The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-23 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.-{THIS ]?AY.)

Cabbages are now excellent in quality, and the market
is overstocked with lettuces. Prices for vegetables gene-
rally are becoming more moderate. French produce con-
tinues to be imported. Grapes have not altered since our
last report. Apricot., peen, and other fruits from the
south of France have just made their appearance.
Straw-
berries are tolerably plentiful. Cob nuts realise le. per lb.
Green gooseberries fetch 3d. per quart. Peas and broad
beans may now be obtained. New potatoes may be had
from 2d. to 4d. per pound. Some good mushrooms may
be obtained. Cut Bowers chiefly consist of orchids, gar-
denias, violets, mignonette, arias, heaths, primulas,
geraniums, lily of the valley, and roses.

FRUIT.

Plne Apples, per lb. es to Os -
Grapes, per lb, 4s to 104
Strawberries, p.lb ,440 d to 8110 d
Peaches, per dot, 154 to 144
Apricots, per dos, 4s to 4s
Nectarines, do., 122 to IS.
VEGET
Asparagus, per bundle, Es to 4s
Rhubarb,per bundle, ad toed
French beana,per 100, la to lsed
IcZnperbuah, 4s to ea
Sowers, each, 64 to 8d
Greens,p dos bunchea.4aed tolls
Cabbages, p. dos, la Od to Its Od
Potatoes, p. ton, 904 to 100 s
per bus., 84 to 44 ed
per cwt es to 81
Carrot, per bunch, ed to 8d
Turnips, per bunch, bd to 7d
Spinach, per sieve, ed to es
Cucumben. each, Od to Is ed

Cherries, per lb., ls. to 3s
Green PM+. per dor., 81 to 12a
Melons, each. Os to 10s
Apples, per duz. 23 to Os
°noses, per 100, 22 Od to lis
Lemons, per 100, Se to 8s
ABLES.
Artichokes. per dos, Os to tis
Beet, do., liedto24
Celery, per bundle, Os to is
Onions, per i sieve, 3s
Tomatoes, per dos., 3 to 3m
Shallots, per lb, Id to Sd
Garlic, per lb, Od to 8d
Lettuces,cab., p sc., la Id to 2s ed
Cos, per score, Od to is
Endive, per score, Is to as Od
Borberadish,perban.,lsed to 44
Mushrooms, p. pott., Ii
to la 5d
Parsley, per 12 bunclies, 2s tolls
Savory, per bunch, td to 4d

HAY MAIIKET.-(THIS DAY.

Mstan. Davis and Co. report trade Erick at the follow..
insi prices :—Prime meadow hay, 78s. to 80a. ; s
ditto, 84s. to 100 a ; inferior do., 00a. to 70s. ; rowea,uarr
to
70a. ; clover, old, 965. to 118 e. ; second cot, 84e. to Ns. ;
draw, 28e. to 34a.

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

unitpo.3l:.sinnt 1..7-BlriailieaT76 741LCifetiOnian, 93
Eastern Comities, 10 15-16 11—Orest Northern, 114 111—Orest
Westerns, erilf 604—Laaraahtre sad Yorkehlre stock, 106 1051—
London end North Weetentsbeek, 101 1014—latto, alghth
shares. 1-la 4 p.—Manchester, ffiliwesK and Lincolnshire, 41 414
—Midland stock. 117—North &tak OS 664--North Stafford-
shire, 4 3/ d.—North Easton; Parwisk,o64 914—Ditto, York
and North Midland, 61 811—Ditto, Leeds apital stork. 514 52-
oslord, Worcester, and Wolverllalspialf Ii 46—South Learn
and Dover, 251 Buffalo and Wee Muria, 41 11— Dutch
Rhenish, 64 51 d.—Grest Western Of Dana* 11 6-16 1111-16--
Ditto, new thorn, 9 81 d.- Greet Luzesstrourg, 6 15-16 7—Oraad
Trak ot Canada, 74 7}-Thanes sad Mersey Marine loon-
Pence, 4 1 p.

Sorts or ran CLERGY. —His Grace the Arch-
. bishop of Canterbury gave his annual dinner at lambeth
Palace on Thursday, the 214 instant, to the stewards of
the festival of the hone of the ClergT. The company invited
were the Marquis of Bristol, Earl Fitewilliam, the Bishop
' of Ripon, Lord Cranworth, Lord Egerton of Tattoo, the
Lord Mayer, Sir F. Currie, Bert., Aldermen and Sheriffs
Phillips and Gabriel. the Dean of Christ Church, Aldermen
Copeland, M.P., Cubitt, M.P., Monis, and Mechi, Rev. Dr.
Vivian and Canons Jennings and Melvill, Rev. Archibald
Boyd (the preacher), H. Christmas, John Thomas, George
Ainslie, W. J. Crichton, Thomas King, George Currey,
H. Fitzgerald, C. A. Belli, and Themes Collins, the Master
of the Merchant Taylors' Company, and Mears. W. H,
Smith, jun., George Tomlin, M.P., Charles Wykeham
' Martin, Thomas H. Poynder, C. J. Baker. W. B. Rankin,
' Robert /lichens, Felix Knyvett, J. W. Freshfield,
Chris-
topher Hodgson, and Robert &Afford.
ACCIDENT TO THE COUNT= DE PZILSIOXY.—An
accident, fortunately unattended by serious consequences,
occurred yesterday afternoon to the Countess de Persigny,
while driving in Hyde-park. It appears that the Countess
was driving her pony equipage, when by some means the
bones became alarmed, and started off on • rapid speed,
anikbecame ultimately quite unmanageable. The Countess
having lost all control over the ponies, they eventually
came m contact with • carriage at the tarn fain Rotten.
row, by which collision the ponies were thro an down, the
pole broken, and the carriage injured. The Countess do Per-
'ivy, evidently in much alarm, was assisted from the
vehicle, and at once conveyed to the French Embaa.y at
Albert-gate. Their Royal Higlinewne the Duchess of Cam.
StEthe Hereditary Grand Duchess of Ifecklenburgh
's, and the Prindi=erta, who passed shortly after
the accident, at once to the Embaasy, and were
informed that bey.on the fright the Countess de Perim
had sustained no 'nip. T.
THE UNITED KINGDOM BENZVOLUM Asittirry
FUND.—Yesterday Mr. Salle, the presiding magistrate at
the Thames police-04ot, said be was quite overwhelmed
with communications relating to the affairs of the United
Kingdom Mutual Annuity Society and the United King-
dom Benevolent Annuity Fired, one and the some concern
under two names. The correspondence revealed much
duplicity, cunning, and deception on the pert of several
members of the committee, and the most heartrending
distress on the part of the poor and aged women who
were elected annuitants, and for whose benefit con-
siderable arms of money were subscribed by the
charitable. One of the deceased annuitants wrote that she
was obliged to seek refuge in an unendowed almshouse in
the country, owing to the arrears of her annuity not being
paid, and that she was in great want. Mr. Sella said he
Would do all in his power to assist the annuitants in ob-
taining justice, and he trusted those who had subscribed
their money would co-operate with him in his efforts. He
then handed the voluminous correspondence to the repro.
sentatives of the press at the table, and raid mach good
had already been done by the publicity given to the affair.
Tie BANK SUSPICUSION AT Brurrow.—The suspen-
sion al Mr. Foster's bank, at Baskin, has been the leading
topic of conversation during the week. As the accounts
an still under investigation, it would be premature to give
currency to speculations which in a day or two may
be contradicted by an official statement. It will be
seem, from an account given elsewhere, that a very
great diaerepancy exists as to the amount of the debt
of Mr. Cross between the statement of that gentleman
and that of Mr. Foster. The general impression is that
there will not be • large dividend for creditors. and
that then is little if any hope of the bank resuming
operations. No pledge, has been given by Mr. Feeler that
he will sot proceed criminally soinst Mr. Cross. To pro-
vide a remedy for the evil as far as passible, Mr. Martin
Baldwin, assisted by Mr. Pugh, have advised some ordi-
narily negotiable huh for small amounts, through Messrs.
Spooner's bank in London ; and state their willingness to
continue the practice in cures requiring immediate atten-
tion. It is confidently rumoured that • capitalist posses-
sing ample means is prepared to take the bank in its pre-
sent condition, and pay the dividend which the accounts
show will accrue from the estate.—Srefordatire Advertiar.
RAILWAY Taarric.—The traffic return of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending June 16, I
amounted to 524,4601., and for the corresponding week of
last year to 541,000/., showing a decrease of 16,540/. The
rue . receipts on the eight railways having their ter-
mini m the metropolis amounted to 231,365/., and for the
corresponding penal of 1959 to 240,396/., showing a de-
crease of 9,0511. The decrease on the Eastern Counties
Railway amounted to 1,1291. ; on the Great Western
to 2,183/. ; on the London and Blackwell to
3831. ; on the London, Brighton, and South Coast
to 2,933/. ; on the London and South Western to
3,
But and on the South Eastern to 2,4221. • total,
12,6011. from this must be deducted 1,068!. 'the in-
crease on the Great Northern, and 1,602/. on the' London
and North Western, leaving the decrease, as above,
9,6011. The receipts on the other lines of the United
Kingdom amounted to 293,0931., and fur the correspond-
ing week of last year to 300,6011., showing a decrease of
7,6091-,which, added to the decrease on the metropolitan
lines, makes the total decrease 16,540/. as compared with
the correapondine week of 1859, which ltappened to be
White= week.
Scrilous AccIDEYT AT THE PLYMOUTH BRZAK -
iLTza.—Yesterday (Friday) afternoon, as several men
were raising some heavy stones, some of them weighing
about 10 tons each, et Ore eastern end of the Breaks ater,
the crane broke, and five men were seriously injured, a
portion of the work having fallen across the chest of a man
named Perkins. The whole of the men were immediately
removed to their own homes. where, we trust, they are
satisfactorily progressing.— Western Mercury.