The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-27 00:00:00

FRUIT.

Plus Apples, per lb.. Ss to 7.
Grapen,botttouse, p. Soto la
Pears, per lialUstese, :s to Its
Vllolr
Broomall, per bundle, Is to 2s
Csobsess, per dos., to Is ttd
red, per dos, 2s to 3s
Brussels Sprouts, p. halt gm,
ls to2s

1 Apples, per bushel, 4s ad to las
dessert, per dos, S 4 tole
Nuts, Cob, per ltno It*, lies
rABLEB.
Celery, per bundle, la to 24
Onions, per buebel, 2s ud tots
Leeks, per bunch, ad to 4d
Shallot*, per lb. ad toad
Garlic, per lb., ad to
.11c1

Frese- lams% per 100, J. to es
tieskate, per punnet, Is to le
Averaigue, pa 100, Os toes
Potatoes, per too, SO• to 120 e
per cwt., Sa 6d to Ss
per boob.. toed le 3s
Carrots, p. bomb, 7d to led
Turnip.. do., 4d to 6d
Cueumbers, melt, la to Js
Bpinseb,per sieve, Is 6d to k
Beet, per dos., Cd to le

Radiebk per 'dos., 9d to le
Endive per more, la a d to Sm
Lettuces, (kb., p. wove, 9d is Is
Coe, per enure, idle laid
Small Bead, p. pun., 2d to Sd
Horse Radish, per bdi., is to Se
St u.hrouma, per pet., 1 s •o laid
Chilies, per 11 0, Is to le ed
ktepaieume, p 100, la to Se
Parsley, per Dumb, 4d to 6d
Sweet herbs, per ►uadh, 2d to 4d

THE MINIE RIFLE.—The Cleveland (U.S.) Herald
says that it has been informed by an intelligent officer of
the army that the Minis rifle is being adopted into the
American service upon an Improved plan. Instead of a
short iron tube inserted in the ball, it is to be made with a
cavity, into which a portion of the charge of powder will
be forced, and its explosion does the whole work of spread-
ing the ball so as to completely slug or fill the rifled bore of
the gun, and driving it on its mission of death. The ma-
nufacture of muskets in the United States armories is to be
abandoned, and the troops are to be armed with the im-
proved Minis rifles with bayonets.
A WONDERFUL ASSYRIAN OBELISK.—A dealer in
curiosities, named Dropsy, of the Qusi Malaqusis, was on
Saturday tried, by default, by the Tribunal of Correctional
Police, for an impudent fraud. Knowing that an elderly
savant, named Barrois, bad a great passion for antiquities,
and had even written a book on the subject, he proposed to
him to purchase an Assyrian obelisk, in a fine state of pre-
servation, which he said had been sent to Paris by an
&whale company, who had discovered it in same excavations
at Babylon. M. Bartok 'wily grasp. dat the proposition,
and finding on investigation that the obelisk wu oovered
with cruciform characters, and bore appearance of antiquity,
he paid down 5,000 f. for it. But some time after, to hts
great mortification, he found that it was a perfectly modern
production. Having made inquiries, he ascertained that it
had been made by order of Dropsy, by a sculptor named Le-
bceuf, out of the stone from the quarries of St. Len ; that
Dropsy had given this person 2,000 f. fur the work ; and that
Lebmuf, in order to make it as perfect as possible, had gone
to the museum to examine Assyrian antiquities, and had
even consulted M. Blffollell own book ! The tribunal sen-
tenced Dropsy to fifteen months' imprisonment, 500 f. fine,
to repay M. Barroia his 6,000 f., and besides to pay him
I,ooof. as clammier --Osiligweiti.
AMERICAN MACHINERY AND FIRE-ARMS.—Mellere.
Buck, of Lebanon, N. 11., have just completed a large order
from their improved machinery, for the Royal Armoury at
Woolwich, England. Messrs. Robbins and Lawrence, at
Wini:mor, Vt., have executed another order for the same
party and destination, to the extent of 80,00 d dollars. The
latter is esclusively for the manufacture of Minis rifles,
guns, Ac., for which purpose our American machinery is,
and long has been, unrivalled by any in the world.—
Aiborty Register.
MONUMENT TO FRODISART.—On the demand of
the Mayor of Valenciennes, supported by M. Nieuwer-
Rorke, director of the Imperial Museums, the French go-
vernment has just accorded to the town of Valenciennes a
Ins block of marble for the statue of Froissart. M.
Leman, who has been charged with this statue, has been
ordered by the government to make a second, which is in-
tended to decorate the external part of the Louvre.
THE PROGRESS OF BIRMINGHAM.—Within the
last half century the town of Birmingham has almost in-
creased in size fourfold. When the nineteenth century
began, Birmingham consisted of only some 1.6,600
houses; its population was about 73,000. Darieg the first
tarty years after, there were many alternations of prosperity
and adversity, bad trade, and poverty. But, taking the
average, we fled that the yearly increase of houses was
about 606, with an addition of 3,000 to the population per
annum. For the ten years ending March, 1861, when the
last census was taken, the average increase of houses
was about 890 every year, and an annual aug-
mentation of the population of nearly 6,000. Since
that period our progres has ben more rapid still.
In 1862 nearly 3,000 houses were erected, equivalent
to an additional population of about 16,000 souls; in
1863, no less than 3,784 boatel were built, giving an in-
creased population of about 14,000 persons. The number
of hums built during the last year is equivalent wan addi-
tional population of about 11,000. 'Liking the number of
houses, then, altogether, as the basis of data, we find that
the population of Birmingham at the present time must be
upwards of 272,000 persons. And it must not be forgotten
that there have been hundreds of bowies springing up on
every side beyond the limits of the borough, wbich are ex-
cluded from the above return. Probably we should not be
far wrong in estimating these at an additional 1,000 dwell-
ings. We find also that industry has not suffered to the
extent which had bus apprehended by the disturbing
influences of the war. In warehouses and workshops, and
premises for retail trades, there has been a marked increase.
—Bermingham Josesual.
' FISH HATCHING IN FRANCE.—The French Mi-
nister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works paid a
visit a few days since to the College of Franca, to examine
the apparatus for hatching fish established by M. Costa. He
' found 260,000 recently hatched fish, 160.000 of which bad
only just been brought up from the establishment at Hunin-
guen. All this large number was conveyed to Paris at the
same time, and with aeolarcelyperFeptible loss. It consists
of ---

liie.
running,
other
sad ti
tans
signals

me um., an.
common trout, trout from the lakes, salmon from the
bine, and trout from the Swiss lakes.
NEW ELECTRIC TELEnsyit"e4he Sardinian
ivernment has gestated permi nlo Cheielhir Bough to
bis new electno telegnint eikelpil,
_147 paolo
se. By this new spurt " , while
inning, in constant tele hhi.,c• on ith the
her trains moving on the , witukary behind,
id they may not onlytreawsh 71' atgiehat the-
nce they are from a • Coign ntlegrephie
gnats with each other. • /.•
CantraLTlML—Bendik4 1 leTistensen,
an Loge to London, eriftw • e Caister ;
ago being discharged ; nritee 07V,,:cSIP's 'mouth,
an. 28. Eglantine, Brown, w • n • Shoal.
Zed Lan. ; muter and three app • oet.—arevesend.