The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-10 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONI, August 9.—The weather has not been so
genial during the last week. The hops, however, in some
grounds some out, in others they seem to hang. The season
is rather late, which is not in favour of a crop. Much de-
pends on the next fortnight. Mould don not seem so fatal
as was feared; there is,iiewever, in many parishes far too
much. If the weather should prove in favour of the plant,
even the mouldy ones may pull a little through, whilst the
clear grounds will grow a large crop.
OTHAIL—The hops are looking beautifully, perfectly
clean, and should they escape that fatal disease, the
" mould," of which there are a few patches at present, the
prospect is there will be a larger crop grown than has been
for some years past.
Uxcome.—The hops are looking remarkably well, and
promise an abundant crop if the mould does not spread
too much ; it is very general, and the present showery
weather will increase it. . .

BILOOKTIELD.—Our hope are looking beautiful, and are
fast coming into hop. We have soma mould, but many
planters say, nothing to hurt.
KENNING AND OTNORD.—Goiog on well, coming fast
into hop, but the wind the last two days his done them
no_rod.
WNOTHAN.—Progreising favourably at present; a COD-
tinuanee of wet may be against them.
BTAPLEHILIINIT.—We have heard some talk of mould, but
have not bees able to discover any. Ihe hops arc in a most
thriving state.
ltoLvavoiN.—Ths hope are progressing favourably upon
the best land, but many gardens are fire-blighted from the
wet weather at the commencement of the summer.

Basitinvarr.—The hops do not look quit, so well as they
did a few days since, owing to • slight alteration in the
weather. . .

Loose.—Our grounds begin to shine with bold looking
burr, and here ;and there a pole of hops, which look
healthy, and all appearances warrant our expectation of a
large crop of good bops. The rains are a benefit to some
grounds, whilst others would do very well without. The
wet has not penetrated far into the land, it will bear much
more yet.—Maidstone Journal.
HOLLINOBOU RN N.—Oar grounds are progressing rapidiy,
and the burr is fast coming out, with every appearance of a
good crop.
YALDINO AND HUNTON. —OUrgrounda are gcttingon well;
fast coming out in hops. There is a very fair prospect at
present for a good crop.
CLANDBOOK.—Our hops have not been looking quite so
well within the last few days. The nighu have been too
cold for them, and the wind has slightly beaten them about.
Billl no doubt exists that with anything like favourable
weather, a good crop must be grown.
lOTNAN AND SEAL.—The hops ere progressing favour-
ably, the bine having a very healthy appearance and fast
coming into hops. The late showers have proved very
beneficial to them,. . . . .

Taxyzatotts.—The hope look exceedingly well, and are
coming into burr. There is a great deal or Line, so that
they are likely to be what is called rough, but the yield is
expected to be abundant.
00011MIUMIT.—The hops continue to improve, and there
is a beautiful show for fruit in general. There always will
be, however, exceptions; in some grounds it evidently can
only be what is termed a top crop, and in others an abuse '
dance of bine. We never noticed the burr look more pro•
raising than the present. The boisterous wind of Sunday '
has whipped the branches to a considerable extent, but we
hope the injury tiny sustained will not be very perceptible.
BILIINCHLIT.—Tbe hope are fast "coming out," and ap•
pear very piemising.
CAPITERBURT.—The grounds in this neighbourhood have
keen making extraordinary progress in the past week. Tho
tMare coming on fest, some already to be seen as large as
There is a little mould still to be met with, which,
from being on the lower part of the hills, and not in the
burr, is nut likely to spread much, unless wet comes. The
bins too, is lulariaut and thick. On the whole, it is almost
impossible the plantation could be going on better.—South
Eastern Gazette.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLER.—lnforms-
ties was yesterday received at the metropolitan police sta-
tions of an extensive robbery having taken place at Messrs.
Bows and Beaver's, merchants, of 12, Mark-lane, City, up-
wards of 200 brooches of various kinds being carried off,
besides some purses, &c. A portion of the above property
was• few hours after the robbery recovered in the following
somewhat singular manner. It appears that Sergeant -
God-
frey, of the I' division, was walking, dressed in plain
clothes, through Blackman-street, Borough, towards the
City, when he observed two suspicious-looking men, one of
whom appeared concealing something beneath his coat.
The officer immediately accosted them, and asked the latter
what he had in his pockets, and at the lame time he pulled
open the fellow's coat and discovered &ease containing 42
brooches, and a purse, which on inquiry pro*d to be some
of the stolen jewellet y. The most extraordinary part of
the transaction is that the men after committing the rob-
bery, met • Jew at a lodging, to whom they disposed of the
whole of their booty, but while his back was turned for a
minute they succmuleil W abstractivag the Li brooches found
upon time, their cupidity thus proving the means of their
detiestioa.