The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-01 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAV.),

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The cold weather which we are at present experiencing
has somewhat checked the supply of vegetables, and prises
have in coneequence slightly improved. Cornish braomh
however, makes its appurenoe by the crateful, and Fusee
lettuces, endive, green peas, artichokes, new potatoes, and
early horn carrot., may be obtained. Pears, consisting of 13eund
Rance, Easter Beurre, and Ne Plus Nem; are sufficient for this
demand. Among apples us sell some good examples of old
nonpareil and Feara's Pippin. Good English pineapples
find a ready sale, and grapes fetch high ;mime. Oranges sat
cheap. New strawberries may now he had. The potato
i trade s brivy. Cut Bowen chiefly could of orchids,
Chinese primulas, camellias, hyacinths, violate, migno-
nette, and roses.
FRUIT.

Pine Apples, per lb., as to li
Grapes, old, per lb., Hs to Ws
new, do. Ito to tie
StAwbervies, per oa., L. Od.
lielons, each, Is tots
Pears. per dos., Os to lb
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Apples, per doz., 14 to 34
Oranges, per 100, 6s to 12s
Damns, per 100, ele to 10s
Nuts, Cob, per lb., eat* 4* id
Wain* per 100, Zs.

VISOZT
fte=ll, pens,ul.l tot. 3d
Trench bean per 100, Is to Ss
Green Peak e Mew. 128
Cabbages, p. dos., lead to le Ild
Potatoes, Yoet Regents. per
toe. 100 e to 1.50 s
Flukes, do., 1101 to 150 s
~ Rocks, do., Ns to 100 s
Cups, do.. 80e to 905
Tstimvr, per bench. td to 44
Carrots.
do., 44 to ed
Spinach, per sieve, Is to es ad
Cucumbers, each, de da to Jv

CABLES..
Artichokes, each, 64 to 8d
; Neat, per dos.. la Od
Celery, per bundle, le 6db IN
• Onions, (pairing p. rre , el
Asparagus, per bundle, Ts to Os
SI Basket., per pun., Is 81 to 114
Shallots, per lb. 104 to Is
I Garlic, per lb, 64 to ed
Endive, pa, score, Is 6d
Horseradish, per bun., la id by
114shrooass,p.pott.,14 flubbed
Parsley, per 12 bunches, 34 MO
Harts, per bunch. 4d to 4d

DISASTROUS FIRE AT LlSEDFL—Yesterday even-
ing, a little before 9 o'clock. flames were discovered
is Meg from the first floor of the Silver Royd
Upper Wortley. The mill was four stories in height.
and nine windows in length; and the first three stories
were occupied by Ileum John and Thomas Musgrave,
cloth manufacturers; and the fourth floor was in the
occupation of Mr. Naylor Gaunt, *lubber and card-
maker. The flames obtained a rapid . bold of the pre-
mises, which were crowded with willies, clubbing mules,
and carding machines. The roof fell in a little before 10
o'clock, and the interior was completely gutted. The bead-
ing is the property of Mr. John Croysdale, dyer, of Leeds,
and is fully insured. That gentleman's engine and boiler
are saved. Meson. Musgrave are only insured for 1,0001.,
and their leas will be above 3,0001. Mr. Gaunt's dungen
wen not assessed last sight. The origin of the fire i se-
known. The workmen left the mill at 6 o'clock.
Tau Bagegrega Metal.. —The rapidity with which
the Bessemer process is being at last adopted is extramdl-
nary. Whatever may be said of the earlier failures in the
attempt to produce good malleable iron or steel by blowing
• blast of air through a quantity of melted cart non, it is
now certain that ingots of the beat quality may thew
be produced is from a quarter to halt an hour, and,
if the iron is taken as it comes from the blest
furnace, without any expenditure of fuel whatever.
Already (at the meeting of the Mechanical Engineers) the
Bessemer process had been adopted at the Atlas Steel sad
Spring Works, now the largest, we believe, in the kingdom,
and the proprietors, Messrs. John Brown raid Co., were
supplying Bessemer eared rails to a number of the eon-
tieeetal railways. Messrs. Cammell sod Co., of the Cyclops
Works, were also about adding the new converting yam&
to their great works. The Weerdale Iron Company had
already erected others at Tudhoe, and more have since been
mitat work atTow Law, Durham. Mr. Adameon,theemineat
boiler maker of Hyde, who has already employed Bessemer
metal extensively, is arranging, we bear, to convert his
iron, in future, directly from the pig, and the great hones el
/lett and SODS. at Oldham, are we learn doing the same.
The Mears. Matt alrauly have twenty boilers on their
works, made, by Mr. Adamson, from Bessemer plates
only 6.16 in. thick, several of the boilers being sft. 6in. in
diameter, and carrying, regularly, a praiser. of 10111 b. per
square inch. Mesas. J. M. Rowan and Co., of Glasgow,
have commenced the manufacture of railway wheels
and axles from Bessemer metal. The London and North
Western Railway Company, pending the erection of con-
verting vessels at the Crewe workshops, have already rolled
several hundred tons of rails at their own works from
Bessemer ingots, and the probability is that rails of this
material will ultimately supersede all others in the line.
The game company are running Bessemer steel engine tyres
and axles, and Mr. Rarosbottom is understood to be m-
eaning for the gradual application of the /Me material for
carriage and waggon tyres and axles. The Greet North of
Scotland Railway Compute, have adopted the game
ma-
ter4l, Mr. Cowan, the company's locomotive superinten-
dent, baring lately specified Beßessemer steel tyres and axles
for sixty waggons and four goods break tens.—Reginar.
TRAFFIC RECRIPTIC—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week ending
Feb. W,on 10,1091 miles to 462.8591.,and for the cormaponding
week of last year on 9,8711 miles to 474,6991. ; showing an
increase of 237 i miles and • demeans of 11.8401. The gross
roceipta on the following 14 railway.] amounted in the aggre-
gate on 6,430 i miles to :444,W L,, and for the corresponding
week of 1861 on 6,274 miles to 358,1481., showing
an increase of 156 i miles and a decrease of 13,3901,
The decrease ors the Eastern Conotiea Railway amounted
to 4871. ; on the Great Northern to 1,140/. ; on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire to 4,5701. ; on the London and
Notik-Wethers to 3,9941.: on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire to 959/. ; on the Midland to 1,4701. ;
on the North-Earth= to 2,6081. ; and op the South-
Eastern to 7281. —total, 15,9561. But from this must he
deducted 7721., the increase on the Caledonian ; 3861. on the
Great Southern and Western ; 151/. on the Great Western
941. on the Loadou, Brightoe, and South Coast ; 1,1191.
ea the London and South-Western ; and 1211. on the
North Beitish—together, 2,636/. ; leaving the decrease, es
givver 13,3201. The goods and mineral thine on times
Rees amounted to 202,4831., and for the corresponding week
of 1861 to 214,3391., showing a decrease of 11,8681. The
reeeiple for warners. parcels, be., amounted to
142,3421., against 143,8071.. showing a decrease of 1,4541.
The traffic reesipte oe 67 other lines amounted, on 3,6791
miles, to 118,0331.. and for the corresponding week of tut
year on 3,591 f sales, to 116,6631., showing an et
61 lanes sad of LOIN. The failing off in the traffic et
the pent week as compared with the corresponding period*,
1861 is principally in the goods and mineral traffic of the
great lines, and indicates the depression of trade is the
manufacturing districts. The traffic receipts of the p
week show an iocresee of 3,7841, as votoPwwid with those el
the preceding week ending the 16th February.