The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-21 00:00:00

COVENT OARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)

The supply of hothouse fruit is sufficient fur the de-
mand, and there is au abundance of green stiff. Busine
remains very stationa,y, and but little movement is
noticed in anything but the ordinary vegetablii pro lure.
Foreign [nylons are mom plentiful again. Large arrivals
of Airtime grapes are to hand this week, Dutch Ila n-
burgs being over for the season. Oranges are receive],
from Madeira, Malaga, Lisbon, and the Azores. Kest
cobs and filberts are abundant. The ritato trade is dull,
except for best samples. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids,
asters, pelargoniums, fuchsias. nti,cnonetto, and roses.
FRUIT.
Apple, per bushel, ts to as Melees, each, la id to Is
Filberts, per lb.,ed to led Pears per dos., Si to es
Grapes, prr Th., es to es Piae-spplem, per lb., le to as
Lemons, per 10D, Ts to les
vzorrAßl.Es. _ _

Wet, per dot., to to It
rabhurre, per dos., In to le
fen's, per bettchood to la
Celery, per boodle, It to it
Cueumbeis, garb, td to It
Endive, per dos., to td to b
tiltutic and Phallott, z p. lb. Sd
Herbs. per bus* Vd td
Han* Radish, p. buod.,3s to 69
treks, per bunch, SO to el
Lettuces, per swore, tt to bed

per Wady 6,1
llieekrootos, p Neve, te to ta
Onions, per boatel, By to re
Parsley, pet bused, ed to 64
Potatoes, York Reerests, p. )es
120. to Ma
Shawn, do., 100 e to 110 e
Peakale, p. puns., as Od to 44 Od
Spisarlt, per bushel, St to ft
TOUlAteell, per doe, la to to
Turnips, p basr ,46 to Id

Mr. Robert Crawford, the dekstod liberal can-
didate at Shrewsbury, this moniing announces to the elec-
tors that he has taken the necessary preliminary steps for
petitioning.

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CAPTVRE OF SLAVER-S.—Hoe Majesty's ship
Nymph hu, it is Said, " this season," captured nine elan
dhows on the east coast of Africa.

CROONDAVEN, Nov. 21, 12.15 P.M.—Tho Cunard
steamer Cuba, from New York on Nov. 11, {snow passing
Browhead signal station, en route for Queenstown.
OCTWA RD INDIA AND CHINA MAIL9.-01RALTAR,
Nov. 220.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Pero. from Southampton on the 14th inst., arrival Jes-
ter day, at G a.m., and left at 10 a.m. for Alexandria.
All well.

SOI:(11AMI•TOS, Nov. 21.—The Hamburg and
American Company's stimmeaeutonia, from /Liven:tali on
the 3rd inst., arrived here this morning. She landed the
passengers and cargo for this port and proceeded fur
Hamburg.
ADMIRATSY, Nov. 18.—The undermentioned
officers have this day been promoted to the rant of piy-
master in her Majesty's tleet :—Alf red Lys Ever.tiold,
Esq.. Edward Madgewick Roe, Esq., and Frederick
Adolphus Keogh, Esq.—Gazette.
DOWNINO-BTRZET, Nov. 18.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint John Jennings Kendall, Esq., to be
colonial secretary for har Majesty's settlement of Sierra
Leone, on the Western Coast of Afrim.—Ossette.

QUE'Reorroirte, Nov. 20.—The Inman Royal
Mail steamer City of Cork, from Halifax 6th inst.,
arrived here at 9.20 p.m. to-day, and having landed mails
and passenger+ she will proceed for Liverpool imme-
diately after coaling. Specie, none.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-oflice from the Governors of Malta and British Colum-
I•ia. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Ceylon,
Hon Kong, Labuan, the Straits Settlements, Gibraltar,
and Malta.
Throughout the week the Standard has continued
to assert, in the teeth of facts and figures, the triumph of
its party. Some of our contemporaries call it unscrupu-
lous, but they are unjust. It does but obey the kindly, if
somewhat lax, rule, "Dc onorticia nil nisi knee."
Spectator.
" L.U)V ELTZABETTI."—The turf " prophets,"
who said that the circumstances aUmding the matching
of The Earl and the running of Lady Elisabeth
would never be submitted to a jury, are likely
to prove right. In the spurting notes of to-day s
Lam' and Water we read that "the action Day r. Rous
will not be brought into court, as the plaintiff. out of
respect to the late Marquis of Hastings, is not willing to
take up certain past events in ooanexion with the miter-
tenets cue." seeing that the questionable proceedings
concerning The Earl and Lady Elisabeth took place when
those animals wer no longer the property of the deceased
marquis, it would seem that other considestione must
have combined with respect for that nobleman's memory
to determine Mr. Da] a resolution. What does Mr.
I'ailwick say r
THE LATE MARQUIS OF tIASTIN. 03.—Bdra Life
states that by his will the Marquis of Hastings left all his
oiling property, his house in Cirosvenor-equare, Craven-
lodge at Melton Mowbray, and all his plate, jewellery,
and furniture of every description to be converted into
inueey, and the proceeds to be invested for the benefit
of the marchioness for her life; but in case she should
marry again, then to bu divided between the children of
his enter. Lady Marshani. The Earl, wo understand, is
likely to be disposed of by private contract. The remainder
of his horses will shortly go to the hammer at Tattersall's.
The settlement of the marchioness. which amounts to
2,0001. per annum, is secured on the Rowell= estate.
MORE FoROLIIIRS ON THE BANK OF RUSSIA.—
At Lemberg the police have just arrested 14 persons
charged with forging notes of the Bank of Russia. For a
long time past numbers of these, of the value of 100
roubles (Hr. each), have been in circulation, and two
detectives, Russian and French, have been occupied
in tracing the source from which they emanated. At I.ast
the persons engaged in their production and distribution
have bete discovered and taken into custody. Atuougst
the prisoners are some men holding positions far above
suspicion hitherto, such as a landowner, a watchmaker in
a large way of business, and several Jewish merchants.

The Times of India, of 31 et October, says the
epidemic which first made its appearance among the
horses of the cavalry and artillery at Secunderabad, has
travelled steadily westward, and is now playing havoc
among the horses at Poona and Kirke°.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECILIPTB.—Tho traffic re-
ceipts of railways in the United Kingdom for the week
ending Nov. 15, amounted on 13,365 miles to 745.5661.,
and for the corresponding week in 1867, on 13,039 miles, to
722,7781., showing an inmates of 316 miles, and of
72,7881. The greet receipts on 14 of the principal rail-
ways ia the United Kingdom amounted for the week on
9,677 miles, to 627,6461., and for the corresponding week of
lest year, on 9.426 miles, to 610,0081., showing an
increase of 262 miles, and of 17,6371. The increase on the
Caledonian and North British amounted to 2,8361. ; on
the Great Eastern to 1,3861. ; on the Great Southern
end Western to 594/. ;on the Great Western to 1,5711. ;
on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 2,2151. ; on the
London and North Western to 1,3731. ; on the London
and South Western to 1481. ; on the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire to 1,6461.; on the Midland to
6,2621. ; on the North Eastern to 1071.; sad on the South
Eastern to 1,6711.—t0ta1, 18,718/. ; but from this must
be deducted 6131., the decrease on the Great North-
ern, and 6681. on the London, Brigitte°, and South
Coast, together 1,1311., leaving the °mew as above
17,6371. The receipts on 62 other railways in the
United Kingdom amounted on 3,678 miles to
118,0211., and for the oorreepoading week of last year on
3,614 smiles, to 112,7701., she ' an increase of 64 =lee,
and of 6,2611. The goods on the fourteen
system of Uses above mentioned amounted for the week
to 386,0111., against 373,0361., showing an increase of
12.976/. The pausengere, mails, Ire., truffle on
fines amounted to CZ., and for the eorre-
week of 1867 to Z 16,9721., showing an increase
37, W. The total receipts for the past week show a
decrease of 12,6261. as compared with them of the pre-
vails' week, ending the lith