The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(IT ELECTRIC TLLLOYA?H•)

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY Monzallo.

The Humboldt has arrived off Cowes, on her way
for Havre : she left New York on the 13th instant.

She has brought specie to the amount of 60,000
dollars. Exchange bills on London sold at 109 to
109 L and some drawers asking 109!.
The Africa has arrived.

Senator Clayton has defended the Clayton and
Bulwer Treaty. Senator Douglas replied, and was
bitter towards England.
Some small banks have failed in New England.
The British ship, Belmont, has been burned at
New Orleans, and 3,000 bales of cotton destroyed.
The panic has subsided at New York. Money very
tight. Banks drawing in stocks aro recovering.
Flour firm. Cotton firmer.

Freights improving at New Orleans. Cotton
active.

THE WEST INDIES.

(IT ELECTRIC TELLORAPIO

PORTSMOUTH, Msacti 24.
By the arrival of her Majesty's steam-frigate
Highflyer, Captain Heathcote, at Spithead, this
evening, we have adrices from Bermuda to the 4th
inst. inclusive. She is healthy, and reports the West
Indian Islands generally recovering from the late de-
vastating visitation.
Nearly all the Windward Islands had suffered se-
verely from yellow fever.
500 soldiers, women, children, and four officers of
the 50th Regiment, have arrived in the Hightlyer
from BermudL _

H.M.S. Dauntless was expected to arrive at Ber-1
muda daily when the Ilightlyer sailed, or, it was
also expected, she might sail for England direct
from Barbadoes. The loss from the yellow fever
was 81, 16 of whom were officers.
The Highflyer has lost four officers and four men
on the station, and her Majesty's ship Calypso has
since lost two officers, who caught the fever by dining
on board the Highflyer; ani it is a remarkable fact
that every stranger who went on board the High-
flyer took the fever, even the black pilot who navi-
gated her into Jamaica.
Her majesty's ship Styx, Muter-Commander Wel-
lington, is appointed to sail from Spithead on Thurs-
day, with stores and supernumeraries, for the African
Brazils squadron.

VW Court.

WINDSOR, MARCH 2 .

The following had the honour of dining with her
Majesty yesterday :—The Daohese of Kent, Princess Ade-
laide of Kobel'lobe, the Lady In Waiting to the Duchess of
Kent, the Baroness de Speth, and Colonel the Hon. C. B.
and Mrs. Phipps.

On Friday and Saturday lut, and on Monday and Tues-
day in the current week (Passion week), the customary
Royal minor bounties and gate alms were distributed to the
aged and necessitous poor at the Altnonry, in Whitehall,
under the direction of the Lord High Almoner and the
Sub-Almoner. The recipients included numerous came of
bLindaese and other serious infirmities.
. .

Yesterday the ancient and Royal charities of Maundyy
Thursday were distributed to 34 aged men and 34 aged
women, the number corresponding with her Majesty's age,
with the usual formalities, in Whitehall chapel. At two
o'clock In the afternoon a procession, consisting of a de-
tachment of the Yeomen of the Guard (commanded by en
Usher), one of them carrying the alms on a gold salver of
the reign of King William and Queen Mary ; the Rev. Dr.
Jelf, Sub-Almoner ; Joseph Hanby, Req. Secretary and
Yeoman of the Almonry in ordinary; hls Assistant, ac-
companied by six children, three boys and three girls of
the National Schools in Westminster, who had been se-
lected for their good conduct to participate in this privilege,
proceeded to the chapel.
Tho procession was joined in the chapel by the Lord
Bishop of Oxford, Lord High Almoner, the priests in
waiting, gentlemen, and choristers.
The procession advanced to the communion table, and
having taken their respective stations, the church service
appointed fur the afternoon commences.
Exhortation, confession, absolution, &c.
Forty-first Psalm (the Grand Chant).
First Lesson, St. Matthew, 25th chap., from v. 14 to v. 31.
First Anthem (41st Psalm).
£1 15s. distributed to each woman.
To each man shoes and stockings.
Second Anthem (a Prayer).
Woollen and linen cloths distributed.
Third Anthem (131st Psalm).
Purses distributed.
Second Lesson, St. Matthew, 25th chap., begin v. 31 to
the end.
Fourth Anthem.

Then followed a prayer composed for the occasion, viz. :
" 0 Lord, the Sovereign of the world, we acknowledge
that Thine is the greatness, and the power, and the glory,
and the victory, said the majesty ; for ill hat Is in the
heaven and in the earth is Thine. Thine is the kingdom,
0 Lord, and Thou art exalted as Head above all ; both
riches and honour oome of Thee ; and Thou reignest over
all. In Thy hand Is power and might, and in Thy hand it
is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now,
therefore, our God, we thank Thee and praise Thy glorious
name, that Thou host not only bestowed greatness and
majesty upon our Sovereign Lady Queea Victoria, blithest
given her a heart, also, to take compassion on them that are
below her, and show mercy unto the poor and needy. Ac-
cept, most' gracious God, pf this tribute, which she pays
unto Thee, the giver of all good things, mid make her still
more fruitful and abundant in these, end all other good
works, that by mercy and truth she may be preserved and
her throne upholden by mercy. And stir up the hearts of
all those who have now been partakers of her bounty, to be
truly thankful unto Thee for it, and both to bless and
praise Thee continually for setting such • pious Princess
over us, and also pray most earnestly that Thou wouldst
reward her charity with a long and prosperous reign in this
world, and with a heavenkingdom in the world to come.
through Jesus Cheist our Lora and only Saviour. Amen."
A second prayer composed for the occasion.
Then followed the prayer for the Queen, and so on to
the end.
The clergy present were the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Lord
High Almoner ; the Rev. Dr. Jell, Sub-Almoner ' (the
Rev. Dr. Wesley, Sub-Doan, was unavoidably absent from
sicken.), Rev. Dr. Vivian, Rev. Messrs. Helmore, Clark,
Haden, Hall, Povah, and Hour.
The gentlemen present were Messrs. Salmon, Francis,
Busby, Hobbs, Wilda, "Lashio, Bradbury, Buckland, and
Benson.
The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Vivian.
Sir George Smart, who usually presides at the organ
upon this occasion, was not in monthly waiting, but the
duty was performed by Mr. Turle, the organist of West-
minster Abbey.
The most aged man last year had reached his 102nd year,
but he has since died. The most aged man who received
the royal arms in 18,53 is 91 years, and the most aged
woman 89 yam.

Viscount Gort had an interview with the Earl of Aber-
deen yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street.
Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day at his official residence in Downing-street.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-
office for the Governors of ?delta, Ceylon, end Hong Hong,
and for the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.