The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-30 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)

During the past week the ruppty of goods has been
steady, and altogether satisfactory, end there has been a
rather better demand for them th..n has lately been ex•
perienced. Good open air strawberries, both home-grown
and French, may now be bed, at price+ varying from Is.
to 3s. per lb. Of peas and potatoes large cargoes have
been received. Spring cauliflowers ure excellent, as is also
a•parssus. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, stocks.
lily of the valley, pelargoniums, fuchsias, deatzias.
nonette, and roses.

FRUIT.
Apples, per bushel. 6s to IS Pears, per dor., 6s to llls
Cob unto, per lb.. 971 to Is Pine Apples, per Ih., Ss es Its
Grapes, per lb., 40 to Its btrawbenio . forced, per lb ,
Lemons, per 100. 8s to 108 24 t.• ss
Oranges, per 100, de to los Walnuts, per bushel, 10e to 21.11
Peaches, per dnz., les to 36e
V MORTARLE2.
Artichokes, per dos.. is to 2.1 Mint, per bumf., Sd
Asparagus, per bundle, 2.1 to 6s linshroosns, p. putt., 2s to 31
Reans,Kidney, p. 100, Is tots Onions, per bush. ds to 6s
Beet, per doz., Is to 23 Parsley, pee bunch, 2d to 4(1
Cabbages, per dos , Is to Is 641 I Parsiol4,, per doz., Pd to la
CAZTOGII, per bunch, 14 to Is ad 1 Potatoes, roe, Regents, p toe.
new, des., 19 6A to 2s 140$ to 170 s
Celery, per !Kindle, Is to Is 670 Rocks, do., 17 0e to 120 s
Cucumbers, ern It, 6d to le 3.1 Flrkes, IWs to 19.15
Rndive, per score. 114k1 to 2s Other sorts. 75s to 80s
Garlic and Shallots, per lb.. dd Seakale p. pi linet. le to Is 6.1
I
Rea. per lunch, 3d to 4d Spinach, per imdt.' 21 to 2s
Horse R.Adlsh,p.bund..3s to La I 'turnips, ,new:, p. bunch, Is I',
Leeks, per bunch, 2d to dd Is IA
Lettuces, per doz., *hi. .

In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon the
only alteration was a further movement in favour
of Italy. The list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.114 to 12.0 : ditto, short,
11.13 to 11.18:. ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19. t to 12.0 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 2137.: to 25.423 ; Brussels 3 months,
26.37 to 25.423; Harahan; and Alton'', 3 months, 13.94 to
13.10; Berlin, Cologne, kn., 3 months 6.26+ to 6.271 :
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 32, to 32 ; Paris, short, 25.13
to 25.25 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.32+ to 25.373 • Marseilles,
S months, 25.3'21 to 25.37.1 ; Prankfort-Ointhe.Maine,
3 months, 1201 to 120) ; Vienna, 3 months, 11.821 cc
ILB'7l ; Trieste, 3 maths. 11.821 to 11.87; ; Madrid, :'
months, 481 to 484; Santander, 3 months, 483 so 48;; Cadiz.
3 months, 481 to 48.4; fletrille,3 months, 481 to 484 ; Malises,
S months, 481 to 481 ; Valencia, 3 mouths, 484 to 48+ :
Barcelona,' months, 49 to 481; Bilbao, 3 months, 484
M 48+ ; Samoa, 3 months, 48+ to 4815 • Leghorn,
3 months, 27.74 to 27.60 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.50 to WHIT,T NDAY. —WESTMINSTER ABBEY. ----The
27.60 ; Naples, 3 mouths, 27.50 to 27.60 ; Palermo, 3 Dean will preach at the 10 sm. and 3 p.m. services. The
months, 27.50 to 27.60 ; Marina, 3 months, 27.50 to sermon at the 7 p.m. service will be ',reached by the Very
27.60' Lisbon, 90 days' date, 513 to 510 ; Oporto, 1E) Rev. W. C. Magee, D.D., Dean of Cork. There will be
days' date, 51;1 to 515. a collection after the sermon for the Sooiety for the Pre-
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market pegation of the Gospel.
is 14 per cent. ;at Hamburg, Frankfort, and Brue- Taarsto Itsezires. —The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week
rail-
eels, 2 ; at Amsterdam, 2i ; at Berlin, 3 • at
nding latay 23 on 13,251 miles to 731 633/. and foe the Vienna. 4 ; at Turin, 4} ; and at St. Petersburg,'
~„•rrwoondinit 'k of bat ' ' ' • year, on 12,996 miles, to
64 per cent. 7-44,7511., showing- an increase of 255 miles, and • decrease
The directors of the Great Indian Peninsula of 13,0661. The gran receipts on the followingßailway Company yesterday put ont an ;Weer- 14 railway' amounted, in the sier,Teete• on 9,t"
onw
tisement, inviting tenders for an issue of 4 per ileet.tel2eleres:i; and
,fer te,eatheZlZeneadeige week efolegf
cent. Debenture Stock to the amount of 600000/. miles 'and • decree', of 13,7961. The decrease on the Great
This issue is part of the Debenture Stock which Southern and Western amounted to 585/. ; on the Loudon
the company is authorised to raise, under the sane- and North-Western to 3,005/. ; on the Loudon Brighton,
and tion of the Secretary of State for India in Council. South Coast to 8,152/. ;on the London and South
It is pointed out that " the Debenture Stook is a Western to 5,834/. ;on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin.
charge upon the undertaking of the company prior _cettielli,rel.9,l°s9/429t; laZi tageoanthiathimuNZltiehd24"cdUtectedra to 1,7541,
54thie
to all other stock or share'', but without any priority increase on the. Caledonian and North Britieh, 1,031/. on
among the holders." The distinguishing feature of the GreatiEsstern, mt. on the Great Northern, 4201. on
this stock is, that the interest is guaranteed in c.ek,t, theGreatWestern, 2,0171. ontheLencitahireandYorkshire,
p'btif!fabnlyo• theunt Secretaryig•i toepaiofdStautpe
by
yorth
e India. 2.3 n Dec. 102/ on the' Midland, and 689/. on the South Eastern—
wholetogethers 961/. leaving the decrease as above
The'goodWad mineral traffic on those lines amounted to".
next, but anticipatory payments in full are to be 339,363/., and for the corresponding week of 1867 to
allowed. Tenders are to be deposited at the Lon- 343,7031., showing a decrease of 4,4331. The receipts for
don and County Bank by 12 o'clock on Friday, the passengers, 'merle, &c., amounted to 270,6651., against
12th of June, when they will be publicly opened. 230,033/.. showing a decrease of 9,3681. The traffic receipts
on 52 other lines amounted, on 3,678 miles, to 121,6.55/.,
From the report of the directors of the Bank of and for the corresponding week of last year, on 3,014
British North America, to be presented at the miles, to 120,92111., showing in increase of 64 miles and of
yearly general meeting on Tuesday, June 2, we 730/. The total receipts of the past week show a de.
extract the following : crease of 11,3931., as compared with those of the per.
With reference to the circular letter issued, by order of ceding week, ending the 16th last.
the court of directors, to the proprietors on the Bth of I
ADMIRALTY DIVER& —The Admiralty have or-
April last, together with a balance .sheet and a statement pained • corps of divers under the superintencleace of
of profit and for account, as on the 31st December, 1867, their submarine engineer, Mr. Siebe. Any young A.B.
the directors have now to report that they are enabled to "awe° who wish t° learn t° dive are drafted off for in.
confirm the same, and to declare a dividend at the rate of 'traction to the Excellent, in Portsmouth harbour
6 per nt. per annum, with a bonne of 13 per met, I they are instructed by 11r. William Hardy, the chi where
ceef diver
amounting together to 455, per share, payable on the
; of Portsmouth dockyard, who has been for twenty yeses in
4th July next, and for which warrants will beremitted to the service, at d has worked at a depth of 140 feet. When
the proprietors ss usual.
aa a
the men are considered competent they are conandastesed
At the meeting yesterday of the Trust and Loan wtohsoo cir vemi el—each
Rthro oft l mTheir business a diver'
is to re.
Company of Upper Canada the balance at the' pin.' any damage to toe anip's bottom, to the screw
credit of revenue account, including 3,375/. brought . propeller and the cable if necessary and soon. Some of the
forward, was vitiated at 17,3291., and a dividend was i viresels on foreign stations bays rendered essential service by
declared at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, lass lending their men and apparatus for the recovery of the
income tax. mail when an accident has happened to.a mail steamer.
If we are not mistaken, it gal.itsoros of the Board
The annual meeting of proprietors of the lonian of Trade to see that a div WI to all the sea.
Bank was held yesterday. The net profit for the ' Pads in the Inakdoto.—Covehia 09aase for June.
year 1867 amounted to 19,173/. and two dividends I A vessel with a number of Norwegian emigrants
with bonuses amounting to 17:738i., have already. was driven about lb week einee bite the port of Limerick,
been paid to the
to 53,624/. prepeietere' The reserve enteuntli , andwbereseanelheighastheb"aprot ittedt lahabrnirdaa. ems
have kindly kiadinpsinly ex:
I tended a timely hospitality to the pew reasenvizaho
At an extraordinary meeting yesterday of the otherwise from not knowing the Hagfish e,
Great Barrier Land, Harbour, and Mining Com- would be'Plainit • very drain time of 14
dmnfingsnmthrrpasoitimitwerlk amou strtedbil:t4rAnotf awthishthis2hesPi42 were
pan), (Limited) it was decided to wind up the I Wen Leweee ile"lem" ilemitzellunt•—
undertaking voluntarily.
Annexed are the quotations of insurance, gas,

BMITHFIXLD HAY MARKET.—(THI.4 DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at !art
day's prices. Prime meadow bay, 80s. to Ms. ; inferior
ditto, 655. to 755. ; clover, old, 90s. to 306 m ; second
cut, 701. to 90s. ; straw, 30a. to 80a.