The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-09 00:00:00

THE HOP DUTY.

The Inland Revenue Commiesionfre have issued
the following recount of the duty on hop. of the growth of
the year 1849, distinguishing the districo, and the old from
the new duty :
During& In-nr.
laanstagie .........«............ tlO i 9
Centellinry ......... —. 27,197 1 36
2 1 10
Dory --.......—. ... -. - .... 10 26
Ins— ................- ......... 33 1 3
13104 vela- 7
Groatirs 4
Mats
Hereford .
Lk of Vila .. 2,310 9
30,447 1 I
r=e.....1 ........
633 le
--
331 96
Maw
Woks, lias.. I
Inman: 2,002 1 Ii

/143,70114 71
4/461ty44 117.791. per lb. 79,791 7 11 646
Paw ads, at Of 4.301. per 4 . 38,9-6 4 1 14-24
Addition/ duty of 3 per rum, per
Lot 3 Th., 4. 17

£1115,703 14 7*
CHAS. S. HAWTHORNS, Amid. to Asat.•Gswral.
Inland Ravenna.oftlee, Brosd•stmt, Nov. 8.

THE COURT OF ALDERMEN met yesterday, when
the question was mooted whither or not the Lord Mayor was
justified in carrying the city sword of state before Prince
Albert at the yeast opening of the C al Exchange
—that ceremonial being a compliment usually r.served
for cotes when the sovereign wu present in person.
The point was referred to a committee, who are
to report as to its merits. The refusal of the soli-
'altos to the Mint to prosecute persons sent for trial for pass
lag counterfeit coin to the City was also brought before the
smart. Alderman Sidney stated his belief that the City had
IMen paying 2,0001. • year for such oases in their own wrong.
• motion that no further pioncutions in Mint cases be or-
dered by the City authorities was then agreed to.
FIRE AT BIRKENHEAD.—One of the most serious
Min that has for some time taken place in this neighbour-
hood happened on Wednesday morning. upon the premises
of Mums. Henry Foster and Co., in Clevelatnistreet, by
which a Imre amount of property his been destroyed, and a
denditwabla Etigaler of hands thrown out of employment.
Mast • warts, past twelve o'clock that morning, as a party
of siniehemee were approaching the extensive premises of
Meems. Pester, they perceived a dense volume of smoke
beak( from the lower part of the building, and
is a few minutes afterwards the whole of the
*wee put of the premises became suddenly enveloped
is Liam, which raged with the most violent fury,
Owedesing serious consequences to the surrounding
'Monty. As soon u the fire was perceived information
wee immediately conveyed to the authoritir s at the polies-
siatios, hat the lire being nearly a mile from thence, it was
am leis than half an h ur after the alarm was first given
that the engines were able to be brought to play upon it. At
this time the Are had got a firm hold, having communicated
to every part of the building, and the flames illuminating
the district Tenni about. A plentiful supply of water was at
coos found, but it soon appeared evident that the fire had
already attained too great • height to prevent the entire
destruction of the building end its contents. The high
wind, for it was blowing a severe gala at the time, added to
the combustible nature of the materials on the premises,
combined to accelerate the entire destruction of the whole of
the property in an incredibly short epees of time. The
engines played upon the building with all passible force,
but without having the slightest effect in subduing
the fiery element. The different floors of the building
fell in in quick succession ; and in less than an
hour from the time when the fire was first discovered,
the place was completely gutted, and the property
is now nothing more tnen a smouldering ruin. No
was on the premises at the time when the firs
Cr oat, end as all was apparently safe when the place
we, left for the night, its origin is altogether a mystery.
Some na-row escapes took piss amongst those present on
the ocomion, sad in one instance a young man wee knocked
down by a huge piece of burning timber which bad heft
carried away by the wind. striking him upon the body.
Re was imessible for some minutes. The buildings and
mashinsear insured, it is understood, in the Royal Br-
for 6,0001., and the material in the napery:Teat 2.0001.
Tig COURT-MARTIAL A? NOTTINORAM.—The
emelemertial upon pirate Kam, charged with ming threat.
gig Ineemege upwards Sergeant-Major Davis, and other-
wise mamadag him, cams to a conclusion on Wednesday
maisieg. Thu court assembled at ten o'clock, the room
be densely crowded. Colonel Arbuthnot egoist occupied
the mat se president, and the court coosisted of the sum
AIMs attended oa Tuesday. Mr. Bosley, Rnoz's
lediedmel adviser did not attend for his client, sup.
pelage hem his being unable to render him any material
waiSsmse ea the previous day, that his attentbuies
M smart would be of little use. After Knox's case
head been disposed of, the prismer next brought
up kr trial was private Butterworth, the most athletic man
ia the Teeniest, a man universally respected by his comrades
em mount of the amiability of his disposlirm. He was
ehataed—let, with Welkin oat of hermits while confined
iftemite, and net retusing seta 'sought back the following
day; ilosl, issaheed modest, in forcibly detaining
Sergeant-Mejer Davis, sad saying to him, " I'll not
Mut you, nor see yea hurl, bat I'll hold you," while
two primers 'seeped. This eirmasetsses took place
at the Gas publishes's, when Davie made his
with a draws sliced in his hand.
immediately grappled with the sergeant-
althesei himself a powerful man, and at
tee ass time armed, was held firmly by the private
mall the other two "Meted their escape. Evidence for the
peeseestioa la this we Wad mill half-pest one, when the
MIN adios:mod nevi two. At that hour it re-assembled,
milks ease weau4tenmeeseded with. A despatch was re-
adied at the in the town, from the Horse
Oars, earodag sentences on some of the insubordi•
sates, bat its esamsta have not been publiely made known.
Two primes, yet await their trial ; and if we may judge
from the keg* of time the preeedieg cases have occupied,
itisia= the whole bminse will not be brought to a
unfit this day.