The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-15 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)

Fruit and vegetables are still plentiful, especially
peaches and nectarines, which are abundant from *pea
walls. Greengage plume of good quality are still included
in foreign imports, and of grapes and pineapples the
supply is sufficient for the demand. Strawberries are •
nearly over. as are also raspberries. Of melons, both
English and foreign, there is a good aninly,. and
oranges are also plentiful. Kent filbert. are oomusg ia
plentifully at from 455. to Me. per 'Mina Cut Bowers
chiefly consist of orchids, pelargoniums, asters, stocks,
caloeolarias, mignonette, and roses.

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER IN THE
Porreatus.—The erection of the Wedgwood Institute (says
the Birmingham Post) will be proceeded with at ones, and
the foundation stone will in all probability be laid no the
20th of October, by the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the department of Art have made a grant in
aid of the proposed building _of 500 f.
THE SUICIDE OF A MAN IN WOMEN'S CLOTHES.
—ln a recant paragraph under this beading it bee been
stated that the wife of the deceased, whose name
was Robert Bygrave, bad led au improper life,
and that he had in consequence refused to
live with her. At the inquest, which was held yesterday
afternoon by Mr. Payne, several jurors and neighbours
testified, from personal knowledge, that the wife of
the deceased was in fact • highly moral woman,
and there was not a stain upon her character,
and that she had continued to live upon the most happy
terms with her husband and family. The jury appended
to their verdict their opinion that the stat,,vmt polished
in the papers in reference to the wife is false.
GAME LICESSE.S.—It appears from a return just
printed that the game licenses last year realised in fast
1ti,445/., being a decrease of 19,5n1. on the year 111i12.
AS AUSTRALIAN LANDOWNER.—We (CantOrid9l3
yndepeadent Frew) last week published, under our Hun-
tingdoo news, the death of Mr. Simon Stoughton, who died
in Australia, a few weeks back. he having amassed a co-
lossal fortune, and purchased 70,000 acres of land. We
now learn that Mr. Stoughton was formerly a compositor,
and worked in that capacity upon this journal when it was
first established.

THE IitARYT IN Fewer.—A letter from Alex-
sadrOi says :—" The corn harvest has terminated in Egypt,
and it is generally satisfactory and superior in quantity to
that of last year. The yield of wheat is approximately
estimated at 9.500,003 eiders (194 litres each) ; barley at
1,2010000 anleb ; maize, 1,500,000 ; beans, 4,750,000 ;
lentils, at 2,400,000 ; and other pulse, 10f ,000. The con-
siderable development given to the cadttvation of cotton
in Egypt leads to the hope that the next picking, com-
mencing in September, will be abundant."
GOLD IN CANADA.—We were yesterday (says the
Quetee Chronicle of the 22nd ult.) shown some specimens
from the gold regions of the Chauiliere of • most respe,e,
able nuggety character, one piece weighing four image and
• half and another about three and a half. Dr. Reed, in
whose possessioo these specimens of the precious metal
were, informs us that over ten thousand dollars worth of
gold has been taken during the present year from the
property of George Deliberate, Esq., alone. We hear also
that much larger nuggets than those we saw have been
found. ODD of these valuable lumps, weighing some
(+mices over a pound. is said to be in the possession of au
Individual who. doubting his own right of posessitho,
the gold having been found on private property, does
not choose to acknowledge the fact. This region
is likely to become celebrated as • gold field. Another
Quebec journal alas stated as follows regarding this
recent discovery of gold :—" It will scarcely be credited
that we Imes a California almost at our doors ; yet it is
nevertheless a fart that in the eeiguiory of Vaudreuil and on
the tributaries of the river Chandler°, about 50 mil :s from
Quebec, gold is found in abundance. One nugget cf pure
gold, worth la slols. per ounce, and weighing 1410., was
picked up in the bed of one of these streams. which at this
season eat the year is almost dry. Another nugget, weigh-
ing 9 onne-s, nod also pure, from the same region, was die.
posed of in town this week. It is said that about 20,000
dollars worth of gold has been gathered there this season.
Ooe man raiding near the locality has is his pouresioo •
gallon full of the ',whine met din pieces of all size. Since
the golden taws has leaked out people have been docking to
the diggings in crowds, and no doubt m.ioy will realise
bawl:ion:a sums."
RAILWAY Ti: REVEIPTa.—TIIO trilfild returns
of railways iu the United Kingdom, publishesd fro the weeg
ending the of Au;usr, amounted on 10,e82 milos to
669,640/., nail for the eirresp .uling week of 10-;2. on
10,12 e miles to 615,010/., showing an iocres,e of 4'G miles,
awl of the sum of 21.630/. in the receipts. Toe grew
receipts oo 14 of the 1,01=4,4 railways in the United
Kingdom amounted for the week on 7.663 miles to .135,372/..
and for the c orisponding week of lost year, on 7,397
miles, to 31.007!. ; showing ao increase in the mile ige
of 266 miles, and the gain of 11,363'. in the ice-lots.
The increase en the Caleslonien amounted to 539/. ;
on the Great Northern is 1,079/. ; on the Great
Southern 'a...stern to 1141. ; on the Lancsehire and
Yorkshire to ; on the Loodon and North Western to
5e21. ; on the alancliester. Sheffield, and Liocolushire to
1 ; on the Midland t 03,141/.: on the North British
to 2,301 f. ; nu the North Eastern and Stockton and lrarlise-
ton to 5,010/ s, end on the South Eastern to 4541. ; total,
le,t..S.W. But from this most be deducted 1081.. the de-
crease on the Great Eastern ; on the Great Western ;
1,043 f. on the boodon, Brighton, and Wrath Onset; 1.9811.
on the Loodou and South Western ; together 6,11611.,
leaving the increase as 0111.11. lire receipta on
64 other liner in the United Kioglom amounted on 3.219
miles to 133,266/. ; and for the corresponding week
of last veer, on 3,031 mile.. to 121000/., showing
an increase of 133 miles and of 12.2 iNf. in the receipts. The
goods traMn on the 14 lines shove mentioned amounted for
the week to `t24,4114/. llgnient 214.001/.. showing an immense
of 12,3271. The passengers, /.reels. mails. &e.. traffic ea
those lines amounted to A 1611511. *vilest 309,91 W. for the
onrresponeling period of 1862, showing a decrease of 9621..
The receipts compare with those of the international
Exhibition in the imerespooding week of last year. The
total receipt. for the past week show an increase of 10.90 V.,
as compared with Chow of the preceding sei.k ending the
tat inst.