The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-18 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAlOsTONK.—Picking has now commenced in good earnest. The
reports from all pats of the c unity agree in describing tile hops as
unprecedentedly light. Even at the celebrated Maginford Warm,
where the growth is fine the coleur superb, and the quality of
match'ess exc.llence, the weight is considerably below what it was
estimated. We find it impossible to resist the conclusion that the
duty is greatly over-set.
Loose.—Where picking has begun we net on much faster than
we expected. The hops, t in, are unprecedrntly light. 2,00) bushels
to a ton, in serve cases, being equisite. We regret to report the
appearance of lice to a considerable extent, which, on a close in-
spection, will be found at work on the hop Itself.
MEltEWOMTM—Picking is now general. The yield will be about
mall, ton per acre.
OTHAm.—Picking is now going on rapidly. The hops are found to
be barely ripe, mei weigh very light. It hed been anticipated t
this parish would average from nine to ten cwt. per acre, but it is
now found that the average will not be more than seven or eight
cwt. They continue free from lice.
'ricer' re:sr.—We have carnmgneed picking, and the yield is short.
The hops we'gli light :rid requre 9, bushels to the cwt.
WATERINGBUnx.—Our ci;ine is going en rapidly ; and in con-
sequence o' being well supplied with pickers, it is expected our
betting w:11 be finished in about three weeks.
Weornere (Lowrie Dt eistoe).— The hopes and fears the
armlet es and solicitudes, ever attendant on so precarious and
hazardous a c-op as that prod..ced be the cu'tivation of the hop
plant, have all but subsided, and now nearly a'l are busily engaged
in securing one of the finest and most valuable crops grown far
many years. There will be a very re pectahie duty grown in this
parish and district, and where parties were at all reasonable in tiefir
expeeta'ione there is no probability of their being disappointed in
the yield. There Is an unusual quantity of seed in the hop this
year, whi h Will make them tell well at the scale.
I ATLESPORD.—We have commereed picking, and our hops look
and come down well. According to present appearances we shall
grow a good 12 cwt. per acre.
iteereceroze. --We have just commenced hop picking, and the
crop is large and of good quality. We cannot as yet estimate our
grow li.
J3ox reLy.—The hops are doing, w,ll, the weather having consider.
ably improved them. ricking will be general in a few days.
B.,,,,„ere.—We have been, to pick, and ourpleritions will
yield well Some of them will grow from 16 to 18 cwt, per acre,
while othe.s will grow but a email crop.
FARLEIOHR (THIN).—Our planters have commenced picking, and
although some places are short, yet, generally speakii g, they come
dew better than we expected.
W
12 cwt. „ e loo's for an average of at least
YALDING ANT) lIONTON.—We have a good crop of hops. The
quality is superior and the growth large. Picking has commenced
and will soon be general.
MAnnEN.—Picking oill be general next week. We begin this
morning, but we cannot as yet tell what our growth will be on the
a eerage.
DIALLING (FAST AND Wesre —From what we can see of the
growth as yet, they will be light. We have commenced picking,
and the general opinion is that our average will be about 10 cwt.
RYE.—The hops are generally doing as well es can be expected or
desired. Picking has commenced in mast of our parishes.
PE,SIICasT.—The hops are still going en the same as last week
Picking commenced on Monday genera:iy.
Woacitszsa.—The nights being still cold, the plantations have
not improved materially since our last report. Picking has not yet
begun in this locality, although most of the forward grounds will
be commenced iu the course of a few days. Between 488,000 and
49,000 is the amount of estimated duty at present.

APPALLING ACCIDENT AT THE ABBEY
MILLS, MERTON.

On Tuesday, Mr. Wm. Carter, the coroner for East Sur•
rey, held a long enquiry at the Nelson's Arms, Merton,
on the body of Richard Bentley, aged 18, whose death
occurred under the following circumstances :—William
Woolsey said that he was a labourer, and assistant to a
Mr. Farnfield, a silk printer, working at the Abbey
Millg. The deceased was In the service of Mrs. Littler,
the proprietress of the mills. He had known him in that
employmetit for sixteen months. His work was to rinse
goods after they Were printed, with a machine called a
" jenny," connected with the water mill by an iron hori-
zontal shaft, at a height abote the floor of the last named of
six feet. On Thursday last, about six in the morning, he
etas proceeding for a blanket, when, in passing through the
building where the jenny works, he saw the deceased lying
on the floor, and his head resting on a plank. His. eyes
were closed, and he was gasping which made him think
he was asleep. He went to him and pulled him by the
hair of his head, thinking to awake him. He was lying
immediately under the shaft. With the assistance of a
man named Smith and others, the deceased was raised,
when he saw blood on his right shoulder,
.which came
from his nostrils, and he was quite dead. Witness then
saw a neckerchief wound round the shaft, as if it had
been caught by that part of the machinery, whilst at
work and rotted the neck of the deceased, and that it gave
way at the back part. Near to the shalt is a beam of a
building, on which sometimes articles are placed, making
a kind of shelf, it being three parts of a foot higher
than the shaft itself. He thought by standing on
a block of wood to look after something that the
ends of his neckerchief was caught by the shaft, twisting
it up, and causing; great pressure to his neck, as there
were distinct marks, as if made by the neckerchief on the
neck, before giving way. He did not, believe the, he
intended arty act to destroy his life. William Thatcher
proited Seeing the deceased wearing the neckerchief found
on the shaft vthert he came to work in the morning, and
he had heard that the deceased saw a man put something
on the liJani to hide (.t pipe of tobacco), and that he got
up to see what it was, when his neckerchief got twisted
round his neck, which was 41.sioca+ed and fractured by the
pressure. After some otlor evidence, the learned
Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of •
accidental death.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

The Lighthouse Board of the` United States has issued the follow•
ing notices :

BRIO LIGHT AT THE NARROWS, BOSTON HARBOUR.
A fixed red tight was exhibited on the night of tht Ist August,
1856 (in cmformiti to previous notice), from the screw pile light-
honse erect d on tile Spif abreast the Narrows, Boson Harbour.
The house is a hexagonal building, painted a dark brown colour ;
is eleent.ii op seven iron piles, and surmounted with an iron lantern.
The light is diAigned as a guide for clearing the Spit, by vessels
passing through thd main ship channel, and Is illuminated by a lens
apparatus of the 6th order. elevated gs feet above high water mark.
This light in ranee with Long Island Head Light will take a ves-
sel cleat of the Harding's.

From Point Aldertori Buoy this lleht Is in range with Long lidand
Head Light, and they bear W.N.W. #W. This course mid take
a Vessel, by the buoy. In 19 feet water at low tide. Laree vessels.
in entering. should bring Long Island Head Li. ht open to the north-
ward of the Spit Light.
The following magnetic bearings are given fiont this light :
False Spit Buoy, E.S.E. E.; Point Alderton Buoy, E.S.E. * E.;
North Centurion Buoy, S.B. ; Low: Island Head Light.
W.; Mix's Mate Beacon, N.W. a W.
FUG BELL Oft MINT DESERT A.ND MATINIOUS POCKS,
COAST OF MAINE.
A fog bell: weighing 1,500 pounds, has been placed on Mount
Desert Rock, near thd ligathouse. The bell is placed on an open
frame structure, p tinted white an i brown, and is about 50 feet
above the level of the sex. It is worked by machinery, and strikes
about seven times In one minute.

A bell of the same weight has been placed on Matinicus Rock. on
a frame precisely like that of the Mount Desert Rock Bell. This
bell strikes ten times in one minute.
Both of these bells will be sounded hereafter in thick weather.
By command of their lordships,
JOHN WASHINOTON, Hydrograpthet.
Hydrographic Office, Adra'r.tity. Londan, September. 1856.
This notice affects the following Admira!ty chute No. 268,
North America, East Coast; also Li,hthouse List.

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