The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-29 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

Ilor PLANTATIONPI.—The poling about Farnham, Alton,
and o.liham, is now completed. The last week's son has
imrro ed tho shooting plants, the poles protecting the tender
bine irom the cold fruity nights; the rain several times
within the last few days tended also much to improve
their appearuce. It can scarcely be recollected when there
was sr delightful a spring as the present for the clearing the
ground of weeds, and removing everything obnoxious from
around the hillocks containing the roots of this plant. In
some open situations they appear sickly and yellow, but
warm weather will soon chanee that sppearanee. Though
the seas in is backward, yet many look upon such as being
rather more favourable than injurious to the growing shoots,
as the rapidity with which they grow woo surmounts the
check tho hop plant receives front 'slight blight. If the hope
have no worse enemies to contend with than a few frosty
nights in the spring, growers would not feel great alarm.
LANCASHIItF,

THE IMPENDING MONETARY CRISIS.—TheTO was
meeting, yesterday, at Liverpool, of the East India and
China AIDOPLIIiOO, for the purpose, it is stated, of sending a
deputation to government respecting monetary affairs.
Reporters w ire not admitted.
IiI.7gPSHIRE.
WIMCMESTIR.—A city without a nconler —a court with-
out a judge—and prisoners denied a trial—is a state of things
now exisung in our ancient city. The quarter sessions for
the city and borough, which ought to have been holden on
Easter Monday—the jurors having been summoned for that
day, and the necessary steps taken by solicitors for the pri-
soners—was postponed for a fortnight. The time expired on
Monday last, but no recorder mad, his appearance, nor any
one to represent him. The sessions were again adjourned
sine die, and it is said the intention is to hold them with the
Midsummer sessions, and thus "kill two birds with one
stone," as the proverb expresses it. What th,- poor prisoners
will think of tee ma'txr we cannot say. If they are inno-
cent, they are sufferine from a monstrous injustice ; if guilty,
it is a question if they will not undergo a longer term of im-
prisonment before trial than their cffences legally subject
them to after conviction. The whole affair is a disgraceful
one, and requires explaoto ion front those whose management
and cond set it impugn:.—llanipshire Independent.
A BOLD CLAIM.—NO leo., we are told, than 650 holders
of holm* snow c at Londport, Portsmouth, have been served
with notices, by Mr. Padwirk, forbidding them to sell with-
nut his concurrence ; he claiming a right to the land as the
lord of the manor of Hayling. In consequence of these
notices, the completion of a sale, has is same instances,
been superseded, much to the annoyance and serious incon-
venience of parties. The //dmpshire Telegraph says, " Mr.
Peolwick's claim arises out of the ancient presumptions of
the Dukes of Norfolk, of whom he bought the Hayling
lands and manors, but the schedule of the act which enume-
rate* the property he bought, makes no mention of property
in the island of Portion, and common scow which ought to
be the law of the land should forbid a disturbance of pro-
perty, the ownership of which can be traced for more than
200 years. To the Brighton Rail* ay this will be a subject
of some annoyance, as their terminus will be on the property
now claimed, and which we believe is Mr. Pada ick'e third
election of a locality fur the 22 acres he comods es to be his
right."