The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-14 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONS, August 12.—The exceedingly stormy Wea-
ther which we have had for the last day or two bas done
immense damage to the hope, heretofore going on so well—
s vast number of the poles are blown to the ground, and
we fear that the hops upon them are irreparably damaged.
We cannot, as yet, tell what effect the wet has upon the
uneedd, bat we fear an increase.
Surrom VALE/MIL—We cannot at present estimate the
amount of damage done us by the very stormy weather, but
it must he considerable, many p.oles are blown down.
LaNNAM, August 12.—We shall lime a great portion of
the crop we anticipated; the hops in some places being
utterly destroyed ; the damage is very great.
BUIWASH, August 12.—We have had for many hours a
gale of wind from the south•west, of very unusual severity;
its effects are seen at every step. In many gardens a per
wreck is seen, in others (more sheltered) many poles
are down, and the constant thrashing of the wind has broken
the shoots, and we fear that further growth teem them is
entirely stopped; could one who had seen them a week
since see them now, he would scarcely think they were the
same gardens.
Baena, August 12.—The very boisterous weather we
have experienced these lest few days have been very inju-
rious in our plantaqoas, the poles are scattered about in
every direction, bines torn up end branches blown off; the
leas from wind is generally exaggerated, but still it is coa-
-1 siderable.
CAtITIMIURY. August 12.—The weather has not been so
genial during the last week. The told nights and boisterous
. winds have had an injurious effect upon the plant; still it
is progressing as favourably as possible under these un-
• toward circumstances. The mould has not increased, and
is mostly confined to elevated and exposed grounds; it has
not proved so fatal, at present, as was at first anticipated,
and hopes are entertained of its entire disappearance ulti-
mately. At Wingham, Starry, and Fordwich the wind has
done considerable mischief. Should favourable weather
eupervene. we may yet have a good and heavy crop, not-
withstanding the difficulties which the plant has to struegle
against. The betting is very languid, and the estimates of
due y do not emceed 200,0001.
BeNaNDKN, August 12.—Sines our last report the wind
has been ezeeedingly boisterous, and has done considerable
i damage to the hops n *wised @gustiest@ ; many branches
are become bruised; which will not recover. Duty called
190,0001.
00001tURPT. August I2.—A strong westerly wind has
been raging here for the last forty-eight hours, sceompankd
at intervals with heavy rain and sudden gusts. The dein sge
done to the plantation is very considerable. In ezposied si-
tuations a vast number of poles have been blown down,
branches torn off, and the burr scattered all over the ground
on those poles that are mending. Rix o'cloek.—The wind
has now beerene more moderate, but sufficient injury has
been sustained to lower the duty many thousands.
BATTLN, August 12.—The bane looks very promising;
there is a capital show of burr changing to hop, but the
wind to-day is high enough to blow all the goodness out
of it.

HORIIIIONDIW. August 12.—At the present moment it is
impossible to give an aecurate description of the hop., the
high winds of yrterday having, according to present an-
revenues, blown sway one-filth of the crop. The back-
, ward sorts roust to a certain extent be set in the burr.

L mmmmmm our,- August 12 —filmes my last communica-
tion the hope have come rapidly into burr, and bid fair for
a heavy crop, but the mons gales of yesterlay and list
night have made sod havoc in the &aimless in this neigh-

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bourhood, at least we should calculate 10,0001. less deity, or
even mire.
Panne mr, August 12.—Th., high winds of the last few
days have male serious havoc in our groun,:s, end the go.
ti
neral appc•eance is not so pimising as • week since.
200,000/. is at present the popular set, but we must base
choice weather :o riali.e it.
lice acetone, .August 12.—For the last few days tie
weather bas been We unfavourahle for the hope, and they
have received a very iirWere check in their onward progress;
for the lost thirty horns tLe very strong gale has been mak-
ing sad havoc amongst them, blowing down the poles
in
all directions, and where they are very much bruised and
knocked about; indeed, it is impossible at present to es-
timate the extent of damage done, but it mu.st be very con-
siderable.
FARNHAM, August 12.—The accounts boo the hop
gardens are of a moat disastrous character ; in so mo situ&
tions there are scarcely poles enough left standing to lie Oa
fallen ones up to. The amount of damage will del.'"d
greatly upon weather the next week or ten days; but, cou'e
what may, it must be very considerable.
Louisa, August 12.—The appearance of our hop grounds
this morning in not calculated to give a planter an uppi Site
for his breskhot, except he has his last year's crop in hand.
The slaughter is great and not over yet. I think • bag an
acre must be blown away, en a wind coming at this stage
of the hop is worse then when full nut in hop, as it pre-
vents the maturity of those that are bruised. We shell see
it worse to-morrrow, as the branches wither. Surrey
Nondurd.