The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-16 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)

Supplies, on the whole, have been father less than those of
last week, though prices have been about the same. Home
grown produce is, however, eituil to the demand, with per-
haps the exception of pears, which are chiefly continental.
Grapes and pineapples are abundant. Of cauliflowers there
is still a fair supply. Potato markets are unaltered siren
our last report. Cucumbers, thoirh scarce, are sufficient
for the demand. Tomatoes are getting over. Cut flowers
chiefly consist of orchids, chrysanthemums, violets, mig-
nonette, heaths, and roses.

Cotton grovrinj has commenced in British
Guiana, and with a probability of success.
At the annual meetimi of the parisk schoolchildren
in Demerara nearly I,ooochaldren were present from different
plantations, and amongst them were a number of coolie and
Chinese children, dreaed in their national costumes.
THE GALLS.—SHIELDS, FRIDAY NOON.—We
have had a wild tempestuous night at sea, though there
are no more losses of shipping to record down here this
morning. The Phionix, of Aberdeen, which went ashore
on the Herd S.uid, yesterday afternoon, has broken up
during the night, and the vessel's bottom having come
out, her cargo, coals, has been completely swallowed up in
a quick sand. The Welsh vessel, the Albion,
_laden with
grain, keeps sena There is every prospect, also, that the
Forsyth and Concord, South Shields brigs, ashore on the
southern coast of Llurham, will be got off if the weather
moderates. The Dutch vessel ashore on the rocks on the
south of the Tyne is an entire wreck. The weather is much
more mild this morning, though squally, and there is every
appearance that the gale is going down. The wind is
Y.N.W. The sea is still high on the coast, and there is
no prospect of the large fleet of laden collier vessels getting
out of the Tyne until it does subside.
THE GUNBOATS AT POttrANOUTII.—An order
has been received at Portsmouth to hold in readiness
for active service, at an hour's notice, all the gunboats in
the first-clan reserve at that port. Tu enable this order to
be carried out in the most efficient manner tho officers and
crew for each vet eel have been told off to her from the ships
in harbour—the offs ors, seamen, and Marines from
her Majesty's ships Victory, St. Vincent, and Excellent;
the warrant officeia and stokers from her Majesty's ship
Asia (the reserve guardship), and the engineers from
Heeler. On the signal being made from the flagship, " Man
gunboats," each one told off will collect togther his sea
kit, and, whatever may be the duty upon which at the
moment he may be engaged, will at once proceed in the
ship's bo..t to the gunboat on hoard of which ho has
been warned to hold himself in readiness to serve.
The two first manned will then immediately take
in • months provisions, which will lie held in
readiness for them, and when completed will be
succeeded by the remainder. Au • soon as the provisioning
is completed the whole force will be at once ready for any
service, home or foreign. Each boat carries a 40-pounder
Armstrong forwsrd, and a 103-pounder Armstrong aft, with
shot end all the nemenery stores, except powder which will
be ant to them on the signal to man the boats being made.
ACCIDENT WITH A PINToL —Between seven and
eight o'clock on Mouday evening last, an accident of •
serious kind happened at Eceleshall, to H. Clewlow, a little
boy aged about 11 years, by the accidental discharge of
• pistol. The youth and several companions bad been
amusing themselves with letting off the pistol during
the day, end afterwards thinking it was not loaded, he
put it into his trousers pocket with a cap on, half-
cocked, and the barrel upwards, when shortly afterwards
he somehow snapped it in his pocket, and the pistol went
off, lodging the contents in his left side. As soon as the
accident had occurred, the little sufferer ran to the house
of Mr. G.. 1. Greeks:, surgeon, distant about 103 yards
from the scene of the occurrence, when he was immediately
conveyed home, and every assistance rendered. The wounds
are of a most serious chareeZer, and, although every possib's
attention is being rendered to the hoe. it is feared the cese
may terminate fatelly.—Stalordshire Advertiser.
ANOTHER RUNAWAY TRAIN.—OR Wednesday an
accident occurred on the Rosedale incline of the North.
Eastern Railway, caused by the breaking of a coupling in
a train of waggons which were being drawn up the line.
The train ran back, the locked wheels markings distinct
line of fire on the metals. A min named Illingworth
received a compound fracture of the collar bone and other
injuries.
TR•FFIC RECEIPT& —The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending Nov.
9, amounted to 526,031 f., and for the coveepooding week
of last year to 517,992/. ; showing au increase of 8,039/.
The grow receipts of the eight railways having their
I termini in the metropolis amounted to 219,1191., and for
the corresponding week of lfitiO to 2':,8731., show.
log an increase of 7,48111. The increase on the Busters
Counties Reilway amounted to 1,93 W. ; ors the Great
Northern to 3,215/. ;on the Great Western to 1,5771. ;
on the London end North-Western to 2101. ; and on the
London end South-Western to 1,4231.—t0ta1, 8,361/. But
from this must be deducted 1961., the decrease on the
London and Blackwell. M. on the London Brighton, and
South Coast, and 701/. on the South-Eastern, together
8751., leaving the iocresse, as above, 7,4864 The re-
ceipts on the other lines in the United Kingdom amounted
to 286.6721., and for the corresponding period of last
year to 515,1191., showing an increase of 5W., which,
added to the increase no the metropolitan lines, makes
the total Memos 8,039/. es compared with the corres-
ponding week of 1860.