The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-13 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)

The supply of vegetables continues good. Importations
of foreign fruit are els.) well kept up. Grapes and pie.-
apples are ver► plentiful. Tomatoev sad cucumbers are
likewise abundant. Plums scarce. Potatoes aro beginning
to show disease. Cut Bowen chiefly consist of orchids,
pelargoniums, violets, mignonette, and roses.
Far Pr.
Pine Apples, per to.. 3s to 5s
Grapes, per lb., is to ts
Eitts, per doz., ft to 3a
Peaches, per doz.. 3► togs
Nectarine., do., to to is
Apricots, do., Is to Cs
Melons, each, is to as

l'eMs, per doz., h to its
Apples, per dox., 94 to Is Oil
Oranges, per 100, Ws
Lemons, per 100, 10s to 144
Walnuts, per 100, Is to is
Filberts, p. 100Ibs., bOs to 70s

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VICOCC.
French Beam, per half sieve.

Is to es
Pecs, p.l eleve,2s 6,1 to 4s
Cabbages, p. bun., Is Sd to Is 64
Potatoes, York Resents per
ton, 1404 to 160 s
„ Flukes, do., 200 s to 2404
„ Rocks, do., 140 s to 150 s
„ Cups, do., 605 to 90s
„ New, per lb, ed
Turnips, per hunch, 3.1 to 4d
Carrots, do., ad to 64
Spinach, per sieve, 14 to Ls 6d

CABLES.
Cucumbers, each, 3.1 to 6d
Artlchokee, each, 44 to tin
fleet, per dog, Is Ed
, Celery, per bundle, is 64 to ft
Shallots, per lb, 104 to is
Garlic, per lb, 6d to Sd
; Lettuces, each, 24 to ad
I Endive, per score, Is Gd
Horseradish, per bun . , Is Eld to
I Vegetable Marrows, each, 44
• Mushrooms, p.pott.,ls lb to Isild
Parsley, per 12 banshee, 3s tole
I Herbs, per bunch. 24 to ad

DEPARTURE OP THE GRAND DUKE MICHAEL.—
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Michael of Kumla,
with the Grand Duchess, the family, and suite, left Hart
logs yesterday morning, and travelled by the South Eastern
Railway to Dover, where they arrived at 10.15 am. His
Excellency the Baron Brunow, Russian Ambassador, was in
attendance to receive their Imperial Highnesses, accompanied
by Moos. Zubouroff, chief secretary of the embassy, and
Mr. S. M. Latham, Rankin Vice-Consul at Dover ; and Mr.
Way, station /caster at the South Eastern terminus, had
covered the platform with red cloth, and made every prepa-
ration for the reception of the imperial travellers. The
Grand Duke and Duchess, after taking refreshments at the
Lord Warden Hotel, embarked in the Petrel steamer for
Ostend. The day was very Sire, though with a stiff breeze
that gave promise of a not very comfoi table voyage. Baron
Bruuow and the chief secretary returned by the 3.45 train
of the South Eastern Railway to London.

The Emperor and Empress of the French were
present on Tuesday at ► bull-fight at Bayonne, and were re-
ceived with loud acclamation'. In the evening the chief

authorities of the department and the Mayor of Biarritz
dined with their Majesties.

The city of Paris and the department of the
Seine are about to erect on the ground adjoining the Boule-
vard Hams a model lodging-house for unmarried artisans.
The works, estimated at 350,000 fr., will be offered for public
competition on the nod Mat. at the Hotel de Ville.

The Era says that early in the winter the English
Opera Association purpose giving their first representation,
all difficulties being overcome end arrangements made with
Mr. Maplesos.

An exhibition of fruits is to take place at Vienna
early in October. to which English growers have been
invited to contribute. The Royal Horticultural Society have
aoepted the challenge, and will send over not only a magni-
ficent display of English grapes and wall fruit, but a deputa-
tion of eminent cultivators.

A letter from Toulon givea the following account
of what that port has been able to do from its owe re-
source! between the Ist January and the lit instant .—" It
has embarked for Mexico 19,650 men and 3,000 horses ; for
Italy, 16,000 men and 600 horses; for China, via Sues,
4,000 men, making a total of 39,630 men, and 3,600 hones.
These troops were despatched in forty vessels of the im-
perial navy, which took at the same time 15,000 tone of
war stores."

In the military district of Madrid the captain_
treasurer has disappeared with 12,000 piastres, aad at
Seville it has been discovered that the soldiers' bread was
made of damaged flour, and cootained carbonate of lime,
acetate of lead, sulphate of iron, and other hurtful sub-
stances. The contractor and some officers of the adminis-
tration are to be prosecuted.

The death of the Count Gasparin is announced.
So fertile have the last few years been in create, and so
many men h►ve appeared on the busy stage of life, that
many a person distinguished in his day pares away and is
forgotten. Zealous in the cause of protestantism, bis
speeches in the Chamber of Deputies, where he represented
Beath, were remarkable for their rigour and enthusiasm.
He was mostknowu in England in consequence of his labours
with the English committee that obtained the liberty of the
family Madiai, imprisoned by the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Be had for some time retired from public' life, but has ever
slice been zealous in his labours to support the reformed
religion all over the globe.