The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-22 00:00:00

EDt dom.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Ktacu 21.
The Queen, Prince Coneort, Crown Princene of
Prussia. and royal family, remain in the atrie*aet retirement
a$ Windsor Castle.

A deputatioa from the Chamber of Commerce, Hull, and
the merchants of that port, on the subject of the charges in
aid for collection of revenue, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his oMeial
residence, in Downingetreet. The deputation was intro-
duced by Lord Methane, M.P., and was accompanied by the
Hon. Adrenal Buncombe, M.P., Mr. James Clay, MP., and
Mr. Joseph Barnes, Y.P.,
_and consisted of the Mayor of Hull
(Mr. W. Hodge), Mr. Alderman Blundell, Mr. Alderman
Bancister, Mr. Thomas Wilson, Mr. Henry J. Atkinson,
Mr. John Middleton, and Mr. P. Bruce, secretary of the
chamber.

A deputatioo from the pariah of Hammersmith, consist-
ing of ]leers. W. Smith and W. /forlorn, churchwardens,
Mr. James Bird, solicitor, and Mr. Alfred J. Roberta, vestry
clerk, bad an interview yesterday with Sir G. Cornevndl
Lewis, at the Hotneollice, on the subject of the allowance
to parishes for empty and compounded properties in the
county rate valuation.
The Commissioners for the International Exhibition of
Doi:: held a merting, at their others in the Strand, yesterday.
Despatches were received yestenlay at the Colouial•olltce,
from the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, Canada, and
Australia.

We are authorised to state that the suenonnoement in the
eveniost papers of yesterday, that the remains of the late
Duchess of Keot will lie in state at Frogmen, to-day and to-
morrow, is entirely without foundation.

FUNERAL OP THE LATE DUCHESS OP KENT.

The Chapel Royal of St. George is now crowded
with workmen busy in the preparation for the interment of
the late lamented Duchess of Kest, which will take
place at 11 o'clock on Monday morning Lett. A platform
of several feet, extending along the nave, and also the
north and south aisles, and gradually ascending over the
atone steps to the entrance of the choir, is being erected,
the whole of which will be covered with black cloth. At
the north west corner of the chapel, fronting the beautiful
cenotaph of her late royal highness the Princess Charlotte,
• temporary chapel lined and covered with black cloth, will
be erected for the reception of the comae, which will
be privately brought to the chapel in the course of the
night previous to the day of interment, and an erection
is she being made at the south door of the chapel, where
the eras will be removed from the hearse and placed on •
bier, and eenveyed to the temporary chapel. The floor of
the choir and stalls of the knights of the Garter will also be
covered with black cloth. The royal mourners will assemble
in the Chapter room, and the other mourners in Cardinal
Weissfe chapel. Shortly before the funeral the officers of
Mate, the dean and canons and choristers will form • pro-
emial is the mouth aisle, and just previous to the com-
mencement of the burial service the coffin will be brought
from the tangency chapel and placed at the west sod of the
nave. The preemies) formed in the south aisle will then take
their position in frost of the corpse, when the mounters
will leave the Chapter-room and Wolaey'■ Chapel, and pro-
ceed along the north aisle, and on their reaching the
corpse, the procession will slowly move to the choir, whilst
a portion of the Istria service is being chanted by the
chariot's,. After three in the procession have taken seats,
the remainder of the solemn service (Croft's and Purcell's)
will be performed. and Martin Luther's hymn sung, and the
coffin lowered into he temporary resting place by means of
some new machinery. The grave, which is about sixteen
feet deep, is being made immediately below the opening to
the royal vault, for the convenience of reinterment of the
remains of the royal duchess in the new mausoleum, in
Progniore Gardens.
As the ceremony of lying in elate will be dispensed with,
the other coffins which contain the remains of the royal
duchess will be put into the state coffin to-morrow, and
placed in the principal drawing-room of Frogmore House,
where they will remain until early on the Monday morning.
The principal mourners will, we understand, be his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort and his Royal Highness the
Primes of Wales.

In excavating for the tempor►ry grave a small opening
was made into the vault which contains the comes of
Hoary VIII. and one of his Queens, the Lady Jane Sey-
mour, also the coffins of Charles I. and an infant child of
Queen Ann.. The coffins, Mid even the crimsons on which are
placed the conmeta, were in a tolerable state of preserve.
Yoe, sad the ■pear bole in the coffin of Henry VIII., said
to have been made by on. of the soldiers of Oliver Cromwell,
wee clearly discernible.

THE IfOUHEING POE THE DUCHESS OP KENT.

(Idzion.urour.)
WAIT-OFFICE, NAzeu 20, 1861.

Volunteers when in mourning will wear a piece
el black craps three inches wide round the left ann, above
tie elbow. (By order) M. Id URDO.
To Commanding Officers of Volunteer Corps.

The et-Queen Marie Ann Hie, sooompanied by
several members of her family, Lea returned to Claremont
tram a brief sojourn at the Royal Victoria Hotel, St.
. . -

The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry
wined in town a few days ninon horn Ireland.

The Marquia of Hastings has arrived at Claridge's
Hotel.

The Earl of Roden and the Hon. Strange Jocelyn
lave arrived la Groodiah•goere from Tullymore Park,
meaty Down.

The Karl and Countess of Aylesf.wil have left
Claridge's Hotel for Pekingese Hall, Coventry.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave
tows 'oily east week for Broadlands for the Easter boll.
days.

Viscountess Joseelyn ►nd the Hon. Miss Jososlyn
mind at Cambridge House on Wednesday evening, from
84. Leonardo, for a tow days.

Count Szapary has arrived at Clarklia's Hotel,
[rola Madeira, on hie way to Vienna.

Leidy Stanley of Alderley leaves town to-day for
Bob. Hie lordskilp will lour. to-sorrow for Aldan*,
Ark, Madre.

The Town Couucil of Edinburgh has resolved,
by 19 to 7, to potitios puha:own sot to grant • member to
tbe Scot& Usivorsitira.

The following has been hunted et Dublin :--Sua-
pension of Major Yelvertou.—" Adjutaot•General's Office,
Dahlia. March 18.—In °bedtimes to an order rewired
how his Royal Highness the Goma! Conirnanding.in-Chief,
the rueful commanding the forme is Ireland directs that
Major the H,... W. C. Ye'series, Royal Artillery, be sus.
peuded from all ',Minify duties until further onion. By
colornaud, J. S. Bsowssioa, Deputy Adjutaat-GeneraL"