The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-12 00:00:00

REPEAL OF THE HOP DUTY.

MAIWITOnt. Fri.. 10.
This afternoon a public DA:Lang of the hop-growers
of West Kent, and uth. ea interested in the matter, s
held in the large room of Mi. Star Hot, I, in this town, to
consider what mrivores should Le adopted iu reference to
the kop duty, and fur making hue wo to the rew govern
/Went the opinion of the growers of West Kent upon the
subject.
sir. l'ttgN yr, a County tr.a7istrate, was milled to tire chair,
a-sd Mammies the proceedisgs mad a letter from B.r E.
imer, Bart., M.l'., apologising for nowattendance us the
ground of illness. Ile proceeded to say, that the meeting
had been called by him that day, as the chairman of a coin-
mittee of ibfluenteal boa-growers, appointed sonic time since
to watch over that interest in the western division of the
county of Ke at. He might state to the met t.ng that en
&aortae last a deputation weut up to Lord Aberdeen from
the planters of Surma, in ord. r to impress upon his lord-
ship's government the necessity of taking steps for the
total and immediate reyeal of tne hop duties, as the only
means of sating the planters throughout the country.
That circumstance alone, even if them were r., others.
would bile fully justified him in calling the meeting that
day. The l'ione Minister receisod the deputatvio with
great cyan, ay, end saiel—" It is hare/dblo to dray that
there are very great objections to One tax. I ad-
mit it, asd I think 1 oily concede that if it did not exist,
nobody would think of yr iito-tug it. That is my opinion,
and 1 think your prayer far ll.e entire, repeal of the duty •
very ratimat we. But it is very difiDult to justify by
itself any tax whatever, and it must always resolve itself
into the power of the government to do that which July be
thought desirable. This is a question of revenue, and it is
for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to say how it is possible
to relieve it. I quite admit that the only rational ground
on which to proceed is tho total repeal of the duty. No
half measures would do at all." Such were the mews of
the prime min;•ter of England upon that question. lie (the
chairman) would ask whether they were such opinions as
were esternined by the hop-growers of West Kent? (Cries'
of "No, no.'') Lord Aberdeen was a cautious man, but in
thin respect he had rather oterstepped the bounds of dis-
en ton. Deputations bad been up on previous Damien, to
prime ministers and chancellors tat the exchequer; but last
Saturday was the first dsy on which coy d. finite opinion
On the bop question could be obtained, and Lord Aber-
deen was the first who had distinctly enunciated hie sea-
thnents. Mr. tilaelstuac, the now Coulee:Mr of the
Eichequer, was present at the interview, but dial not
appear to have made up his mind so quickly as his chief.
(User, hear.) It was important to know what Mr. Glad-
stooe'e views were upon the matter ; and he (the chairman)
might therefore state that Mr. lloilgts, the late member for
the county. had an interview with the right hon. gentlemen
on Monday hist, two days after the in t oir of the Sussex
dementia's with Lord Aberdeen. Mr. Hodges told the
Chancellor of the Exchequer that it wan only a small section
of the Some: hop-growers who had suggest, d to Lard Aber.
deco the total repeal of the hop duty, au-I that what they
had recommended would he met by the uncompromising
opposition from the planters of Kent, Surrey, Worcester,
and Hereford. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Hodges sugg. seed at the
game time that the government should look for • hop duty
to the time of Claim Anne—namely, Id. on English and
3d. on foreign hope—(licsr, —and had , spi tweet his
.eviction that he had placed the matter before the Chau-
teller of the Exchequer in • diffe.resit light from that in
which he Lad hitherto viewed it. He (the chairman) hoped
meth might tun out to be the use. Ile did not think that
deputations to any portion of the government bad ever
bees of any very material use. They bad seen Chancellors
of the Eachequer before upon the hop duty, but nettling
had ever been done, and it was his opinion that Mr. Chad-
stone would not do anything more than the rest. (lieu,
bear. He (the c'.airman) thought the best plan would be
to leave the matter in the hands of their representatives
(Sir E. Vitiate and Mr. W. Masters Smith), both of whom
bad expressed their opinion that the preempt hop duty was
entirely indefensible, although they were not prepared to
Tote An he entire npeal. (Load cheers.)
Mr. Golding, Mr. Skinner, Mr. Carter, and other gentle-
nthes addressed the meeting, all their arguments tending to
are t—namely, that • continuance of the present duty
be preferable to • total repeal.
The it.,. W. S Marriott, rector of Ilonenionden, pro-
=the following resolution :—" That this meeting has
• with surprise that • statement has beer. made by e
depets-tion of he planters sad others of the county of
flogerm, that • total repeal of the hop duly would be advan-
bigwig to their interest ' • that in the e:yeion of this meet-
ing, sad, it is believed, thehop-growerer.i this county, such
a fetal repeal of the hop duty would be prejudicial if not
irrinensto their interests."

Mr. }Aver meouded the resolution.
TM CMAIWIAN pot the resolution to the meeting, and it
was carried, only two heeds beteg held up against it.
After a lcurthened do C4ll4iOD, it was agreed that a depu-
tation, consi•tiog of the chairmin, Mr. M. Smith, M.P.,
Bit E. lamer, M.P., and tire or six other gentlemen,
sh4uld form a deputation to convey the opinions of the
meeting to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
A vote of thanes was unanimously awarded to the chair-
iman, and the proceedings terminated.

DEATH OF A PAUPER FROM EXPOSURF.
On Thursday an inquest was held at Manchester
before Mr. Merlotti, colones fur the borough, on the body
of a man named John Quinn, aged 64 years, late an inmate
of the Manchester Union Workhouse. Deceased, who had
been let out ox liberty on Monday, was found lying fast
asleep on the pavement in Ileafern-street, about live o clock
oa the following morning, by a police•constable. Ike
constable heard deceased snoring very loud, and
smelt that he had been drinking; and he and
another officer tvak hiss to the workhouse again,
and left hiss there. They were almoet obliged
to carry deceased, he being scarcely able to walk. Arthur
Barrows, the watchman at the workhouse, thought de-
moted was intoxicated, and therefore neglected to call up
the surgeon, but gsve him in charge of one of the Dunes.
Mr. Evan Themes, the surgeon at the wotkhouw, said
Do first saw deceased at 2 o'clock nn Tuesday afternoon,
and he was then cold and insensible, m whi,li state he
continued until his death, which took place at 1 o'clock ou
Wednesday miming. On a put mot-fens examination being
made, two fresh bruises were found on the forehead, as ii
deceased had fallen, but there was no internal injury con-
nected with them, and witness was inclined to attribute his
death to exposure to the night air. Ile found no ap-
pearances of drink, but from there being in the
stomach and intestines a number of fish bones, larger than
any sober person was likely to swallow, witness thought
deceased must have been intoxicated at some time on the
previous day. If witness had seen deceased when he came
into the workhouse, he thourht something might have been
done for him. The cold and exposure to the night air was
very likely to produce drowsiness and the appearance of
intoxication, on a person of deceased's age, and to prove
fatal.

This jury returned a verdict to the effect, that deceased
died from the consequence of exposure, aggravated by the
want of medical aid.

CLERICAL.

Rev. George John 810m6e1.1, to Bow, alias Nymet-
Tracey Rectory, with Broad Nymet Devon,
value 3351.

Rev. John Bond (Vicar of Weston), to be Aiaistant Deaa-
Rural, diocese 134tb and Wells.

Rev. Samuel Christmas Brown, to ManhLeld Curacy,
Gloucestershire.
Rev. Henry Calverley (Rector of Southstoke, Someract),
to the Deanery. Rural of Bath.
Rev. Robert Henry Charters, to be Mathematical Master,
ficdbergh Grammar School, Yorkshire.
Rev. Frederick Christian Jackson, to Grade Rectory,
with Roan-Minor Rectory, Cornwall, alue
Rev. 'fbontas Cornish Pratt, to tke Readership of Christ
Church, Newgite•street, London.
Rev. John Peter Richardson, to Leverbridgo Curacy,
Lancashire.

Ra7r.—K;nathaa Shorn, to Iloghton Perpetual Curacy,
Lancashire, value 1.54 N., with relitli race.
1t.,. Thomas Inglis Stewart, tv Lanaeove Perpetual
Caney, Devon.
Rev.Thompeoa Thaekeray, to Usworth Perpetual Curacy,
Durham. value 161/.
Itev. Henry Charles Ilartlett, to Spetiabury Curacy,
Dorset.

Bev. Frederick George Bin&leld, to St. Andrew Under-
than with St. Mary at-Azie Rectory, London; value 1,5761.,
with residence : patron, Bishop of London.
Rey. John Davies (Reetorot Gstesbes,i), to an Honorary
Canonry in the Cathedral Church of Durham.
lion. and Rev. William Howard (Itteor of Whistaa), to
be Orgeniaing Secretary of the Society for the Propagsuon
of the Uespi I in Forei:n l'arta fur the Atetukaconry of
Twit, or the West Biding.
Rev. James John Jacob, to Fisherton-Anger Curacy,
Wilts.

Thu Duodecimos Platt, to Dioadstindsor
Coney, Dorset.
Rev. G. Sadler, to St nsford Curacy, Dorset.
Rev. William George Sawyer, to Wilton Curacy, Wilts.
Rev. John Stedman, to Seascsbriek Canny, Lancashire.

VACANCIES._

DEVIEST n tracer..—Braekley, diocese of Peterborough ;
Rev. Prowls Clerk., demand.
Ric-roams. —Alwalton, Runts, diocese of Ely; value,
2004. with residence ; patron., Deau and Chapter of Peter-
borough; Rev. J. Hopkinson, deceased.
Elton, :tiorthasuptonshire, diocese of Peterborough;
value. aost ; patron, Earl ; Rev. J. llopkia-
sou, deemed.
Esdno, Northamptonshire, diners° of Peterborough ;
value, 477 f.; patina, Lord Chancellor; Itcv. 1. Clarke,
deceased.

Ydybebill. Olausimanshire, diocese of Llaudafr; value
W.; patrols, Lord Chancellor; Ray. W. Thomas, di:
Ceased.

it UCTORT —London, St. Arswe ; value, 3131.: patrol!,
Bishop of Lontloa Rev. F. Bio ofield. pr,rauted.
P RRRRR VAL CURACIP.A.-10.11and, Yorkshire, diocem of
Ripon ; value, 1501. with r, sidencs ; patron, Vicar of Halt-
!az ; Rey. D. Meredith, deceased.
Llaaguick, Olanseritanshire, diocese of S:. Das ; value,
1031. ; patron, H. F. E. Leach, E.q. ; HAT.W.'I bomas, da-
mmed.
MASTIRSIIIrs.—Bishop Auckland Grammar School, bur-
ble; Bey. Thompson Thackeray, promotes'.

LiErr. PONSONBY, R.N., has been appointed Ad-
miralty meat es the Southampton mil packet 'Utica.

RAW iintenteence.

EQUITY COURTS.—YLSTEILDAT.
BUORIt Tsla LORD C11.M.1.1.0, AND Ina Loses ,1711TIC,S.
THE AT fOUNiv-ONERHAE T. 811/11FIRLD Crib

CONAIUMEII.I* COMPANY.

Tiiie rale, which has very recently been heard Mire tkr
Lads Justice*, COMO Cu for rehearing. The arguments
occupied the whole day, and were out concluded when the
MOM Mt.

YORK ♦ND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAT COM-
PANY v. ti ROHDE HUDSON, M.P.-JUDGMENL

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1853.