 00:00:00

had b. dheilisulted , sad Ware unable or unwilling to find
=est: those on Quebec estate were giving gees. The Morning
,Joiortial advocates an attempt to
turn the extensive swamps between Kingston and Spanish-
Town to accouat es rice lands; soma of the many coolies in
the island, the editor sunsets, may be skilled in this descrip-
tion of cultivation. Rtes, he says, has been found to be a
profitahle crop in Trinidad, when cultivated by a class who
can afford to buy the machinery required to separate the
grain from the husk. A gentleman connected WWI
the Jamaica Land Company has cleared fifteri:
acres in the vicinity of toe Kingston railway which
he proposes to irrigate and cultivate in yams, cocoa,
and pliustains. The sugar market was dull. The want
shipping (felt equally in Kingston and all the outporta) kept
back purchasers for exportation, sod mint parcels brought
forward at venture were withdrawn on account of insuffi-
cient offers. A large quantity of produce was understood to
be in the hands of proprietors, who, for want of staves and
headings, were unable to send to market.

he rnin.
We have authority to announce that the state
apartments in Windsor Castle will be closed from Monday
next, the 21th is until alter Monday, the 7th of June
next.

the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen
yeaterdav et Buckingham Palace, and remained to luncheon
with her Majesty and Prince Albert.
H.R.H. Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon
at a cocunitve meetirg of the commissionirs fur promoting
and emoura,rifig the fine arts in the rebuilding the Briber.
of Westminster. H.R.H. arrived at the New Palace at a
quarter Mime three o'clock, attended by Copt the Ron. A.
It. Gordon. The commissioners present were the Earl of
Aberdeen, Visc. Mahon, Sir R. H. Inglis' Mr. Wyse, and
Mr. Halloos. The secretary, Mr. E.... Oaks, was in attend-
ance. The meeting broke up at tau minutes before six
o'clock, when Prince Albert took uis departure.
Their RILIIII. the Prince of Wales and the
Prase. se Itoyal took an airing yesterday in an open carriage
sad four.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Prince of Leiningen, honoured the performance of the
French Plays with their presence yesterday evening. Th.,
rays] suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, Bun, Met.
Stanley, Marquis of Ormunde, Lieut.-Col. the lion. C. B.
Phiciss. and Capt. the Lion. A. H. Gordon.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left town yester-
day morning in a carriage nod four f,r her residence, Bushy •
house, Bushy-park. Her Majesty returned to Marlberough-
nowt. in the afternoon. •

H.R.H. the Luke of Cambridge honoured the
Noblemen and Gentkmen's Catch Club with his company at
dinner last evening.
The Queen purposes to give a state ball on the
11th of the Erving month at Buckingham Palace, and in
consequence the annual Grand Caledonian Bali, appointed
fur that day, has been postponed to a later day. It will be
the last state hall this season.

The exhibition of the royal pictures in St. James's
Palace will close this day, but will be resumed on Saturday,
the 29th inst.

A cabinet council was held yesterday at the Foreiga-
office. The ministers present were Lord J . Rowell, the Earl
of Minto, Sir G. Gril, Viscount Palmerston, Etrl Grey, the
Chancellor of the Each, que►, the Earl iif Auckland, Sir J.
Honhouse, Lord Campbell, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount
Slorpeth; and the Right Bon. T. B. MacAulay. The council
sat one hour and a half.

The Duke of Roxburghe bad an interview with
Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Count de Jarnac,
the French Minister, transacted business yesterday at the
Foreign•oflice. The Bishop of Soder and Mau bad an inter-
view with Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Com.
mender Potbury, of trl M.S. Growler, had an inteniew yes.
terday with Earl Grey at the Colonial-office. Sir J. Pay
had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday at
the office of the Board of Trade. _ _

Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) left town
oft Thar:alay afternoon for Richmond.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office from the Governor of the Maurine'.

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.—Viecount Palmerston
left town yesterday fur Broadland., Hint., for the holidays.
Tno noble viscount, who wee accompanied by her ladyship,
retinas to town un Tuesday or Wednesday next. Lord John
Russell leaves Chesham-place twdaiy, for Richmond, to puss
the holidays with Lady Rue-ell and family. His Excel-
lency the Earl of Clarendon in expected to leave fur Dublin
at the cl•use of the next or early in the tflowing week, to
enter on the duties of his new appointment. The Countess
will accompany the noble Earl. The Earl Grey, scrumps-
Med by the Countess, purposes to reside at their seat, near
Windsor, during the Loladays. The noble Earl, as Secretary
for the Colonies, will entert in the Duke of Wellington end
a distinguished party, on Thursday next, in celeoration of
her Majesty's birthday. The Right Hon. Henry Labou-
chars wili return from Dublin in about a week.

From last night'. Gazette.
CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 2I.—MEMBER RETURNED TO
IN THIS PREIBNT PAaLtAnzsr.—T. 3. Blake, of 1
Marble hill, Galway, Keg., in the room of T. B. Martin,
Sp., deceased, for the county of Galway.

WAR.OPPI^E, May 21.
'rd Draa. Gds.—Capt. I'.'F. A Carlyon, Iron 10111 Lt. Drags., to be
rapt., vice stuert, upp. to 49th F.
4th Drag. Chie..—Awlit -sung. J. Firer, from 83rd F., to he assist.-
surd., nee bum, who each.
I.oth LL mark—C.a. al. Stedman, Iran 49th F., to be apt., vice
Metro, app. to Std Dreg. Ode.
18th Lt. usage.—(:tarn[ J. N. Milk?, to be lieut., srPhout pur.,
vice Waller, dec.; Cornet G. A. Hartman, to be lieut. without par.,
eke miner, whose pntm. haa bean cancelled.
28th P.—Lieut. 0 F. Memo to be errs, by par., vice Vignoirs,
who ret. ; Ens. E. COWLS to be lieut., by pur.; T. B. Griersun,
to be em., by put.
48th P. pt. 0. P. Stuart. from 9rd Drag. Ode., to be apt., Viol
80thulay, app. to 10th Lt. lhaffif.
87th F.— Ski. J. Stuart, from b.-p., anat., to be major, vice J. W.
Randolph, who each.
GJed r Sir IL Watson, C. 8., to he cola vice or,, W.
Dyutt, dm.; Lieut. H. M. Walonley to be odj., vice &airy, who
rat. the soli only.
78th P.—J. Hunter, tube ens., without pun., vice Maclean, whores.
80di P.—T. W. Hunt, to be ens., without pm., :me Crawford,
epp, quantum.; Liomt. & Quantum. G. Borne to be adj. & lieut., nee
Welman, prom. ; hag G. Crawford, to be quartettes., vane Bodle.
Bid F. —grev. taut -Col. R. H. Willcooks, to be lieu L-col. without
pur., vice Sir C. Chichester,. drc.; bore. Lieut.-Col, B. Hon, to be
zatisLi• W. B. Lient
..,.t. pi F. Illsott .ey;,to be capt.; Ens. B. B. Chicbceter to
83rd Andet.-eurg. J. H. K. Inners, from 4th Drag. Gds., to be
mdse. surd., Vie. Elyter, who each.
Cope Mounted BlAtumen.—laeut. B. D. Wetnyes, from 3rd W.l.
Beg., to be perzrr, vice Gunn, de.
Ilaserr.—w J. Moan, Sltb Y., to be heat In the army;
gee. Lieut.'. B. apurgla„ Id Mathes European Beg. Ponders. ‘ooing
duty at the B. I. K.'s depot, at Worley, vim Pears), to local & tempo-
rary rank whits osemPloYed.
IdoicsAimu.-71• &radian nsrae of Rea. Crawford, 80th le, Is
George, sot itabart, as previously stated.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT ANNUITY FUND.
—An annual meeting of this society was held yesterday at
the Freemasons' Tavern ; Mr. Joan Savage preided. The
report for the put year commer.ced by the announcement
that the funds of the institution continued slowly to increase.
The sambor of annuitants on the books at the time of the
last report was twenty-five. Twelve were then elected, and
the committee, by virtue of the power grieved to them by
rule 25, increased their number to thirty-nine, who were
collectively in the receipt of 7201. per annum. During the
year raven had dkd, who were awarded the sum of 1201., so
that the present number of annuitants on the books was
thirty-two, at a charge of 6001. ; and the twelve to he that
day elected would raise the number to forty-five, at the com-
mencement of only the situ h year of the society's establish-
ment. The grand-master (the Birl of Zetland) had con-
sented to take the emir at a festival fur the benefit of the
institution, to be held on the 9.h of June next. The com-
mittee concluded by moo amending the following
addition to rule 23 of the society That every brother
serving the office of steward at a festival, and subscribing
the sum of 101. or upwards, shall be entitled to two addi-
tional votes during life for such service." And elect, that in
rule 43, the word "June" be substituted for " January,"
thus altering the month in which annual subscriptions fall
due. The fioaheial condition of the institution was as Ml-
lows:—The totel receipts up to the 31st of March, 1847,
including 4731. 10s. Bd., the balance remaining on the 31st
of March, 1848, were 1,8441. 4.. 10d. ; and the expenditure,
including the purchase ut 6001. 3 per sent. consols, amounted
to 1,3291. 4.. Bd. ; thus leaving a balance of 5151. Os. 2.1.
There had been a further receipt, up to that day, of 4351.65.,
of which 211. 54, had been dis-airsed. leaving a total balance
In hand of 9291. Is. 2.1. Out of that balance the committee
had given sanction for the purchase of 5001. 3 per cent.
reduced annuities, thus rnakiog the amount of stock stand-
ing in the name of the trustees-3 par cent, consols, 2,0001. ;
reduced annuities, 2,0001. The report was adopted unani-
mously, Tne election, by ballot, of the 12 additional an-
nuitants, coeeluded the prots sdingt. There were no less
than 51 candidates for the vatanciea.
SHIPWRECKED -MARINERS' SOCIETY.—The eighth
annual meeting of the Ship arecked Fishermen and Mari-
am.' fJs nevulent Society, was held yesterday, at the London
Tavern. Sir J. Cuckburn to dt the chair, an 4 in alluding to the
paraponemeut of the usual annual dinner, begged to set an ex-
ample to those present by banding iu his eubeeription, which
would, under ordinary rareumatances, have be. n placed in
the dinner plate The report stated that the total number
relieved since the funnetiou of the institution in 1839, has
bean 825 widows, 2,415 orphans, and 441 aged parents of
drowned &german and mariners, 10.560 shipwrecked per-
ems, and 893 fishermen, making a total of 14,834. During
the prat year, there have been relieved-122 widows, 265
orphans, and 43 aged parents of the drowned, and 1,49-i
shipwrecked fishermen and mariners; total, 1,925. The
committee acknowledged the generous and effectual help
rendered them by various railway and steamboat coin-
pude., wise, by conveying tee men saved from the
wreck, and th, it families, home, free of expense,
lessened the expenditure of the society b 7 about 1,0001. As
an instance of the operations of the society, the following
may be worth mentioning : the crew of &meeting vessel of
Nevis, which had been brawn off the Wand, and rendered
unseaworthy, were taken off by a French brig, brought to
Bram, and forwarded theme by the British consul to
Loadou. Being nestitute gray applied to the Lord Mayor,
who sent them with an office? to tee secretary of this society,
by whom they were instancy received, comfortably lodged
two days at that adatirabb iastitation The Sailors' Home,
and tre third day saw Owns sailing down the Thames on
their way to their families in the West Indite. Toe transfer
to the ss.cie y of the residue of the funds of a society railed
" The Fishermen's Befogs," eraddislied on the coast of
Yotkshirt, slid which hes mama to exist, is now completed ;
and thereby 6931. Bs, caesura have been added to the stuck of
tiro institutio... Much good had been dose to tee society
traisuish the appointment of Lieut. W. IL Spoons, R