The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-15 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN„-(THIS DAY.)

Foreign importations continue to arrive. Pears and apples
are now plentiful, as are also peaches and nectarines from
open walls. Gripes are abundant. Oob nuts realise Is.
and filberts 9d. to Is. per lb. Peas are scarce. Potatoes ars
for the must part badly diseased. dome good mushrooms
may be obtained, and excellent tomatoes are still being
imported from the south of France. Cut flowers chiedy
consist of orchids, gardenias, violets, mignonette., heaths,
geraniums, lily of the valley, and roses.

SMALL SHRAVICi or Coax.—A correspondent of
the Agricritural Otavtie says :—" The plan suggested in the
Agricaltrral Onsitc lately, of drying corn in sheaves more
rapidly by dividing them into smaller portions, is, I tind,
during a rapid run through Belgium, in common practice,
the sheaves being often not half the sire of our ordinary
miss. The process f drying is moreover nuickened by ar•
ranging the sheaves apart from each other."
ARRIVAL or THE 61er RZOIMRNT AT PORTS.
MOUTN.—Accarding to • telegram received this morning
from leortanxiutb, the hired troop ship Donald WlCriy,
with the Gist Regiment on board, has arrived at Spithead
from the Mauritius. _

ACCIDWIT ON THE SITTINGBOURNE AND SHERI,
US$ RAILWAT.—An accident occurred on the above line
yesterday morning to the train which left Sittingbourne at
8.30 am., when within a few yards of Quemisburougk
station, • mile and a half from Shosineu. The carriages
had passed the sign al pest at that place, and the steam was
being shut off and the break applied for the purpose of atop-
ping the train, which was proceeding at the rate of from 10
to 12 miles an hour, when the engine suddenly ran off the
line and fell with an immense crash on its side into an ad-
joining field, dragging along with it two luggage vans, the
break van, and a passenger carriage, all of which were
thrown into a oonfused pile and more or less broken by the.
concussion. About 30 passengers were in the train at
the time, but, with the exception of the engine-driver and
stoker, no one was hurt. The former sustained • contusion
on the thigh, mid the latter received • violent blow on the,
forehead, which has temporarily deprived hint of sight from
one eye. The rails and deepen were very much tons and
disturbed, but, through the activity of the railway officials,
DOW rails and sleepers were immediately laid down, the
broken CILIT6O6 removed, and by noon the traffic to the line
was resumed. The cause of the accident cannot at present
be ascertained, the rails being quite new and solidly laid,
and the line, which has not been opened more than • few
weeks, being io a thorough state of repair.
TRAFTW itricsarni —The traffic returns of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending Sept. 8
amounted to 582,9101., and for the corresponding period of
lad year to 641,9801., showing an increase of 40,9;301. The
gross receipts on the eight railways having their termini is
the metropolis amounted for the week ending as above to
2530371., and for the corresponding week of last year
to 243,1971., showing an increase of 10,340/. The increase oa
the Great Northern amounted to 1,3701. • on the Great
te Wesrn, to 1,031/. ; on the Loudon and Noith•Westeru, to
3,744/. ;on the London and Blackwell, to Si. ; on the Loudon.
Brighton, and South Coast, to 1,7871. ; on the London and
fionth-Wedens, to 1,482!.; and on the South Pastern, to
1,1211. ; total, 10,5151. ut front this must be deducted
2061., the decrease on the Eastern Counties, leaving the in-
crease as above, 10,3401. The receipts on the other linos
in the United Kingdom have amounted to 329,3731., and
for the corresponding period of 1859, to 298,7831., showing
no increase of 30,5701. in the receipts of these lines ;
which, added to the increase on the metropolitan lines,
makes the total increase 40,9301., as compared with the
corresponding week of 1859. . _

1 DrIVII R}l/0114H RAILMAT.—The receipts fur the
fortn'ght ending August 31 amount to 9,578/. 12s. 11d and
for the corresponding period of last year to 9,0621. 14
our of th 1(1.,
showing an increaae of 514/. 180. AO. in fa epee.
sent year. The receipts since the commencement of the
present book year, ou the lit May, including the above,
amount to 65,8411. 3s. 21d. shoeing an increase over the
corresponding period of hod year of 0,2201. 3s. Id. The
working expenses for the fortnight amount to 2,9191.
144., or 30.47 per cent. upon the receipts, and for the
corresponding perioi of imit year to 2,625/. Os. 10.1., or
UN per cent., shoringan in,rease of expenw, amounting
to 294/. 13s. 2d. again the prvient year. The working
expenses since the 0011IMOUCOli.ell, ~f the prevent I•nok year
amount to 21,38W.145. 3d., or XI 97 per oent on the receipts
for that period. The working exp-a.ci for the year 18.59-40
two 40.02 per coat