The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-13 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MainsvoNE, July 12.—Our accounts from all quarters
state that the bine has grown much during the week, the
hot weather well suiting it. On most grounds there is a fine
prospect for hops ; although there some short of bine, and
suffering from the heavy rains. The plant was at one time
late ; this extremely hot weather will force it forward ; it
may, however, if it continue., be is, much for some soils.
DARMINO. FARLEIOIII, YALDING, CII taT.—Our reports
from these parishes fully corroborate the above statement.
EAST FARLTIOII.-011T hops are looking very well, in
fact cannot be in a much better state.
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Sr sekr.ittlt,T.—The maga to tr. active operation in our
grounds, which are improving in appearance, and healthy
shoots aro developing thin,;lves. No vermin.
Avxraronv.—The hops, with few exceptions, hare made
great progress clueing the last week.
WATEHINI,III*nr, TEsTON AND NETTLEATEAD. The
hops in these parishes grow vigorously and look well with
the exception of some grounds, which aro weakly and look
yellow.
REMAIN°, SEAL, AND OTFORD.—The bine is doing well
and is particularly healthy.
ROI.VENDEN.—Our best grounds are improving fast, but
the stilt soils aro very yellow, and many dead Lines and
even whole hills are to be found.
SANDHI:I:AL—Our hops have wonderfully improved this
last week.—Moastone Journal.
111EXT.WOLLT11.—Tbe hops are very uneven as to the quan-
tity of bine. Some grounds look very well, whilst others
are •lack of bine, and look ycliow.
ROLL; UNE.—Tho bine is still growing very fast ;
the grounds are quite clean.
IlitExenkov.—The major part of our hops are doing ex-
ceedingly well, especially in those grounds which arc
drained. Still there arc pieces very yellow and unkindly,
and not likely to :Idly, the leaves having a tendency to curl,
and shine with lumey.dew.
llonsuoNnErr.—The hops may be generally core.idered
to be making satisfactory progress. Some complaints aro
made of the Linos dying, caused, no doubt, by the long wet
weather. Wu do not think, however, it will be to tie ex-
tent of affecting the crop materially.
e ILAN BROOK.—Our gardens have, during the past week
much improved in appearance, and, with the present ',sca-
thes, the prospect of growing a crop looks cheering.
IltxxoN.—Our hops continue in a growing and healthy
state on good ground, but on the poorer land the bine is not
so forward. The mould is making its appearance in some
grounds.
1011TUAli AND SEAL —Since our last report the bine has
partially regained its pristine healthy hue ; and at no time
has it grown at a mare rapi.l rate.
Itokenximr.—The hops in the best grounds are im-
proving. Many are still yellow, and there is CnnvinainT of
bines dying away in some grounds from the continued wet.
HURST OUZEN.—The hops continue to imnrove, with
some few exceptions, with favourable weather we may ex-
pect an average crop.
CANTERIITUV.—The late sultry weather has been bene-
ficial to the hops, except were the grounds had not been
worked. In these a yellowness is showing at bottom. No
fly or lice is to be met with, and most of the plantations
are branching out well. Some of the St. Mary Bredin
grounds still exhibit a shortness of bine.—Eastern Counties
(leucite.

CARRIAGE OF BOOK 4 TO AUSTRALIA.—WC LTC
given to understand that arrangements aro in progress for
extending the privilege of sending hooks, magazines, and
pamphlet', by poet, at the low rates adopted for inland car-
rive of these articles, to the settlements of Australia. This
would be a considerable boon both to English authors and
to their colonial readers, and would tend to strengthen the
intellectual ties which connect the fortunes of the mighty
continent with those of the lithe island.—dthenewn.