The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-24 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.-7(TECT DAT.)

Vaptablee continue to be well supplied, and hod* is
improving. During this week and hat there have bees
large importations from the Continent, cossisting of peas,
beans, artichokes, carrots, cauliflowers, tomatoes, cucum-
bers, and frame potatoes. Cherries sod strawberries are
more plentiful, as also pine apples sad grapes. Potato
trade heavy. Cut Bowen chiefly. °omit of orchids, Chinese
primulas, camellias, violets, CADOlSlillik mignonette, and
roses.

FRUIT.

Pine Apples, per lb., es to lisC
Grapes, per lb., Cis to 12.
Strawberries, p os., ad to Led
Green 11gs, per dos.,
Cherries. per lb., 2s to Is
Apples, per dos., Is to is
MITI
Broccoli, per bundle.ls to Is lb
French beans,r 100,14 to 2s
per
Green Peas, p. to
Cabbages, p. dos., Is Sd to Is 64
Potatoes, York Regents, per
ton, 100 s to 150 e
„ Takes, do., 110 s to 140 s
Rocks, do., Ws to 1004 I
~ Cups, do., Ns to 90s
New, per lh, ad
Turnips, per bunch, 2d to 4d
Carrots, do., 4d to ed
Spinach, per sieve, is to It ad

lioosabarriss, green, per quart,
ed to la
Oranges, per 100, 64 to 12,
Lotuses, per 100. Os to 10s
Walnuts, gar 100, Pa

TucuMbere, each, Is to Is Od
Artichokes, each, ed to Od
Reel, per dos, la Sd
Celery, per bundle, is 6d to 2s
Asparagus, per bundle, 3a to Is
Shallots, per lb, 10d to la
Garlic, per lb, 6d to 8d
Lettuces, each, Sd to 8d
Endive, per score, Is ad
Horseradish, per bite., ls Od to 4a
Mushrooms, p.pott., Od tolagd
Parsley, per 12 bunches, 3s sods
Herbs, per bunch, id to ad

Mr. and Mn. Alfred Wigan enter upon an en-
gagement at the Bt. James's Theatre on Monday evening
next, when they will appear in The Poor Nobleness.
JAPANZSZ AMBAMAADOIIB AT ALDKRAHOT.
Tester& moroiog the Japanese ambasadors, sceornpanied
by Mr. Yaedonald, the attache to the seabmey, were pre-
sent at • review sod sham light, given expressly for their
entertainment at Aldershot. At a luncheon afterwards,
the two priselpid ambassadors sat on the right and left of
Colonel Dryedatq General Peneetatber being seated on the
other skis of one, and Lord G. Paget the side of the other.
The Japanese ate plentifully, ea y of shell-fish, but
they appear to have given up drinking warm water with their
food, sad have become solar civilised as to drink iced cham-
pagne out of tumblers, and instead of eating raw fish they
appeared well eatisfied with turtle and salmon. After each
dub they carefully sucked their fingers, and concluded by
wiping them with a napkin. Before leaving they
desired Mr. Macdonald to tender their thanks to
the colonel and officers of the 9th Lancers for their
kind hospitality, and to express to them how much they
had appreciated the scone they had witnessed during the
day. It transpired that they had been very much struck
with the rapid movement of the guns when they were gal-
loped past, and with the rapidity of the firing. After
leaving the barracks they returned to town by the 4.40
train.

INUNDATIOSS Tit THE FINS.--CrITI7IIBDAT
EVENING, 8.25.)—We have just returned from the scene of
disasters, and the prospects are somewhat more cheering.
Piling has again commenced on • spot between the bridge
that was swept away and the place where the first attempt
was made ; two rows of piles are being driven, near to the
edge of etch bank close together, and more apart io the
' middle of the stream. The rows between are a sufficient
distance to form • tramway. This scheme, it is hoped,
will succeed ; the only fear experienced is that of the
foundation. We are glad to report more favourably of
the efforts making at the point where the breach is ; the
bank on each side the breach is rounded off and strength.
sued with clumps, to prevent giving way further ; while,
what is of far more importance, the weak bank opposite
the rail is being strengthened, the return water through
the breach was running very strong, which leads to the
hope that no exteosion of the deluge is now taking place.
A rumour of the weakness of the ses bank at Torrington
marshes is not without foundation ; men are cow employed
strengthening it ; this, however, is not in any way caa-
nected with the breach of bank into Marshland ; but should
a disaster occur here, the waters would undoubtedly join
issue, and the sea would, to • certain extent, gain her own
again.—Cambridge /error**.
TRAFFIC Rneerrria—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week ending
the 17th of May, on 10,176 miles to 527,8311., and for the
oorraipooding week oiler year, on 9,936 miles to 551.3701.,
showing as increase of 240 miles, and a decrease of 23,5691.
in the nostra. The gross receipts on the following 14 rail-
ways amounted in the aggregate, on 6,629 miles to
404820/.. and for the corresponding week of 1861,
on 6,483 miles to 426,1811., showing an increase
of 146 miles and • decrease of 21,3611. in the receipts.
The decrease on the Caledonian Railway amounted to
4701.; on the Eastern Countie., to 2,047/.; on the Great
Northern to 3,3871. ; on the Great Western to team ;
on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 7,5441. ; on the Lon-
don and South Western to 1,3531. ; on the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, to 2.4771. ; on the Midland to
2,4413/. ; on the North-Eastern to 3,21731. ; and on the
flouth•Eastem to 2201.—total, 25,2401. But from this
must be deducted 3601. the increase on the Great Southern
and Western ; 2.2311. on the London and North Western;
2151. on the London and Brighton ; and 631. on the
North British—together, 2,87 W., leaving the decree's,
as ab0r,23,3611. The goods and mineral traffic on three lines
amounted to 199,3261., and for the cornspoeding week of 1861
to 209,5111., showing a decrease of 10,1831. The receipts for
passengers, prods, he., amounted to 103.494/. against
216,6701., showing • decreer of 13,1761. The traffic re-
osier on 66 other liar amounted, an 3,547 miles, to
1240111., and for the oorrespoodiog week of last year,
on 3,453 miles, to 125,18191., showing as lamer of 94 miles
and a &wear of 1781. in the receipts. The falling off in
the traffic of re past week as compared with the corms-
poodieg period of 1861 arise' chiefly from the deprendou
of trade in the rnawafacturing cheerier The traffic receipts
of the pad week show an Memo, of 7,7931., as comparede
with them of Übe prosidied week emßog the 10111