The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-01 00:00:00

COVENT-OARDEN.-7THIS DAY.

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The market is will supplied with vegetables and fruit.
English Pine-apples reality good prices, as do also hothouse
Grapes. Dessert Pears are now confined to Beurri Rance.
A fcw Court of Wick, Newtown Pippin, and IteinetteUris
Apples may still be obtained. Oranges are plentiful, and
gaud. Nuts are nearly the same as last quoted. Stew-
rries are verr plentiful, but many of the samples arc
very inferior. 1 °wig Carrots, Beans (both French and
hlazagen), Peas, Lettuce., and Artichokes are supplied
Iron France. Potatoes are generally good in quality.
Mushrooms ore cheaper. Cut flowers consist of Ileaths,
Eplicrises. einerarias, Mignonette, Camellias, Roses,
Aedias, Azaleas, Primulas, Lily of the Valley, and other
forced bulbs.

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flne.spplto, per lb., es to Ifs
Graost, IsOlaestap. lb., 10. to 13e
Li,bon, per lb., 1s tots MA
Iltraoterrtes, per ea, Id to Is I
Applto, kWh., par belb,bto3.B4
Pests; Assort, par d. g., Sato 04
aitarlay per peak Is
sopa per:b,2. to 3s
**EGET.'

Lemma, per dos., let° 91
Orsagee, yrr due., Is to l• 64
—prr 100, 3a r 4 to 10.
I —Nr r 114 O. dos, Is to 3s
Nuts, Ser., p. boi., !Oa to tie
bresil, p. boob., las to 14.
Cobs, per 1110 lb., 10es
tom.

Collages% per des., 9 I to le
Paneb Pesos, p. 100,1 e to fe
Crueeull. ryt laeeo, od. to le le
book es* Sd boed
Asparagus, per beadle, a tole
veeele, pet basket, 9cl to Is
Gro,n, per dos., 211 6o to Is •
Hauberk p.busidls, 3d to 104
Potatoes, per ton, eSe to 40s
per ewt., le to Ss
per butb , Is Esl to Z6d
Walla, per dos., 9e 6d to 3/16d
Cosunkere, each, td to Is GI
r.l_•n. oer bundle, td tole bd
Carron, per bursa, sd to 7d
apinselt, per nerve, Is to Ie 641
Omar, pee tnna, 5.1 to 4d
Posse* p. dos., lad to 31
Endive, persons, NI to lo Sd
Peet, per den, Is to Ss
Pained" per doe. id to la
Leek,. per bush, fa to 4d

'shallots, per lb. ad to 104
Girlie, per lb., ad to Is
Artldsokes, Jerusalem, per Inn
sieve, Od to Os
tellise,t4b.,p. ts ore, 4.1 to Gd
008, pm store, 'SI to Is td
Radials., per dust, sd to le
Turnip, le to Is 6d
Small Naiads, p. pun., 2d to 33
Home Radish, per bdl., le to 4s
Musatroome, per pot, ad to Is
I per punnet, .1.1 to Is
non*, per bolt mere, 153.1 to held
Fennel, per bunch, 24 to J.t
Posey, per begat, 24 to 4
Thyme, per bum 5, 24 td Si
Fender, p. dos. bun., Ss to 3e
atm; per buret. 4d to Got
Basil, rem, per boneh,ls to Is Id
Slntloner,do., per Inman, 3.1 to 4d
1 Wainseress.inrlos.td.utb. ,lildlols

CHURCH Or ENGLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTT
?OTC—The annual meeting of this institute was held last
night in fit. Martin's Hall, Lone-sere ; Admiral Vernon
Harcourt presided. The chief objects of the institution,
are the establishment of 13=4y-schools, and the instruc-
tion of the teacher, to be employed in them. The report
stated that the means used by the committee to accomplish
their objects embraced lectures, conversatioual meetings of
the teachers for the interchange of experience, the estab-
lishment of a circulating library of theological and general
ElneglinaM, Niel the publication of works adapted for Sunday
Mild We. The total amount received as subscriptions and
Meiseffiens, and from the sale of publications, fur the year
salMuch 31st, 1862, was 1,442!. 9s. Ild.; the expendi-
tar:7,4o6l. 19e. 1041. ; and the balance in hand, 26/. 6s 6d.
The Revs. H. Hughes, G. Fisk, and other clergymen and
gentlemen addressed the meeting, and recommended the
' society to public support.
ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL.—Yesterday, the PA IRS.—Tss C PALACE.—Mr. Manners Sutton
halt.yearly general greeting and election of this society was paired in favour of Mr. Heywood's motion, with Mr. Wad-
kaki at the Landon Timm, Biahupscabs-streekAr. John
.iiington seism ;Mr. Mackinnon in favour, with Mr. Adder-
Remington Mills, president, in the chair. The report lee, against ; Sir James Duke in favour, with I..'.ver, L.
states that the progress in the education of the children had Lasbjaittoo, ageing,
been strikingly manifest to both the muter, and mistresses.
Upwards of 4,000 articles in clothing and household linen ARTHUR OEGROEY.—Last November, one of our
c es ndents stated that George_y was bur at Klagen-
have been made by the girls. In the last annual report it
font P°'ti his autobiography. The work has just a -
was shown that the number of children in the school after forth
ille underieti of "My Life an Works
the April election was 210, which was the exact number pee_ ,P? , ,
that the school was intended to hold ; but the encouraging us Hungary," in two volumes.
state of the funds induced the cum:, ittee to recommend DINNER TO SIR JAMES BROOKE.—Last evening
en increase in their number during the present year, and it a complimentary dinner was given at the London Tavern,
was determined to admit 25 in April, as well u 2.3 in the to Sir James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak, by a large
November election; cone< quenily there will be an increase number of merchants of the City of London, and others.
to 268, as 33 have left the school, 3 are about to leave, and Mr. Crawford, of the firm of Colvin end Crawford, East
4 have been admitted by purchase. Several legacies have India merchants, occupied the chair.
been received; one of which was for 3001., given by the late CALLA TO THE BAR.—Yesterday, the Easter term
Mr. Ebenezer Wilcock, of Alphington, Devon. The re- cells to the bar of students of the Hon. Society of the Inner
port concluded by expressing a tope that the governors and Temple was made, and they comprise the following gentle-
others wouldneie their influence in adding to the friends men :—Mr. A. Fairbsini, Mr. J. H. Jenkineou, Mr. J. S.
of the institution, and thereby increase its funds. Inc White, Mr. F. 0. A. Williams, Mr. W.mediae.. Mr. H.
financial statement showed the receipts to have been M'Nevin, Mr. A. Pechell, Mr. T. F. W. Walker, Mr. J.
6,6961. 13e. 3d., and the disbursement 6,4431. 16s. 2d., leer- Sharpe, Mr. S. Baxendale, Mr. J. D. Campbell, Hon. G.
ing a balance of 2,52!. 18s. Id. in the hands of the treasurer. y. C. Lucelles, Mr. E. J. Bateman, Mr. Nichols, and Mr.
The retiring officers were re-elected, with thanks for their Wade.
put services, and the Lord Mayor was elected as vice.presi. SOUTH WALES RAlLWAY.—Yesterday a
_special
dent of the charity. The court then broke up, and the
meeting of this company took place at the Great Western
election was proceeded with.
r Railway station, Paddington, for the purpose of taking into
Sr. ANDREW'S RAGGED SCHOOLS.—Last evening
consideration the draft of a bill now before parliament to
the third annual meeting of the friend, and subscribers oe enable the directors to construct new railways to klilford
these school,, which are situated in Windmill-street, New. Haven and at Newport, and to purchase Pembroke Feely,
cut, Lambeth, was held at Hawkstone Hall, Waterloo-road: end also to abandon portions of the Boni from Fisgard and
the Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. The
business of the meeting having been briefly introduced, the at Haverfordwest, and for other purposes ; Mr. TAM.
M.P., in the chair. The advertisement convening the
noble chairman called on Mr. Lawrence, one of the coin. meeting having been read, the secretary read the PM, end a
mitts, to read the report, which showed that anew struc. resolution was proposed by the chairman and seconded by
ture had been erected during the past year by the muni. Mr. Vivian, M.P., approving the measure and authorising
fiance of a lady, exercised through the Earl of Shaftesbury, the directors to concur in any amendments or alterations and twice the number of children have received instruction.
nines the opening of the new schools in June last, the dri, which might be required during the progress of the bill.—
school Court requested to be informed as to the meaning of
school has been attended by 241 boys and 318 girls, in all
the compensation clause in the ball I—The solicitor replied
669; the average attendance to the same is '.A3, of which
that it was intended to benefit parties whose property might
128 are boys and 13,5 girls. The evening school, held three be injured on the lines.—Major Court inquired whether the
times per week, is intended for men and boys who are at line was finished from Swansea to Gloucester ?—The Chair- work during the day ; this is conducted by ten teachers, man replied in the affirmativc—A proprietor wished 10 and is attended on the average by 49 of this class of reci- know the amount of capital which the directors were Me.
pirate. The total average atteitiance has been 312, and the thorised to raise under the act I—The Chairman said the number who have received instruction since the opening of amount was 177,0001.—The resolution was then put cod
the new school.house is 768. The Sunday schools are con- curried, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the
ducted by 21 voluntary teachers and the average attendance
is 91 boys and 102 girls, in all 193. An industrial class fur chairman, the meeting separated.
g
DEMERARA RAiLwAv.—The yearly general taut-
are has been formed during the year, by which the mem-
ing of this company was held Thursday, at the London Ta-
likewise
berm are bronht up to provident and domestic habits ;
• clothing society has been formed, to whieb 190 v_ern, Untie 'curvet ; Henry Davidson, Esq., in the
children have paid 241. 6s. 10d. The financial account chair.
lowing 1s
eThtitts" The plan adopted hy the directors for
ere. report re rt wad, from which wo make the fel-
showed the receipts for the year (including subscriptions '"'
and donations, 411. 79.6 d. ; from the Ragged School L nion, raising the additional funds required to meet the exigencies
201.) to have been, 1361. 51. 7d.; while the expenditure of. the mnPan,' vie ,by calling for voluntary aubscriPti°nd
from the shareholders to the extent of 3/. per share, has,
for the same period amounted to 1731. Is. dd. ; leaving a
sum of 361. 16e. Id. due to the treasurer. The Rev. E. they are happy
ority of the shareholders having radii sub
retiring to state, been attended by very satisfactory()'y - Arbon then moved that the report be adopted, and that the results,
officers be re-elected, with thanks for their past scribed their a mainames to the agreement, to the extent of 6,600
services. This was seconded by the Rev. G. E. Tate at shares; and many of those parties having, upon the issue
f the call of 11. per share, exercised the option which
some length, and carried. The meeting was then addressed o
was
.given to them of paying up the 31. per share at
by the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph, the Rev. J. M'Connell
These results will, no doubt, be increased by the
Hussey, Joseph Payne, Esq., and other gentlemen, whose
expressions in favour of the ragged school movement met subscriptions of the colonial shareholders, from whom
there has not been yet time to hear upon the subject.
with the hearty concurrence of all present.
to por-
The amount thus rented has enabled the directors
THE LosnoN llosmAt..—'rhe 112th anniversary chew at once, and despatch to die colony, another first-rate
festival in aid of the fundsof this charity was held on Thurs. locomotive, which was urgently required ; and a sister en.
day, when a sermon was preached in the chapel of the Hos- gine has been ordered, end will be ready for shipment in pital by the Bishop of Chester. The Governor and Visitors about three months from the present date. Other mschinery
of the institution afterwards dined at the London Tavern, and store. of various kinds have also been sent out, and
the Deka of Cambridge, the president, in the chair, BIT further shipments will be made, as required, so as to place
ported bythe Bishop of Chester, Lord Macdonald, Sir • • the railway plant in a state of complete efficiency. The
Clay, M.P.P, Mr. Bramiton, M.l'., end about ninety friends other mode of raising funds to provide for immediate liabi•
of the institution. The noble chairman, in giving the litiee, pointed out in the resolutions—namely, by the issue
seek of the evening, observed that among the many of debentures—has been exercised by the directors to the
iikme this institution lead upon public rapport, not the extent of 6,0001. ; bonds to that amount having been
kag was that, it being situated so neer the London granted under the seal of the company in favour of its prin.
predra, where accidents of • serious nature were of fre. nut European creditor, who has consented to hold them u
wet occurrence. The dealing with these accidental a colletend security. The disbursements were 232,4031. • and
EOM, requiring ee letter of recommendation, formed the receipts were 236,1361. ; leaving a balance of 2,732)."
OW of the mai valuable features of the indite. The Chairman said he was happy to say that out of the
i the SWAN of such accidental caves received
Es
stoma span bad been uwards of 7.1,000. This
UM= IMINIMous amount of suffering had been re-
=sad it was satisfactory to find that the aniount of 7,000 new shares 6,000 had been paid upon, by which the
directors had be:e able to despatch a new engine to the
colony, and to pay off a sum due to the bankers.—Mr.
Maude hoped, as they were going before the colonial legis-
ty had been only% per cent. of the cases brought Liston, they would get power to convert these small shares
IN. The income is 10,600/., whilst the regular expendi- inton,
stock,and make them transferable, as they would other.
titre was upwards of 12,0001., leaving a couidemble marin wise be eaten up by the hrukeraste.—The Chairmen moved
to be supplied from casual sources. lie reminded them that the adoption of the report.—Mr. Ridgway seconded it, and
k 1360 long annuities, bringing in 1,2191. a year, would it was passed unanimously.—A vote of thanks was also
mks Other toasts followed, and during the evening passed to the Liverpool committee for their eervices—Mr. steineriptions were announced amounting to about 1,8001. Ridgway was happy to hear that the imports of sugar
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who showed an increue of 6,000 hogsheads over those of the past
passed their examination in the science and practice of year. But the colonists were no longer disposed to confine
medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thum- themselves to that, but had undertaken the cultivation of a
day, April 29, 1862 :—Cicorge Butler, Brighton; John fibre called "jute," which was known tole' a valuable article
Edward Davies, Stones-end, Southwark ; Horace Edward in the London market. They were also quite capable of
Johnson, Warwickshire. producing a silk gnu better than any of the %thine hemp
THE EIPLONION AT HE-TON COLLIERY. —'fho in- now employed fur the adulteration °faint and satin. Their
quest the railway as quickly
resumed on the bodies of the sufferer, by this occurrence was only of ought to be to complete
resumed on Wednesday, and the jury, after a bow invest'. as possible, try which the advantages of this valuable
gation, returned a verdict of " Accidental death." The colony might be developed. A vote of thanks having been
cases of the accident they stated to be a want of water in passed to the chairman and directors, the meeting
the boiler. adjourned.

HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Cooper end Davis report trade heavy. Prime
meadow Hay, 76e. to 821.; inferior ditto, his. to 70a.;
Clover, 86a. to 945.; Straw, 245. to 2ss.