The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-07 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONE.—Within the last day or two several
gentlemen from London have minutely inspected a number
of the grounds in this neighbourhood, in company with
some planters, and their report is, that the season fur
making a crop or anything like it has gone by. The ave-
rage in this district will not exceed three bags per acre; and
two of the best end moat celebrated grounds in the neigh-
bourhood will not, it is estimated, yield more than 2 cwt.
per acre.
MIREWORTR.—The weather being ungeniel, the hope
make,but slow progress. Picking will be very late, and
the hops, we fear, will be small.
YALDINO AND HUNTON.—In some few gardens our hops
have a little improved, but generally there is no favourable
appearance. The bockwarn hops in all probability will
remain so. The mould is rapidly increasing in some gar-
dens. 'lopping is expected to commence in about a week.
Dhilvio.—The would is strong in some grounds, and
where they are clear the hops are closing up before they
get to moderate size. Altogether we shall fall short in our
proportion of the estimated uuty.
lORTHAM AND SIAL.—The hops have not come out
much during the last week, in consequence of the wet and
cold that now exist, and the prevailing opinion is that they
will not attain their respective use and condition if this
weather should continue.
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SIIVENOAIts, SEAL, AND UNDitt Unite —The hops are
now showing the effects of the late stormy weather, aid
more damage appears to have been done than at first anti-
Coated. 'the continual rains are also much against their
growing out, and it is very doubtful, unless we get some
but sun, whether some will chine out of burr at all. The
cold clays are saturated with water, which is not congenial
to the hop plaza.
SiteNCHLEY.—Tke weather is still very unfavourable for
the hops. The Jones's are tolerably grown out, but the
other kini's are very reluctant in their progress and back-
ward. The late winds have • o materially injured the crop,
combined with the lateness of the season, that some specu-
lators are against 146,000 f. duty.
CAANBROOK.—In consequence of the wet and unfavour-
able state of the weather during the past week our hops
have stood still, and without • speedy alteration in the
weather there will scarcely be hail the quantity of the last
year's growth.
GOODNUNAT.—It is very evident that the complication
of disasters—the high wind, heavy rains, and extreme cold
nights—has had a material effect in retarding the further
growth of the plant. In insp.-ming several gardens during
the past week it was observed that the hops were of various
sizes on the same pole. It is doubtful whether they can
progress any more, as the season is late for any further im-
provement.
CANTEUNURT.—The plantations here have during the
past week made but little progress in recovering from the
check of the week preet ding, cod from the cold nights
which have prevailed, toge•ber with continued wind and
rain. The must promising grounds are deteriorating, and
the hops becoming tinged witn a brownish hue, while those
in a less iidvanced state appear stunted, with but slight
chance of further espan.loo. The mould has partially
made its appearanee, but at present not to any great extent.
The growth is very irregular, as in many grounds the burr,
the small hop, and the fully developed one, are on poles
standing side by side. This irregularity of growth is 3 ppi-
ten, in alinos• every parish in this district.
Iluarrrutteng.—The linpv have been much damaged by
the late high winds in many places, bat there appears a
little improvement in some grounds.
FARNHAM, ALTON, AND CultalTitY DlSTitte7B, Seer. 6.
Ours have not progressed very rapidly since the galeapf
last Friday week. With few xceptiiinv •ney do not gort,
out. We are pleased to remark th it we have not seen any
mould in the diatriet.—.bulk Ea' stern Gazelle.

PROPOSED CLOSINO OF PUBLIC-HOUSES ON SUN-
tiAlrt4.-1 he numb. r of petition. presented to the House of
Commons during the past session, praying fur the passing
of a law to close all puletie- houses on eundaye, and to pro-
hibit the sale on that day of intoxicating drinks, amounted
to 166, with 51,567 signatues.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE—Tresday, S-0.6

DOWNING-STREHT, Seer. 5.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for
the sppointm.nt of James Como Milani, Esq., Secretary to
the Court of Directors of the East India Company, to be an
Ordinary Mr mber of the Civil Division of the Second Clefs,
Of Heights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of
the Bath.

WHITEHALL, Sem 5.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Colin
M•Cullocb to the charge and office of First Minister of the
church and parish of Montrose, in the presbytery of
lireclun, and county of Forfar, vacant by the death of the
Rev. Robert Smith, D.D., late First Minister thereof.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, SEPT. 6.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Sccond Captain Charles
Lawrence D'Aguilar to be captain, vice Papillon, retired
upon full•pay ; First Lieutenant Francis Robert Glan-
ville to be second captain, vice D'Aguilar; Second Lieu-
tenant Henry Noel Eden to be first lieutenant, vice
Glanville.