The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-11 00:00:00

per Lou.3e. to 12g.

VEGET.
French Beans, ter 100, Is to Ss di
Asparagus, per bundle, 2s lid to Zis
Bhutan b, p. bundle, &I tots
Cabb..gcs per dos " lid to Is
eau' iflowers, per dos., Is to 4s
Broccoli, p. doz. bundL, Sato 10s
Greens, per.r4ox,, as to.4s

sorrel, per hall deer, l tos Is 64
Potatoes, per too, tA*to 120.

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per bush., as 6d to 34 61
frame, per lb., Is to 3s
Ternips,per doxboo.,ls ed to 2164
Red noel, per dos., ud to Is
Horse Itattiso, per bdL, Is to 4.
Cucumbers, escb, 6d to 24
Leas, per bunch, la to 14d
lr?let r, per bundle, WI to Is 01
Cotrots, per bun., 4d to 6d

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON. Yesterday, at the
annual meeting of the members of this club, held at the
Thatched house, enure the presidency of Commodore the
Right Mo. the Earl of Wilton, the following arrauge-
meats ii-r the year were announced :—file Royal Highness
Prince Alliett's Cup to be contended for on Tuesday, August
13; the Rapti Yacht Squadron Cup, value at 1001. to be
sailed fur on Thursday, the 15th August. round the Isle of
Wigh*, by yachts of tne equadron; her Majesty's Cup, to be
sailed for cn Saturday, the 17th of August, by cutters of 30
tons and under 50 tone. The following noblemen and gen-
tlemen were afterwards elected members of the club:—
Lord Londe.boronah, Viscount Clifden, Henry Goodden,
EA.; William Smith, Rai. ; Colonel NV. Mukha:et ; George
William Satcson, Esq. ; Major Hairy Brown, and Douglas
Dickinson, Hag, Honorary members: Commander W. H.
Stewart, and Captain George Hocken", R.N.
SIIEFFIELD lIEFORM FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—
, The second halt-yearly meeting of this society was held yes-
' terdey evening. at the Town-hall, Mr. Robart Leader, Jun.,
in the choir. The report of the directors was read by the
secretary, Mr. Atkinson. It stated that, sioce the lest hal'.
yearly meeting, the members had increased from 186 to 217,
and the number of shares held from 2i7 to 336. Many of the
Lew members were workmen, who had been'interested in the
society by visits paid to them at their respective manufacto-
ri.s. The contributions re.eived on capital account amount
to 1,1261.195. 01, of which 7001. has been advanco4 to mem-
bers who have purchased an eligible piece of ground at
Crocker, which has been divided into 35 lots, each of the
value et at least 401. a-year. The fund available for expenses
has sufficed to pay off the prelimicary and current expenses,
leaving a clear balance in baud. The report therefore sug-
ges.ed that the new committee should be instructed to con-
sider whe•lter the payment for expenses might not be reduced
from 91. to Gd. per quarter. The report stated that the pur-
chase at Cronkea, by certain members of the society, had
been very satisfactory to them who obtained allotments, and
errata of these had been transferred, at premiums varying
trolls 21. to 71

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DISTRESSING CASE OF 'MINING TO DEATH AT
COLIITZUWORTIC—On Saturday hat • man, named Thickset,
of Omit Gonerby, had been engaged by Mr. Joe. Grummitt,
of Havtingthorpe cum Westby, to pare and burn sods in
some G 4,1, near Culsterworth. Tbickett had his wife end
two children with him at the work, and es they were a
considerable distance from Gonerby, they built a hut of turf,
&c., and lined it with straw to keep out the weather. Oa
Saturday morning last, between six and seven o'clock,
the hoe Sand haring gone to his work, the wife,
who was left at the but, wee about to wash
some clothe,, and the two children were asleep in bed, when
the woman all at once perceived the hut to be on fire; and
tieing greatly alarmed, she ran off in the direction of the
Great Northern Railway (which runs near the wens of the
catastrophe), in the hope of bringing smistance in time to
save the lives of her children; but when help arrived, It
was too late—the little hut waa a mace of lire, and the two
poor chiflron perished in the flames. An inquest was held
on Monday at W.atby, by It. A. White, Gant., coroner, on
the bodies of the unfortunate children, Eliza Elisabeth
Thickett, aged 10 years, and Mary Ann Tnickatt, aged 7
years, when a verdict of "Accidentally suffocated and burnt
to death" was returned.