The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-02 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.).

Vegetables and fruit in seems smithies to be well rap-
plied. New English grapes may now be obtained, and apples.
though soarosooay still be had ; there are likewise a few
domed, pears. Oranges are pule; lame ; the best are
realising from Gs. to 10.. per 100. Coutioentel arrivals con-
tinue heavy ; among them are lettuces, oodles, carrots, esti-
chokes, and radishm. Flowers cniedy consist of tulips.
hyacinths, orchids, heaths, pelargoniums, primness, migno-
nette, and roses.

FRUIT.
Pine apples, per lb., Oa to 10. (Prange', per 100, 44 to lOs
Grapes. new, per lb., 204 to 00s Rats, small, D. bush. lu to Ils
Apples, prr 4 Mere. 2. GI to Ss Kent cobs. 1405 per 100 its
Pears, per dog, Os to Its 1 Almonds, do., Is..
Strawberries. per on. le to le i Walnuts, do. Its to 200
Lemons, per 100, Uto 1??....„ I.93..ssnuts. per bush., its, to 16s.

Cabbages, p. dos., le to 'ft --I
Tirrnlps, per bunch, 4.1 toad
Caulalor ire, each, 4d 1.• rd ' Cucumbers. each, Is to 36
Asparaps. p. handle, Ss to las I heat, per dos, Led
French Besno,per 100, 2s tolls , Sualots, per lb., 181
o.altale, per puma., Is to 3. I Celery, per bundle, 1. 61 to ft
Rhubarb, p bundle, Dd to 166 d Garlic, per lb., 8.1
Potatoes, York Regents, per Lettuces, each, Id to 4.1
ton, eft to 806 Iftrllve, per score. ls to 2s
„ Shows, do., fas to Gas I florseradlsh,p.bunch, 1-0 d to 4/6
new, per lb . ft to 36 Mushrooms, p pott., Is to Is N
Carrots, do., 6d to 144 Parsley, per 12 bunches, 36 to dm
I „ young, per bunch, 3a Herb., per bunch. 5,1

rItAFTIC Rzczirrs.—The traffic returns of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom, published for the week ending
the 26th of March, amounted on 11,184 miles, to 681.6254
and for the corresponding week of 1863, ors 10.80 mike, to
52.6,4841., showing an increase of 379 miles, sad of the sum
of 75,1414 in the rsoeipm. The gross !weeps. ea 14 of the
principal railways in the Coked Kingdom amonoted for the
week on 7,730 mike to 485,0034, sad for the corresponding
week of last year, on 7,565 mike, to 419,1051., showing,.
Mamie in the 'Miens of 165 miles, and of 64,11961. is
the receipts. The increase on the Caledonise amounted
to 1,5471.; on the Great Eastern to 4,225!.; on the Great
Northern to 1,879/. ; on the Great Southern and Western
to 853/. ; on the Groat Western to 1i,2991. ; ou the Lulea-
shire and Yorkshire to 6,8171.; on the Loudon and North-
Western to 12,5061. ; on the Loudest sad Brighton to
5,186/. ; on the London and South Welders to 3,544 i/. ; on
the Manchester, Sheffield., and Liocoloshire to 3,0091. ;
on the Midland to 7,3641. ; oti the North British to 9334 ;
on the North Eastern to 7.2801. ; and ea the South
Beaters to 4,4534—t0ta1, 65,8981. The receipts on 61 other
lines in the United Kingdom amounted on 3,4:4 miles to
116,622/., and for the corresponding week of last year, on
3.240 miles, to 107,3794, showing an loess's of 214
miles and of 9,2434 in the receipts. The goods traffic
on the 14 lines above mentiooed amounted for the
week to 260.9961. against 244,58 W., showing an imams
of 16,4071. The passengers, paresis, wads. kc.. trafEo on
thoselisr amounted to 224.0874 against 174,5164. for the
corresponding period of 1863, showing se istereums of
49,491/. These figures show a oossidernble increase in the
trade of the country. The total receipts of the past week
show an increase of 50,4401. as compared with the,. of the
reseeding week ending the 19th Muth.