The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-11 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

(From the South Eastern. Gazette.)
Picking has now become general through all the hop7grawint
districts, and they seem to carte down faster than most people
an, icipated, being got much easier than last year. They are like►y/
therefore, to be secured in better condition; the quality generally'
being far superior. Of those picked last week, however, and sent
to market there are complaints that they were unripe, weight light,
and are by no means in the best state for keening. They are n•wr
matured in favourably situated plantations, and will be perfectly
ripe everywhere in a few days, should the presznt fine weather con.
tinue.

With regard to the probable yield there are conflicting opinions.
Messrs. Beeman and Oxley, of the Borough, inform us that the esti.
mete of duty in London on Saturday last was .4'280,000. Our Can-
terbdty chrrespondent states that the general opinion in that quarter
is in favour of £300,000. A well-informed writer from Horsmonden
say; that an opinion prevails there that the duty is much over-set ;
and an extensive planter in the neighbourhood of Maidstone tells us
that he believes it will not exceed £250,000.

No difficulty has hitherto been experienced in procuring pickers;
and a strike which was attempted in the neighbourhood of Gonda
hunt on Thursday I..st, was promptly met by the offer of a number
of other hands to fill their places. In fact, the whole of the hop die.
tricts swarm with applicants for employmant.
From Farnham, Alton, and tl:e country districts, we are informed
that picking is now very general. The quality is first rate, but the
quantity falls short.

It may be added that, althoiigh the crop of last year left a large
surplus over the year's consumption, scarcely any growth, exceed.
ing .e.:00,000 dirty, has been, in proportion, so nearly sold from the
grower as that is at the present time. It must, therefore, be for the
advantage of the planters not to press sales at an early period this
season, and thus force down the markets; since the quality is now
more than usoally good, the samples are likely to keep, and mer.
chants and brewers will thus be Induced to keep tap their stocks.
especially as there is every prospect of a great reduction next year
in the arca of plantation.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

LITCHFIELD RACES.-YESTERDAY.

BIENNIAL STAKES,
St. Dunstan walked over.
QUEEN'S PLATE.
111 r. Sykes walked over.

GOLD CUP,

Woalebone

1 I St. Clair

2 1 His Piper.

LINCOLN RACES.-YESTERDAY.
GRANBY STAKES.
. 1 I Pera Nena OS
Five ran.

Brompton ..

Manganese.

•. ****** .. 2

Vtuitic.

.....

Clara..

BROWNLOW STAKES.
..•••1 I Prince of Orange
Three ran.
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
• • 1 I Marchioness
Four ran.

CHATHAM RACES.-YESTERDAY.

Vulcan.

MEDWAY STARES
.. ...... 1 J Vestige
TRADESMEN'S PLATE.
1 f Caledonian 2 1 Buckingham ... 3
Three ran.

• •••• •• 11

A joint-stock company of a novel character is in course of forma-
tion at Newmarket—a company for the breed of horses. It boasts
(says the Cambridge Chronicle) of high and honourable names
among its committee the Duke of Wellington. Lord W. Powlett,
Mr. C. C. Greville, and Mr. W. J. Goodwin, of Hampton-court, for
instance, besides many leading gentlemen of the neighbourhood;
and it has the great advantage of the Hon. E. T. Yorke, M.P., as
anditor. The manager secured is that excellent judge, Mr. Alfred
Eyson, of Hambledon, near Horndean, Hants. For such an under-
taking Newmarket presents itself, naturally to one's mind.
as the very best spot in the world. " The soil and climate,"
says the prospectus, " are the most favourable to blood stock.
It is the fountain source of racing. The best horses in the world are
to be found there, and it is the regular resort many times in the year
of that class most Interested in promoting and encouraging the
breeding of thorough.hred horses. It is also of easy access by rail
to foreigners and colonists who visit England for the purpose of put.
chasing blood stock."

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

LIVERPOOL, SEPTEMBER 11.
Mon Wens R—liforn. 8 29—Even. 9 2—Height, 11 ft. 3 in

ARRIVED.
Sept. 10.—City of London (s.), from Malta Rattler (cc),
Lisbon.

BAILED.

Sept. 10.—Hastings, for Quebec—Lousitania, Riga—Amy, Cron.
stadt—Kangaroo (s.s ), Philadelphia—lndian (BMA.), :QtlebeC—.
Sir W. F. Williams, Hobart Town—Angelina, and Provenir, sari.
tander—Amer!ca, Barstow, New York—Bessie Young, Calcutta
Alitol, Wasa —Egyptian (..s.), Constantinople.

Sept. g.— rrived—Marehmont, :from Quebec. Sept.
- oUTITMT.
NewA York.
10.
MARITIME. EXTRACTS,
Liverpool, Sept. lo,—The Yamacraw, which sailed on the 7th
instant, for Savanna, has put back, mAing. vrat.r in her bow ports,
sarisqun of their being bad!), caulked —City of London (s.),
ed heze from Malta nigh tr -
, (fops, part of the Anglo-Italian
Legion. from
Greenock,
sam pso
n,

FOREIGN PORTS.
Lebanon (s.s.), Sel.kar, and Typhoon—all hence at Constantinople.
Teneriffe (s.s.)
Senator, from Bombay; Thomas Sparks, from Calcutta ; and Coral
sailed from Constantinople for Liverpool, Auguat 211.
Isle, from Akyab —all at St. Helena.
Linda, Elizabeth, and J. H. Mayer—all hence at Cron sta
Caroline, hence at Hamburg.
Sylph, hen, e at Senegal.
August 28.
Manta (s.s.) sailed from Malta for Liverpool, at. &V

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